Ok, so I've been really distressed this past week because of the big earthquake/ tsunamis/nuclear melt down in Japan, and I've been a little weird and distant. My dreams have been horrific and vivid. I don't know what I believe is going on, whether it's simpley just inevitable and that these kinds of natural distasters have been occuring on our planet since the dawn of time (true)...or whether it's leading up to something? There are so many theories and beliefs, and I hope so badly that 21st of December 2012 (end of the mayan calendar)  goes by smoothly, but the possibility of it not is FREAKING me out! If you're like me, and you're actually thinking about more than just your immediate soft cilivised bubble of a life then research - mayan calendar, 2012 theories, planet x nibiru, 2012 comet etc. I hope it's all wrong as it has been in the past, but I like to make myself...prepared for it I guess, and get my head out of the clouds. At the end of the day we live on the crust of a ball of lava orbiting a gigantic ball of fire, floating in space. Even if nothing bad happens within the next couple of years, it will happen eventually, it has in the past.

Aaaaanyway, the whole point of this blog today was to take my mind off all of it! I decided today to be Fae Antoinette and do my hair and make-up  :)  

I'm fixated on certain past eras, like the 1920s, 40s, 50s and the 1700s - specifically the Louis 15th era.
My film collection consists mainly of period films and a massive chunk of my music collection seems to now be of 40s/50s/60s music. I have my favourite films, not neccessarily because they are brilliant works of art, but because they make me smile and cheer me up. The recent film 'Marie Antoinette' by Sofia Coppola is one of those.
It's like a feast for my eyes! ...I didn't really like the ending though, it was a bit of let down.
A few years ago I was really into the whole Dauphine/Antoinette look and I bought some really nice outfits!
I still have this one in my wardrobe, it never gets worn, but I can't part with it -

This one as well....it looks so much better in real life. Very pretty and detailed, and when I put a massive petticoat underneath it, it looks really authentic -

Love all the furniture from the Louis 15th era as well. I have an antique pink upholstered bed, which I found on ebay last year. It's gorgeous and by the far my most favourite piece of furniture I own. Crappy mobile pic below totally doesn't do it justice! It's antique pink and cream with carved flowers and feet! Here it is -

So, here is what I did to myself this morning! ...

Just in case you might want to do the hair, here is how I did it (I'm not sure if it's the exact way you're supposed to, but it works for me) :

I curl all of my hair in hot rollers and hair spray.
Section. Starting from behind the ears and working to the back of the head hump so you've got an oval shape, section off and use a prong clip to keep out the way. Then clip the big mass of hair you're left with on top of the head with a clip.
Start to pin curl the seperate curls of the back section to the back of the head. Put a second mirror behind you so you can see what you're doing and keep it neat. When you're done, hair spray it to set it.
You need a hair rat or doughnut (or do what I did if you want the beehive to be bigger and stuff a wig into a hair net). Place it directly on top of the head and shape it to how you want. I shaped it rounded and tall.
Bobby pin it securely to your hair.
Section off the layer of hair you have going round the head in half  so u have a top and bottom layer, but make sure  the bottom layer isn't too thin. Back comb to death the top layer!!  Hair spray.
Now scoop the back combed mounds onto the  rat/wignet and bobby pin in place.
Nearly done! Take hold of the remaining hair and evenly distribute the hair over the beehive so it covers the tangles of the backcomb and you're left with a smooth covering of hair. Bobby pin in place towards the back of the beehive. A rat tail comb is handy for this part so u can  gently scrape it over the very top of the hair to smooth and make it neat, with the spike of the comb u can carefully fit it through the top layer of the beehive and pull outwards to give a bit more volume and even out the shape. But DON'T pull too hard, as you might pull out some of the hair.  Hair spray!
Behind each ear pull out a pin curl so you have one curl hanging down on each side.
Lastly - hair spray to get rid of fly aways. Neaten out any loose ends. Add some flowers :)

The make-up was really simple! So all I have on is some brown matte eyeshadow, I used coffee bean by 'Maxfactor'. I also used this on my eyebrows. Just sweep a light layer across the socket crease and blend well. Shape the eyebrows with a thin eyeliner brush.
For the foundation I used Siberia by 'Nars', with a little bit of white face paint using a foundation brush. 
The blusher was Orgasm by 'Nars'. Apply this with a blush brush onto the apples of your cheeks.
To finish - the lips were Scarlet by 'Chanel' mixed with Girl about Town by 'Mac'. Using a lip brush I shaped the lips into small pouts but slightly less exagerated than the usual style. 

Hope you like it :) xx <3