Pink Haired Princess

A quick fotd as I haven't done one for a while. I ordered some lip tars from OCC ( Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics ) and I'm loving them. I played it pretty safe buying a lot of nudes and browns, but then those are the colours that suit me-so it makes sense. I am wanting to delve into the brighter/scary colours like dark green and bright blue though because they provide really interesting colours when mixed. Anyway there will be a more in depth review and swatching of them next week. For today, I mixed Complex (pastel greyish lilac/pink) with Petty Beige (warm, goldish beige), then popped some GOSH lipgloss (0059) over the top ( because the lip tars are very matte), and I came up with this stunning nude. I love it! I did the rest of my face pretty quickly with Dainty Doll foundation in Ivory (Jelly Pong Pong), No7 Quick Cover concealer in 02 Extra Fair and under the eyes this week I've been using the eye brightener from the Wakeup Makeup palette from Jelly Pong Pong...

Here's some more of your questions to 'The Shoe Girl Diaries', more to come later in the week! How do you decide which pair to wear each day? Good question...I usually start an outfit with one item, it could be that I want to wear a certain necklace, pair of shoes or bright pink lipstick or something. I then build an outfit around that-it's how I've always done it. Or if I were going shopping that day, I usually try to wear shoes that are easy to take on and off for trying on shoes or clothes-as there's nothing more annoying than spending 10 minutes lacing a pair of boots back up only to take them off again in half an hour. I started writing down the remaining 'unworn' shoes a couple of months ago and this has somewhat influenced my decision making in recent weeks. I'm making sure for example that I wear the more wintery styles before the warmer weather comes. Where do you buy most of your shoes? Online or do you prefer trying them on in person? I...

My utterly gorgeous new shoes, which I photographed the minute they arrived! The best part about them is how thought out the design process has been. I find these days all too often, designers forget about how the wearer will actually get the shoe on. However the little details on this shoe, like the 'real' adjustable buckle and elasticated section, mean you have no problems. It doesn't affect the design of the shoe either, but it makes the wearers life that much easier. I wasn't expecting the cute matching leopard print inside the shoe, it's adorable-I love shoes that are just as pretty inside as out. The leather is buttery soft and I thought the heel would just be painted leopard print but it isn't. They look tiny and are such a flattering fit. River Island are pretty terrible when it comes to online photos, they only show you one view, so hopefully I've captured every aspect of this shoe (click photos to enlarge). I'm now totally obsessed with the ...

Ok, so to celebrate 200 days of shoes yesterday (woopee) on The Shoe Girl Diaries , there will be an interview all week, with The Shoe Girl aka, me, Pink Haired Princess. Some of you sent in questions a little while ago and I mentioned a surprise goodie bag (winning question picked at random), so more on that later in the week. Picture-free questions first, but I have some great photos for later in the week, let's begin.... Have you always been known as 'The Shoe Girl'? Pretty much so. Everyone always knew me as 'that girl with the crazy shoes' at school and around where I live and they'd always look to see which shoes I was wearing. Then at a house party at Uni, this boy told me that all his friends called me "the shoe girl" when they didn't know my name and that was the first time someone actually admitted to it and it stuck, haha! I thought it was the perfect name for the blog. What was your motivation or reasons for starting the blog? There wer...

Dear Miss Selfridge , I want to look all Miu Miu in your cute new prom dress , £45. It sticks out, has a bow, kitsch bird print and is so 50's-everything I love. Please could you make your clothing in larger sizes, there are oodles of fashionable girls out there over a size 16. I'm already dreaming of wearing this dress with little lace gloves, pearls, peep toes and a fascinator. I want to twirl and sip tea and eat cupcakes in this dress. Boys will like me, girls will want to be me, flowers will bloom and little birds, squirrels, bunnies and raccoons will actually sing to me in this dress. Please make it possible. Yours, Pink Haired Princess x

I was very kindly sent a Venus 'Get Set for Summer' pack which included the new Gillette Venus Spa Breeze 2in1 razor. Now I'm pretty old school when it comes to razors, nothing too fancy, just a wet shave with some sort of shaving gel/shower gel/hair conditioner or whatever I can find! So how did I get on with this? The Venus Spa Breeze is a disposable razor which comes with 2 heads and a handy shower pod (£7.99). It's pale pink and has a grip handle which didn't slip out of my hand when wet and was comfortable to hold. The razor heads are kept in sealed containers within the shower pod, so they don't get wet before you need to use them. When I first opened the casing, the scent (white tea) was quite overpowering, however during and after use it's hardly noticeable. The head clicks into place on the handle-very easy to use. The unique aspect of this razor is that you don't need a separate shaving gel as it comes with 2 built in shave gel bars. When acti...

It's celebration time over on The Shoe Girl Diaries , where I've managed to wear a different pair of shoes for 200 whole days, quite a 'feat', get it? Head over now to see the sparkly, party shoes I chose to celebrate with today. Still plenty more awesome shoes to come.

I saw these turquoise sandals (£84.99) in Look magazine earlier in the year and sad as I am, I have been totally lusting after them for months. I've been obsessed with checking the website to no avail and was about to give up all hope when they appeared last weekend. Hurrah! They're from River Island and by the Design Forum which is an initiative set up by RI who commission fashion students to design real items that will be sold in their stores under the Design Forum label. From the items I've seen, it's an amazing idea that's working well, the shoes especially are unique, quirky and look top quality. This specific shoe range come courtesy of Sophia Grace, who's already won The Browns Shoe Competition and is obviously set for big things. I would absolutely love Sophia designing for me, she's got an eye for making footwear that I didn't even know I wanted until I see them and that I fall 100% in love with, there's not a single thing about them I'...

I know I've been concentrating on No7 mascaras for the past few weeks, but have you seen the new Rimmel 1-2-3 Looks advertised? It's quite freaky because just last night it popped up on tv and I said "yeah right, like that would actually work"! You apparently turn the dial to pump up the volume of lashes depending on the look you want to achieve. I was very sceptical about it, I mean the same brush is dipped in the same mascara right? How could it magically apply any differently? Well shock of the week came this morning, when what popped through my door, but 123 Looks mascara from Rimmel! Do they have unusual hearing powers like Superman, I wonder? As I was so dubious about it's 'magical transforming quality', I tried it right away and I have to admit (shock of the week no.2) and say "it's brilliant"! I'll do a more in-depth review once I've tried it a few more times, but I took this quick pic today with Level 1 (3x more volume) on o...

I've always been someone who adores jewellery. Undoubtedly it's due to my magpie like characteristic of a fondness for anything that sparkles and twinkles. When I was 12, a boy at school nicknamed me 'kooky' due to the huge sparkly rings that adorned my fingers (at that time nobody wore costume jewellery at that age and especially not to school). I try and regularly go through my stash and donate the stuff I don't wear anymore to charity or throw the rubbish in the bin. The other night I decided to do something about the ever growing bundle of pieces lying around my room and the issue that so many of my rings are stored all over the house-I want them altogether in one place. The images above show maybe a third of my collection, before I starting organising. I got this stunning box a few Christmas's ago. It's padded pink leather with a satin dress and shoe design on the front and large mirror in the lid. It has keys and a lock, which I haven't seen on a j...