Pink Haired Princess

Remember earlier in the month I said when I had more time I'd tell you about the wonderful design feature at Stardoll ? Well here goes... As I've said, you can buy clothes for your MeDoll at Stardoll in the StarPlaza shop. Stardoll recently added a new feature where you can use shapes and patterns to create your own designs. I don't think anyone at Stardoll could guess just how creative their members would be. I've been amazed by the work of some of the budding designers there. You start with the screen above and work within the middle section. You can choose 3 base templates and each has 2 pattern designs. You add shapes from the top of the page and can change all the colours using the colour book to the left. You can also rotate items as well as changing their size and making thm transparent. There are 4 fabrics (cotton, knitted, jeans and silk) to use. The images below may help you visualise these instructions. Add shapes to the base template (here it's a triangl...

I'm very, very excited by the new A/W collection from Irregular Choice . The above image is a still of the preview pictures from the IC homepage. There are lots of shoe-boots and a real textural feel with suede, patent, fringing and buttons. After a so-so S/S range (in my opinion), it's good to see IC back to form and I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of money on them over the next few months. Initial stock of the new range is expected tomorrow at IC. Below image is Audrina. Phutwear already have a few styles on their site (below) and through their eBay shop. High Horses is a court shoe with detachable 'leg' to transform into a boot, gorgeous! Alphabite (black suede, not shown) is a cute lace-up shoe-boot as is the glorious patent Flick Flack. I'm also loving the new rocket soles and matching boxes.

Head over to Heidi Seeker to see the wonderful new woodland animals collection. I love the fawn bag (£12) which is covered in pearls, charms and badges. There's also necklaces (£8) and jumpers (£32) too! Plus there's a free felt pin with all orders over £20.

Browsing the US Urban Decay site a couple of months ago I spotted these glorious lipsticks. Apparently available in the UK next month, I'm really pleased to see the return of the UD lipstick. I was a fan of the old style metal containers and some of the colours were really pretty. UD have outdone themselves with the new cute, punky packaging this time though. A metallic purple tube with see-through decorated lid and little dagger adorning the base. There are several finishes and the wonderful KarlaSugar has swatched them for you. So click to see her images and decide which colour you want before they even hit our stores!

Ok, these may possibly be the cutest boots I've ever seen (above), I'm not kidding. They have me all in a tizz, with their cute rounded cut, frill trim and bow (so next season). They are just adorable, shame about the ugly name 'Stogo'. Also available in black (I prefer the grey) they cost £80. Also catching my eye are these Gwyneth Paltrow-esque gold glads (above), 'Labetty' £70 and these peep-toe 'Sunly' boots (below, also available in black), £85. I also love this kitsch little bag £30, very cute. Go Faith !

I've always been really lucky to have trouble free skin. As a teenager I never had a spot, my skin was always glowing and I could use anything on it and it wouldn't react. When I hit my mid-20's though that all changed. Spots became more frequent and I was always trying out new blemish remedies. I'm sure by some standards my skin still looked great, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist and wanted totally clear skin again. Then last year I had a terrible break-out whilst using The Body Shop Tea-Tree Oil. Most of the lower part of my face (where I'm more prone to spots) had broken out in these rash-like bumps. They weren't big blemishes, but there were so many of them. It was a real knock to my confidence as makeup could cover the redness but not conceal the bumps. I took lots of skincare advice and decided that what I needed was to simplify my whole routine. I needed to find the cause of the problem as well as getting my skin back to normal. So I had to go back t...

Personally I've never seen the fuss with 'woohoo it's a bank holiday weekend'. It's probably as I've always had a job that wasn't Monday to Friday and included working weekends so never got the benefit of 3 whole days off together. Anyway several websites are distributing discount codes for free shipping and the like, so here are some for you to use. Go on, treat yourself, it's bank holiday weekend!!! Dorothy Perkins , free shopper bag with any order over £40. Available while stocks last, no code required, see DP website for more info. ASOS , when you spend £100 get £15 off with code LONGWEEKEND on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd. £10 off with code MYOFFER on Sunday 24th. £5 off with code FIVEROFF on Monday 25th. OR receive free standard delivery with any order that includes a minimum £10 spend on beauty or jewellery, enter the code FINISHTHELOOK, expires midnight 26th August. Clinique receive a free 50ml Take The Day Off Eye Makeup Remover and 15ml Moist...

Irregular Choice made me very happy this week when they finally got stock of the Heatherette shoes they designed. I've had my eye on these for a looooong time now. IC and Heatherette have been working together for a couple of years and IC produce shoes for the Heatherette fashion shows which are then available as a limited edition style on the IC site. My favourite are gold and pink Faster Pussycat boots which have yet to appear on the site (although I'm told new stock is still being made). I do really like the silver/bright blue/pink Electra Love and blue/silver Faster Pussycat, although at £100 each, I feel I have to wait for my favourite to arrive. There is also the strappy, is it a shoe, is it a boot? Super Vixen £145, available in black, silver or blue. See the styles on the catwalk below and get yours now as once they're gone, they're gone.

Sorry for the lack of posts this past week, dodgy showers (yes, again) have taken priority. Anyway on with the fashion. Tartan is set to be a huge trend for A/W. Personally I think it'll be a little like the star print of S/S. It'll be all over the high-street, everyone will wear it, then by the time Autumn arrives, we'll be sick of it. Also being Scottish, I'm always wary of wearing tartan, unless of course it's done well (think Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen). I would wear the odd touch though, like shoes or a bag. I owned a beautiful Westwood inspired blue tartan bag from Topshop years ago. It had a gold frame and red satin lining and I used it to death. It was a real granny-bag and working in London at the time, nobody would believe that I bought it on Oxford Street rather than back home. Yes Londoners, apparently tartan isn't restricted to north of the border! I also have a pair of Faith red tartan pointed shoes, with thin leather strap details tha...

Moda in Pelle have an incredible new collection for Autumn/Winter. There are much more on-trend and classy styles in place of the sometimes overly glitzy, girly, WAG styles. Cariah £85, are available for pre-order, with delivery expected for the end of August. They are very Christina Aguilera or Dita Von Teese. Sexy leopard print, red trim and heel, uber glam. Also available in zebra print. Nightfever £80 are gorgeous shoe boots, available in 3 glossy shades of black, purple or red. Complete with red-sole and gold trim, I want them in all colours. Maloni £120 are the most expensive of the bunch. They are gloriously high platforms that even Gwyneth Paltrow would be jealous of. They are like a more wintery version of the summer gladiator that just won't go away. Very fierce looking, I love them. Dazys £80, are clearly the high-street-girls ' Christian Louboutin Anemone'. That's ok though, because the CL style was awesome and MiP have done a good enough job with these. I ...

It's Gift With Purchase time again at No7 (when isn't it these days?). I always get the GWP, it's such good value and you usually get a full sized lip product inside (costing around £9.50). I have many of their lovely lipsticks, mostly from the GWP's. It used to be that you spent £15 on No7, but it's gone up to £20 now (still worth getting though, as the set is worth upwards of £30). Now, I almost feel I'm in the habit of getting it every time and perhaps spend money I needn't. It's probably now that I'm into MAC that I realise No7 is around the same price and if push came to shove, I'd rather have MAC. I do have many staples I use from the brand though, mainly their skincare. I don't get on well with their moisturisers, but I do like the cleanser, toner and eye make-up remover. I have also bought more of their concealer than I can remember and love the Touche Eclat dupe too. I also usually buy the Limited Edition makeup ranges too. Although...

I did a little retail therapy yesterday and was very pleased with my haul. I already told you about the pink lace platforms I bought in New Look . I also got huge (no, really massive!) pearls which I saw in Cosmo (I think?) a while back. They are glorious, pretty heavy though. I also picked up the black patent croc boots I told you about recently. They are amazing! I was prancing around in them in the shop, thinking they are just the sexiest pair of booties I've seen! I had on black tights at the time and they looked really great with that. I also saw a lovely pair of fringed, hot pink suede ankle boots (maybe NL's version of the Louboutin pair!). There wasn't a 5 in the pink, but I tried on another colour and they were a little tight, but the 6 gaped slightly, so I left them for now. I also went to Primark and decided I wasn't trying everything on, so I hope what I bought, fits. I got 6 dresses and a pair of the black peep-toe lace-ups that I told you about ages ago. I...

New from Bourjois are these gorgeous liquid eyeshadows. They come in a pot, similar to the loose powder eyeshadows, complete with little applicator. These shadows are extremely shiney, metallic really. I had a quick test yesterday and really liked the teal, I'm always drawn to this colour, and also the silvery grey. They are water based, so feel really cool and glide onto the skin, and mistakes are easily erased. According to Bourjois they are crease-proof, but having not tested them on the eye I'm unsure if they live up to that. They are currently on offer at Boots, so I think I'll be picking up a couple.

I was in New Look yesterday for a quick look...at shoes naturally. They appear to be going lace crazy at the moment. There are peep-toes, platforms, courts, boots, slingbacks, flats, everything really, even bags to match. I bought a pair similar to these below, but with dark pink fabric under the black lace. They are really pretty and cost a very reasonable £25, they were also available in grey, but I prefer the pink myself. I must admit, I am partial to a bit of lace, whether it's on-trend or not. I realised that I now own quite a few pairs of lace shoes myself. I have the New Look peep-toes I bought recently in the sale. Pink lace courts with velvet bow from ASOS, I also got a matching clutch. These beautiful slingbacks, with bow detail on the front and back from Shellys, possibly my faves. Plus these Terry de Havilland green metallic boots, which are far more stunning than in the picture. I haven't had the occasion to wear these yet. I also had a pair of Oasis cone heele...