Dulux Colour of the Year 2015: Copper Blush II

WARNING: MAY CONTAIN METALLICS

Dulux Colour of the Year is Copper Blush... did you expect anything less than copper overload?

Especially coming from a (failed) jeweller? You're really lucky I didn't just put up a picture of a sheet of copper and some wire! That would have done me, but instead I've ended up with fifteen Copper Blush items I would not be unhappy with. Then again, a reel of thick electrical cable to strip down into huge coils of lovely new copper wire would make me happy too, especially as I used the last/most of my old one making crocheted flowers.

As I said in my last post, I actually think that this is a great colour for fashion and objects, it's got a really great rose gold quality to it and skirts between really quite an orange copper, right back to being very pink in hue.

Plus, nude colours have been big the last few years, so, let's face it, this is just another nude to add to your palette.

1. Bleach Super Cool Colours in 'Rosé' and 'Awkward Orange' from Bleach London | Link | How-To
2. Frends 'Layla' Headphones in Rose Gold and White from Frends | Link | Image
3. Rose Gold Fox Earrings Stud Simple Earrings by Petitformal on Etsy | Link
4. Folded Copper Light by David Derkse from Vij5 | Link | David Derksen 
5. Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow in 'Rose Gold' from Stila | Link
6. Blush with Copper Accents Scarf by Francesca's via Allwomenstalk | Link
7. Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo Metal Eyeshadow in '65 Pink Gold' via ASOS | Link | Image
8. Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in Nudist from Soap and Glory | Link | Image
9. Moscow Mule Mug from Anthropologie US | Link
10. Lucia Mirrored Plexi Clutch from Stella McCartney via Pinterest | Link | Stella McCartney
11. Madden Girl Treble Chunky Sequin Pumps via Pinterest | Link
12. O.P.I Nail Lacquer in 'Hands Off My Kielbasa' from O.P.I. | Link
13. Essie Nail Lacquer in 'Penny Talk' from Essie | Link
14. Tricolour Gold & Platinum Wedding Rings by Niessing  from Orro Glasgow | Link
15. 'Dinner and Romance' Dress from Modcloth | Link

But alas, I don't think Copper Blush is my colour, too pale for me. I can wear bright yellow, bright red, bright pink or greens and feel no dent in my, albeit tiny amount of confidence, but put me in white or a nude colour and I feel really self concious.

Bar, when my hair went that peachy colour when it was bleached and the pink was all but gone, I loved that. And I would very much like those headphones, so when I'm drinking my favourite cocktail, the Moscow Mule*, in a copper mug, I can listen to some good music and quietly get drunk in my own little world**.

Unexpectedly good colour choice Dulux!
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* If you fancy a Moscow Mule, mix two shots of vodka with the juice of half a lime and your favourite ginger beer to taste. Serve in a copper mug if you can, but if not, just over lots of ice. Plus, if you're feeling fancy, add some raspberries for a Raspberry Moscow Mule, which is the drink I had when I got my degree results in the beer garden of one of the uni locals.

** Yep, drinking alone is kinda the mood I'm feeling for today.



Link | Dulux Colour of the Year 2015
Link | Colour Futures 2015
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Listening: Copperline - James Taylor

Pantone Colour of the Year 2015: Marsala II

As always, the fun part now of the Pantone Colour of the Year posts, finding Marsala inspired objet d'art.

And like I said on my first post, a bit like last year, this was actually a really hard colour to find close matches too because of that muted quality this particular red has. But, I have done my best and my board has the fifteen most muted wine shades I could find for you.

1. Essie Nail Lacquer in 'In Stitches' from Essie | Link
2. 3 in 1 Colour Block Gloves in Red (Burgundy) from Accessorize | Link
3. Pomegranate Necklace (Ruby and Oxidized Silver) by Artesserae on Etsy | Link
4. Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil in '210 Keep It Classy' from Maybelline | Link
5. Julianne Hough Suede Oxfords in Burgundy via Pinterest | Link
6. Ombre Herringbone Cashmink Scarf in Navy/Burgundy from John Lewis | Link
7. Manic Panic Classic Semi-Permanent Hair Dye in 'Vampire's Kiss' from Manic Panic | Link
8. 'Props To Your Panache' Heels in Cranberry from Modcloth  | Link
9. 'Cavendish Clutch' by Stella McCartney | Link
10. 'Garnet Cluster Ring' (Oxidised silver ring with moving briolette garnet beads and 18ct gold) by Marianne Anderson | Link
11. Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Washed in 'Oxheart' from Converse | Link
12. Bourjois Color Edition Cream Eye Shadow in '05 Prune Nocturne' from Superdrug | Link | Image
13. Butter London Nail Lacquer in 'Tramp Stamp' from Butter London | Link
14. Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow in 'Metallic Merlot' | Link
15. Chi Chi Beaded Sleeveless Skater Dress from Dorothy Perkins | Link

I don't know about you, but I would wear/use pretty much everything on this board (I even have four and twelve). Bar possibly the dress. I like it a lot, but I'd look like... well... I wouldn't look good in it. I'd look pretty appalling in it. But someone else would look lovely...

... I'm starting to wish I'd picked another dress now. But my little sister let me down on her assistance for the great dress hunt. Damn her and her skinny britches!

One of the items I'd really like to pick up on is the ring, which is by Marianne Anderson, who is a wonderful Glaswegian jeweller, who I don't know personally, but have said hello too from time to time on Pinterest. I really wanted to give one of her rings pride of place as part of the 5th Day of Christmas, but the ring I picked, alongside the other designs, didn't suit the collection. I was going to save her until next year, but Pantone, has let me post it early because she uses a lot of those beautiful wine coloured garnets in her work. I just love the juxtaposition between simply set garnets and then quite chunky, oxidised and textured silver bands. It's a hard balance to walk between a good chunky ring and a bad chunky ring, Marianne's are definitely good chunky.

As for the rest, I am aware that they're very female-centric boards, with dresses and makeup and jewellery, but, hey, I'm a girl. And I look for things I like, I like jewellery, I like nail varnish, I like makeup, I like scarves and Converse and dying my hair bright colours. 

I also like that a deep red might get a bit more usage this year, I'm not a pale colour person, I like the deep, the dark and the jewels... three things which as soon as Christmas passes seem to be ignored.

Maybe Marsala will prove me wrong, if not, get the bottle out and get pouring.

Link | Pantone Colour of the Year 2015: Marsala
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Listening: Get Over It - Guillemots

Dulux Colour of the Year 2014: Teal II

Teal Trivia! The first recorded use of teal as a colour name was in 1917 and it is believed to have been named after the muted blue-green feathers that surround the eye of the dabbling-duck known as the Common Teal.

So the colour has only been known as Teal for ninety-seven years. It's practically a baby. It will also be known dabbling-duck in my head now. And so you know, a dabbling-duck is a duck who feels mostly from the surface of the water rather than diving.

Now, we have the traditional nail polish, which you know I can't resist; heels and a dress; makeup and a mug; comfy, comfy sneakers, that have a double tongue which I've never understood, but are my comfiest pair and heels I may well be able to walk in and there's also a ring which is a planter and my new glasses, which I admit are very, very borderline teal, but after seeing some interpretations of the colour, I'd count them, though I am biased.

So here they are, my Dulux Colour of the Year 2014 list of teal toned treats:

1. Bleach Super Cool Colours in Sea Punk from Bleach London | Link
2. Color Show Nail Polish in Superpower Blue  from Maybelline | Link
3. Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Electric from Stila Cosmetics | Link
4. Kebaya Mug in Turquoise from Anthropologie | Link
5. Pepe Jeans 'Avery' aka my new glasses from Clelland and Boyd Opticians| Link
6. Teal Blue Origami Paper Cranes Ladies Scarf by Talented Apple on Etsy | Link
7. Zodiac Glitter in Cancer from Lime Crime | Link
8. Wearable Planter Icosahedron Ring in Teal by Wearable Planter on Etsy | Link
9. Teal Polka Dot Classic Satchel from Mozzypop | Link
10. Converse Allstar Low Double Tongue Mrrcn Blwt Smu from Office | Link
11. Editor Teal Heel by Not Rated from Heels.com | Link
12. Pigment in Teal from MAC | Link
13.Globe 10" in Green by Found by Fab | Link
14. Daymee Dress in Teal from Coast | Link

The fact that dabbling-duck wavers between green and blue makes it a relatively easy colour both to find and wear. You just pick the tone that suits you, or at least that's the story I'm sticking too since my collection does wander kind of carelessly through the spectrum.

You can be daring and relatively bright or safe, neutral and muted, but either way, it's a good colour and would look particularly nice with bright blue pinks, corals (which is the complimentary colour of choice) or even with a bit of Radiant Orchid.

Lucky that!

Link | Dulux Colour of the Year 2014
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Listening: Sleeping Sickness - City and Colour feat. Gordon Downie

Pantone Colour of the Year 2014: Radiant Orchid II

See, this is the fun part of the Pantone Colour of the Year post, finding loads of lovely bits and bobs which are approximately that colour. Radiant Orchid was actually a hard one to find matches for, because it's neither a very blue purple or a very pink purple, it's also strangely bright and muted at the same time. But I have done my best to find fourteen lovely items which are approximately the right colour and I love, to the point where, I have worn no.1 and when no.4 came into work, I was seriously considering them as my new set of specs, plus I spent a lot of my time at uni with part of my hair dyed with no.6 as well as other colours (but this is definitely the closest to Radiant Orchid).

See, I even have tried and tested colour match ideas for you! The rest I will just lust after from now on...

1. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Fishnet from Urban Decay | Link
2. Devonshire Row Nail Polish from Nails Inc | Link
3. Hearthstone Scarf in Purple from J. Crew | Link
4. Pepe Jeans 'Eleanor' Glasses from work | Pepe Jeans Wesbite
5. Moleskin Coloured Professional Notebook in Pink from Moleskin | Link
6. Manic Panic Semi-Permanent Hair Dye in Mystic Heather from Manic Panic | Link
7. Closet Purple Printed Band Hem Skater Dress from New Look | Link
8. Lime Crime Zodiac Glitter in Libra from Lime Crime| Link
9. Converse Ct Lite Ox in Iris Orchid from Office | Link
10. Slight Seconds Leather Boho Pop Mini in Ultra Violet from Bohemia | Link
11. Jessica Simpson Given Jazzberry Suede Heels via Heels.com | Link
12. Konstsmide 80 LED Berry Lights in Purple from Amazon | Link
13. Satin Shelley Tea Cup and Saucer in Purple from Coastline Imports | Link
14. Lime Crime Eyeliner in Orchidaceous from Lime Crime| Link

After finding all these bits and bobs, to be truthful, I'm actually a little sad about this colour. I genuinely don't think it will suit my skintone (though it will suit both my sisters), so any Radiant Orchid in my life will be in accessory form alone. Perhaps a nice nail polish...

Link | Pantone Colour of the Year 2014 - Radiant Orchid
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Listening: Crazy - Ray LaMontagne

Pantone Colour of the Year: Emerald

So for the Monday Moodboard last week - which returned after a long absence -  not only do you get some lovely shade related photos but this week you get thirteen emerald(ish) coloured treats for 2013's colour.

Again, I don't think Pantone could have picked a nicer colour and everything on this, I genuinely like and would like in my life...at least the few I could afford.

1) Ciate Creme Nail Polish in Ditch The Heels | Link
2) Faceted Wooden Earrings in Turquoise by Anthe-Stolz from DaWanda | Link
3) Andy Spectacles from Selima Optique | Link
4) Zoya Nail Polish in Ivanka | Link
5) Gosh Velvet Touch Eyeliner in Woody Green - this is one of my favourite eyeliners, they're really soft and easy to apply, they're also packed with pigment and last ages! Only downside is they slide a bit, so use a primer! | Image | Link
6) Emerald Christian Louboutin Pumps via Pinterest | Link
7) Vintage Clock London Emerald Green via Design Atelier Article (Etsy) | Link
8) Moleskin Notebook in Oxide Green - Pantone do do a specifically Emerald notepad, but I'm sorry, a moleskin just can't be beat! | Link
9) Alexander McQueen Flower Lace Strapless in Green (Emerald) via Lyst | Link
10) Green Polka Dot Scarf from Wanelo | Link
11) Barry M Dazzle Dust in 73 Emerald - this was the first eyeshadow I bought when I left school and broke away from my 'safe Emily' makeup. The blue mascara years may have been a mistake but the pink hair never will be. Barry M Dazzle Dusts have been a staple of my makeup bag since then, they're very highly pigmented and worth the money...unless they explode in your bag and go over your brand new bright yellow sneakers! Grrr... | Image | Link
12) Jasper Conran  for Wedgwood Chinoiserie Green Teacup from John Lewis | Image | Link
13) Vintage Emerald Earrings (14kt Yellow Gold and White Gold) from Cynthia Findlay Antiques | Image | Link


I could so easily go full out green from that list and I just hope that the fashion world picks up on Pantone's prediction, as Emerald really is a beautiful jewel tone and I'm bored of muted colours and neons. Plus I'd really quite like a pair of crystal green glasses. My glasses at the moment are crystal grey and the pair I'm looking at at work are crystal purple. I always seem to be drawn to the crystal frames (i.e. translucent plastic) and I have no idea why!

Anyway, hope you enjoy the list and I will type up my window posts now that my latest window is in and I've taken some photos. For now, on my day off, I have some work work to do and a cardigan to search for because I don't know where you are, but it's cold, windy and trying to snow here at the moment. So a nice day all round.

Link | Pantone Colour of the Year
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Watching: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Monday Mood Board: The Wind

Zephyr of the Bay by Elise Rasmussen

Is it just me, or has it been a little bit windy today?

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Listening: Cat Stevens - The Wind

Tied in a Bow

Beautiful knitted bows by Emmadime...I'm smittened again. And I shall certainly be bowing my scarf when the chilly weather takes hold.

Emma Robertson of Emmadime also has a really nice blog, full of lovely and beautiful thing to peruse.

Link - Emmadime

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Listening: Greg Laswell- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Demo)

Monday Mood Board: Early Autumn

Row 1: August '10 by Anthropologie, Miss August by Sebian

Row 2: October by Cedarkayak

Row 3: I Miss Winter, Flickr, If I Can [...] by Chantel Baggley

I think it's pretty much time to dig out the scarves, throw a quilt on your bed and retrieve the heater for the workshop. Autumn has arrived and there's a distinct chill in the air. Isn't it nice?

What? I like Autumn and Winter, it's pretty and I get to wear a hat!

Apologies for the lack of September posts, I blame illness and my designers block spilling over into blog block. There should have at least been a new macaroon post by now but I'm on disastrous batch number two and they may be edible, but they're not photogenic and if they think they're getting butter icing they're very much mistaken!