Archive for February, 2010

What is that mark on your neck?

Posted by Michael on February 28, 2010

MR Pattison, what is that mark on your neck? Disgusting! act your age! :mrgreen:

Also check out the shirt, please buy a new one, preferably one which fits!

Evisu Spring/Summer 2010 In Stores Now

Posted by Michael on February 26, 2010

The Evisu Spring/Summer 2010 collection is available now, in Evisu stores, and online at Evisu.com. I will post some of my picks later when i have time to get a good look :)

New Blog Feature: Popular Posts

Posted by Michael on February 26, 2010

Hey! :)

I have added a new feature to the blog a few days back and have been testing it out. It is located at the right side of the page, and is called “Most Popular Posts”. This does exactly what you would expect, and displays the most popular posts, i.e. the posts which people are reading the most. There are over 250 posts at the moment, so you can see the 10 most read; That is the 10 most read of the week.

As you can see, some are quite old posts, but still get a good read because of their position in search engines and because people enjoy reading them.

At the moment it displays a little pic next to the post, i may remove this in the future if it slow down the site or something.

Have fun looking at what others are reading :)

Retro Music: Friday 26th February

Posted by Michael on February 26, 2010

 

Hello Everyone! How are you doing? Its Friday, end of the week, and it a miserable rainy day! Its also the last day i am off from work, back on Monday :(

A new feature which i am going to have on my blog is Rewind Music, where i will show you old music and music vids which i loved, most of them will be from the 90s.

So here is the first track. It is one of the best 90s dance tracks, and definitely reminds me of being a kid. It is The Real Mccoy and “Another Night“. This came out in 1994 and was on all the compilation CDs into 1995. I love this song!

You can find the videos on YouTube, unfortunately i cant have them here as embedding them has been disabled, so enjoy the song, if you wanna watch the vid head over to YouTube :)

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Organic Ice Cream Soooo Good!

Posted by Michael on February 24, 2010

This Organic Ice Cream is sooo good! It is chocolate flavour, and was really nice. mmm :)

My Facebook Privacy: No Haters Allowed!

Posted by Michael on February 23, 2010

Hey everyone!

So, Facebook. We all use it (well most of us), and threre has been loads of changes in terms of who you can let see your profile, which means either more, or less people can view it. This is because the regional networks have gone, so you can no longer make it viewable to only people in your region, which i think is a shame.

Now, i used to not allow everyone to view my profile, because i didnt really want everyone to have access to it. I have now fliped this, and made more or less my whole profile available to everyone excluding the ones i dont want to see it.

This is done by using the block feature. There are plenty of people out there who i wouldnt want to read my Facebook, and are sad enough to do so. Fuck the haters and sad people!!! So the way you can get round this, is to block them. They will not know you have done this, if they search for you, then you simply will not show up. Now, there are a few ways around this, but the way i look at it is if people try to get round me blocking them, JUST to see my profile then they are a bigger loser than i thought!

On another note, i cant believe how people can manage their profile with 100s of “friends”. On my business account i have over 100, and i cannot keep track of them! I know people with 600 and even over 1000 so called “friends”…Why would you want this many? I would love to hear one of them people tell you something about each person, or even say as many full names as they can.

There was some sad person who i went to school with, who has over 100 “friends”. The thing is, 90% of the people are just randoms who he used to go to school with, in most cases who he didnt even know. I actually know one of them, and asked her about him, she said recognised his name and that was all. What a sado! Oh, he did add me…And i deleted him! LOL :mrgreen:

If people want to add me and talk to me then fine, if they are adding me to get their numbers up then i will delete them soon later.

Cheryl and Ashley Cole Split

Posted by Michael on February 23, 2010

Well its official, Ashley and Cheryl Cole have split up. I first saw the official news on Sky Sports News, weird seeing celeb gossip on Sky Sports :D The on/off-on/off etc. marrige has been going on for ages, and finally came to an end this afternoon. The statement reads:

“Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband Ashley Cole. Cheryl asks the media to respect her privacy during this difficult time.”

Its really the worst kept secret of the year so far.

If you havent been keeping up with the news stories then good for you! But basically over the past week or so more stories came out about Ashley Cole, sleeping with another girl, sending girls flirty texts etc.

I guess she chose not to fight fight fight fight fight for this love afterall.

If you like it, put a ring on it! :)

Skincare for Men – Tips

Posted by Michael on February 23, 2010

Hey everyone!

So, i buy, or have bought lots of skincare products, now and in the past. The title says skincare tips for men, but really its for girls too.

So, products, what do you buy? Well it depends on what you want, and how much you wanna spend. There are a few types of products, a few basics are: Scrubs, Toners, Exfoliators, Mousturisers and cleansers. These can be broken down even more into day or night creams.

Basic info

You should probably use 3 different types of treatment. Most call it the 3 steps, or similar. These usually consist of a scrub and a moisturiser, and a toner or cleanser. The order you apply them is usually Scrub>Tone/cleanser>moisturiser. Scrub should always be first, and moisturiser last.
Personally i dont like cleansers, and prefer to use exfoliator masques more, i feel they do more for my skin. If you are using a scrub and an exfoliator, you should know NOT to use these every day, they are to be used around every 3 days. You dont have to follow 3 steps and can do more if you wish. Along with these 3 steps there are other skincare products such as for your eyes.

Also be aware everyones skin is different! Some brands sell for 3 skin types: Normal, Dry or oily.

Normal – No oily spots, no ‘oily shin’, clean, smooth and a good complexion
Dry – prone to aging and irritating; flakey
Oily – shiny, greasy, think, larger pores

A Look At Some Products

Well if you want premium products, you can read my posts about Dermalogica. I got alot of there products and have been using them for a few months now, and i think they are great. The problem is they are premium, so you can expect to pay £20-£30 for a bottle, the size and price depends on what you are getting.

Ole Henriksen is another expensive brand. I have used the eye cream, and it worked OK, but i did not think it was worth the extra money. I have not used any of their other products yet, but i probably would in the future as they have a reputation of being good.

There is also Clinique, which offer many different products and have their own 3 step system, so it is easy for you to buy, just get bottles 1, 2 and 3. I have used a cleanser before, and it was OK, but i dont think it justified the pricetag. I still wouldnt rule them out, because they do some other fantastic products and are known as one of the leaders in skincare.

ZIRH is a brand which is a little cheaper, but i would say still a bit premium. I have used one of their exfoliator masques before, and found it good. It was a dark grey clay, if you use something like like dont have tops/shirts on! :)

Lab Series is another brand which i have not tried yet but would like to. It is again a semi-premium brand, and getting just a few bottles from them can add up to over £50.

Nivea For Menis probably one of the more noted brands. They do some expensive and inexpensive products, i have used some of their Q10 eyecream before and did not think it produced any good results. There other creams for day-to-day use seem to work well.

L’oreal Men Expertis another brand which do some nice things. They do everything from moisturisers to scrubs to aftershave balms. At the moment they are promoting an eye roller for men to help your sleapy eyes, similar to the Garnier eye roll-on, which i bought last week.

The Scrub – On A Budget.

If you are on a budget, i would definitely recommend St Ives Apricot Scrub. It is a scrub and exfoliator, and i think it is brilliant. Something else which is good is the price, you can pick up a nice sized bottle for around £3 and should last at least a month! The scrub should be used around every 3 days. I used to use this particular scrub for a long time and thought it was the best value for money. I think the scrub is one of the most important steps, because it really cleans out all the dirt and dead skin, before you apply anything else should you do so.

Moisturisers

These are also important, and keep the skin soft and hydrated. You could use a number of these to figure out what works best for you. You can get creams which should be applied once a day, or you can get day and night creams. You can pick up some moisturisers from Nivea for around £10, Clinique for £20 and Dermalogica for £20. These are for 50ml bottles, and should last a month. Budget brands are FCUK for £5, King Of Shaves for £5 and Trevor Sorbie for £6. Some moisturisers also contain an SPF.

Where to buy

Some brands are only available in some places. The best place to buy any of these products are Boots and Superdrug, who between them sell the majority, if not all these products, and both have online stores. Dermalogica is only sold in authorised dealers, and i noticed this is now being sold at Boots online.

Boots Online - Various Products
Superdrug Online - Various Products
Dermalogica – Can be bought online via Pure Beauty (aswell as other places)
Ole Henriksen – Can be bought online via Beauty Expert  (aswell as other places)

Pixie Lott – Gravity

Posted by Michael on February 22, 2010

I LOVE Pixie Lott, and heard her latest/next single a few weeks ago, and didnt really like it. But i have heard it alot more since then, and now i love it! :mrgreen: There must be something with her songs, because i never liked “mama do” when i first heard that either, but now i do :)

Gravity comes out in 2 weeks, on 8th March.

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You Got The Dirtee Love Dizzee Florence!

Posted by Michael on February 22, 2010
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This was first performed on the Brits last week (or at least the first time i heard it :P ). The Brits who always have a big collaboration, this year went for Dizzee Racsal and Florence and The Machine, and it was good! So good in fact, that the download has entered #2 in the UK singles chart!

If you havent seen the brits, or arent from the UK and couldnt, here it is. It may get removed, and if it does you should search YouTube :)

What do you think of it?