Liebster Award 2!

Heather from The Glambulance kindly awarded me the Liebster Blog Award! Yay! I feel very happy to have been one of the blogs that she chose and despite already receiving this award once before it still feels great! Thank-you Heather!
Here are the rules: (they're slight different to my last one!)

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves

2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you

3. Create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer

4. Choose 11 people and link them in your post

5. Go to their page and tell them

6. Remember, no tag backs

I hope Heather will forgive me if I don't nominate 11 people as I've already passed this on a few times, but I will award this to Morgue in Black because I think she'd enjoy it, and I'll also tag Gemx so that I can poke her until she posts again =D

Here are 11 things about me

*My favourite colour is yellow

*I love animals

*I play the piano

*I gave up alcohol for over a year when I developed stomach problems and now only drink very occasionally and not much at all

*I don't like cows milk and only have soya

*I read the entire Hunger Games series in under a week

*I have a wonky nose

*My middle name is Emily

*I am over-sensitive

*I have been known to watch the entire BBC series of Pride and Prejudice and then restart the DVD

*My cat is my best friend

Sorry if some of them are a bit lame, it's actually hard to think when trying to come up with 11!

Heather asked these questions:

01. How did you choose the name for your blog?

I was rushing if I'm honest, I just wanted to get typing and the blog name was in the way.. I asked my brother what he thought of a few and we picked Cutie-cle because we liked the pun!

02. Why did you begin blogging?

I love writing; I always have! So when I saw how many blogs there were, specifically nail blogs, it gave me the confidence to show off my designs!

03. What is your guilty pleasure?

I don't really have any, I suppose it might be Disney films lol I watched Mulan the other day whilst I did my nails and was grinning the whole way through!

04. What is your holy grail beauty product?

I'm not sure I have one really, there are several that I like but none that I go around telling everyone to get! Maybe I'm yet to find that dream product?

05. Do you tweet? What's your username?

I have a twitter account but I hardly use it because tbh I don't understand the damned thing! @leishasaurus

06. What's your favourite fruit?

Pineapple! Yummmmmm

07. White or brown bread?

I like both, but I prefer white unless it's rolls with soup.. then I prefer brown!

08. What is your 'party trick'?

I don't really have one.. I'm kind of dull.. I can play ukelele?

09: What is your favourite thing to spend money on?

Nail varnish and tea cups!

10. Indoors are you socks, slippers or bare feet?

We have two cats and a dog so if you want to avoid stepping in things, fur, spilt water, bits of twigs, it's best to wear slippers lol mine are in the shape of bunnies =)

11. What is the last thing that really made you laugh?

Playing Super Mario Land Wii with my brother and we kept knocking each other off the edge of platforms and generally dying so much that we couldn't progress! We laughed a lot though!

I'm going to be really rubbish and lazy and give Morgan and Gemx the same questions lol because they're good questions and because I'm tired.. Sorry!

I hope everyone is well and happy!

-Leishasaurus

Blog Design Change

Hi everyone!


Just a quite note to say that I'm in the middle of revamping my blog.. Hence the new layout! Not sure how long it'll stay like this, I want to design my own background and banner but I have hardly any time at the moment.. I just wanted a change so I used the template designer on google to refresh it a bit! Let me know what you think, if you like it, if it's hard to read etc..
I've been thinking of changing my blog name as well, it looks good written down and I like the pun, but if someone asks me verbally what my blog name is it's a bit awkward to say and then describe, spell, explain what a hyphen is.. Yes, really, I had to do that yesterday. So I'm drawing spider diagrams at the moment! Any name suggestions are welcome!


Let me know!
-Leishasaurus

Jubilee Nail Art

Heey everybody!

"Heey Dr Nick!"

Today I have for you my attempt at a Jubilee manicure! I'm not overly patriotic, but I do love England for its history and scenery =) so I thought I'd get into the spirit of things the only way I know how!

This manicure took just over half an hour, which was lucky as I was going to a BBQ (in the rain) shortly after. The bf played D3 whilst I painted =)

I made a few errors with this, firstly I did the flag from memory and didn't leave gaps between the red + and the red x, which was a bit of a rookie error tbh.. Also I meant to do both of the flags on my ring fingers but I did the sponging first and managed to sponge the ring finger on my left hand without thinking lol 

I'm still pretty pleased with this! I love the way the gradient looks against the white and I like the flags despite the error! (oops)

I also attempted to do Jubilee eye shadow but I don't really like it haha, still here it is!

I'm much more comfortable with nail art >.<

What do you think?

Let me know!

-Leishasaurus

PS. Here is a pic of my friend's cat Lucian who was overseeing proceedings at the BBQ

Diablo 3 Inspired Nail Art

As I said in my last entry, I decided to attempt Diablo III nail art! I liked this manicure! It has a lot of the elements of nail art that I enjoy to create and to look at: gradient, yellow, sparkles, glass flecks <3 with the added interest of crackle (yes it CAN still look good despite being out of fashion).
Here's the mani:

And here's how I did it!
Step 1: Paint the entire nail yellow! YAY! I used Pineapple Fizz by Revlon, it's sheer so I used a couple of coats, has glass flecks and smells of pineapple when dry. I actually can't think of anything better.
Step 2: Get a sponge (I used a cheap makeup sponge, any will do. You only need a little bit. Some people even use eye shadow applicators! But I don't have any of those..) and dab on an orange polish (I used Revlon Orange Fizz) to the end of the nail stopping about 2/3 of the way down and dabbing to create a seamless, melty-coloured join.
Step 3: Once that's dry get your sponge again and dab a red polish (I used Revlon Watermelon Fizz.. are you sensing a pattern here?) onto the very tip of the nail stopping 1/3 of the way down and blending with the orange to a seamless finish. 
Step 4: Add more red right at the tips if you feel it needs it
You should have something that looks like this:

This looks pretty cool on it's own, I wore this for a few days before adding the final stages lol so I feel like I got 2 very different looks out of the same idea! The Revlon polishes dried very quickly when sponged so the gradient isn't as smooth as I'd have liked.. also this reminded me of candy corn, and I've never even seen candy corn except for google images lol
Step 4: I felt that for Diablo this needed a bit more red so I dabbed a bit more on the tip and around the edges of the nail bringing it down further to look like this:

(Sorry this pic is a bit rubbish, had to use the flash because my light makes everything look yellow)

Step 5: This last thing to do was to add black crackle! (I used Barry M) This make it look like crusting lava and was reminiscent of the games cover which is mostly black with yellow, orange and red peeking through! It makes me think of fire and brimstone!

Here's one more look at the finished manicure!

I'm pleased with this design, I think it captures diablo 3 as well as being wearable! I had a fair few comments on them too! The gradient really works well under the crackle and brings new life to this well-used look! I think that crackle is a fun and easy way to jazz up any nail look. It takes hardly any time, is very easy and looks really effective! It did feel a bit like cheating as I'm used to freehand but it was a nice break and gave me the effect I wanted =) In case you were wondering, I picked up two of the Revlon polishes at boots using a couple of £3 off Revlon vouchers that I printed from the advantage card machine (I love those things!) I got the last polish in the 3 for 2 at Superdrug along with Grape Fizz (a purple) and a GOSH lipstick in Exotic =) The polishes are usually £6.49 each! 

I hope you liked this mani and that you have a go at putting crackle over a gradient to give it a new lease of life!

-Leishasaurus

Diablo III

Looooook!

 After scouring the entirety of Ipswich after work on Tuesday (release day) to no avail, I managed to find two copies in the Asda in Stowmarket where I work.So I promptly bought both! One's for my brother, I don't need two copies just for me hehe =) I'm superly excited about this game! Everyone's saying that it lives up to expectations, and my expectations are pretty high! I got it for £34.97, Game and Gamestation (owned by the same company) were trying to sell it for £45! Er, see this is why they're going out of business. Why would anyone pay £10 more for the same game? So what if they offer reward points on purchases, £10 is a huge discrepancy! 

It's installing now and the background music is amazing. It's a reworked version of the old Tristram (a town in the game) theme. There are so many layers to it! I can pick out guitars and cellos, there are also vocals in there but no lyrics, just ambient choral music. It reminds me of Opeth. Which won't help you at all because you'll have no idea who they are >.<

Just have a listen. It's Opeth mixed with the music from Firefly. Trust me on this! It's ambient, mysterious, dark and incredible. 

Ooo, I got another thing off my list too! On Tuesday during the search for D3 I came across some tart tins in Sainsbury's, a pack of 2 for £3.50. I figured I'd get a couple of packs, the quality can't be that much different to Lakeland and they had the loose bottoms so I can get the tarts out easily =) I look forward to making them next week! I'll post a recipe when I make them, I'm probably just going to make it up as I go along though!

I've decided to do a post with Diablo nail art, so look out for that very soon (possibly tonight if I can!). 

Finally, I wanted to say thank-you to you all, I now have 30 followers and it feels great! =D

-Leishasaurus

May Wishlist

There are so many things that I'm lusting over right now! I'm such a consumer >.< here are a few of them:

1. China Glaze Luxe and Lush £6.99

2. China Glaze Harvest Moon £5.99

3. Barry M 53 £4.49

4. Diablo 3 £32.99

5. Helmer Draws £24.99

6. Skruvsta Tub Chair £99.99

7. Kitty Dress £35

8. Chamilia Flex Bangle £65

9. Pandora Silver Horse £25

10. Tarlet Tins £9.99

1. Doesn't Luxe and Lush look fab? So much glitter! I also want Snow Globe, but this one is just crying out to me.. I should probably snap it up before it sells out.. le sigh
2. Ok yes, you're right, I mostly want this one because of it's name..

<3 Harvest Moon
3. As I was perusing the Barry M display in superdrug I thought I'd have a look at the Lip Paints. I already have a fair few and I thought there weren't any more that I wanted.. but I have grown a love for all things coral/orange lately and this shiny Lip Paint couldn't be more perfect! I even went to buy this at the weekend but to my dismay the one remaining lippy had been opened! I HATE that! I'll have to try again. Hopefully the 3 for 2 will still be on.
4. I'm such a gamer lol but lately I haven't had time to play anything. Except The Sims. There's ALWAYS time for The Sims. But OMG how I want Diablo 3! I remember when we were younger my bro and I would spend HOURS on D2 after school haha so many memories! I was actually rubbish at it. I have improved since then though! I so want to play this >.<
5. I've seen these drawers on so many blogs so I googled them expecting a massive price tag.. £24.99? I think I need these. My room is just such a mess, there's stuff everywhere! (That's what happens when you cram a whole house full of stuff into one room. But that's another story.) I think I'll ask the bf's parents to take me to Lakeside, since it's v close to where they live! No doubt I'll come away with much more than a Helmer though..
6. I've wanted one of these chairs for ages! I don't care if there isn't much back support (though I will after a few hours of gaming) I just love how cute it is! Like a tub chair on wheels <3
7. I saw this dress on Forever The Ugly Duckling and *had* to ask her where it was from! From there it was a simple case of asking google lol (google knows everything) I love it but not sure it'd suit me which is why I haven't ordered yet.. They don't stock this dress in store =( 
8. Having filled my original chamilia bracelet (yup, I got addicted to buying beads) I've been looking at the different styles and I love this one! it's super cute! I'd be worried it'd slip off my (very skinny) wrists but I'm sure they're designed to be secure. I long to buy more beads lol
9. Like this horse one! CUTE!
10. These tins are the perfect size for individual tartlets, I've had an idea in mind for ages and need the tins to do it.. £9.99 for 4 isn't too bad, and they're buy one get one half price! £14.98 for 8 is even better! (Not that I need 8 >.<)


Yeah so it's fair to say that I want a few things >.> I could even fill another post with things I want haha (might do that later...) but I think the things I'll get in the near(ish) future are the Tartlet Tins (I've been DYING to make little mini roast veg pastry tarts!), Barry M 53 (if my superdrug ever stocks ones that haven't been ripped open! I mean, why, the tester is RIGHT there! Grrrrrrrr), possibly the Helmer Drawers in a vain attempt to become more organised.. urgh.. and finally I might splurge on Diablo 3.. I mean, I've only been waiting since 2008..

Does anyone want to take me shopping? With their money? =P

-Leishasaurus

Safari Nail Art

So my giraffes chipped and I had to remove them.. it was very sad, their faces looked like they were melting. Today I have replaced them, but instead of one critter (I couldn't decide) my brother suggested doing a whole safari of animals, a different one for each nail! So, without further ado, here it is!

On my left (dominant) hand:

Lion, Zebra, Leopard, Flamingo, Hippo

On my right hand:

Elephant, Giraffe, Crocodile, Monkey, Rhino

I'm not going to lie, these were tricky and they took ages but I'm really pleased with how they've turned out! I used so many colours doing these, my bed was covered in bottles haha but the main brands were Models Own, Barry M and Rimmel. I don't buy Rimmel any more though, as it's not cruelty free. Also, weirdly, I think I did better at painting my left hand than my right! 

Anyway, I feel a lot more myself now that my fingers are covered in critters =) just don't ask me to pick a favourite >.<

-Leisha