As of late...

You don't need to tell me I'm a shit beauty blogger, because I already know! Not only have I nearly completed my 100 day spending ban without updating you on it, I qualified as a professional make-up artist and didn't even blog about it! APPALLING! I thought to ease myself back into the blogging world and to attempt to update you all without a text heavy post I'd share some pictures from recently. I will of course write a whole post dedicated to my make-up course, and do a mini review on my experience if any of you would be interested? But until then. Enjoy some odd little snippets of my life through photos!

 Daisy xxx

Who's house... RUN'S HOUSE!

Beautiful make-up school!

This is my I've already had a drink and i'm EXCITED face

Early morning snuggles 

Playing with colour at Session School

Love my little pup

ALL the malteaser bunnies!

Best chum for our birthday night out!

100 day spending ban.

Ohhhh lord what am I getting myself in for. I'm doing it. I'm biting the bullet and attempting a 100 day spending ban. This is going to be a bitch! 

I've got an exciting and expensive summer ahead of me, and to be honest up until now I haven't really been budgeting at all. I'm not exactly blowing my pay cheques on mulberry handbags (however much I might want to) but I have been buying things partly for the sake of it, on a whim or just because I'm plain bored. I've got IMATS coming up in June shortly followed by Glastonbury, and then a girls holiday a month later! So it's not exactly like my money isn't going to be put to good use, it's just going to be hard to resist temptation up until then!

The rules:

1. The spending ban will take place as soon as I post this blogpost (Tuesday 12th of February 2013) and will end on May 23rd 2013. 
2. I am not allowed to buy any make-up in between those dates.
3. I am allowed to repurchase something if its urgent and I have no alternative (e.g foundation, eyebrow pencil etc) but only if I have no alternative. 
4. Under no circumstances do I need any more lipsticks. *sob*
5. I am allowed to buy essentials (e.g shower gel, deodorant, heat protectant) 
6. I will write weekly update posts on my blog to talk about my progress, what I'm lusting over so I can keep a record of how much I actually want something. 
7. Every time I don't buy something that I want, I will move that exact amount of money the item costs into my savings account. 
8. I am allowed to repurchase skincare (within reason, I don't need to 'stock up' on 8 bottles of liz earle cleanse and polish) 
9. I am allowed to buy makeup with any vouchers I have/receive for my birthday 
10. I must see this through to at the very least 50 days! 

We'll see how we'll I manage it! Have any of you done the 100 day spending ban? I'd love some tips, or if any of you are doing it as well at the moment I'd love to hear how you're finding it! 

FOTD - my work face!

As a few of you may now know, partly because I don't shut up about it. I work at the Body Shop. I like it a lot and I'm enjoying myself, but having had a saturday job in a pet shop for the past two years as the only thing I can compare it to I must admit this is a TAD more glamorous! Haha.

Having been a girl that spent 90%  of the time rolling up to work with not a scrap of make-up on, hair scraped up in a pineapple on the top of my head, barely out the shower having to wear a full face of makeup to work and actually look vaguely presentable has been a bit of a shock. I do love experimenting with 'work friendly' makeup looks though, because obviously working in the Body Shop I can't come in my face dripping in slap with a smoky eye and a bright red lip (I wish I could). 

So I thought I'd do a little FOTD for ya! Enjoooooooooooooooooooy :) 

I'm wearing:

Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Reviver 

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Bourjois Delice De Soleil Bronzer

Topshop Highlighter in Sunbeam

Soap and Glory Lid Stuff in What's Nude 

Bobbi Brown Gel Liner 

Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Mascara

Topshop Lipstick in Pillow Talk 

QUESTION- What makeup do you wear for work? How much is too much? 

Lots of Love Daisy xxxx