what's in my makeup bag

forever 21 makeup bag

mac sculpt and shape duo, fashionista blush palette, mac quad, nivea express hydration primer, mac strobe cream, mac studio sculpt foundation, mac studio finish concealer, dr jart bb cream, shu uemura eyelash curlers, bourjois rouge edition lipstick, lancome mascara, l'oreal superliner

i didn't realise how much my little snorter dog love would show in this post! frenchie makeup bag and pug sheets.. it's the little things. i picked up the makeup bag whilst in new york but saw it in london quite recently too. and the pug sheets are from primark, obviously! 

the contents of my makeup bag hasn't changed for ages which is annoying because i have a lot of makeup which isn't being used. i seem to be in a happy place with my routine right now though so i guess i should just have a big clear out be happy with a little collection. i was late to the party with the fashionista palette but i'm so happy i got one in the end, mine's full of shimmery peaches and rose pinks! they last really well on my skin and they have some beautiful colours. i'm rotating studio sculpt and the bb cream at the moment too - they both work really well over the strobe cream which has been a firm favourite of mine for years now! 

i would (and have) purchase every single one of these items again and again so i'm not sure why i still continue to buy so much more makeup. i only have one face last time i checked..! 

movers and shakers

asos dress

primark necklace
h&m bracelets

hi! so i'm rubbish and just forgot about everything but here's my new favourite dress! lots have changed since my last post - mainly my lack of hair and i now live with a smelly BOY. everything's good and everyone's happy so that's good. a couple of weeks ago i had a glass or two of wine and my boyfriend and i booked flights to new york and arrived at jfk12 hours later. i had the best week ever even though i was really ill - may do a separate post on the trip because it was incredible.

a few days after getting back from new york i went back to newcastle for a few days to visit my parents and loupug. i was all set to bring loulou back to london with me but a few different things happened and it would have been very selfish for me to move him right now. luckily he's more than settled and happy to be sat on my dads knee cuddling every day so he's happy.

whilst i was gone i heard some stuff about GFC disappearing so feel free to follow me on bloglovin instead! i've just imported all the blogs i'm following over there which was really easy and i think i prefer it to GFC already!

when's pay day?

river island dress

topshop bobble hat
monki pink knitted jumper
 urban decay naked basics
 leon frenchie jumper
daisy teacup lamp
juicy couture perfume
 brantano boots

i haven't posted in a while so thought i'd share some of the things i want to buy come pay day! oh, i haven't even mentioned my new job on my blog.. yeah, i have a new job. i think i got really lucky. i left my job in newcastle, packed up and moved to london and found a really great job (that i'm excited about!) within 3 weeks. i'm still working in an education setting but in events and marketing now. i have more responsibility and i'm working on some cool social media stuff too! if anyone's thinking of doing something similar and just upping and leaving somewhere i totally recommend just doing it. especially if you have no other commitments, i'm so happy here and all it took was just being brave and doing it!

i'm going to get back on the blogging wagon i think! i made an asos order a few days ago so i should have some outfit posts coming up soon and some other stuff. potentially planning an exciting trip soon too which i'm looking forward to.

nothing else to say other than i saw a man with a belt on his head eating a bagel at brick lane last weekend. 

:)

laura mercier silk creme foundation (soft ivory)

topshop cream blush (flush)

l'oreal telescopic mascara

l'oreal carbon gloss liner

mac brule and espresso eye shadows

revlon cherries in the snow lipstick

hello! thought i'd start the new year with a new face of the day. i've been pretty boring with my makeup lately and don't think i've changed anything in a really long time! makes my life easier though. the foundation has had a load of blogger hype so clearly i had to join in. really glad i did though because it is lovely. it sinks into the skin which sounds a bit disgusting but it lasts all day on me without highlighting the horrible dry patches i sometimes have. definitely recommend trying a sample if you haven't already.

christmas seems like a million years ago but i haven't updated since before then! i had a jolly old festive time with family and seeing friends. my boyfriend came to stay too which was lots of fun! after christmas we both came back to london.. and.. i haven't left! spent NYE watching fireworks on southbank which was all kinds of special but i probably won't want to do it again.

since then i've just been getting used to london life whilst trying to find a job. fingers crossed it won't take too long and if anyone wants to hire me or be my london friend please do!

AND FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY i have a new blog layout lovingly made by forwardcreate it's pink has bunting and the font is my handwriting, i love it!

born to run

 

tunic c/o love struck 

primark jacket 

 how sick are you of seeing a million versions of this jacket? it's not usually something i'd pick up but i think the blogger influence finally got to me! i do love it though, and it's so easy to throw on over anything. i was cheap and stayed with the cheap primark version but i do love this asos version, mainly for the studs i think!

i can't believe it's only 5 days until christmas! it's crazy. i was supposed to do all of my christmas shopping when i was in london but err, i didn't. i had great intentions of doing it when i got back but ended up watching skyfall and elf with my dad instead! FAIL.

so i'm going to have to be that idiot who does all their shopping the weekend before christmas. i'm always that idiot though!

PARTY!

dress c/o simply be

 

it's my works christmas party tomorrow and thanks to the lovely people at simply be i have a dress to wear! i hate shopping for events or special occasions. i just never find anything suitable so i'm SO glad i found this dress! it seems to be quite popular with other bloggers from what i've seen so i think this means i'm fashionable now. (well maybe. okay i'm not.)

i'm so excited/scared about the next few weeks! i'm off to london at the weekend, then it's christmas and then it's the start of the rest of my life! i handed my notice in at work a few weeks ago and on friday the 28th december i'm off to london again with a one way ticket. i'm very lucky that i have lovely people there to support me whilst i figure my life out - and it's now or never. people keep saying it's a massive risk but i don't think it is really? i have somewhere to stay before i need to pay rent, i have savings and the only thing i'm losing is my permanent job in newcastle.. which whilst i love where i work and everyone i work with, the job isn't what i want to do forever. 

ANYWAY life rant over i basically wanted to post this to say thanks for finding my perfect christmas party dress, simplybe!

OMG SANTA'S COMING! I KNOW HIM!

topshop dress

river island spiked collar necklace

hiya! the sun actually came out today so i quickly took some photographs before it went away again. when i ventured outside i did wear more layers than this but it was all such a manic rush i didn't bother photographing that, but rest assured even geordie girls layer up in this weather. 

i've been stupidly busy the past few weeks and equally as ill! i had the flu jab and it only went and gave me the flu, typical. didn't ruin my fun at winter wonderland though, eee! spent this weekend decorating the tree and turning my porch into santa's grotto so it's totally christmas now.. elf is even on! ELF. everyone feeling festive?!

going to leave you with this picture from when loupug (dressed as a christmas pudding) met santa at his christmas party! my little boy is so grown up!

dear santa

amazon boots

laura mercier silk creme foundation

disney couture seven dwarves necklace

miss selfridge fluffy sequin jumper

topshop star glitter jersey dress

ghd air

remmington keratin therapy pro volume

tom ford lipstick in narcotic

french connection lilly jeans

it's proper snowing here up norf so it's definitely almost chirstmas! i'm supposed to be browsing online for presents for other people but i accidently just found loads of stuff i want instead. i've seen loads of versions of those types of boots in topshop, new look, river island... everywhere.. but i always find them to be a bit too clunky for me, love these asos versions though! i think they'd look really cute with the topshop dress!

i love fluffy jumpers and fluffy jumpers covered in sequins are a definite winner, eeee! as for the jeans, i'm a bit late to the bandwagon but i really want a coloured pair! i thought the red ones would be quite appropriate to this time of year too.. has anyone tried french connection jeans? i find women's jeans in general to be a it of a nightmare!

after watching the video below i've decided i basically need the entire remington keratin range, it looks amazing! i picked the pro volume brush in paritcular because i just don't get on with the babyliss big hair at all so i thought this might be a better subsitute because i do love the concept of it!

what's everyone hoping to get this christmas? i don't think i'll get any of this because santa has definitely got me an ipad already! eeek.

in the middle

long time no blog! no excuses really, except being busy and wasting most of my life on fantasy shopper - anyone use it? it's so much fun but doesn't do much for my bank balance, i always find a million things i need to buy because of it.. ahh! i'm also in the middle of trying to sort myself out to take a MASSIVE risk with my life which is terrifying but exciting.. and possibly something i've needed to do for the longest time. watch this space! in the meantime here's a bit of a monthly catchup via instagram.

loupug being a cutie pie, my friend livvy and i being cats, best present.. a puggy bracelet!, the star and shadow cinema in newcastle, went to the disney boutique in harrods which was so much fun, my incredible new phone case from rosie at sparkle and studs it's so so lovely! i've had it a few weeks now and it's still as sparkly and new as it was when i first received it. you can order through rosie's facebook or talk to her via twitter! she's also very kindly offering a 20% discount code if you quote 'wakeupbuttercup' 

autumn walks with loupug, power to the people sign, louie opening his pooch pack which was kindly sent to him! he totally loved everything in it - i just wish i could afford to buy him one every month!, visited christmas, more christmas excitement, being little red riding hood for halloween, my dad made me dinner.., old picture of me and pippa pug (don't tell louie), beautiful fireworks

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!