La Rose

I just had to capture this beautiful red rose in the garden today.

It really stood out against a blanket of honeysuckle.

En plus, it smelled divine, just as red roses should.

I always find that rose-scented products have a too-sweet, cloying smell which is nothing like what fresh roses smell like. They usually remind me of turkish-delight or rosewater, whereas a fresh flower smells almost juicy or fruity.

If one day I find a product that captures the beauty of the rose I'll definitely get it, still on the lookout though.

In the meantime I'll make do with the real thing. Sometimes nature wins hands down.

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Chartreuse Watch

Its one of those things you either love or hate.

For years I struggled to explain my favourite colour to people: 'its like a bright, olive-green', or 'acid yellowish', but always had to conclude with 'kind of...'.

Only recently did I come across its proper nomenclature: chartreuse.

Yes, chartreuse, that obscure colour sitting somewhere between green and yellow.

It may not sound appealing, and I certainly wouldn't want to paint my bedroom in it, but I am always attracted by flashes of this unusual colour.

Imagine my joy when I stumbled across this picture on Judy's blog (Atlantis Home):

The slice of chartreuse in between the soles really lifts the shoe, takes it from something rather staid to decidedly funky.

As such items of desire as the above are a rarity and only exist for me in the cyber world, I'll be keeping a track of them on this blog.

I'm now officially on the lookout for a high-street version. You know what they say, if the shoe fits...

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Glamour'eyes

Oh Urban Decay, why do you treat me this way?

You know I have a serious make-up addiction, you know I don't really need any more of the stuff, yet somehow you keep pulling me in.

My latest make-up craving is for the Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box:



Ooh, just look at it, the colours, the shiny packaging...

I've already got the Ammo Palette and have cleaned out my favourite colours in it, so I'm seriously eyeing this as a replacement.

I tried some of the colours in Boots and as per usual with UD shadows, the texture and coverage are amazing. Some of the shades in the Ammo palette are packed with glitter which proceeds to fall all over your face but not so with the Deluxe shadows. They're even smoother and the colours are fab.

I think I'd use the three neutral colours on a daily basis, perhaps with my UD Liquid liner in Radium (an electric blue) to punch it up a bit.

Its the brighter colours which make me nervous. I'm just not sure how much I'll ever use the tropical-looking colours, which I don't normally wear. I love the purples, they would bring out the green in my eyes, yet whether that can justify spending £20 on kiddie-colour eyeshadow is another matter.

Hmm, quite the quandary...

I think the next time I'm feeling a bit rubbish I know what I'll get to cheer myself up!

We shall see

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(Image: urbandecay.com)

Who, moi?

Alors, a little about me and my blog...

This is a place devoted to glamour, to style, to sparkle. I aim to fill it with all the shiny things which catch my (magpie) eye.

I am a luxury-loving bargain-hunter, whilst I may not have the means, I do have the dreams. But that never stopped anybody, right?

I hope to express my views on current trends, designers, celebrities (s'lebs), my loves and hates. I will be exploring and indulging my shallow side.

Disclaimer - This will be very girly, unapologetically so.

I hope you enjoy

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Coucou!

La vie est belle - n'est-ce pas?

Everything looks better through rose-tinted glasses, so let's rock them!

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