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

The Halloween That Was...

My Halloween weekend is now over, and let me say it was JAM PACKED! Right now I'm sitting, waiting around for trick-or-treaters (we don't get many, but I'm always ready).

Here are the photos from my Halloween:

 SPACE GIRL!!!
Yep, I made the dress, shoulder pads, wrist things, ray gun holster. Basically everything!

For my makeup I used Stargazer facepaint for the silver side of my face. My lips were done using eyelash glue with glitter over the top. I also added stick on gems, stuck with extra eyelash glue. I covered up my eyebrows using a drag queen trick that I found on youtube.

I sprayed my hawk with white and LOTS of glitter hairspray. I love glitter hairspray.

This was at The Loft, two people dressed as Yip Yips!!
I had a 45min DJ set at The Loft, all my songs had something to do with Halloween.

The awesome coffin at The Loft! I wanted to steal it.

You know what? My costume reminds me of this colouring book: Fat Ladies In SPAAAAACE!

In other news, the band Alien Vampires who played at Club Unknown were really good. I enjoyed their performance and danced to all their songs. My best friends had a huge fan girl moment because they got to hang out with them at the after party. My other friend, Merissa, was in charge of bringing them over the Perth. I think she did a brilliant job!

A Whole Bunch Of Outfits

I've keep forgetting to submit my outfits.

All of this month The Loft has been playing 80s music. The first Sunday was 80-82, the one after was 83-85, etc.
Here is one of my outfits:

 Me and my lovely friend Merissa. Piano key tie! I got it in the UK, and I'm pretty sure it's vintage.

 I loved my hair and makeup.

I got to DJ for the first time at Club Unknown on the 15th of October. I played all trad goth because I was on the first set of the night.

I was so lazy, I didn't even up my hawk up. I have a new PVC corset too, that I got for $50! It's very comfy, and I was wearing it that night so I could get used to it for Halloween.
My clothing was very plain too, with just a black top and skirt.

Black top: Op Shop
Corset: Ebay
Swing skirt: Evans
Lace overskirt: Cut out from a really old skirt.
Boots: Demonia

And then I also went to a birthday gathering, but I wasn't really feeling too well or talkative. I wore my green poppy dress from Yours Clothing.

 Fear the green dress! I think it looks kinda cute actually. I'm thinking about wearing this to my works xmas lunch. This was the first time I wore it, I was a bit worried about it being too long. Bad thing about it is that it doesn't have any sleeves :(

I look so grumpy :P
Dress: Yours Clothing
Cardigan: New Look
Belt: Yours Clothing
Necklace: Ebay
Boots: Demonia

Skull cameo I got from Ebay.

Siouxsie badge (vintage I think, I also have a David Bowie one like this)


BONUS PHOTOS:
Me and Merissa went to a Tea House near her place. It was very yummy.

 Here is Stooge, Merissa's cat. I love him because he flicks his tail around.

 Here is Merissa with her housemates sausage dog, Alfie! We brought him along with us, as seating was outdoors.

We had English Breakfast tea and lots of cakes and scones (with jam and cream!)

Halloween Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips - Review

I love Sally Hansen nail polish. My love for it started back when I was in high school, I really wanted to grow my nails into long points but they kept on breaking. By chance, my step-mum got two free bottles of Hard As Nails by Sally Hansen. I used it on my nails and I haven't looked back since!

This is the nail hardener I currently use. It use two coats of this, then two coats of colour, then one of top coat. I think this stuff is brilliant.

I saw the Sally Hansen Halloween range while in Priceline. They're a bit expensive at $15 for a set, but what could I do? It's not everyday you find Halloween related nails items.

I had never used this type of product before. I always just paint my own nails, so I was worried about how it would all turn out. As you can see I got the green barbed wire packet.

The polish strips are like stickers, which stick to your nails. The instructions were terrible! I had to guess for most of it, as it doesn't really follow any pattern. I'm sure they could of made it easier to follow.

What I did was put down two coats of my nail hardener, then put the strips on. I didn't use the nail file, because it wouldn't work. I used nail scissors to cut the strips down to size. But as you'll see it all turned out well.

Ooohh pretty.

 Everyone at work was complimenting me on my awesome nails (they matched my green hair). The stickers lasted about about a week, I just took them off today.

Overall, I really liked the nail strips for something different to do with my nails. I would never go to a salon to get something like this done, so it's great to be able to do it at home. Next time I'd like to try the spiderweb design.

Pros: Really awesome looking nails that will last a week.

Cons: High price. The fact you have to guess a bit about putting them on.

Wednesday Wants

Okay, so I thought of a few Wants for this week. Basically I'll be doing it when I can find enough items.

First off, I just bought a crap load of stuff from Torrid. They had all these belts, and I couldn't resist. Plus this:

 Day of the Dead Cardigan. Torrid, $38.50. I totally bought this. They didn't have my size, so I got one up from that. I can just tailor it if I find it's too loose.

Bird skull necklace. Ebay, $16aud. Have I already featured one of these? I can't remember, but I really love these. I think I will buy this one, seeing as it's a good price.

 Evans Diamante Swimsuit. Evans, £32.00. It's currently spring here in Australia. Days are usually around 23 degrees C. but a few days ago it was 35 degrees. That's what it usually is in summer, all the time :(
I basically died, I really dislike summer. But it made me think of swimming and eating icey poles. This is the only swimsuit I could find that I really liked.

Lazy News

I've been thinking to change a weekly 'Wednesday Wants' to monthly, because I'm seriously running out of cool things :(
Hope you guys can forgive me.

Recently I've been very busy with work. I haven't been taking photos of my outfits, because they're pretty boring at the moment. Here are some from a shopping trip from a few weeks ago (I'm waaay behind, I know)

Here's me with me shopping at my feet. I think I bought soft drink and chocolate for a movie night.

I'm wearing:
Sunglasses: $3 from Op Shop
Rocky Horror Shirt: From Perth store (I can't remember where, but it was really expensive and I only bought it because I had a gift voucher)
Skirt: Op Shop
Tights: Either Evans or We Love Colors
Winklepickers: Underground Shoes
Bag: Ironfist

My necklaces are:
A ribbon I always wear as a choker
A bat necklace I made from a Halloween decoration
Rosary from New Norcia

The Rocky Horror Picture Show shirt is a really light cotton. Great for summer. I've recently cut the neck out, as it was losing it's shape.

My friend found these in the Op Shop for $2!! She was kind enough to go halves with me.