life & lumes

There comes a time in every girl's life when she purchases her first item from Mac Cosmetics and uncovers a whole new world full of...

Yes yes it's probably raining and you haven't seen the sun in a little while and the word summer probably hasn't entered yo...

Who ever loved that loved not at first sight? - Shakespeare, As You Like It

I mentioned a while ago I wanted more fashion on this blog of ours and I've FINALLY pulled my finger out to do something about it. ...

I don't mean to brag but my friends are hot. Like really hot. I would blame bias but it's clear to see. When my Northern chums ...

As part of my new attempt to capture the fashionable of London, I had to document this little beauty, my friend Beans. She's gorgeo...

I'll never know designers and seasons and the ins and outs of the fashion world, but I do like to think I know when an outfit works. ...

Ladies and...well...enlightened gentlemen. I present to you, my "no makeup" everyday makeup look. So no Beyonce, I did not wake up...

New video alert! Fellow beauty blogger and bff Sabrina and I took on the challenge of doing a full face of makeup in 3 minutes.

This playsuit is my most successful quick-under-pressure-buy I've ever picked out and in record time!

I went to visit pals up north at the weekend and the weather was a scorchio! So much so that I was able to dig into my Las Vegas haul of sum...

After a week like the one I've just experienced, I thought I'd post about something to lighten the mood all round. Enter Skymall. ...

Been getting a ton of questions about a few of the items in my Vegas and San Diego holiday album so thought I'd put it all in a couple o...

It's been a long time and I know I shouldn't have left you...but I did and it was EPIC. 2 days in California and 3 days in Vegas com...

So I mentioned in my last post that my eyeliner was pants. It really truly is.

By popular demand :) Step with me behind the curtain and witness the scaffolding behind the magic (ha!) .

How do you shop in preparation of 40 degree weather in a country that frowns upon the exposure of the female form? Delicately.

New video is up gang! Step right this way. Greetings from 40 degree sunshine folks! It is H O T round these parts so I have sought refu...

I am one nosy s.o.b. I am always curious about how other people live their lives, it's fascinating to me. Might be a sid...

I don't like to complain. I don't like getting ripped off even more than I don't like to complain. These 3 items have let me dow...