How To: A Summer Festival/ Party look

 Before I even start this post I am just going to put it out there: In no way am I a professional make up artist, I can just about manage to make myself look half decent so this tutorial and look is what I like, and what I do.

Event: #AXPressDayAW14

Yesterday me and my friend, Sarah attended the press day for AX Paris. The day was a chance for bloggers/vloggers/instagrammers to get together and take a peek at the new AW14 collection. I was dying to try out 'home sweet home' in Manchester's Northern Quarter so to start of the day we went for some lunch there, which by the way, is so delicious and the decor is amazing! 

Even though I live in Manchester I am forever getting lost so after walking around for a while and using maps on my phone (nightmare) we arrived at the Black Dog Ball Room all ready for the AX Paris event. It was so lovely seeing the girls I worked with when I did my internship and as soon as we walked in we were offered complimentary drinks. As I opted for a coke (driving), Sarah had a yummy looking cocktail and we sat with a  lovely talented lady and had henna done. 

The clothes at the event were beautiful and got me so excited for the A/W seasons. There were so many lovely faces there and it was great to finally meet some bloggers who's blogs I have been following for a long while. I had a lovely chat with Laura (the pixie cut) who was as lovely in person as she in pictures. With a Photo Booth in one corner (must have) and an Instagram picture printer in another (how amazing) it is safe to say us bloggers were in our element. 

Sadly I had to leave early to attend work and I was so sad I was still so full from dinner when they brought out lovely little burgers and pizza and wait for it... sweet potato fries. I couldn't even face eating a cupcake! Nether the less they still all looked delicious. 

To top it off as we left we were handed a packed goody bag full of amazing treats including: a full sized Lee Stafford 'Frizz Off', Full bottle of NKD SKN fake tan, eyelashes from the Vintage cosmetic company, A make-up brush from Nanshy, Anatomicals face mask, Buddy scrub body scrub, Zoeva eye liner, Batiste plumping powder, Lipgloss from MeMeMe, Gelly nail paint from Barry M, Lip butter from Collection and not forgetting yummy treats from Tea pig, Pop chips, Jelly Belly and Vita Coco. 

Thank you to AX Paris for a wonderful event!

Fight Cancer with Fashion

I was so excited when I was invited to an event by Branded Lab PR (my first ever blogger event!). It was held in the allotment bar in the Northern Quarter in Manchester which was so cute. I have never been there before but I absolutely loved the interior and the whole vibe. 

I was allowed to take up to 3 plus one's so me and my friends, Emily and Tessa went along to the event and had a lovely time. There were various pop up shops where we could purchase things from as little as £1 and all proceeds went to Breast cancer awareness which was so lovely (stay tuned for a haul!) We spent the night sipping on drinks and nibbling on cupcakes whilst having a peek through the different rails of clothing and socialising with other bloggers.

I bought so much and only spent £10 which is amazing, and all money made has gone towards breast cancer research which is perfect. The night in total made an amazing £416.13- massive well done to the Branded Lab team! 

My OOTN: I teamed my grid print skirt with my baby pink top, finishing the look off with a bright pink necklace and black chunky boots (not forgetting tights because I live in England).

**Some photos are taken from https://www.facebook.com/pages/Branded-Lab/1523216134580257?fref=ts**

Planning Ahead: Paris

This week me and my boyfriend Kyle were really spontaneous and booked a trip to Paris. I have been wanting to go to Paris for SO long so now it is finally happening, with my favourite person, I could not be happier.  We are heading off at the end of Novemeber when hopefully everyone will be getting christmasy and the christmas markets will also be on (who needs Manchester when you can go to the ones at Champs Elysees?!) 

Kyle knows what I am like, and that I get a bit giddy and over excite myself without thinking things through. As we are only going for 3 days and 2 nights he wants me to plan a kind of itinerary. I have agreed to a certain degree (map out what sights I want to see) but we also agreed to just let ourselves wander around the parisian streets to see what we come across.  ( Ok, I have also wrote down all the metro stops we would need to get to and also how long it would take, I am a control freak)

We booked our flights for £100 each which I think is such a bargain, it takes us an hour and a half to get there which will (literally) fly by.  After days of deliberation we finally decided on where we are going to stay- an apartment worked out a lot cheaper than a hotel (mainly because I am very fussy) and so we are staying in a beautiful apartment in the 2nd arrondissement right next to the Louvre. 

Here is my plan for Paris so far, I was hoping some of you could help me out and recommend amazing places to go too...

1. Visit the Eiffel Tower

2. Eat some tasty Macaron's

3. Visit the Louvre

4. Add a lock to the 'love lock bridge'

5. Wander down Parisian side streets

6. Stroll along the River Seine

I would love to hear any suggestions off anyone who has been to Paris before.

* All images are not my own and are taken from uk.pinterest.com *

Holding on tight to summer.

If like me, you live in England you will realise (apart from the odd miracle day) summer was gone a long time ago. When it was sunny one day this week I just had to take advantage and wear this dress I have been dying to wear. I found this little beauty in the Topshop sale for £9 and it was love at first sight. I went for an all white look, you know to channel Casper the friendly ghost of course. 

The dress has the cutest little pattern and a gorgeous cut out detail in the back. I styled it with my cropped blazer and sliders to complete the minimalistic summer look.

Dress: Topshop

Blazer: Forever 21

Sliders: ASOS

Seeing as it is now September it is probably time to say goodbye to summer and hello to oversized knitwear.

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Well isn't this year going ridiculously fast? It is the 1st September 2014 and dare I say it, Christmas is just around the corner. To celebrate the new month and the fact I still have no money, I thought I would do a 'what I really want but can't afford' wish list.

Cropped shirt

Pleated midi skirt

Basic bra

Turtle neck jumper

Handbag

Textured crop

Leather shoes

I have been absolutely loving basic items than you can dress up and down. My aim is to have my wardrobe filled with classic staples rather than buying everything I like (and will probably only wear once). I think it is time to step away from bargains and go for good quality items I can wear each year. (Ok, maybe a few bargains here and there)

p.s I have been given a 10% discount code to use at Style Heist for all my lovely followers to use:

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What have you been wishing for recently?

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I was browsing on the Little Mistress website and dreaming of all the outfits I want (but cannot afford).  To make myself feel more productive for longing over clothes, I thought I would do a wish list. I've made an OOTD of what I would wear from the little mistress website and I absolutely love it. I went for the monochrome theme (obvs) with a kind of laid back but still dressy style. I think this outfit could work from day to night so would be perfect for a shopping day leading into cocktails later on...one can dream.

What's your favourite piece from Little Mistress?

Outfit details:

Top

Shorts

Bag

Shoes

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Last week I was contacted by Dee Carpenter PR enquiring whether I would be interested in trying some Inca Oil products. I was sent over a sample of the 'Inca Oil Filler Mask' and the 'Inca Oil Pandora Oil'.

Inca Oil is extracted from the wild plant Sacha Inchi, which is rich in nutrients and essential fatty acids. When reading up on the new products I was about to try, they sounded great.

Filler mask: Promises to nourish hair, making it healthy, manageable and strong. I was excited to try this one as sometimes I feel my hair can be a bit dry. 

Pandora Oil: Promises to smooth hair and add softness, something which I am always looking for in hair products.

Method:

I first washed my hair with my usual products, after getting out of the shower I applied the filler mask and evenly distributed it with a comb. After wrapping my hair in a turban (and looking very sexy may I add) I waited 15 minutes so let the mask do its thing. Then I rinsed it out and it was ready to dry.

Just before I dried my hair I adding some of the pandora oil to the palm of my hands and combed it through my hair, making sure to get my split ends. Then just like usual I blow dried my hair.

First Impressions:

Both the filler mask and pandora oil smelt amazing, I am a sucker for nice smelling products and this ticked the box. The constituency of both products again, was great, not too thick and not too thin making it very easy to apply and manage.

Results:

As soon as my hair began to dry, not only did it smell amazing but honestly it was SO Soft I couldn't stop stroking myself like I was a dog. My hair is never very shiny but these products really did help to add a shine to it. I recommend these products to anyone who wants to try something new or just add a bit of nourishment to your hair.

You can buy these products:

Filler Mask

Pandora Oil

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If you read my previous blog post you will have seen my purchases I had been making from the pull and bear sale. I thought it would be nice if I should you one of the ways I have been styling them, so here it is my 'what I am wearing: pull and bear edition'

This skirt is so so comfy to wear and usually I would never go for a style like this, but I quite like it. I've kept this outfit monochrome by teaming it with a Forever 21 simple white crop. I am wearing thee boots with everything at the minute I am so obsessed with them, so obviously I had to wear this for this mono number.

I thought this looked simple but effective? Or am I completely delusional? Either way I am going to continue to wear it. In other news it is my last day at my placement tomorrow then I am on to my new one! 

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Pull and Bear

Ok, so all the sales were going on and I may have slipped and fell into Pull and Bears website and ordered a few things, but that's okay, right?

To make myself feel better about the no money situation, I thought I would share my purchases with you all. Firstly, I fell in love with the boots (I didn't even know it was possible). I love the style, the colour (black obv), and just every thing about them so obviously I HAD to get them, they were in my size. 

I should of stopped there but oh no, I can't stop myself. I found this top which I love, I think it is such a cute style and has great detailing and will go so nice with the new jeans I bought the other week (again, oops).

The last thing I put in my basket was a plain black jersey type skirt. I have been wanting one of these for a while, a midi skater skirt style one, so when I came across this at £5.99 and the only size that was left was mine (some call it fate), I had to get it. 

Boots- £21.99

Top- £6.99 ( I think)

Skirt- £5.99

I do love to shop but my bank balance does not, but it's the sale and after bagging myself 2 internships I thought I would allow myself.

What have you been buying recently?

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