Bag Books: Storm Born

Storm Born by Richele Mead

Admittedly I was searching for the graphic novel version when I found this, though I'm glad that I got this instead.

Anyone who follows me on Twitter will know that I was reading this and really enjoying it, and I quote (myself):

I have to say, that book was smutty...smutty in a good way!

It's one of the sexy fantasy novels, in the same style as Charlainne Harris and Rachel Caine. Though the sex scenes are more detailed than Caine's but almost equal to Harris's.

So if you like a little smut, go for this book.

The story is great, not revealing everything up front but allowing you to discover things as events unfold for the main character.

As you know I never write spoilers, just what you find on the blurb, one reason I wanted to read this story was this:

Just typical. No love life to speak of for months, then all at once, every horny creature in the Otherworld wants to get in your pants. . .

That sentence had me giggling for a long time, the way it's written, almost like "Typical, you wait for ages then 3 buses come along at once."

It gets better from there but I'll let you find that out yourself.

I really recommend this book as it is a good read, you might even find you enjoy it so much that you purchase the graphic novel.

So that's it for this hyperactive review.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Test Subject: Rimmel Fruities Lasting Finish Nail Varnish

Here's a novelty nail varnish I couldn't wait to try. Of the fruities I liked the colour of this one the most, which is why I bought it.

What they say:

"Amazing on trend shades with fruity scents when dry

Take brilliantly colourful nails to the next level with our fragranced new nail polish! Inspired by the freshness of summer fruits, I Love Lasting Finish Fruities Nail Polish is available in four vibrant on-trend shades, each with their own matching fruity fragrance when dry. Delicious!"


What I say:

The colour is nice and bright, but you need two coats so it isn't patchy. As I've said Ireally like the colour, so here is my reaction video to the 'fruity scent' claim.



Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

The Carrie Files #18

A quick Carrie look this time, the image only shows the top part, but I've researched the bottom part for you! Also what bag she has, but they cut out the shoes, so I'll be inventive.


Blazer: Asos £60
T-shirt: New Look £12.99
Jeggings: Warehouse @ Asos £45
Shoes: New Look £24.99
Bag: Asos £25


This is a quirky cool look that could be worn with jeans and still look good.
I chose the shoes to complement Mickey's shorts and there wasn't enough colour in this look for my liking.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Falling Leaves, Falling Leaves on the Ground

I adore this cuff from New Look, it's beautiful yet reminds me of gauntlets on medieval armour.

I think this blouse is so pretty. I love the colour and the lace collar is so delicate yet so on trend.

I love these handwarmers, they're so cute and even a touch quirky. They certainly beat boring old plain black ones.

Isn't this bag lovely? Pretty and practical, just how a satchel should be.

I freaking adore these earrings, look how beautiful they are. Just like little parasols, amazing.

This hat looks amazing, with my blonde hair it'd really stand out and I appreciate the work that must've gone into it, colour work isn't easy.

Just because Nivea is best for my skin, and if anyone wants to get it me for Christmas, I'll be happy.

So, these are my wants for October.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

The Pedigree Adoption Drive

Want to be a Superhero to dogs? Well you can save multiple lives by taking a dog on a virtual walk a few times.

Here you take Ripley the dog across 4 websites, each website donates 25p to the cause, complete the walk and raise £1. You can do this as many times as you like. Just think how many little lives will have been spared, just by taking a couple of minutes out of your time.

Doing this doesn't cost you anything, though you can also donate.

Please save a dog's life tonight.

My dog Suzi was a rescue dog, she gave me 15/16 years of love and joy, by saving these dogs think how you'll benefit the lives of other people too.



Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Game Den: The Sims 3 Pets

This will be a rarer blog feature.



As a Sims 3 player anyway, it's no surprise that I bought Pets, but I've been so excited for this game.
I'm only missing one stuff pack, which I should be getting soon, but this game is the best expansion yet!

I love animals, and my Sims being able to have a furry companion is bliss, it makes their lives a lot more interesting.

So I thought I'd show you some of my gameplay.

The female Sim is me, the male is Craig and the chihuahua is called Taco.





I do adore this game, it's re-newed my love of the franchise and I've only played it for a couple of hours. I loved the icecream van, I felt like a child when I heard it's tune. Also, the fact that there's plastic surgery in game now really made me laugh.

Fantastic game, seriously long awaited.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Bag Books: Black Summer #0

Black Summer issue #0 by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp

Oh I know, another comic book, I will resume the books at some point but I'm so enthralled by this comic.

Issue #0 sets up the premise for the run. When you allow superheroes to punish your criminals for you, and judge who is a criminal, what happens when they realise that it's the leaders of the country who is the biggest criminal of all.

"When the political situation in the USA becomes more than Horus can stand, he moves to take matters into his own hands. But since not all his other team-mates aren't so eager to throw the world into chaos, an epic conflict starts to form. And no one will be safe as the bodies start to fall. "

The art in this comic is wonderful, it abides by the general laws of drawing humans so they're all in proportion.

I have noticed, though, that these comic I've recommended to you, both contain drawings of a naked male arse, nice.

The story itself is amazing and I find myself eagerly anticipating the arrival of issue #1 through my letter box. (I know I'm way behind on reading this comic, but I'm excited non the less).

This is AWESOME! *cough* sorry, the 90's kid in me escaped, it is unavoidable at times though, especially when confronted with a brilliant piece of work such as this.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

The Carrie Files #17

A good look for this season, given the current Fetish trend. The darkest outfit Carrie wears in the movie, I happen to think she looks great in it.




Coat: Yumi Direct £44.99
Top: New Look £5.99
Jeans: Asos £30
Belt: Forever21 £4.90
Hat: New Look £9.99
Boots: New Look £49.99
Gloves: Tesco £12.50
Bag: Oasis @ Asos £16

I adore that coat, I think the whole ensemble is beautifully dark, it illustrates perfectly Carrie's emotion at this point of the film.

OotD #2 NES it Up!

Whew boyo it's been too long since I've worn that belt. I'll give a little backstory:
Yes, it's an old NES controller. I bought it on ebay way back in 2008, when I was blue/black haired and wore Nintendo tshirts.
Overplucked eyebrows and in serious case of sleep, perhaps more so than now. That was back when my life was about games... or gore, I really liked the controversial gore back then, weird.

Once I got into fashion and my attention turned elsewhere I stopped wearing it. Though I just decided to wear it, I'd forgotten how well it kept my jeans up, and how many comments I used to get for it. I teamed it with my check shirt & vest combo, with jeans and sturdy boots.

As you can see I'm wearing my glasses, I've not been wearing them which is rather naughty, but now I can see in HD again! I haven't been doing much with my hair lately, I have only used heat on it once in a month. It's a lot less fuss for me just to tie it up and let my waves frame my face, I mean your natural hair will always suit you. Being blonde takes a lot out of it too, so I'm just being kind to it.

I've been letting my eyebrows grow back, only plucking strays and filling in gaps with an eyebrow pencil. I don't want nasty overplucked brows anymore. Natural makes me look younger, and I look a lot better now than I did when I was 18!

For an outfit of the day I haven't really talked about the clothes much, but these are my comfies and you'll see them recurringly.

Note: I am currently reading a great book, it's a bit smutty, but great non the less, so that'll be a Bag Book soon.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Bag Books: Watchmen

Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons

A little change from the norm as I'm reviewing a graphic novel. Why? You ask, well, I barely picked up the book I'm currently reading as I'm busy, but this is a great story, so I thought I'd share it with you. I also apologize if it's a bit of a thin review, as it's been a while since I've read it.

Surely you've seen/heard of the 2009 movie adaptation of the same name? My opinion, good effort but not brilliant. They tried to keep it true to the novel, they just failed with the ending.

Well the Watchmen graphic novel beautifully shows you character histories, their struggle to live without their masks in such a time.

There's always a sense of foreboding, and it's truly wonderful.

Even though I'm not much of a comic book reader, I really appreciate this work, for it's art and story telling, even if it is set in a time period and location that I don't have much grasp on, as I was born in England in 1990.

I whole heartily back this book, and think that even non-comic readers can appreciate it.
If you read it for the reason of "I like to read it before I see the movie" then maybe you'll appreciate how the movie tried to be true, and realise why the ending is different.

Read it, and appreciate it's magnificence.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo



*Note* I've very recently got my hands on this, and I'm super excited to have my own copy, now I can read it again.

Test Subject: L'Occitane Desert Rose Hand Cream

Welcome to another installment of Test Subject, here I put myself on the line to give you my honest opinions on day to day product.

This week: L'Occitane Desert Rose Hand Cream Limited Edition

What They Say:

"This convenient small size Desert Rose Hand Cream, enriched with 20% of shea butter and honey and almond extracts, nourishes, protects and repairs hands leaving them delicately perfumed with with a fruity and tangy interpretation of Moroccan rose. Hands recover comfort and softness immediately."


What I say:

Well reader, I'm going to start with the packaging. As you can see this cream is in a foil tube, which makes it easier to apply the right amount. Though it also makes a lovely partner to the Hemp Hand Protector for anyone thinking of "His 'n' Her" Christmas gifts in this run up to Christmas.
I was really attracted to the packaging of this one, it's eye catching and also http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffits in with the Aztec trend that's around right now.

Now on to the product itself.

It smells divine! Really does smell like roses, or Turkish delight, same thing really. After using it my hands felt better, they've been on the dry side lately, softer and even my nails felt stronger.

I like this hand cream, if I've persuaded you to buy it you can get it here or on this months Marie Claire as the freebie.

If I were to receive this as a Christmas present I certainly would not be disappointed. It's wonderful and I seriously love it.

At £7.50RRP it wont break the bank, though it probably isn't what I'd usually spend, I can say I would buy it.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

The Carrie Files #16

As it's now into the Autumn months I figure it's time for a more seasonally suited Carrie Files. This is from Carrie's "Dark period" of the movie.


Top: New Look £7.99
Vest: New Look £7.99
Leggings: Asos £10
Boots: New Look £24.99
Bag: New Look £24.99

The simplicity of this outfit is that most people have a pair of leggings in their wardrobes, they also have a white vest.
I love the layering aspect of it, warm and stylish.

Love, peace and all that jazz. xo

Linkara look for guys and girls

To Linkara: If you ever see this, I'm so sorry for the picture I used, not the best! I did this because I admire you, and you make me laugh. You've also made me want to read comic books.



Linkara, is a comic book reviewer on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses and not who most people would deem a fashion icon. Though when you actually look at what he's wearing, I can guarantee that someone famous is wearing something similar.

I also wanted to see if I could do this.


Guys



I think this is a good smart/casual look, given that party season is coming up I think this would work well, though I think it's much more suited to these Autumn days.

Hat

Tshirt

Shirt

Jacket

Girls




Well, for the girls I wanted to get the 'gist' of the outfit. Everyone knows Linkara for his hat, so that was vital for the silhouette, I chose the jacket and blouse that would merge with the current Heritage trend.

Hat

Shirt

Jacket

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Top 10 Heroines

Here is a quick peek at my Top 10 heroines. Look out for 'Looks' of these fab girls in the future.

#10



Nemi

Nemi is at number 10 if only for making lone bus rides fun by reading her comic strip, perhaps you could call her an anti-heroine but what the hell, it's my list.
Nemi is a character in her own comic strip, Nemi.

#9



Silk Spectre II

Just because she kicks so much ass in Watchmen, also a nod to her mother. Well I say she kicks ass, she has sex with a glowing blue guy, she's adventurous. She does contribute to the story line though. Honestly, I think she's here due to the fact se wears a yellow costume, and I really love that costume.
Silk Spectre is a character in Watchmen by Alan Moore.

#8



Hit Girl

Now here's a girl who really does kick ass. I'm in awe of here, really, I just love her. I don't know how better I can explain it, though I really love purple...I guess that'll do.
Hit Girl is a character in KickAss by Mark Millar.

#7



Rouge

My favourite character in X-Men. She's strong and confident, sexy too. I used to love her & Gambit's flirting in the animated series which I grew up with. As I grew up I even loved her in X-Men Evolutions, and the portrayal of her in the movies, though I'm pissed off at her becasue of the ending to the 3rd movie, but things are looking up!
Rogue is a charater in X-Men by Stan Lee.

#6



Carrie Bradshaw

Considering my blog this one isn't that surpising. In my opinion she's funny and has great fashion taste. Plus, she's a writer, so I guess I have someone to aspire to be, I just haven't written about sex, yet. Hey maybe I'd get more readers! Seriously though, I do love Carrie and I'm unashamed in that fact. Sure I want her life... and shoe collection. Though she does annoy me at times, but more in the books than the TV show.
For those who don't know, Carrie is the lead character in Sex and the City by Candace Bushell.

#5



Chell

Without saying a word, Chell is one of the strongest female characters you will ever meet. Hell, she defeats 2 different crazy robots in 3 different senarios. I don't know how better to portray Chell, but hell, she's amazing. She looks good in orange too.
Chell is a character in Portal and Portal 2, by Valve.

#4



Joanne Baldwin

Joanne is a recent addition to my list, as I first discovered her at the beginning of the year. I love the Weather Warden books, and Joanne is simply a brilliant character. She's strong, sexy, stubborn, funny and powerful.
Joanne is a character in the Weather Warden books by Rachel Caine.

#3



Eowyn

How can you not love Eowyn? She was told to stay behind by her brother and uncle, so she dresses up as a man, takes Merry (who was also told to stay behind) and joins them in the Battle of Pelennor Fields. Not only that, but when the Witch King of Angmar kills her uncle, King Theoden, she battles him, one on one, and has this epic moment, and I'll abbreviate it for you:

Witch King: No man can kill me.

Eowyn: *takes off helmet* I am no man. *stabs him in his face and kills him*

Eowyn is a character in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.

#2



Lara Croft

Ah, my Lady! I was always so in awe of her growing up. Again, strong, sexy, but she was smart and has the love of ancient cultures like I do. Hell, she went up against a T-Rex, can your hero say that? That body too, well more realistic these days, though I empathise her backpain. I don't know how better to descibe her, I don't think I'd do justice in these few lines.
Lara Croft is the main character in Tomb Raider by Eidos.

#1



Hermione Jean Granger

The Harry Potter books practically shaped my childhood/teenage years and now my adult life. As one of the 'smart girls' Hermione was my ultimate heroine, someone I could look up to and admire, not only that but I related to her too. Growing up, I had the bushy hair and over large front teeth, her birthday is a week after mine and we both love reading.
Unlike the blank Bella Swan, Hermione didn't curl up into a ball when her love left, instead she channeled her emotions into vanquishing the Dark Lord Voldemort. Throughout the series she is strong and without her, Harry wouldn't be able to acomplish anything.
I could gush for hourse about Hermione, but I wont, the majority of you will know how awesome she is anyway, and if you dont, read the books.
Hermione is the main female character in the Harry Potter books by J.K.Rowling.

I'm interested in your Top 10, hell, it might introduce to to new heroes.

Please note that most of my heros growing up, and now, are male, so maybe I should do that list.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Bag Books: On Beauty

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, as I didn't think I'd like it. I honestly bought it as part of a 2 for £5 offer (the other book being a present)and I only picked it up because the cover is so beautiful. I know, I know; 'Never judge a book by it's cover', but you have to agree, it's an awesome cover.

When I researched this book I found out that it seems to be a modern version of Howard's End, though as I've never read it I cannot make the comparison.

It follows the Belsey family, which has instantly recognisable charaters in it, you will know at least one of them in real life, through their rivalry with the Kipps's and their own family issues.

Like I said, I didn't think this story was for me, yet it really sucked me in, I pretty much fell in love with the strong character of Kiki, mother of the Belsey family.

There are some laugh out loud moments, and other times you want to weep.

I really enjoyed reading this book and I enjoyed the ending, which is more of a chapter ending than a story ending, so you know this family's story keeps on going.

Great book, worth a read.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Test Subject: The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisturisers

I've recently decided to change my moisturiser as I didn't think my Nivea one was right for me, I also thought it was time to invest in a night cream. I chose the Vitamin E range from The Body Shop because I trust them, with my skin and with my conscious.

The 'day' cream is a light creamy consistancy, which spreads really well. It makes my skin feel really soft. The night cream is a thicker consistancy, though still spreads well. I woke up with skin so soft it was incredible.

I'm usually apprehensive when trying new moisturisers, as my skin will definately show me if it disapproves in the way of a major, painful breakout, it didn't happen with these creams, huge sigh of relief from me!

The only thing I don't like is the fact the lid of the 'day' cream is black, surely it would have made much more sense for the night cream to have the dark lid?

They work really well and the pots are alot bigger than I imagined them to be. I reckon these will last me well past Christmas, which my wallet thanks.

Vitamin E Moisture Cream £9
Vitamin E Night Cream £10

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

The Carrie Files #15

As we're heading towards the part season I thought I'd share this quirky little outfit, I do love this. Though, only Carrie can pull off a bumbag.



Top: New Look £5.99
Skirt: River Island @ Asos £18
Shoes: Asos £35
Necklace: New Look £3.99
Bag: Asos £15
Hat: Next £12

Given the time of year I chose a full length top instead of a cropped one, though a simple alteration would change that.
As only Carrie can pull off a bumbag (shudders) I've chosen a small crossbody which is far cuter.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Thoughts on WWE

I've mentioned before that I am a wrestling fan, I watch Raw and Smackdown weekly and I even try to catch the PPVs, I'm not an expert on the subject though I am a fan.

I watched WWE Heat when I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was brilliant. My Nan would tape it for me on the Sunday night then I'd watch it after school on a Monday. When I say night, I mean the 1AM it'd air over here. That made it even more exciting.

I remember the episode of Heat before Wrestlemania, that was so enthralling! I was so happy that Christmas when my brother had bought me the tape of that Wrestlemaia, which I still have.

I guess I outgrew wrestling for a while, by while I mean years, practically my teenage years when make up, pink, clothes and Reese Witherspoon movies became my obsession.

I started getting back into it in 2009, when I was catching up on dvds with Craig, establishing a new favourite in The Miz and meeting him by the end of the year, not bad huh?

(I can see that I've fallen into the trap of starting each paragraph with 'I', ugh).

So now, I'm wondering why the WWE have a PPV every 2 weeks? Surely this isn't enough time to establish the great feuds that there used to be. They used to feel special, these must see PPV's, must see TV! Why not reduce the price if they're this frequent? pay the full price for the main 4. Hell, even Wrestlemania this year didn't seem like a special PPV in the storyline sense.
Mostly I was pissed off by the fact that The Corre's tag match was over in under 5minutes and that it was heel tactics on the face's side! Pissed me off! They completely booked it wrong too, and don't get me started on the Snooki match, ffs.

The Corre disbanded and Edge retired, Z!TLIS became super popular and now Zack's actually winning on Raw. Cena was champ again, so was Orton, predictable and boring if you ask me. Cena wasted 2 picks in the draft when they could've drafted talented guys, including Zack Ryder, who I was in the live chat with, poor bugger. Other things have happened, like Cody Rhodes's "mutilation" and Azure/Negro Sin Caras. None of the titles have seemed to matter, and Kelly Kelly's title reign is ridiculous, girl can't wrestle.

I will say that things are starting to look up at the present time, even if it's just a brief glimmer, it's there. Rhodes is a great IC champion, I love the Awesome Truth, the Tag Teams Titles seem to be being made more important, hell, the tag division is glimmering at the moment, it looks like they're rebuilding it, let's hope it shines. I can see good things for the lacking Divas Division if they keep the likes of Beth Phoenix/Natalya/Karma in the spotlight, women who can wrestle as opposed to the cookie cutter Barbie doll types. Just think Stupid Girls by Pink and that's the majority of the Divas roster.

At first the whole C.M. Punk angle was really exciting, so fresh and controversial! But now it's getting quite stale, the WWE definitely ran it well at first, but they didn't let it run long enough, his WWE absence I mean. He should've been away longer, made more appearances like ComiCon, more radio rants and youtube videos... like The Miz is currently doing. Even Cena was fired at one point, yet he managed to cause mayhem where he went.

And are we forgetting the Anonymous Raw General Manager? Where have they been for the past few months? Has their absence been explained and I've missed it?

Though there is the case of Randy Orton, who, on a PG show continued to attack and even busted open Rhodes, blood everywhere. To me, a blood thirsty 21 year old who finds Sid Viscious's leg break to be hilarious, that was too much. Yet the crowd loved it, raise the age rating already WWE, stop aiming at a small percentage of your viewing demographic.

This has turned out to be a long post, and I could go on, but for now I wont, perhaps I'll save it for another day. So, for now;

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo