If I Was A Rich Girl...

If I Was A Rich Girl...

This week for my Fashion Marketing course I had a really amazing lecture by Victoria from inthefrow! She was talking about taking inspiration from designers and it really inspired me to go home and look at all the beautiful designer clothing that is out at the moment. I love reading Vogue and scrolling through the designer websites looking at what they have in and then trying to recreate my own version of the look with high street pieces. 

So I made two different boards filled with designer pieces which were all found on net-a-porter. One is the more classic and cult designer pieces inspiring that timeless style which I love and the other is more adventurous and unique encouraging me to take more risks in fashion. I know I will probably never be able to afford any of these but I think it is lovely to look and take inspiration from designers. A lot of the time high street brands are taking looks and creating there own versions of designer pieces for a fraction of the price. So when I go shopping I like to shop for items that are designer inspired and look more expensive than they really are. 

These two boards are just my personal inspiration but I would really encourage you to make your own. It's great fun and then you can start searching for high street versions of the items that you love.  

Classic Style inspiration

• Michael Kors Sutton large textured-leather tote bag in dark dune
• Burberry London mid-length trench coat
• Tory Burch Renny guipure Lace dress
• Stella McCartney satin-trimmed wool-twill blazer
• YSL wool striped top
• Gucci horsebit-embellished leather boots
• Valentino pussy bow blouse
• TIBI worth embroidered cloque peplum top
• Shinola Runwell rose gold plated and leather watch 

Unique style inspiration

• Collette Dinnigan cotton-lace mini dress
• SEA embroidered lace mini skirt
• Oscar De La Renta Embellished Silk Jacket
• Stella McCartney tie dye-effect jacquard mini skirt
• Charlotte Oympia what a peach suede clutch
• Miu Miu embellished collar crepe top
• Diane Von Furstenburg leather and leopard-print calf hair gloves
• Karl Donoghue shealing gilet 

If I Was A Rich Girl...

If I Was A Rich Girl...

This week for my Fashion Marketing course I had a really amazing lecture by Victoria from inthefrow! She was talking about taking inspiration from designers and it really inspired me to go home and look at all the beautiful designer clothing that is out at the moment. I love reading Vogue and scrolling through the designer websites looking at what they have in and then trying to recreate my own version of the look with high street pieces. 

So I made two different boards filled with designer pieces which were all found on net-a-porter. One is the more classic and cult designer pieces inspiring that timeless style which I love and the other is more adventurous and unique encouraging me to take more risks in fashion. I know I will probably never be able to afford any of these but I think it is lovely to look and take inspiration from designers. A lot of the time high street brands are taking looks and creating there own versions of designer pieces for a fraction of the price. So when I go shopping I like to shop for items that are designer inspired and look more expensive than they really are. 

These two boards are just my personal inspiration but I would really encourage you to make your own. It's great fun and then you can start searching for high street versions of the items that you love.  

Classic Style inspiration

• Michael Kors Sutton large textured-leather tote bag in dark dune
• Burberry London mid-length trench coat
• Tory Burch Renny guipure Lace dress
• Stella McCartney satin-trimmed wool-twill blazer
• YSL wool striped top
• Gucci horsebit-embellished leather boots
• Valentino pussy bow blouse
• TIBI worth embroidered cloque peplum top
• Shinola Runwell rose gold plated and leather watch 

Unique style inspiration

• Collette Dinnigan cotton-lace mini dress
• SEA embroidered lace mini skirt
• Oscar De La Renta Embellished Silk Jacket
• Stella McCartney tie dye-effect jacquard mini skirt
• Charlotte Oympia what a peach suede clutch
• Miu Miu embellished collar crepe top
• Diane Von Furstenburg leather and leopard-print calf hair gloves
• Karl Donoghue shealing gilet 

Naked Palette 2 Makeup Look

Naked Palette 2 Makeup Look 

One of the first ever posts that I did on this blog was a review of the Naked 2 palette. And since then I think I've only ever spoken about it once again in a monthly favourites so I thought it was about time I gave one of my most used eye shadow palettes a bit of love.

There are so many different looks that you can do with these 12 beautiful colours but I thought I would share with you all one of my favourite evening eye makeup looks - a kind of shimmery bronze eye. 

To start off this look I used the shade Bootycall on my brow bone to help my brows appear neater and right in the inner corner of my eye to brighten and wake up my eyes. I then took the shade Suspect and swept this all over my lids as the base of my makeup. Using the very glittery shade YDK I concentrated the shadow on the outer half of both my eyes. I also used this colour in a very thin line along my bottom lashes to bring the eye look together and create a more smokey effect. Then finally to add some definition I used the second darkest shade Busted and blended this into the very outer corner of my eyes and along my crease.

To finish the eye look I use a thin line of black liquid eyeliner on my top lashes, a brown pencil eyeliner in my waterline and lots of mascara. 

This photo shows the final eye makeup look

And here is the complete finished makeup look with natural lips and dewy skin. Hope you guys all liked this post xx

Naked Palette 2 Makeup Look

Naked Palette 2 Makeup Look 

One of the first ever posts that I did on this blog was a review of the Naked 2 palette. And since then I think I've only ever spoken about it once again in a monthly favourites so I thought it was about time I gave one of my most used eye shadow palettes a bit of love.

There are so many different looks that you can do with these 12 beautiful colours but I thought I would share with you all one of my favourite evening eye makeup looks - a kind of shimmery bronze eye. 

To start off this look I used the shade Bootycall on my brow bone to help my brows appear neater and right in the inner corner of my eye to brighten and wake up my eyes. I then took the shade Suspect and swept this all over my lids as the base of my makeup. Using the very glittery shade YDK I concentrated the shadow on the outer half of both my eyes. I also used this colour in a very thin line along my bottom lashes to bring the eye look together and create a more smokey effect. Then finally to add some definition I used the second darkest shade Busted and blended this into the very outer corner of my eyes and along my crease.

To finish the eye look I use a thin line of black liquid eyeliner on my top lashes, a brown pencil eyeliner in my waterline and lots of mascara. 

This photo shows the final eye makeup look

And here is the complete finished makeup look with natural lips and dewy skin. Hope you guys all liked this post xx

Leather Jacket And Fur Gilet

Leather Jacket And Fur Gilet

The jacket in question is this Topshop faux leather jacket with a detachable fur collar which I bought about 2 years ago now. I get so much wear out of this it is crazy as it is perfect for everyday or in the evenings when I am going out and want to keep myself a bit warm.

There are a few buttons that can attach/detach the collar from the jacket. 

I won't take any credit for coming up with this layering idea as I remember seeing it in a picture a while back. But it has started to get a little bit colder now and more often just a leather jacket or just a fur gilet isn't quite enough. Layering a fur gilet over a leather jacket is a great alternative to a coat and something a little bit different that you can do using things you may already have in your wardrobe. 

I wish that I could take a photo showing myself wearing this look so you could get an idea of what it looks like on but sadly I haven't worked out how to set up my camera to focus yet! But I hope that you try out this little fashion idea and let me know in the comments what you think of it. 

Fur gilet from Zara

Also I wanted to quickly apologise for the lack of posts over the past few days. This weekend I went to stay in Leeds with my best friend as I hadn't seen her in such a long time. I had such a great time seeing where she was staying and meeting all her new university friends and having a catch up. 

Hope you are all well :) xx

Leather Jacket And Fur Gilet

Leather Jacket And Fur Gilet

The jacket in question is this Topshop faux leather jacket with a detachable fur collar which I bought about 2 years ago now. I get so much wear out of this it is crazy as it is perfect for everyday or in the evenings when I am going out and want to keep myself a bit warm.

There are a few buttons that can attach/detach the collar from the jacket. 

I won't take any credit for coming up with this layering idea as I remember seeing it in a picture a while back. But it has started to get a little bit colder now and more often just a leather jacket or just a fur gilet isn't quite enough. Layering a fur gilet over a leather jacket is a great alternative to a coat and something a little bit different that you can do using things you may already have in your wardrobe. 

I wish that I could take a photo showing myself wearing this look so you could get an idea of what it looks like on but sadly I haven't worked out how to set up my camera to focus yet! But I hope that you try out this little fashion idea and let me know in the comments what you think of it. 

Fur gilet from Zara

Also I wanted to quickly apologise for the lack of posts over the past few days. This weekend I went to stay in Leeds with my best friend as I hadn't seen her in such a long time. I had such a great time seeing where she was staying and meeting all her new university friends and having a catch up. 

Hope you are all well :) xx

September Favourites

September Favourites

Monthly Favourites time! A few things that I have really been loving this month and a couple of things that I have never talked about on this blog before! So lets get started :)

Garnier Oil Beauty Nourishing Scrub - I only bought this about a week ago in my Superdrug haul but I have just fallen in love with this. The smell isn't horrible but it isn't exactly my favourite. But how this makes my skin feel after I've used it is just incredible! I'm having to limit how often I exfoliate as I just want to use this every time I have a shower! 

Benefit Posie Tint - I'd heard a lot about this so when my friend got me a little mini set from Benefit with this in I was so excited to try it. This is just the perfect natural pink that I like to wear on minimal makeup days. On the cheeks this just makes my skin look so healthy and on the lips it just looks so pretty. And this one is the perfect size for carrying around in my makeup bag. 

Sephora Black Eyeliner - While in Paris at the beginning of this summer I managed to drag my boyfriend into Sephora! And despite my excitement I remained very controlled and this was the only thing that I came out with! Over freshers week as you can probably imagine I've been on a fair few nights out and the majority of the time I like to do a brown/grey smokey eye look with a fairly neutral lip. And this eye liner is just amazing. It's so soft and pigmented and looks amazing all around the eye to really make a look "pop". Thankfully this is also the longest eyeliner I have ever seen as I have no idea when I am going to be able to get my hands on this again! 

La Roche Posay Serozinc - This is another purchase that I picked up in Paris thanks to a video by Amelia Liana. I used this for a bit when I first got it and then stopped about a month later and my skin started to get worse. Now I'm back using it again and I don't really know what it does but I can already see the improvements!

Bourjois Bronzing Primer and Real Techniques Contour Brush - I am combining these two favourites as this month I have always been using these together. I don't actually use this as a primer but for contouring after I have applied all of my skin makeup. I only really use this for evenings when I am wearing more makeup but I love how much of a glow this gives me. And this brush is just amazing for really getting into the cheek bones and blending the product out. My latest Dream Team! Ooh, that I just gave me an idea for a post series, what do you guys think?!

Clinique Even Better Makeup SPF - I got this around Spring time at the beginning of the year in a freebie set after spending way too much at the Clinique counter! And I remember trying this then and liking the texture but it just being about 4 shades to dark for me. And I don't really know how this is suddenly working now as I went on holiday quite a long time ago but the colour is pretty much perfect now. The texture of this is just really light and natural and I have found myself reaching for this nearly everyday for the last month. It is definitely a light coverage cream but that makes it perfect for everyday. Getting worried already about when this runs out! 

Hope you enjoyed reading about what I have been loving this month. I know I love reading monthly favourites so if you have just done one on your own blog then please leave a link for me below and I would love to go and have a read of them all. Thanks :) xx