Summer nails...

I'm hardly blogging elite, I'm lucky if my blog gets ten page views a day and i have no followers on the bloglovin' site. I'm not complaining, honest! I'm just saying, I'm hardly in the position to be welcoming a new blogger, yet this is exactly what i am going to do. My beautiful best friend has started blogging, and i guarantee it will be worth checking out. So, if you've got a minute, check her blog out :) http://oliviaemlyn.blogspot.com/  I don't have much else to post today, I'm ill again so have been sitting at home feeling sorry for myself putting off anything that could be seen as productive, such as the mountain of college work piling up next to me, or the mountain of clothes on my floor that need putting away (there's always tomorrow for those things...) But here's my new favourite thing. Yellow nail varnish. It reminds me of summer and makes me smile when the weather outside is miserable, and the contrast between this and my beautiful new purple lipstick is simply divine. Happy new year people! I hope the new year brings you everything you wish for. Love and stuff x

Purple lipstick...

I said before in one of my posts that red and black lipsticks were completely different yet still always around and I was looking for the perfect new shade. Well I believe I have found it, MAC's 'cyber'. I spotted it in 'Marie Claire' a few months back and instantly adored it and even though the colour was much brighter in the magazine it's still beautiful. It's a really dark purple that edges on black which I think I prefer to another bright colour as I have so many metallic bright reds and pinks and this just has a completely different look to it. It looks really good paired with simple make up, as it really brings a whole look together, all though I haven't tried it with anything else yet, like smokey eyes but I think it might be a bit too dark and over the top? I will give it a go and see what I think about it. 

I braved the sales this morning and brought a cute shirt from republic and a new purse which I was much in need of as I have had my current one for 7 years (I'm not even joking). Love and Stuff x

Shoe lust...

Topshop

Hope everybody had a good Christmas! I'm straight back online lusting over some beautiful shoes i have been eyeing up for a while... Firstly we have the top shop boots, which i have just discovered are on sale which only makes my love grow stronger. They have a platform front which means they can be higher and still comfy with a fleece top which is just generally beautiful and seeing as they are high boots it means it's far less likely my far too flexible ankles are going to turn over and break whilst walking in them. They are just generally so beautiful, and i think i need them. 

River island 

Tesco

Secondly, from river island, suede lace up desert boots. I really like desert boots, and I've been contemplating buying some for a while, but I wasn't sure about them, and then I discovered the heel versions, which are absolutely amazing. I always swore that wedges were hideous, but then I met these and changed my mind. They look adorable and so comfy, they can be casual or dressed up. Although I'm definitely not sure about these particular ones, is the heel and suede contrasting too much? I'm not sure... But i will definitely be keeping my eyes on these in the future. Thirdly, and lastly I've spotted another pair of suede lace ups, but this time from tesco( there is nothing wrong with clothes shopping in tesco). In a way it kind of mixes the two previous shoes, as they are wedged boots. The more I look at them in fact the more I like them; although I would wear the top bit folded down rather than up like it is in the picture.So many shoes so little money...Love and stuff x

Decision time...

On my profile it says 'I can't remember what my natural hair colour is' but a few months after writing it I stand corrected; half of my hair is now my natural colour while the other half is bleached blond. The roots are getting slightly ridiculous now. But it's difficult to decide which colour to dye it, I've been dying my hair for years (which has taken its tole horrifically on the condition of it) which means I've now been most colours, bright red, orange, purple, brown, blond and blond with a red under fringe. Purple or red were probably my favourite, they're far more exciting than blond or brown, but I'm worried that either will wash out when i swim, and seeing as I'm currently trying to get a job as a lifeguard I'm not sure how well that will go down. Red's pretty popular at the moment, with stars like Rhianna sporting it, which makes me slightly less inclined to go red as for me disappearing into a crowd just isn't something i want to happen. I think the decision I have reached is a brown that will blend in with my natural colour so i can grow it out, but it's highly likely I will change my mind before i get round to dying it... Any ideas? Oh and i almost forgot, Merry Christmas! Love and stuff x

Turn it up...

'Turn in up' applies to both music and jeans; the louder the music the better and all though I'm not sure the same 'highter the better' concept works with turning up your jeans, but turn them to just above your ankle and you're sorted. Skinny jeans are getting boring, so turning them up is definitely the way forward, it just makes them look so much more interesting. It works really well with brogues(which i no longer have, but still miss)but it also works with converse, which is good for me as i have three or four pairs, even if some of them are worn to the point where they have split. Turned up jeans can have a kind of retroey feel(I'm giving myself some poetic licence here as I'm pretty sure this isn't a word...) especially when paired with the right top and just generally look cool; all though sometimes you do have to brave the cold, ankles out in winter?! Anyways, I'm off for a weekend in DISNEYLANDD! I'm so excited, you never are too old! Love and stuff x

Buttoned up...

At some point, possibly around the beginning of the year boys started wearing there shirts and polo's with all the buttons done up and it is definitely a good look, so why has the trend not caught on to girls?! I've seen very few girls wearing there shirts with the buttons done up, all though it is definitely harder for girls to pull off. I do know someone however who pulls it of flawlessly, my beautiful friend Kayla, who has an amazing style and can pull off the buttoned up look  (and most other looks) better than i could ever dream of, i would be jealous if she wasn't so lovely. I do think that when you wear a shirt buttoned up it needs a necklace under the collar to finish it off, I'm not sure why but it just kind of feels incomplete with out one; the one in my picture is a bit too short, it needs to come down a bit lower, but I love cross necklaces even though i am in no way religious. That's all shirt wise, but I'm having blood tests tomorrow and I'm petrified of needles, wish me luck! Love and stuff x

Socks...And heels?!

It sounds wrong, but give it a chance... Its not like socks and sandles, which i agree is completely wrong, but somehow having the heel just makes it so much better, it's cute! Granted, it probably has to be a certain type of shoes and socks for it to work...But i find that my beautiful black heels from Newlook and creame socks with frills just work. I'm not sure if court shoes that have no front would work, but i haven't tried it, so i'm not sure. And the thing is i wear my socks and heals over fishnets, which mixes two trends in one(and keeps my feet warm!) It's edgy, but cute at the same time and you can mix it up depending on what socks you wear, patterned socks with black dress and black heels, so fun! I'm currently part way through my lovely five day weekend, thankyou snow! I'm not sure how well the hoodie works with the socks and heels, but it is cold and i was too eager to go and play in the snow than look for a nice dress that could look cute with it. Love and stuff x