GOURMET DOGGY TREATS...

Finally getting to grips with this whole baking lark and feeling particularly generous this morning, I decided to treat my gorgeous little pooch, Sookie, to her very own homemade Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits.

Hunting for a particularly scrumptious recipe and catering to Sookie's biggest weakness; PEANUT BUTTER, I found this recipe especially fitting...

WHAT YOU'll NEED:

•  128g of Plain Wholemeal Flour
•  1/2 tbsp. of Baking Powder
•  64g of Smooth Peanut Butter
•  6oz of Skimmed Milk

First pre-heat the oven to 190°C.

Next mix flour and baking powder in one small bowl and combine milk and peanut butter in separate medium bowl. 

Whisk milk and peanut butter into a smooth paste, then slowly add dry ingredients to wet and mix. 

Mix until it reaches the consistency of a soft dough.

Then dust surface in flour and roll out dough to about 1/4 of and inch think. 

Use cookie cutters to form shapes and place biscuits onto a lightly greased baking tray to cook for about 20mins until light brown. 

This could be a painful 20mins...

When done remove biscuits and leave to cool.

I cant tell you what they taste like but Sookie sure approves...

 WARNING: there'll be no going back after this...no more crumby dog biscuits, no more cheapy doggy chocs, its gourmet all the way... Because they know y'know!?

ASOS Buys...

In preparation for my upcoming holiday I have been trawling the internet looking for 'holiday clothes'. 

Being a fashion graduate and with fashion week in full swing I cant help myself but to spend hours at a time on the internet watching fashion week videos and following current forecasting. 

 Armed with a knowledge of what to be seen in this Auntumn/Winter and having a perfect excuse to go shopping (there's always an excuse) I logged myself straight onto ASOS and got down to business and boy did I find myself some goodies...

Tartan Shirts, Crisp White Blazers and Heeled Sandals, what more could a girl ask for...

I'd also like to take this opportunity to

debut my first ever 'vlog' post, enjoy...

With New York Fashion week drawing to an end and London fashion week just around the corner, I couldn't help but notice a common thread of tartan gracing the catwalks and high street stores. Its seems Viv had the right idea and its coming back with a vengeance... 

1. Tartan Trousers: RIVER ISLAND (here)
2. Tartan Shirt: RIVER ISLAND (here)
3. Tartan Blazer: TOPSHOP (here)
4. Tartan Skirt: TOPSHOP (here)
5. Tartan Dress: H&M (here)

And in the words of Westwood herself 'You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes', and in my opinion nothing's more impressive than a good bit of tartan, so grab your bagpipes and sporran and strut your stuff this Autumn/Winter...

STEP BY STEP; EYEBROWS...

Following my last Step by Step makeup look I received a request on how to style eyebrows. Now, I love eyebrows and luckily for me, and you, NARS have recently launched a new eyebrow collection featuring 4 shades of Brow Gel and 4 new shades of eyebrow perfecting pencil. You can find these HERE. 

Brows are not as daunting as they may seem and there are three easy steps that you can follow in order to create the prefect brow shape to suit your face...

Step One- Start

This marks where the brows should start, marking from the edge of the nose straight upwards.

Step Two- Arch

This marks the highest part of the brow; where the brow should arch. Starting from the edge of the nose running diagonally up through the centre of the pupil.

Step Three- End

Here marks where the brow should end; starting from the corner of the nose following the edge of the eye diagonally upwards.



Final Shape

Join these dots, fill in the brow and voila...

There are also a few general "brow rules" you may want to take into consideration when shaping the brows to ensure that your eyes are framed correctly in co-ordination with your face shape.

Oval face: All brow shapes.

Round Face: An arched brow which helps to elongate the face.

Long Face: Straight brow in order to cut length. 

Square Face: A Larger brow, with soft edges in order to help even out the angles of the face.

Heart Shape Face: A rounded arch in order to balance the face. 

Happy brow mapping!

SEASONAL SCHOOL...

Those of you that follow me on Twitter (@PHAZElifestyle) or Instagram (phazelifestyle) may or may not have seen that I was sent on a very exciting trip up to London with NARS cosmetics recently.

Working for NARS cosmetics, this happens for me twice a year in preparation for the upcoming season. You may have also seen me tweeting about NARS's recent Fall 2013 colour collection launch, inspired by the great fashion photographers of the 70's. If you haven't seen it yet I strongly recommend you checking it out, HERE. 

Anyway, back to the trip...

In preparation for this years Seasonal School, each artist was asked to prepare a face chart reflecting the 1970's using the recent collection colours, and this was mine...

Taking inspiration from the fun, bold and colourful look that adorned the 70s, I've decided to recreate this high fashion look for you guys to follow in this step by step guide, its not as hard as you may think...

Step One; Bare

•  No need to prime the eyes as a cream eyeshadow is to be used as a base.
•  If your eyelids tend to be a little red, apply a little Radiant Creamy Concealer to even complexion.

Step Two; Base

•  Using a Soft Touch Eyeshadow Pencil in Heat apply generously to the lid taking it right up to the crease bridge.

•  This step does not have to be too precise, it just acts as a base for the eyeshadow to adhere to and to intensify the shade.

Step Three; Shadow

•  Press and dust Eyeshadow in Bavaria on top of the Soft Touch Pencil.

• Blend the shadow upwards creating a soft halo of colour graduating up towards the brow bone. 

Step Four; Liner

•  Line the upper lash line with Eyeliner Stylo in Carpates. 

• Wing the eyeliner out taking it slightly past the outer edge of the eye.

Step Five; Pop of Colour

•  In the pop add a touch of gold Larger Than Life Long-wear Eyeliner in Las Ramblas. 

• On the waterline add Larger Than Life Long-wear Eyeliner in Abbey Road.

Step Six; Lashes

•  Curl the lashes with NARS Eyelash Curlers. 

• Add several coats of NARS Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara.

Add a slick of Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Mysterious Red and Voila, you got yourself one cracking 70s Disco look...

I will be featuring some more Step by Step makeup guides, so keep checking back!

Any requests?