Dress, Jacket, Shoes, Beanie hat and watch

So news flash, its snowing down in Brighton again. After all the 'Spring' posts I've been splashing all over The Camera's Lying how embarrassing! But at least that means I got to crack out the beanies again. This was today's outfit before I got in from lectures and crawled back into my fleecy pajamas. I plan on staying in them, drinking tea and watching Dexter. All. Evening. (No shame).

Dress: Romwe
Jacket: Vera&Lucy
Shoes: Office
Beanie Hat: Ebay
Watch: Radley

Stuffs Id like to buy

Do you ever get those days where you just need a little bit of luxe? I know I do, sitting here, writing this post in my pajamas, eating Greek yogurt from the tub with a teaspoon. Sure, I could use some luxury. Step in Crusie Fashion, home of premium, top notch, please pass me a tissue for my drools fashion designers. Like Alexander McQueen.

Dress: Gucci £630
Shoes: Gucci £200
Bag: Vivienne Westwood: £268
Bangle: Alexander McQueen: £315

I've become somewhat obsessed with stalking this site and creating some really out of my league (but maybe someday?!) wishlists. This gold shift dress is my current 'covet' shall we say. So simple, yet beautifully made, and completely on trend. 

Do you ever stalk high end fashion sites?

Spring Day

When you live by the sea, even the slightest hint of sunshine has people running for the beach. Myself included. So when I awoke on Tuesday to a fine Spring day, my friend, Amy  and I ran down to the pebbles and pier to enjoy the first of the sun. We may have also done a bit of shopping, and eaten some doughnuts, but that is totally okay. Right?

Dress: River Island
Tights: Topshop
Necklace: Dorothy Perkins
Socks: M&S
Shoes: Carvela Kurt Geiger
Sunglasses: Primark
Cardigan: Sainsbury's

Benefit Goodies: A Review & The Style Haul UK Event

last week I attended a youtube party for Style Haul partners. There I met Tanya (Pixi2woo), Jim (Jim Chapman), Rhiannon (FashionRocksMySocks), Zoe (Zoella), Marcus (Marcus Butler), Claire, Caspar Lee, Ruth (A Model Recommends) and Alfie (Pointless Blog) to name a few, and drank probably more than was necessary! It was lovely to meet the girls behind Style Haul, the Gleam team and my fellow youtubers, but today I'm talking about the products the girls were given to take home by the lovely Benefit girls who were there. I was incredibly taken aback by their generosity- so thank you, you amazing people!

I received the brand, spanking new Benefit's The Fine One One, The POREfessional and They're Real Mascara. The POREfessional is the UKs top selling primer, just as They're Real is the UKs top selling Mascara. Its safe to say Benefit know what they are talking about!

The POREfessional- £23.50

I'd tried a sample size of this (thanks Glamour Mag!) before receiving the full size, so I already new this product was a winner. It immediately proves itself by visibly reducing the appearance of fine lines and pores (shown above, blended on the back of my hand). I found it to sink in quickly, and although its silky feeling worried me it my be greasy, the formulation is actually oil-free! Fantastic. I trialed the products power of keeping my foundation put, last night and I can confirm- it works! When it came to makeup removing time, way more foundation had stayed put on my skin all day than sans The POREfessional. The proof was on the cotton pad!

The POREfessional- £23.50

I'd tried a sample size of this (thanks Glamour Mag!) before receiving the full size, so I already new this product was a winner. It immediately proves itself by visibly reducing the appearance of fine lines and pores (shown above, blended on the back of my hand). I found it to sink in quickly, and although its silky feeling worried me it my be greasy, the formulation is actually oil-free! Fantastic. I trialed the products power of keeping my foundation put, last night and I can confirm- it works! When it came to makeup removing time, way more foundation had stayed put on my skin all day than sans The POREfessional. The proof was on the cotton pad!

The Fine One-One: £23.50

The Fine One-One is Benefits latest offering. A coral and pink blush stick with a highlighter in a champagne pink colour, all in one convenient stick. I was impressed by the size of this product, its compact and lightweight- the perfect handbag companion. Application is quick (although I used a stippling brush to blend, rather than my finger, as benefit recommended- I found that too messy) and it dramatically reduced the time it took me to get ready this morning (I was running very, very late!)

 

 

eBay, H&M, Topshop and Primark

So, I know you've seen this skirt before, but the first time I showed it here I went all out. I wanted to prove it to be wearable and cute for the day time, too. In this case, a shopping trip in Brighton for Mother's Day gifts with my friend Rosie. (She is the babe who has been taking my past three outfit photos for me!) It was a successful day, as both Rosie and I found the perfect gifts for our Mums. I won't mention what I got my Mum, in case she reads this post before the day! But, I promise to show you all when she opens it. In my opinion, Brighton's Laines are the best place to find unique and gorgeous gifts for anyone. No matter how fussy!

Skirt: eBay
Tights: H&M
Boots: Topshop
Jumper: Primark
Necklace: Gift
Jacket: Primark
Broach (seen on jacket lapel): Vintage
Bag: Accessorize

Shirt, Jumper, Jeans and Boots

Its not often I'll post an outfit post where I am wearing... wait for it.... jeans.... I just resigned them some time ago to my 'lazy fashion' area of my wardrobe. Hangover days, sad days, sick days and exam days and boom, out come the jeans. But they CAN be cool and fashionable. I'm trying to remind myself that you can still look put together and classy in a pair of jeans. Well at least I hope that is what I've achieved here!

Shirt: Brighton Boutique
Jumper: Topshop
Collar Necklace: H&M
Jeans: Dorothy Perkins
Boots: Topshop