Hello!!

Today I thought I would do the tattoo tag. I don't have that many tattoos compared to some people, but I love all the ones I do have and so I thought I would do this tag!

Questions:

1. How many tattoos do you have?

I have a total of 5 tattoos, but one is unfinished.

2. What is your favourite tattoo that you have?

My back tattoo! It's the first tattoo that I have had where I was like "Wow, I actually have a tattoo". Which was ridiculous because I already had 3 others at that point. But I guess it was because it was my first big tattoo.

3. How old were you when you got your first tattoo?

18. I wasn't enough of a rebel to get an underage one, and I wanted to make sure I went to a decent place! i believe that if somewhere is going to do underage tattoos, then they're not a respectful or responsible artist.

4. What do your parents think about your tattoos?

My dad doesn't seem to mind them, but he has tattoos too. My mum hates them though. I don't think my grandparents mind them, but they'd definitely rather that I didn't have them.

5. Does your boyfriend like your tattoos, if so what's his favourite?

He does yes, seeing as he has them too. I don't know which is his favourite, but I know I would still have them if he didn't like them.

6. Did you always have a love for tattoos and what was your inspiration?

I don't really know when I started to love tattoos. My mum brought me up with the idea that tattoos were a very bad thing and that I should never get any. But as I grew older and my friends had them and I saw new ideas around and about, I realised that I wanted them too. I love the idea that I get to wear someone's art for the rest of my life, and the permanence of them will always remind me of that point of my life where I got the tattoo. Does that make sense?

7. Do you plan on getting more tattoos in the future?

I'm not going to say no. But I want my hip finished next. I'd quite like a unicorn somewhere, because unicorns. We shall see.

8. Which tattoo would you say was the most painful?

My back, by far. Well, when it went onto the spine, that was an awful stabbing pain.

9. Do you regret any of your tattoo's and why?

No. I barely even remember that they're there, which to me is a good thing because they're a part of me and my body.

10. What was your least painful tattoo?

My ankle. I barely felt it, it was actually kinda strange.

11. Who would you like to tag?

Er, anyone?

My tattoos in the order I got them and their meanings:

This was my first tattoo that I got about a month after my 18th birthday and it's on my wrist. I am a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland, it's my all time favourite fairy tale. The meaning of this is very personal, but the main reasoning behind it is that everyone is a little mad in their own way.

My second tattoo is my hip. I still need this finished, I don't know why I haven't, I guess I'm just impatient. This is because I am a Pisces, and I wanted something to represent this. But I didn't want the usual kind of zodiac tattoo. I really like the darker twist on this with the skeletons, and I feel that this tattoo is very me. I need another head on one of my fishies and then it will be complete. I don't want any shading or anything like that as I think the outline on its own is just perfect.

Next I got my ankle done last November. This is Elvish from Lord of the Rings, and something that I wanted for a while. I haven't told anyone what it means, just me and the tattoo artist knows, but if you can read Elvish then be my guest to try and figure this out :P

For my 20th birthday, my boyfriend very kindly paid for me to have my back done, which was amazing and I was and still am so so grateful for it. The idea behind this is that I am trying to follow a Buddhist lifestyle, and I wanted something to represent this. It is a Tibetan Buddha inside a mandala. I know this is not a typical Buddhist mandala, but this is just how I envisioned it in my head. The mandala represents wisdom, as well as being a guide in aiding meditation, something which I struggle with from time to time.

My final tattoo is my little 13. I got this done a couple of weeks ago on Friday 13th, the only one this year! It's on the top of my forearm, just under my ditch. I love the stitching design, and reminds me of Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas one of my all time fave Tim Burton films. I really wanted a Friday 13th tattoo and I thought this was mega cute.

Thanks for reading!

Layla x

Hello!

Yesterday I came up with this look, and I decided that I wanted to share it with you all, so I recreated it today! It's super simple and the whole look is from the Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate palette. I love it when looks come from one palette as it's so much easier to get the right colours. I hope you enjoy!

Firstly I primed with Benefit Lemonaid and set with a powder.

Then I mixed Break Me Up and Devour Me and ran these through my crease. I love purple based shades as they work really well with green eyes.

Just underneath this, I took One More Bar to deepen up and warm up my crease and make a better transition colour between the purple shades and the next shade I will use.

I took a mix of Don't Let Go and Fool's Gold and put this all across my lid.

On my lower lash line, I took a mix of One More Bar and Fool's gold on a pencil brush and ran it along.

In my inner corner, I used the MUA Highlighter in Iridescent Gold.
After applying mascara to my top lashes, I was done. This look is super simple, and I think it brings out the green in my eyes really well.

Thanks for reading!

Layla x

Hello!

Today i just wanted to share my makeup wishlist, and the things that I think are worth buying (maybe). Although, I did just have a huge purge, I'm still looking for more products to try out, and sometimes replace items that aren't cruelty free (I'm almost sure that all of these are cruelty free, but please let me know if they're not!)

I hope you enjoy, and maybe get some inspiration for yourself :)

Urban Decay All Nighter Settting Spray

£22

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

£19

Makeup Geek Duochrome Blacklight

£4.95

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Bitten

£4.95

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Chickadee

£4.95

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Friend Zone

£4.95

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Cupcake

£4.95

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade

£15

Fairy Drops Quattro Mascara

£18.50

LIT Cosmetics Glitter Pigment Afternoon Delight

$13

LIT Cosmetics Glitter Pigment Goober Grape

$13

Sigma E35 Tapered Blending Brush

£12.50

Nanshy The Eye Brush Set

£29.95

Sugarpill Pressed Eyeshadow Love+

£8.95

Zoeva 129 Luxe Fan brush

£11

Violet Voss Drenched Metal Eye Shadow Palette

£42.95

Jeffree Star Skin Frost Highlighter Ice Cold

$29

Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick Abused

$18

Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick Unicrom Blood

$18

Layla x

Hello!

The other day I was invited to a sci fi party, and while I do love dressing up, I had no idea what to go as! So in the end, I settled for just going as a generic alien and it was actually kinda fun. I hope you enjoy :)

I started off with my eyebrows. I used Kiko Infinity Clics in 277 and Kiko Wet and Dry eyeshadow in 213.

Then I went on to my eyes. I used a shimmery pale green shade from the Technic Mega Sultry Eyeshadows palette all through my crease, and I also dragged it down the top sides of my nose.

Then I took a mid tone green from the W7 Neon Nights palette and blended it right up to my brow.

Then I took the lime green shade from the same palette and put it all across my lid, and blended it into the crease shade. (Not shown, I don't know why I didn't take a picture of that oh well)

I then took the same lime green and ran it along my lower lash line, but I felt that was too harsh so I blended it out.

As a blush, I used the Kiko Infinity Clics in 248. It actually worked quite well, it was just a tad more on the purple side than a regular blush.

As a highlight I used a dab of Horn of Magic from the Makeup Revolution Unicorns Unite lipstick collection, which created a very subtle green glow. Then I used my regular highlighter, the MUA Undress Your Skin in Iridescent Gold. I just used it waaay heavier than I normally do.

I decided that I wanted to have something more to my brows, so I went in with my Collection Glam Crystals in Le Freak. And it was surprisingly easy to remove as well!

I didn't use any eyeliner on the top of my eyes, just mascara and false lashes. This was the first time I used lashes without eyeliner, but I don't think I did too bad of a job, I just need more practice! I also lightly ran I Have A Green eyeliner from Esscence in my lower waterline.

I took my eyelash glue and used it to stick gems above my eyebrows. I used silver and green gems to keep in with the theme of this look. On my lips, I used a black eyeliner all over, and then Makeup Revolution Salvation Velvet Lip Laquer in Velvet Vamp. In the center of my lip, I used the pale green shade from the Technic palette and lightly dabbed it on.

I hope you enjoyed this look, it was super fun to do something this creative again!

Thanks for reading,

Layla x