Photo Every Day #14

Today I seemed to do a lot but don't seem to have a lot to show for it. This afternoon we went to Ikea to pick up some legs for our bathroom cabinet (and to have hotdogs), called at the pet shop to look at some fish that I want, went to the Butterfly Chinese Restaurant in Stockton Heath for tea, called at Toys R Us to get some sea monkeys, popped into Next to pick up a gift and then called in to see my Mum at work! But all I have to show for my day are some cabinet legs, a rail and my sea monkey kit!

Hotdog:


Song Of The Day: Avril Lavigne - Fall To Pieces
Reason: One of the ultimate broken heart songs

Highlight Of The Day: A nice meal out.

Inspiration Of The Day: Tropical Fish! In particular the strange looking ones. The uglier the better. I really want to be able to go scuba diving somewhere with lots of fish and sea creatures in the near future.

Photo Every Day #353

Today has been about working and packing mainly. We also managed to blag our way into our new house! The builders were rather confused but we had a quick look around which has made it seem more real. Only 2 sleeps to go before we get the keys!

Boxes Everywhere:


Song Of The Day: Avril Lavigne - Slipped Away
Reason: My favourite song at the moment, so sad and heartfelt.

Highlight Of The Day: Getting a sneak peek into our new house

Photo Every Day #208

Today I have literally been exhausted. I struggled to wake up properly, even though I was in work later than usual, I had to have nap as soon as I got in from work and now it's not even 10.30pm and I'm just about ready for bed. I've got a whole list of stuff I want to get done, but none of it has even been thought about this evening. I can't wait for my week off so that I can catch up on my jobs and relax!

Fajita Time:
 

Song Of The Day: Avril Lavigne - Losing Grip
Reason: Just popped into my head and had the urge to listen to it on repeat on the way home!

Highlight Of The Day: A nice bacon sandwich for breakfast

Photo Every Day #58

Today I've been at a make up course at the North West Media Make Up School. Today was day 1 of 2 and we learnt basic daytime looks, which included bases, contouring and light weight eye shadows (ie just a nice bit of eye shadow rather than going OTT with it). The PED is of my basic make up kit that I use myself on a daily basis (when I can be bothered!).

Here is my day to day make up kit (not all of it is shown):
Base:
Translucent loose powder, usually a cheap brand as I just tend to rub it off accidentally anyway. Plus I love making the most of my pale complexion rather than caking it in orange foundation. I use a big kabuki type brush to spread it evenly over my face and neck (slag lines are never a good look!).

Eyebrows:
Dark brown eye shadow, again a cheap brand as it seems silly to waste good eye shadow to fill in my eyebrows!

Cheeks:
Benefit 'Dallas' blusher gives me a bit of a glow without going OTT and stops me looking like I'm ill which would probably scare the customers at work.

Lips:
Generally nothing, it just rubs off but after today I may invest in a lip stain for special occasions.

Eyes:
I wear the most make up on my eyes. Generally I'll wear a liquid liner, usually Rimmel or Urban Decay, on my water line and/or along my lashline on my eyelid. If I'm going a bit heavier I'll use pencil underneath to dramatise it. Then I use Benefit eye cream in a nude shade all over my eyelid with a darker shade in the corners to widen my eye. Then I'll use loads of mascara as I quite like the slightly clumpy look. Currently I'm using Maybelline Cat Eyes mascara and Rimmel Max Curves mascara, usually I'll do a couple of coats of Cat Eyes followed by a couple of coats of Max Curves.

Extras:
If I'm doing a heavier eye look I'll use Benefits eye primer which gives a good base and makes it last quite well.  I'll also use eyelash curlers every couple of days as my eyelashes are so long and need maintaining.

Make Up Kit:


Song Of The Day: Avril Lavigne - Fall To Pieces
Reason: Love a good old love themed song every so often.

Photo Every Day #40

Today was a super productive day considering it was my day off from work! I applied for some jobs, read some interesting articles and went to a meeting in Manchester about starting work on a feature film. More about that when I have time to write a proper blog post though! Next week I have another week off work so I'm trying to find things to keep me busy. One task will be to properly sort out my room at my mum's house. I need to be brutal and throw away the junk and take the last few bits to the apartment, such as my Egyptian ornaments. This was an Egyptian cat that I painted back in the day.

Cat Mummy:


Song Of The Day: Avril Lavigne - Fall To Pieces
Reason: Some days I just want a bit of teenage love angst!

Photo Every Day #21

Today's PED is a photo I've been working on, rather than a photo I've taken. I've spent most of the day cleaning out the boy's room so that we're ready to move out. I took the photo when I was on a one day photography course in Manchester. We had an hour or so to go and take some photos and then bring our best ones back to show the others. The guy leading the course seemed impressed with this one as the water is so clear. It was my favourite photo from the day, I loved the little green plant in the middle of all the pouring water. I also heard about HDR editing programmes after going to my first meeting for the Warrington District Camera Club (WDCC) so decided just to download a free app on to my iMac to see what happened. I only adjusted the HDR setting a bit as I didn't want to go over the top, but I quite like the way it's turned out!


Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls:


Song Of The Day: Avril Lavigne - Fall To Pieces
Reason: Heard it for the first time today whilst driving and could really relate.