Hey guys! It’s that time of year again (in the Northern Hemisphere) where the sun decides to come out and glare at you. As much as I appreciate the warmer weather, (I get to wear my straw hat and shorts again ) sunburn isn’t fun. He’s a couple of my favourite products and tips to get you through the heat. Slip, Slop, Slap! I don’t know about you, but this … Continue reading
Hey guys. I’ve decided to switch it up with the videos, but I want to know what YOU want to see on Friday tutorials. You can pick as many answers below as you like, and if it’s not listed, comment below! – Dannielle
Hey guys! I thought you’d like to see another picture from my weekend beauty marathon with model extraordinaire, Kerosene Deluxe. What do you think I should name this? Buy prints here -Dannielle
Quick update! This is what I was doing on Sunday. A beauty marathon with the one and only, Kerosene Deluxe! Do you guys like her new hair? I think it looks killer! See the second pic here -Dannielle
This week’s manicure is a scratch, messy look inspired by slime…and sparkles. Yes, really. Plus I wanted to use this Essence green Scritch scratch… You will need: Essence’s metallic green ’25′ Essence’s sparkly mauve ’19′ Some sort of fine point tool like a toothpick. A fine, dry paintbrush Nail polish remover + q-tips Step one: 2 coats of the mauve. Make sure it’s completely dry before moving on. I love … Continue reading
Hey guys. Have you ever had a beauty experiment go wrong? Did you look at it after you were done, and think, ‘OMG! WTF was I thinking?’ Yeah, I did that this week. Something to do with me having too much on my plate this week! Anyway, here’s my seriously bad attempt at playing with textures: I roughly painted two different orange colours over a milky pearl colour. It looks terrible, lol! … Continue reading
Oh no, it’s Monday again! Hey Strangekittens. As a blog, I read a lot and watch a great deal of stuff to stay up to date. Here are my 5 favourite Youtube beauty channels. I’m sticking with some lesser-known, but truly awesome gurus. Promise Tamang Phan Promise does some amazing make-up transformations. She shows the insane range of what can be done with make-up in the right hands! XCLOSETOREAL Another … Continue reading
Hey Strangekittens. This is a special post. Specifically, it’s my 100th post! Firstly, I never thought I’d stick with this as long as I have. It’s been six months since I started Strangekitty and I’ve been busy ever since. Being able to use all my talents, in writing, design, photography, cooking – it makes me stupidly happy. The ability to show off my geekery, and to share it with others in hope that it … Continue reading
Hey Strangekittens. I wanted to explain why I don’t use Vegetable/seed/grain oils, as I’ve been asked and flamed a bit for using butter. I just KNOW this post is going to cause some argument. But this is my scientifically researched, educated opinion on this. Mainstream media is started to come around to the fact that it’s not FAT that makes you fat, it’s all the sugar we’ve been shovelling down. Firstly, I don’t think the human body … Continue reading
Hey Strangekittens. I’ve been thinking, I have all these random things I do when I’m unhappy, or pissed off that really help in cheering me up. Some of them are random, but I thought I’d share. I know Mondays can suck, but here’s some fun stuff that can help lift you out of the darkness. 1. Talk to your cat. (Or dog, or bird, or bearded lizard…your get the point.) Chairman chirruping and meowing back at me like a conversation never fails to make … Continue reading
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