Birthday Wishlist

My birthday is this week on Thursday (10th of November)
I'm turning 22. I'm the youngest out of my group of friends, and one of my best friends affectionately calls me 'sprout' (I'm tall than all of them, so it makes me laugh)

Here is a little wishlist:

Cute skull and bat lace curtain. I've noticed they're mainly available in America, those lucky sods.

A David Bowie 'read' poster. Or even better, a David Bowie lifesize cut-out!! (A girl can dream)

A bat t-shirt. Black with grey bats. I really don't suit white.

Although this guy is pretty cute :P

Zombie head cookie jar, from Think Geek.

A Soo Catwoman t-shirt, also in black (I don't know why they don't have black ones on the website, I emailed them but they haven't got back)

(Also, this dude is also pretty cute. What's with cute boys in t-shirts? Probably there just to make me buy them)

But most of all, I'd like to just spend some time with my friends. I love hanging out with them, and they're more like a family than my real family is.

Raine Study 21st Party

On Sunday I went to the Raine Study 21st Party with my sister, Kirsty.

I wore my new dress!

I wore my Winklepickers even though it was rainy. The dress was very nice to wear, it's a bit stretchy so I'm worried it'll get out of shape or fade when it drys in the sun after washing. Also, my step-mum is obsessed with frogs, as you can tell by the garden.

Dress: Target
Belt: Torrid
Cardigan: Torrid
Tights: We Love Colors
Boots: Underground Shoes

 The awesome back of the Torrid cardigan. You can also see how the dress is longer at the back. Only think I don't like about the Torrid cardigan is that the reverse is all in white, you can see the lines of white through the black.

I wanted dramatic makeup. Mac eyeshadow, lipstick in 'Crushed Velvet - Push Up Plum' (Gothiest name ever), Rimmel liquid eyeliner.

Freshly shaved hair and my eyeball hairclip. I also wore skeleton hand earrings.

Cute bird skull necklace from Ebay.

After going to the party I went dancing at the Loft. Great Sunday overall.

Tired Feet and Lots of Junk

 Today I went shopping with my friend Dani into Perth. I wore red lipstick, even though I get scared someone will say "You're wearing xmas colours!!"
Just... no...

My Night of the Living Dead shirt is really old. I remember getting it for $60 back when I was in high school (I bugged my dad so much to buy it for me). It was originally a long sleeve men's shirt, which I never wore because it was too hot in summer and too cool for winter. So, I did some DIY and cut the neck and sleeves. I do love this shirt, the only thing is that it's a dark grey instead of black (Oh the horror!)

Lovely picture of Barbara on the back (They're coming to get you, Barbara!)
Other items of clothing:
Skirt- Target
Tights- We Love Colors
Boots- Dr. Martens
Bangles- Evans

I was going to wear my Underground Winklepickers, but it was raining and they are open at the front. The weather has been very strange at the moment, last week was all sunny and around 30 degrees. I actually took out my parasol so I didn't get burnt on the way to work.
Then the last few days have been rainy and thunderstorms. I had to find my umbrella amongst all my black clothes (it was at the bottom of course)

 Here is me and Dani looking uber cool.

 I did a crap load of shopping. I got a small sunscreen for my bag, one for my face. I got Bepanthen for my tattoo which I will be getting this Wednesday (used to cover the tattoo and heal it)

 Also new cosmetics. Australis stayput pencil liner, Rimmel liquid eyeliner, Rimmel face powder (for handbag), and a Rimmel jet black eyeshadow (it was buy 2 get 1 free at the shop)

 I also got a Monster High doll! I really like them, but I won't be getting them all. I already have a Ghoulia Yelps doll from a while back when they first came out here. My friend Dani loves these so much, she also has a talent for customising them. Making piercings and clothing for them, it's really awesome!

 I could not resist buying this shirt. It was $10, so I got one for both me and Dani. It's a 'one size fits all' (except fat girls) so I'm going to cut into the back and make it a bit bigger.

I also got this really cute dress from Target. I don't usually shop there because the plus size selection is so frumpy, but it's good to check because they sometimes have gems like this. Also, I HATE their plus size tights range (as I have written a post about it).
This dress is nice though, it's shorter at the front and longer at the back with crochet at the bottom. It's a cotton dress, which will stretch but I still got a size larger just in case. The only problem with it is the sleeves, I hate sleeveless items and I'll be wearing a cardigan with this.

EBM Grows On You: Part 1

I used to hate EBM with a passion. I'd shudder and groan at the club when it was played, wishing they'd put on some Siouxsie instead.
I listened to only trad goth bands. Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, etc. I thought EBM and Industrial music was a waste of time...
Then it grew on me...
I started liking certain EBM songs at the club. I wouldn't dance to them, but my foot wouldn't stop tapping.

It's generally a joke amongst my friends that I'm an 'elitist' goth because I only liked trad goth. They liked lots of EBM and dance type music, which slowly got me into it.

Now days I'm right on the dance floor with them when a EBM song is played.
I know some of you might be the same as me, hating EBM. So I thought I'd show you a few songs I really enjoy so you can slowly get into it too. Some of the songs aren't considered EBM, but they're different from trad goth.
Most of these are generally considered club classics, so you'll most likely hear them at the clubs you go to.


Once In A Lifetime by Wolfsheim


My World by Colony 5


Call The Ships To Port by Covenant

Part 1 [here]
Part 2 [here]
Part 3 [here]
Part 4 [here]

Extra Halloween

I have a few photos that I keep forgetting to upload, so here they are.
The above photo was taken at Club Unknown where me and my friend were helping set up decorations. I was so excited to see Bela Lugosi! I wanted to steal the cut out.

Also another story: I had put up my hawk early in the day and caught the train to the club. Lots of people laughing at me and general staring people, it's not too bad when I'm listening to music but it really sucks.
I got off the train and started walking, when a guy stopped me. He was a foreign student come to Perth to learn English and he thought I was beautiful!
He asked for a photo, which I let him take, and he kept on saying how beautiful I was. It kinda made up for the general crappiness on the train.

 I bought a hat the other day for $10. I don't wear hats, but I really want one of those awesome 80s hats (like Boy George wears) I saw this at the discount area and I thought a $10 hat was too good to pass up.

 Me in the hat!

 Also found some Halloween decorations while shopping. These are window stickers, I've already put up a skeleton and spiderweb.

 Wall decorations, featuring bats!

Twisties brand of chips came out with ghost chips! I never figured out what 'spookily flovoured' meant, but the little ghost shapes were cute. I bought two packets, and they didn't taste too bad.

 There were also Halloween candle holders at Dusk. One featured a witch and tombstones.

 The other had bats and a vampire face. Glad I bought these, because that night the power went out!

 A woman had driven her car into the power pole which snapped in half and smashed her car. There had to block off the streets. Lots of police, firetrucks, and ambulances. The whole street came out wearing their pyjamas to see the fire fighters working to free the woman (she was okay and got carted off the the ambulance)

We had no power for two days though :(

Finally, this is the jack-o-lantern that I made for Halloween. I've been doing it for years, but I'm not very good at making it neat and tidy.

Torrid Haul

Look what I got in the mail the other day! The box from Torrid didn't take long to ship, and it's filled with goodies!
I took advantage of the sales to buy more stuff. I shopped at Torrid because I really wanted the skull cardigan. I got a larger size than I needed too, and I was worried that it would be too baggy when I got it. I'm pleased to say that the cardigan fits wonderful! It's just the right size to go over other bits of clothing without looking too tight.

 I thought this warning label on one of the belts was funny. I'll make sure not to 'mouth or chew' my belt.

 I've always wanted one of these corset belts. So glad that it was cheap!

 So shiny.

 I'm very happy with my Torrid purchases. I've never shopped there before because I felt it was too expensive. The belts were all less than $20, which is cheaper than City Chic (the only trendy plus size shop in Australia) plus they had all the styles that City Chic would never have.
So excited about wearing all of them! Might take a while for me to wear my cardigan, as it's getting to be around 30c degrees here now :(

Le Professeur Gothique's Monthly Homework Assignment: Naked November

The lovely girl over at Le Professeur Gothique has started setting a monthly assignment for people to follow. November's theme is 'Naked November' and my task is to show my makeup removal and my clean naked face.
(She also gave me a Gothic Blog Award and said some very nice things about me! I've been trying to comment on her post and thank her for it, but google is playing up on me and saying I don't have access)

This is the makeup I wear everyday to work. It's very different to my 'going out' makeup. I guess I could do a more dramatic makeup, but I wear reading glasses and my work clothes are pretty boring. You can see this is morning as my hair isn't pushed back and I look very sleepy :P

I use Estee Lauder Double Wear liquid foundation. I have a huge 200ml bottle I got from ebay for $100 (this is cheaper than buying the same amount of product in store). I don't use it straight from the bottle, but instead squeeze the foundation into a smaller bottle you can see on the right hand side. This is much easier as I can get my foundation brush in there.

I wear the shade 'shell' which is the palest they have. It really suits my skin. I chose Double Wear because I heard it helped with oil control and gives a nice full coverage. I have very oily skin :(

Boring photo, but this product is my Mattify ultra powder which I use under and over my liquid foundation. It helps with my oil control. At first I couldn't see any difference, but I think it really does help now. By the end of the day I have a bit of oil on my forehead and nose, but I can't really notice it (also seeing as I'm going home to remove the makeup I don't bother to reapply any)

Mattify gives me a nice powdery finish, and it goes really well with my pale skin. I wish it wasn't loose though, because I have a habit of spilling it all over the place :(

Here is what I use every morning. I first use the Rimmel liquid eyeliner to create a nice cats eye look, then use MAC black eyeshadow to colour in my eyelid and make it smokey. The Australis pencil eyeliner is for my eyebrows, which are a dark blonde. I just use a little swipe of this so they look darker.

Not pictured is my mascara which is a crappy generic brand.

After my makeup I'm all ready to take the train to work!

My 'going out' makeup is more dramatic, but uses all the products I've listed and a few more.

For makeup removal I don't use a specific brand of face wipes. I'm working through them at the moment to find one brand that I really like. I need some that removes without rubbing too much, and doesn't leave a greasy feeling.

When I get home I generally grab one of these and attack my face. It doesn't get rid of all my makeup, but I have another step for that.

Here is half my makeup off from using the wipes. I don't look very impressed.

I use this face wash in the mornings and at night when I take my makeup off. It helps get the stubborn black from my face and I find it really does help with my pimples.

I wash my face in cold water as our water system is crappy and I don't want to wait 20 mins for the tap water to get warm. Plus it's always hot here, so the water is generally warm anyway.

 CLEAN FACE!!! I don't mind my skin, I have a nice pale complexion. The only thing is my problem with freckles/moles. If I get too much sun I'll find another freckle on my face :(
I have a few freckles/moles on my face which I don't notice anymore, the group on my right cheek reminded me of the Southern Cross! The only thing I worry about it my chances of skin cancer, if I get moles easily.
In Summer I generally stay indoors and go out at nighttime. Soon I'll be using my parasol everyday and I have to remember to put on sunscreen (with insect repellent! The flies are horrible already!!)

I recently got this moisturiser after reading good reviews. I never wear moisturiser as I feel my skin is already greasy without it. I usually put this on before bed, but I usually forget :P
I also slather my lips with lip balm, so my lips are nice and soft in the morning.

Other things:
- I exfoliate my face in the shower with a exfoliation glove. I use the Garnier facewash in the shower too.
- I sometimes use a clay mask when I'm feeling fancy. It leaves my skin feeling nice and soft.
- I also sometimes use those nose pore strips which pull out gunk (blackheads?) out of my nose. Gross yet awesome.
- My 'going out' makeup can invole heaps of different things. I have a green foundation to make me paler, and a primer I sometimes use. It all really depends on how I'm feeling and how much time I have :P