Thursday Threads

Seeing as I haven't done a proper personal style post for a little while I thought it was about time to show you lovelies what I've been wearing lately. My obsessions at the moment are a mix between bohemian sheer blouses and dresses and then studded denim hot-pants, tights and leather. For this post I'm going with one of my favourite recent outfits - and yes I dared to bare my legs! Would have been unthinkable a few weeks ago and although definitely chilly I managed to cope ha-ha. 

Oh yeah, apologies for my awkward posing skills today!

This divine dress comes curtesy of my little sisters friend (Thanks Liv) and I beleive it's from Primark whilst the shoes are from Forever 21 and the belt + necklace are market stall finds :) 

If you're a fellow fan of nude embellished dresses I've hunted down a couple for you to see:

River Island £34.99

And

Topshop £45.00

What's your take on nude? Adore? Detest? Let me know, everyone of your comments makes my day :)

Photos by the ever patient Nat <3

30.03.2011- My Month in Pictures: March

I always love looking at the My Week in Pictures posts which crop up on so many of my favourite blogs, so I thought I'd try something similar. Alas, my life isn't really exciting enough for a post every week (and even if it were I would probably forget my camera more often than not), so I'm going to try and put together a regular post at the end of each month to share what I've been getting up to with you. So, drum roll please, as here we have my March in pictures:

2nd March- The view from my window at sunset. I can't believe how fantastic the weather has been this month!

18th March- I ordered this top from Topshop's Unique collection, it's fast becoming a wardrobe favourite!

18th March -Picked up this lovely bag in Urban Outfitters, it very much reminds me of the Mulberry Neely (although was thankfully only a fraction of the price!)

19th March - My view of the magical moon events that took place the weekend before last.

23rd March - Taken on a break from rehearsals for our final assessment at Uni.

25th March - The lovely roses which my Mum got me to say well done for my final performance assessment last week.

30th March - The Grasshopper Pie which I made today, following the recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery: Cake Days cookery book (details to follow soon!)

What have you been up to this month? And do you like these type of posts? Would you like to see more of them in the future?

(Image credit: Sarah Farrell, please do not reproduce without permission. Images edited using Picnik.)

Wednesday Wish list 30/3/11

Oh yes! It's that time again - time for me to torture myself and possibly you fellow bloggers with a range of gorgeous findings from the UK high - street. As the  weeks go on it gets harder and harder for me to resist going on a crazy shopping spree, this feature in particular has become some sick form of self-torture for me ha-ha. Oh well it's definitely worth it to get to feast my eyes on the  gorgeous stuff around at the moment - even if it is just from a distance!

Today we kick it off with :

This absolutely divine pleated dress which just screams effortless chic 

Miss Selfridge £38.00 

Then we have this luxurious take on a basic cropped Tee a steal at

Miss Selfridge £18.00

Then we have this beautiful casual playsuit which could be worn in so many ways I've lost count

Boohoo £25.00

Then there's this stunning H&M dress that actually had me lost for words - It's so Carrie Bradshaw - Effortlessly elegent I'm dying to add it to my wardrobe 

H&M £30.00

Finally in contrast to the last piece these distressed denim babies are the perfect embodiment of tough girl chic

River Island - £34.99

There we are my lovelies, I hope your Weeks are all going well half-way to the weekend now! 

What are you all craving this week? 

Steal her Style - Gwen Stefani!

Today’s  ‘Steal her style’ comes curtesy of a gorgeous casual Gwen Stefani look that I stumbled across last week and couldn’t ignore. With her effortless glamour Gwen Stefani is one of my ultimate style icons - she manages to be both original and classic at the same time and mixes high-end glamour with casual chic like no other. 

Here she is in LA looking fabulous as always: 

Completely obsessed with her chic baggy jeans especially the distressed effect and also her gorgeous shoes!

And so here, my lovelies is how you can get her look without being a 'Rich Girl':

Classic basic White Tank

Next £4.50

Gorgeous Distressed 'Boyfriend' jeans 

ASOS £35.00

Rock chic style Waist-coat 

ASOS £13.00

Stunning heels - Which I seriously want myself
Topshop £55.00

Funky belt
ASOS £6.00

Gorgeous Cross- Body bag 

New Look £10.99

And to top it all of these glamourous sunglasses
New Look £4.99

Also today I'm lucky enough to be able to bring you the perfect finishing touch to this outfit post - A way to achieve Gwen's stunning make-up look. I'm able to add this thanks to the gorgeous Chyaz Samuel who is the go to girl for amazing make-up tutorials. If you visit her You-tube profile here  you can feast your eyes on a massive range of videos that she's created to give her viewers the opportunity to recreate their favourite make-up looks - trust me when I say they're some of the best I've seen!

So here we are if you want the chance to top of your Gwen Stefani style with her glamorous make-up look click here : 

Gwen Tutorial - Chyaz Samuel

The look Chyaz can help you achieve!

Massive  thank you to the lovely Chyaz and I hope you enjoy your Gwen style!
I really wanted to add "I have No Doubt you will" but I refrained ... Kind of...

28.03.2011- H&M Conscious Collection

From next month, H&M stores worldwide will be showcasing the Conscious Collection, a range of clothing created from environmentally sustainable materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester. The collection, which launches on April 14th, consists of crisp white designs with romantic detailing, and, perhaps most importantly of all, encourages you to wear your eco-friendly and sustainable fashion message on your sleeve. This collection really is the best I've seen from H&M in a long while, and is perfect for spring. Here are my picks from the range:

 

Recycled Polyester Dress, £29.99.

 Recycled Polyester Dress, £19.99.

Organic Cotton Blend Waistcoat, £9.99.

 Organic Cotton Top, £14.99.

Organic Cotton Top, £19.99.

To find out more about the collection, visit www.hmconsciouscollection.com.

What do you think of H&M's Conscious Collection? Will you be buying anything? And have you ever bought any eco-friendly fashion before?

(Image credit: H&M.)

Sunday Stylin - Accessories Haul

Hello lovelies :) Hows your weekend going?

Mine has been absolutely amazing so far, yesterday I saw my gorgeous boyfriend in the day watched the England game and just relaxed which was beautiful. Then, speaking of beautiful on the evening I went to the LG arena to see the one and only...

ENRIQUE INGLESIAS
And my GOD was he AMAZING. I sung so much I lost my voice and I cried my eyes out for about 10 minutes when he sung Hero - That song always gets me ha-ha. So all in all a lovely weekend!

Back to Fashion news - the focus of todays post  is something I've neglected for a while - Accessories. I love looking for gorgeous additions to add to an outfit and totally transform it so I can't beleive it's been so long since I've last done an accessories post!
Todays selection:

This dreamy silky scarf - Imagining it over a gorgeous plain dress or simple vest with jeans.
Topshop £24.00

These Gorgeous earrings 
£8.00 ASOS

These super glamourous but also comfy looking platforms 

£19.99 New Look

This super classy bag in the most gorgeous pinky shade
£36.00 TopShop

These adorable flats with the cutest floral patterning
£24.99

What kind of accessories do you like adding to outfits? Scarves? Jewellery? Or do you prefer to keep it minimal?

Friday Fashion : OOTD

This isn't a particularly amazing outfit but I quite like the fact it's getting to the time of year that I'll be able to wear stuff like this more - Definitely makes me a happy fashionista.

My outfit simply consisted off a grey jumper dress, black waist-coat, and some simple black mid-heels - my absolute wardrobe staples - warn them to death!

What do you guys think? Is the jumper dress too short? My mom certainly thinks it is but then again don't all moms think everything is too short?! I guess I'd be more likely to wear it with black tights usually but this time I went for it - right or wrong decision?

I'd love opinions :) what do you guys do about super-short hemlines? Avoid or embrace?

Wednesday Wish list!

Oh yes - It's that time again. Time for me to sit and stare at my laptop and drool, and sigh, and whimper. Etc. I'm starting to think I enjoy torturing myself with stuff like this way too much ha-ha, but here we go. 

Todays lovely items are: 

This beautiful whimsical Tunic - Adore butterfly print!
Topshop £46.00

OBSESSED with this slouch jumper - I can think of a thousand ways I'd wear it 
Topshop £45.00

Ditto these absolutely gorgeous lace ups - I'm dying to pair them with the sweater above and some distresssed cut-offs, or to toughen up a pretty dress with them </3 haha
Topshop £40.00

Beautiful bright slouchy tee with this gorgeous cut out back
ASOS £18.00

These just make me DROOL so fierce!
ASOS £44.00

And finally - A perfect Showcase of my all time favourite band!
H&M £12.99

Mhmmmm.
Self - torture over.
What are you lovely bloggers wishing for this week? 

Tuesday Trend : Maxing it out!

Sundays post on Nicole combined with a recent upping in temperature (please God let it stay sunny!)  really inspired me to go and dig out my own Maxi dress for the first time since last September-ish, this was an exciting moment for me! Seeing as I absolutely adore my maxi dresses I couldn't wait to dig them out because whilst I could pair them with tights/boots in winter I find waiting until Spring finally springs leaves me as excited and refreshed as if I had brought a new item. 

Here's my current favourite : 

I kept it pretty simple, teaming it with some flat black T-bar ballet flats and later when it got colder (booo come on Summer!) a cropped faded denim jacket. All in all it was a happy day for me ha-ha.

I also Attempted a little bit of a Boho-Chic hairstyle:

My dress was from Quiz I beleive and I think it cost around £18.00 - I'm not 100% though I've had it about 2 years now and my memory can be a little Fish-like ;)

Also if you love the look of the dress as much as I do then I've found one that's strikingly similar on my internet window shopping / torture sessions :

Boohoo £15.00

Hope you all like :)