Pastel Galore (GUEST POST)

Lately I have seen so much pastel trending around the world from pastel hair to jumpers and even shoes. I personally love pastel colours especially on dresses as pastel colours are so classy and elegant. Check out this dress from Missguided worth only £24.99.

What a beautiful shade and style

A trend that I have not only tried out myself but seen others try out is pastel hair!

Don't they look beautiful! My favourite pastel colour for hair has to be blue, it's something different than your usual hair shades, and will look absolutely stunning in the summer time with the sun shining on your colourful locks! Pink is also a great colour to use especially if you just apply it to the bottom of your hair to create an ombre effect.

Here are a few tips for when considering adding pastel shades to your hair:    

Buy hair chalk if you are not sure you will like the finished look, it's a good way to try before you dye.

Normal chalk you would use to draw with is more or less the same as hair chalk and is a lot cheaper (tip for money savers like me).

If your not sure whether to do it google some pictures to give you inspiration.

Thank you all for taking time to read and I hope I have persuaded you to give pastels a go!

Olivia

Beauty Spot

Sugarpuss London jewellery review

Hey guys!

You may have read my previous post 'Introducing Sugarpuss London'. I mentioned that they would be sending me a piece of jewellery which I said I would post about so here it is!

I'm an avid jewellery lover! I will not leave my house without earrings. I'm the same way some people are about not leaving the house without make up on. I feel incomplete without a pair of earrings and appropriately, Sugarpuss London sent me some beautiful pearl studs.

They noticed that I had posted a picture of these in my previous post which I thought was so kind of them as they took into notice what kind of jewellery I liked.

Firstly, I have to comment on the packaging. When a product comes nicely packaged, it helps create a good impression and gets me more excited to see what is inside.

 The box came delicately and beautifully presented with a purple (just so happens to be my favourite colour) bow.

 Inside the package also came an envelope with some information about the pearl studs which I thought was a great touch. 

These studs have been handmade from genuine pearls. The RRP of these studs is £12 which I think is a decent and affordable price considering they are designer earrings. I love studs like these as they can be worn everyday but are still beautiful. As the information card stated which a totally agree with: 'A simple and classic design that will never go out of fashion'.

My jewellery collection is seriously lacking and I'm so happy I've come across Sugarpuss London as they sell the kind of jewellery I'm looking for. I already have a few items I'm eying up (after my spending ban ends of course...). They have beautiful, unique designer jewellery and I would definitely recommend them. Check out their website 

Thanks for reading. What kind of jewellery do you like? Have you tried Sugarpuss London? Do let me know!

Miss Luxe Oversized Jumper

Hey guys

Last month I found myself a winner again! This time it was from a twitter competition. I've entered countless of these feeling like I'm never going to win but there's no harm in trying. So there I was getting ready for uni and I received a twitter notification congratulating me on winning Miss Luxe's competition for that week. I was over the moon and after receiving this item I was even happier.

The prize was an oversized jumper RRP at £15.99 and I chose it in cream as I previously didn't own any jumpers in this colour. 

It's a great item of clothing and the kind of thing I would buy anyway.

I love oversized jumpers especially as I haven't quite gotten my body to where I want it to be.

I like to wear it with a pair of leggings and some boots, either knee high or ankle.

Boots: New Look

(Excuse the pictures...it's just me and my iphone)

 

 I'm already eying up some jumpers and jeans and will definitely be shopping at Miss Luxe again as soon as my spending ban is over. 
And don't forget to follow them on twitter where you can also have a chance to win the beautiful items they offer every tuesday,

Have you guys shopped at Miss Luxe before and what did you buy? If you haven't I would definitely recommend it as they have some great items and their prices are nice and affordable which is perfect for a student like myself who has a shopping problem...

Thanks for reading!

Shoes I bought in the sales (part 1)

Hey guys

It's time for a fashion post.

I love wearing boots. It almost makes winter bearable (I said almost). In the sales I actually ended up buying 6.

I think I've established I have a major weakness when it comes to shoes as that's what majority of my money went on in the sales.

So I thought I'd share some of what I bought.

The first two I bought from New Look. I love New Look for their shoes.

I had been looking for ankle boots with block heels for a while and I finally found some. I had to restrict myself to 2 pairs: one black and one tan.

These were originally £27.99 but I had a 25% discount code so I ended up paying just about £21.
These are the kind of shoes I had been looking for, for ages!!! The heel isn't too high and it's a block heel so much more comfortable and easier to walk in.
I can wear it to spice up an everyday outfit.

These I got for £16. I can't remember how much they were before.
If I'm being honest, I probably didn't need to buy these. But I justified it as they were black, so can be worn with anything.
It's a bit different to what I usually wear because of the square front. I usually only like shoes with round fronts, I tend to find square shoes weird but I liked these. I didn't own anything like it before, so I didn't feel too bad.

This last pair was not planned at all. I had said no more shoes but I was in Debenhams and these shoes caught my eyes. I made the mistake of trying them on which resulted in me not being able to say no. They used to be £95 but because of the 70% off Debenhams were offering, I got them for £28.50! That's what I call a bargain! On the plus side my old military boots were destroyed so I basically replaced them. That's what I call an investment...

So this concludes shoes part 1 of the shoes I bought in the sales. I didn't want to put them all into one post as I thought it would get long and boring.

What did you get in the sale? I'd love to know as I love a good sale!

Thanks for reading!!

Introducing Sugarpuss London

Hey guys

It's time for a different kind of post. I'm a huge jewellery lover.

I'm a girl who would rather leave the house with no make up but have my jewellery instead of a face full of make up but no jewellery. Some people say I'm weird but oh well. I think it's because I've had my eyes pierced since I was a baby and I've been wearing jewellery ever since I can remember, so it's odd to me that I've never written a post about jewellery.

Anyway, onto the point of this post.

Recently I've come across a brand who make beautiful jewellery. The brand is called Sugarpuss London. 

Their website reads: 'Sugarpuss London pride themselves on creating exquisite fun and flirty jewellery from quality, high end, natural materials'. 

This is my kind of jewellery so this brand definitely interests me.

You should definitely check out their website so you can view their gorgeous range for yourself.

And they currently have a sale on! 

Whether you like pearls, silver, gold or a bit of everything, there are items to suit everyone!

 Their designs have been featured in Vogue, Tatler, Glamour, Instyle, Marie Claire, Perfect Wedding, Look and Esquire so they've got to be doing something right!

 

Watch this space as I'll be reviewing one of their products very soon and I'm sure they won't disapoint!

Thanks for reading!

November favourites

Hey guys

I can't believe its December already! Christmas time soon!!! Super excited. 

While writing this I realise I did a lot of shopping this month. I'm not quite sure why. I think it's because life got super busy for me and I used shopping to relax/procrastinate. Also, the weather became colder so I needed to adjust my wardrobe.

Favourite nail polish

I recently bought a load of Sally Hansen polishes which you can read about here.

So I think I'm going to have to say my favourite range for November is the Sally Hansen sugar coat polishes.

Favourite app

It has to be a toss up between the Move app and Zumba dance app. 

You can check out my post about them here.

Favourite item of clothing

I've been buying quite a number of shoes lately but favourite of this month has got to be these pair of black heels from ASOS. 

Image- Asos.com

I'm a massive fan of ASOS but I haven't actually ordered from them for ages as I'm trying to be better with my money habits so I end up having a lot of save for later items.

But I couldn't resist when it came to these shoes.

I've been looking for closed back heels for ages and these were on sale from £42 to £12!! How could I say no? And they have a little nude stripe making it a bit more interesting than your average black heels but still being able to go with any outfit!

Favourite book

I heart London by Lindsey Kelk.

I love this series and this is the newest book in this series. I was meant to read this book over the summer but life got in the way and resulted in me reading it this month. It's a great, funny book and you can find my review of it here.

Favourite miscellaneous item

Striping tape! If you're a regular reader you'll be aware of my obsession with nail polish and nail art. This item has helped me create great designs! It does require patience and time but it's a lot of fun and the results make it worth it and it's so cheap! You can find out more about it here.

What have been your favourites? I'd love to know. I'm always looking for new things to buy.

Thanks for reading and don't forget to follow me on twitter and bloglovin!

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October beauty wishlist

Hey guys

So I'm on a spending ban again so thought I'd write a list of what I would have bought if I wasn't on one.

Maybe it'll help me from getting sidetracked when my ban is lifted and stop spending unnecessarily.

Lips

MAC lipsticks: Girl About Town, Up the Amp and Ruby Woo

I love these shades and have wanted them for ages but for some reason I've never gotten round to buying them 

I currently own 2 MAC lipsticks (Lady Danger and Quite the Thing) which I got from the cosmetics store so they were cheaper so maybe that's why I haven't bought these 3 shades. But I think I'm just going to close my eyes and buy them. (Not at the same time I hope...)

Maybelline Color Elixirs 

I saw them on the American Maybelline website and I don't think they're out here in England yet but they look amazing. It's a combination of a lipstick and a lipgloss which I think is perfect for those days when lipsticks may seem too much but still need some colour on the lips. I love Maybelline so I'm sure the pigmentation will be great. I'll be keeping an eye out for when and where I can get that from.

Eyes

L'oreal blackbuster super liner in black. 

I love a good eyeliner and after seeing adverts for this I knew I had to have it. Eyeliner is a staple part of my face when I want to make even just a little bit of an effort (my usual face is foundation and concealer) and this eyeliner looks perfect to create dramatic eyes which I do sometimes like to do. Make my eyes POP! Lol 

Fragrance

Escada cherry in the air 

This perfume smells amazing. Perfect if you like perfumes with a fruity smell. It does cost quite a bit which is why I haven't bought it yet as I haven't thought it a priority but I'm definitely thinking of treating myself with it soon or a family member/friend would be nice enough to buy it for me... I'll start dropping hints.

Clothing

Parka

These were pretty big last year but I couldn't find one I liked or in my size so I'm still on the hunt for one. Perfect for these cold days that seem to be descending upon us.

Fluffy jumpers

I have a few but you can never have more that enough I believe...

Well I think that's all that's on my list for now.

What's on your wishlist? Any of these items or do you already have these items?

Do let me know

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