MUTANT AND PROUD!

Photo from before my friend's Formal, but photo works great for this because my eyes stand out.

Late at night and can't sleep so I do what any normal person does and surf the net. and WOW did I find out some awesome stuff!! I AM A MUTANT! Actually I should probably phrase that more as, I have two mutations, which strangely enough BOTH consist in my eyes.... Yeah like I wasn't already weird enough.

Okay, so yes, I have brown in my right eye and it was only tonight that I actually found out what the name for that is. Yes, there IS a name for it. Heterochromia. Before the age of one most babies with European ancestry have light coloured eyes. As the child develops melanocytes, cells found within the iris, begin to produce melanin. Heterochromia is a mutation that refers to when there is multiple coloured eyes. (e.g. two completely different coloured eyes or a portion of an iris differently coloured to the rest.) This is caused by uneven melanin content, this can be caused by genetics or injury. There are three different kinds of heterochrmia, complete (Like David Bowie) or partial (like Angelia Jolie). And I just happen to have 'Sectoral Heterochromia", while the name for it can sound somewhat serious it's really not.

Also I found out that blue eyes are a mutation. I know it sounds crazy given the fact that these days blue eyes are exceedingly common, but mutations don't have to be rare. Alright, so first thing you’re going to have to understand is that blue eyes aren’t technically a colour, they’re the opposite, they’re lack of colour. Your eye colour is determined by pigment in the part of the iris called the stroma. If there is tiny amount of pigment (or none at all) result is blue eyes, mid amount of pigment results in green eyes and heaps of pigment makes brown eyes.

The OCA2 gene controls melanin. Centuries ago it’s thought that all humans had brown eyes, however one day a nearby gene mutated and began to limit OCA2’s ability to produce melanin in the iris, thus stopping melanin from colouring the eyes. This left the stroma blue and ta-da we now have blue eyes. Very common, but still a mutation. 

MUTANT AND PROUD!

Book Addiction!!

Hey there all you gorgeous people!!!

I've just got home from shopping at Savers and I ended up buying a mass load of books, so I thought I would to a book haul post!

Here are two photos of all the books I got, one you can see all the covers and the other you can see the spines. 

The list of titles and authors in order from top to bottom in the second photo:

• Rubbish Boyfriends by Jessie Jones
• The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah
• Mad Men, Bad Girls by Maggie Groff
• Point and Counterpoint by Bob Wyatt
• Marley & Me by John Grogan
• No! I Don't Want To Join A Bookclub by Virginia Ironside
• Mennonite In A Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
• First Big Crush by Eric Arnold (Hard cover)
• The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (Hard Cover)

This big book buy was definitely EXTREMELY different to me as I'm used to buying SCI FI, dystopia or fantasy, however this buy is majority contemporary novels. 

Hey There!

Hey guys and gals! So, I haven't posted for a while, but I've been CRAZY busy. I've finally got myself a job in Kmart so the Christmas period was nuts. However it is quietened down now, A LOT! So I thought I'd do a quick update post of things that have been happening and new.

Christmas have came and gone and it was AMAZING!!!

So there's a quick photo overview of my Christmas!  :)

Also recently I have got reacquainted with an app I used to love called mixpod!!! I love it!!!! I'll have to make a post of my playlists :) Or you can find me by my username: BeautifulLie.

I've got an absolute ton of posts to write. However I think this one ends here. Keep an eye out for more posts. :)

My Morning Reads

So I thought I'd share two blogs I regularly read and absolutely adore. They are both written by the same amazing lady, Elle Fowler, youtube's very own AllTheGlitters21. If you've heard of her, and even if you haven't check out her two blogs!

Dreaming in Blush is her make-up blog. Everything from products to looks to hauls.

i heart you coffee is her second blog for everything not makeup. Things from organization to quitting a diet coke addiction.

I must say I have been watching/ reading this woman's work for a few years now and she just keeps getting better. There has not been a time when I have lost interest. She is all around awesome.

Review: Gloria Jean's Caramel Indulgence.

Caramel Indulgence is a smooth coffee with a hint of sweet caramel. It's got a smooth satin like feel to it and a crisp rich taste. This coffee leaves a lovely lingering taste.

I absolutely love this! I don't think I could drink it as an every time I have coffee thing. However it is definitely one I would drink quite often.

I'd have to rate it 4/5 thumbs up. :)

My First Coffee Plunger!

For about a year and a half I have been a big coffee and tea drinker. I love my coffee a lot! Now generally I drink instant coffee. I stuck to my Moccona classic Medium Roast. I have had ground coffee before but finally today I brought myself my first coffee plunger.

First thing I went and did after that was buy myself two Gloria Jean's ground coffees.

• Caramel Indulgence 
• Smooth Classic Blend

Which of course I will be reviewing in a post a bit later. I have many coffee and teas to review.

So I just wanted to share this AWESOME and EXCITING news with you before I start reviewing! :)