Under The Scottish Rain: October 2015

What's In My Autumn Make Up Bag

autumn October 24, 2015

Well I tried to be all cutesy and take these photos with fairy lights, like I've seen on so many other blogs, but has it worked? No. Will I still share the photos? Well, yes but alongside a huge apology for the photo quality.. some have turned out better than others, but that's what having a blog is about right? Experimenting and seeing what works and what doesn't? Turns out, this lighting, and this set up doesn't want to work!

I thought I'd share what I have currently in my make up bag, as I've altered it a little now that I'm back from a summer abroad. My skin (when I took these photos - the same can not be said now) was in good condition, and only needed a little bit of concealer, so there's no foundation / tinted moisturiser / equivalent in my bag at the moment.

Make up bag - Primark
Stila Blusher
Sunkissed Blusher
Benefit High Beam Highlighter
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Sunkissed Bronzer
MUA Matte Black Liquid Eyeliner
Clinique High Impact Mascara
Makeup Revolution Amazing Volume Mascara
Makeup Revolution Focus and Fix Eyebrow Kit
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

And that is it, that's all that I put on my face in a day. Quite often, I've not even been wearing eye make up, and been trying to keep everything fairly simple and natural. As my skin is still a little bit tanned (I'm hanging on to it for as long as possible) so I've dug out my "sunkissed" bronzer and blusher as they compliment the darker tone to my skin.

Let me know what products you use, and of course if you have any photo tips - how do you make envy-worthy and professional photos!?

Love,

Emily

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OOTD | Autumnal Jumpers

autumn October 14, 2015

Well we are now half way through October, the nights are drawing in and each morning my outfits have to be planned around how many layers I need to wear before stepping foot outside.

After doing a little shopping spree to get some new jumpers, I thought I'd share one of the outfits I've popped together, incorporating one of these new cosy jumpers. I decided to take a trip to Portobello beach - in my 2 and a bit years at Edinburgh, I was yet to take the trip out here, but finally dug out the correct change for the bus in order to test out this outfit.

This little trip also served as an occasion to try out my new camera. In summer my little digital one got stolen, as well as my iphone, leaving me with nothing to get good photos on. And since my blog has been growing, I thought it was time to invest in a good quality camera to get those good quality photos. So these photos have been taken with my very new and treasured Canon bridge camera - let me know if you notice a difference!

Mustard Jumper - H & M (I also have this in a dark forrest green)
Leather Skirt - New Look
Thick Black Tights - Marks & Spencers
Coat - Next (also featured in this OOTD )
Bag - Oasis
Chelsea Boots - Office
Necklace - Accessorise

I love having warm jumpers to throw on with skirts, jeans, leggings & dresses, just to add a little bit more warmth as we make our way into winter. This has become one of my favourite outfits for this weather as its comfortable, and I think that mustard is such an autumnal colour. Although I also have this jumper in a dark green, and my sister followed my lead and got a khaki one and a black one - so much mixing and matching will be done!

Love,
Emily
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El Toro Loco Restaurant Launch & Review

alcohol October 05, 2015

Well it’s been a while now hasn’t it? Excuses.. do you want them? Other than the fact life has been flying by recently and with third year well and truly throwing me in at the deep end and laughing as I try and keep my head above the water, I have had to also struggle with having no internet at my flat. How did people cope before? It’s a combination of missing my favourite vlogs at night time, missing many messages on facebook and trying to cope without being able to google the answer to anything that has left me in a bit of a state. But nonetheless, here I am, and I’m about to attempt to get my blogging schedule back up and running so that this little bit of the internet isn’t left without some love.

SO, as my little “get back into it all” post, I thought I’d write about a restaurant launch that I was at a couple of weeks ago - my first week back in Edinburgh. I was kindly emailed, making me aware of this awesome event at a Mexican restaurant called El Toro Loco, on the grassmarket, which was celebrating its launch to coincide with the Mexican Day of Independance. The name of the event - “Margarita Masterclass” - had me overly excited, as well as the promise of tasting some of the menu.

On arrival, we were met with welcoming faces and a glass of wine from the owner himself, Paul Duncan. The restaurant, which specialises in Mexican street food, was beautiful to see, with all the decor looking very authentically Mexican, and it was great to hear the story behind each piece and many were sourced locally! I became entranced by the floor - the centre piece was a bull’s head, made out of Mexican coins, and surrounding it were thousands (36,000 to be exact) Mexican coins. It was this fascination - and luck of where I sat - that helped me find the one 5 pence coin hidden amongst it all!

The food was delicious, we were told that we would get to taste a small burrito, which wasn’t nearly as small as I imagined (and half had to be taken away in a doggy bag!) and got to pick off of the menu, from a selection of beans, meat, filling and sauces. As you can see, I was very happy with my pick of chicken, beans and salad!

The margarita masterclass created a very chilled atmosphere, as we were told how to create different flavours, and got to taste all of the ones that were made. Needless to say, I came away a little bit tipsy!

I’d recommend you pop on over to this restaurant - you can chose to sit in, or if you’re in need of a quick meal then you can have take away - and with prices ranging from £4.50 to £6, how can you resist. All the staff are lovely, and were quick to offer recommendations when I asked for a cooler burrito for my low tolerance of spice. Both Paul and Caitriona were charming, and have created a real gem for the grassmarket.

Let me know if you’ve tried El Toro Loco out too!

Love,

Emily

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