'The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake'

So, wish me luck! My first beauty blog! I've never really been a lipstick kind of girl. Or for that matter, a makeup kind of girl. If i go out, i'll wear makeup, but wearing it to go to work, what is the point? I have a very manual job and find that it's pointless.

 I went to London the first bank holiday of this year, and i have never bought anything from Harrods, or from MAC, so i thought i'd kill two birds with one stone. I bought a red lipstick. When i got home and applied it, i fell in love! My only issue is that it makes my lips very dry, but if i apply Vaseline first, it doesn't go on as smooth. The colour is amazing, and can be layered up to make a dark red, or just one or two, which gives your lips some colour, but not a drastic. However it does last a long time, which makes it more worth the money! 

While at Harrods i saw another MAC lipstick that i loved, but didn't buy at the time. Since then, i have been looking for a specific colour of lipstick. When shopping in boots i spotted a lady wearing the lipstick i wanted, so my lovely boyfriend asked her what it was, and i ended up purchasing a Clinique lipstick or 'chubby stick' as they call it. It was a bright pink, and didn't make my lips dry at all! It lasted a long time, and again could alter the colour depending on how many layers applied. The pink also makes me look very tanned, which is always good for a pale person. It also makes me feel very perfect (I know i'm far from it!), but it actually makes me feel good about my appearance!

Between the two i have to say that the Clinique 'chubby stick' is my favorite! It makes my lips feel very smooth and lasts such a long time, it is very moisturizing and would definitely buy from them again!

Does anyone else have any makeup brands they use for lipstick? Or do you have any opinions on these lipsticks?

Clinique Chubby stick. Pudgy Peony - £16

MAC Cosmetics, Ruby Woo - £14

Korin <3

P.S. The first person that can guess what film my title is from, i will mention your blog in my next post!

'My Precious'

This is my blog post that i promised AGES ago, on how to DIY shorts. You may have seen my Levi shorts, that i wrote a post about, with a material patch on half of them. They cost a fortune to buy Levi shorts remade, so i thought it'd do it cheaper!  So bought some Levi shorts of Facebook for £7! The material was an old skirt i had, that i have never worn! After receiving the shorts, and cutting them down so they weren't so long, i drew out a pattern, just by putting paper over the shorts and drawing around the half i wanted. I then pinned this to the skirt, and cut it out. I hand sewed it on to the shorts, which isn't really that hard, making sure i turned the edges over, so it doesn't fray! I am proud of how they turned out at such a small price too!

Some small tips i have:

 Tip one: iron your material and shorts first.

Tip two: Don't cut your shorts too short, like i think i may have!

Tip three: Make sure you don't sew the material all the way through round the pockets, else you won't have access to your pockets! Just go through the pocket and not the actual leg!

If anyone needs any help with their shorts, just ask!

Korin <3

“My life is as good as an Abba song. It’s as good as Dancing Queen'

So after buying a Diana camera about a month ago now, for a trip to London, i finally have my photos back! This made me think it was probably perfect timing to do a review! About the camera itself, it looks AMAZING! The amount of people that were staring at it hanging around my neck was unbelievable, it was almost like nobody had seen a camera before! After getting used to loading a film into it, it was alot easier. However the first time, i did ruin some film, but practice makes perfect hey?! Taking the actual photo was easy! As long as you remember to wind it to the next one, which i may have forgot to do, hence my picture with two images on it! I haven't got round to using the flash yet, but my god, that makes the camera look beautiful! And the colour filters with it, i bet the make the images look good, but again, not got round to using them yet! So i collected my photos, four weeks after taking them to be developed! (Apparently getting a 120mm film developed is harder, and more expensive then you would imagine!) I have to say i'm slightly disappointed with some of the photos, but again, i think i set my standards for myself quite high! There are only 10 photos, instead of the 16, but that is probably my fault! I still have another film that is half used, that i can't wait to get developed, hopefully it'll be better! One thing i have learnt, remember to focus the lens, i didn't even realize you had to do this until my boyfriend pointed it out, thankfully, they were all in focus! Also, you have to take the photos off to the side a bit, which i have noticed now i have my photos back. All the things i wanted to be in the middle are just off to the side a bit! D'oh! As for the two photos that are exactly the same, i have no idea what happened there! I don't even remember taking the photos! Must be the ghosts again! If anyone has one of these cameras, i'd love some tips! I am also in the process of hunting down a La Sardina camera, so i have a 35mm camera too! If anyone has one for sale, who is in England, let me know! :D 

Korin <3

P.S: I am still after 35mm films for my bag project, so can you let me know if you have any?

P.P.S: If anyone can help me with my blog layout, and pictures, i've noticed some people put writing over theres, how do you do that? HELP NEEDED! 

P.P.P.S: If anyone would be interested in buying copies of any photos, let me know, and i can find prices for prints/copies!

'You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!'

So, this blog post is going to be boring, no pictures or anything, yeah, I'm sat in a digger at work. It has made me realise, I make to many plans. So far, I have to finish off my dress, my skirt, a jacket and a patchwork quilt. As well as start some shorts that I have material for. Also, doing my liebster award post! I have even started planning other things to make. I just get so bored sticking to one thing! My mum has even put an order in for me!  I even know what I want to make after, a film bag and some decoupage doc martens. My issue with both these things though is that it's going to take a while. So this is my pledge! If anyone has any old 35mm films, used or expired would you send them to me?(; I'd love to make a bag without spending a fortune! Also, if anyone has any doc martens(I doubt this one) I don't even mind if they're not my size, and extremely battered, if just love to decoupage a pair but would hate to spend a fortune on some and ruin them! If you have any of these items, feel free to email me!(: Thankyou all! I will post finishing pictures!

Korin <3 

'Do or do, there is no try.'

So these past few weeks i have bought 2 pairs of shoes! And they're heels at that! I LOVE shoes, and wish i had millions of pairs!! I just can't help myself! Pair number one were from bank. Normally i HATE shops like that, never have i bought anything from there before, mainly because it's so expensive, and i think some of the things are a tad cheap looking. However i fell in love with these shoes, and they're only £19! In the sale from £55! And the next pair, of the market in Birmingham  on my day shopping trip there! (I didn't even visit the Doc Marten shop!) Both have spikes on, another thing i vowed i would never wear! They're both incredibly high, but for a short girl, i need high shoes! 

I'm always looking for a bargain pair of shoes, and next on the list is a red pair i think! It's so difficult for me to buy shoes i like, one foots bigger then the other, i hate my feet so i won't wear sandles/peep toes! And it's summer, there are NO nice shoes about! If anyone has any shoes they'd like to donate to this cause, i'm a size 5 in heels, or 6 in flats! I like Doc Martens, these will be greatly appreciated! Haha! Has anybody got any good shops/online shops they'd recommend for reasonably priced shoes? 

Korin <3

P.S. The pink/blue ones are from Bank, the black ones are from the market. I am aware the photo is the wrong way around, but i'm lazy, okay?

'Well, nobodies perfect'

How many people have heard about/done/doing/thinking about doing the 30 day shred? Well in 57 days(no I'm not counting!) I'm going on holiday. I understand that being a size 8/10 isn't a big size, so I don't really need to diet, however I am the heaviest I have been in a year. So I'm planning on watching what I'm eating and doing the 30 day shred too. My question to you is whether I should do it twice, right after each other, to make it 59 days. Or, only do it in the week. Or, spread each level out over 20 days instead of 10 days to make it longer. Argh! I don't know what to do! Anyway, me and my boyfriend are going to do it together, so we can be beach babes together! It's more about us both feeling confident in beachwear as apposed to needing to loose any weight! If anyone else is doing it, keep me updated, as i'm one that gets bored with things like this SO easily! So does it actually work to any of you that have tried it? And is anyone else going anywhere lovely for their holiday this year?

Korin <3 

"After all, tomorrow is another day!"

Everybody has a dream in life, right? Some people's are to do with a house, or a car. Mine, is to own my own clothes shop. It'll be one of them old fashioned tailor shops, where ladies come in and have clothes designed and made for them. I even know what it'd be called, and it'd be next to Prada in London. Harrods and Selfridges would stock some clothes too, as well as other large department styles stores. All major cities around the world would have one of my stores too. There would be 'off the rail' items that people could buy, then tailored clothes, made exactly to people's specifications, and body size. Their clothes would fit like a glove. Dresses can be made like this, but id make all clothes, exactly how the customer would want them. My grandma would work there too, knitting things for me, because I can't knit, and I have no desire to learn either. 

My grandad said to me today, after showing him everything I've made 'you'll be supplying mark and Spencer's soon!' Everybody also has reasons they can't accomplish their dreams, there are currently a few reasons I can't. Funding being a main one, I need to learn how to draw patterns, and to learn you need money, and someone to teach you. However, working nights makes this harder too, as I can't go to night school. Another issue, I need a kick ass sewing machine, another thing that needs a lot of money, of which I don't have. I mean, my sewing machine is adequate, but it just doesn't do all the fancy things it needs to be able to do. Time is another big thing, between working, and spending time with my boyfriend, I sew. It's not enough time to learn, or teach yourself new things. When I deem myself good enough, I will start making small things to sell on, not made to measure though, to try and make some money for my future. If anyone knows of someone/a place that'll teach me how to draw patterns, on the midlands area, can you let me know? And if anyone has any business ideas/ways to start funding my business can you also let me know? If you look at my 'a blog sale page' all money made from there will go towards my business too! I really want to make my dream my life, so I do something everyday that I love! If I dream big, maybe one day ill be big. No point underestimating myself!

Korin <3