cowbiscuits.

Octobers Very Own - outfit post.

2012-01-29T18:30:00.000Z

Howdy!

As any of you who follow me on Twitter know I talk rubbish all the time and about once a day I post a Drake related tweet. Well as much stick as he gets I enjoy him - alot! So I picked myself up an Octobers Very Own shirt (Drake's little group/logo thing I guess - I don't even know how to explain!)

OVO Shirt
Necklace - Topshop
Skirt - H&M

Leopard Vans.

Coat - H&M.
I basically live in this coat right now!

Ring - ASOS.

I'm off to see Ol' Driz in March and I cannot wait!

Friday Night Frock-Off.

2012-01-22T18:15:00.000Z

Hey!

I've been working with Best British Bloggers and Ellos.co.uk on a Friday Night Frock Off challenge involving a little black dress and our own styling. Well I was asked to represent Wales which is awesome so here's how my styling went:

The dress was a little too long and not very fitting (it does come with a tie around it which helps bring in shape) so I re-worked it a little:

The "Little-Black-Dress".

I loved the frills underneath so I pulled the whole dress up and kept them underneath like a petticoat to push it out liek a prom dress using the tie around the middle that comes with the dress.

I teamed it with my Aztec style denim jacket.

Huge floral-skull necklace my mum bought me for Xmas :D

Spiked ring.

I loved the dress once I had played about with it and made it my own, as it was a Friday night challenge I kept the look casual (as we all know Saturday is the big one) but it's something you can team with heels or wedged creepers to make a bit more "going-outy".

What do you think of how I changed the dress?
x

California Waves - John Frieda trial.

2012-01-17T18:30:00.001Z

Some of you may be familiar with John Frieda hair products they are hugely popular over here in the UK and throughout the world. Well they have launched a YouTube channel that gives you step-by-step tips on creating lots of different and simple styles.

I've sat here and watched all of these videos, each one I really want to try but I finally settled on California Waves to have a go at, here is the video and here is how I got on:

Products used:
Frizz-Ease Perfecting Creme
Sheer Blonde Shine Balm
Frizz-Ease Curl Reviver
Thickening Blow Dry Lotion
Sheer Blonde Hairspray.

After step 1 was over - my hair was HUUGE!!

All done!

Loved my waves.

I loved my waves so much, they were so simple to do, only took me about 20 minutes and I kept my hair like it all day and night.

All the pink and lilac I had in my hair before has faded out now but it's coming back tonight - yay!

Do any of you use John Frieda? What is your favourite product?

Where You Been Darlin'? outfit post

2012-01-09T18:30:00.000Z

As the title suggests I've been a bit M.I.A on the blog for a while. Life gets in the way ya know?

Anyway I've been missing it terribly so I'm trying my hardest to get back on it! Thanks to everyone who has still subscribed!

This is an outfit post that ties into my last one, I got asked to do some blogging for La Senza (which sadly many stores are now closing down - luckily Cardiff isn't because I love the shop).

Dress - H&M
Shirt - H&M
Necklace's - Claires
Bandage Tights - La Senza.

They are definitely the kind of thing I'd never pick up and try in a shop but I have definitely grown to love them.

Fave Boots - River Island.

Like I said I've grown to enjoy these tights they are the kind of thing I'd see on other people and wish I could pull off so I'm glad I got the opportunity to branch out.

What did you all get for Christmas and what did you get upto New Years? I want all the goss!
x

Starry Pins and Bobble Hats - outfit post.

2011-12-06T18:24:00.000Z

Boston College Shirt - Bought in America.
Skirt - H&M
Starry Tights - La Senza.
Hat - Primark (kids section about 5 years ago!)

La Senza have now bought out their own hosiery range (click here to go see) and I did a little style challenge for them on Inside La Senza.

Cable Knit Cardi - Zara

Teamed with my leather vans.

Oh hi there!

Long time no blog-post hey? Well turns out being an adult means you have no spare time to do anything but luckily I've found a few to spare today. I'm still reading all the regulars blogs on lunch breaks and when I have 5 mins sat down, don't you hate it when life gets in the way?!

Anyway Christmas is soon so I'll be taking lots of snaps and showing off my first ever (own) tree :D

What are all your pre-festive plans? I'm trying to get into the spirit but a lack of money and present inspiration is grinding me to a halt! Do any of you have any awesome gift guides out there? hit me up with links!

Five Things Wishlist.

2011-11-19T18:30:00.000Z

I used to always do these posts I love making little wish-lists of things I want/can't afford:

Bow Back Skater Dress - ASOS.
I love this colour but there is no way it would suit my pale skin and white hair, boo hoo :(

FairIsle Headband - ASOS.
It's starting to get so cold out I've been wearing a little bobble hat all week, I loved these headbands last year but never picked one up.

Deer Teacup - Urban Outfitters.
Ok I need this in my life!!

Unicorn Teacup - Urban Outfitters.
Oh and of course I need a friend for the above.

Floral Skull Necklace - ASOS.
I am so in love with this, it's on a long chain too which is basically all I enjoy wearing, definitely on the ol' Xmas list!

What things have you been into this week?

I've had a pretty quiet week, just working and enjoying having a free house for a week. For iPhoners I'm on Instagram too - I can't get enough of it so add me up: cowbiscuits.

I have a super awesome post coming up this week too I'm so excited to be a part of it!
x

Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay - outfit post

2011-11-08T19:10:00.000Z

This was going to be a "to keep or not to keep" post but my lovely best-friend managed to rip the tags off and wear it on a night-out haha so I guess I'm keeping!

Belted Dress - New Look.

The back is lace too which is super cute.

So yeah I'm keeping it! I do like it anyway i just am one of those "I hate my arms" girls.

I've been window shopping all the new winter going out dresses and although this is sleeveless the colour is definitely winter! What new wintery dresses have you spied?

I also want to say a huge thankyou to all the people who still read, comment and follow even though I've only be able to post once a week for a while now, every comment I love and try hard to reply!

Cashmere Challenge.

2011-10-31T10:00:00.000Z

When somebody put the word cashmere to me I always used think "OLD LADY!" straight away, this was until last winter when I picked up a cheapy Primark cashmere jumper to wear to bed, it served me for a couple of months then dwindled into a not-so-soft mess.

Anyway VouchercCodes got in contact asking if I wanted to give an honest review of a cashere jumper, well duh of course I did I love soft things and I live away from home so need all the free warmth I can get!

The jumper in question was a Pure Cashmere crew neck from Marks and Spencer.

M&S Pure Cashmere Crew Neck Jumper in Light Camel - £59.

Well first of all it was SO soft to touch and instantly warmed me up, I've been wearing it with my pjs before bed and when I get up and I fully love it! I got a size 10 and it fits just right, still loose enough to feel snuggly in but not so loose you catch a draft.
I have washed it and the size and shape has stayed in tact and so far it hasn't turned into a bobbly mess.

I literally have no complains about it. YAY!!

Also check out my new PJ Bottoms:

Rad.

What things have been keeping you warm?
x

New Tattoo!

2011-10-26T18:32:00.000+01:00

Hey there!

As promised here is a quick post showing you all my newest tattoo done by my housemate Brad:

Super cute right? I love it! I'ts on my thigh and it's alot bigger in person.

We also got matching XO's because we are lame - they are supposed to look scratchy :p

Yaay!

Well thats it from me, I will be posting again this week thought phew trying to get back on track with blogging and having a full time job and full time social life it hard work!

Hope everyone is ok!

XO 'Til We Overdose - outfit post.

2011-10-19T18:22:00.001+01:00

I've been basically wearing this outfit all the time, it's so easy and casual I think I've worn it out to a club, for drinks, to dinner, shopping and also to the South Wales blogger meet up last week. I'm so lazy it's too easy to throw it on and walk out the house in less than 10 mins.

Dress - H&M
Shirt - H&M

I picked up this amazing little bag from H&M too it was £10 and I love it, great for fitting keys, phone, mirror and money.

Headband - New Look
Necklace - ASOS & Claire's.

I always team everything with my Vans and I recently got these bad boys courtesy of Zalando.co.uk, super fast shipping and everything with an amazing size range, I can never find Vans in my baby feet size!

Leather Cedar Vans - Zalando.co.uk

In other news, those of you who follow my Twitter will know that I've changed from Blackberry to iPhone, so hit me up with some fun things to do on there!

I also got another tattoo but will be posting that when I get it finished on Sunday ;) SO AWESOME!

Hope you are all well!
x

Unicorn Hair.

2011-10-10T19:23:00.000+01:00

Hey friends!

I've been crazy busy, so sorry for the lack of posts! I went back to Devon this weekend to see my mum in her new house out in the middle of the countryside and decided to dye my hair. Older readers of my blog might remember my lilac and pink hair or more recently (although I never pictured it) I had turquoise hair. WELL I've gone back to lilac and baby pink dip-dye which I like to call - Unicorn Hair!

Cheese head!

When I was home I managed to squeeze in some outfit pictures so will be posting alot more in the next couple of week - yay!

Hope everybody is well, anybody else been dying their hair?

P.S:

I don't really know the deal with these Cosmopolitan Blog Awards but my best meatball and partner in crime Amelia is nominated in the Established Fashion Blog catagory, go check her blog and if you think she's as rad as I do then drop her a vote HERE :)

Animals On Dresses - outfit post

2011-09-27T21:34:00.000+01:00

If there is one thing I love more than prints of animals IN clothing then it's animals printed ON clothing. Some of my older readers may remember these animal print related posts (Part 1, Part 2).

I saw this pretty little dress in H&M about 2 months ago and knew it had to be mine! Since then whenever I wear it I seem to had a good time so I'm guessing it's a pretty lucky/fun dress to have:

Animal Print Dress - H&M
Excuse the copious amounts of bruises on my arm!

Claw Necklace - Claire's Accessories.

The print on the dress is of Stags, Deers and Foxes.

Since these awful pictures I've had my hair cut, no big difference but it's SO much nicer!

Any cute animal printed garments out there I should know about??

Boohoo Summer Is Over...

2011-09-21T18:32:00.001+01:00

...but don't worry Winter brings amazing new clothes, shoes and accessories!

I get about 9000 emails a day from online and high-street stores about their new collections and yada yada but I always delete them! So this week I've made an effort to try and keep some just to see what's about and what the trends are (as I have little to no interest in fashion week) and suprisingly the one I've enjoyed the most is from Boohoo.com

I always thought Boohoo was a little cheap looking and some of it (and I still agree with this) is gross BUT amongst that I noticed some amazing pieces I now can't get my mind off - and it's super cheap too!

Here are my picks:

Faux-Fur Trimmed Cape

Shearling Buckle Brogue

Cord Shorts w/ Braces
I love this whole outfit and actually ordered the shorts.

Gold Lock Bag

Contrast Panel Dress.

Like I said I actually ordered the shorts but I'm stupid and ordered them to the wrong house oops!!

I'd just like to say a huge thankyou to all of those who still read and follow my blog, I know I've only be able to get on once a week recently but hopefully soon I can sort out doing every other day again :) Also if somebody could tell me why all of a sudden everybody has 'UK [insert genre] Blog' after their names then please do tell me what trick I'm missing out on!

What A/W items have been catching your eye?

A Shark In Jet's Clothing - outfit post.

2011-09-12T18:10:00.002+01:00

'Sup! Another outfit post, another Blondie song title.

Been so busy this week with work and flying visits home to Devon, off there again Tues/Weds to sort out my house as my mum is moving and also after almost one whole year - GET MY HAIR CUT! Jeez words cannot explain how happy I am about that, nothing too drastic just sorting it out as you are about too see it has no shape it's just a straggly ass mess:

Print Dress H&M
Denim Shirt H&M

Faux-Shark Tooth Necklace - Rock n' Rose.
So awesome knew I had to have this as soon as I saw it!

That's about as interesting as my life has been!

Seeing alot of people on Twitter off to the Look Show, totally jealous and also totally forgot it was on! Hope anyone going has a fab time!
x

Awesome Autumn.

2011-09-06T18:10:00.000+01:00

I fully hate September, i hate rain I hate being cold/too poor to put the heating on and most of all I hate the freakin' tarantulas that feel they have the right to step foot inside your house.

The only thing I do love about September is being able to get excited about A/W clothes and accessories, everywhere is creeping in new things that are getting us ready for winter, and here are some of my faves:

Quilted PU Biker Jacket - Topshop.
I already have my coat for winter (I'll be posting soon) but I actually lose my faux-leather on a night out recently so will be needing a new one!

Triple Square Ring - ASOS
I only really do my rings big and this looks too perfect.

Fox Shawl - H&M
I'm all about animals on clothes, I need to hunt this down next payday.

Aztec Wolf Sweater - ART DISCO
I already own this awesome Aztec Owl sweater and now I totally want the pair!

Kitted Bodycon Dress - ASOS.
Amazing. Can't even picture my life without this.

Cross Necklace's - Sunken Rose
20% off at Sunken Rose right now if you use the code BIRTHDAYTREAT so it's a must to pick these both up for a bargain!

Platform Shoe Boots - Topshop.
Can't walk in heels this high so these are just a pipe dream. Amazing.

What things are you looking forward to about Winter?
x

You Can Go Your Own Way - outfit post!

2011-08-28T18:20:00.005+01:00

I know, I know! I've been slack again on the ol' blog! But it's because I've started a new job and after about a month of un-employment I got back into a bad sleeping pattern so I've been catching up on rest all week.

As I said in my last outfit post my flat has hardly any natural light so it's hard to take a pic thats not grainy as hell BUT that doesn't mean I didn't:

Fleetwood Mac shirt - Topshop (ack I know)
Shorts - H&M

I'm a HUGE Fleetwood Mac fan so really couldn't resist this Rumours shirt when I saw it.
I really didn't want to accessorise much and just kept it simple with a pair of Vans.

Been watching Reading footage all weekend, so jealous of everyone who went I've been going for 6 years, took a break last year and went to IOW but this year took a festival break completely :(

I'm being 12 years old again and am off to see Taking Back Sunday though!
Hope you all had a good weekend!
x

What A Stud!

2011-08-20T18:00:00.001+01:00

Being unemployed and living in town meant I had alot of time to window shop but no money to buy. Thankfully now I am employed (and get paid weekly) I can't wait to hit the shops hard!

Last weekend my best friend came up to visit me and we are both like magpies to anything studded, here are my favourite studalicious pieces I have been lusting after:

Spike Peep-Toe Heels - River Island £65.
I walk like a boy in heels but my BFF tried them on and they were AMAZING!

VECTRA Studded Slippers - Topshop £28.
Now these I can get on board with/will be buying next week!

Studded Clasp Bag - River Island £45.
Really nice and big, so tempted!

Studded Box Clutch - River Island £30.
This bag matches the first pair of shoes - so tiny but such a treat to the eyes!

MOTO Vintage Wash Denim Sparkle Stud Hotpants - Topshop £75.
These are so Britney 2011 it hurts, they are too expensive but I am in love.

What shiny studded things have caught your eye? Link me so I can waste more money :p

Hope you have a great weekend!
x

Any Excuse To Party - 24 hour Giveaway!

2011-08-18T14:57:00.002+01:00

Giveaway Now Closed.

Ok! So I am an Aussie Angel and as many of you may have seen all the other Angels are posting about this fabulous giveaway Aussie is holding to celebrate the new Aussie-versary Limited Edition bottles.

Here is what you can win:

Summer Party Pack!

Only the 2 products can be out of any of these:

Take The Heat range – shampoo, conditioner, 3MM, heat-protection cream, heat-protection spray – For beautifully blow-dried hair wrap these products around your locks.

Miracle Moist – Shampoo, conditioner, 3MM – These heavenly products infuse moisture into dry damaged hair, leaving hair quenched, luscious, smooth and conditioned faster than you can say ‘shine on me’.

Luscious Long – Shampoo, conditioner, 3MM, leave-in conditioner – Blended with wonderful lovelies like Blue Mountain Eucalyptus extract, these products help transform weak, distressed hair into luscious locks.

ALSO: All those who receive packs will have the opportunity to take part in a challenge, with the chance of one person winning 10 tickets for themselves and 9 of their friends or followers to our HUGE Summer party in October!

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

To enter simply follow these rules:

You must be UK Mainland residents and aged 18 years or over

Comment on this post stating a reason you have to celebrate (no matter how big or small) and your email address

Then I will pick 7 winners.

A list of the prize winners will be available on www.uncoveraussie.co.uk after this date. Summer Party packs will be sent by Aussie, and all delivery costs covered by Aussie.

Ok there are 7 chances to win so GO GO GO!

Rip Her To Shreds - outfit post.

2011-08-15T18:30:00.000+01:00

First up, thanks for all the lovely comments on my last post! Loved seeing what you all thought!

Second, my new flat has hardly any light so all my outfit posts look grainy and have gone to hell, but I'll try sort something soon.

Today my housemate decided he wanted to bleach his hair so I spent all day doing that and laughing at the awkward ginger stage, anyway here is what I wore for such an occasion:

Dress - River Island.
I kinda think it makes me look a bit like a waitress but I still dig it.

Pair of blondes.
I've re-dyed his hair since then and it looks ALOT better, and he does have an arm it's just broken.

My VIPXO Scrabble ring that I basically never take off.
I'm real into things with my initial/s on.

Also late last night I had an email saying this blog would be in The Times today so that was kinda nice to see my silly face on page 24.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

I'm Back! + A Look Around My Flat.

2011-08-13T17:27:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well. I finally have internet in my flat so here I am!

First of all I just want to say thankyou to everyone who stuck around, normal blogging will continue now, I have a few outfit posts lined up and some other exciting things but today I want to show you all my new place.

So as I mentioned I moved to Cardiff from Devon about a month ago, I've settled in well, I've still been about on Twitter and what-not. I've taken a few pics of my room and made a little (my first!) video showing you around my flat:

Like I said I'm real ill so please be kind! I'm living next to the Millennium Stadium which is right next to town which is a treat! I'm living with my friend Brad (you can see his work/tattoo blog thing HERE) and so far it's been fun.

My pretty bed - it's so comfy!

All my jewellery.

Some decor, of course every room needs a bit of Zac Efron.

Birdcage lamp my mum bought me. Also there is a stag head that I keep my keys on.

My mirror and tons of my fave people around it. As you can see the wallpaper is hideous but as we are renting I decided to just cover it up as best as I could with nice things.

This photo doesn't do this justice it's a tapestry thing of a fox from Ikea it was like £45 but I got it in the sale for £16.

And then these are my shelves with my junk on, I have tons more under my bed that needs putting out but I'm being kinda lazy.

So any Cardiff/Welsh bloggers out there hit me up!

Jewels, Jewels, Jewels - Want, Want, Want!

2011-07-13T21:03:00.001+01:00

Hey everyone!

First up head on over to Vivatramp where you can see my top-5 Summer songs.

Next, sorry for being absent but as I said I'm moving.

I'm all moved in now but had one last shift at work down here so this is just a quick post while I'm back home and have internet. A few sparkly things I have my eye on but unfortunately cannot afford:

Topshop Tan Tooled Cuff - £14.

ASOS Geometric Engraved Necklace - £8

Disaya Monster Growl Ring - £48

River Island Claw Ring - £7

Pieces Spiked and Studded Ring Set - £7

What things do you have your eye on?

As I said I'm sorry for lack of posting but moving is stressful! I'm always about on Twitter (@cowbiscuits) and I will find a way to do a video once I'm all set up to show you my new place! I'm loving it so far :)

Hope everybody is ok!
x

You Are A Tourist - moving day post!

2011-07-07T18:23:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone!

As I said before I am moving up to Cardiff as of next week so I will be without internet for a couple weeks. I will be coming back to my mums for one night so will try and schedule a few things but I have no time at all to take outfit pics so please bear with me!

I just thought I'd share with you a couple new things I've picked up to take with me:

Urban Outfitters Jacquard rug. Unfortunately my kitty Pippa can't come with me but will be staying with my mum. I will miss her SO much but will see her everytime I come home.

Mushroom salt n' pepper pots. Bought from eBay.

Urban Outfitters Anchor Bath slip-mat. In the sale and very me!

As soon as I sort everything out I will do a post having a nosy round my new place, I'm excited but also nervous.

Any bloggers/readers out there from Cardiff or surrounding areas? Get in touch I need friends :P

4th July - outfit post.

2011-07-04T18:30:00.001+01:00

It's not secret I'm an American buff (check my background) from cheesy TV to amazing music almost all my fave things are straight out of the States.

I'm going to keep it short today as I'm off sorting out my new flat so here is my 4th july outfit post:

Stars and Stripes body - ASOS
Hi-waisted Bodycon skirt - H&M

I posted about this Pieces Lobster ring HERE and then it went down in price in the ASOS sale so I picked it up - it fits like a dream and I love it!

For more of my America inspired outfits see my American Flag shorts (with Boston Tee), my Jersey Shore dress-up and my 4th July nail art.

Hope my American readers had an awesome holiday weekend!
x

Everyday Is Like Sunday - outfit post.

2011-07-01T18:48:00.000+01:00

Last night I went to see Morrissey down in Plymouth, I've been a huge fan of The Smiths and Morrissey since I was a small child so I was real excited. I've seen Morrissey before and each time he has sounded just perfect - just like a record. I've also never seen so many middle-aged men with quiffs in all my life :p

Anyway this is what I wore!

In dire need of a haircut!

Cable Knit short-sleeved jumper - Topshop circa 2006 (still fits like a dream!)
Racerback Dress (I always wear as a skirt thing) - ASOS.
Necklace - Tiffany.

My beautiful Ship ring from Adrianne. I'm so in love with it I've been wearing it everday!

Adrianne has vintage inspired jewellery I've not seen anything like some of the pieces I've seen here, so gorgeous with amazing details!

The weekend is here and I am spending it packing up boxes for my big move to Cardiff in the next week! I haven't really spoken about it on here but I'm quitting Devon and heading up to Cardiff for a change of scenery!
So here is where I beg of some Welsh bloggers to step forward and chat to me!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!
x

Things I Loved This Week.

2011-06-28T18:45:00.000+01:00

I went to see Bridesmaids on the weekend, I have SERIOUS hair envy of Kristen Wiig! This photo does it no justice but honestly I'm considering chopping my hair off. The film is great go see it!

Sanrio Sunglasses - I am not a fan of see-through lenses (it offends me as a genuine glasses wearer with poor eyesight!) BUT these are too adorable! I want them :(

As most of you know I went to see Glee Live! It was SO amazing I can't put it into words so here is a crappy phone picture and video.

I also bought a giant foam hand to dance with, I was a tad drunk and it got ripped - wah!.

The woman of the week is Beyonce of course! Anyone who follows me on Twitter will know I lost it during her Glastonbury set. I urge you all to go buy her new album '4' it is SO GOOD!

I posted these nails I did a year ago (4th of July nails) and they are making a comeback again for this 4th of July too :)

In relation to my previous True Blood dress-up post, how good was the season starter? 2 episodes were released and they were both awesome, so glad to have it back on my screen!

How was your week? What were you loving?
x

Sookie Stackhouse Dress-up.

2011-06-26T18:27:00.000+01:00

As I do bang on about it so much, most of you will know I'm a huge True Blood fan, and tonight it starts the 4th season over in the US (so I will be waking up early to catch it here!).

Some of you may remember my Bon Temps Football post where I showed off my True Blood shirt from the HBO shop (the best place in the world for a HBO nut like me) in New York.

So todays post is a Sookie Stackhouse dress-up post - everybody's favourite Merlotte's waitress!

Merlotte's Bar and Grill shirt - Play.com and there are about 100 on eBay.
Shorts - H&M.

Anna Paquin is my biggest girl-crush.

This outfit couldn't be complete without my Me & Zena Vampire ring.

I also have a bottle of actual True Blood which tastes of orange but looks like blood - yum!

Anyone else True Blood fans? Who is your fave character? I have to say my favourite is Lafayette for the one-liners and Jason for the eye-candy ;)

Hope you all had a fab weekend!
x

Mushroom Sweater - outfit post.

2011-06-22T18:45:00.000+01:00

Hello!
I bought this wonderful mushroom print sweater when I was in Paris (almost a year ago now!) from Zara - I never saw it over here so maybe they have different things? Anyway I've been doing alot of thinking this past week about Paris and how wonderful it and that time was for me (you can see my Paris posts here, here and here) which also reminded me that it was my blogs 1 year anniversary yesterday (21st) - can't believe I held something down for a year ;)

Mushroom Sweater - Zara 20euro.
Shorts - ASOS
White Tank (so old it has holes in as you can see) -H&M.

I love wearing shorts with a jumper over, it's perfect for indoor/warm but rainy weather.

In other news I'm heading to my family homeland of Manchester to meet up with a friend as we are off to see Glee Live tour! I AM SO EXCITED! I had no idea what to wear, old reader may remember my Rachel Berry dress up post? - well I'm not wearing that haha! I'm sure I will decide 10 mins before I have to run for the train.

Anyway I hope all of you are having a great week so far!
and as requested in my last post - any of your fave beauty blogs you can link me to would be great!

Missguided Nail Splash x2! - review and swatches.

2011-06-20T18:31:00.001+01:00

The lovely Sara, who is currently working with Missguided got in contact the past week and asked if I'd like to try out the new Missguided Nail Spalsh colours - now stuff like this never happens to me so I jumped at it!

First of all here is MissTique:

MissTique is a teal colour and my favourite of the two, I just loved it and kept looking at it all day!

Next up is MissTaken:

MissTaken is a bright orange - very Summer! My nails are a little chipped here but this is after 4 days of wear so pretty good!

Like I said above I got great wear out of these Nail Splashes, I think I'm on my 5th day with MissTaken and only the ends are slightly chipped. Application was nice and easy with a fairly quick drying time.

I love the packaging I'm a sucker for anything in a box and each Splash came in it's own box (am I weird?!) and for £5 for 13ml you can't really go wrong!

I also have a request for you all - what are your favourite beauty based blogs? Thanks in advance ;)

x

Things I Loved This Week.

2011-06-16T18:28:00.000+01:00

Been a super busy week for me, won't go into too much detail but I'm going to get right into this, here we go the things I've been saving to my favorites this week:

Beyonce in July's Dazed and Confused. Her new album "4" is amazing, a bit different for Bey and took me a while to get into but it's really grown on me. She is the flawless Queen of the Universe.

Cat pillow covers - Urban Outfitters. Love cats, love sleeping, what else do I need to say?

Bird Print Jumper - ASOS. Really been into wearing jumpers/shorts combo again since the weather hasn't made its mind up this week!

Matte Nude Glitter nails - These are my attempt at a photo I've seen floating around Tumblr this week (but for the life of my cannot find now!) I used Nails Inc Elizabeth Street, NYC Starry Silver and Rimmel Matte Topcoat.

Lady Gaga's crazy turquoise mermaid hair. Love her, love this hair, love this outfit, I really hope she announces a UK tour soon!

Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Ring - I bought from an eBay seller but it appears to have been the last one so I can't link you! It's awesome!

Hope your week is going well so far, what have you been loving?
x

Hello Sailor - outfit post.

2011-06-13T18:30:00.000+01:00

I bought this dress a little over a year ago and wore it to Lady Gaga's first leg of her UK Monster's Ball tour (so Feb time). It slimmed me and had shoulder pads - what more did I need in a dress? The only down side is my bubbies were a bit too small so I had to pin it a bit so they didn't flash out (sorry for the vivid description!).

Dress - ASOS.

Hello Sailor Necklace -ASOS.

In other news I got tickets to see the most fabulous Ms.Britney Spears on her Femme Fatale tour! I'm so excited I have loved Britney since the day she hit radios and went to see her on the Circus tour too. JOY!

Have you all had a great weekend? What did you do?

They Love The Way That L.A.M.B Be Rollin' 'Cross My Shirt - outfit post.

2011-06-09T20:14:00.000+01:00

I bought this just under a year ago (I did a post on it back then too, cannot believe my blog is nearly 1!) . I picked it up for £15 on eBay, the jacket has a distressed look and a fleece-feel inside which is just perfect for the little chill we have right now.

Humming Bird ring - was a gift for Christmas.
Nails - Miners Laguna Love.

I've been wearing this jacket everyday this week, channeling my inner-Gwen, curling my hair and keeping my lips red!

Hope you are all having a great week so far!
x

Things I Loved This Week.

2011-06-07T20:56:00.000+01:00

The past week I've been so busy, I spent all day Monday house hunting and was so drained by the end I was thinking about just living in a hole in the woods. But i've pulled myself together and hopefully the right place will come up soon!

In preparation I've put up loads of stuff on my eBay, if it doesn't go then I'm chucking it in the bin.

This week I've been loving:

These super awesome Collar Tips from ASOS. Although I don't own anything with a collar, I also found some awesome cowboy style collar tips on ebay too!

Tatty Devine Quarts Crystal Shards ring.
Tatty Devine are world famous for their gorgeous acrylic, art-like jewellery. A little pricey but thats what you get for original and amazing hand-made designs!

Tatty Devine Symbolic Eye necklace.

HOW amazing is this Deer T-Shirt? It's from the amazing Pretty Racoon which I found on Etsy, you have to check out the other items they are awesome! My other faves are this Tribal Totem shirt and Nautical wheel shirt.

I'm a HUGE The Office fan and I don't know if this quote I posted on my Tumblr was made for the show or if it's well known but it fits in SO much with me right now and I love it (even if I don't love Jan all that much!).

I have also been loving my Miners nail polish in "Moroccan Mint" - and my dad loves the colour too!

SO that's my weekly round up of things that I've been into, what have you been loving this past week?
x

Eyelure Naturalites Evening Wear - review.

2011-06-04T19:13:00.000+01:00

I have NEVER worn fake eyelashes (well I did on halloween once and they ended up halfway down my face so I swore off them!) but browsing so many other blogs as I do I saw how many ladies did wear them and pull them off so well!

I have the shortest, stubbiest eyelashes, I pick them out and am just generally really naughty about the whole affair, so here goes, me with long lashes!

The word 'Naturalites' obviously made me think these would give me a natural looking lash and the 'evening, ultra glam' made me think they would be great for a night-out (not that I've been having many recently!).

Before.
I know I look like some weird-ass Alien but I have this inability to take a natural looking photograph.

After!
Full blow porn-star face haha.

SO they turned out to be ALOT bigger than I had imagined, definitely too long for me and definitely didn't look natural!

But for somebody who doesn't wear fake lashes I thought getting them on was super easy, the glue went on without any mess at all and stayed sticky long enough to me to fiddle about there to put them (I really am not a girls girl!). They stayed on for about 10mins before I got annoyed, felt silly and took them off :p

What faux-lashes do you use?

Hope you all have a great weekend!
x

P.S The winner of my giveaway is Dainty Dresses, congrats!! x

Lace and Gold - outfit post.

2011-06-01T19:15:00.000+01:00

So right now I'm supposed to be having fun at Brighton Fashion Week but due to unforeseen circumstances I am no longer doing this but instead sat at home! Still 6 days off work so can't complain!

So today we had some great sunshine here in the UK and I popped on this little lace number:

Peach Lace Dress - Zara
Belt - Primark
Spike Bracelet - Topshop. It was £1!

I got the dress about 2 years ago and never really wore it until last year when I wore it to the Lady Gaga Monster's Ball.
It has a silk slip thing underneath.

So floaty and perfect for the sunshine! How did you spend your day?

Don't forget that you have 2 more days to enter my Sigma giveaway so get on it!

x

Things I Loved This Week.

2011-05-30T19:09:00.000+01:00

Hey!

So I was thinking maybe I'd make this "Things I Loved This Week" post a regular thing, like do it on a Sunday/Monday and kinda recap on the week past? What do you think? WELL anyway here is this weeks:

The first 3 minutes of True Blood season 4 are HERE. I can't even begin to explain my excitement to have True Blood (and that sexy werewolf) back on our screens! If you have never seen it I urge you to go watch season 1, I'm not into all that vampire junk but this is pure amazing!

Aw super cute clock from ModCloth! If anybody knows how to get hold of one of these in the UK hit me up!

Anchor Print chiffon tea-dress by Dahlia. It's too gorgeous and looks like it fits like a dream!

Animal print dress by Dahlia. I am in love with the contrasting hem poking out. Basically hit up ASOS and search Dahlia they have amazing dresses!

Jacquard Rug - Urban Outfitters. UO have had a bad week but I love this simple, rustic looking rug - I want it!

Mother of pearl necklace - Forever21. Super cute! I love long necklaces with something BIG at the end.

A few links I have loved this week:

Justin Timberlake + Lady Gaga in a Lonley-Island 3-way on the SNL season finale (if you can try and watch all the JT episodes they are AMAZING!).
Louise Parr - amazing illustrations and designs (I want them to be wallpaper!)
Shameless plug - I'm selling loads of stuff on ebay!
And another one - Don't forget to enter my Sigma Brush giveaway!

I hope you all had a great bank holiday weekend!

GIVEAWAY! Sigma Make-Up Brushes Travel Kit.

2011-05-27T20:28:00.002+01:00

Hey lovelies!

I have a treat for you! I have one of these amazing Sigma make-up brush travel-kits to giveaway to one lucky reader!

I'm real into my make-up as most of you know, I've been using a TiGi brush kit I got last Xmas and the brushes are old now and splashing out on things I'm going to get dirty isn't something I'm into. SO I've seen many blog reviews of Sigma brushes and they all said they were up there with MAC brushes (something I cannot afford!).

Let me tell you a bit about the brushes I'm giving away:

The travel kit comes in a lovely case, with a special extra brush gift and retails at $49 (real good for 8 brushes!)

Large Powder F30 - Rounded top, natural bristles and very dense which makes it great for applying powder products.
Large Angled Contour F40 - I use this to apply blusher as it is perfect for contouring cheeks!

Foundation F60 - Synthetic bristles, great at applying liquid foundation, doesn't leave drag marks or smears.
Tapered Blending E40 - I had no idea what this was for but apparently "designed to apply and blend colour on the crease" - yup!
Concealer F70 - Great for concealing dark circles under the eyes.

Eye Shading E55 - Super soft with a rounded end, great for applying loose eye shadows.
Pencil E30 - Great for applying eyeshadow on the corners and crease of the eye.

Okay so how do you win this awesome kit?

The Rules:

* You must be a follower of my blog via Google Friend Connect (just click 'Follow' at the top of the page it's that easy!)

* Just leave a comment asking to be entered and leave your email address so I can contact you.

That's it!

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! Thanks to all who entered.

Open internationally.

GOOD LUCK!

x

Surprise Party! - outfit post.

2011-05-25T19:54:00.000+01:00

Hey!

So I bought this dress to wear to my mums surprise party we had on the weekend, I had to lie and say I was staying out so I went to a friends house for the day where I was told the dress was Mad Men-esque but I've never watched it so I have no idea.

Dress - ASOS £25
Necklace - Tiffany.
Lipstick - MAC Red.

Gross attempt at a toothy smile. The dress goes in at the waist and comes out slightly pleated thigh length. Due to bad lighting here it just looks like it morphs into one but I don't wear long skirts/dresses as I have short legs.

I always wear this ring on my wedding finger just dreaming that one day a man will propose with a real rock so huge :p Just kiddin' it's the only finger it fits on!
Nails - No7 Beanie with Rimmel Matte topcoat.

I know I promised a giveaway but I'm doing it Friday now so keep your eyes open for that one!

I hope your week is going well so far!
x

Things I've Been Loving This Week.

2011-05-23T19:34:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone!

So sorry it's been such a long time since my last post! I've been really busy/stressed but slowly getting back on top of things. Just a quick post today a few things I've seen/been loving this week:

Topshop Skull Ring - Lovee this, I love most things skull and with a feather headdress on too what more can I say?

Vero Moda Lace Swing Dress - So light and super cute, I'm so tempted to buy it but my lack of funds is stopping me quickly!

Lady Gaga Born This Way - Leaked last week but came out today - SO AWESOME! My fave tracks are Government Hooker and Highway Unicorn.

Real Housewives of New Jersey - They're baaaack! What better way to start off the season than with a HUGE fight.

Pieces Lobster Ring - I love me some huge-ass rings, this has a gorgeous colour to it.

Sandy Bay Candles - I have The Big Apple, as most of you know the name would sell it to me anyway but the smell is amazing, it's got a little hint of spice to it which I can smell around the house even when it's not burning! It's also a celebrity fave!

Well I hope you all had a great weekend! Stay tuned for my next post which is a giveaway I hope most of you will like :)
x

XXXO - outfit post.

2011-05-17T19:26:00.001+01:00

First of all I have THESE Vivienne Westwood Melissa shoes on Ebay going in 24 hours I really want to sell so if you are a size 3/small 4 then take a look.

Now I have to apologize, I took a whole bunch of photos for this post as I normally do, got them on the computer and then realized my lens had a smudge on it right over the pictures! But you will get the drift the rest was a really old hi-waisted black skirt and black tights.

Top - New Look
Skirt - H&M

This gorgeous aztec-style arrow-head necklace is from Raffles Bizarre, some seriously wonderful handmade treats by the lovely Jess (who is awesome to chat to on twitter!)

Also wandering if any bloggies are off to Brighton Fashion Week? Let me know as I shall be going and need buddies!

Peace
x

Ladies Who Inspire Me.

2011-05-15T20:05:00.002+01:00

Hello!

First up sorry for lack of posting, the great Blogger tragedy of '11 which is going to be my best excuse.

Thought I'd do something a little different for my blog and show you all some of the amazing ladies who inspire me in my life daily.

Let's get this show on the road!

Gwen Stefani - I got into Gwen when I discovered No Doubt in about '96, a striking lady with a unique dress sense, it was idol at first sight! Since then we have seen SO many forms of Gwen and her amazing sense of style it's unreal (My personal fave was "Sweet Escape" Gwen). This picture was taken a few days ago so as you can see for 41 and 2 kids - she is amazing!

Deborah Harry - Again I've always been a huge Blondie fan (influenced by my mum) and I get called 'Debbie' by EVERYONE! I put it down to being bright blonde and looking like a rockstar with an attitude ;).

Bethany Cosentino - She is a super cute girl who plays in an amazing band, loves cats and wears cute clothes. I want to be her.

Zooey Deschanel - My fave actress, she has a gorgeous, quaint style plus the most natural prettiness ever! I love her smiley, kind sense and her beautiful singing voice.

Lady Gaga - Now Lady G gets alot of stick from alot of people about her style and blah blah BUT she provides strong messages which I think is great and the power she has to be able to help change is really something special. Plus I'm a sucker for her AMAZING body!

Nicki Minaj - Fierce as hell, I love Nicki, she knows how to make fun of herself, her style is really out there and her music makes for excellent woman-power! Plus if i ever get a boob-job I am taking a pic of Nicki in there! I kinda want to give this joint to Beyonce too, I am in love with that woman and her thighs.

Well I hope you enjoyed a little insight to my life. Which ladies style inspires you? I'd love to see some other posts like this too, so if you do one link me up in the comments!
X

P.S Shameless plug but i have my Vivienne Westwood Melissa shoes up on ebay HERE. So check it out if you have small feet! x

I'm On The Pursuit Of Happiness - outfit post.

2011-05-11T18:54:00.000+01:00

So my 3 days off from work are up and I'm back in tomorrow. Went to see Insidious last night, it was SUPER scary but the end was kinda lame. I love going to the cinema I always pre-buy cinema-sweet popcorn, Maltesers and peanut M+M's, then get one of those fizzy ice drinks - so yummy!

Here is what I wore out on my day off:

See-through Striped Tee - Primark £6
Washed Denim Shorts - Asos £12
Necklace - River Island £3

I look shattered and I am. Been applying for jobs like crazy! Decided to stick my hair up halfway through taking pics, don't you hate it when you are growing your hair out and you have the awkward stage?

Iced Gem Ring - Babi Online.

The lovely people at Babi-Online sent me this super cute kitsch iced gem ring. Been wearing it with everything and craving iced gems hard!

The top is like a mesh see-through, I thought it would be too revealing but I actually love the fit of it and haven't seen it in Primark since.

Hope everybody's week is going well so far!
x

The Sun Was High and So Was I - outfit post.

2011-05-08T19:20:00.000+01:00

I actually wore this outfit last Sunday when I went to see Best Coast, I had an awesome night I love them and their summery feel! I hope one day I will be in a band just as rad as them. To kick things off I re-bought a guitar last week, can't wait to get back into it properly!

Palm Tree Top - H&M £3.99
Miss Selfridge Hi-Waisted Shorts that I basically never take off!

My Palm Leaves necklace is by Maggie Angus, such gorgeous hand-made jewellery inspired by Miami/Club Tropicana - AWESOME!

I've worked all weekend and now have 3 days off woohoo!
Weird question but has anybody used Yankee Candles? Are they worth the money?
x

Homeware Wishlist.

2011-05-05T18:07:00.000+01:00

Super quick post as I'm off out for dinner! Been ill and/or working but tomorrow is my day off so will prep some outfit posts :)

I must have been living under a rock 'cus I had NEVER been on ModCloth.com until a few days ago, anyway I was checking out their 'Apartment' section and basically fell in love with everything! Shame shipping costs loads to the UK :(

As I've said before hopefully in the next couple of months (if I can EVER get a job) I will be moving out, so here is my little wishlist from ModCloth:

Vintage-style Telephone, Arrow Mug, Jaws Cup, Bunny Ear Salad Utensils, Kitty Salt n' Pepper Pots, Anchor Doormat, Bear Tea-towel, Bear Coasters.

So if anyone knows where I can get similar, cute homeware items from the UK please send me links and your fave places to look at cute homeware too! I could literally spend hours pining over it.

Hope everybody is well.
X

MAC Haute & Naughty Lash Mascara - review and swatches.

2011-05-03T19:56:00.000+01:00

Hey!

Hope you have all had an awesome extended weekend, I loved all the wedding related posts I've seen! I've been a little ill and people who follow me on Twitter might have noticed BUT I'm back on track now, so here we go.

You may remember me saying in THIS post that when I ordered my MAC Quite Cute Blush, I got a free mascara, well here it is!

Haute & Naughty Double Effect Mascara - £17.50 (or free in my case!).
Instantly fell in love with the glittery packaging.

What it is, the pink lid you see is one mascara brush, then the glitter lid is another which with the pink inside, doubles up.

This is just the pink lid's brush.

Before with no mascara.

After with the 1st brush.

Then here is what it looks like with the 2 brushes combined.

With the 2 brushes.

As you can see I have REALLY short stubby eyelashes, so I preferred using just the 1st brush as was lighter for my eyelashes. I guess my opinion is a little bit bias because I don't really get any benefit out of using the 2 brushes together because of my tiny lashes, but if you had nice healthy ones I could totally see it working!

Anybody else tried/got any reviews of this? I'd love to see.

X

WOLFGANG - outfit post.

2011-04-28T18:30:00.002+01:00

See my last post for basically this whole outfit. I just wanted to show you all my super new backpack which has basically been glued to my back since I got it:

I changed my shorts to my high-waisted denims from Zara to stop ultimate clashing.

Here she is. Going to make bike-riding and roller skating so much easier! From ASOS.

Picked up this cute little belt from Primark for £1.
Please excuse the state of my nails, I have now applied new ones! Colour is Austin-tatious Turquoise by OPI.

Tomorrow is the big day for Kate and William, I am in London for the occasion as I am in fact her cheif bridesmaid! Surprise!

Just playin' I'm actually off to see Odd Future (OFWGKTA) check them/some of them out HERE - they are already getting huge and the show sold out in like an hour so this is going to be super special!

On Sunday I'm off to see Best Coast which I'm equally as excited for.

Hope you all enjoy the wedding!
x

Still In Love With Judas - outfit post.

2011-04-26T21:08:00.000+01:00

Sorry for the lack of updates this weekend, I've had the flu thing going round so pretty much been asleep or moaning about it on twitter.

Going to keep this pretty short, been so stressed with job hunting it's giving me square eyes. Had a lovely bike ride through the countryside though, really cleared the cobwebs in my brains thats for sure! One day I will post a pic of my bike it's the most awesome thing ever!

This is what I wore today:

Mango T-shirt
Rad Shorts.
Satchel from Asda.

I love this necklace, I got it from ASOS and wear it with everything.
Tiffany Key necklace was a 21st Bday present.

Been wearing my vans constantly since 2006.

Hope you all had an awesome Easter weekend! I got a Glee egg with a cup in it that says "I'm A Gleek" - amazing, probably better than Christmas.
What eggs did you get?

x

OPI Texas Collection, Lil' Shooters - review and swatches.

2011-04-22T20:27:00.000+01:00

I had seen a few swatches of the OPI Texas collection around on the Internet but saw this Lil Shooters set which is great to try out a couple before deciding if you want to spend £10.50 on a full 15ml bottle.

Each one is 3.75ml (just like the Katy Perry mini's) so they don't last long but you can get a good idea of if you like a shade enough to buy a full one.

(L-R) Austin-tatious Turquoise, I Vant To Be A-Lone Star, Do You Think I'm Tex-y, RapiDry Top Coat.
£12 ASOS.

Austin-tatious Turqoise is a gorgeous blue-green with a hint of glitter. The perfect Americana, cowgirl blue.

I Vant To Be A-Lone Star a really pale starry sky blue. So pretty.

Do You Think I'm Tex-y? A dahlia-pink colour, very hot!

RapiDry Top Coat is a super fast, long lasting, non-yellowing, high-gloss shine topcoat. Wow!

1st Coat. Please excuse my bad false nails!

3rd coat.

3rd coat with RapiDry Top Coat.

I really love these three colours, their collection is alot bigger than these but from other swatches I've seen these three definitely stand out as the best.

The Texas collection is also the first OPI collection to feature their new sorbet formula, which is supposed to be more translucent giving a light-glossy finish, "similar to the look of icy, water-based sorbet." It totally works with the Do You Think I'm Tex-y and kinda with the Austin-tatious Turquoise, but not so much with the other.
I also had white-tips so the translucent-ness didn't work too great for me.

However, I will definitely be picking up the Austin-tatious Turquoise in a full bottle and I LOVE it! It's so shiny in the sunshine, it looks like the ocean.

Have any of you tried the Texas Collection?

Hope you all have a great Easter weekend if you are celebrating :)
x

Cherry Cherry Boom Boom - outfit post.

2011-04-19T19:48:00.000+01:00

Wow what amazing weather we have had this week! I really hope it lasts over the Easter weekend because I am off from work for 4 days, although I will be spending them exercising to take off all the easter eggs I will be consuming (already had 1 this week!).

Anyway I showed this outfit off when I first started up my blog (you can see the post HERE), last time I wore this out sunbathing I fell asleep in the sun for 2 hours and still even now have a reverse playsuit tanline - not sexy!

Cherry Print Playsuit - Mango.

Cardigan - Mango
I love this outfit it's perfect for BBQ's and fun in the sun.
I love me a romper/playsuit for summer, only problem is you basically have to get naked to use the bathroom! haha.

Glitter Unicorn Necklace - Ji Ji Kiki
Obsessed with unicorns (see another old post) and glitter.

Teamed with these cute little girl school socks - I have size 3 feet so I can pick up a million of these for dirt cheap in kids sections.
Also my shoes are Primark, they have a small heel.

What are your plans over Easter? Also if your into it, what is your fave Easter egg? Mine is Mini Eggs, hands down.

x

MAC Quite Cute - Miss Behave Mineralize Blush - swatches and review.

2011-04-17T18:39:00.001+01:00

I wasn't going to buy anything form the Quite Cute range but I had an email from MAC saying there was free delivery and a free gift (an AMAZING mascara which I will post about soon) so I caved and picked up this little beauty:

Miss Behave Mineralize Blush - £18.
A light peach with a mint/silver heart center.

It is 4g, which is bigger than normal MAC mineralize blushes that are usually 3.5g.

1. Peach on its own
2. Mint/silver heart on its own
3. Mixed together.

It's great for my skin tone as its really light and then add that silvery shimmer that you can see on the top of the cheek.
I think for darker skin tones it wouldn't work as great.

I just love it, it's really nice and light for this sunny weather we are having and add a highlight too which I've been looking for for ages! The only thing is that I feel the 'mineralized'-ness (not a word I know!) of the heart seems to dust everywhere which seems like a bit of a waste of product.

I also got these super cute badges free too!

Sorry about the delay of announcing winners for the giveaway: the first winner was Hannah, 2nd was Harriet and 3rd was Simone. CONGRATS! I've emailed you all.

Also I'm very close to hitting 1000 google readers which is so awesome, i know it will go right down after I announce the winners due to giveaway-made profiles BUT if I do hit 1000 I shall be doing another giveaway - so stay tuned :) Just know I love and appreciate every single comment and reader I get no matter if it's from google reader of not!

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend!

Getting Home Inspired.

2011-04-15T10:53:00.000+01:00

As I've said on here before I'm really looking to move, I'm 21 and live in a small town with not alot going on for me. I crave city life, the energy and excitement of always having something to do whether it be partying hard or sitting in with a group of friends (who wants to gossip with their parents lingering?).

I'm still unsure on a couple things such as needing a housemate and also changing jobs, but this hasn't stopped me scouring my fave interiors sites looking for some inspiration!

Bedrooms:

As you can see I'm into framed beds and twinkly lights!

Kitchens:

I love bright kitchens with a retro feel.

The Rest:

(All images via SmalRooms where source can be found)

I've actually written this post in conjunction with the new Paul Smith Fragrance 'Optimistic' (some of you know I work in fragrance so I jumped at the op!). I am one of several UK bloggers asked to join in with the launch and write about inspiring and optimistic things.

You guys can take part too over on the Optimistic Facebook page, upload an optimistic/inspiring photo and the 50 most 'liked' wins tickets to the Paul Smith summer party (thats ALOT of chances!) and the top 3 win £500 to spend at Paul Smith - awesome!

Anyway I hope you all have a FABULOUS weekend, I'm off for cocktails and Mexican food!
x

Blondes vs. Brunettes - outfit post.

2011-04-12T18:50:00.000+01:00

Some of you might remember THIS post where I had a baby pink wig on, well I also mentioned that i bought a brunette wig. I've had my bleached blonde hair since I was 16 (I'm 21 now) and despite getting complimented on it alot I do get the urge to dye it dark!

So here is me and my wig as a brunette, I want your honest opinions!

Also can you all take time to appreciate my swagged out shorts, I have been living in them!
The top and headband are both from New Look.

My real hair only reaches my shoulders, so if I did go dark I'd have to have extensions which I generally dislike unless you are mega rich and can afford somebody great to do it!

Don't forget I have a giveaway going on HERE, 3 people will win so get in there!!!

Posts coming up soon include new beauty reviews, tattoos, and more outfit posts.

Hope you all had an amazing weekend!
x

Dirrty Denim -outfit post.

2011-04-08T20:07:00.000+01:00

With spring fully in bloom, the weather this week has been perfect!

Here is an outfit I wore this week on my day off with my friends on a sunny walk that inevitably led to this creepy place for a good old fashion ghost hunt (we actually changed it to 'killer' hunt over the course of the day which made no sense).

I also went to see Source Code, it was really good!

Metallica T-shirt £10
Hair bow - £1Primark
I wore a darker lipstick and a smokey-grey eye.

Nails - Formidable! M.A.C
Rings H&M

Not sure what's happened to my face.
These shorts were from ASOS about 3 years ago! Bought them purely on the basis they said 'As seen on Nicole Richie' haha.

Really hoping for the sun to stay out all weekend, that would be great!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway HERE!

Hope you all have an awesome weekend!
x

Giveaway x3! - Ji Ji Kiki Jewellery.

2011-04-06T19:20:00.002+01:00

Hello lovelies!

I have a special giveaway for you all to enter which I'm totally jealous of! I have THREE pieces of Ji Ji Kiki jewellery to give away to THREE lucky winners!

Ji Ji Kiki sells a range of kitch, kawaii and vintage inspired jewellery, homeware and accessories all with the indie ethos of providing a friendly and helpful service - just my cup of tea!

Additionally to this Ji Ji Kiki are offering my readers 15% off (inc free UK P&P) all orders using the code: cowbiscuits15
this will run until the end of the giveaway stated at the bottom of the post.

So here is what you can win:

This cute Apple Locket necklace

ARGH I am so in love with this!
'Le Petit Lapin' tiny bunny necklace.

Flying Owl necklace

So how do you win one of these?
Here are the rules:

* You must be a follower of my blog via Google Friend Connect - just click 'follow' at the top, I want this to go to genuine people who like my blog, but of course new readers are always welcome :)

(if you are anon then hit me up with an email and I'll see what I can do) I shall be checking aswell cheekies!

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED! winners will be chosen by Random.org.

The first winner chosen will get first pick of which prize they want, second chosen will get the remaining choice and the third will get the last one.

Any questions please feel free to hit me up on my email (nfgchimp@hotmail.com) or on Formspring.

Good luck!
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Urban Outfitters Homeware Pt.2

2011-04-04T18:00:00.000+01:00

I did a post just like this last year (its HERE), but since then alot more cute items have been added to Urban Outfitters homeware section.

I'm 21 now so I'm really desperate to move out to a bigger and better city and although I'm not 100% sure where I want to go and don't have anybody to move with yet but it doesn't stop me looking at things to buy!

Ribbon Duvet Cover - £60

Boho Floral Rug - £25
I actually am SO tempted to buy this to store away!

Globe - £12

R. Berkley Picture - £20
I already have one of these, a friend for him wouldn't go a miss.

Babushkups - £13 for 3

Toucan Shower Curtain - £25
Pricey for a shower curtain but probably the best shower curtain ever.

What do you think?
Also I have a request for any interior blogs/tumblrs - if you know any link me up! :)

Hope you've all had a great weekend!
x

I Follow Rivers - outfit post.

2011-04-01T20:59:00.000+01:00

I went over the top with the theme of this post and the accessories, but kept it simple so it kinda works....maybe?

Headband - ASOS
Scarf - Primark only £4, identical one in New Look (actually the exact same!) is £8.
Long Necklace - ASOS

Ring - Primark
Small Feather Necklace - Anchor Of Roses
Please excuse my bra hahah.

As I said in my last post I went to Cardiff on Thursday, Glassjaw were awesome much better than last time I saw them! I went out in the night (paying for it today) and then did a small spot of shopping the morning after.

Well the weekend is here, I hope you all have a great one!
x

Catch Up!

2011-03-30T21:09:00.000+01:00

This post is just a quick catch-up really about what I've been/am going to be upto. Warning there will be alot of links and youtube's, if you haven't already closed the page already then you may notice this post is kinda just filler.

Tomorrow I'm off to see Glassjaw in Cardiff, I've been a huge Glassjaw fan since I was 13 (I'm 21 now) and this will be my 4th time seeing them and I can't wait to hear some new stuff live. I'm also hoping to go to Hooters for some famous hot wings, I've been addicted to hot wings since my visit to Long Island in Jan.

Speaking of Long Island that just so happens to be where Glassjaw are from (you see how this all ties in nicely?) and my friends band have just come off the US tour with them, check them out:

I rediscovered my love for Tumblr the past week or so too, my favourite is this one: Smallrooms. I've been thinking alot about moving out recently and the pictures on there give me SO much inspiration!

My fave lipstick this week has been Kat Von D's Hellbent:

Read my Kat Von D make-up reviews here, here and here.

And to round this up, here is my favourite song of the week, please give it a listen:

Peace

Heartbreak Hotel - outfit post.

2011-03-28T19:42:00.000+01:00

Hey!

This is the outfit I wore this weekend. First up I went to TGI Fridays for some chicken fingers, after this I went to see the film Submarine - GO SEE IT! It's really sweet and just a generally good film. The soundtrack is also just wonderful, it's by Alex Turner, I'm not an Arctic Monkeys fan but this is good!

Anyway here it goes:

Bowling Shirt - Mango.
Belt - Primark.
High-Waisted Shorts - Zara.
Headband - New Look.

I wore it with my new bag if you remember from THIS Primark haul post.

Had this ring for aprox. 1million years.
It's from Topshop it was £3. But it tarnished to high hell so....

...I used this amazing Tuesday Tip from the wonderful Gem Fatale.
Just used some Silver BarryM on it.
The weird face is due to Eminem's new video being on and sounding like a Hip-op Brokeback Mountain.

I realise I haven't done many beauty posts recently but I've been real broke and can't afford any new make-up/products. I have been using one but it involves my stomach and I shall not be posting pics of that ;p
Anyway maybe I'll do a fave lipstick post soon.

Hope you all had a fab weekend
x

Tip Your Bartender - outfit post.

2011-03-25T20:53:00.000Z

As I said in my last post, I went on a Primark binge, I actually bought 2 tops but I am taking one back as it just looks really weird and I can't think of anything to go with it!

Anyway here is what I did pick up and wore yesterday on my day off in the sun:

Stars n' Stripes Jumper - Primark - £10
Basically I dig anything with an American flag.

Topshop Lolita Heart Sunglasses - 99p Ebay.

Nautical Daps - Primark - £3.
I love cheap flats to just potter about in, these were a steal.

Scrabble Ring - VIPXO Jewelry (Also 22% discount with the code 'VIP22' at the checkout)
OPI Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - please excuse the state of my nails I am reapplying new falsies as soon as I've written this post!

I really hope wherever you are the weekend is sunny and awesome for you!

Primark Mini-Haul = No Money.

2011-03-23T20:26:00.001Z

For those who follow me on Twitter you will know I spent alot of money in Primark today.

So this is just a super quick post to show you the accessories I bought, I'll probably use the clothes in outfit posts in the future:

Aztec print scarf, dope-ass sunglasses, turquoise ring, cherry coke lipsmackers, floral bow/chain bracelet and a super-cute little wica-ey aztec-y print shoudler bag.

These 'Fresh Price goes to Hawaii' sunglasses were only £1 - cannot say no. They are a weird matte plastic feel which makes me I love them more.

That's all, sorry this is so short but things will be back to normal come the weekend.

Peace
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Pink Wig, Thick Ass, Give 'em Whiplash - outfit post.

2011-03-20T18:14:00.001Z

This time last year I had what I like to call 'My Little Pony' or Unicorn hair - it was pink and lilac and magical and the best. After about a month my then manager decided to tell me to dye it back, being the total tool I am - I did!

SO since the world invasion of Nicki Minaj (my post I took pics 3 months ago for, of me loosely dressed up as her, is on its way soon) I've wanted a wig! I found a long, curly, baby pink wig on ebay for cheap and is my outfit post involving it:

It does look real 'wiggy' but it sure does the trick for when I feel down about not having long hair or my old unicorn hair!

Messing about iwth the stars from my Aussie box the other day.
Also didn't go too bright with the lipstick as it would look real clowny with the pink hair.

Urban Outfitters shirt I had been lusting after HERE.

Old ass ring I found in a box of junk while trying to find an old fleshtunnel stretcher.
Nails - GOSH Wild Lilac and GOSH Magic Star.

Now I really want a nice not too wiggy looking dark brown wig! If anyone has any tips/ebay links then please hit me up!

Hope you've all had a awesome weekend, I've been working all weekend - boo!
x

P.S. The title of the post is a Nicki Minaj lyric, altho i do have 2 of the 3 things listed ;).

Gettin' Wild - outfit post

2011-03-16T19:14:00.000Z

A month or so ago I won $100 ShopBop voucher over at A Daisy Chain Dream - so excited!

So I had a browse and saw they stock WildFox, I've always wanted a WildFox tee but they are little out of my price range, so I took the opportunity to pick up this little number ready for summer:

Baggy Diamond Cut-off Tank - $59.
DIY Studded Shorts
Headband - New Look £4

This is one of my two new bikinis (see the other here). It's like a cropped bralette thing - I love it!
It was £16 from River Island.

SO including customs charge I also had $15 left. The only thing that was $15 were these sick Marc Jacobs Silly Bandz! I've been a semi-fan of the Silly Bandz craze since is saw Sarah Jessica Parker wearing them, I too wore them for about a month ha!:

Hope all of you are having a grand old week!

Today I've decided to really take the plunge and plan a 3-month road trip of the USA, I'm missing a partner though! If you're a swell person please email me! ;)

Peace
x

Bikini Wishlist.

2011-03-14T19:59:00.000Z

I know it's super cold, even though the sun has been shining the past week, BUT think about when summer does come! How exciting!

Anyway, I've already bought 2 bikini tops (I wear them under baggy tops) you can see one HERE and the other is coming soon in another outfit post.

Here are a few of some of my fave bikini/swimsuits around online shops at the moment:

ASOS Pink Bow Bandeau - £15

Kelly Brook Contrast Bow - £16.99

ASOS Bandeau Spotted Swimsuit - £30

Topshop Apple Print - £28

Juicy Couture Spots & Stripes - £78

Seafolly Eden Floral Triangle - £41

I know some are so expensive! I love the apple print but my fave is definitely the Juicy Couture - maybe it's the tiny anchors in the spots.

Hope you all had a great weekend, I went to see Hallpass and Rango - both were fun films but I'd say Rango was the better of the two.

Peace

Aztec Nails + Balloon Treats.

2011-03-10T20:59:00.000Z

Tried my hand at some 'nail art' (I used that term VERY loosely as there is nothing arty about this mess) and bodged up most of it. Anyway I used the famous Model's Own/WAH Nails pen:

I went for a Navajo/Aztec feel as I'm totally digging that at the moment. Been listening to Rye Rye and M.I.A all day so totally inspired by the music.

Some of you may know I am one of the newest Aussie Angels (part of the 'Aussome Volume' tribe, today I had an email from a balloon company like 'Your balloon will be here in an hour!' - I was kinda thinking I had a secret admirer but turned out it was just Aussie surprising it's Angels.

Inside was the balloon above with a Lusciously Light Aussome Volume conditioner attached. There was also super cute little stars inside.

Pippa loved the box, got covered in stars and attacked the balloon on more than one occasion.

Thankyou Aussie!

Anyway the weekend is upon us, hope you all have a great one!
x

Party In The USA - outfit post!

2011-03-08T20:40:00.000Z

So it's 'Pancake Day' today, not having any due to not being able to make them! I try everytime I get that pancake craving and they always fail! Sucks we don't have an IHOP here in the UK!

Anyway the sun has been shining down (although it's still cold!) and I am getting SO ready for the warm to come! In the meantime I will continue to dress for summer and stay indoors:

Boston Shirt - Topshop - $10 bargain.
USA Shorts - Topshop
Bikini - ASOS
Hair Bow - ASOS

Spike Rings - H&M.
Nails - M.A.C 'Formidable!'

You can see my leopard print bikini top clearer here, I did have a better picture but it just looked like I was showing off my boobies!

I kinda hate this shirt 'cus it makes me look chunky as hell (I hate my arms!) but on the other hand I love it, I got it in Topshop NY for $10 - how could I say no?!

Well I hope you all had some scrummy pancakes - do think of me without!

Backstage Bambi,

2011-03-06T19:40:00.000Z

Hello!

Wow sorry for the lack of posts last week, I've been real busy working and once I'm done all i want to do is sleep! I also bought Sims 3 in the week and I've lost my real life due to playing my fake one!

This week I haven't stopped wearing one of my FAVE lipsticks by the amazing Kat Von D, I actually got this for Christmas not in NY (for a change!). Now most of you will know I love Kat's make-up range and have blogged about them before here and here, and you will know how much I favour the lip-paints for how long they last and the gorgeous colours. So here it is:

Kat Von D, Painted Love - Backstage Bambi.

Please excuse the wrinkles on my forhead! If anyone out there knows of a GOOD deep wrinkle cream (not anti-aging) I know I'm only 21 but I laugh/smile so much (just kidding it's usually frowning!) I really wanna stop this wrinkle making me look about 80 by the time I am 30!!

Hope you all had an awesome weekend - work tomorrow *sigh*!
x

The One That Got Away - outfit post!

2011-03-02T19:03:00.000Z

This is what I wore yesterday, me and my BFF went out for food and cinema for some Ashton Kutcher eye candy ;)

We saw 'No Strings Attached', I'm really not into the whole romantic-comedy genre but this film was actually really funny. I may be bias as I LOVE Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher is mmmm hott, plus it also had Kelly from The American Office in it which anyone who follows me on Tumblr or Twitter knows I'm a nut for!

Blouse - New Look £18 (I get discount as I work next door).
Peg-Legs - Zara £30 + belt.

I kept my make-up to a minimum just wearing heavy eye-liner on the top lid and a Bobbi Brown lipgloss.
Necklace is from Topshop.

Owl Ring - H&M
Nail Polish - The One That Got Away - Katy Perry for OPI.

In other news I updated my blogroll list (to the left there, you see it?) and also got some really exciting news - I am now an Aussie Angel! I'm part of the 'Aussome Volume Tribe' so look out for that!

Hope your week is going smoothly!

Maxfactor Lipfinity Lip Tint Pen - review + swatches.

2011-02-27T18:47:00.000Z

Some of you may remember this post I did on the Topshop Lip Marker - well it turns out it wasn't as great as I had hoped, within 2 weeks it was really dried out.

Then I heard that Maxfactor was bringing out a whole range of lip tinting pens I thought I'd give the whole 'drawing on your lips with a felt tip' fad another go!

This time I waited until a month after I bought it to review it so here it is:

There are 6 different shades, I picked up the most 'red' one named 'Royal Plum'.
£5.99 Superdrug.

1st one is what I could get out of the Topshop lip pen.
2nd is the Maxfactor.

Maxfactor on. It also lasts a long time - it's not fully waterproof but it dries fast and lasts a long time.

It is definitely better (and cheaper) than the Topshop one, it's easier to apply and also you don't need to keep going over it. It's been a month now and it hasn't dried up at all which is great. Probably not ideal for a night out but definitely great for daytime/work/uni/whatever.

Thought I'd just show you all my make-up box :)

Hope you all had a great weekend! Anybody watching the Oscars tonight? I will be staying up late watching a live-stream.

Studs and Leopard Print - outfit post.

2011-02-24T20:17:00.001Z

Hello!

Todays outfit post has been ready to go for about a month and a half now but I was waiting to use the main D.I.Y part of it when I guest blogged over at Rock N' Rose.

So here is 'what I wore?made' over a month ago:

Leopard Cross Tee - Truly Madly Deeply
D.I.Y Studded Shorts.

Back view of my shorts - not just showing you all my ghetto booty.

I know the whole world and it's wives has this shirts but I do really love it, it fits like a dream and goes with anything!

SO if you want to see how I made the shorts head on over to HERE.

Not been feeling to great today so going to keep this short and sweet.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
x

Payday Wish List - Urban Outfitters.

2011-02-22T19:54:00.000Z

Once again it's the last few days before payday where I'm going through old pots of pennies to try and find money for the bus/food/petrol, in these days I also get major cravings for new things and start saving pages to my 'To Buy' list.

This month is going to be hard, I basically get paid nothing then have to take out rent, petrol and bus fare to work so I'm not left with alot for a social life or to treat myself. Last month New Look got the wish list treatment and this month I've been craving Urban Outfitters:

Peter Jensen Rabbit Knit Sweater - £95.
I know its SO expensive and I'd never buy it but it's SO cute and I'd wear it 'til death do us part!

BLNQ Tortoiseshell Art-Deco Sunglasses - £25.
Give me these! Give me these NOW! Also give me some sunshine to wear them in.

Truly Madly Deeply Eagle Tee - £30.
I'm so into the Navajo/Native look I have been for so long and I'm really happy it's all coming back into trend this season!

Kate Garey Deer Necklace - £16.
Anyone would think I love animals right?

Truly Madly Deeply Hollywood Tee - £28.
This is it! This is what I'm spending my treat money on. I love it too much to let it go. I love the fit of TMD shirts and the raw edges they have, I have that cross tee ;)

Paul & Joe Kitty Cosmetic Bag - £20
Awh! I don't need this I just want this for the cute factor! I always want to buy one of those Paul & Joe cat lipsticks but I know I'd never ever use it for fear of scrubbing the kitty's face off.

Oh dear, so naughty looking and wanting things I can't afford!

Just want to say a huge thankyou for all the uplifting comments on my last post, really made me very happy!

Hope you all had an awesome weekend.
x

Not Like The Movies - outfit post.

2011-02-19T18:35:00.002Z

Bonjour!

Hope you are all having a fab weekend, I'm working which sucksss! In the week i went to see 'Black Swan' (again) which is awesome, and also 'Just Go With It' - it was okay but just made me depressed with all the over the top, lovey dovey stuff!

Anyway this weekends outfit post is keepin' it simple, it has a pastel/easter feel to it, I keep dressing for spring when its rainy and windy outside! Please hurry up sunshine:

Crop Stripe Shirt - Topshop NY $10 bargain!
Dress (I wear as a skirt) - H&M
Headband - New Look

Nails - Not Like The Movie - Katy Perry for OPI (which is also my new fave song of hers since the Grammys)
Owl Ring - Topshop.
Heart Ring - Accessorize.

Just out of curiosity, I was wondering what you like to see on my blog and what posts of mine you enjoy? I know it's MY blog so I should just do what I want to but like I said - I'm curious! :) You can hit me up in the comments or on Twitter.

Don't forget to check out my guest blog I wrote for Rock n' Rose HERE.

Peace

Kat Von D 'True Love' Eyeshadow Palette - review and swatches.

2011-02-17T21:15:00.001Z

Just a quick post about one of my NYC beauty buys, this time the Kat Von D 'True Love' eyeshadow palette part of the 'True Romance' collection:

(L-R) Peanut, Benji, Rebekah, Lucifer, Cholita, Skiba, Babe, Missy.

Peanut - a shimmy light gold/brown.
Benji - a creme gold foil.
Rebekah - a dark, subtle shimmery brown.

Lucifer - a smokey black.
Cholita - a petrol purple.
Skiba - a shimmery dark purple.

Babe - a light lilac.
Missy - a white/silver that's very shimmery.

Like I said in my lipstick review, Kat's products last SO long, the pigmentation is amazing and a little goes a long way! I bought this palette as I have dark brown eyes and the colours I already know suit me more.

The packaging is great, comes in a box and a hard case with a mirror inside and brushes. I've used this everyday since I've bought it and Sephora don't ship to the UK - so I guess that mean's I'll have to book another trip!

Also I guest blogged of at Rock n' Rose on Tuesday, go HERE to have a read.

What are your favourite eyeshadows? Any you'd recommend for a Brown eyed girl?
X

53rd Grammy Awards - What They Wore

2011-02-14T12:14:00.000Z

Warning this is picture heavy!:

So it was the 53rd Grammy's last night, I love seeing who turns up, what they are wearing and of course who will do the best performance.

This post may be (definitely is) bias choosing only the people I care for, not who actually had an amazing outfit, BUT here are some of my best and worst' of the night:

Best:

Nicki Minaj and Lil'Wayne - Now head-to-toe in leopard print is not a look I usually dig, but minus the hair I think she looks banging in this Givenchy Couture get-up.
Oh and Weezy is as suave as ever.

Queen Lea Michele - She looks awesome although her chest area here didn't look as good as it did on the red carpet (take that as you will haha). I love the Pucci dress it makes her look more curvy and I miss those curves Lea!

Snooki - Lets add some class to this shall we. Naww she looked great I love some glitter but this Grammy's needed more PaulyD.

Egg - Oh my gosh I cannot believe Egg turned up to the Grammys after that fight with Xtina last year....oh wait it's Her Holy Godga just in her causal get-up.

Willow Smith and Lady Gaga - cutest picture of the night, I love Willow and I love Gaga - I may frame it.
Please take note of the spikey shoulders. Insane.

Worst:

Hayley Williams - REALLY? Did you really have to skin Animal from the Muppets just to have this dress?

Katy Perry - I thought it was something a 5 year old would wear, I love the bra thing but the rest is tacky and just weird for an awards show!

That's more like it! this awesome Giorgio Armani dress makes up for everything. I think I need one.

I love Katy's music and her style but I just can't stand her personality! But this was actually a really sweet touch, on a backdrop made of her own dress, she showed the world her wedding video! So cute, even tough 'love' makes me vom. <3 (p.s I'm jealous she married Russell THERE I SAID IT!)

Rihanna - Why?

Another redemption! She looks amazing here in this bead-fringed outfit during her performance with Drake(who's date was his mom). Also her Dior dress during the Eminem performance was wonderful too!.

Well there's my 2 cents. To be fair they all looked amazing. I'm sat here in a dressing gown and an old Smiths shirt so who am I to judge?

Hope your all having a great Valentines lovers!
x

(All images from WireImage/GettyImage (via ONTD) accept these, this and this.)