Eeeeeeeeeee! that's an excited squeal if you hadn't deduced that already! After me saying that there were a few job prospects in the pipeline...i kinda sorta got a job!eek!
I went for an informal chat/interview this morning for a new role that hadn't yet been established. The job in vague terms would be an events organiser role for the 'rebranding' of a central area in Edinburgh and making it more live music orientated.OMG, perfect for me!
The chat was great, with a really nice guy in B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L offices- it was all white brick with stunning lighting and an obvious 'quirk' in the detailing i.e in the chair of the corner of the room was a stuffed toy turtle!? The job sounds incredible and the interviewer told me that he thought i was perfect for the job and that he wouldn't be interviewing anyone else...so now i just need to wait for the go ahead from the arts council for the project and then I'm in!
Actually cant believe it...but fingers crossed it all works out!
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Friday, 27 March 2009
Thursday, 26 March 2009
THE BEAUTY BLOGGERS INTERROGATION
Firstly, why did you start blogging?
Long story short: I am a supremely nosey person. I am always people watching; looking at their outfits, their make up, the way they present themselves and i am addicted to magazines...i mean not only VOGUE but heat, cosmo, glamour (I've even been known to partake in a bit of pick me up from time to time!eek!). Needless to say, when i began reading other peoples beauty blogs I found that they were a way of combining a bunch of things that i love. But it was better -You're all real people, with real opinions and recommendations. Genius!
For me, blogging began out of a need to keep active and functional. I was recently made redundant and while I'm not feeling great about my position of (gasp) unemployment, my blog keeps me interested and positive. It really is a bit like therapy!
What do you do outside of blogging?
As I said, i am currently on an employment hiatus (much nicer than saying jobless!) but there's a lot more to me than work! <---she says positively. I guess that main thing is music. I am a semi pro singer and I have a couple of function bands(yas, i am the wedding singer!) on the go at the moment. One is called A side soul (not my name choice) and as the title suggests we have a full brass section and concentrate on funk, soul and more modern stuff. The other is a ceilidh/contemporary band called The Tenements and we are hoping to be put out in either the middle or far east for a contact in October.
I also love doing little arty projects here and there like painting converse for my lovely BF( he literally just said 'i better get a mention in this.' There you go. bah!)
or doing canvasses, making cakes...whatever takes my fancy really!
Hmm...this is difficult. The answer to this varies massively from day to day. Id be interested to hear how everyone else answers it!
On a good day id give myself a 7 out of 10. On a bad day...eek!
On a good day the things that ill be looking at are: My colouring (i like that i am pale and interesting and with my dark hair i have what my auntie calls 'snow white' colouring), my eyebrows (always commented on! random I know!), or eyes.
On a bad day, the things i cant get past are: aha, i am totally a believer of the notion that most people wont even notice your flaws until you tell them. Overall though, I'm fairly happy and its nothing a bit of slap cant at least make look a bit better!
Whats your favourite feature?
Gah, i just answered that. I like the combination of my really dark hair and really pale skin. not so great for finding foundations though!
Whats your favourite make up look?
As a fan of the 40's & 50's look i think there is no beating flawless skin, winged liner and matte red lips. I do like to make it a bit more modern and do it with bright pink matte lips too.
Who is your style icon?
As pained as i am to say it, i love the ashlee simpson/rachel bilson style laid back chic. Having said that, my body is much better suited to 50's style tailoring so i look to Holly Willoughby or Dita Von Tease for inspiration. Its hard to do casual curves...any ideas anyone??
What is your HG make up product and why?
Lily Lolo Foundation. Not only is it one of the few brands to make a shade pale enough for me, it is also affordable at £12 for a 10g pot but it also has done wonders for my skin!i used to be quite prone to break outs but LL has definitely made a HUGE difference.
Are you a drug store or high end girl?
I think that in the most part, you get what you pay for. Ive always gone high end for the important stuff; especially foundation (until i found LL),blush and for highly pigmented eye shadows and lipsticks that just cant be replicated by a drug store brand. However, i think that for more disposable items like nail polish or mascara the only harm in going drug store is heavier pockets.
What bag do you carry?
Usually this one from Urban Outfitters.
Long story short: I am a supremely nosey person. I am always people watching; looking at their outfits, their make up, the way they present themselves and i am addicted to magazines...i mean not only VOGUE but heat, cosmo, glamour (I've even been known to partake in a bit of pick me up from time to time!eek!). Needless to say, when i began reading other peoples beauty blogs I found that they were a way of combining a bunch of things that i love. But it was better -You're all real people, with real opinions and recommendations. Genius!
For me, blogging began out of a need to keep active and functional. I was recently made redundant and while I'm not feeling great about my position of (gasp) unemployment, my blog keeps me interested and positive. It really is a bit like therapy!
What do you do outside of blogging?
As I said, i am currently on an employment hiatus (much nicer than saying jobless!) but there's a lot more to me than work! <---she says positively. I guess that main thing is music. I am a semi pro singer and I have a couple of function bands(yas, i am the wedding singer!) on the go at the moment. One is called A side soul (not my name choice) and as the title suggests we have a full brass section and concentrate on funk, soul and more modern stuff. The other is a ceilidh/contemporary band called The Tenements and we are hoping to be put out in either the middle or far east for a contact in October.
I also love doing little arty projects here and there like painting converse for my lovely BF( he literally just said 'i better get a mention in this.' There you go. bah!)
or doing canvasses, making cakes...whatever takes my fancy really!
Whats your favourite word?
Haemoglobin. definitely.
Hmm...this is difficult. The answer to this varies massively from day to day. Id be interested to hear how everyone else answers it!
On a good day id give myself a 7 out of 10. On a bad day...eek!
On a good day the things that ill be looking at are: My colouring (i like that i am pale and interesting and with my dark hair i have what my auntie calls 'snow white' colouring), my eyebrows (always commented on! random I know!), or eyes.
On a bad day, the things i cant get past are: aha, i am totally a believer of the notion that most people wont even notice your flaws until you tell them. Overall though, I'm fairly happy and its nothing a bit of slap cant at least make look a bit better!
Whats your favourite feature?
Gah, i just answered that. I like the combination of my really dark hair and really pale skin. not so great for finding foundations though!
Whats your favourite make up look?
As a fan of the 40's & 50's look i think there is no beating flawless skin, winged liner and matte red lips. I do like to make it a bit more modern and do it with bright pink matte lips too.
Who is your style icon?
As pained as i am to say it, i love the ashlee simpson/rachel bilson style laid back chic. Having said that, my body is much better suited to 50's style tailoring so i look to Holly Willoughby or Dita Von Tease for inspiration. Its hard to do casual curves...any ideas anyone??
What is your HG make up product and why?
Lily Lolo Foundation. Not only is it one of the few brands to make a shade pale enough for me, it is also affordable at £12 for a 10g pot but it also has done wonders for my skin!i used to be quite prone to break outs but LL has definitely made a HUGE difference.
Are you a drug store or high end girl?
I think that in the most part, you get what you pay for. Ive always gone high end for the important stuff; especially foundation (until i found LL),blush and for highly pigmented eye shadows and lipsticks that just cant be replicated by a drug store brand. However, i think that for more disposable items like nail polish or mascara the only harm in going drug store is heavier pockets.
What bag do you carry?
Usually this one from Urban Outfitters.
Gold or Silver?
I used to be neither really. I tended to go to alternative jewellery, usually something organically shaped in turquoise but lately i am finding that more and more I'm liking gold.
Worst make up disaster?
not strictly make up but when i was about 14 i started wearing 'hazel' coloured contacts. In hindsight, they looked orange. not a good look.
What is your most prized possession?
I'm caught between 2 things. The first is the engagement ring that I inherited from my granny. I never take it off.
The second is the first canvas i ever painted. a black and white graphic image of Jim Morrison.
Id be gutted if i lost either.
Shoes.Heels or Flats?
oooh. day to day i have to say flats. But i can never get that exited about flats. My favourites are these beauties! Black shoe boots with a deep slash lined in gold. Love them!
Biggest indulgance?
I am quite an indulgant person so expect there to be a lot!
I am a total foodie and love to eat so i think my biggest indulgances are: cheese.reeses pieces.amaretto.diary milk with oats and cranberrys.rose wine.asian food - give me a prawn thai curry or a singapore style rice noodles every day of the week!And sleep!And of course shoes, make up and general shopping!
May as well just sign me up for all of the 7 deadly sins!
Oooh i quite enjoyed that! So i tag everyone who reads this! Looking forward to hearing all of your answers! x
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Random Photo tag
Ive been loving the random posts that everyone has been putting up recently and since i am currently wrapped up in my bed with tonsillitis AND a stinking cold im going to go ahead and do the random photo tag. The aim is to go into ur photo folder, go into the 4th folder and pick the 4th photo, and then explain it. If anyone else hasnt done it yet i tag thee!
This is the photo i got:
Its my lovely friend John about to be eaten by bloody great big plastic shark! John and I go waaaaaaaaay back (Over a decade!woah!) and i consider him one of my closest friends. To cut a long story short he recently got his American VISA through after over a year of waiting so moved away from Scotland to return to his girlfreind Heather and get married! Yay John!
This is the photo i got:
Its my lovely friend John about to be eaten by bloody great big plastic shark! John and I go waaaaaaaaay back (Over a decade!woah!) and i consider him one of my closest friends. To cut a long story short he recently got his American VISA through after over a year of waiting so moved away from Scotland to return to his girlfreind Heather and get married! Yay John!
So, this photo was taken on one of our many day out jaunts. Earlier that morning we'd trawled the vintage shops to find john a tux jacket to wear to Bond night and then we decided to go to Deep Sea World to see the FUSH!I believe that we went round the underwater flat-escalator big shark tank thingy about 4 times before standing outside in the pelting rain watching the sea lions. arf arf arf! We then ate the worst pizza i have ever eaten! Mine was prawn and garlic (which on reflection may have been a bit misguided! Im sure not many would order prawns after an afternoon in the company of thousands of marine animals!eek!) and it came out literally dripping with either prawn juice or tomato juice or some combination thereof! I hd to pour myself a slice of pizza but somehow John and i ended up finding it hilariously funny and laughed for AGES! It was an awesome day which was kind of bittersweet cos we knew that this would be one of the last time we got to hang out before he moved away forever.aww.
Miss you May!x
Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...
In the interest of getting to know you all better i thought id join in the 25 THINGS ABOUT ME posts. So here are my things...they took ages to write but im happy that they sum me up. So go on everyone, i tag you all!
1) Firstly, i am horrible at goodbyes and I am most definitely a crier. In fact, looking back on my primary school sweatshirt that the whole class signed, most of the comments go something like 'Hope you stop crying soon, love tony' or 'Stop crying!I'll see you everyday at High School, Love Louise. BOMA'. I think this relates to the fact that i hate change.
2) My star sign (Cancer) denotes that i should be both maternal and home-loving. In reality i am the least maternal person ever. I really hope it will kick in one day but i just cant see myself surrounded by little people. Also, i left home at 17 and consequently cant stay at the parental home for longer than a weekend before i turn back into a sulky teenager.
3) I wish i knew my parents better than i do.
4) I never forward plan when it comes to the big stuff. I tend to crash into the big things by accident. for example: I didnt apply for Uni because i just didnt really get round to it and then all of a sudden i got dragged along to the open day of the Acedemy of Contemporary Music and found myself studying there almost by accident.
5) I sometimes feel like im going to be caught out and seen as an imposter when good things happen to me, as if some higher power will realise a mistake has been made and take it back.
6) I delight in yelling out 'FAIL' if Im in the car with somebody who hits the curb when they are driving but i cant actually drive myself yet.
7) I really want a fringe but am too scared to do it. In fact my hair has always been exactly the same as it is now. Id love to do something totally drastic but im waaaaaaaaaaay too scared.
8) Things that i hate are: wet bottoms of trousers, when the sheet on the bed comes away from the corners of the mattress, when poeple are outside and call the ground 'the floor' .Equilly when people are inside and call the floor 'the ground'.
9) My neice Teagan is not even 3 years old yet but she already sings Sex is on Fire by the Kings of Leon. Yesterday she came to show me that she had a Rice Krispie on her finger that she had stuck up her nose. And yet, despite her being uber cool...still dont feel maternal. Dammit.
10) My favourite possessions are: My multi-coloured full size chandelier, the canvas that took me ages to paint, my 3 shoeboxes full of memories and letters and the engagement ring that my grandmother left me in her will.
11) Boys seem to want to buy me technology. I have been given a TV, Dvd player and Digibox.
12) I cried at the directors commentary of LOTR because i saw how much effort and love had gone into it and felt really happy that it recieved praise accordingly.
13) I am the palest person i know and find it imossible to find good foundation. In the sun i tan from grey to bright white and apparently if i stand in front of a lamp i can look transparent.
14) I have never met another person other than myself who can move their pinkie toes independantly of the other toes. I challenge you all.
15) I know a lovely boy who calls me Grub. Other nicknames over the years have included Schmefamy Schmismop, trotters, stiffy, stephinately, Scottish Steph, Singer Steph, Jiggly. I actually hate my name and cant wait to marry out of Hislop.
16) i hate my legs.
17) Against my better judgement i LOVE rustlers burgers and i dont care that they are probably made from Cow vagina.
18) I cant think of anything i would rather be doing than singing....but i dont sing in the shower unless i am REALLY sure that everyone has gone out.
19) Relationships along the years have taught me much about myself. Boy 1 taught me to care. Boy 2 taught me that i should never lose sight of my worth. Boy 3 taught me to pick myself up and dust myself down and be open again. Boy 4 taught me to see the good in people. Boy 5 taught me to take chances and Boy 6 taught me that i am loveable. Girl J saw them all.
20) I enjoy food. A LOT.
21) Mess follows me around. I swear i do not make it. It just happens around me.
22) I love to get really into a Boxset. At the moment i am loving the Ugly Betty and Gossipgirl box sets, but i have also previously been right into the depths of the Lost, Prison Break, Peepshow and Family Guy boxsets. I hate when they end.
23) I would like to be Zooey Deschanel and would kill my firstborn (that shall never be) for the navy with red piping coat that she wore in Yes Man.
24) I will not truly be a grown up until i own a tiny sausage dog that i will name Amanda. She will have lovely mid brown hair and i will look into her eyes and know that we are kindred spirits.
25) There are 4 million Bicycles in beijing, but i still hate Katie Melua. And Dido. Boom.
1) Firstly, i am horrible at goodbyes and I am most definitely a crier. In fact, looking back on my primary school sweatshirt that the whole class signed, most of the comments go something like 'Hope you stop crying soon, love tony' or 'Stop crying!I'll see you everyday at High School, Love Louise. BOMA'. I think this relates to the fact that i hate change.
2) My star sign (Cancer) denotes that i should be both maternal and home-loving. In reality i am the least maternal person ever. I really hope it will kick in one day but i just cant see myself surrounded by little people. Also, i left home at 17 and consequently cant stay at the parental home for longer than a weekend before i turn back into a sulky teenager.
3) I wish i knew my parents better than i do.
4) I never forward plan when it comes to the big stuff. I tend to crash into the big things by accident. for example: I didnt apply for Uni because i just didnt really get round to it and then all of a sudden i got dragged along to the open day of the Acedemy of Contemporary Music and found myself studying there almost by accident.
5) I sometimes feel like im going to be caught out and seen as an imposter when good things happen to me, as if some higher power will realise a mistake has been made and take it back.
6) I delight in yelling out 'FAIL' if Im in the car with somebody who hits the curb when they are driving but i cant actually drive myself yet.
7) I really want a fringe but am too scared to do it. In fact my hair has always been exactly the same as it is now. Id love to do something totally drastic but im waaaaaaaaaaay too scared.
8) Things that i hate are: wet bottoms of trousers, when the sheet on the bed comes away from the corners of the mattress, when poeple are outside and call the ground 'the floor' .Equilly when people are inside and call the floor 'the ground'.
9) My neice Teagan is not even 3 years old yet but she already sings Sex is on Fire by the Kings of Leon. Yesterday she came to show me that she had a Rice Krispie on her finger that she had stuck up her nose. And yet, despite her being uber cool...still dont feel maternal. Dammit.
10) My favourite possessions are: My multi-coloured full size chandelier, the canvas that took me ages to paint, my 3 shoeboxes full of memories and letters and the engagement ring that my grandmother left me in her will.
11) Boys seem to want to buy me technology. I have been given a TV, Dvd player and Digibox.
12) I cried at the directors commentary of LOTR because i saw how much effort and love had gone into it and felt really happy that it recieved praise accordingly.
13) I am the palest person i know and find it imossible to find good foundation. In the sun i tan from grey to bright white and apparently if i stand in front of a lamp i can look transparent.
14) I have never met another person other than myself who can move their pinkie toes independantly of the other toes. I challenge you all.
15) I know a lovely boy who calls me Grub. Other nicknames over the years have included Schmefamy Schmismop, trotters, stiffy, stephinately, Scottish Steph, Singer Steph, Jiggly. I actually hate my name and cant wait to marry out of Hislop.
16) i hate my legs.
17) Against my better judgement i LOVE rustlers burgers and i dont care that they are probably made from Cow vagina.
18) I cant think of anything i would rather be doing than singing....but i dont sing in the shower unless i am REALLY sure that everyone has gone out.
19) Relationships along the years have taught me much about myself. Boy 1 taught me to care. Boy 2 taught me that i should never lose sight of my worth. Boy 3 taught me to pick myself up and dust myself down and be open again. Boy 4 taught me to see the good in people. Boy 5 taught me to take chances and Boy 6 taught me that i am loveable. Girl J saw them all.
20) I enjoy food. A LOT.
21) Mess follows me around. I swear i do not make it. It just happens around me.
22) I love to get really into a Boxset. At the moment i am loving the Ugly Betty and Gossipgirl box sets, but i have also previously been right into the depths of the Lost, Prison Break, Peepshow and Family Guy boxsets. I hate when they end.
23) I would like to be Zooey Deschanel and would kill my firstborn (that shall never be) for the navy with red piping coat that she wore in Yes Man.
24) I will not truly be a grown up until i own a tiny sausage dog that i will name Amanda. She will have lovely mid brown hair and i will look into her eyes and know that we are kindred spirits.
25) There are 4 million Bicycles in beijing, but i still hate Katie Melua. And Dido. Boom.
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