Favourite Pinterest accounts

Pinterest is a platform I fall in and out of love with. I originally signed up to Pinterest before it was open to the public and immediately started filling my boards. This was back in 2011 I believe and I am now a different person and my blog has changed to reflect that, but my Pinterest account still reflects the recently went vegetarian pre-cf person I was at the time.

I've recently given my Pinterest boards a big spruce up to closer reflect the topics I now blog about and who I am now as a person. I turned to some of my favourite pinners (some long term, some newer) to check out some trends and best best practices as well as getting some inspiration for my own boards.

Charlotte / Colours and Carousels

I know it may seem like I plug my friend's Charlotte's blog all the time however I assure you that even if we didn't know each other I'd still be sharing her stuff. Her blog is fantastic and her Pinterest contains boards such as Clueless themed clothes and penguins.

Shauna Haider

Whilst I am a lover of bright colours and my Pinterest boards are mismatched - I'm still jealous of people who are disciplined enough to follow one colour scheme and have a very on-point brand. Enter Shauna Haider of Nubby Twiglet who's well-defined brand continues into her Pinterest account.

Amanda Porrelli / Pandoras Inbox

Next up we have my long-term internet friend Mandy (who previously blogged as Bunny Beautiful). I have a truckload of interests, many of which don't seem to 'go together'....such as beauty and geeky pop culture. Mandy's Pinterest account is one that successfully crosses over these two interest which traditionally aren't taken up the same people.

Amanda Genther

The next Amanda on my list runs one of my read-all-the-time marketing blogs. And her Pinterest account has some of the best marketing themed boards around whilst still also throwing in non-marketing boards that reflect other interests in her life.

Barbs

Another long term internet friend. Barbs has always made me jealous with her creativity and her Pinterest contains great arty and colourful finds.

My Life as a Teacup

Finally we have Kristin we combines pretty much all my interests together from fashion (she has a board aimed at teachers who want to be fashionable) to cosplay to food.

Who are your favourite pinners?

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the linkables

The Linkables

Proof that it's not just the big six energy suppliers that can be dicks. (An energy supplier can't stop you from switching, even if you're in a fixed term agreement you can pay to get out).

Turning break-up texts...into works of art.

I have a Sunday evening ritual where I get ready for the week ahead...it looks a bit like this.

This man's open letter to his HIV made me drop a tear and smile at the same time.

A NSFW sexy link...why do some straight women prefer lesbian porn?

The number of households switching their energy supplier was at a three-year high in 2014.

Let's stop taxing tampons (an essential products for almost every woman).

I've been moaning about not being able to afford the netball world cup in Sydney, but it's been confirmed the 2019 cup will be in Liverpool!

What to do in your garden in February.

4 tips to banish garden weeds permanently.

Apprently Sk8r Boi was almost made into a film.

I've said before I'm against school uniforms and one of those reasons is that they cost so damn much.

The campaign for the Scottish Green Candidate in Paisley Renfrewshire North is now on.

5 reasons why Labour should seriously fear wipeout in Scotland.

LOL: a food blog that features sad bachelor food.

I don't eat eggs, but this tutorial on cooking them inside out caught my eye.

Biologists argue that the idea of there just being two sexes is too simplistic.

Grucho's in Dundee is getting a documentary but first it requires some crowd funding.

Facebook's real name policy can be annoying but many Native Americans has to use a fake name as their real name was flagged at unauthentic.

A Buzzfeed list I'm loling at: how much of a 00's beauty hoarder were you?

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Superdrug Salon Radiance hair dye

Today I have another product which was used months ago and I'm finally getting around to reviewing (I'm looking for a flatmate right now so all my money is being spent on adverts and buying homewares...yeah). I've reviewed a few Superdrug hair dyes before but this time it's a shade from their 'salon' range.

If you need a re-cap, this is the (mandatory) Instagram I took right after I had competed the hair dye. By the next day I had completely removed it with hair colour remover.

Yeah...I hated it that much.

The red that it went was a purple-red which just didn't suit me and didn't look natural in any way (and wasn't a colour I felt like trying out in a corporate office). That was probably more a matter of personal taste...but like all Superdrug hair dyes I do have to say that it came out quite patchy. However because this dye was different from the colour of hair it was being used on even if I had liked the colour I would have either needed to remove the dye or re-do it, as the patches were obvious. I say this everytime I review a Superdrug hair dye but be very careful with the application and even buy two bottles to be safe that you can cover your full head (my hair does come down onto my chest).

Have you ever tried any Superdrug hair dyes?

mòrag

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the linkables

The Linkables

I found another Aberdeen blog to add to my blogroll this week in the form of Granite City Girl.

My pal Lis reminds us that it's important to give blood (even if you're tattooed).

My other pal Louise is getting back into blogging.

8 things people get wrong about veganism.

Some geeky but beautiful jewellery I've found recently is Academia Boutique.

If you've never been to Comic-Con or similar because there's not one near you, your luck is about to change if you live in Aberdeen or Blackpool. (I'm planning to be at the Granite City one).

On the topic of Comic-Con here are some WTF Pokemon cosplays.

You know, I'm big into the Harry Potter fandom and I'm going to get hate about this but Snape was a douche.

I am a big believer in not changing yourself for a love interest however there are some things that are okay to change when in a relationship.

Knitting and crochet is something I really did once try to get into (but didn't). Though if I had discovered a new lifelong passion I would totally be buying this slug pattern.

Neo-Nazis got punked by a small town.

Me and my parents briefly entertained the idea of visiting Madagascar, this blog post is making those feels come to the surface again.

25 parenting tips from a parent who hates parenting tips.

A Pinterest board displaying the Batman graphic novels in chronological order (here's another list on a comic website).

In case it wasn't obvious from various Instagrams and the link above I've decided to make my way through the comics of films/tv shows I've always loved - which is mainly Batman and X-Men so this guide to Marvel and DC was useful (and also made me cackle).

There's something for everyone on the internet, including a social network for guys with beards.

Some lolz from reasons why your tinder profile is horrible.

More lolz: hip-hop food trucks.

If you want to lend some support to female sport and prove that football isn't just a boy thing then watching the Women's World Cup in the summer and the Women's Scottish Premier League is a good shout!

And a reminder that my favourite sport netball is having its netball world cup this summer too!

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edinburgh food

Noodle and Ice, Edinburgh

It's not that often I have a restaurant in Edinburgh to review but I currently have two to of them to get off my to-blog list. The first one is Noodle and Ice of which I visited just at the end of 2014 for a friend's birthday. It's taken a while for me to get this review up but it's a goodie as this was a delicious meal (my mouth is watering re-visiting the pictures).

I have got to firstly apologies for the side-ways photo. I was due to head to Opium afterwards so didn't want to truck my DLSR into town and the pre-champagne drinks had clearly already gotten to my head when I forgot to turn my phone in order to take landscape photos (and I was possibly a bit hungry).

The starter I had was veg goyoza which was probably of average standard but the dip that can with it was lovely!

Then for mains I had a delicious Garlic & Pepper Noodles with veg, which was beyond gorgeous! The menu was handily laid out that you could have any of the options with veg or different kinds of meats (which makes it a perfect place for meat eaters and veggies to visit together). My only compliant about Noodle and Ice would be that the portion sizes aren't all that big.

It's not very often I head in Edinburgh for food (even though it has plenty of offerings!) so I don't have that much to compare it to, but I'd definitely recommend giving this place a shout!

P.S. Remember to check out my Scotland map with my favourite places to eat, drink and shop.

mòrag