Nails Du Jour - Jubilee Edition

'Roll' Model

It's 4:20 bitches! Well actually its not, its 22:43 but thats not the point. Rihanna smokes weed. We all know it. She hardly tries to hide it and I just wanted to pretend for a sec I knew what I was talking about.

Anyway, see what I did with the title there. Role model. 'Roll' model. Because you roll weed. LOL. I understand that girlfriend can do whatever she wants with her life, I just find it selfish that she does it so publicly and in front of so many young impressionable girls. I miss the days when Rihanna was all like 'come mr dj sum pon de replay' in her high tops and low slung jeans. 

On a slightly different note, she got dreads the other day. I have nothing against dreads. (Thats a big fat lie. I do. I think they look dirty and horrible). But anyway, she's kind of been a bit Bob Marley obsessed recently and I feel like the dreads were maybe a little too far and came across as try hard. 

Essentially what I'm trying to say is that she needs to calm the fuck down and assess where her life is going. She's 24. She's young and beautiful, not to mention rich beyond belief. If she doesn't start being more sensible she's going to end up in the 27 Club. And that would be a huge shame. 

Nails Du Jour

Barry M in Blue Moon 

Barry M in Matt White 

Nicole by Opi in Rainbow in the S-Kylie 

Nails Du Jour

So I guess most people have already seen them on Facebook, but here's this weeks nails.

The design is 'Galaxy Nails' (if you want to do them yourself there are a lot of really good tutorials out there. I used this one). They're so so easy as well. They require virtually no skill. 

Base Coat - Barry M in Black 

Colours for the 'nebulae' - Barry M in Matt White, Topshop in Peaches and Cream, Topshop in Feisty and Barry M in Cobalt Blue 

Glitter Topcoat (to create the 'stars') - Barry M in Pink Iridescent 

Top Coat - Barry M in Clear 

Nails Du Jour

Spent today hanging from last night. These are pretty much all I achieved:

Nails Du Jour

Girlfriend Needs to Pull Herself Together

This is Rihanna's new video for the single 'Where Have you Been':

It is definitely a video conceived on drugs. It's what I imagine a bad trip feels/looks like. I mean, it's just creepy. The whole way through. And what are those hideous pink pantaloon things about? This is probably one of my favourite songs on the album but the video is, quite frankly, grotesque. I'd probably enjoy it more if I was as high as she was all the time though. 

I really used to love Rihanna. And I mean LOVE. Big time. But somewhere between when she started smoking weed and when she started sleeping with Chris Brown again, I kind of lost all respect for her. She's 24 and she seems to have lost all direction in her life. If she's not careful she's going to end up like this. Ugly and on crack cocaine, wishing she still has a career. She's hardly fit to be a role model to young girls. 

Nails Du Jour

Base Colour: Barry M in Bright Red 

Accent Colour: Nicole by OPI in Rainbow in the S-Kylie

DIY Denim Jacket

My sister went out and bought some fabric a while back and altered her denim jacket to make it look it bit more snazzy. It looked so good once she'd finished that I copied her. She's really going to love that. I've only altered the pockets slightly, but it makes an otherwise ordinary Topshop jacket just that tiny bit more fun.
It's really very simple to do as well. The Broderie Anglaise cost me £2 for half a metre in a haberdashery in York. I cut a piece to roughly the size I wanted and pinned it into place, then using a needle and invisible thread I sewed round the edges to fix it into position. I was worried I might have trouble with the button holes, but all I had to do was turn the flap over and push the scissors through the already existing hole in the jacket. Once I'd made that cut, I sewed around the new button hole to keep it from fraying. Lastly, I cut the excess material off from round each pocket, and voila! A fabulous new denim jacket and it hardly cost me a penny. 

Before

After 

Close-up of a pocket. 

Today I smiled at all the old people I saw. And only one of them smiled back! I might not bother in future...

Sexy new kicks

Some of my favourite nails since I've been away

I do love a bit of glitter 

Probably my favourite of the bunch.
Ombre glitter. 

Purple Ombre.
I really seem to love ombre at the moment. 

I realise I haven't posted for a while, but some boys I know took the piss out of me for my last couple of blogs and I got a bit offended and took it to heart. I was basically worried about writing more posts and getting the piss taken out of me more. Anyway, I'm back. And I've decided I really don't give a crap about what anyone thinks.

Probably One of the Coolest Things I've Seen in a While

http://www.daltonmghetti.com/

The Weather Outside is Frightful

I'm a little bit bored of snow now. It's fun when you're at school and the sparsest sprinkling means you get a day off, but in the real world, snow is a pain. I have (rather surprisingly) enjoyed walking to and from uni these last few days, and campus can be breathtaking when it's covered in snow and ice, but the pavements are becoming slippery death traps and I hate arriving somewhere with horrible snow-ruined hair. I really really just want it to be spring now.

Nails

I've decided I'm going to start doing more interesting things with my nails (design wise). You only live once, and I don't want to die knowing I could have a multitude of different patterns but I was too boring to do any. Anyway I'm rocking the 'Tuxedo Nail' at the moment. Totally stole it from Kylie Jenner, but whatever. I know there are people who do actual tuxedos with ties and lapels and buttons and stuff on their nails, but I like the simplicity of this. It's really simple too. Well it's really simple on your non-dominant hand (i.e. it's really easy for me to paint my left hand because I'm right handed, but I always cock up my right hand because I have to paint with my left). But I managed. And the other hand looks good too.

The Queen of Pop is Back

Madonna has a new song out. And I love it. It has Nicki Minaj in it and you can't get much cooler than Nicki Minaj. It does look a little like a video you might expect from a ex-Disney-Channel-star-turned-global-singing-sensation, but who even cares? Madge looks FIT in it. I was reading about her performing at the Super Bowl this Sunday (it gets 111 million viewers. Yes you read that right. 111 million. :o) and I can't quite believe that she's never been asked to perform before now. She's been the Queen of Pop since before I was even born! Her new album (rather conveniently) coincides with this performance. It's number one in nearly 50 countries at the minute AND IT'S NOT EVEN OUT YET! Anyway, if you haven't seen it already, I don't know what you've been doing with your life (doesn't everyone have an email alert for news on Madonna?!). Watch it below though. It will enhance your life in ways you can't even comprehend*. 

*It probably won't. But do it anyway. 

A Word of Warning

Tomorrow I'm going home for the weekend. This means I'm going to see my cats. I've missed them so much I'm not even sure I can wait 13 hours to see them. Anyway, it probably means I'm going to write a really big blog post about how much I love them and how much I've missed them. It will also most likely be accompanied by a million pictures of them. Crazy cat times (Hannah Kemp understands where I'm coming from). So this is your warning. If you're bored of my cat obsession on Facebook, it's probably best if you ignore anything I post on here this weekend. Because it will be related to my kittens.

16 Years of Education Makes You Really Anal About Things

Sylvia sent me a link today to site which suggests eighty topics to write blogs on. It really is very good and I will be using some of the ideas from it, but there was one suggestion I really took issue with.
Number 58: 'Democracy, Communism or Socialism? Defend your choice'.
It might just be because I'm a politics undergrad, but the way the question is phrased implies that none of the options are at all compatible with each other. Which is just wrong. Because it's easy to reconcile socialism with democracy. In fact the whole Socialist paradigm, as I understand it, rests on the notion of an egalitarian society, which in turn entails a substantial amount of democracy. The question should be 'Capitalism, Communism or Socialism?' as it is extremely hard to placate any two of these ideas. Anyway, I just thought I'd share this with you because seven years at a grammar school and four years of higher education make you really anal and boring about things. Basically the moral of the story is learn your -ism's. Or you might look like a fool.

On another note, this is a video explaining the difference between Keynes and Hayek. It explains the different economic ideologies  of capitalism and socialism. Sort of. Anyway it's fun and it's really good.

There's a second part to this video as well if you loved the first bit as much as I did. Just google 'Hayek and Keynes Round 2' and I'm sure you'll find it. 

Sorry It's Been So Long

Sorry it's been so long since I last wrote a post, but I find it really stressful to write now, because this page gets a lot of views and I feel pressured to write something really good because of that.

Anyway, I finally got a new phone on Friday, and IT WAS THE BEST PURCHASE EVER, but that's not what I want to write about. I still have my Blackberry until August (it doesn't have internet and I (by I, I mean Nicola) only pay £10 a month for it now) but I feel really bad about the fact that I've basically shelved and ignored it for the last two days. Poor Blackberry. It must be feeling so unloved. I understand that it may seem weird to form a relationship with an inanimate object but that Blackberry has been my life for the last 16 months. And now I feel really guilty every time I see it sitting alone, untouched on the side. It's been practically glued to my hand ever since I got it. I think being exposed to Toy Story at a young age has caused me to form this unnatural affection and guilt towards inanimate objects. (In the analogy my Blackberry is Woody and my new phone is Buzz, and we all know Woody tried to kill Buzz because he was jealous). When I was getting my new phone, the kind people at Vodafone offered me some money for my Blackberry, and I would have taken it, but I just didn't feel ready to part with my best friend. I still don't. I might never. I don't really know why I felt the need to share this with you. Maybe I'm hoping that I'm not the only weirdo who finds it hard to say Goodbye. But anyway, I still have the Blackberry until August so don't delete the number - I'm going to use it for messy nights out (because I love it so much I don't care if I break it).

Anyway, we've had a good run Blackberry, but I'm going to call time on this relationship. Its not you, its me. Ok its 100% you; you just don't compare to my new phone in any way, shape or form. Thanks for the memories though.

Marie Antoinette Hair

I really want my hair tinted to grey/lavender. Like this:

Obviously I wouldn't wear the horrid pale lipstick with it. 

Or like this: 

That is all. 

I Hate the Left

It's stories like this that really anger me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2082718/Kim-Kardashian-unwitting-poster-girl-campaign-increase-taxes-rich-California.html
The groups responsible for this campaign only use half of the truth, and imply that Kim contributes exactly the same as everyone else to the Californian economy. Which is false. While she contributes the same percentage of her earnings, she actually contributes nearly 300 times more than the average American (she contributed $1,236,000 in taxes, while the average Californian contributed less than $5,000). But left wing groups like these work on the basis that people are either to stupid to work out the actual figures or can't be bothered. And while this is generally true, you should never take a statistic at face value. The fact that some people earn more than others, is exactly the reason why we have a progressive taxation system. The more you earn, the more you pay; even though the percentage of taxable earnings might be the same.

Chips and Gravy

Apparently chips and gravy doesn't exist as a thing down here. WTF?! It's the ONLY way to have chips in my opinion. Last night, after our heavy (very heavy for Elle) night of drinking, we went to the chip shop (like all good drunks do), and all they had ready-prepared was chips and curry sauce. Bleurgh. You southerners* need to sort it out. Gravy beats curry sauce hands down in the battle for best sauce to put on chips. I'm telling you now, your life is not complete until you've tried it.

*In important matters like this, I like to think of myself as an adopted northerner.

MaKiNg MeMoRiEs 2k12 xx

Tonight is the final time (this Christmas anyway) the CCHS girls will be reunited in Chelmsford for a heavy night of drinking and outrageous behaviour. Missoula have promised me it won't cost more than £5 to get in and I will be holding them to this. Even if it means refusing to move until I get to talk to someone from management. I'm bare excites, as us Essiiixx girls might say. I've even bought a new dress and new eyelashes for the occasion. THAT EXCITED. Missoula is only licensed until 3am tonight, which makes me super duper happy because I'm old now and the thought of staying out until six makes me feel physically sick. But I gather we're leaving for town at 9pm, so we'll still get a good 6 hours out. Don't get me wrong, I love a good night out in York, but I go out in York a lot and its sort of just become the usual thing to do. It doesn't feel all that special anymore. But in Essex, going out is always a special occasion, because we rarely get to see each other. Getting ready to go out in Essex is also more of an event than it is in York. Fake tan, fake nails, fake eyelashes, fake boobs, fake hair. (No one in Essex looks like their actual self on a Wednesday night). Anyway, I can't wait for 6pm to roll around. See you Bitches later! 

NB The title is a piss take. I would never be caught writing like this anymore. 

It's a Sad Day.

I'm going to eat my words. I want an iPhone. And I want it now. Not even the new Bold is enough to keep me in the Blackberry camp. And I figure I can probably live without BBM if I really try. The end of the age of the Blackberry is fast approaching, and I reckon a lot of RIM users will soon be reintroducing their thumbs to a touch screen. In fact, I know a few who already have. iPhone's don't seem to date. My Blackberry is only a year old but it already looks like caveman technology, whereas Sylvia has an iPhone 3G and it still looks brand new. I only have to wait 38 more days though and then I can upgrade. It's an early upgrade and Vodafone will charge me like £100 for the privilege, but I don't care. I can't live with my broken pile of wank any longer.

Drool. 

Glitter

When did glitter make such a massive come back? We're wearing it on our nails. On our clothes. On our shoes. On our accessories. Mind you, not that I'm complaining. I LOVE A BIT OF GLITTER! I'm so obsessed with the stuff at the moment that I just want to throw some in the air and dance around like I'm an extra in a Ke$ha video. I'm especially obsessed with glittery nail polish. I have a gold one and I got given a Barry M pinky/multi-coloured one for christmas. I'm also waiting on an order of OPI Kardashian Collection glittery nail polish too. It's by Kylie Jenner and its called Rainbow in the S-kylie. Its exclusive to ASOS at the moment, and its been out of stock for aggessssss..... But I finally got one. FINALLY. YAAAYYYYY!!!!! Anyway, while I was spending money I don't really have on the internet, I also ordered a card holder from the Urban Outfitters sale that's covered in multi-coloured glitter. £3 from £6!! BARGAIN. And I feel especially good about my purchase, because my best friend bought one before they put it in the sale. Muhahahahahaha! There's also this sequined (they're basically the same as glitter) dress I've been coveting in Warehouse for a while now, and they finally put it in the sale, but they're sold out in my size everywhere!!! :'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''( <- really sad face. I really hope this glitter fad doesn't end though. I'm enjoying it too much. Glitter makes everything seem better. Even Edward Cullen is moderately attractive when he sparkles in the sun.