My month in Instagram...

May

Links and details to photos are below- Of to Morocco in less than a week (eeeehhhh!) and wrapping up all my work commitments till then- so too say I'm stressed is an understatement! My bedroom floor is currently covered in sequins and tutus and I have musical theatre songs permanently stuck in my head!!! Not complaining though as I wouldn't have it any other way! Hope to fit in an overdue Fierce Shoe Friday and Holiday Essentials post somewhere in there too lol! Hope everyone has had a great weekend!

Don't forget you can follow me @yasminaaniss if your on Instagram too!

1. Beastmode lol! Ah no, I have started Body Conditioning sessions using weights and have already seen an improvement 2. Did anyone go see Iron Man 3??? Robert Downey Jr is just amazing! 3. My bf- he has a blog too where he writes about cf and his work as a therapist 4. Rocking nike blazers and neon pants 5. Obsessed with THIS fedora I bought from Topshop- it's now my go to hat for bad hair days! 6. You know how obsessed I am with Alex and her HRH Collection brand- well my adorable sister gifted me with the 'Mermaid's Dream'- yey to bling! 7. Obsessed with a Japanese restaurant called Musashi of Capel St, Dublin- by far one of the best Japanese places to eat and incredibly reasonable. 8. An OOTD- love a tee and leather pant combo at the mo. 9. Topshop Gladiators (old) I rocked in the amazing weather we had a while back. 10. Chai seeds are my latest health buzz/fad I have bought in too, lol! Sprinkled on salads and smoothies! 11. We don't get to see the sun very often in Ireland so this was an insta moment that just had to happen. 12. A MAC Cosmetics haul (lipsticks in 'myth', 'angel' and 'asian flower', blush in 'mocha' and skin finish powder on 'shape the future'- 13. A selfie of myself and the bf. 14. Beyonce- I.HAVE.NO.WORDS.TO.DESCRIBE.HOW.PERFECT.THIS.WOMEN.IS. 15. Selfie rocking a Michael Agwunobi 'Line up the bitches' tee. 16. I just love me some am1's

Trick or Treat...

Halloween attire...

I love Halloween. It could possibly pipe Christmas as being one of the best holidays of the year. I love the transition of fall into winter, warm hearty broths, cosy knitwear and of course the perfect excuse to play dress-up...

I have decided to do a post/polyvore creation (does anyone spend hours on this site too???) on Halloween inspired fashion! Are you going to channel your inner goth al la 90's iconic film 'The Craft' with miniskirts and plaid, or re-enact  Michelle Pfeiffer interpretation of 'Catwoman'. High street sites Topshop, NastyGal and River Island are offering great ways to dress spooky this season...

Happy Halloween shopping!

Black print t-shirt (River Island), Striped Jumper (River Island), Antique Cross leggings (Topshop), Feather Jacket (Topshop),  Cobweb glow in the dark leggings (Topshop), Tartan shorts (River Island), Liquid last liner (MAC), Leopard print kitten ears head band (River Island),  Moschino tweed trousers (NastyGal), Horror Tee (Topshop),  Carine Roitfeld nail laquer (MAC), Dr Martens spike boot (Jildor), Cats eyes Tee (Topshop), Alexander McQueen Punk Baroc Skull leather clutch (NET-A-PORTER), OPI nail polish, Black nail polish (Topshop) Skull crown stud earrings (Topshop), Nars Fall 2012 lipgloss (Nordstrom)

Beauty Essentials

'Putting ma face on and gettin' my huuur did...'

So I decided to do a post on what it is my make-up bag, my go-to-go daily products and beauty essentials I could not live without! I'm not big on trying out loads of beauty products. Personally, I find them too expensive to just leave in a bag and use occasionally.  So any product I do buy is purchased on the basis of a good write-up and used to death!

My make-up bag is pretty simple. I mix between two foundations, NARS sheer glow foundation(barcelona-6046)and MAC studio tech compact foundation (nc42). The MAC foundation is a lot heavier so is usually used for dinner, a night out or on stage. I either bronze it up with MAC mineralize skinfinish natural in 'Give me Sun' or use a berry toned powder blush, also by MAC in 'plum foolery' (this colour has been a staple in my bag for the last 5 years). My day look on the eyes is often a flick of a gel liner, it's usually MAC fluid-line (but managed to come across a really cheap one in Penny's for a euro- and works just as well) and some Maybelline mascara. My night eyes are often a blend of the Urban Decay Naked palette or a smoky eye achieved through various MAC shadow colours.

Lipstick is my guilty make-up pleasure and I tend to rock any colour that my skin colour will allow me too. My three favourite colours I will be rocking this winter are the MAC 'rebel' (a deep purple/pink), 'half and half' (a deep nude) and Topshop 'ohh la la' (a coral red/orange). What colours are your rocking this A/W?

My Hair essentials are Kérastase shampoo, Batiste dry shampoo (for those days where your just too busy), L’Oréal Elnett hairspray (I am currently growing out a fringe, so the hair is often in a quiff...such a pain), a Tangle Teezer (one of the only brushes that can tame my frizz prone hair) and Moroccan oil.

My Skin care essentials are pretty basic. I suffer from eczema so I'm limited to the products I can use on my body and face. Palmer's Coca Butter (smells utterly divine!), Aqueous cream- found at any chemist/pharmacy (the only cream that keeps my skin moist) and Vaseline. 

What are your beauty essentials? Are there any a/w beauty looks your excited to try out?