Showing posts with label ebay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebay. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 April 2012

NOTD: Easter Eggs.

I've given a lot of thought to this design, and I'm very pleased with the results. I wanted something Easter-themed and springy, despite the weather acting to the contrary. Some of my favourite similar designs can be found here, here, here and here. Kim from Sweet Monday also did a similar combination, I'm really liking having a different pretty pastel colour on each nail, can it just be Spring forever?


White nail-art pen, eBay
Base colours:
Apricot Punch, Rimmel 'I &heart; Lasting Colour' (scented and smells lovely)
Lilac Dream, Models Own
Jade Stone, Models Own
U & I, MUA Love Hearts
Top Turquoise, Models Own
Top & Basecoat:
421 Clearly Clear, Rimmel 'Lycra PRO'




In related news, if you're a regular reader of my blog you may be following my Photo A Day April challenge and therefore may remember the nail transfers I photographed for the 'post' challenge. Well, the lovely Jan Christie, the eBayer I bought the transfers from checked out my blog and sent me a message. I still haven't had a chance to try them out yet, but if you head over to Effie's Makeup Box you can check out Heather's efforts involving both cats and pugs.

If you go to Jan's eBay store and fancy picking up your own transfers, you can type 'intoruth' in the order form and she'll send you a few free samples with your order.
I hope you have a great rest of Easter Sunday, I have one more blog on the way because it's a three-blog kind of day.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Tuesday Tabs. #12

Really, twelve? What even is this, it would be cool if everything could just really move forward soon. I really need just a sprinkling of luck to get me started.

Sorry, I'm in a pretty foul mood, I failed my driving test a few hours ago. It was only my first go, so it really isn't a big deal, it's not as though I was desperate to pass it first time, I just didn't want to take it a second time. The test itself was fine, apart from knowing the mistakes I'd made instantly and there being nothing I could have done about them. I suppose at least now I know that the test isn't as big or as scary thing as I predicted it to be, but I felt like such an idiot crying over it. I think it's because I keep thinking about the money, time and effort that's gone into it, the amount of variables to a test stresses me the hell out too. I'm still beating Moon though, so hopefully I'll be able to pass next time, whether I'm still here or down in Newbury. It's pretty lame that there's a ten-day cooling off period before I can book another test.

On a positive note, Moon and I may have found ourselves a home down in Newbury, we're just waiting for the estate agent to email across details about referencing, which hopefully will be soon so I don't have to pester. Pestering is my least favourite thing about house hunting, imagine begging someone for a job in the same way you have to practically beg to view a house, pretty sure I'd be even more unemployed than I am now, if that's even possible. It's a great two bedroom maisonette though, with a lovely garden backing onto a park, I can really see myself there and hopefully Dolly will be able to come with us too.

This week's been a bit slow in terms of fun internet things because, as you probably noticed, I spent most of last week running to and from Newbury and having driving lessons so there's been little time for procrastinating at my desk. Job hunt is too slow too, this is the first spell of zero replies that I've had in about two months, maybe I suddenly started doing something wrong...

Heavy Lifting Light Shade, £14, Urban Outfitters
I've had to start thinking about lamp shades, which is a real first. This is since noticing, that as we're no longer students and therefore not looking at student properties, we don't even get lampshades. Not a big deal because it's not something you need to get straight away, but also quite important because I want them at least eventually and I know I'm not willing to settle for Wilkinson's £1.97 fair, not that there's anything wrong with them, I just think that part of my life is over, if that makes sense.


More recently I've found myself thinking about my time at University, don't ask me why because it's rarely something I really do unless talking with friends. But, and I may have mentioned this to you before, one night in halls in the first year of Uni, Moon and I stayed up until gone 2am, just watching videos of domino championships. I mean sure, say what you will but it's pretty intense not the mention brilliant to watch, the 8 minutes of this one really flew by. Maybe I should try and be a domino champion.


ASOS Animal Print Shirt, £34, ASOS
This is my favourite of the ASOS/It's Nice That Collab, the colourful animals should be enough of a giveaway as to why.
So completely on my want/need list.



Multi-way Bag, £13.11, Clothes Market World
I'm not sure if I want to take a risk on this one, but it would be cool if the high street started bringing out bags of this fashion. Basically it can be a handbag or a backpack, and that's pretty useful. Apparently it's big in Korea at the moment but I'd love one just so I don't have to worry about my inexplicably heavy laptop snapping another poor unsuspecting tote, I'm tired of sewing straps. I just don't know if this one is big enough or good quality enough. Has anyone out there picked up anything similar from eBay, what were your results? After seeing LLYMLRS' imitation Zara tote I have high hopes but I'm not willing to part with cash just yet.



You see this kind of video come up on Youtube every so often, and they're just really good at lifting your spirits and recognising what an amazing planet we live on. It's a pretty swell pick-me-up.


Some days, I need this massive and sellotaped to my face.

My favourite image taken from a series of double-exposures on 'You Should Take Care'. Having studied Photography so much it's funny how easy it is to forget how many fun editing techniques there are to try out.


Grassy Cats Eco Cup, £14, Urban Outfitters



Anyone can say anything they want about Ok Go's musical ability, but when it comes to music videos, they do a pretty cracking job. This is their latest offering for their single 'Skyscrapers'


Safari Animal Butt Magnets, $14, Fred Flare


Give Me Work Tapestry Kit, £75.61, Rob Ryan
Unsure if this is to make it or just have it, but I would like both, please.



White Point Collar with Interchangable Flower Tie, £17.30, CATatelier
I would love to dress Doll up and I bet it would be lots of fun, but as she doesn't even really like her flea collar, it looks like I'll just be admiring CATatelier's designs from afar.



Easter Bunny Bath Bombs, £4.81, KBShimmer

Link Love:
  • Highlights Scrapbook DIY — This is something I used to do all the time when I was a bit younger, I think University workbooks and studying must have got in the way, but it's certainly a neat thing worth getting into again.
  • Hamburger Eyeshadow — As part of Burger King's latest advertisement campaign in The Netherlands, they've gone for a beauty theme to go with their 'new look' menu. It's quite a cute idea, sure the eye make up is crazy but it's a neat idea, especially for a fancy dress night out.
  • That's So Yesterday's Guide to Dying Fabric — This was an appropriate and helpful tutorial for me, or it will be once Moon and I have our own place. We're being handed down a white sofa-bed, and white and I just don't get on. It's got removable covers so I'm hoping with a little coaxing that Moon will allow me to dye it a more Ruth-friendly colour (not black, but the darker and less stain-proned, the better). This DIY is also amazing for the current dip-dye trend, which I'd love to try out on my bargain-tastic £4 mint-green Primark cardigan which I got the other day. On a personal level, I also have one of the dresses used in the tutorial and now I know how it will take to dye, I'm slightly tempted as it might encourage me to wear it more.
  • ASOS X It's Nice That Shirt Collaboration — So many pretty shirts, hoping that if I keep a beedy enough eye on them that they'll drop in price and I'll be able to call a few of them mine. I know they're men's shirts, but they're too nice to ignore.
  • Dave and Ashley get Engaged — Adorable photography series documenting photographer, Jon Mark's friends, Dave and Ashley, getting engaged. The story is brilliant and the images are awesome, as well as some great portraits after the proposal took place, I just thought the whole setting was incredible.
  • Paperchase's Easter Collection — Not only is some of the line up to 50% off, but omg, there's so many bunnies everywhere! I love Easter ♥.
  • A Thrifty Mrs: What Does Thrifty Mean To You? — A cracking blogpost addressing spending priorities from Superscrimper lady, El. Her blog is something I think I will become all the more acquainted with as things like rent and bills gain more importance.

  • I guess that's it for this week, I can't believe Easter has crept up on me so quickly. We're having a big family thing on Monday and I'm really looking forward to it. This has really taken my mind how annoying it was to fail my driving test, so thanks for stopping by.

    Saturday, 10 March 2012

    Gold on the Ceiling.

    I know this is old, but after seeing it on Rude Tube last week, it's pretty much been in my head non-stop and I'm not really sure what to do. Damn The Gregory Brothers and their ability to make ridiculous yet catchy auto-tuned songs, I only just go 'The Bed Intruder Song' out of my head.

    I figured I would do this post now to save further mish-mash, but I haven't been up to too much, you know, due to being ill and tired. My eBay selling was a great success and I spent the last hour of selling counting everything down like a sport, it's kind of weird how some people literally snipe their way in last minute. It's been a bit of a weird week anyway hasn't it, weather wise, it's been stupid, one day it's all duvet and curling up, the other it's t-shirts and being outdoors, I don't get it.


    Sadly, I received a rejection letter from Alamy on Thursday, I guess I have to say I'm gutted but if I let rejection get me down, I'd literally never be anywhere. Despite the jobhunt being very slow on the ground due to me having the flu, I've found a few good leads, so all I can do is keep my chin up, all I really want at the moment is my sniffly nose to clear up before my next potential interview.

    Being ill hasn't been too bad, I mean it's meant that I've been able to slow down and relax a bit, which is at least something as I can't remember when I last felt like I could do that and I've got a surprising amount of things done. Things that have been less cool about being ill is having a kitten who loves toe-mice waking you up every five minutes, but when she's not being annoying she's ever so pretty and lovely.

    As I guess you can gather, this week as been incredibly uneventful, but I went with Moon to Costa on Thursday and placed dismally in the pub quiz that evening, probably one of the worst ones we've done. As Moon had an interview on Friday, I was home early and picked up packaging supplies from Poundland, which I don't think I'll be doing again, as the materials were pretty inefficient, and I'd generally say I'm pretty good at wrapping things. Everything got done regardless though, I just hope they don't disintegrate on their journeys.




    My mum dug out this old necklace and gave it to me yesterday, I quite like it and it's a bit different to the other necklaces that I have. I'm really liking collared shirts at the moment, but maybe I'm behind and a bit of a fool.



    Here is how my nails look at the moment, I'm a smart cookie and I recognise that they're really similar to ones that I posted last week but I don't care too much. Part of me does think that I should attempt some different designs but I like this mix-up. I put some Barry M Body Glitter over the top of a few of them, but I'm not sure how I feel about it as it's not really the right texture. I saw on her Glossybox review that Kim over at Sweet Monday used the BM eyeshadow to go over the top and that's something I might try next.



    If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed that I said I felt like Santa once I'd finished packaging everything, I hope this photo clears up why I said that. I was super worried I would get a ton of dirty looks but luckily the Post Office was practically empty to so I didn't fel too guilty about holding up people's Saturday.



    These are my cushion inserts, this photo makes them look like bags of salt, but I'm sure that they're definitely cushions. I got them from this eBay seller, they took just under a week to come, and I reckon if I wasn't feeling so eager, that probably wouldn't have been a problem.

    I found The Black Swan issue of Little White Lies which I bought at the beginning of last year and have noticed that my collection is looking pretty nice. I love Little White Lies, but this made me remember how pretty their covers are.

    I'm so looking forward to making these cushions; I think a night of that, pasta for one and Take Me Out are on the cards, that doesn't sound too shabby to me.

    Sunday, 4 March 2012

    Ooo Wah Oh.

    I first heard about MUA's Love Heart collection back in the beginning of February, I thought they seemed like a cute idea but never spotted any to pick up. Yesterday, while in Crawley I managed to find about three out of the five available colours in Superdrug. They were similar to colours I already had, which is why I went for U & I, a pastel yellow, which I thought would be good now that Spring is starting to show it's face.

    However, and I'm not sure if reviewing things on a blog means you always have to be nice, but I was pretty disappointed. I mean for a £2 price tag, it's not as though it broke the bank, but having used a few MUA polishes, I was expecting it to be alright. Sadly not, the application was pretty watery, and unlike any other polish I've used, it was incredibly streaky and even now, after five coats, I'm still not happy.

    I think it has actually been saved a bit by the bargain purchase of BeautyUK's Matte Top Coat, which I am happy with.

    BeautyUK Matte Top Coat, £1.99, Superdrug
    For the price and size, I think this is pretty great, and it goes on really well, with no gloops.

    Although 'U & I' does come in undeniably cute packaging, and actually does dry really quickly between coats, it just doesn't have the right finish and I'm left feeling a bit let down. I'm not sure if it's colour, but I have seen a range of mixed reviews for most of the collection. I do believe that you get what you pay for with beauty products, and I know £2 means I shouldn't expect it to be amazing, but MUA do generally live up to a high standard - I love their bright individual eye shadow palettes - and with this being a collaboration, maybe I was just expecting it to be much more.




    Have you tried any of the other colours in the MUA Love Heart's range? What did you think?

    Kind of just fell into this review a bit, but I'm genuinely a little bit annoyed.

    While I'm here, I found this photo that I took on my Blackberry of the newly revamped upstairs to Snooper's Paradise, which I mentioned in my last post, isn't it beautiful? Sorry the phone-photo doesn't do it justice, but I was a bit nervous about full-on papping it.

    There's only three days left on my eBay listings if you're interested, you might be able to get a bargain.

    Sunday, 26 February 2012

    Echo.

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    (via Tumblr)
    Current mantra.

    How great has the weather been for the last few days? What a weird month, snow and now this, crazy. It's nice to not have to be in a scarf and coat at all times, but I'm on edge, knowing how indecisive British weather has a tendency to be, particularly as Spring makes it's way in. Still, a good excuse to wear some different clothes and have a clear out.

    These are some photos that I don't think will fit anywhere at the moment but that I like.

    Yep, Dolly has got a taste for outdoors and managed to get out of my bedroom window. She wasn't able to figure out how to get back in either so ended up running up and down the neighbouring houses. It was kind of fun, and I do eventually want her to go outside and be a hunter, but as we plan on letting her have kittens, she's still just too young and although it makes her a bit sad for a while, I think it will be easier in the long run to be responsible for a bit.



    This was my outfit on Thursday, I was in jeans but promptly changed into something a bit more summery. The jacket will be on eBay tomorrow as I've come to the conclusion that it's just too big, and that's not really what I'm going for at the moment, seems a bit silly given that I wore just the other day, the colours are great, but look at how boxy I am. :(
    Jacket: eBay
    Necklace: Primark
    Dress: Primark
    Belt: Primark
    Tights: Dorothy Perkins
    Socks: New Look
    Shoes: Dorothy Perkins



    Gratuitous sunset photo from Thursday, it was a cracking sunset though.

    So here is me letting you know that I'll be listing a few things on eBay tomorrow, generally to get rid of them, but also to get rid of the guilt I have over buying them and never wearing them. A link to my eBay can be found here. It's such a drudge to list things but £0 insertion fees are pretty nice. Here's a quick preview of some of the items I'll be listing.




    eBay photography is so strange, it becomes a bit odd when you begin to realise how structured the whole process is, despite the difference of ability between users. I'm sure there's a University Photography project in that somewhere.

    I hope that you had a nice Saturday and that you enjoy the rest of your weekend. I went to the Vintage Flea Market at Spitalfields this afternoon, but I think I'll save that for tomorrow to save an ultra-long, muddled post. I think for my photo-taking it's kind of imperative that I have a change of scenery soon...

    Monday, 8 November 2010

    Profit.

    I'm quite happy with this, despite the fact I actually wanted these Doc Martens for myself, but Urban Outfitters went and sent me the wrong size and don't (and will probably never) have the size that these were actually supposed to be, so I thought that I would make myself some money out of my bargain rather than just get my money back.
    Plus whoever is the current highest bidder is still getting a good deal £21 is great considering they are literally brand new.
    Join in, if you happen to be a size 7.
    They should have been a UK 5, which is apparently a US 7, which is what it says on the box, they sent me a UK 7 instead. They never even had a chance to be mine, curse my slightly smaller feet.

    Saturday, 28 August 2010

    Videos and photographs.

    Here is a video of Moon mouthing the words to whatever he was listening to on his iPod. It was recorded really late on the way back from Cornwall. I'm kind of missing Moon right now, this is the longest we've gone without seeing each other in ages, probably the whole summer holidays. It's been quite difficult to talk to him on the phone as we're both doing different things and I just miss him, but I'll probably see him on Wednesday, so it's not too far away now, and I've kept myself pretty busy.

    And, here is a video of a cat I encountered on the way back from the dentist, I thought it had a weird voice, excuse the heavy breathing, I'm was/still am very much getting over this horrible cough, the medicine I was given did literally nothing and I'm taking myself to the doctors again on Tuesday.

    My mum found me a Fujifilm Instax camera, the batteries for it finally arrived this morning and I took my first photograph with it, it's come out brilliantly and in focus, much better than my Polaroid 600. This camera has autofocus, so I'm anticipating good things. In fact, I think I'm going to pack in my Polaroid and stick it on eBay, along with the few films I have left. The film for this Fuj Instax is cheaper and more readily available and the photos come out nicer. With the Polaroid, I've only taken a few decent photos because I've been so aware that it - especially recently - costs over £1 a photograph, so that's what I'm going to do when I get back to Portsmouth, it should help cover my share of the TV license, plus this camera is so much more badass.

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