Blue Hair second day and NOTD

Today, my second full day of bluedom, I decided to blue my eyebrows. I used Illamasqua matte eyeshadow in Sadist. I might try my darkest matte blue from the Sleek mediteranean palette tomorrow, or a wet pigment. We'll see. It's fun to experiment. 

Today I had some twirled up/faux victory rolls at my temples for work and it made pretty curls when I took  it out. Oooh! The possibilities.

Now some backstory: I wanted blue hair since I was about 15. Finally got blue streaks at 16. It went all wrong, it went funny and patchy. It was meant to be an electric blue colour, but because my hair hadn't bleached evenly (from where it'd been dyed black) it went white in places, violet, yellow, brown and a tiny bit of my desired blue. The only other unnatural colours I ever had were red and purple (only a few streaks at 14-15, in the summer so I didn't get in trouble at my strict catholic school... the idiots). Anyway, so far I love having blue hair.

Blue Hair Inspirations 

Zoetica Ebb - illustrator, photographer, model, -beautiful person!- (of Biorequiem)

Shrinkle (Amy of my favourite -favourite- eyeshadow brand Sugarpill)

And I don't know who this is but it makes me want my Bettie fringe back. Ha!

Since my hands (and even my toenails!) got all stained purpley blue from the dye (I should've washed it out over the bath first!), I painted my nails with a-england's Tristam for the first time. It's very gently holographic and very sparkly dark blue and pretty. Many of my favourite things.
This is two coats but I could've managed it with one. It covers up my stained nails perfectly and it hasn't chipped in three days, bonus.

I have a gram of Specktra flair and three empty polish bottles, I plan on whipping up my own franken-holos some time next week. Watch this space, 

Ruth x

I'm a blunette and Liz Earle cleanse and polish

I tried to upload better photos of my hair but my computer does not want to play today. Oh dear. Hope it's nothing serious. Here is the only photo worth posting of my hair. Also, check out how light it got (I was so not meant to be blonde) and what it looked like when I let the vegetable dyes (Special Effects Blue Velvet and Electric Blue) sit on my head for four hours. I dyed it on Wednesday, so I haven't seen how it's going to fade with washing. I read reviews and decided these two blues were best as they should fade purpley hues, not green. Luckily I've been reading hairdyeforum, for advice. They are all so friendly and helpful and knowledgable (two ands!) that if you need hair advice, I say ask them! 

I ordered the dyes, bleach, clips etc from beeunique - the sister site of hairdyeforum. It was a pain free transaction, amazing, I recommend them.

Yes, that is my face with no make-up. 

On that note, I actually avoided spots this month for the first time in months and months (maybe even a year). About a month ago Elle magazine offered two Liz Earle cleanse and polish starter packs (2 x 100ml bottles and 4 x face cloths) as the freebie with a 6 month subscription to Elle (only £10). I looked at it as trying out a new and promising facewash for less than RRP and getting six free magazines to boot. 

Lo and behold, now I am in love and hooked and addicted and (three ands!) will need to buy this from now on (bad for bank balance, great for skin). It smells divine and feels amazing. I've been using it for about two weeks. I am also using facewipes to take any make-up off my skin first, 

but it can take make-up off too I just prefer it that way. 

My skin has never felt better but then I've only ever inconsistantly tried my mums Clinique 3-step from samplers (as well as some of their lotions and potions and whatnot) and cheaper brands like Clean & Clear and Biore. I love this. I thought I might like it. But I love it. I use it once a day at night, they recommend 2x daily. What can I say, I'm a rebel. Rebel without a spot (?! terrible attempt at wordplay, there.)

I'll show some better photos soon (when the computer complies) but there you go. I gots blue hair.

Marge Simpson xox 

(j/k it's still Ruth)