OOTD and FOTD number 2 - Casual :)

Hi Ladies,

So after I had a few requests for more outfit of the days after my first one last week I thought I'd get cracking! So here is todays much more casual offering. I have been revising all day so I just went with a really simple, comfortable outfit and pretty minimal makeup (apart from my viva glam gaga lips!) I'll start off with my makeup.

Face - Stila illuminating skin foundation 10 watts

MAC Rhapsody in two blush

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Eyes - MAC brule all over lid

MAC teddy eye kohl

Rimmel lash max mascara in brown

Lips - Viva glam gaga

and the outfit :)

Boyfriend style shirt - Jack wills

Plain vest top - H&M

Leggins - Primark

Shoes - Topshop

I styled my hair using the remmington spin curl - I love the effect it gives and its really easy to use! I then used a bit of hair mousse to give some extra volume at the roots. Jewellery wise I am just wearing my superdrug pearl style beads and my nail varnish is Essie's carousel coral :)

Speak Soon!

Nails Of The Day - BarryM 180

Hello Ladies!

After having subtle pink nails for the past week or so, I decided it was time for a change! I wanted to go for a really vibrant colour, and after searching through my nail polish collection I decided upon BarryM's 180.

I bought this nail polish at the clothes show in Birmingham before Christmas so I'm not sure if its still available or not! Its a really true blue, with a turquoise/gold shimmer. This photo was taken on day 3 of wearing it with no visible chips, it applied really well not streaky or gloopy and gave really good coverage after two coats.

I'm still undecided as to whether I like this colour or not! I think it would look fab with denim, or a maxi dress in blues/greens but perhaps not so much for every day wear (like I was wearing it!) what do you think?

Hope you had a great weekend!

Speak Soon,

My most worn jewellery (at the moment!)

Hi Ladies,

I've seen quite a few jewellery related blog posts recently and I've really enjoyed reading them - so I thought I'd join in! Jewellery tends to be what I splash out on, and I have quite a big jewellery collection so I thought I'd share with you a few of the pieces which I've been getting a lot of wear out of recently :-)

Ok so first up is my links of london sweetie charm bracelet, my best friend bought this for my 21st birthday last year and I love it, its chunky without making too much of a statement and goes with practically everything. I have two charms the platform shoe and the graduation hat, I've popped them on together to show you but I often interchange them and wear the bracelet with just one charm on at time.

Next up are a couple of necklaces from accessorize. The first one was a present from my friends at uni, and the second one I picked up a couple of months ago.

I love this one! the little cupcake which is attatched to it is so sweet! I've been wearing this with pretty pastelle outfits :-)

This necklace is an oversized super sparkly ring, it is on a really long chain and looks great with high necked tops and dresses to add a little extra sparkle. I don't tend to wear that many longer necklaces but this one really caught my eye in accessorize, and it was in the sale too - fabulous!
Next up is pearls! I do have some real pearls but recently I have been reaching for these cute chunky pearl beads from superdrug.

and finally, my super cute penguin charm necklace. I love penguins (they are by far my favourite animal!) and my mum bought me this necklace for my birthday last year. Its 9ct yellow gold and is often my go to necklace when I'm not sure what to wear. I love it!

and thats everything! I have completely missed out earrings and rings (whoops!) so I might do a separate post on them sometime soon :-)

I also just wanted to say thankyou so much for all the lovely comments on my last post it really made my day! I'll definitely post some more outfits of the days when I'm not sporting my revision outfit of jogging bottoms and hoodies!

Hope you're having a great week!

OOTD :-)

Hi Ladies,

I was at a wedding today (I've just got back exhausted!) so I thought I'd share my outfit with you. The weather held out and it was a really lovely day - I love weddings! :-)

Dress - New look

Cardigan - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Kurt Geiger

Clutch - Marks and Spencer

I picked up the dress from the new look sale for £18.00 a couple of weeks ago, its got a gorgeous Luella bartley esque heart cut out on the back - so cute!

Let me know if you'd like to see more OOTD's :-)

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Candy Stripe Nails :-)

Hi Ladies,

I thought i'd so something a little different with my nails the other day, so after painting them with barryM's lovely bright pink (number 297) I added a cute sparkly stripe of colour diagonally across my nails with china glazes ruby pumps :-)

I really liked how this turned out it reminds me of candy canes yum yum! and the extra touch of sparkle from ruby pumps (which as expected hasn't come out at all in this photo!) makes it really fun and girly :-) This is definitely something which I'm going to do again, its super easy (all you need is a steady hand!) and makes the nails look a little more eye catching without being too over the top.

What do you think?

Speak Soon!

My Favourite Seris Part 6........Blush

Hello ladies,

So its time for part 6 of my favourite seris and the product under the spotlight today is blush! The Blusher which takes the top spot is actually a recent addition to my collection, it is so lovely that I have used it every day since I bought it and think I may actually shed a tear when it runs out! Its is MAC's mineralize blush in Rhapsody In Two from the Too fabulous collection.

Now this may shock you (or maybe not..its not really that shocking!) but I am not really that big on blush. (I feel like I've just confessed a big secret or something!). I love bronzer, but I find it really difficult to find shades of blush which suit my skin tone, and most of this time just bypass it and go straight to my trusty benefit hoola bronzer. However, like I said before Rhapsody in two has hot footed it straight into my every day makeup routine, and I'm not really sure how I lived without it now! It is very subtle and understated but gives a lovely glowing hint of colour to the cheeks. Its one of those products which I would put in the ''no make up make up'' category which is why I love it so much. When I use this my cheeks are a lovely shimmery peachy pink - I think its a perfect product for spring/summer. The only problem? Its limited edition! So I definately need to start using it sparingly! For me rhapsody in two is sort of a mid point between a blush and a highlight, so if you have a pretty pearly highlighter and a peachy pink blush you can probably create a similar effect :-)

and now the runners up! Only two this time I'm afraid, like I said I don't own too many blushes - So definately give me some recommendations in the comments!

• Elf Candid Coral - Great price, for pretty coral cheeks
• Estee Lauder Peach Nuance - Pricey but gorgeous - can you tell I like my peachy corals?!

Speak Soon,

Shimmering Bronze Night Out Eye Look :-)

Hi Ladies,

Its been so long since I last posted a makeup look (mainly because I've been so boring lately and hardly been out anywhere!). So I thought I'd take a few snaps of the eye makeup I wore out a few nights ago to share with you! I decided to go with a shimmering bronzed look, inspired by our recent sunshine :-)

I used liquid eyeliner to line my entire eye, to make the look a little more dramatic. This is not something I would normally do but I really liked the effect. I used MAC's Indianwood paintpot as a base, then applied BarryM's dazzle dust in number 44 across my lid with a fluffy brush, I've popped a couple of swatches below as I think these two products look absolutely fab together!

I also used the GOSH eyeliner pen, Rimmel lash max mascara and MAC carbon eyeshadow in the outer corner and slightly blended into crease.

I really enjoyed this look, and I think its one I'll definately be recreating over the summer!

Have a lovely weekend :-)