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Friday Nails: Raspberry Jam

Hey Strangekittens. Today’s tutorial is a layered effect with some matte coat and glitter! You could do this with any colour, actually. I just went for reds. You will need: – A solid base colour – A matching fine glitter coat -A chunky glitter coat -A matte coat Step one: 1-2 coats of your solid base colour. …

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Why extremely religious people piss me off.

Hey Strangekittens. Today i’m feeling ranty. Why? Because i’m sick of being talked down to by (extremist) religious people. Don’t get me wrong, not all religious people are annoying. Just like how not all atheists are annoying. But as you may have noticed, the stupid ones of ANY sort of belief are the most loud, …

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Monday Meow: Eyeliner

Hey Strangekittens. Today’s links are all about the major eyeliner trend and how you can use it! 5 Tricks to apply eyeliner right every time It took me ages to get liquid liner right! Seriously, I only mastered it at age 24…/facepalm Bright eyeliner tutorial. I’ve been itching to break out some purple eyeliner, what about …

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Friday Nails: Dreamy Neon Bellini

Hey Strangekittens. Neons and matte nails are in right now, so here’s a trendsetting tutorial for you, in neon orange and yellow. It’s bright, but the matte coat takes it down a notch into trendy instead of tacky. You will need: -An orange -A yellow – A matte coat. The easiest to find would be …

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Wednesday Noms: Oven baked striploin, yam and baby spinach

Hey Strangekittens! This is my ideal post-strength workout meal. Usually it’s a variation on some kind of animal protein/fat (usually beef or lamb) plus some leafy veggies, and a wee bit of yam, because they’re vitamin and mineral powerhouses. This is the first of what will be weekly recipe posts. :) Nion’s Post-Workout steak Noms …

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Monday Meow: Link roundup

Hey Strangekittens! This week’s links are all om nom nom food links, in honour of us starting our recipe posts this week! Tender Lemon-Parsley Beef Brisket  All I can say is *drool* Chicken-Tortilla-less Soup This would have been delicious for Cinco De Mayo. Healthy, filling but light and summery! Strawberry-Rhubarb Lemonade Want a drink with your soup? This would give …

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How does your body type affect where you shop?

Hey Strangekittens.  Yesterday I saw a wonderful post about how (the author’s) body type affects where she shops. Obviously to some extent this applies to everyone, but how? Let’s look at this from my personal experience. I hate shopping for clothing. I really, really do. It’s not even a size thing any more, now that I’ve gone down a few …

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Friday Nails: Break time!

Hey Strangekittens. This week i’m giving my poor busted nails a break. I did however try out Sephora by OPI’s new matte topcoat, over a sparkly Sally Hansen HD! It doesn’t show up too well on my Galaxy’s camera :< It’s quite a cool effect in person, though. Anyway, to tide you over, here are the cutest nail …

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There will be drooling…much drooling.

Hey Strangekittens. Official-like announcement time.  Two things that make me very excited! The first one, is that from next Wednesday, we’ll be posting yummy, healthy recipes, with pictures, of course. The second one, is that we’ll be doing a big giveaway in this month! Pictures and details to come. But if you want in on the prizes …