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| Shirt: Brighton Boutique Jumper: Topshop Collar Necklace: H&M Jeans: Dorothy Perkins Boots: Topshop |
Saturday, March 2, 2013
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!
Friday, February 22, 2013
Don't break my heart Mickey!
I've been wanting
to try a pair of, kick ass, concealed wedge kicks for absolutely ages.
But I didn't want them to be uncomfortable (I felt this defeated the
object) and I didn't want the wedge to be glaringly obvious. Step
forward these babies from Jeffrey Campbell, comfortable, interesting and
a steal at £40. I'm loving wearing them all day, everyday and then
dancing the night away in them too. They look great with just about
anything and I love how they look with my Minnie Mouse 'tattoo tights'
from eBay!
I can't stop wearing these tights, either! They add a little something to any old outfit and loads of people have complimented me on them! However, they don't seem to be everyone's cup of tea. A couple of people asked if I'd actually got Minnie Mouse tattooed on my legs (nope, no I haven't!) and some people have asked if they are worth paying for seeing as they are thin. I think they are, I'm just being ultra careful not to ladder them!
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| Jumper: TKMaxx Skirt: M&S Jacket: Mary Jane Fashion* Tights: EBay Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Via Office |
I can't stop wearing these tights, either! They add a little something to any old outfit and loads of people have complimented me on them! However, they don't seem to be everyone's cup of tea. A couple of people asked if I'd actually got Minnie Mouse tattooed on my legs (nope, no I haven't!) and some people have asked if they are worth paying for seeing as they are thin. I think they are, I'm just being ultra careful not to ladder them!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Valentines day
For Valentine's
day, my best friend sent me this gorgeous accessorize necklace. Its
dinky, floral and a little camera. Kind of sums my tastes up perfectly,
don't you think? I can't wait to wear it and jazz up some outfits. I'm
thinking, tight black skirt or shorts, cream knitted jumper and this
cutie pie to contrast with the plain outfit! I love a chunky knit teamed
with a dainty piece of jewellery.
Friday, February 8, 2013
The tell tale signs you have left all over me
I'm in a really
simple outfit today and, shock horror, I'm wearing jeans! Its got really
cold an I had a busy day today, so I just slung this on. So comfortable
and I love my owl jumper/tee thing from Zara. Look at his lil face! I
hope you all remember to enter my giveaway of a YSL lipstick- thats
something you don't want to miss out on.
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| Tee: Zara Jeans: Dorothy Perkins Cardigan: TU Boots: Gift |
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Sail
I bought this skirt
in Zara's sale after I dip dyed my hair turquoise. It made me feel like
a mermaid and I have no shame in admitting it. Today I'm playing it
down by adding this graphic tee of different scenes in London to make it
suitable for a day of lectures and errand running.
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| T shirt: TU for Sainsburys Skirt: Zara Jacket: Primark Boots: Topshop Nail Polish: OPI Big Hair Big Nails |
I hate to
sound pretentious but the material on this skirt, is simply.... divine! I
can't wait to wear it without tights in Summer and at just £12, it was a
complete bargain.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Priming for super nova
For big, dramatic
makeup looks, I need primers that are strong enough to hold it. No one
wants a black smokey eye ending up halfway down their face at the end of
a night out, or checking the mirror at prom to see that
their concealer has gone walkabouts. At the moment I'm using Nivea's Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer* which doesn't make me feel so bad about smothering my face in quite so much slap.
Nivea's Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer* is light, moisturising and absorbs instantly-meaning less waiting around for my primer to dry time in the morning. Lets just say, I don't have time for that in my, rushed, routine. Nivea primer helps to smooth out my pores, and only costs around £4- way less than Benefit's The Porefessional- a previous favourite of mine.
Unfortunately, perhaps the primers worked too well, as I'm fairly confident I gave my house mate a shock when I wandered into the kitchen a few hours later (forgetting my eye makeup). Its definitely fun to experiment with makeup, MUA style sometimes, but primer will always be there for any makeup looks little, or large.
Both Front Cover and Bella Pierre can be purchased through QVC.
Nivea's Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer* is light, moisturising and absorbs instantly-meaning less waiting around for my primer to dry time in the morning. Lets just say, I don't have time for that in my, rushed, routine. Nivea primer helps to smooth out my pores, and only costs around £4- way less than Benefit's The Porefessional- a previous favourite of mine.
For my eyes, I've been using Bella Pierre's Make Up Base.
Its a tinted, creamy base, which smooths out my eyelids, hiding redness
and tiredness- perfect base for large, over the top eye looks. It
provides more coverage than I'd want to use all over my face- but for
eyes and particularly tough red patches, its perfect.
But, what of this 'big makeup look' I keep yapping on about? Well, after receiving this Front Cover Sparkler Kit* I
couldn't not try out my Primers against the toughest look of them all?
The loose glitter pigment look. Yup, thats right guys and dolls, I went
all out. This look isn't wearable for me personally, but boy was it fun
to create and photograph! I'm going for Cleopatra meets a supernova?
Unfortunately, perhaps the primers worked too well, as I'm fairly confident I gave my house mate a shock when I wandered into the kitchen a few hours later (forgetting my eye makeup). Its definitely fun to experiment with makeup, MUA style sometimes, but primer will always be there for any makeup looks little, or large.
Both Front Cover and Bella Pierre can be purchased through QVC.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
My guide to Christmas shopping
Be Productive
Write a list of everyone you need to buy for and the items you want to buy them. This way you can know exactly which shops and which areas of shops you need to head to. This way you are much less likely to be distracted wandering around, looking at things for yourself and wasting time! Tut tut.
Work Out Your Budget
Set a budget, and stick to it. If you are running low on money and you still have a few people left to buy for you can alter your list slightly to fit this. For example: does your second cousin twice removed really need headphones that expensive? Perhaps you could go for the next price level down and put the money you saved towards another, more important area.
Clothes
Wear comfortable clothing. I'm talking flat shoes, warm coat and loose fitting jeans etc. You don't want to be wandering around a ball of stress because your shoes hurt and your jeans are too tight and you are cold or too hot.
Timing
Go early in the morning *le gasp* I know, I know, its going to be painful. But trust me, worth it in the long run. If you get to the shops as they are opening, everything will be tidy, there will be smaller ques and less of a nightmare maneuvering around the aisles.
Don't Forget The Essentials
If you need scissors, sellotape, wrapping paper or cards, don't forget to buy these on your shopping trip. There is nothing worse than realising you remembered everything except gift tags!
Give Yourself A Break
If you can, give yourself a whole day to get the Christmas shopping done and dusted, this way if you begin to feel stressed you'll be able to go for a quiet sit down in Starbucks (eggnog latte please!) to regain much needed energy.
Location
Choose wisely. Make sure its within a distance you feel comfortable travelling too- especially if you are going on the train or bus. Its also a good idea to check what shops an area or center has online, before going there. There is nothing worse than going shopping and realising the center you've gone to doesn't have a shop to get that really, really specific type of body lotion you need to bye your Nan.
I hope these ideas have been helpful to you! I'm going to *try* to do blogmas this year- blogging the 24 days in the run up to Christmas, but I'm not going to promise anything. Here's to trying.
Nicol x
Write a list of everyone you need to buy for and the items you want to buy them. This way you can know exactly which shops and which areas of shops you need to head to. This way you are much less likely to be distracted wandering around, looking at things for yourself and wasting time! Tut tut.
Work Out Your Budget
Set a budget, and stick to it. If you are running low on money and you still have a few people left to buy for you can alter your list slightly to fit this. For example: does your second cousin twice removed really need headphones that expensive? Perhaps you could go for the next price level down and put the money you saved towards another, more important area.
Clothes
Wear comfortable clothing. I'm talking flat shoes, warm coat and loose fitting jeans etc. You don't want to be wandering around a ball of stress because your shoes hurt and your jeans are too tight and you are cold or too hot.
Timing
Go early in the morning *le gasp* I know, I know, its going to be painful. But trust me, worth it in the long run. If you get to the shops as they are opening, everything will be tidy, there will be smaller ques and less of a nightmare maneuvering around the aisles.
Don't Forget The Essentials
If you need scissors, sellotape, wrapping paper or cards, don't forget to buy these on your shopping trip. There is nothing worse than realising you remembered everything except gift tags!
Give Yourself A Break
If you can, give yourself a whole day to get the Christmas shopping done and dusted, this way if you begin to feel stressed you'll be able to go for a quiet sit down in Starbucks (eggnog latte please!) to regain much needed energy.
Location
Choose wisely. Make sure its within a distance you feel comfortable travelling too- especially if you are going on the train or bus. Its also a good idea to check what shops an area or center has online, before going there. There is nothing worse than going shopping and realising the center you've gone to doesn't have a shop to get that really, really specific type of body lotion you need to bye your Nan.
I hope these ideas have been helpful to you! I'm going to *try* to do blogmas this year- blogging the 24 days in the run up to Christmas, but I'm not going to promise anything. Here's to trying.
Nicol x
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