LBD forever….

If in doubt, let the LBD save the day

Dress - Supre (Australia)

Shoes - New Look

Leather Jacket - H&M

Necklaces - Topshop

Nails - Primark

Nails - Topshop

Foundation - EL Double Wear

Nars Creamy Concealer in Vanilla (under eyes) and Custard 

Mac MSF Natural in Light (under eyes) and Medium Dark (As a contour)

Mac blush in Harmony (contour)

Mac Lovecloud blush

TheBalm Mary Loumanizer highlighter

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Dark Brown and HD Brows powder 

Mac Naked Basics 2 and various Inglot shadows in the eyes

Benefit Push Up Liner 

Benefit They're Real Mascara and Eyelure 101 lashes

Mac Rebel lipstick

Any excuse to wear all black and a dark lip, I'll take it

Loves

xxx

OOTN ft my new Guess handbag...

With working in a handbag shop comes only one thing....an ever expanding handbag collection. I saw this one just before my birthday and was really lucky to have the money put into my account by my parents so I could get it as my birthday present! 

Kimono and vest - Cotton On (Australia)

Jeggins - Zara

Heels - Office

Bag - Guess (from Strandbags)

Necklace - Collette (Australia)

I went off Guess as a brand when they started to go too 'blingy'....totally not my style. I also think they increased in price considerable, and at the same time loosing their quality and getting cheap and plastic looking. I'm still a bit off most of their offerings but this little cuties popped up in work and I couldn't say no....anything that combines a long strap, turquoise and leopard detailing and small enough that I don't work up a sweat lugging it around on the hot Australian summer days is a winner in my eyes!

Loves

xxx

Shopping OOTD...

I don't know about you, but when I think 'full day shopping' I think a) comfort and b) what's easier to whip on and off in the changing rooms. As it turns out I only tried on one dress the whole day, and came away with zero clothing items (and a bag load of cosmetic-y goodness). 

Dress - New Look

Converse - Office

Handbag - Urban Outfitters

Necklace - Colette (Australia)

Watch - ASOS

Rings - ASOS and vintage

Revlon Nearly Naked foundation

NP Set eyebrow kit

Ardell Fairies lashes

Avon supershock liner

Rimmel Apocolips in Stellar

I also love this dress with my flowery wedges for the evening. How else would you style it?

Loves

xxx

You're gonna hear me roar...

Sunglasses & watch - ASOS

Dress - Ice (Australia)

Sandals - Aldo

I'm so into my maxi dresses at the moment....such an easy summer staple now the weather is heating up and I can't be bothered to faff around with picking outfits that look good and keep me cool. Also, props to my Aldo sandals I picked up in the sale before I came away to Aus...considering I'm not a 'sandal person' I've lived in them 

Loves

xxx

I CAN FIT IN MY DISCO PANTS!!!!....

There was a few sketchy weeks where I thought me and my disco pants were to be no more. I was a few pounds heavier when I got back from Australia and I've had to work pretty hard on the food front to shed them in order to squeeze my backside into them but I'm there....

Top - Tbar

Trousers - American Apparel disco pants

Boots - Dr Marten

Watch - ASOS

Earings - Primark

Ardell 'Fairies' lashes

Mac Candy Yum Yum

Loves

xxx

'Go to' OOTD....

You know those days where you don't really know what to wear so you just chuck on an 'old faithful' ensemble? Today was one of those day...

T-shirt - T Bar (Australia)

Shorts - surf shop (Australia)

Bag - River Island (via ASOS)

Tights - Primark

Boots - Dr Marten

I'm completely in love with my new bag from RI, it's HUGE so can fit all of my essentials, junk, and even my boyfriends junk in it! Aztec embroidery, fringing... what's not to love???

Loves

xxx

OOTD - back to basics...

So, how easy is it to just throw a pair of jeans on and a plain t-shirt in the morning? Too easy most of the time. However saying that, the oldies are the goodies or whatever the saying is, and when all else fails, you can't go wrong!

Top: ASOS

Necklaces: Primark and Dorothy Perkins

Jeans: Miss Selfridge

Boots: Doc Marten

Watch: ASOS

Rings left to right: Forever21, Primark, Primark

Scarf: Camden

Bag: Australian market

Jacket: Mango

Hope everyone's Monday isn't too terrible!

Loves

xxx

OOTN - Embracing a longer hemline....

You know you're getting older when you wear a jacket and embrace a longer hemline on a night out! I went out with the girls and Ty (poor guy) to Leicester for a few Cosmopolitans and a gossip last night, and aired my calves in a midi dress. Previously I thought they made me look like a middle ages business woman but I loved the colours and design of this one, made it feel a bit younger and much more my style.

Dress: New Look

Leather sleeveless jacket: Matalan

Shoes: Step in Style

Watch and bracelet: ASOS

Necklace: Primark

I wore my hair extensions again, Chanel lipgloss over Mac Saint Germain, and Ardel demi wispy lashes.

Hope everyone had a great weekend

Loves

xxx

Another haul....

Hello lovelies!! How BEAUT is the weather today?! Me and Mum took ourselves over to Nuneaton today to do a bit of shopping, and I was fully not expecting to get anything (Nuneaton isn't exactly the best for shopping!) But I did pretty well in the last of the sales! My main excitement is due to these babies...

I wasn't even aware these were out yet!? And I certainly didn't think this Superdrug even stocked Sleek but  they do and they had quite a good selection. Anyway I snapped up four of these to start off my collection....I got (l-r) 160 Pinkini, 158 Rosette, 162 Milkshake (these swatches don't do this justice, its incredible!) and 161 Minx. I'm so pleased with these, I think I may have skipped out of Superdrug....

Anyway the rest of my haul is here....it's a bit all over the place but I kind of just picked the odd thing up in random shops.....

Also, I have to show you my new toy...

They're the Andrew Barton wave makers, and they are amazing. I was so bored of either having straight or curly hair, and I fancied a bit of a change. I did a before and after pic for you, but the before pic is APPALLING!! Sorry, I got halfway through my hair and realised I'd not done one that I had to snap one, and then realised I'd left the macro setting on!! But it gives you a rough idea...

It looks better with the outfit of the day so you can see the whole look....

(Sorry about getting the oven in there....my usual photographer was absent so I had to get my mum to do it and she couldn't be bothered to put her glasses on!)

Top and Skirt: H&M

Sandals: Primark

Necklace: New Look

Bracelets and rings: Mainly Foverer 21, H&M 

Watch: ASOS

Has anyone else picked up these Pout Paints yet? 

Loves

xxx

Curly Sue....?

First of all I'd like to say a huge huge thank you to all my lovely comments on my first YouTube video, and I got like 6 subscribers within about half an hour which was lovely!

So anyway I popped into my local Superdrug today and it was having a makeover which was very exciting!! There's all new makeup stands and it looks like the perfume area is having an overhaul, but it was still a bit of a mess. Can't wait to see the finished article. The mess didn't stop me spending money though....

Even looking at this picture is upsetting me. I've heard so many good things about curling wands, and there's so so SO many pictures on people's blogs of their hair when they've said they've used one to create their look. So I popped down to Superdrug and bought the Remington Pearl Wand (heard so many good things about this one!) and let me tell you it has stressed the HELL out of me :(

I cannot get it to work, my hair just looks frizzy and afro-like (much like my natural hair actually!) I even sat and watched youtube tutorials for an hour and I still can't manage it. And as for trying it on my hair extensions....well that was a disaster. I resemble Curly Sue from the 90's film actually.

So anyway there were actually a couple of more successful items from today's trip....

I literally stood in the hair dye isle for about 15 minutes, with plum in one hand and black cherry in the other. Then I put down plum and picked up a lighter red colour. Then I just gave up and stuck with Black Cherry which I've used for the past 6 months. The way I see it....if it ain't broke, don't fix it! I'll probably dye it on Saturday before the big night out on Sunday!

I've finally done it, and spent £12 on a hair brush. The Tangle Teaser is an absolute godsend, I used it on my towel dried hair after my shower, and on dry (and very knotted) extensions, and when usually I'd have a brush full of hair, I didn't when I used this. I think it needs a few more tries to see if it really was worth the money but so far, I think this is an absolute beaut brush, it might even make my extensions last a bit longer!

Again, another thing I'm pretty excited about....volumizing powder. I haven't tried it yet but I went for a cheaper one just in case I hated it. I'll do a quick review on this when I've used it.

I've been on the look out for a bronzer like this for ages and have been toying with the idea of the Fake Bake bronzing block, until I spotted this. It's a dupe for the Fake Bake bronzer, but for a smidgin of the price. I can't remember exactly but it was around the £5 mark. It's from the Famous collection by Sue Moxley and they had about 5 variations of it. This one is Shade One in Golden Rose. The colour is so shimmery and even though the bronze strips are quite dark, the pinks in it lighten it up and make it really easy to wear. 

I decided I need to collect some more eyshadows as I'm a bit boring on that front. I got the Beauty UK number 4 pallet, and I have to say I'm a bit scared. I mean...it's got green in it...!!! I only EVER use gold or brown, and the occasional pink, so this is breaking me in gently. 

I'm really trying to get away from black or dark purple nail colours which I usually wear, especially with summer coming. As soon as I saw this colour from the limited edition Gosh range I decided this was the way for me to go. It's 001 in Lavender and the first Gosh nail varnish I've ever bought so can't wait to try it out!!

Another Beauty UK treat, their lipstick in Candy. Love this colour, but I'll leave it there for now on this as I'm going to do a post about my lipstick collection soon. 

And lastly, I took advantage of the two for £4.99 offer on Collection 2000 and got another two of my absolute favourite lip glosses I've ever used. I'm not usually a lipgloss fan, I tend to just use a balm alongside a lipstick, or just a clear lipgloss over the top of a lipstick to make it less obvious. These are from their Lock 'n' Hold collection which claim to last for up to 6 hours. I don't know about that, but they taste incredible, and stay on for ages, even when I'm sipping my vodka lemonade and lime on a night out. These two are in (l) break dance and (r) rock steady. Break dance is actually really surprising for a lipgloss, the colour is a REALLY strong coral even without wearing it with lipstick. Big big recommendation for these.