Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Red nose

A few days behind with this one but on Friday I decked myself out in Red Nose Day apparel. I had bought this tshirt and bag from TK Maxx a while back but wanted to save the tshirt for the big day. I didn't even get to watch the show because I was at the cinema watching Chalet Girl, which FYI is amazing!!

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Tshirt and bag from TK Maxx
Skirt from Topshop

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I choose the Louis XVI Lady top because I thought it was the most amusing with the placement of the red noses!! I also bought the Liberty print bag which is fantastic, not only is it huge enough to keep EVERYTHING in it's also extremely pretty and fun. I really wanted to big up the red which is why I wore my pleated skirt. Everyone at works calls it my granny skirt but at least I give them a good laugh!

What do you guys think about buying clothes and donating money to charity at the same time?

You can still donate here x

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Topshop Makeup

Even though I don't wear it everyday, I'm a big makeup fan. In the mornings I can't be bothered to spend an extra 15minutes or however long it takes to put 'my face' on but when I go out for the night and have more time to get ready I do like to slap it on a bit. My favourite items have to be eyeliner and lipstick. I like dark eyes and bright lips, maybe not all at once but I definitely like to accentuate these areas. This has meant I have quite a collection now but today I though I'd share with you some the bits I've bought from Topshop. I personally think that Topshop makeup is great! It's a reasonable price, good quality and the colours are really vibrant.

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As you can see I have quiet a few bits. There nail varnishes are from the new Sandstorm collection and come in a pack of two, Wilderness and Zealous. I've been wearing zealous on my nails for the past week in alternating pink and gold so next time I'm going to try Wilderness and alternate the blue and silver.

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There are some of my lip glosses and sticks. From left to right is Vamp, Bitten Berry lip and cheek stain, Daze, Sorbet, Ablaze and Brighton Rock. I'm a big fan of very pink lip colours and these are just wonderful products. Vamp is a heavy wine coloured lipstick so I can only put a little bit on at a time as the colour is so intense.

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I also have a ton of different coloured eye and lip crayons.

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I can't resist a bright coloured eye pencil full of glitter. I love the range NARS do but they are quite expensive so these Topshop pencils are a wonderful alternative. From left to right is Zephyr, Equinox, Moonshine, Cosmic, Midnight, Sea and Tundra mousse. The colour of all these pencils is really intense and goes on really well so the products go a really long way. I really like to have a lot of liner on in dark colour with little pops of colour too. The mousse is really nice and creamy so goes on well and varies in intensity depending how much you put on.

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These are just the last few products I have, a couple of liners and lip pencils. From left to right is Granite liner, Jet felt pen, Vintage lip pencil and Rosa lip pencil.

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Pretty extensive collection isn't it? But I do love these products dearly and because I don't wear them on a regular basis they last for a really long time. I really like to layer the different colours over each other and try and create something brand new. Makeup is a lot of fun and when I go out I ended packing so many lip sticks with me my lip colour changes every few hours.

I have my eye on a few other items but probably won't be buying any of them soon. I pretty much LOVE all the different eye crayons, this blush and this lipstick, polish and glaze. You can probably tell I'm not a massive fan of skin products such as foundation and concealer. Well, I do have my preferred products that I'll be saving for another day but as far as Topshop makeup goes it's all about the glitter crayons and bright lipstick.

Enjoy painting your face x

Monday, 21 March 2011

Farming

Yesterday I wore an outfit that could easily be described as farmer chic. Think green jacket, denim and knit jumper. I love a good texture and this outfit is packed with quilt and bobbles, what's not to love?

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Quilted jacket from River Island
Bobble jumper from ASOS
Denim shorts from Topshops
Trainers from Converse

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A jumping shot saved from yesterday's fun

Sometime I have massive shoe dilemma hence the Converse. These shoes (with their pink, skull and cross bone laces) remind me of my grungy youth and even thought they're totally a mess I still love the regardless. I personally think it's great fun to add a grungy mashed up shoe to an outfit to make it all that more casual.

Shoe wise my eternal search continues for the perfect biker boot, moccasin and flatform haha I hate that word. I don't really do 'nice shoes', I like them clumpy and funny. Pumps are pretty but I get really cold feet so prefer something with a bit more material on it. Socks and wedge sandals are a love of mine but when I'm working I can't be dealing with heels, hence the flatform seach!!

I'm actually thinking of selling some barely worn size 7 shoes, would you guys be interested in them?

Swedish Hasbeens x H&M come out sooooon x