Tori & Mish | Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Most of you will be heading off to a Halloween party tonight, dressed in your most ghoulish outfits. So we thought we would create a little Halloween playlist for you all to get ready with. Or if like us, you have a pesky thing called work tomorrow and not going out; a little something to set a spooky mood in your house. Hope you have a door creakingly good time!!

Jute, Jam and Joys Halloween playlist 2014!


1: Meatloaf ~ Bat out of hell (the full 8 minute edition, just because)

2: Bobby "Boris" Pickett ~ Monster Mash

 

3: Elvis ~ (You're the) Devil in Disguise (Any excuse for Elvis)

           

                                       

4: The Bangles ~ Walk like an Egyptian

 5: The Specials ~ Ghost Town (utter classic any time of year)

6: Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five ~ Heebie Jeebies

                                  

                                         

7: Stevie Wonder ~ Superstition (this song is made to be sung live, even better on Sesame Street)

8: The Nightmare Before Christmas ~ This is Halloween

9:  Michael Jackson ~ Thriller (is it really Halloween with out this?)

                                   

10: Ray Parker Jr ~ Ghostbusters 

                                 

11: The Rocky Horror Picture Show ~ The Time Warp

                                 

12: The Addams Family ~ Theme Song

  

                                    

                   

13: Duran Duran ~ Hungry Like The Wolf 

14: Bonnie Tyler ~ Total Eclipse of the Heart

                                       

And Finally...

15: Meatloaf ~ You took the Words Right Out of my Mouth 

Do you have any favourite Halloween tracks? 

Are you going out Guising (Scots for Trick or Treating) tonight? If so have fun! 

Leave us a comment below about your plans or favourite track we love hearing from you!

Thanks for reading. xx

Disclaimer: Jute, Jam and Joy claim no right to any of the music or videos show in this post.

Photography copyright of Mish at Jute, Jam and Joy 2014

                

Mish | Nails on Friday ~ Revlon No:731 Knockout

Revlon #731 Knockout

Let me tell you a secret. I really love a glossy black nail polish. To me it looks very classy and chic but, I am still trying to find that perfect black polish.(Anybody else?) When I picked up Revlon's Knockout I had high hopes and honestly was left a little deflated.

Knockout isn't disaster far from it; it's just not what I expected. Revlon has always been a favourite brand of mine and one of the few brands where I actually have used all of their different products; from foundations to lip liners I've had it. Also the name Knockout? I always associate the word with red not black, but hey who am I to judge, I gave every goldfish I ever had as a child a double barrelled name. (Possibly due to the fact they lived in a castle??)

First nail = One Coat
Second Nail = 2 Coats

The polish itself applies smoothly as you would expect from Revlon, it dries quickly, non streaky and if you were rushed you could get away with one coat. The brush hangs onto a lot of product so be sure to swipe the side of the bottle before application. I do love the handles of Revlon polishes they are one of the more comfortable to hold onto, but I feel the actual brush could be more tapered to make application easier.

During the first application I couldn't help but noticed a slight blue tinge to the polish. After the second coat the finish article is definitely black but I can't help think Knockout is a very very dark navy blue? Maybe this is why I am not entirely satisfied with it? Truthfully Knockout is your everyday black polish, looks lovely when applied and does its job. The polish did chip rather quickly (one day) but I'm giving it the benefit of doubt, my nails have been in a sorry state recently with peeling so I think this is the problem not the polish.

I do like Knockout as a everyday black polish however it doesn't fill my hunger for a very deep and glossy black polish. Halloween is today and if you are in need of a black nail polish then I urge you to hop on your Nimbus 2000 and purchase Knockout (your nails will thank me when you try removing the horrible cheap stuff supermarkets produce for Halloween) and it will easily see you through the winter months. 

                                                     Revlon #731 Knockout rating 7/10

A good everyday black, but nothing out of the ordinary.

So after a wee break Nails on Friday is back! 

Do you have a favourite Black nail polish? 

Can you help me find the glossy black nail polish of my dreams? 

Leave us a comment below we love hearing from you! 

Thanks for reading! xx

Happy Halloween!

Disclaimer: All views my own. I have no connection to any company mentioned in this post.

 Photos copyright of Mish at Jute, Jam and Joy 2014

Tori | Healthy Halloween Treats for Kids!

Don't sunflowers look spooky?!

If you have kids or work with them, like Mish, then these ideas might come in handy this month! I'm not suggesting you take sugary treats completely off the table (where's the fun in that) but you can certainly encourage your little ones to go for the wholesome treats first by stacking them up on funky platters and then scattering sweeties over the table, interspersed with plastic spiders and silly string, bottles of party bubbles, streamers... you get the gist!

 

I'm no expert on kids but generally the fuller the table, be it with spookily decorated fruit, ghost shaped sandwiches (see Meg's video for What's Up Moms below), or more traditional naughty treats; and the more brightly coloured the decorations, the more exciting everything seems! Whatever you do, don't mention that any of the treats are 'healthy'!

 

Here's my roundup of the best 'healthy Halloween treats' videos on YouTube.

 

 

No copyright infringement intended- Jute, Jam and Joy claim no rights to the videos embedded above.

Sunflowers photo copyright Tori at Jute, Jam and Joy, 2014