Sun, Sea &....Sun?

I don’t know about anyone else. But I desperately need a holiday. Pronto. I’ve been sifting through some old holiday snaps & it got me feeling all antsy. Whilst I’ve learnt to embrace the ‘English Rose’ look that seems to take over during the colder months, after half a year of looking whiter than Casper, I think I’ve earned a jolly good tan.

The boy & I are going away to Italy for 2 weeks in August; we’ll be staying with my family, & the villa looks absolutely beautiful. It even has a few horses so we can go riding, eep! Very excited indeedy.

This is said 'Boy'

We’re also going to Australia for 3 weeks over Christmas; we’re staying with his Aunty in Melbourne, Victoria. I CANNOT WAIT. I’ve never ventured out of Europe, so this is going to be a real treat. However, I have no idea what I’m doing. & I’m awful at planning things in life, so no doubt I’ll leave it too late to research all the hotspots & amazing things I should be doing whilst I’m there. If I was rich, I would employ some ravishing life-planner man to sort me out. Ahem, I know what you’re thinking; it would be purely platonic ladies. It’s just nice to have eye candy with your organisation, right?

I do hate wishing time away, but I really wish it would bloomin’ hurry up! Although I love being a little country bumpkin, living in a pretty little village in England, I do sometimes wonder why my family didn’t decide to be kind & live somewhere hot. Not that I’m bitter or anything.

So, do any of you lot have some advice on what I should get up to in Melbourne? I think I’ll need all the help I can get. The only thing I have on my list so far is penguin watching. Apparently there’s a lovely little spot on a beach where you can watch them all walk up out of the water at the same time, awhh :)

I also believe holiday shopping will commence rather shortly.

Where are you all off to on your jolly's this year? Are you excited? :) 

On My Mind

 

1. That crazy necklace/collar.
2. Head scarf. Tied like so.
3. Stripper shoes. Yep. I want some.
4. Micro mini shorts.
5. Double cuffed.
6. Mini backback.
7. Thigh high slits.

Images via Style and Fashion Gone Rogue

Add a Touch of Sparkle

Now, I know us interior gals always have our eyes peeled, in search for the next little trinket to clutter up our bedroom; well I know mine are…

& my spending habits can become quite costly quite quickly when it comes to interior design; I’m a sucker for pretty little bits & bobs, & my room is slowly filling up with little treasures I’ve collected over the last few years.  Whilst it’s always a bit lovely to have a splurge on some wonderful mirror or chair, sometimes, one has to be a little more reserved. You know, in this day & age, every little helps!

So, last Christmas, when we were putting up all the Christmas decorations, I spotted an extra rope of fairy lights. I quickly snapped them up & hurried off to my room. I love fairy lights, regardless of where they are situated; they just make me feel happy. I wrapped the entire thread around my bed posts and voilà:

My Bed :)

I think it’s a great way to add a touch of sparkle (I always write sprakle, god dammit) to your bedroom, at a really low price.

What do you think? Likey? :)

Baby Doll Pink

 

Pink, again. This time, in the most insanely brightest hue of highlighter/neon pink that I’ve ever laid eyes on. Score! I just love this vintage baby doll nighty. A ruffled collar on the front AND on the back?! Hell yes. I edged it up with some snakeskin leather leggings and my new favorite boots that have been hiding in the back of my closet for way too long. Plu, my new baubles from F21. (I’ve been wearing that Cartier inspired jaguar bracelet with everything.) I wore this out for dinner at Lola Gaspar and the opening reception of the Q Art Salon in the Artists Village of Santa Ana. The entire night definitely made me feel like I was a spectator living in an episode of Portlandia. So entertaining; people watching at it’s finest.

Vintage baby doll nighty.Urban Outfitter snakeskin leather leggings. F21 boots and jewels.

Guest Post: Pretty Passions, Fine Fashions: Role Models

I was recently asked by the gorgeous Sophie of Pretty Passions, Fine Fashions, to write a short paragraph about one of my role models. Of course, we all have celebrity role models, people we look up to in the world of fashion & beauty; but I wanted to take a slightly different approach. I wrote about my beautiful aunty. Here she is:

& here's the post, with my little snippet tucked in somewhere near the middle :)

Topshop: Nail Varnishes

I’ve developed a rather unhealthy obsession recently with Topshop , but this time it’s not their clothes (although at one point, that’s all my wardrobe consisted of, I now think they’re WAY too overpriced. Anyhoo…), it’s their makeup range! It’s surprisingly affordable, and the quality is excellent. I’ll no doubt be tapping away on my keyboard about their other products, but I firstly wanted to introduce to you the nail varnish.

Now, nail varnish is probably the only beauty product I’m sensible with when it comes to purchasing. With anything else, if I like one thing, I like the whole lot & I buy it all as soon as I am physically able; with nail varnish I limit myself, and only purchase a new one (or two), once I’ve used the first one up. This is purely due to the fact, that if I have too many polishes open at one time, I just won’t use them & they’ll end up all gross and gloopy. Blergh. So, on that note, these are my two new(ish) polishes from Topshop:

Big Smoke

Parma Violet (please ignore my half eaten thumb, i must've been hungry..)

Big Smoke doesn’t seem to be on their website, I did receive this as a gift, so there’s a chance it may have been a limited edition (or something to that effect).  However, you can purchase the Parma Violet one here. These ones were only £5, & I believe the most you’d pay for any others would be approximately £8; I think this is a reasonable price, given the quality of the product. But forgetting the cost, how cuuuuute is the packaging? I love it! Really simple, but pretty too. Now, moving on to what's actually inside the lovely packaging; the consistency is quite thin, which does mean you need to apply more layers, but it decreases the chances of the product getting too gunky. The brush is a pretty much perfect size and fans out really nicely on application (I cannot stand thin nail brushes) & I’d say between 2-3 coats would do you nicely. My favourite bit about the polishes is the non-chipping-ness (yes, yes I did just make up a word); I always struggle to find an affordable nail varnish that doesn’t chip as soon as my heavy handed paws do anything, & I think this is the first one that has stayed put, non-chipped, for more than a week. I’m so impressed with these bad boys, & I’ll definitely be purchasing a few more. As soon as these ones run out of course ;)

Have you lovely lot tried out Topshop’s nail varnish range yet? Or do you have any colours you’d recommend?

Lady in Red

I love a crisp, bold red dress with a red lip to match. So fierce, so femme. This actually isn't even a dress at all, it's some sort of robe/kimono, hence the risque leg action happening. I wore this dress on a windy night out in San Diego and it was a bit of an issue. Although after a couple glasses of wine I just decided to just DGAF and let myself have a little Marilyn Monroe moment. (In a slightly 70's way.) A red dress and a red wine will do that to you ;)

Vintage dress. Vintage belt. Ross sunglasses. F21 jewelry.