Horses at home (not in a field)

I bought this book at the SPCA because I really liked the cover. There was a whole section dedicated to horse books for girls. I never really got the whole 'horse thing' when I was nipper but there was always one girl, who not only had a real-life horse but had the biggest collection of horse paraphernalia ever. Sometimes they would gallop around at lunch break. I did think My Little Ponies were pretty cool but I only had a few. When I have kids, I'm gonna get them the Princess Unicorn doll - "My horn can pierce the sky!" Haha, that's a little nugget for fellow fans of the US version of The Office. The spike on Princess Unicorn is incredibly sharp, so Princess Unicorn can pierce the sky. It can also pierce your skin. Handle with care. Lolz. (Don't know if that's a granny or a girl with really light hair on the cover. Bit creepers.)

Win a set of Sigma make-up brushes!

A few weeks ago, a couple of my fave Brit bloggers posted about these brushes and I thought, hells, I would like me a set of those. For years, I have been using a crazy old brush (a relic from the 80's no doubt) that I rescued from my mom's make-up chuck out my mom gave to me. I always examine the brush sets at Clicks and Woolies but I can never bring myself to fork out the loot for them. So you can imagine my excitement when the Sigma gals emailed me and offered me a set to review and a set to giveaway. I usually decline blog SWAG but I had to snap these babies up. First impressions? LOVE the big old powder brush. And the angled blusher brush is dead nifty. Been loving getting my smokey eyes on with all the eye shaders. Pre-Sigma, I'd simultaneously give myself a smokey hand. Heh. The eyeliner brush is also really handy for smudging a kohl line. Finding the foundation brush a bit of a mish to use. After two days, I went back to sponges 'cuz I find they make for a quicker application that goes on more evenly. Oh, and the brushes also came in a swish case. Bonus! But let's talk giveaways, eh? Sigma have one of these brush sets to give away.

To enter: Leave a comment telling me your best make up tip

(So I, ahem, we all, can improve our slap.)

This giveaway is open worldwide. Anyone can enter!

The winner will be drawn a week from now. Best of luck!
Oh, and you can shop Sigma here.

I got the idea to store the brushes in my Starbucks mug from Emma. She's a cutie, that one.

(Taryn, if you're reading - cheers for my mug, I luuuurve it. A little piece of London!)

I'm kind of a walking ice-cream

Yes. Well. Bubble gum colours a-go-go! I saw this dress hanging on the rails at the SPCA a while ago but the waist was rather large so I never bought it. On Saturday, I decided, heck, it's only R15, I'll buy it anyway and hang it on the wall 'cuz I just love the colours so much. Anyway, I got home, tried it on for fun and discovered that if I fold it over and belt the life out of it, I can actually wear it! Almost all the dresses I've thrited are too big on the waist but this old H&M belt comes in really handy for such frocks. Also shot my first roll with the Diana Dreamer - praying the pics come out ok!

This little getup was featured on the Mr Price blog today - cheers Mr P!

Courtney on vinyl

Long time readers will know that I am a huge Courtney Love fan. I know she's lost the plot a bit with the plastic surgery of late (Why Cortels, why? You always looked amazo in my eyes) but I still think she's fab. I always despair when people chuck her in the 'worst-dressed lists,' because Court is above all those ridic lists in my opinion! She coined a style all of her own that wasn't the least bit manufactured. Unlike a certain Taylor Momsen! But anyway...a few years ago, I was having a rummage around a record stand in Camden Market, when I came across this bubble gum pink vinyl of Courtney's single, 'Mono.' I would never have found something like this in Durbs, so I was over the moon when I spotted it. It's been sitting in a box and I finally got around to framing it because I want to look at it everyday. Hope fellow Courtney fans will get a kick out of it too. x

Hello. My name is Lauren and I have a typewriter problem.

You know how some girls have a handbag or shoe addiction? Well, I think I may be developing a typwriter addiction. This is the third addition to my 'collection' and I'm well chuffed with it. I've always wanted a traditional black one and I see this guy was made in London - nice! But this is it. No more typewriters. Unless I see one which would make a great gift for someone. Or myself. I kid. Seriously.

And how lovely was the Royal Wedding? I thought Kate looked nothing short of magnificent. And I loved all the hilar commenty on Twitter! If you follow me there, you may have had to slavishly scroll through my frenzied tweets. Sorry about that but I couldn't resist getting swept away with the hype!