When Guy from Fashion156 asked if it was ok to let them use the fashion shoot I modelled in for them as part of something they were doing for Dermalogica of course I said go ahead.... they shot the images afterall and I wasn't really clear on the details.

NOTE: I had some blog downtime last night because of my ISP and so this post comes a little late...Election Madness I tells ya.... hope ppl are ecstatic with the result!

NOTE NOTE: I also realised that this blue paint comes on a significant day for the world... I'll be painting the town a Democrat blue courtesy of Wode.

I had high hopes for Boudicca's first perfume because a) it's Boudicca, where I had a real fashion moment walking into their Fashion in Motion event at the V&A by mistake and b) when they did up the Christmas tree last year at the V&A, they chose the wonderful Escentric Molecules as the fragrant of the tree where I proceeded to inhale deeply and then waft outside into the cold crisp air, wanting to sing carols out loud and give out presents to strangers like some sort of deranged female Scrooge.

The Viktor & Rolf x Shu Uemura paper clip lashes simply had to be done and in the end I justified the purchase to myself with the simple fact that I hadn't bought myself new cosmetics in 2008 AT ALL (I kid you not... I just don't wear the stuff... simple as that...) and also because the Shu Uemura lady said that they would fit the lashes onto you for free as many times as you want.  Well, that's the sort of 'dumb-down-false-lashes' tutorial that I just could nto turn down.

Gosh, the beauty category of this blog is so short, old and mouldy, i almost forgot it existed.  Well, i've already explained why that is at length but you know, sometimes I get crazy notions in my head.  I go from having a fear of make-up in general and not wearing any most days to suddenly wanting quite whimsical fancies...such as these Viktor & Rolf for Shu Uemura false lashes.  Why I'm possessed by them, I haven't a clue!  My experience with falsies isn't great.  The eyelash glue frightens the hell out of me and when I try to apply them, they fall off within five minutes.  This is the beauty pattern I have fallen into which quite frankly is scary for prospective people seeing me.  I'm sans make-up one minute and the next, a coat of Barry M lilac lipstick has been smeared onto my lips.  It's all or nothing.  So whilst, i may not have

This isn't by any means my favourite Selfridges display but I couldn't help but stop and take these photos as a treat for the redheads who expressed disconcerting anxieties over their lovely rouge locks when I posted about Androgyny's redhead issue.  It's even more specifically aimed at Flying Saucer, who regularly laments about being teased for being a redhead.  At present I'm actually a little scared because her accounts of having her dress sense constantly taunted by fellow students in Manchester does leave me wondering what I will encounter as I make my first ever trip to Manchester this weekend (there's an office joke that goes around that the only time Susie ever goes outside the M25 is to go abroad.... I can't really deny it....).