Makeup Revolution Haul & Swatches

One of my favourite new companies of 2015 was Makeup Revolution. They are a UK based company who are cruelty free! This was my second order after I loved the first so much and I couldn't resist their January sale.

One of the things that I love the most that they do, is their palettes. I have so many now and I can't stop lusting after more!

I Heart Sin Palette

First off, how lush is this packaging? I love the purple heart on this. It contains 16 palettes, a mirror and a double ended smudger foam brush.

This palette has a real mix of colours, with some incredibly bright mattes, some shimmers, and some more normal matte shades too. Having such a mixture might seem a bit of an odd choice, but actually, there are groups of colours that would work so well together, making this an ideal palette for travelling light.

I decided to swatch 3 of the bright mattes, and 3 of the shimmers. The bronze shimmer hasn't shown up so well on camera, but it looked amazing! I'm not much of one for bronze or gold tones, but Makeup Revolution have really converted me. The bright matte pink in particular was seriously impressive in how pigmented it was, these could be built up so easily.

5 Baked Eyeshadows - Electric Dreams

Baked eyeshadow was a new discovery for me last year, and in my first Makeup Revolution order I snagged myself one of these baked sets and loved it so much I had to get some more. The colours work so well together and again are ideal for travel with their small size.

How beautiful are these colours? I tend to use eyeshadow as eyeliner as I am terrible at applying eyeliner, and sets like this are ideal for that.

5 Baked Eyeshadows - Bang Bang

I also opted for this more blue toned baked set as I thought it would look gorgeous for a good smokey eye.

And look at these swatches! I can't wait to create a look with this.

I am Sexy Palette

The I Am range is a 6 eyeshadow palette and a lipstick in a certain theme. This aims to create a smokey eye with a vampy red lip. These would make really cute presents, and are easy to pop in your handbag.

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Awesome Metals Eye Foils Pure Platinum

Awesome Metals Eye Foils Black Diamond

I couldn't resist ordering these to try out! These foils are super intense metallics and I cannot wait to give these a go. I didn't swatch them as they involve mixing the foil with primer, however I have done a very quick look with them.

This took me minutes and still came out really nicely, with a bit more care and attention you could easily do a very pigmented and sparkly look.

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Ultra Velour Lip Cream in Don't bring me down

Ultra Velour Lip Cream in Not one for playing games

Salvation Velvet Lip Lacquer in Vamp

Salvation Velvet Lip Lacquer in Rebel

Salvation Velvet Lip Lacquer in Keep lying for you

Matte lips were huge in 2015, and that trend isn't going anywhere this year. These are only £3 each (I got them on sale at £1.50!) and tend to sell out really quickly, so I snagged 5 because well... it would be rude not to! I love all the sassy names!

How lush are these? I prefer the finish of the lip lacquers to the lip creams, and they are SO pigmented. The very first day I wore one of the lip lacquers I ended up helping my Auntie order some and my Mum is desperate for them.

Wearing 'Vamp'

Wearing 'Rebel'

This is 'Keep lying for you' and I look damn cute in it! My eyes in this are the Pure Platinum foil I mentioned above.

This lip lacquer has serious staying power. These photos were taken at 8:30, then 10:30, 14:30, and 17:30. I ate wearing it, drank hot and cold drinks and had a hideous cold so blew my nose a lot. I was so impressed. You can't ask for more for £3. The top 2 photos are lit with natural light, the bottom two are artificial which is why my skin tone changes slightly, no editing here.

I am sure it won't be too long before I make another order from Makeup Revolution, they are so well priced and such good quality, and being cruelty free they are a total dream! What are your favourite items that they make?

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

Party Season OOTD's

I went out rather a lot over Christmas and the New Year, so rather than bombard you with outfit posts, as I mostly took mirror selfies rather than proper photos, I decided I would share a whole bunch of them all in one post instead!

Dress - Lady V London

Pleather Jacket - Matalan

Sneakers - ASOS

Bag - New Look

Hair flowers - Crown & Glory

I wore this to a 50th birthday party for a family friend. I like to do pretty with a casual/rock edge, so the holographic sneakers and pleather jacket, with a daft pineapple bag finished this look off.

Dress - Everything5Pounds

Jacket - Boohoo

Boots - Demonia

The last weekend before Christmas my parents always take me, Stu, my brother and his partner out for dinner. We were headed to an amaaaaaazing all you can eat Chinese, which rather than being served buffet style, is all cooked on demand. It's bloody brilliant. I also know it tends to be a little cool in the restaurant so I opted for leggings and slightly longer sleeves.

Dress & gilet- New Look

Bag - ASOS

Boots - Yours Clothing

Necklace - BloodyMary Metal

Belt - ASOS

The day after Boxing Day was a party at my Grandparent's house, so a sparkly dress from last year's January sales, faux fur and shiny patent boots was an easy choice! Comfy but super glam.

Skirt - New Look

Top - Sainsburys

Gilet - LovedRobe

Boots - Yours Clothing

Necklace- BloodyMary Metal

This was an outfit I wore to our local for our first pub quiz of the year. We came 5th out of 7 but at least I looked adorable! I got so many compliments on this skirt, it was £6 in the sale!

Dress - Candy Strike

Jacket - Matalan

Boots - Yours Clothing

Leggings and bag - ASOS

I wore this to Yardbirds to go and see our good friends Evil Scarecrow play for the annual alternative New Year party. They are so much fun and totally ridiculous. You've never seen anything quite like a room full of metal heads scuttling like crabs to Crabulon! We ended up having a lock in with the band and crawled home at around half 4 in the morning. I don't do bad for a teetotaller!

Now things have calmed down and we are back into the swing of things, I will take some proper outfit of the day photos soon rather than just mirror selfies. I also got a new camera for vlogging, so expect to see my YouTube channel grow a lot this year.

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

My Favourite Photos of 2015

As many of you know, as well as being a blogger, I am also a photographer! I always like to do a blog post featuring some of my favourite photos from the year (check out 2014's post here) so here it is!

Alivya V Free in Creations by Liv Free. Beauty portraits are not my forte, so when a model trusts me with them, and we can produce results like this, I am so thrilled!

Beautiful Boneyard Belle, shot with homemade lighting gels, I love the light in the PVC.

 

Indie Fox was a dream to work with her, we shot a lot together than I love and I hope we get to work together again in 2016.

I love experimenting! I shot Alivya with a really cheap plastic holga lens for this, I plan to experiment more with it soon.

I worked with Dee Dixon twice in 2015, she's such a babe and so much fun! I love the arch of her back in this, and the colours!

Twig is a model I really adore, and she always has the most lush lingerie! I'm really pleased with how the post worked on this along with the incredible styling.

I love me some shiny shiny latex! Alivya is wearing Kaori's Latex Dreams in this, I love the high shine and glam.

A killer headshot with Roswell Ivory in Lady Allura's Latex. She gives such bad ass face.

The doll-faced Mary Burgers! We had about 5 minutes to get the shot before a tremendous thunderstorm hit and we got it!

A super goth model in a super pretty beauty portrait, I love the juxtaposition, and Belle is so pale and perfect.

Jessica <3 my sweet! I love a simple portrait, and I think this feels so retro in it's own way.

More gorgeous Indie Fox! She rocks her curves and has the most amazing face.

Twig serving serious face. Experimenting with tones really made an appearance in my work this year.

Dee wanted floortraits, I was so happy with how I lit this, really bright and clean!

I can never resist a classic black and white.

And finally, I got to shoot a total dream set in a swimming pool, which I have always wanted to do!

In 2016 I want to work with more plus size babes and POC, so get in touch!

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

PS. I had a terrible accident in the January sales!

My Favourite Outfits of 2015

It's that time of the year when we all start to look back, become introspective and review the year. I thought I would do a series of posts on 2015, and this first post is all my favourite outfits of 2015!

This year the bardot neckline became a firm favourite of mine. I love having my shoulders out over any other part of my body. That kind of trashy Alabama Worley look is my favourite. I love pairing all black with this pale pink pleather jacket, and these sandals were my favourites till I wore them to death.

I developed a love of pencil skirts and oversize tops! I've always worn full skirts and tight tops, but this year I realised that this is a really comfy, but chic way to dress. It's easy to dress up or down which is ideal

This Voodoo Vixen dress* appeals to that inner pinup! I love red, and the neckline is so cute and different. It didn't need any accessories, and I finally started to ditch the leggings this year too.

This dress from Missguided has become a total autumn wardrobe staple. The length, the cut, the monochrome, so me! Ankle boots have become a favourite of mine. I used to worry about them making my calves look chunky. Then I decided I didn't care about such a silly thing.

A totally different look for me, a very pale pink dress from ASOS Curve. It has the bardot necklace I love, and combining a pleather jacket with a girly dress remained a favourite look. Pop on some Chucks and it's my sort of dressed up.

My first Lindy Bop dress! And it certainly won't be my last. A contrasting petticoat with a vintage dress is lush. There was a slight Star Trek theme to the vow renewal I wore this in, so a galaxy themed necklace from Sugar & Vice finished this off perfectly.

I have barely taken this Pink Clove duster jacket* off since I got it. I just love everything about it. Pink Clove have become a brand I look at regularly with so many great pieces this year. Faux fur scarfs have also totally become an obsession of mine. I have 2 and keep asking for more for Christmas. They instantly class up any outfit and are so cuddly. This outfit is the opposite of what I would usually do, all red with a flash of black.

Sadly this year a lot of independent plus size companies closed their doors, including Candy Strike. When they announced their last run of dresses I had to snap one up. It's a gorgeous dress, and I really hope they will be back in the future with more! Paired with amazing boots and a pleather jacket, I love this look.

And finally, this Yours Clothing dress I bought second hand. A rose print midi dress is a dream! Adding a waist belt to dresses has also become a new 'thing' for me this year. Most clothing doesn't fit my waist properly because I'm taller than the average woman they are designed for. I've taken to adding a belt under my bust, which is where the clothes tend to think my waist should be. It's really helped them fit better and look cuter, I just need more waist belts! I love this outfit so much I wore it on Christmas Day.

What were your favourite looks of 2015?

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

*these items were gifted to me for review purposes, but in no way does this impact upon my opinions which are entirely my own.

BGP Magazine

I am so excited to be able to share that I am in the newest issue of BGP Magazine! They have published a huge spread of my plus size collaboration photoshoot with the gorgeous Mary Burgers and so talented Charlotte Hatt.

There are so many wonderful babes in this issue, including Betty Pamper, Kat Henry, Holly of Pretty Big Butterflies, Toodaloo Katie, Amanda Apparel, Debz Aiken, Lucia of ucantwearthat, Hayley of Curves n Curls, Michaela of Cardifforniagurl and so many more!

I am so proud to see this photoshoot being published in a plus size magazine. I would love to do more work like this, with plus size models, and plus size designs! I am starting to book for 2016 so please do get in touch if you want to work together.

Much love,

Kitty xxxx