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The past two days since I made my last post have been spent quite happily in town, spending what I have left of the money in my bank account on things to fulfil me for the next two months and generally make me feel happier about missing two days of college. I have finally bought a detachable black faux fur collar from H&M and some stiletto nails from Claire's, and I have also bought some rings to fill up my fingers because I don't feel complete as a person unless I have a lot of jewellery on. Now I am going to wait until my next DLA comes in (which is in ten days) so I can buy tickets to see Crystal Castles and possibly get a few more piercings. The weather yesterday was more than satisfactory - cloudy and cold - but today the sun was out, which hindered my enjoyment of my day a little bit.

I have also been following Paris Fashion Week a little bit. So far I am impressed with Jean Paul Gaultier, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, and I'm not too sure about Chanel and Stella McCartney. While most of the clothes at Chanel are quite nice the accessories are an eyesore, particularly the hula hoop bags and the transparent hats. What I liked about Saint Laurent was the use of sheer black fabrics and the structured silhouettes, the former of which may or may not have been inspired by Stevie Nicks. And as usual, Valentino never fails to impress, utilising lace and silks and Peter Pan collars.

Recently I invested in a new Barry M nail polish; Limited Web Effects (239), even though I usually never paint my nails. The polish comes in a bright orange colour and claims to dry to a spiderweb effect when applied on top of another nail polish, much like the 'crackle' effect polishes that are particularly popular nowadays. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to find that the polish only dried to a 'croc' effect and not a spiderweb effect as I hoped, which did upset me a little bit since I thought that this product would get me into the mood for Halloween.
I might consider going to a Halloween party next month, which is being held by a boy at college who I talk to regularly. I've decided I'm going to dress up as Cruella de Vil, the villainess from 101 Dalmatians, and I think I'm probably going to have to buy a lot of things to put this particular costume together. I already have a cigarette holder, which is good.