It's been a bit of a frantic deadline pile-uppy week in my unbeautiful life, followed by an extremely lazy self-indulgent weekend, hence the lack of drivel. I'll be ready to embark next week on a series of posts going back to basics (on skincare, base, brows and lashes) and showcasing some simple looks with the early Christmas presents and packages which have been coming my way :)
But for now, here's some random picspam of said self-indulgence :D
My prescription for stress and homesickness: fat yarns and books of varying girth, both in care packages from the UK:
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Books top to bottom: three school-set volumes of Antonia Forest's shamefully out-of-print Marlow chronicles (I'm now only missing the last, which was always my least favourite anyway); more lightness in Right Ho, Jeeves, Seven Men and Two Others, The Brontës Went to Woolworths and The Topsy Omnibus (quirky farces from the 1900s-30s = my brain's happy place); Judith Flanders'The Victorian City, faultlessly researched and engagingly chatty history of London -- nonfictional escapism at its best; Hyperbole and A Half; and a new edition of an old comfort read...about maths. Hey, I bet engineers snuggle up with some Žižek essays on their days off....
Yarns left to right: Rowan Big Wool (chunky cuddly merino) in Smoky (beanie-to-be) and Concrete (coatigan-in-progress) and Rowan Kid Classic in Nightly (vintagey turban, methinks).
I should have the coatigan ready to show off by next weekend -- such is the fun of fat yarn -- but my last sweater took somewhat longer, and I worked on it across three continents. That said, since I've finished sewing in all five billionty thread ends, I haven't brought myself to take this off.... *sniffs self dubiously*
Er... let me waft some more fragrant things your way. Rose oolong tea and sharp-sweet pineapple short pastries, from Taiwan:
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More random food pics because I haz no instagram:
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Er... not that I'm safe from nefarious European influences either. This week, Enkida challenged the denizens of makeupalley to take off this look from Glamour Germany, June 2013:
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Witness the dangers of presenting a sleep-deprived driveller with A New Project:
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....Yeah. No-one still wondering how I hit pan on stuff, I assume? ;)
Back to basics series next week, promise! :)
But for now, here's some random picspam of said self-indulgence :D
My prescription for stress and homesickness: fat yarns and books of varying girth, both in care packages from the UK:
Yarns left to right: Rowan Big Wool (chunky cuddly merino) in Smoky (beanie-to-be) and Concrete (coatigan-in-progress) and Rowan Kid Classic in Nightly (vintagey turban, methinks).
I should have the coatigan ready to show off by next weekend -- such is the fun of fat yarn -- but my last sweater took somewhat longer, and I worked on it across three continents. That said, since I've finished sewing in all five billionty thread ends, I haven't brought myself to take this off.... *sniffs self dubiously*
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| pics taken pre-button-sewing, oops :P Skirt is my T by Alexander Wang buy from last year |
More random food pics because I haz no instagram:
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| Korean noms, favouring the spicy and fried varieties... |
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| Sichuan noms -- again with the fried+spicy.... Sichuanese has got to be my favourite cuisine evar. |
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| lighter and snackier Taiwanese fare -- perfect for refuelling before/after a wander 'round a night market (for more noms) |
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| Sweeeeeeets. Or divination. Hey if it works with coffee grounds why not with ice-cold beans? |
Suspect you've gained some chub just looking at those pics? No fear, Face Pérm's here:
Apart from the ENTIRE CONCEPT ZOMG, I love that for the 'before' side they basically just took two seconds to smear mud&ashes onto that cute model's cheek. And that accent acute inspires trust, no?
cheek: Diego Dalla Palma 60 Glow Baby Pink, Illamasqua Crush, Face Stockholm New York
lip: Media Lip Liner WN-1, By Terry Hot Cranberry
brows: Kiko white kajal pencil, Shu Uemura M White 907, Chanel Convoitise Id'O, Suqqu Ginbudou gold
eyes: THREE 08 Spirit Light white gold; peach, pink and purple from KATE Deep Trap Eyes PK-1, CLIO Friday Glow 2 Sheer Beige, Kiko Shiny Fuchsia, Clinique Intense Amethyst quickliner, L'Oreal Telescopic False Lash WP.
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| bathroom light.... it being 1 a.m. by this point *hides* |
....Yeah. No-one still wondering how I hit pan on stuff, I assume? ;)
Back to basics series next week, promise! :)