How to: Wash a faux fur collar

Washing the Dog!!

Random post but one that I could have done with reading!

I've had my black raccoon faux fur collar for a few months now and am embarrassed to say that yesterday was the first time I washed it due to laziness (and fear).

My ebay purchase didn't have any washing instructions and I couldn't even really depend on help from google because I didn't know for sure what it was made from.

But it got to the point where I would either have to wash it or buy a new one so I did some basic research about faux fur and decided to hand wash mine using Woolite (I use this to wash my merino wool cardigans too fyi).

I just ran some warm water into my sink and used a generous amount of Woolite (the pink one btw) and then swished black raccoon and all black (didn't need it but thought I might as well) in the sink and gently rubbed the fur (basically the same as I imagine you would do washing a pet)

The water was absolutely flithy! I was going to post a pic but it was kinda nasty :s

So after a few minutes I dumped both collars into my bath and used the shower head to rinse. Again I gently rubbed the fur but I wasn't too rough as I didn't want to lose any fur (the black shed like 3 hairs in the sink, black raccoon was fine!). Once water was running clear for a while I gently squeezed out excess water. I then set up a clothes horse in my bath and let it drip dry for....an hour? A bit more?

Collars were still soaking wet after an hour but you could see the fur starting to become matt and horribe so I gently wrung out the water and then set up a clothes horse in my living room (so that I could watch tv haha) and then I used my blow dryer.

I couldn't blow dry it completely dry because to be honest it was boring and time consuming. So I did both until the hair was looking more normal and then let them air dry.

This morning they are dry and clean, ready to rock and roll :)

Another celeb scent - Kate Moss

My latest celeb perfume courtesy of mummy/santa claus. Mummy said that I like pink perfumes which on reflection is true!

I wore this a few times before my nose was working but I received compliments and a common comment was roughly "it smells the way I expect you to smell".....which means I dunno but....

...the negative reviews of Kate say that it is a cheap and teenager type smell (which I wouldn't consider a compliment) but...

....the positive reviews say this is a young and sweet girly smell, so I hope that is what people mean lol

I've only had this since Christmas but as you can see from the photo I've already hit the half way mark!

[ABOVE: Stunning by Katie Price, Kate by Kate Moss and Intimately by Victoria Beckham)]

So that a trio of celeb scents I now own and I love them all. I think with perfume you can't diss them until you've tried them.

Clarins Powder Compact

NOTD: Innocent Diamonds

2012 so far...

Hello!

How are you all? Hope you have been well.

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, 2012 has been a bit busy. Waiting for my brother to pick me up to get some treats for my work mates in honour of Chinese New Year so here's a quick post.

[ABOVE: Elf Eyebrow kit in Dark]

I know it's only January but I already know that the Elf Eyebrow kit is my product of the year. I got one for my mum (in medium) and SF(in dark) and had got another kit in dark (because wasn't sure if mumsy would be dark or medium) so thought I'd give it a go....and wow I love it.

It's all trial and error at the moment because I've never 'done' my brows before bar tweezing and threading (still growing them out - haven't threaded for nearly a year).

I like my shape so that doesn't change but I like the definition it gives to my face. I think my 'new' brows might be a bit OTT for some people but I like it, adds to my clown make up ;)

[ABOVE: Johnson's night face cream]

The cream was buy one get one free from Tesco's - I also got a day cream that I haven't used yet. This night cream is not going to be repurchased but it's all right. It feels light and watery and doesn't go very far, but it hasn't broken me out (though it does sting when I put it on....).

[ABOVE: Zara wedge boots]

Most recent purchase - my mum got me these boots yesterday. Never had anything like them before but I do like them a lot.

They were only £9.99 in the sale - they're a lace up wedge ankle boot in a stone/beige/neutral 'suede'. I've already worn them out (on the evening of the day of purchase) and they were pretty comfortable. Actually they were really comfortable but I didn't walk far/long so dpn't want to commit to a review just yet!

Uh oh - I have 40 mins to get ready so I better go,

Have a great day everyone xxx

First NOTD 2012 :)

[Elf desert haze, 2 coats, no flash]

Hi Guys, first NOTD for 2012 woo hoo!

I've had my nails quite 'moody' for a while, savile row and plum wine being my new loves so I was going to brighten up my nails with a bright red but after I took off the existing polish I had to go for a nude.

Elf's desert haze is one of the colours I got in my big elf haul and omg I love it more than I thought I was going to. I knew I loved the colour but was worried the consistency would be streaky and gloopy (as pastels often are) but this was a dream to apply.

Understated and classy (the nails, not so much me lol), I find it quite alluring in a different way to the sexy vampy reds I've been favouring.

Wow I am a lame. Oh well.

Hope 2012 is going well so far, ciao xxx

Happy new year!!! It's 2012!!

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope 2012 is a blessed year for us all. Remember that just because you don't have all you want doesn't mean that your year is bad. Have perspective and be grateful for the little things.

Thought I'd share this picture of me looking mash up after the countdown. Saw in the new year with SF as is kinda our tradition now.

Cheers to you all!

Eat and be merry!

Hi Guys!

So I spent 2011 hibernating but in the last week of the year I became more social (it's like someone popped in some new batteries!), saying that, no pics of human people aka no pics of me cos I was sick, spotty, ashy grey, greasy, and probably smelly during these outings. Charming!

Went to Yo Sushi (Westfield Stratford City) for the first time with my mummy and it was a laugh. I wish this branch did the blue monday deals or the sumo sunday deals but unfortunately not :(

V came back to England for Christmas from Dubai so we went to Westfields for dinner and a catch up; another 2 new experiences for me, The Real Greek and Pinkberry.

The food in The Real Greek was yummy and price wise it was respectable; we had the 2 dine for £20 meal deal which including a drink each but the bill came to just under £25 cos I had to add some meat to my dinner - the meal deal does include meat options (the deal is 7 dishes shared between the 2 of you, picked from the 14 on offer btw) but cos V is a veggie we chose 7 veggie friendly options. Still a good deal though and the service and location was nice.

After dinner we had a wander around and then we went to pinkberry. I am a massiv fan of frozen yoghurt but typical me I went for chocolate and all chocolate toppings and a few raspberries to be healthy......cos that's how I roll!!!

And finally on the last day of work I went to another never-been-before-place with my work friends; we went to Balans in Westfield Stratford City (hey, it's 1 min away from work and about 7 mins from my house!). What can I say? Firstly, the night was great, never been on a work night out type thing before and it was a right laugh. Small group but lovely people. But Balans? Never again. Price was a total joke and the food was not good. I had a burger and chips, how can that go wrong? Well it was dry and tasteless (and a bit cold), McDonalds burger's are nicer. As soon as I finished my meal I threw it up. Sorry for the TMI. But yeah. Never ever going these again and wouldn't recommend it. There were 7 of us and only 1 person enjoyed their meal and that was the person who picked the place as he'd eaten there the night before.

Picture is of a banoffi sundae btw, I had a spoon but then had to rush to the loo. Nice!

Well here is wishing that 2012 keeps us all well fed and watered :)

Last FOTD & NOTD of 2011!

Hi Guys!

Typing in 2012 but pics taken in 2011.....oooohhh its like a sci fi movie!! lol

Just wanted to share my last face and nail of the day with you all. And don't worry, I DO NOT wear this hat in public. Blog photo only!

[Above: Plum wine, no flash, 3 coats]

I went to Beauty Base in Westfield Stratford City and picked up two LA Colors nail polishes (99p each!). I now have more than 5 of this brand and I love them.

The colors are not equal but thus is the way with nail polish. But there are no major nightmares and for 99p we can afford to be hit and miss.

[Above: Plum wine, flash, 3 coats]

[Below: Jewel tone, 2 coats over the plum wine]

I am in love with plum wine. The 'no flash' picture is what it looks like to me; a dark deep blood just about red colour. It did look streaky with the first coat but once you layer it on (and you do need to put on a few coats for a really deep colour) streaks are not an issue.

The jewel tone I grabbed because i saw it on another blog and since I had such joy with sparkling diamonds I thought I'd give this a go. To be honest it is a great polish but colour wise it's not really me, but thats the joy of 99p polish, even if I use it 3 times it's still a good buy!

Speaking of good buys, goodbye! xoxo