L.F RAMBLES - LISTEN AND READ

WOW. Seriously in love after my friend intoduced me to him. He's playing in Leeds soon too...YES.

I'm seeing WAS this week which is super exciting. This song isn't a 'typical' WAS style song... but the lyrics resonate with me. One of my favourites by them.

AMAZING LIVE. See them if you get the chance.

Addictive, been on repeat for me.

When I work at uni I like to have an album playing in the background, decided to have Yeah Yeah Yeahs on the go and became obsessed with this song. 

You might remember me mentioning a collaborative book I did a few posts ago... well here it is. My book with the super talented Ben Armson. 

L.F RAMBLES - TUESDAY

This was from awhile ago (2 weeks ago?) but I'm using some products I currently love and recommend. This is my go to 'night' make-up, I tend to use warm brown tones around my eyes with lots of mascara (no liner) and off set it with a deep red/berry lip 

• LAURA MERCIER LUSTER EYE COLOUR - ROSEWOOD
• E.L.F. STUDIO MINERAL INFUSED MASCARA
• DAINTY DOLL LIPSTICK - 001

 I've not had bubble tea in like 10 years or something. It's nice, but very sweet. Don't really want to know what crap goes in. 

My friend was shooting for her pie related project and I decided to make a cat from the left over pastry. I literally kept laughing at that photo every 5 minutes. It looks like it's been through a brawl.

Uni work which I've just handed in as part of a live brief. I think this brief actually highlighted more than anything how little self confidence I have in myself and my ideas (in terms of my own creativity). It's nothing new. I'm very modest but also lack self confidence when I'm working in a new territory. I need reassurance but at the same time when someone  believes in your idea so much it also backfires and makes my feelings even worse because I feel like I have to live up to their expectations. I think this is a typical designer/artist trait. But I thought I'd just throw it out there. Cue George Michael's Faith song playing in the background. 

More uni related things. I met Chris at a house party, we got talking and bam! He ended up helping me with my project soundtrack. Vodka is good.

Black leather shoes.......my weakness. I always confess to  A.J when I buy a new pair because I have so many shoes. He thinks I'm a bit insane. I am a bit insane. 

 Sorry for the massive plug about my work.. but hey I am at uni'. And unlike some students I do actually work. Maybe a bit too much at times. Anyway I got my awesome awesome friend Miriam to model for my comic. She's becoming my hand model for all my projects!

Literally across the road from where I live. LOL at the police. Oh Fenham.

This is probably really old but I only discovered it 2 days ago. 

Hey guys, so my last two hand ins are due on Tuesday and then I'm FREEEEE! I'm going to be sticking around Newcastle for a good while I think. I need to sort out placements and other errands and actually have fun in my house for once because I'm usually so wrapped up with work. Lots of sensible drinking  and making the most of Celeste being around before she goes. And of course A.J, I couldn't of finished one of my briefs without him and he's got his own workload already. Thank-you. AND make-up! I'll be back to my normal schedule. Lots of fun make-up looks to make it up to you guys. Thanks for sticking around! 

L.F RAMBLES - HAUL, UNI AND FUTURE

I was walking to uni and this stranger randomly gave me this flower and told me to have a lovely day. I'm not even a flower person but I thought it was pretty sweet and made me smile. 

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA FOR H&M GLOVE STRAP HANDBAG

Ah this bag is amazing. Quirky design and I managed to get it half price. Scoreee. Excuse my nails, even though they are hard to ignore.

 FIGHT! VOL.1 - JACK TEAGLE

Adding to my collection of illustration publications. I need more space to keep them all. FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS.
Uni work:

Animatic of the story I made up. Basically brief is 1 story, 3 different narratives. I've decided to base it on my character Kitty (who has titties) who basically is in love with her owner and to win his heart thinks she needs tits. I know I'm slightly weird. I have to do it in 3 different mediums and 3 different perspectives. So this is Kitty's perspective and I'm doing hers through a stop motion animation. 

Here's a test of the the style I want Kitty to be in. Kitty brief blog: http://www.laisum-fung.blogspot.co.uk/

Ahhh this is so GEEKY, but it means a lot to me. If you remember my moan about a god-damn essay early January.... well I got a fricken 1st on that god-damn essay. I mean like massive ironz I do better in an essay than any design work I've slaved a good month over. Funny thing was on the day we were due to collect them all my course mates could get there's back but me. So I got really paranoid I got done for plagiarism or something bad. Anyway towards the end of the day I could finally collect my results and the receptionist was like yeah sorry you and 3 others essays had to be photocopied to be moderated. So I was like OK... got my paper and I was like WTF. Like I suck at essays. I never feel confident about my writing skills so this is like a major boost for me to write my dissertation and say *in a ghetto accent* "you can bullshit your way through girl." While I'm milking this... how the fack did I get like all the 1st categories?! 

Hey guys, so this post isn't make-up related at all but I thought I'd share what I've been up to away from doing fun stuff (make-up). I should add 2nd year is going CRAZY fast. I break up in May. WTF. It's March already. So not ready for 3rd year, graduating and real life. My direction is pretty hazy too  - probably *will* pursue make-up professionally, but I enjoy illustration too and still want to somehow be involved with the fashion or fashion publication industry.  I'm not freaking out as much as I was last year.
I also *might* be going to teach in South Korea after graduating like my sister. I kind of passingly suggested it to my good friend Allan thinking he wouldn't want to do it but it's now kind of turned into he really wants to do it and I'm kind of hesitant. It's not necessarily a path I want to go down (teaching) but for general life experience it'd be great. A years a long time too. I like to think I'm independent but I do have a back-up when things turn to shit (parents) but obviously when I'm there I am really on my own. And I hate it when I have doubts in my head because I go into this vicious circle of talking myself into and out of things. Hmm.

L.F RAMBLES - LINES AND LIFE

So I finally had time to play with make-up. I started off with thin lines but I got more bolder and more graphic (ba-doosh). Playing with shapes, so ones more angular and ones more rounded.

Gel eyeliner, concealer and a flat shader brush to soften the lines. It's not perfect but fun to play around and experiment with proportions. Do you guys like the left or right eye? 

I got this note with some chocolates on my first day. Yay. Yes I ate the chocolate btw. Naughty food... give me bad stares.

Hey guys, since my last update life has been pretty crazy and uni' work kind of took over. To people who say design subjects is 'easy'. It's not. It's solving problems with no 'real' answer. You can't just find a textbook solution. Unless you go down the whole plagiarism route. Err not cool. Anyway I was going round in circles when stuff finally clicked and I had a week to pretty much do a final version of my publication. Stayed up for stupid hours, plenty of coffee (think I can drink the stuff again) and I decided to sleep in on the day of presentation (I managed to finish all loose ends still *phew*). So this weekend has been bliss for me. No library. I'm homeee. 

And more exciting news is I've scored my first retail job finally. I'm a Christmas temp but I work for Boots! I work in the flagship store (for Newcastle) too so it's huge and busy. I had my first shift yesterday and I love it. I'm part of the Christmas department so lots of restocking and time seems to just fly past.

My manager (who interviewed me) is super awesome and I'm pretty sure I managed to get it because I mentioned about my  freelance make-up side. During the interview I had to 'sell' a lipstick to a customer and I think I impressed her with it. THANK-YOU MY POINTLESS KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL THINGS MAKE-UP.

The next post will probably be Halloween related make-up. Our house is off to a flat party and we have to dress up as Rocky Horror Show characters. Ugh. I don't actually like the film (sorry) and Magenta who has the coolest make-up has been stolen by a flat mate.

Anyway extra positive vibes and smiles.... because I have to for work ;) I think my natural 'thinking' face is moody looking because EVERYONE including strangers always tell me to smile. I'm fine honest. 

L.F RAMBLES - UNI BLUES

I've heard of them AGGGGES ago but never really got into them. Anyway random YouTube stumble couple of days ago and I found this. The song/video is FREEKING awesome. It always gets me smiling. 

Teen years *sniff*

Oldie but still love this.

The lyrics are so beautiful. 

I know I shouldn't blog when I'm 'down' (nothing bad just 'woe is me' moment) but I got my uni enrolment reminder through the post recently and I'm NOT excited about being back up to Geordie land in 2 weeks or so. I've had almost 3 months off but it's gone incredibly quick. I've got a decent job now (pay wise) and I've settled back home.... and I don't want to go back. Has anyone else got cold feet about uni before? The uni, people, place, course is fine. I just don't think my path is graphic design atm. I know I've had on and off feelings about it for the whole of first year. Maybe it's because I'm thinking about the future too much. I don't really see a career path in my chosen subject in the horizon and graduating seems to be much closer then I want it to be. Argh the future freaks me out. 

Anyway positive things:

• Current man crush is Josh Klinghoffer - he's super talented and has that awkward but cute thing going on.
• Listening to Nirvana a lot lately. TEEN FUCKING SPIRIT.
• Gym is going well. I succumbed to the dreaded first year weight pile on and I'm back to my 'original' pre uni size - which is still overweight btw LOL. I'm keeping this lifestyle up (bye vodka binges) because it's TOO damn hard to shift the pounds.
• Still perving on the fit personal trainer at the gym. He's not the usual tanned steroid pumped type btw. Ew.
• Self imposed shopping ban is going well. The key is not to venture into town and don't get enticed by online discount codes/free shipping. YOU CAN DO IT.

L.F RAMBLES - FIRST YEAR

Awkward handz and my favourite drink: iced green tea. Also wearing shades to go with the summer mise en scene I'm trying to create. Imagine a beach back drop.

So my first year at uni is over. It's gone WAY too fast and I thought I'd do a 'short' summary of my experience.
It's not like I'm a mature student but I did do a foundation so I'm a year older than the majority. Whilst it doesn't sound like a big difference, I definitely 'changed' in that year..... or I kind of cemented who I am as a person. Done with high school drama (surprisingly still rife at uni' *mega yawn*) and petty insecurities (for the most part). I wanted a fresh start.
With me being a self confessed introvert, my experience could only go two ways: be living with a bunch of rowdy-stereotypical-sex-crazed-freshers or be living with people who hated the guts out of each other.
Well, I lived with neither. There was only 4 of us in total and we got 'along'.... but not to the point of casually hanging around together..... we never went out as a flat. Ever. I managed to live with a group of people who did our own thing. And it kind of worked for us.
I only 'properly' friends with one of my flat mates. And he was the guy I first met when I moved in. I guess sometimes people don't 'click' and it's a two-way thing - I wouldn't worry about breaking your back over anyone who doesn't make the effort.  

Umm back to uni'.... I guess it's what you make or want out of it. It's not in my nature to be this wild child so I didn't expect to change into one, or pretend I was one. I didn't and still don't feel the need to go out every night drinking just to fit into that 'mould.' Disclaimer: I DID GO OUT and 'socialise' but not as much as everyone and if it means I'm boring, then yes I'm boring.

For me I'm at uni to make some 'genuine' friends, learn about my subject, work my butt off for my degree and hopefully in turn I'll secure a job I love. In that order please!

Don't know if this post was particularly interesting. But I'm content with how it went. Tutors are nice (I would have to say that wouldn't I?) and my class mates genuinely seem like a nice bunch (the ones who come in anyway). It takes me awhile to make 'friends' (wary Capricorn vibes) and I think I have met some decent people. Though in typical 'L.F' style, at the end of the year. 
 Probably my best advice is to be yourself. I know. CLICHE. But who wants a fake friend that pretends to like 'shizzle' just to fit in? I like to get to know people with a bit of substance..... than just alcohol ;)


GENERAL TIPS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN RELATED ONES:

• 99%  CHANCE YOU WILL BE LIVING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE LAZY ABOUT CLEANING/TAKING BINS OUT - SO JUST DO IT YOURSELF. THEY WON'T DO IT.
• RECYCLE! HAVE AN EXTRA BIN BAG IN THE KITCHEN FOR RECYCLING SO YOU HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT MEANS THE WASTE BAG WON'T BE AS HEAVY.
• ASOS BECOMES YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND.
• BUY FRUIT AND VEG' FROM THE MARKETS - CHEAPER AND YOU GET MORE.
•  'BORROW' THINGS FROM THE KITCHEN MODERATELY.
• BE PREPARED FOR UNWANTED BASS MUSIC FROM THE ROOM BELOW RINGING IN YOUR EAR. 
• YOU WON'T WATCH ALL THE DVDS YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU.
• YOU WILL SEE YOUR TUTORS LESS AND LESS AS THE YEAR GOES ON.
• DON'T RELY JUST ON YOUR STUDENT LOAN - HAVE SOME SAVINGS BEFORE YOU GO.
• YOU WON'T DIE IF YOU EAT THINGS PAST THEIR SELL BY DATE - USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT.
• IF YOU ARE WORKING IN A GROUP GET THEIR NUMBERS, FACEBOOK ISN'T RELIABLE.
• YOU CAN EAT WELL AND STILL BE LAZY. SEASON VEG/MEAT AND PLACE IN OVEN AND YOU ARE DONE.
• YOU WILL MEET LOADS OF INTERESTING PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND PLACES.
• ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT! THE TUTORS ARE NOT THERE 24/7, SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT IF YOU SEE THEM. 
• YOUR MONEY WILL GO INTO PRINTING. IT SUCKS.
• BE OPEN MINDED WITH YOUR WORK - WHO WANTS TO HAVE AN AESTHETIC AT 20?
• GO AND WORK IN THE STUDIO - AS MUCH AS YOU CONVINCE YOURSELF YOU WILL DO WORK AT HOME, YOU WON'T. OR JUST VERY LITTLE.
• NOTHING CHANGES - YOU WILL STILL STAY UP THE  NIGHT  BEFORE DEADLINE.
• HARVARD REFERENCING WILL HAUNT YOU.
• YOU WILL CURSE AT APPLE MAC COMPUTERS A LOT. THE 'SPINNING WHEEL OF DOOM' IS A BITCH.
• SOME OF YOUR PEERS WILL BE POMPOUS DOUCHE BAGS. IGNORE THEM.
• WE ARE NOT GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. WE ARE GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS. WE JUST FINISHED FIRST YEAR. WHAT THE F-UCK DO WE KNOW?
• YOU WILL BE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WEARING 'SUPREME' GEAR. SO ORIGINAL.
• VODKA AND CIDER OVER WINE EVERY TIME.
• THERE ARE STILL CLIQUES AT UNI.
• YOU WILL HEAR "I'M SO HUNGOVER" EVERYDAY.
• GOING BACK HOME ALWAYS FEELS LIKE A VACATION.
• ANYTHING PRICED AT £1 IS A BARGAIN AND WORTH BUYING.
• YOU WILL SPEND A LOT OF TIME SAT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER. EVEN AFTER YOU'VE SPENT LOADS OF TIME PLANNING/SKETCHING.
• NOTHING EVER GOES TO PLAN BUT YOU LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES. HOWEVER COSTLY.
• GO TO VISITING LECTURER TALKS - ALWAYS INTERESTING AND INSPIRING.
• KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES - SOMETHINGS JUST AREN'T WORTH NO SLEEP. LIKE CERTAIN MODULES.
• EVERYONE HAS A TUMBLR.
• DRINKING A STARBUCKS COFFEE AT UNI SCREAMS PRETENTIOUSNESS.
• MAKE THE MOST OF STUDENT DISCOUNTS.
• EAT BEFORE A LECTURE, OR IT GETS VERY AWKWARD. 
• BUS FARES ARE EXTORTIONATE NOW YOU ARE AN ADULT.

ONE YEAR DONE, TWO MORE TO GO!
P.S I love Newcastle, really lovely city <3 

L.F RAMBLES - UPDATE

My first ever pub crawl! I know I'm about 2 years too late...

KEY PRODUCTS:

DANIEL SANDLER WATERCOLOUR CREME-ROUGE BLUSHER - SOFT PINK

URBAN DECAY EYE SHADOW - GREEN GODDESS

SLEEK 'BAD GIRL' (GOD, I HATE THE NAME) PALETTE - DARK GREEN AND MATTE BLACK

MAYBELLINE EYESTUDIO LASTING DRAMA GEL LINER- BLACK

MAC TINTED LIP CONDITIONER - POPSTER

SHU UEMURA EYELASH CURLERS

BOURJOIS FLOWER PERFECTION AND 10 HOUR SLEEP EFFECT FOUNDATION MIXED TOGETHER

Day 2 of boozing! Excuse the hair, I'm growing out my fringe because it is too high maintenance. It's at that growing out stage where it won't sweep to the side by it self, so I have to do this Willow Smith-esque whipping hair motion constantly. 
KEY PRODUCTS:
MAC BLUSHER - STYLE
MAC PRO LONGWEAR FOUNDATION (ON ITS LAST LEGS, UNDECIDED IF I SHOULD REPURCHASE OR NOT)
BOBBI BROWN CORRECTOR - LIGHT PEACH
SMASHBOX WATERPROOF SHADOW LINER - FAN CLUB
REVLON MATTE EYE SHADOW - VINTAGE LACE

For none serious make-up posts my bedroom wall will be the backdrop so you guys can see more of my 'personality'. What you see behind me stuff is uni work I accidentally sent to the printers.

I've not been out out (as in town/clubs) since my birthday which was about 2 months ago. This is unheard of in uni' FRESHER world but hey I am self-proclaimed hermit, I do have friends don't worry... I sometimes get called "mysterious enigma" by them... how exotic. I thought it'd be cool for you guys to see what make-up I actually wear outside my 'blog world'.

W MARCH EDITION (£5.00), LOVE AND POP S/S 2012 (£6.00)

Indulging in my naughty editorial tear sheet collecting obsession - I have a cupboard full of magazines and tear sheets waiting to be framed one day *le sigh*.

I've learnt if you really want something and you won't ever get the chance to own it again (well there's Ebay but I aint paying no sky high price hike).... BUY IT. 

I know I look like a drunk mofo but this captures the make-up! Oh sacrifices. 

Anyone else ever wanted to shave off their eyebrows so they could draw whatever style they wanted everyday? I can still dream. 

You know when see someone with cool make-up and you feel compelled to copy it? I got it whilst watching AdoraBatBrat. Mines just vaguely inspired by her. NO-ONE can rock the Gothic style like her.

Manic Panic - Enchanted Forest

The secret is heat! Blast it with heat dryer and it'll be vivid. Though the up keep is too much for me.... looks nice for a couple of days then the FADE (my fault because I wash my hair too much). The goth look above is at the washed out stage (yuck.)

Hey guys, I've not done one of these 'L.F rambles' in ages..... I basically just talk about stuff outside 'L.F MAKE-UP' world.

I think I have roughly 5 weeks of uni' left before first year is over. WTF. Time has majorly flown! I'm starting to enjoy my course (graphic design) now too, I feel more comfortable with some aspects of it now and especially when you reference to 'geeky' terminology only people 'in the know' would know. It's all a bit clichey.

I wasn't ever going to quit but 2 months ago I didn't feel it was 'really me' and I was a bit 'down' about it. 

I get to choose a specific pathway soon - still undecided between illustration (technically isn't graphic design) or publishing which is more about layouts and typography *I think*. I don't know yet.

I know I said I would get more people on board on this blog too - I'm working on it. I'm only starting to 'branch out' a bit friends wise, especially whilst I was in my 'down' stage I hardly went into the studio to work which isn't ideal if I wanted to get to know my class mates.... actually I don't think they know I do make-up on a 'serious' level or about this blog actually (it's hard to bring up and I'm not someone to brag about stuff I do), no-ones ever mentioned anything to me. Pretty weird if they do read this but I don't know they do (which happened in high school and art college).

Lastly major hello to my new followers too - I always get a buzz when someone enjoys reading my blog and decides to follow *waves*.

My small giveaway is still running just click here and comment 'enter me' for a chance to win free stuff :)

PHOTO UPDATE 4

 I decided to venture into Primark for once

Why I don't go there often:

1. My spot-a-gem eye isn't so great there

2. The quality isn't that great.... *coff* most things made out of cheap nasty polyester *coff*

3.  Too crowded

4. Get knocked down by buggies

ANYWAY I found one thing which is the above. Oversized burgundy jumper with grey polka dots (£12.99). And surprisingly I got a lot of compliments when I wore it out. A gem I think. 

 This sums me up. I just look moody.

Some light reading.....NOT

 Have an essay to do.... blah. Decided to beat the rush and read some of the reading list before everyone takes them out. The last book is to cheer me up and give me inspiration for looks :)

 A bit of my wall. The collage 'poster' was part of a brief to sum up ourselves

FROM L-R:

ALEX BOX

THE KILLS

RODARTE

JESSICA STAM/ PAT MCGRATH

MARC JACOBS

EGON SCHIELE

I'm *trying* not to eat too much junk but yeah.. I picked up these in Morrisons today. BAD L.F. 

 I needed a Kinder Egg shell for a project and inside was these little penguin fellas from Happy Feet 2. Yay for penguin with jazz hands hahaa

Morris and nails are Essie's- Angora Cardi 

L.F RAMBLES - MOVED UP

I think this was my second day at my new 'home' and the funny arm position is to show my freshers pass which I'm still struggling to gain back my £55 worth of fun - everyone just eff's of to town anyway!

 I HAD TO GET IT. It's around £17* but it's like a beetle on acid

 More postcards to my collection because I'm sad....

I swear Newcastle WHSmith's is well better than the Leeds one. I've never seen them stock different Vogue's.. I think anyway. I'm kind of 'into' collecting just September Vogue's just because they have the most advertisements - which most people hate but I love. Not only does the Italian one have 3 magazines inside it was somehow £4 cheaper when I got to the till..... Obviously I didn't say anything haha

I forgot to bring my pillow, trainers and towels with me :(((( I bought these Vans Chukka boots to fill that comfy feet void

Hey guys, so I've officially moved to Newcastle! It's only been 5 days but It's almost like I've been here forever. Settled in and started my course on Monday. Already piled up with work to do but hopefully in the weekend I'll do more exploring besides stalking the city centre with my student discount card.

x x x

L.F RAMBLES- CHANEL ILLUSOIRE AND MOVING AWAY

Chanel Illusion d'Ombre- Illusoire

My first ever Chanel purchase.... I feel so grown up haha. Anyway I HAD to get one of these babies after stalking Temptalia's review/swatches of these. I've heard a lot of people describe them as gels but the box says cream-powder... a firm cream texture? I was undecided between Illusoire and Eptant but I'm such a fan of grunge-y colours I went with Illusoire. These retail at £22.50 but I think they are really worth it as the quality is amazing and they are FOOLPROOF! Glide on and blend easily.... EASY. I actually got mine for £15.50 as Debenhams was having a 10% offer and my beauty club card had £5.00 on....SCORE.

Anyway after my little make-up rave, I thought I'd do a little ramble since I've always documented any important changes in my life.

As you probably know I'm off to university very soon (16th)! I don't think it's quite dawned on me that I'm moving away yet as I've still got loads of packing to do!

I'm kind of excited but also quite chilled about it....since either way I'm stuck with my flat mates for a year and course-wise 3 years! 
I also don't think I share the same freshers mentality as most people as I'm not a massive-all-week-party-goer kind of girl. Yes. I said it. STUDENT SHAME! I don't know if any of you guys also feel the same but I feel spending  A LOT of money on alcohol is such a waste! 

Course wise which is obviously the main reason I'm moving up North *coff* I'm really excited about because I think I'll get one step closer to realising my dreams of getting a 'proper' job in a field I love. I hope I don't fall out of love with my subject area (I hear most people do) but we'll have to see! 

Make-up wise.... L.F MAKE-UP will still be going on. I obviously can't bring everything I have to my new home and I'll have to see how my living arrangements are regarding lighting etc.

I'm hoping to make better contacts during my time at uni' and hopefully collaborate and participate in more projects- I need some models to play with!

 As always my 'real life' world takes more of a priority over my 'side hobby' so I'm going to *try* and maintain a new post every week but I don't know what my timetable will be like.

Also depending on how my studies goes I *might* actually try and go for a make-up counter job but again I'll have to see if I think I can balance the two.

Anyway I'm going to wrap this ramble up! My friend S.K (and a really lovely supporter of the work I do) is coming this Wednesday as model, so you will get to see her transformation this week :) 

 x x x