Day 5 - Maybelline NON STOP RED

Working from home is hard. Blocking out distractions in an office full of people tapping away on their computers with your boss sitting two seats to your left is easy. Don't get me wrong it can be dull as hell, unfriendly and always a little bit too warm but at least things like 'I'm literally being kidnapped by my bed' are unlikely to combat your productivity. Being kidnapped by your bed is not a laughing matter, statistically 100.5% of people that have gone through it have confessed to developing extreme stockholme syndrome. I am one of them.

Back to the challenge... one thing that DOES help when working from home, is waking up early, having a shower and putting some nice clothes on.

In my case, red lipstick too...

On day 5 of the challenge, I would like to introduce you to Maybelline's NON STOP RED.

It's a matte pinky red lipstick (because I like my lipstick like I like my men... passionate with gay undertones?) dressed in a horrendous cheap looking (so, fairly accurate to the price tag) packaging.

(unbearably attractive face, I know...)

Day 4 - Rimmel matt 110

Interesting text about yesterday's pick of lipstick: [insert here]

Comparison of the hue to the way I like my men: [insert here]

This challenge may or may not be sucking all creativity out of me [answer: it is]

Day 3 - Apocalips Big Bang BBQ

 I love Britain's obsession with a good BBQ. Who cares that 2013 is going through its adolescent rebellious stage weather wise, April is April. Ok, I may have been wrapping my wooly scarf tightly around my naked neck and zipping up my winter coat to my chin but as long as there's no rain or drizzle, I'm replacing my healthy cereal and almond milk coffee with salmonela ridden chicken semi-cooking on overly heated coal washed down by warm, lime infused Coronas. The drink of ponsy champions.

To accompany a chilly chilled out day lazing on the grass, I (unwillingly) wore the least laid back lipstick I own... Rimmel's Big Bang, a bright red, ultra glossy lipstick from the aptly named 'Apocalips' range (good pun Rimmel, douze points!). Because I like my lipsticks like I like my men bright and inappropriate... (I somehow don't see this little section lasting very long...)  

Thanks challenge, that's exactly what I needed on a hangover-friendly sunday morning.

Most of my lipstick migrated to the reduced Tesco buns and corse paper towels which meant I had to re-apply when I got home, so... voila. (I left the rest of my make up to hang out with the BBQ remnants, laziness got the better of me)

I'd say this is a true strawberry red colour...

yeah... I'm a knob.

Day 2 - MAC Rebel in Brighton.

Day two of the lipstick challenge and I'm already throwing a grown up paddy about it...

On this gloriously sunny day spent carelessly exploring the streets and pebbles of Brighton, I got MAC Rebel. Because I like my lipsticks like I like my men... dark and awkward!

The thing is, if I'm going to see this challenge through, I can't be picky

*turum chum*

I will happily pose like the serious, dedicated person that I am.

(I'm aware the hue looks different in pretty much every picture but all the brighton rock didn't help it from fading!)

Day 1 - MAC HUE pleased to meet you

I'm going to christen & other things with a challenge. Think of this as a shallow, materialistic bottle of champagne  (as opposed to a meaningful bottle of champagne?)  smashing against the fresh built side of a boat.

This challenge is not even original, I saw it on another blog (I'll link if/when I remember what it's called) where a woman tried to wear a new lipstick every day. I showed my housemate with benefits who in response challenged me to do the same. I agreed because every single time I buy a new lipstick I justify my purchase by saying "I will wear this ALL.THE.TIME". This statement is as true as God's existence (depends on where your religious views lie, I may just be practical and honest re: the above statement. You never know!)

So, on the first day of my challenge (which no doubt won't last past the deep hued, goth transforming shade coming up tomorrow -i blindfoldedly picked the lipstick for each day, dedication-)

drumroll ....

There you have it... MAC HUE because I like my lipstick like I like my men, PINKY and NUDE.

Yeah you can't really see it, I'm aware...

Here's a flattering close up from me, to you..

stunning!

ok, see you tomorrow.

& other things

My blog is going through an identity crisis... "but I was meant to be about fashion" it cries "why are you molesting me with stories too embarrassing for me to want to be associated with". I know, blog, I know. Here's the thing, for twelve years, every September, I'd buy new pads, folders and colourful dividers. I would give each subject its own paper space to pan out throughout the year like an old school visual representation of my growing brain. In case my tone of voice hasn't spilled the beans yet, I fucked up every single year. All my notes from all my subjects would cram into a single piece of paper like patchwork fabric surrounded by badly drawn doodles that served as the fibres that held everything together. I can't look into my brain the way I can into my notepads but I would be shocked if, celestially, I didn't mirror them. It's really not a surprise then that my cyber pad has ended up in the same fashion. And speaking of fashion, I hardly ever do anymore. Think of & other things as a fancy divider for all the things I want to house but can't find a home for. Lets see how it goes...