Everyday Gold

Everyday Gold

While I am working I am wearing makeup everyday which means I get a lot more time to play around with different looks. I wear the same face, eyebrow products and mascara everyday so when it comes to eye makeup I like to play around a bit. Make sue that all of my different shadows and liners are getting some love!

On Monday I decided to go for a pretty wash of gold all over my lids. The shade is Half Baked from my Naked 2 palette so it is really lovely and pigmented and stayed on at work really well. A lot of my eyeshadows are more of a bronzey shimmer so what I love about this shade is that it is a pure gold, but still not too yellow. 

For this eye look I simply washed this all over my lid and then with a smaller brush brought it down to the lower lash line. Then I used a tiny bit of a light brown shade in the crease just to add some depth and then a tin bit of dark brown eyeliner and lots of my Rimmel mascara. 

So here is the finished look that I wore to work. I'm wearing my Joules harbour top and statement necklace. 

I also have second day curls from my Sunday family barbecue. And I think I actually prefer my hair like this as the waves are even looser. Just wish my hair was like this naturally! 

We are nearly half way through the working week now! And I can't wait until the weekend to see Jack and then I am off to Spain on Monday! Speak soon xx

Everyday Gold

Everyday Gold

While I am working I am wearing makeup everyday which means I get a lot more time to play around with different looks. I wear the same face, eyebrow products and mascara everyday so when it comes to eye makeup I like to play around a bit. Make sue that all of my different shadows and liners are getting some love!

On Monday I decided to go for a pretty wash of gold all over my lids. The shade is Half Baked from my Naked 2 palette so it is really lovely and pigmented and stayed on at work really well. A lot of my eyeshadows are more of a bronzey shimmer so what I love about this shade is that it is a pure gold, but still not too yellow. 

For this eye look I simply washed this all over my lid and then with a smaller brush brought it down to the lower lash line. Then I used a tiny bit of a light brown shade in the crease just to add some depth and then a tin bit of dark brown eyeliner and lots of my Rimmel mascara. 

So here is the finished look that I wore to work. I'm wearing my Joules harbour top and statement necklace. 

I also have second day curls from my Sunday family barbecue. And I think I actually prefer my hair like this as the waves are even looser. Just wish my hair was like this naturally! 

We are nearly half way through the working week now! And I can't wait until the weekend to see Jack and then I am off to Spain on Monday! Speak soon xx

Pretty Preppy

Pretty Preppy 

I wonder if I will ever get sick of wearing stripes?! Well I hope the answer is no as they make up about half of my wardrobe. Anyway, Today I wanted to show you how I styled one of my Joules tops for work on Sunday. If you haven't read my post on the clothes that I picked out for my Joules uniform then you can have a quick read here if you like. But basically I picked out four tops, three of which were actually the same top in different colours because I loved it so much!

So after a few days of some amazing weather where I got some serious tanning done Sunday was a little colder. So I decided to layer up with a sleeveless denim collared shirt. Navy stripes and collars, wow, I'm so predictable! I love how simple, preppy and put together this looks. 

Stripe Top - Joules

Shirt - Select

Jeans - Uniglo

Watch - Nixon

Bracelet - Pandora

Pearl Earrings - Links

After work I got back and didn't have a lot of time before I went out to Pizza Express with my family. I thought my smart casual outfit was already dinner appropriate so I added my Zara trench coat and this brown bag, which is actually the detachable inside compartment to another bag! So I just threw all of my rubbish in and folded it over so it looked a little nicer. Then shove on some red lipstick, I used my Clinique Chubby Stick in the shade Two Ton Tomato and there you have it. A preppy daytime look which can be dressed up for the evening in less than 5 minutes! 

Hope you liked this post. I'd love to hear your thoughts of the outfit in the comments below. Speak soon xx

Pretty Preppy

Pretty Preppy 

I wonder if I will ever get sick of wearing stripes?! Well I hope the answer is no as they make up about half of my wardrobe. Anyway, Today I wanted to show you how I styled one of my Joules tops for work on Sunday. If you haven't read my post on the clothes that I picked out for my Joules uniform then you can have a quick read here if you like. But basically I picked out four tops, three of which were actually the same top in different colours because I loved it so much!

So after a few days of some amazing weather where I got some serious tanning done Sunday was a little colder. So I decided to layer up with a sleeveless denim collared shirt. Navy stripes and collars, wow, I'm so predictable! I love how simple, preppy and put together this looks. 

Stripe Top - Joules

Shirt - Select

Jeans - Uniglo

Watch - Nixon

Bracelet - Pandora

Pearl Earrings - Links

After work I got back and didn't have a lot of time before I went out to Pizza Express with my family. I thought my smart casual outfit was already dinner appropriate so I added my Zara trench coat and this brown bag, which is actually the detachable inside compartment to another bag! So I just threw all of my rubbish in and folded it over so it looked a little nicer. Then shove on some red lipstick, I used my Clinique Chubby Stick in the shade Two Ton Tomato and there you have it. A preppy daytime look which can be dressed up for the evening in less than 5 minutes! 

Hope you liked this post. I'd love to hear your thoughts of the outfit in the comments below. Speak soon xx

New Work Uniform

New Work Uniform

Today I started my new job at Joules. I had a great time learning how to use the till which is something that I have always wanted to know how to do, and all the staff are lovely so I am so excited for my next shift. But the most exciting part of today was getting to pick my outfit. I had £100 to spend on clothes and then £50 to spend on accessories. How amazing is that?!

I decided that I would just get some tops as I can wear my own jeans as part of my uniform. So I thought I would show you everything that I got. It's like another haul, apart from I didn't have to pay for any of it which is even better!

For those of you that don't really know the brand Joules it is quite a smart brand, similar to Crew. I would describe the style as being smart, preppy and lots of stripes. So basically perfect for me. But despite that it is not a place that I shop at too often. It can be quite expensive, especially for a student and it is aimed at a slightly older target market then myself. 

However I found so many things in the store that I really liked and it was hard to get it down to just these four tops. I can already tell that I am going to be getting good use out of my 50% staff discount!

The first top that I picked out was this t-shirt that I had spotted when I first went for my interview. It's just a simple grey tee that fits so well and say "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside" in gold. I just thought this was so cute and perfect for summer. 

I also picked out this lovely simple grey necklace. This looks so lovely with all of my stripey tops and I think I will wear this for evening outfits too. 

I love the combination of these two. So simple yet so pretty. 

And the other three tops that I got turned out to be the same just in different colours! But I absolutely love the fit and the quality of these tops and for £25 I think they are very well priced. I picked up a navy and white, a pink and white and a navy and white block colour one. Yes they are very similar and I probably could have been a bit more adventurous. But I know I will get so much wear out of these, not just for work. And they will look great layered under jumpers and cardigan of over a little shirt with the collar poking out, which is very Joules!

So I feel like I have satisfied my stripes obsession, at least for now! And I still have another £20 to spend on accessories so I might look at the scarves next time. Hope you liked this post. I'm not sure how exciting it will actually be to read for other people but I am just so excited that I got so much lovely quality new clothes without having to spend a penny! 

I did also make another little purchase today! Typical me spending money before I have even been paid. But this is something that I have had my eye on for a while and it started selling out very quickly so I just went for it and bought it. No regrets and all that! So I can't wait to share that with you in a separate post coming soon. xx

New Work Uniform

New Work Uniform

Today I started my new job at Joules. I had a great time learning how to use the till which is something that I have always wanted to know how to do, and all the staff are lovely so I am so excited for my next shift. But the most exciting part of today was getting to pick my outfit. I had £100 to spend on clothes and then £50 to spend on accessories. How amazing is that?!

I decided that I would just get some tops as I can wear my own jeans as part of my uniform. So I thought I would show you everything that I got. It's like another haul, apart from I didn't have to pay for any of it which is even better!

For those of you that don't really know the brand Joules it is quite a smart brand, similar to Crew. I would describe the style as being smart, preppy and lots of stripes. So basically perfect for me. But despite that it is not a place that I shop at too often. It can be quite expensive, especially for a student and it is aimed at a slightly older target market then myself. 

However I found so many things in the store that I really liked and it was hard to get it down to just these four tops. I can already tell that I am going to be getting good use out of my 50% staff discount!

The first top that I picked out was this t-shirt that I had spotted when I first went for my interview. It's just a simple grey tee that fits so well and say "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside" in gold. I just thought this was so cute and perfect for summer. 

I also picked out this lovely simple grey necklace. This looks so lovely with all of my stripey tops and I think I will wear this for evening outfits too. 

I love the combination of these two. So simple yet so pretty. 

And the other three tops that I got turned out to be the same just in different colours! But I absolutely love the fit and the quality of these tops and for £25 I think they are very well priced. I picked up a navy and white, a pink and white and a navy and white block colour one. Yes they are very similar and I probably could have been a bit more adventurous. But I know I will get so much wear out of these, not just for work. And they will look great layered under jumpers and cardigan of over a little shirt with the collar poking out, which is very Joules!

So I feel like I have satisfied my stripes obsession, at least for now! And I still have another £20 to spend on accessories so I might look at the scarves next time. Hope you liked this post. I'm not sure how exciting it will actually be to read for other people but I am just so excited that I got so much lovely quality new clothes without having to spend a penny! 

I did also make another little purchase today! Typical me spending money before I have even been paid. But this is something that I have had my eye on for a while and it started selling out very quickly so I just went for it and bought it. No regrets and all that! So I can't wait to share that with you in a separate post coming soon. xx