Ikea Skubb Shoe Storge

Hello!

I went to Ikea a few months ago and purchased two packs of Skubb shoe boxes (4 in each pack, so I have 8 in total). Rrp £9 per pack

My shoes my shoes. I have a lot of shoes. I'm a bulk buyer and a hoarder. So maybe 100 pairs (including boots and sandals). And it's ironic that Penny Palace could be described as a shoe box because essentially it is a shoe box with kitchen and bathroom appliances. And I still have shoes at my Mum's house. Maybe I should start wearing shoes as gloves so that I get more use out of them?!

Anyways! There are shoes in every nook and cranny of Penny Palace and one of those nooks is above the built in wardrobe. Before the purchase of the Skubbs I just piled a few shoe boxes, documents and a basket of shoes up there. It was ok; it's a good space, but visually that nook wasn't going to win any beauty contests.

So I got the Skubbs on a whim and visually I like it! Much more uniform and streamlined, and white is great for the asylum effect I've got going on. Forrealz bruv.

However...little but....space wise the Skubbs aren't as effective as my mismatched shoe boxes. The Skubbs are generous in size but....I dunno. To be fair I didn't whip out a tape measure so I'm just grateful they even fit! I've got 2-3 pairs of shoes in each Skubb so I'm trying my best.

The gap in the middle will fit another set of Skubbs so hopefully I can pick that up soon. And then I think it'll look amazing, which will make up for the extra pairs of shoes I'm going to have to cram elsewhere!

For what is available on the market I think £9 for 4 boxes was worth it. You're not really going to find anything else for that price. And if you wanna go the whole hog there's loads of other stuff available in the Skubb series (also comes in black).

So yeah. What do you think? ....I don't want too many smart ideas now though cos I have spent £18 already yeah lol

Another random beauty tag

Hello! It's me again. Do you like the Lindt that is as big as my head?! Another random beauty tag for you. I'm sure pictures and product info would have been handy but maybe next time. I was just enjoying typing so much and didn't want to stop.

1. Where do you store your makeup?


Make up is stored on top, under and inside my make up table (the malm from Ikea cos I am that much of a sheep).

2. How many makeup products do you own?

I don't think it's very polite to ask a lady this question!!! ;) I'm the queen of bulk buying so although I don't use a lot of products daily, I have a shit load. Between 1-100 is a safe estimate I think?


3. How many makeup products do you actually use daily?


2 foundations
2 concealers
2 (sometimes 3!) mascaras
Eyeliner
Eyeshadow
Eyebrow something
Clear mascara
Powder
Blusher or bronzer

And very seldomly do I use a lip product.
Wow that looks like a lot no wonder why I'm always late/I look so orange!

4. How many eyeliners do you own?


Jeez. Maybe 15?! 20?! It's just one of those things you keep buying and never throw away. Plus I love eyeliner it's def the one product I'd pick over the rest. I need eyeliner.

5. How many foundations do you own?

Maybe 10? Because of bulk buying and being an awkward colour.

7. How many concealers do you own?

Four. Laura Mercier, benefit, collection 2000 and natural collection (used as
Eyelid primer. Oh crap, plus two Clinique's and an aldi one. Seven. But I use them all really often. And this face needs concealing!

8. How many Mascaras do you own?


7 in use. I like using loads of different ones altogether, it works best for me.

9. How many Lip Glosses do you own?


Maybe 15? But I dont even really use them but my mum loves buying lipgloss and she doesn't wear it either. But one of my beauty aims this year is to use them up. Ive plopped a handful in my draw
at work and instead of reaching for my Vaseline I try to apply lipgloss instead. Unfortunately this means I have also rubbed lipgloss onto my face and eaten it too. Vaseline is much lower maintenance and yummier.

10. How many Lipsticks do you own?


Maybe only 5-10. Thank god I'm not addicted to lip products cos I see some girls be going cray cray over that shizzle!

11. How many nail polish do you own?


Oh crap. Didn't realise this was the next question. My name is Penny and I am a hypocrite and I'm cray cray about nail polish. I tried to count the other day actually but once I reach 99 I stopped. I def have under 150. I think. I hope.

12. How many Eyeshadows or Eyeshadow palettes do you own?


I like this question! Doesn't make me look too bad. I have 5, and two are the same (back up eyeshadow).

13. How many Perfumes do you own?


I probably have too much perfume for someone who is anosmic but they loom pretty. I think a perfume collection post might be due yaaaay(!!)

Ok bye xoxox

Bubble Tea!

Hi Guys!

I promised L a post and she'll probably curse me when she sees this exciting post lol but my brain is a bit waaaaah so I thought I'd just kind of do a practice run sort of post...

My current obsession is bubble tea! Totally overpriced but I like the novelty of it and during these miserable times bubble tea always makes me smile :)

It's a tea based drink (green, black or white) and usually comes in either a fruit tea or milk tea version (but you can also get loads of other versions including alcohol based at certain places). And the bubbles are tapioca balls and are chewy ....and you gotta try one!

Wow this post has absolutely no point to it whatsoever. I guess this is just me sharing my favourite drink with you all...so ciao ciao for now xoxo

Great Expectations tag 2013

Hello. Hi. Aloha. 

It has been a tough few months for me, but maybe I'll tell you another time.I am here now and bring you a  belated tag for the new year (holy cow it's nearly March 2013?!?!).

Created by youtube's britpopprincess, here are my answers to the Great Expectations tag.

1. Beauty Bad Habit to Get Rid Of...
I can't think of anything beyond spots. I'm good at moisturising and taking off my make up at night. But I can't stop touching (murdering) my spots. Delightful!

2. Beauty Secret to Add This Year...
Tangle teezer! I haven't even had this a week and my life is already better for having it (does that make sense?!) will do a review soon. But long story short, get one!

3. Last Years Beauty Favorite...
Dove Pro Age shampoo. Glamorous I know but really like this shampoo. Make up wise....mua black eyeshadow? (shade 20). Not exciting but I wear it everyday and I can't imagine what I'd use instead of it.

4. Beauty/Body Goal for 2013...
I'm not going to even lie and say 'lose weight'. Cos I'm greedy and lazy. Beauty goal is to sort my hair out. It's definitely falling out less and I just need to keep looking after it and hopefully soon enough it will be my (literal) shining glory once more.

5. Last Years Biggest Fashion Mistake...
Hands down my biggest fashion mistake was me in a maxi skirt. I got called so many mean names and I still insisted on rocking that. And oops I just bought another maxi last week hahaha It's only clothes man, chill out!

6. This Years Fashion Trend Prediction...
Is black and white a trend?! A trend that never ends? And sweaters. Jumpers.

7. This Years Fashion Must have...
I have no idea. But I loved all the pleather, metal hardware, fur and leopard print we've been wearing. I don't want to wear a pastel dress covered in daisies. Please!!!

8. Last Years Happiest moment/biggest Achievement...
This was my happiest moment and also biggest achievement and actually something on the bucket list I posted on here ages ago...I went to a music concert in Wembley. The fact that I managed to get all the way to Wembley was a big achievement already but the concert..it was bloody amazing. I don't know if I could do it again but it was great. This is going to be a bit wtf, but I went to see kpop boyband Big Bang and wow fantastic baby (you'd get that if you were a big bang fan!). So I'm happy cos the concert was mind blowingly good and cos ...I went to a bloody concert in an enclosed space yay me!

9. Last Years Biggest Challenge...
The reason why I've been away; my mum was really ill. Biggest challenge ever.

10. This Years key Resolution...
Linked to the above miserable event; live love and laugh. I'm fabulous at laughing but not so great at loving and even worse at living. To be honest at times I only know I'm alive cos I'm breathing. Alive but not living. And blah blah blah

11. Any Motto/Advice for the Year...
Oh, I guess it's also live, love, laugh too!
Be sensible though! (omg I'm such a grandma)

Well that's it! First kinda proper post for a long while. It's hard getting back into the flow of thing, I've been closed up for a long while but my blog and the crap I talk about is part of me living and part of me loving stuff so I'm going in the right direction I think. I hope it was ok!

Virtual hugs xoxox