Instagrams Of The Week #1

Instagram is a great way for us all to dust of our frontal lobes (creative part of the brain) and delve into amateur photography by adding an arty filter to a seemingly dull picture of what you're having for dinner. 

Don't get me wrong, there are some beautiful/funny/interesting pictures on there that astound me whenever I visit the 'popular' page. 

However it's also quite a snappy way to get a sneak peak into the personal lives of bloggers, and find out what other sort of loves are in their life apart from the mirror selfies of the outfits we adorn ourselves with.

So, like many others, I have decided to start an IOTW (Instagrams of the Week) as a regular post on here, so you guys and gals can see what I get up to.

Above is my inebriated pouting face, wearing my new Topshop Lace Crop and Pleather skirt with studs from Hearts & Bows.
Below is when I went to visit family in Peterborough at the weekend and the snowy mountains of the country as I travelled on the train. Its weird looking at this now as its so sunny!

I got this ear cuff from River Island for a mere £3.00 and was testing out to see what it looked like. I'm a bit unsure still but at least my tragus piercing is finally starting to heal. 

The other is my very messy jewellery table including my new neon necklace and stud turquoise triangle earrings that I got in New Look's BOGOF offer, both came to £7.99! 

I thought this was quite funny, clearly too drunk for even autocorrect to understand. 

We went out to a Destiny's child night in one of the Manchester clubs which was so good when this photo was taken. I hate how you can clearly see my bright orange ear plugs because of the wretched tinnitus I have. 

Easter is no where near round the corner which means all the eggs and toys and especially the MaltEaster bunnies are in the supermarkets, and naturally I'm genuinely considering buying a year's supply of these.

My arsty toilet photography of my friend at another night out. I don't have a drinking problem, I swear!

The nails were in honour of Valentine's day, although I'm a bitter singleton, the endless love posts were too much to bear and I gave into inspiration. 

And finally I have this picture on my wall, and feeling sentimental one day and missing my dad loads, I decided to share it, and I love the added filter. Miss these days!

If you want to follow me on Instagram, my username is: emilyrodgers18.

A Bloggers Needs

I've made enough posts now to start to get into a routine when I feel a blog coming on. 

So I'm dedicating a post to my idea of the perfect conditions for a blogger to really get their creative juices flowing. 

A blogger needs... 

Inspiration 

To Get Out and About

An Open Mind

Fun

No Stress

A love... for Fashion in this Case! 

Pretty Things in Life

A Dash of Creativity

A Good Cup of Tea

A Computer

Each one of these things effects the other, without them I would find it hard to do my posts!

What do you need when your blogging? 

Splatter Effect Nails + Tutorial

I saw some splatter effect nails on instagram and had to try it. After watching a few tutorials, I thought I got the hang of it, however it was definitely a learning curve! But we got there in the end. 

What you'll need :

Nail Polish (obviously) 

I used white as a background colour, with 4x bright shades on top (below)

Straws

 cut into bits of about 3 inches long

(I tried it first using a normal sized straw and it just didn't work)

Napkin

This can get messy so do it on your bed or the floor, use a surface you don't mind getting dirty!

Put the base colour on your nails, you don't even have to let it dry before you start splatting, sometimes it works best wet.

Once you've got your base coat on, and your straws are cut, and the napkin laid down, take your first colour and dab a drop into the end of a straw. 

Try and get a good sized dollop inside and hold it upright for a few seconds so the paint goes in a bit. This is to make sure when you start blowing some will actually come out!

Once you've done this, start blowing! Don't hold the straw too close to the nail, or this happens...

You want light spats like this (below) so hold it about 2 inches away from the nail. 

A steady hand and good aim is best when doing this!

This is my first attempt on one hand. 

My second attempt went better once I got the technique right! 

As you can see it goes everywhere, but its all good fun!

Once its dried, take a cue tip, dip it in nail varnish remover, and rub off all the unwanted splats and marks and errors around the nails. 

And there you have it, easy peasy splatter effect nails!

My next attempt is going to be gradient nails, so stay tuned!