Sunday was a very  sad day,
 I found one of our rabbits laying dead in the rabbit run.  Hunny was 10 years old and a timid thing but growled if you tried to hold her and always had since we got her when she was a  tiny ball of fluff.  Lately she had grown thin but still bounced about and was pleased to see you when u went with food and greens.

She had lived a whole year since her partner Johnny had to be put to sleep last year when his back legs gave out he had lived 10 years too and my heart broke at the vets that day he was a soppy big bear and loved a cuddle.
Its hard losing pets that you have had for so long but great to know you gave them a good long life.

RIP Bunny Bunny x

Bench Building

After having our decking done at the end of last summer we have been on the hunt for the perfect seating.
After seeing a pic on a wesbsite of some wide benches, Mr Lizzclare decided to build some similar. Its nice and wide so you can curl up on it with a snuggly blanket with a roasting fire pit to keep you warm.
Im hunting some polka dot fabric now to make one large bench cushion and Mr lizzclare still has to make a square table and stool.

Im very impressed I love sitting in the garden and my summer house its very cosy, overgrown and full of fragrant old english roses.


Before..

Starting off....

One day later..

 Being enjoyed by Pepper and Charlie....

Skin healing with BeautyMouth and Neals Yard Wild Rose Beauty Balm

My skin has good and bad days I can get away with a tinted moisturiser but always need a concealer on my chin and jawline area. Its the only thing that really bugs me out. I get hormonal spots each month each side of my chin sometimes they disappear as quick as they arrive other times they are the cystic angry under the skin red and angry kind. These can drag on for weeks.

Hunting out skin care blogs I came across a lovely woman called Caroline and her blog called Beauty mouth .  Caroline has a wealth of experience, skin and product knowledge and she shares it free of charge too which I think makes her wonderful.

She runs blog clinics usually on thursdays where you can post your skin issue and she will post how you can fix it!  Reading through her past clinics (which can be addictive) you can definitely tell she knows her stuff and her advice works from the feedback that people leave for her.
I posted on there a few wks ago about my skin and she recommended a few products, one of them being Neals Yard Wild Rose Beauty Balm.
Im used to the astringent approach to spots - dry it out as much as possible so using a balm was a little weird.

 Its made a real difference to the texture of the skin that breaks out too. Softening it so the pores just don't get blocked and calming any redness - so the spots I put it on at night are hardly noticeable the next morning.
Wild Rose Beauty Balm contains wild rosehip oil which helps repair, firm and smooth the skin along with geranium, starflower, hemp and rosemary seed oil to help decongest and enrich the skin. It is a multi functioning product which would be great for travelling. It can be used as a cleansing balm, exfoliator when used with a flannel/muslin cloth and as a facial treatment as its so nourishing. Also this is amazing to massage your face with, the essential oils when warmed on your skin really make you feel relaxed and soothed.

Available to purchase here and a 50g pot will cost you £35.25  or certain auction sites have listings for sachets of the balm which are good to try before you splash out which is what I did !

Club 10

At Slimming world on weds I lost another 2lbs so my total lost is 1 stone 4.5lbs / 18.5lbs!!

 I also achieved my  club 10 - losing 10% of my starting weight :) 

I still want to lose the same again but Im very pleased with how its going and its so easy to follow and live with Im not cooking different foods for the rest of the family and even the other half joined and has lost nearly the same as me.  No fads just healthy eating.

10 great reasons for losing 10% of your body weight

1. Lower blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke and lower your need for medication.

2. Reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 

3. Lower blood cholesterol levels which are associated with increased risk from heart disease.

4. Reduce strain on the joints and improve back and joint pain.

5. Your lungs function better and reduce breathlessness.

6. Improve mood and self-esteem.

7. Improve asthma and reduce the need for medication.

8. Become more mobile, making it easier to be more active.

9. Improve fertility and menstrual problems.

10. Reduce the risk of certain obesity-related cancers such as cancers of the breast, uterus, cervix, ovaries and gall bladder.

Cookie Monster

Today was a great day, my new Mulberry Cookie Bayswater bag was delivered!




I first saw it when the spring summer collection was released on Mulberry's app and instantly fell in love. I had always wanted an alexa or small Mulberry satchel but never saw a fabric/design that I loved enough to just go buy one . Also I've never seen a 'designer' bag that I thought i could justify the price tag of.. non had that wow factor until I saw this beauty!

I do love a big bag and being just 5' tall they do really look big on me :) When I was ill I forgot out the bag.. shock horror.. but recently remembered it when I realised Mulberry had their end of June sale on and had a major panic when it wasn't on the website.

After ringing everywhere, well 11 -12 concession shops I found that the Birmingham House of Fraser had it in stock more than one i believe (ring fast if u want one) I was over the moon especially when it was 20% cheaper in the sale.


So here she is  - my first Mulberry bag

X

Pampering TIme with Elemis

Despite being ill I've really been looking after my skin, Need something to focus on as I can't exercise or do much as I'm exhausted and still recovering.
Soo whats a girl to do... shopping of course - online, on tv, :D  I can still give myself good facials, pedicures, manis :)
This wk QVC had a whole 24hrs of tsv's (today's special value's) and I picked up the Elemis 5 piece Tranquil Indulgance face and body set. All for under £40 what a bargain!

Included was
a full size 150ml Pro radiance cream cleanser
300ml Tranquil touch bath elixir
100ml frangipani Monoi Body oil
100ml pro radiance Hand and Nail cream
30mls Marine cream
a Glossy pink wash bag


I've always been an Elemis fan but mostly used their bath and shower products and only recently discovered the marine cream which is lovely under foundation.

Ill be keeping my eye out on QVC for similar sets as they are a really good way to stock up, save money and try a few things you might not have used before.

Cake face

So this week has been sponsored by all things sweet and sticky. What else should you eat when you only really want cake :).. cake and more cake obviously lol

Nigella Lawsons how to be a domestic goddess book has had another outing and after I unstuck the pages (messy baker) there was no stopping me.

So my slimming club leader will be falling off her chair (with hunger probably) but today I have made

Madeira cake, so lemony so sweet and dense - this is a family fave, now to work out the slimming world syns.... 180 for the whole thing... ahh well I can't bake low fat..

 Jam Donut Muffins

When I read the recipe I was unsure of how a muffin could be like a donut. And there was no picture which usually means I won't risk it. But they were only a few ingredients and using a muffin tin and no deep frying so less to clean up. Each squidgy moist muffin had a big dollop of strawberry jam in the middle which is put in between spoonfuls of the thick batter baked for 20 mins dipped in melted butter and then coated in sugar. I tested one just to make sure they were not going to kill the kids and only made 8 there are just like donuts and are pretty amazing.. I may never leave the house again at this rate.. Unless airlifted onto a flatbed truck lol

Cinder Toffee, Naked Crunchie, Honeycomb

Used to love this as a child and was surprised how easy it was to make, Caster sugar, Golden syrup  and Bicarb of soda, melt the sugar and syrup together  until it bubbles then whisk in the bicarb until it froths up, tip into buttered tin leave for a few hrs to set then smash it up bits :) great as toppings for ice-cream or in a little bag for the kids to chomp on.

illness's & Bells Palsy

Wells since my last blog post some some time ago Ive been so unwell, hospitals, operations, infections and now  I seam to be suffering with Bells Palsy. Which is once sided facial paralysis due to damage of the cranial facial nerve.

So basically half of my face stopped moving. At the time I thought I was having a stroke. I had just done Zumba and taken a shower. i only noticed when I couldn't put on my mascara because I couldn't blink.  Jeff took me to A&E because I thought I was having a stroke and they diagnosed Bells Palsy. Probably brought on because I had had glandular fever a month before  and an operation and was still a little under the weather and still doing too much. I don't slow down for anything really which Ive now learnt to do.

Its been hard to see myself for the past 2 wks and at times has been upsetting but i look on the bright side it wasn't a stroke - it may take up to a year for me to get back to normal but I will get there eventually. I didn't think I was as vain as I discovered but it didn't stoop me doing things or going out just took explaining to those that wondered what I had done and a lot of people really stare but its just inquisitiveness.

Ive been posting vlogs on my youtube channel Ive now had it for 20 days and slowly seeing improvements in  my facial movements. Im still in a lot of pain at times the bones on one side of my face and very tender and my neck feels very achey like earache but in my head and Im a lot of different tablets but hopefully I'm on the mend once and for all :) Ive also been seeing an acupuncturist once a week and that has been amazing. I need to chill out and not get so stressed apparently. All self inflicted I know lol born worrier.

so just an update as to where I've been  and I'm back and ok :) I've still been reading blogs they have been keeping me going and I've been loving online shopping :D.

As you can tell my right side of my face is just dead, I've got a little more movement and can blink but can't close my eye too well and have to tape it down at night, talking is odd, eating and drinking was a nightmare, Im not as fed up as I look here lol its weird how your defined by expressions  if you cover the left side of my face i look happy if not a little knackered lol :)

Merry Christmas!

I hope all you lovely girls had the best christmas with friends and Family and have a Wonderful New Year

x

This month I am....

Yes as a return to my blog I thought I would dig up an old faithful post.

so..

This month I am..

Slimming down.. I have joined slimming world and have just lost my first half stone.. only another (cough) many to go ;)

decorating and gardening, after the extensions there is still so much to sort out - its a builders yard in parts of the garden.

Sorting out a holiday - going to Cornwall for 10 days in a few wks and definitely booking a 2 wks away in the Caribbean next yr.

Wondering if I should take a break from my Raccoon hair extensions or just get them redone before I go :D

Hello!! update

Hi followers
well ive been so busy as per usual and had so much going on this past yr Ive really neglected to blog and ive stopped making vids. My confidance too a nose dive this year and Ive had depression since my children were born off and on. Dealing with negative comments on my videos didnt help so I stepped away then had no balls to come back.
Things that have changed for me this year, Ive gone blonde - that was hard work from dyed black hairand ill blog about that in detail at a later date.
Spent the school summer holidays in Cornwall. 5 wks by the sea was lovely but with kids dogs and other half it was hard going. Having our own grand design but more of a mini version in the form of an extension so we have room for Caitlin to have her own space and bugger bathroom and garage for Jeff to hang out in. At the min we are decorating and waiting for the electricians to finish wiring it all in. Hope it will be done before xmas.
Ill be back soon and havent fell into a pit of despair.
take care


Liz
x

EOTD

Whilst shopping like a loony at my favorite shopping outlet village in Bicester, I got a bagful of stuff from the Estee lauder outlet shop (cosmetic company shop).

One of them being this lovely mac pigment.
So my eye of the day has to be Heritage Rouge - over the top of power surge eye kohl.
On the Lips its Benefit jing a ling lipstick and a dior addict pink gloss on the top
Foundation Chanel pro lumiere in 30 and contour mac blunt blush & blush warm soul

Makes my green eyes stand out no end I think :)
I will post a pic of the other things I have picked up from there. I was going to do a video but Im currently so full of the flu it would just be disgusting to watch

Face of the day

Pin up look inspired by Pixiwoo's recent tutorial
dodgy face due to trying to take a pic on my iphone which is near impossible to do on your own lol so used the rear view mirror (not whilst driving though)

I love this look and the only makeup I would wear when I was younger was a red on my lips :)
This one is Estee Lauders Signature red
chanel pro lumiere foundation think it gets a bit shiny over my nose area so maybe use blot powder over it next time
Bobbi Brown es in glitz - a soft shimmery gold

Happy New Year and a happy new me :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Im sure like me alot of you ate and drank so much over Christmas. But not as much as I had in previous years. Learnt by my mid January and still feeling bleugh mistakes of yrs gone by. I had only gained 2lbs over xmas but after new yr and more alcohol another 2lbs lol but Christmas morning I weighed myself and was under the 11 stone mark (10 stone 13) which was my mini goal, an achievement from the previous Jan when I was 12st 13lbs and distraught by it.


My resolve to only buy a box of chocolates and none of the snacky foods fell by the wayside as family seamed to try and fatten us all up with gifts of chocolates, and my fanatic baking and cooking went into overload.
Brownies, Rocky Road, Morrocan Lamb Tangine, and my xmas dinner pudding and my first pavlova(success).

Im am addicted to Nigella Lawsons Christmas cooking book and its on its second year and so easy to follow -even impressed the mother in law with my white wine marinaded stuffed and rolled pork loin on boxing day. Brownie points to be cashed in for babysitting in the future ;)
I can never manage to catch Caitlin for a photo over christmas - she is 11 and shy and awkward :) but so lovely and so unlike my singing drama queen Madde (above).
I wont list the all Christmas presents I received but I was spoiled by the girls and Jeff.


My new years eve outfit was a lovely vero moda dress in a size 14 whoop whopp! :D a jersey dress with a wet leather look double frill around the bottom and an exposed zip down the back, draped in a ton of pearly beads from topshop in their half price sale and sky high patent peep toe shoes.
After trying to round up friends and family it just ended up me and him for the evening but we bumped into people we hadnt seen in years and ended up having a really great night and having prebooked taxi's each way we were home before 2am. There is nothing worse than the taxi rank queue in the freezing cold in the early hours whilst fights between drunken louts and screaming girls break out. (my girls are never going into town).

I have now kicked myself up the arse and from yesterday weighing in at 11 stone 2lbs I am back on the low carb and sugar free wagon and looking forward to getting back into running again.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and new year.

We took my parents to our local the King Billy in Northampton on Christmas eve. Bless them both in their 70's and listening to a live rock band :) They had a great time.

Some of you may have read I was having some domestic bother on twitter this past week, thankyou for all the lovely messages. I was going to do a post about it but its a bit personal to get into but I am ok and changing what I put up with. I am actually quiet lovely :) and need to be treated so.

take care :)
xx

wednesdays run

I have been using my nike+ for my running distances ect but after talking to a few people about the times I am out for ect. They advised I try and run where It can be mapped as I might need to play about with my settings on my nike thing.
I have used this website a couple of times now and you can zoom in, see street names, terrain ect and on sattelite view its distance mapping is excellent within a few ft.
So I ran half of the Brampton Valley way on weds, its a huge foot/cycle route through Northamptonshire and boy was it cold out.
My nike+ counted my pace and measured 5.2 miles including turning around halfway and coming back. I was like woohoo thats the most I had done.
I got in and actually mapped it from the carpark I started in to the carpark about the halfway mark... to find I actually did over 7 miles,

Now it seams like loads doesnt it. for the first mile I was fannying about getting the dogs away from the farm bit, getting my ipod on, hat and gloves and zipping my coat up. I then jogged for a couple of miles and had to stop to get them over the train track then carried on. It was a bit stop and start most of the first half but on the way back I only stopped once and was so pleased.
yesterday -thurs I dont think I could bend my legs lol but today apart from a bit of tenderness around my knees I feel great.
I would definitely run this one again it is a great training ground for the 5k Im thinking of doing next year

Officially 4 weeks until Christmas! and I love it woohoo!

I was intending to make a youtube video but my camera on my macbook keeps going off. i should get it looked at but tbh with all this running Ive been doing lately Im so shattered to do anything constructive. Also a haul video with the things I bought when nadia was here for the week has been put on hold as I honestly cant remeber what it was it got.. need to rumage around... Anyway back to my original post



I love christmas even more than new year!
I love the fact Jeff has find the 'perfect' tree and the hours of trapesing around every single garden centre and tree nursery until one takes his fancy. Then choosing to buy a tree so big he then has to butcher it to get it into the house, a turkey so fat it even says on it to feed 20-24 ppl and nothing else will fit in the oven.

The kids having so many presents they inevitably open everything at once and lose an important piece to the one thing that will hold there interest long enough for me to try and get into the kitchen to help Jeff.

He is definately a traditional guy. Likes being in charge of the bbq in the summer and the full on Christmas dinner. Im not complaining I love that about him. My dad is the same. I like a man to take charge and be a man when its needed :D Its over all too soon it seems the shops open boxing day now for the sames and we dont get snow here until feb/early march. I wish everyone would just see it as a time to take a holiday and spend it with family.
For that one day and maybe even 2 if Jeff can get the time off I will be having a family Christmas :D
Now.. to make my wish list

liz
x

Nadia Is here :D

So you guys that know me or see me on twitter will know that Nadia from the blog Love Lipstick and Lime or Trucco905 on twitter is currently in England from Canada staying with me and my daughters for the week.

Its has been fantastic and like having a best friend. Loads of girly chat - shopping everyday, Northampton, Bicester designer outlet, Milton Keynes and that is from monday to weds! lol.

We have bought makeup from the CCO - underwear - handbags and clothing from dept stores, eaten out and had cocktails,dyed and straightened her hair -it has been so much fun.

The usual English weather hasnt failed us or stopped us in our tracks! I would film a haul video but well you can just imagine lol
Nadia will leave on Saturday which will be awful as we are such good friends now its always worrying when you meet in 'real life' but it was as if we had known each other for years.
Anyway back to the inflatable bed which is the only place a good hostess should reside!

lizx

My Run this morning :D

This Month I am.......

Playing...
With my new white 32gig iphone
Ive had an itouch since they came out and loved my pink and gold sony erricson but ive dropped it so many times and it has missing corners and is a couple of yrs old now so time for the big kahuna!
I had all the apps already and knew how to find my way around it it was just the ease of having the phone and ipod function and apps all in 1 so less to carry. My itunes library on my macbook is gigantic so only the larger storage phone would do.

Running..
Still using the getrunning app but now on my iphone - wk 6 run 1 tomorrow. Saturday a.m I did my longest run yet which was 20 mins - I did it in the rain and also added on another 3 mins to it.
To say I was ecstatic afterwards was an understatement I was grinning like a cheshire cat as it was only weeks before that running the 1 min made me cough, gasp, and feel like my legs were burning and breaking beneath me.
I run in the woods near me with the dogs I feel safe, there are always alot of others about running and on moutain bikes - I see the same people but always vary my route. Its soft underfoot so not alot of stress on the knees but oh god its muddy :)

Dieting..
Well as my previous youtube post and vid I rejoined weightwatchers. I have been having a good week but then out of nowhere my period appeared so now I feel bloated and huge. I had one day where I didnt really point and we went out for a carvery and I had a dessert and vodka diet coke :D My 1 crappy day. But I have been keeping up the running so I am hoping for a couple of lbs. I have pcos so dont lose a hell of a lot of weight fast ive got to live with that which is a shitter!. But anything off will be great.

Recovering..
After my off from my dirt bike and bruised abdomen and arms I feel as good as new! That'll teach me to try and do jumps when I dont have the ability only the enthusiasm lol

Watching...
Live music.. I love a good gig - The last few weeks we have been to see Robbie Williams in Camden at the BBC Electric Proms - just an amazing set, he is so so nice. The big orchestra backing just made it perfect.
Then on Halloween we went to see Pink on her funhouse tour - getting tickets from Ticketmaster a few days before we paid about £60 each one for the premium seats. Which wasnt bad as on ebay they were selling for over that. We were at the side of the stage and had better viewing than 70% of the standing crowd. She was amazing the girl can move in heels!! What a great performer. Jeff loved it too even though he isnt a huge fan and only knew the chart songs she had done. The bummer of the night was that Birmingham doesnt have trains after 11pm so we were screwed and had to get a £75 taxi home.. you can imagine how that went down. We didnt think to check and assumed as its a large city. Doh!

Dowloading...
Greys anatomy, Dexter, true Blod, Cougar Town(soo fucking funny)

Hating...
Jeff this month well maybe hate is too strong he cant do anything right, maybe im too hard to please maybe he just doesnt try enough. He has a short fuse and Yells and slams doors, I get over emotional and cry and 'never listen' or agree. Its good most of the time but some weeks its hard to find things to like about him. Relationships are so hard to make work when you only see someone 2 days a week its like there is so much pressure to get along.
But if we didnt work at it it would just mean there was nothing to fight for.

Loving..
Autumn, falling leaves, bonfire night, halloween, warm foods and casseroles. Roasted dinners. The heating is on in the house the curtains are drawn early so its candle light snuggly and warm.

Making...
Diet friendly foods, more fish, soups,hot chicken and bacon salads, Pasta for the girls. I cant eat alot of carbs doesnt agree with me but I love cooking. Just need to get Jeff to try healthier foods rather than him eating takeaway when we all have dinner. Selfish sod!

Buying...
In Birmingham before the pink gig I picked up, nars sheer glow foundation in the color Santa Fe, the color I would compare to chanel 20 clair or a maybe a 30. Light in color but matches my neck. When My fake tan wears off my head always still looks tanned compared to my body so I chose a lighter foundation. Also picked up 2 of the bobbi brown cream eyeshadows. Disappointing as they are so sheer you can build them up the girl said they are really pretty but work better as bases i think.



thanks for reading, hope your all having a great Autumn
x

The great re-joinaholic

Well its that time of year again, Festive lights, slinky dresses, winter woolies. Central heating creating a tropical environment in houses and shops.
If it aint enough to be a bit chubby already then don a cable knit sweater dress 40 denier opaque tights to enhance my tree trunks and off I go.. its a full on chub fest! within 10 mins i feel like clawing myself out of the clothes and going au natural as my body heat creates a shrinking effect with the wool.. cue claustrophic panic attack..Something has to be done.

I have been trundling along kind of dieting on my own for months ..all wk - kind of eating takeaways at the weekend bolstering myself that its all good and running every other day :D After hearing that some of you great girls have stated weightwatchers and that a girl has a challenge well.. I thought maybe I should pull my finger out and join in and drop some fat. you can view Jess's channel here - she is very inspirational
I have the exercising sorted.. now on wk 5 of the running program so its just the food side of it to take in hand.

I rejoined weight watchers this morning which was surreal for a couple of reasons.

1. I am 1.5lbs lighter than the last time I had a ww weigh in! bonus. 5 months and no gain!

2. It was like going back in time because everything was exactly the same even the people. The class I go to is full of older women, or girls with scrunchie pony tails and prams full of kids screaming.. I feel a bit out of place and none of them looked noticably slimmer than when I was last there in May. I dont stay for the meetings as by the time the weighing in is done and the meeting gets going it can be over an hr and a half of sitting around. I have never found them motivating. The leader has lost a stone and admits she has a hard time keeping it off and doesnt really give you the oompft you are looking for.

So here is my starting weight
5'1 height
11st 8lbs
I am on 21 points a day
Ive been set a 5% goal for shoot for which will take me to 11 stone.. Any more than 8lbs to aim for at present seams so unattainable and will have me diving into the cake tin as quick as a flash.. so its baby steps..

Blog award :D yay

I have been nominated for some wonderful blog awards! I know can you even believe it heheh!!

The girl that nominated me beautiful Paula has a great blog that I wasnt even aware of but Im so glad to have another brilliant blog to read. Thank you so much for this award :D I think this is the first one aswell.

Her blog is here
http://sweetcheeks1910.blogspot.com/
go and say Hi to Paula :)


Ok so I have to do the following -

1. Thank the person who nominated me for this award
2. Copy the award & place it on my blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated me for this award.
4. Tell us 7 interesting things about yourself.
5. Nominate 7 bloggers
6. Post links to the 7 blogs I nominate.

I nominate these lovely girls check them out I wish I could nominate more!

http://humbug202.blogspot.com/ Sarah is so so funny she needs to blog more!

http://www.ymbeautyblog.com/ Holly is beautiful and knows how to shop!

http://lipgloss86.blogspot.com/ Amy always has me making lists of things to buy lol damn u :P

http://romanticdreaming.blogspot.com/ I love sitting with a coffee and reading Laura's Blog

http://mupnorth.blogspot.com/ Michelle lives in Norway and is a makeup artist and an amazing slimmer!!

http://stellar27.blogspot.com/ Rebbecca has stye I often oooh and ahh at her beautiful blog shes a MUA and journalist too shes got it going on :)


7. Interesting things about me:

1. I am the middle child of 9 siblings 6 sisters and 2 brothers - yes hectic at christmas

2. I have a morbid love of zombie movies my fave is dawn of the dead.

3. I was an original goth in my early to late teens I was angst ridden dressed head to toe in black listening to the sisters of mercy, bauhaus, banshees ect ect I spent most of my time following my ex husband around as he played guitar in a grunge/thrash metal band - smoking dope feeling spiritual and being original haha so we thought!

4.I dye my hair every 4 weeks no more no less - I have been 70% grey since I was in my late teens just as my mum was. Im naturally dark brown though not the black I like to dye my hair :D

4. I have 2 daughters from my prev marriage that are the funniest girls in the world - they make it all worthwhile

5. I havent smoked now for nearly 3 yrs but smoked from my teens till then giving up each time I was pregnant but starting again soon after. Sometimes I miss it but dont know why.

6. I am a serial dieter but my love of good food is my downfall, Jeff is a feeder when he is at home and I am an eater lol

7.I am in love with Ruben Xaus an amazing motorbike racer .omg he would be the one

Ready, Steady, Grow! eyebrow update!!

I have always had a love hate relationship with my brows. More on the hate part recently.
I had huge thick furry caterpillars in the 80's fueled by the likes of brook shields, thinner more natural looking ones in the early 90's like many of the models and popstars and that obsession with perfection led to over plucking.
I have thin brows which are missing the front part. I dont pluck from anywhere but underneath on the outer arch now.
Whilst searching the net and hearing liposils being great for eyelashes I came across the same thing for eyebrows! yay!! and being able to get anything in the world on ebay I bought something called Talika.

On there website the testimonials made me reassured but I decided to document the growth if any - weekly :D
Details of the product on the website can be found on here.
So from tonight I will upload a photo each week of my eyebrows - without any pencilling in or brow powder.

My brows au natural! yes you see the problem.. alot of penciling in. But a good starting point to see if it works! Excuse the puffy eyes - its 6am, having 2 girls I have to get in the bathroom early lol

at the start 06/10/09








2 weeks later 21/10/09





21/10/09 2 wks later
I was going to post a pic last week but there was nothing at all.
After applying morning and night so far there hasnt been any dramatic difference to see - the fine hairs I would have plucked daily are coming through and I am not plucking at all which is killing me. Should take about 28 days so halfway through this isnt bad as there is some growth but it could just be what have grown if I stopped plucking anyway lol always the skeptic!

I will stick with it and let you know


closeup pics













My brows after powder
shadow or my blink eyebrow pencil

I found a lovely blogger check her out and you can win things!

Sarah is from Kent and has a great blog called I heart Cosmetics - lots of reviews on products and things she loves :)

Sarah is also running a Halloween giveaway competition over on her blog with lots of great prizes for the winner! with numerous ways of winning and mentioning her blog is one of them. What a great way to get other girls to spread the word about your blog. I am always on the lookout for reviews of beauty items and other girls to be blog friends with.

If you want to find someone new to add to your reading list I can definitely recommend her blog and she has just redesigned it too so its all pretty and pink.

Click Here to Visit her blog

Blog Sale

Hi Ladies
I am selling some items that I no longer use. Leave a comment with what you are interested in first come first served and I will send you a paypal invoice.
S&H
UK I will post recorded delivery and it will be £2.50 for up to 2 items each extra item it will be another 50p.
USA £3.50
Can you please say if your in the Uk or overseas :) when you comment
No returns I will describe items and condition and pack well.
You can click on each photo for a close up to see condition usage ect :)

sorry sold

Mac Eyeshadows only used a couple of times
violet trance sold, et tu bouqet sold ,
night manoeuvres deep coco brown £6.00 each

Sold

Nars Tokyo eyeshadow duo - used once £9

Mac Mineralise eyeshadows
Sold love connection on the left
Fashion patch on the right small dents in the blue and lilac £9

both now sold

Lipsticks, from left to right
YSL Lingerie pink - sold
Blankety only used a few times £7
Fresh Brew used a few times £7
Hug me used swatched once £8
Gel used once £8
Vegas volt new swatched once £8

Estee Lauder Sand and Sea Palette- sold



Calvin Klein Lacquer Finish Lip Color - Never opened as this is a back up I bought and I have still to get half way through my first one. Creamy and intense a great autumn deep red color. Jeff calls it my pvc lips because this is so glossy on. The box is a bit bashed but the product is perfect £6



Nars the multiple in Copacabana - Sold


Studio Finish Concealer nw25 sold


Mac Solarbits in Scatterrays - pearlised pigment clusters - hardly used £10



Mac 15 pan palette with 6 hardly used eyeshadows
top knot
antiqued
gulf stream
Bitter
moons reflection
Jewel Blue
£45