Monday, 27 October 2014

Eggs Do Halloween!

The Thunder Egg staff celebrated Halloween a whole 6 days early at the awesome Pop Bubble Shock by Pop Bubble Rock! PBR is an amazing club night in Manchester, playing pop punk, party hip hop and showering people in confetti. Perfect for a Halloween special!

HERE is a little tutorial of how we did our (super sparkly) sugar skull faces for the night!

Here's the blank face before you begin:


STEP 1:

Remove those eyebrows! We used foundation or concealer and powder to make our eyebrows as neutral as possible. We then added a base layer of white face paint, leaving some skin showing on the cheekbones and around the eye sockets.


STEP 2:

Blend a line of dark eye shadow or powder along just under the cheekbones (where your gaps in white are) and around the top of the head. We just used our fingers to blend.


STEP 3:

Draw a circle round the eye socket using coloured kohl pencil. Follow the eyebrow around the top and then continue this line round the socket. It doesn't have to be super neat because we're going to cover it up with GEMS! Fill this in with an eye shadow of your choosing - maybe one to match your outfit? If you like, now is a good time to add liquid eyeliner to your lids and glitter around the eyes. But do make sure the whole circle is coloured in!


STEP 4:

GEMS! Use eyelash glue (the clear stuff in a little bottle is best) to stick gems on the kohl pencil line - all sizes, shapes and colours are good! We even decorated other parts of our face, such as our foreheads, with them. Just make sure the kohl pencil circle is covered. Don't forget to stick some false eyelashes on after the gems if you like!


STEP 5:

Draw a shape similar to an upside down loveheart on your nose, covering the bottom part (where your nostrils are). We used kohl pencil or liquid eyeliner for this - liquid eyeliner is probably darkest.


STEP 6:

The final step! Lips. There are a couple of options here - you could paint white over your lips and smudge some lipstick into it and paint the black lines over that OR you could do normal lipstick and have the black lines just coming out of the sides.


And you're done! We accessorized with flowers, bows and sparkles. Here's a pic of our finished outfits!


HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Will you be trying the sugar skulls costume? Tag us in a snap if you do- and remember to tag us on Facebook or Instagram if you also wear any Thunder Egg purchases this Halloween!





Sunday, 19 October 2014

HALLOWEEN COMPETITION!

Here's your chance to win one of these amazing Sass & Belle sugar skull cushions - just in time for Halloween!

All you have to do is sign up to our newsletter and you'll be automatically entered into the draw. You can do this in store or on our website. And don't worry if you're already a part of our mailing list, you won't be left out - you'll be entered into the draw as well, but if you know anyone that'd love to win then direct them to the sign up at the bottom of our website! Good luck!


Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Halloween's Coming!

It's that time of the year again where we have a great excuse to dress up and party!


You don't need to go all out with fake blood, cobwebs and vampire teeth for Halloween with our new Autumn/Winter collection.  Bring out your inner witch with these Top Cat pieces from Sugarhill Boutique, both available in a gorgeous rich mulberry and deep green.  


The new Lazy Oaf collection has also arrived and this oversized Poison Shirt would look great for a Halloween party over some fishnets and chunky platforms!


Or team this cute Kitty pinafore with some cat ears and painted on whiskers and you're good to go!


Complete your outfit with one of our Day of The Dead bags or purses from Loungefly.
Shop our entire Halloween Collection online HERE.

What outfits are you planning? 

We'd love to see!


Friday, 3 October 2014

Autumn Winter 2014 Look Book

To celebrate the launch of our new Autumn Winter 2014 Look Book we have a little treat for you... get 10% off our entire Look Book Collection this weekend only!  

Simply head to www.thunderegg.co.uk and find the collection in the drop down menu under New In - the 10% discount will be applied when you check your basket.  Offer ends Monday 6th October 2014.

Thunder Egg Autumn/Winter 2014 Look Book


Photography: Kate Trevor
Model: Elle Shoel










Tiger Shoulder Bag by Disaster Designs

Pastel Pink Handbag by LYDC




Red Bow Handbag by LYDC





Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Transitional Trends - Colour Match

We are loving watching all of the Autumn/Winter stock filling up the rails here at Thunder Egg.



Once again Pantone was spot on with it's Fall '14 predictions back in February at New York Fashion Week.  There's no excuse to be boring this Autumn with all of these fab colours available!




PANTONE 18-2334 - Radiant Orchid


Our range of holographic mini bags by LYDC have been so popular we've had to order in loads more!  The pink tones in this Frome Mini Satchel add instant femininity and sparkle to any outfit.


PANTONE 19-3955 - Royal Blue


Trollied Dolly never fail to disappoint with their gorgeous retro inspired dresses.  This 'Best of Blazers' dress features a floral print with padlocks and birds, lovely piping detail on the collar, waist, and cuffs, all topped off by a super flattering cut.


PANTONE 16-1107 - Aluminum


This amazing print features tigers with little bow ties and contrasting yellow bunting - a party tiger indeed! 


PANTONE 18-1550Aurora Red


The perfect red handbag that all off the Thunder Egg staff want right now!  A little nod to Vivienne Westwood with the moc croc finish and cute sweetheart shape. Definitely a must have for the party season!


PANTONE 14-0837 - Misted Yellow


Misted yellow? We love full blown mustard yellow! This gorgeous smock dress is perfect to brighten up a dull October day.  Pair with some woolly tights and chunky boots to carry you through to Winter.


PANTONE 19-2047 - Sangria



This lovely rich pinkish burgundy is our top colour at the moment.  This beautifully cut sleeveless dress simply oozes Autumn to us.


PANTONE 15-3207 - Mauve Mist


The new range of Disaster Designs has just hit the shelves and we particularly love this cute floral range of make up bags, purses, and flasks - check out the rest on our website!


PANTONE 18-1421 - Cognac



Glamorous have reworked their flattering tea dress cut with some gorgeous prints for AW14. 


PANTONE 19-4037 - Bright Cobalt


Not a colour for the faint hearted! This bright cobalt blue lightning print dress from our newest brand Compañia Fantastica screams PARTY! This would look fab paired with the red moc-croc heart bag above.


PANTONE 18-0322 - Cypress



One for the cat lovers! We love this fab dress from Sugarhill Boutique, so much so that we also ordered it in a gorgeous deep mulberry colour...and couldn't resist stocking the matching mini skirts too.