Check Out

I'm a little bit late to the whole 'tie a check shirt round your waist' party but it was finally warm enough to wear my absolute fave Zara shorts last weekend, so out came the check shirt too! Not only does it handily cover cellulite and saggy booty issues (of which there are many) but also, I just plain, straight up, loooove the look :) You've probably seen loads of bloggers do 'The Tie' recently....I think a red plaid shirts works realllly well, but I'm lacking that item in my wardrobe, so I just made do with this old grey and blue Topshop shirt instead. Hope you likey :) Have a shamazingly sunny Wednesday, catch you soon xx

Tee- Topshop//Shirt- Topshop

Shorts- Zara//Boots- Office

Hat- H&M//Sunnies- Topshop

Black Summer

I haven't been especially naughty in the sales so far this summer, so I'm having to delve into my embarrassingly messy wardrobe and drag out some old pieces in order to have summat or other to shoot :)

This grey skater skirt was from Topshop last year, and the ballet top was a more recent purchase from H&M. I'm completely in shock that I actually look, like, tanned in the close-up piccies here. I've recently discovered Xen Tan Mist Intense and it's soooooo delish! It smells of caramel...it basically makes you want to drink about 3 frappacinos and eat several packets of Rolos. You spray it into a mitt and then slap it on. With its help I think I'm finally becoming a bit more orange....yay!

Hope you are having a stunningly sunny Monday....laterz chicks xx

PS Speaking of tanned....this lovely lady is always gorgeously bronzed as well as being extremely nice and beautifully dressed. I insist you follow her immediately :)

Top- H&M//Skirt- Topshop

Hat- H&M//Boots- Office

Sunnies- Topshop//Bag- Topshop

Ready Steady Glow

You've probably read lots about Dior's Nail Glow. It's quickly established itself as a beauty editors favourite, cornering the market in 'natural' looking nails. And as much as metallic foils, gel wraps, caviar beads, lace overlays and concrete finishes are exciting and enticing, sometimes a pared-down polish can look just as pretty as nail art. If you haven't tried any Dior nail products before than the you won't have experienced probably the best brush in the business. It's wide (like an Essie from Boots) but it's also slightly dome-shaped making it super-easy to use. The product dries almost straight away, so it's perfect if you're in between mani's, are only allowed 'plain' nails for work, or you just are mega-impatient :) 

I found the finished colour after two coats lovely and fresh, but maybe just a teeny bit too 'barely-there' for my taste. It deffo has a hint of whitening lustre though- but I reckon that Perfect Formula Pink Gel Coat (just from having seen demo's on QVC) may well deliver a stronger 'healthy' effect, as well as having nail-strengthening properties too. Once again, apologies about my skanky armadillo hands...hope they aren't distracting from the subtleness and prettiness of the mani too much :) Have a gorge sunny weekend....Bring.On.The.Magnums. Yay! Catch you soon xx

Crowning Glory

Seems like you are nothing without a flower crown this festival season, so I thought I'd band-waggon like a good 'un, despite not being within fifty miles of any fields, tents or crumbly old rock gods. Wafting round the streets of London dressed like a flower-child is probably highly inappropriate, but after having found this dress during a wardrobe clear-out (and watching lots of Glasto last weekend) I got inspired to put together a hippy-chick look. I have to confess I completely forgot I owned this darling maxi (purchased last summer at Topshop) but I'm realllly in love with it. The cut-out in is the perfect spot (namely, on the only thinnish bit of me there is) and I reckon it can easily be dressed up or down. My flower-crown is a bit feeble, and deffo does nothing to satisfy my lust for a Rock n Rose version, preferably this 'un (lush innit?).

Love and peace, man, catch you soon xx

Dress- Topshop//Flower Crown- Claire's

Sunnies- Topshop//Flatforms- Topshop

Porcelain Doll

I've been longing for something porcelain print in my wardrobe all season long. I had majeur troubles tracking down these lush troosers in an extra small, so when these cheap skinnies caught my eye in Primark, I snapped them up. They were down to £7 from £14 so it was a no-brainer :) The fabric is super-thin and will probably loose its shape priddy quick, but overall the cut and feel of 'em ain't bad. 

Onto the death of Google Reader.....I'm starting to think it's demise has been greatly exaggerated, as my reading list is still in tact. Anyone else still got a lovely list of blogs to read? I tried to do that importy thing to Bloglovin' last night...but I was in a mad hurry (to upload my weekend shoots, pluck my eyebrows, watch BB, watch Glasto, watch TOWIE, eat a Flake, run a bath, STANDARD!) so after five minutes of waiting I abandoned ship. Anyway, to cut a long story short (never easy for me...ha!), if I was following you before and I'm now not- leave me little comment or give me a little follow on BL and I'll follow you back. Simples :)

Have a lovely Monday

xx

PS Someone is using my piccie to sell their Zara skort on eBay...I dunno whether to be outraged or delighted- what is the usual response to such occurences?

Trousers- Primark//Tee- Topshop

Flatforms- Topshop//Hat- Aldo