Female inspirations

I saw this idea over at Blab About Beauty and wanted to share my top female icons with you. All photos are courtesy of weheartit.

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Nicole Richie. I have loved her ever since I watched an episode of The Simple Life series one years and years ago, when she had coloured feathers in her hair extensions and outshined Paris in being totally hilarious!

Since then she has inspired my hair colour, my hair styles, the clothes I like and the accessories I buy.

Megan Fox. I admire her confidence and her "don't give a sh*t" attitude. Plus she is stunning and gets to kiss Shia LaBeouf. Jealous much!

Lady Gaga. For being different and a breath of fresh air from the usual pop stars. Plus her clothes/outfits are brilliant!

Jessica Alba. For having the body that I want but will probably never have.

Ashley Tisdale. Her style is really casual and I love that. Designer bag with joggers? Yes please. I love comfy tees, joggers, big sunglasses, huge handbags and long blonde locks. Perfect, comfy style!

Kim Kardashian. She has a womanly figure and absolutely rocks it. She always looks really polished and wears clothes that suit her shape.

Paris Hilton. She has built an empire and is worth millions and gazillions. Not so dizzy! I know she gets a lot of stick and has done some stupid things in her time but she seems like a really sweet person to me.

And finally, Kat Von D. Covered in tattoos and beautiful!

The little things in life...

I got home from work on Monday to find a little present. My boyfriend had braved the strong odour of Lush to buy me a little bath bomb. He got me the Lush Pud which is the cutest little thing.

I had a bath with it and wow, it fizzes like mad! Dissolved in just a few seconds.

The smell was lovely but the sight of the bath wasn't. The water went the colour of what can only be described as wee (sorry peeps!) I got in the water anyway and had a nice soak, but it wasn't the most enjoyable bath time experience I've ever had.

A colour less yellow-y or some bubbles would have been much better.

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Slurp

Lily - what a big tongue for such a small pooch!

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Contest winners

There were over 50 entries for my Naked giveaway (crikey!) and 5 winners were picked using random.org. Congratulations to:

Tabitha Sheridan

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Sophie

Caz

Abbie

Please email your full name, blog name and full address to pinkbubbles123@yahoo.co.uk

If you didn't win - I'm sorry! I wish everyone could have a little something. Fingers crossed for next time!

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Trinkets and treasures

Lately we have been sprucing our place up with new furniture and other bits and bobs, so I thought I would share some of it with you. I love having a nosy at other people's homes and belongings :)

Picture from Ikea - I couldn't resist the tubby little Pug

I like having flowers round the house. This vase is from Asda

Russain dolls all the way from Russia of course!

Shrimp teddy from Bubba Gump's in Orlando who lives in my kitchen

We recently bought this bookcase from Ikea which is from the Expedit range

It houses all of our DVDs, books and CDs

We bought some storage boxes which are a perfect fit for the spaces and are great for storing little bits and bobs. Some of the spare spaces are decorated with photo frames

Bowl and balls both from Ikea

I love the detail on the bowl

This bronze elephant is a tea-light holder. It was bought for me from a shop in Gibralter that sells hand-made things from Africa

My friend bought me these 2 letters a few years back for my birthday which spell out my initials. They are so cute - I love anything to do with Winnie the Pooh

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Monday summary

My 5 good things (photos courtesy of weheartit)

1) The Twilight hotties. Yes they're everywhere and no I'm not complaining.

2) Present buying! It feels so good getting my Christmas shopping done early this year which hopefully means no last minute panic buying the week before Christmas! I have wrapped everything that has been bought so far and started to write my cards, which by the way are the cutest handmade ones with Pugs on :)

3) Starting to read again. I used to read so much when I was younger and now all I seem to do is flick through Company magazine once a month! I have started to read Twilight after buying it months ago, and I'm loving it so far. Gosh Edward Cullen is the sexiest character :)

4) It's nearly Christmas which means the Pugs have been in my life for nearly a year. I couldn't imagine life without them!

5) Feeling creative. I have the urge to make cards, make jewellery, learn to knit again, make some scarves and doggy jumpers..

And one bad thing.. Jedward are no more. It's a sad sad day.

Here they are performing 'She Bangs' - my personal favourite.

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Share the Love: A Little Bird Told Me...

I wanted to tell you all about a FAB blog that I found recently. The blog belongs to Jen and is called A Little Bird Told Me. Click here to go directly there!

I stumbled across this blog on one of my blog-hunting sessions and instantly loved it and left comments on lots of posts.

Jen updates regularly with outfit posts and general chit-chat. Her style is really cool and varied. One day it's very girly with lots of jewellery and pretty scarves, the next she is in a gorgeous dress, then the next in casual Converse trainers and jeans.

Not only is she really friendly but she lives near me, and just round the corner from my Mum and Dad, what a coincidence!

Please go and check out her blog and say hi. She puts loads of effort into her pictures and regular updates and deserves a lot more readers.

Happy reading!

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Pretty pictures

I have a Weheartit account (click here to have a peek) and from time to time I like looking through all the pretty pictures.

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Sleek: Graphite

I picked up the Graphite palette by Sleek recently - it's not a palette I'll be using everyday but it is perfect for a night-time look. As you can see there is a good mix of blacks and purples and a couple of lighter colours.

I have been playing around with it recently and one thing I noticed is the colours are a pain to remove! I end up with complete panda eyes. Very annoying!

For a subtle day look I would use a couple of the paler colours to create a pale smokey eye.

For an evening look the darker colours could create a Pixie Lott look. The matt black colour would be perfect.

Love this girl!

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Jingle bells.. Jingle bells..

I thought I would share a few makeup and beauty items that are on my Christmas list this year, along with a new pair of Uggs, a coat, a pink & grey Alexander McQueen scarf and a whole host of other goodies! I can't wait!!! :)

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All images are from a Google image search

Ever since I visited the Shu Uemura stand to buy my Sister a pair of eyelash curlers for her birthday, I have wanted the 24k gold ones! A little pricey but a good pair of eyelash curlers last for ages and these ones are so pretty!

I was passing through a store once and was given a sample of this on a stick so I put it in my handbag and forgot all about it. Everytime I opened my bag I got a whiff of the most gorgeous smell ever and I knew I had to buy it! It's Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf - check it out next time you're at the perfume counter.

When I had my makeover at Benefit the lady used Coralista on me and I loved it! Such a gorgeous colour.

The original Badgal is one of my favourite mascaras and the new brown version is a much more subtle version with a smaller brush. It looks great against my brown eyes. Perfect for a subtle daytime look.

I'm not getting any younger and I am starting to notice fine lines - argh!! This Advanced Night Repair should hopefully see to those! My Mum goes through bottles of this like it's water! Must be why she looks so youthful :)

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I have asked for a few Lush items too.

Ocean Salt scrub

Some bath bombs

Big shampoo

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I made a start on my Xmas shopping last night and managed to get most of it in one go. I went to Boots, Lush, Debenhams and Harvey Nichols. I've got cards.. I've got wrapping paper.. I feel so organised this year! Also, it was really quiet last night in all of the shops that were open. It was easy peasy (apart from my boyfriend complaining that Lush was giving him a headache. Teehee).

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Now all I need is to think of something to get my Dad. He's so hard to buy for! :)

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