SOTD aka "shoes of the day"

As I am not really that comfortable (thats an understatement!) with my weight at the moment I have decided Im gonna do "shoes of the day" post instead of "fashion of the day".

Probably not as fun as fashion ones, but I wanna keep this blog varied and fun, unitl I reach my happy weight :)

And if you like this kinda posts let me know and I'll keep them coming.

14 May 2010

Office Shoes £80.oo

I love wearing these with rolled up jeans, a boyfriend t-shirt and blazer.

Oh, I love thee! # 1

This is my version of "things I am loving right now". So other than doing monthly favourites I will just write one of these entries when I feel I have found a product or products I have fallen in love with.

Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Hydrating Makeup SPF

This foundation has really blown my mind! After finding NARS Sheer Glow and finding it so amazing, I was very skeptical about other foundations. If something's not broken, why try and fix it, right? Well after watching an interview with Khloe Kardashian and her makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic (one to def check out), where she mentioned she had oily skin and this foundation was her perfect match for the humid Miami weather, I could not resist and had to go out an get it.

And wow, am I glad I did! To be honest it was also the perfect timing. My NARS SG was not being as efficent now that the temperature in London has gone up a few degrees.

Pros
Extremely lightweight: this feels so fresh and not heavy at all on the skin, but with a good medium coverage. This foundation is also buildable, but i would not recommend as it takes away  the whole effect of a light nude look.
Good shade range: this foundation ranges from Ivory to Light Beige to Medium Beige to Honey Beige to Dark Beige to Dark Brown and also comes with the advantage that it comes in shades both for yellow or pink toned skins. For colour reference I am NC25-30 in Mac, Fiji in NARS, and 021 Linen in Diorskin.
Beautiful airbrushed finish: I applied it with my MAC 187 and the finish was so natural. It is niether matte nor dewy, but inbetween. It gives an amazing glow without being shinny.
Staying power: This foundation stayed on without budging for more than 6 hours after setting with Maybelline Dream Matte Powder. Anything more than 4 hours on my super oily skin is a miracle.
SPF 10: Not the highest, but some is always better than none/

Cons
Price! Not the cheapest foundation in town, but I will say well worth every penny. This foundation ranges between £29-£35 for 30ml/1oz., which for a high end foundation is not really that expensive.


NARS Blush - Gina

This is true peach blush. And it is probably the most gorgeous blush ever.. well at least for the spring/summer. I have been wearing this blush every single day since I purchased it about 3 weeks ago, and I can't get enough of it.

I thank the lovely YT guru Ingrid (MissGlamorazzi) for intorducing me to such an amazing product! This is by far my favourite blush!

Hope y'all found this helpful! And stay tuned for more "Oh, I love thee!" posts.

Love,
M x

20 Questions Tag

Well not really a tag, unless taggin yourself is considered a tag lol But here it is, if anybody out there is intrested in knowing a wee bit more about me.

1. Thing you cannot leave the house without? My glasses.. can't really see without them
2. Favorite brand of makeup? NARS - wish I had more of it
3. Favorite flower? Orchids
4. Favorite clothing store? Topshop
5. Favorite perfume? Christian Dior - Pure Poison
6. Heels or flats? Flats
7. Do you make good grades? Average
8. Favorite colors? Turquoise
9. Do you drink energy drinks? Yes please
10. Do you drink juice? Love 'em, except Orange Tropicana (yuck!)
11. Do you like swimming? Yup
12. Do you eat fries with a fork? Only at restaurants
13. Favorite moisturizer? Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Gel
14. Do you want to get married later on in life? Sooner rather than later
15. Do you get mad easily? Mmmhhh, sometimes lol
16. Are you into ghost hunting? Yes!
17. Any phobias? Lilac, and barbie pink lol And creepy crawlies
18. Do you bite your nails? Used to, actually sometimes I do. Very very rarely.
19. Have you ever had a near death experience? Yes
20. Do you drink coffee? Starbucks rules!

Kuma: my little japanese bear

Kuma is my baby. He is a gorgeous 5 month old japanese Shiba Inu. As he is such a huge part of my life I think he deserves an introduction and a whole entry in my blog.

Kuma means bear in japanese, and I named him that because when he was a baby he looked just like a little white polar bear. But he has now grown into a midget white wolf lol

The little one with his brother at 6 weeks

(Kuma on the left)

After a long journey from Liverpool,

where he was born

Looking like a polar bear

Sleeping beauty

Bear or wolf?

Now at 6 months.. definately WOLF

You want to see more of my little Kuma?

Dr Dukan has arrived!

My Dukan diet book arrived on Friday and how excited was I, that I read it all by Saturday morning. I get pretty excited about new diets especially the ones that promise amazing results in a short time.
Lucky enough everyone in my house is getting ready for the summer, that the fridge was packed with all Dukan allowed foods. So I weight myself (oh dear a staggering 80.3 kilos!) and started my journey to Slimmerson Ville.

After starving myself with the LL diet, this has been easy piecey! Not only am I not feeling hungry buy I am also allowed most of the foods I LOVE. So in short, this is what first stage of the diet consists of.

The diet is made up of 4 stages; Attack, Cruise, Consolidation and Stabilization. (I will explain each stage as I reach it)

"An initial attack phase led by the "pure protein diet"

that creates a stunning kick-start, almost as quickly as fasting or

powdered protein diets but without their drawbacks"

The Attack phase is where the super duper weight loss happens, consists of eating only pure proteins (which means fat free lean meats, poultry, fish and seafood) and fat free diary (skimmed milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, fromaige frais). This stage last up to 9 days depending on how much weight you need to lose. You also need to drink 1.5 liters of water, eat 1.5 table spoons of oat bran, and walk for 20mins.

So far, so good would be an understatement. I weight myself this morning and guess what.. 77.8kgs! That is 2.5 kilos in pretty much 2 days! If that is not effective then I don’t know what the hell is. The best thing about this weight loss is how motivated it makes you. So at the moment I am feeling super empowered and can definately see myself being very successful on this diet.

So bienvenu Dr Dukan, il a été un plaisir!

Lets go Dukan

I am running really low on LL packs so I have decided to venture into a new diet I recently discovered. I am feeling really fed up with LL packs so this discovery came at the perfect moment. Its called The Dukan diet after french nutritionist Dr Pierre Dukan. This is supposedly the reason why French women are skinny and the reason behind J-los amazing figure after having twins and Giselle Bundchen getting her pre-baby body back.
I have ordered the book and I am anxiously awaiting for it to arrive. On the mean time I will stick to my LL but in a less strict way as I need the transition from one diet to the other to go smoothly to avoid my body to go into shock and gain weight.
If you wanna learn more about the Dukan (or Protal) diet please click on the link... The Dukan Diet

Diet update

I have to be honest; I havent really been very consistent with my diet. I have done LL on and off, have decreased the size of my portions, and havent been really eating much junk food. This has all been unintentional. I think it has all been due to the resent move of my parents to my house. There has been a lot of box lifting up and down stairs, a lot og painting and cleaning, and a lot of taking Kuma out for walks (3 times a day in the weekend and 1 over weekdays for 45mins).

A lot of people have commented on how I have lost some weight, which I think has been very very motivating because I have now started LL but in a modified way. There is also another reason for my new found will power, but I shall tell you about it once I know for sure it is happening (dont wanna jinx it you know!).

So on Friday I contacted my LL counsellor, and asked her if I could come pick up 2 weeks worth of packs I had not picked up and she said that was fine. At the moment there are no Foundation groups starting, so I have decided I will do it on my own until then, but to gradually make it easier I have twicked it a bit.

What is the LL foundation? Basically 90 days of solely eating 4 LL foodpacks per day, apart from water (4 litres recommended), only black tea and coffee (but none herbal only leaf) are allowed. I have decided I am goint to allow myself a Starbuck's Venti Skinny Ice Latte with extra ice every morning instead of my usual LL porridge foodpack.

So whats todays menu:

*Breakfast:

Chocolate milkshake

*Midmorning:

Starbucks Venti Ice Latte with extra ice

*Lunch:

Mushroom soup

*Dinner:

Banana milkshake

*Extras:

3 Litres water

45 mins walk with Kuma

Wish me luck!

Has anyone done Lighter Life before? How was your experience with it? Any secrets for not derailing?