tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61900900638427176262024-03-14T00:45:31.645+00:00Casper & Co.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190090063842717626.post-39563836582666748782012-09-18T15:47:00.001+01:002012-09-19T18:26:55.606+01:00Saturday at LFW<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190090063842717626.post-76238988307727177962012-09-15T18:53:00.002+01:002012-09-19T23:05:28.578+01:00Topshop Dreaming<div style="text-align: justify;">
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instaweek post, myself and Sarah have just spent a lovely weekend catching up
in London. Naturally, this catch up weekend inevitably lead to a trip (well,
ok.. 2 trips) to Topshop. I’m lucky enough to work on Oxford Street so it’s on
my doorstep, but in the interest of avoiding temptation I try to avoid visiting
the store too often or lingering for too long. And after this weekend, I know
why. I’m a massive Topshop fan and have been for years – but let’s face it, who
isn’t – but even I can see that sometimes they do go a bit overboard with a
million different ‘trends’. I wasn’t overwhelmed with this year’s Summer
collection so didn’t really feel like I was missing out on too much. However,
my most recent visit has put their collection back up to the number 1 spot on
my wishlist. Hello autumn/winter! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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playing with different textures appeals to the shopaholic in me. This year, as
ever, they’ve done us proud. It’s nice to see that some of last winter’s colour
palette is sticking around so all those cranberry and silvery grey tones that I
stocked up are not banished to the back of my wardrobe this year. There is also
a nice play with a couple of neon shades so there’s a little consistency in the
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Casperandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212747219251530436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190090063842717626.post-71606385509531444942012-08-29T20:50:00.001+01:002012-08-29T20:58:59.026+01:00Further Foundation Fancies<div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found out about the shu uemura cover crayon whilst working as a TV extra - the make-up artists like to use it because they can match it to any skin tone (there are 3 shades) and it covers well. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crayon could be off-putting to some, but it has a creamy consistency and if you're worried about it pulling at the skin, you can mix it on your hand to create the ideal shade then use a make-up brush to avoid this. Priced at £17, it's a little more expensive than your average concealer, however the pencil ensures you don't waste anything, and it also doubles up as a highlighter.</span><br />
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Casperandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212747219251530436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190090063842717626.post-47622673814658619742012-08-26T22:18:00.001+01:002012-08-27T22:12:35.729+01:00Casper & Co.'s Instaweek<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[The freshest of fresh coconut juice in Primrose Hill, the ponds on Hampstead Heath on a sunny Sunday, silk scarf from Beyond Retro, Pastel Houses in Notting Hill, Chalk Farm's beautiful <a href="http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com/london" target="_blank">art gallery</a>, perfect teacup for a morning wake up] </td></tr>
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<br />Casperandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212747219251530436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190090063842717626.post-60016318170134465952012-08-02T21:44:00.002+01:002012-08-02T21:54:13.987+01:00The Foundation Quest<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the
inspiration for the name of this blog hasn’t been clear to you yet, it originated from an on-going joke within our friendship group that Sarah and I
are pale enough to be ghosts. A reformed fake tan addict, I am now embracing the
pale skin that has been bestowed upon me, and adjusting to my ‘Casper’ life
(with only the occasional St Tropez slip up – my summer wardrobe is
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am finding the experience to be nowhere near as scary as I had imagined during
my tan-lathering years. However, there is one issue that I find myself
constantly battling with. Foundation. I have tried a variety of brands, price
brackets and shades... but always find the base a shade too tan, or even worse
orange, for my skin tone. The beauty industry just isn’t nailing the ‘English
Rose’ tone that I’m after. So seeking advice from my fellow Casper, I
sought out some of the paler foundations that we’ve both tried and tested and
thought I would update you of my findings. And hope that perhaps you can share
any secret wonders that you have found in the foundation market with us!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So starting
with the lower priced products, we have a teenage year stable label – Boot’s
17. When I was 14 this was the first brand of make-up that I ever bought and I
occasionally like to dip in to see what they have to
offer. I tried out <span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.boots.com/en/17-Photo-Flawless-foundation_1155375/" target="_blank">17 Photo Flawless foundation</a> (£6.49) in Soft Ivory, pretty reasonably priced if you ask me! It did leave a bit of a make-up line that
required serious blending; the shade is slightly more orange that I would like,
more me-with-a-tan than ‘Soft Ivory’. Also, be sure to properly moisturise before use to ensure a more even finish and avoid it gathering in dry areas. I found that mixing in <u1:p></u1:p>a little moisturiser
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recommended <a href="http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/product_range_13693.htm" target="_blank">Aldi’s Lacura foundation</a> to me, and curious to see how a supermarket
foundation would fare, I purchased a bottle at a mere £2.39. Unfortunately, the price reflects the quality.
The foundation is strangely thick in consistency and very difficult to blend.
It also has a rather strange, and unpleasant, smell. I have to say that I have <b>never </b>encountered this issue with a
foundation before, and I hope to never again. And although I got the palest shade on
offer, I would probably need around 10 months in the Caribbean sun before I achieved
a tan to match the tone of this foundation. Just don’t bother.</span></span></div>
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is <a href="http://www.bourjois.co.uk/catalog/make_up/complexion/foundation/healthy_mix_serum_foundation" target="_blank">Bourgeois Healthy Mix Serum foundation</a> which is a pretty reasonable £10.99. Of all the mid-range
foundations that I have tried (because who can be bothered to wear MAC or YSL
to go to the office?!) this is by far the best. It blends into your skin
smoothly and is the perfect balance of good coverage but light foundation – there is
nothing worse than being caked in make-up at 10 in the morning, unless perhaps being caked in aforementioned smelly foundation! Best of all, when they
say ‘vanille’ or ‘vanille clair’, it actually is ‘vanille’. The foundation has
the magic ability to apply to your skin the same shade as it appears in the
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Finally (because I don’t want to bombard you with too
many choices) is my all-time favourite foundation, <a href="http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/158/1231/Products/Face/Foundation/Studio-Fix-Fluid-SPF-15/index.tmpl" target="_blank">MAC Studio Fix Fluid </a>in NC10 (£20.50). In my humble opinion, this is the foundation of all
foundations. I’m sure that there are other fantastic brands out there, but
having been introduced to this at 17, this is the one foundation in my life
that has never let me down. I’ve always found it to have a perfecting quality,
just a few brushes of this and all of those imperfections are magically gone.
When combined with <a href="http://www.smashbox.co.uk/product/6038/18502/Face/Primer/PHOTO-FINISH-FOUNDATION-PRIMER/Handbagcom-Beauty-Award-Winner/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Smashbox Photofinish Primer</a> (£25 - a little pricey but worth it's weight in gold!) the foundation takes on an airbrush perfect finish, matching my skintone
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having been on a short-notice trip to York races on Saturday, it's fair to say I had a little bit of a nightmare when it came to finding a fascinator. Unfortunately my budget did not stretch to the £18 ones in Debenhams and M&S, and it seemed a bit silly in comparison to the price of my dress and shoes. Then there was the task of finding a fascinator that matched my outfit and one that I actually wanted to wear. So I decided to take on a bit of a DIY project. Initially I managed to find a feather clip from Dorothy Perkins in the sale for £2, then purchased some gold ribbon and a detailed button to glue onto it for £1.20. However I forgot to pack these and had to start all over again in Leeds.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what my finished fascinator looked like:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it cost a fraction of the ones in the shop (effectively £4 in total, not counting the price of the glue gun - I got mine for around £6 in Wilkinson's and am treating it as a very worthwhile investment given the fact that I've used it twice since. You can also find them in places like B&Q or any good craft store).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my fascinator, I got the gold clip for £4.99 for two from H&M, and then found a broken feather clip for £2 in the sale at New Look so I could rob it of its feathers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make my fascinator, I did the following:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Made sure the work surface was properly covered (I can't stress this enough - you don't want a glue and feather concoction destroying your carpet), got out everything I needed and turned the glue gun on to heat up, which takes 5 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. In the meantime, I took apart the New Look clip for the feathers by pulling everything back and cutting as close to the bottom of the feathers as possible, cutting them from the clip one by one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. After waiting a few minutes for all the glue to set properly (it sets very quickly), I then pulled off all the stringy bits of glue, and the clip was ready to wear!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately there aren't any pictures of the DIY process as I decided to make it on the morning of the races - you could say I'm a last-minute kind of girl - so there wasn't a great deal of time. But it's good to know that if you have all the materials, you can easily make this in half an hour and you only have to wait a matter of minutes for it to set and it's ready to wear!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope this helps with any headwear dilemmas anyone might be having in the run up to races, weddings or fancy summer events!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This week, in fact in a mere few hours, I am leaving the tempestuous and erratic English weather behind and flying away for 7 days of sunnier, and much more reliable weather. Excited as I am to give my under-used summer wardrobe an outing in the Spanish sunshine, like most of us, the thought of bikini season does install a slight niggle in my mind. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little beauty is a perfect alternative to your classic salad. And warm salads are always a great transitional dish for those days when the weather isn't quite sure what it's doing! This is a perfect side dish for 4, or if you're having a full meal then split between 2 of you.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slice the courgettes into roughly 0.5cm slices and heat up a griddle pan (you can use a very lightly oiled frying pan if you're without a griddle). Griddle (or dry fry) the sliced courgettes until they are slightly browned on each side. They don't need to be completely cooked through.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pop the dish in the oven for 10 minutes, lightly warming it. After 10 minutes, switch the grill onto a medium heat and brown the edges of the feta.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A very impressive, interactive and affordable beauty brand with most products priced at £1.50, e.l.f. also has regular offers such as free delivery or complimentary gifts, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so keep your eyes peeled for them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, it's well worth a look.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re a team of 2, Natalie and Sarah, and after years of reading and admiring blogs, we have decided to venture into the world of blogging ourselves. Natalie currently lives in London but has lived in a city or two in Europe. She works in fashion and studied French and Italian at uni. Sarah has recently moved away from Leeds and, having studied German, Maths and Translation, plans to spend next year freelance translating, modelling and travelling. We met at Leeds University and the rest is history!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having been inspired by all the wonderful blogs that are out there we’re hoping to combine our favourite interests to hopefully create something that will be as interesting to share with you as we find it! We’ll be writing about everything from fashion to food, from photography and travel to beauty inspiration.</span></div>
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