Outfit Post ~ Monochrome Madness

Monochrome, Midi and Tartan trends all in one post.....

I've been seeing the sun out recently here in sunny England (yay!) and thought hopefully the chilly winter weather will be off soon! No more puffy winter jackets and walking around looking like an Eskimo (please say it's not just me!) so an outfit post is due, enjoy and do let me know what you think, feedback is brill! 

Outfit 1 

This is a casual everyday outfit, it's simply just black and white tartan leggings, white blouse, black faux leather jacket and black brogues. Great for an effortlessly cool look!

Tartan Leggings ~ Primark £7

Jacket ~ H&M £29.99

Brouge Shoes ~ New Look £14.99

Blouse ~ bought this on holiday but I think this blouse would be a great alternative from Missguided

Outfit 2

One of many ways to wear a midi dress, I've just simply paired the dress with my black faux leather jacket and my black cut out buckle boots. Great for going for food or drinks with friends!

Midi Dress ~ New Look £12.99

Jacket ~ H&M £29.99

Cut-Out Buckle Boots ~ Parisia Fashion £29.99 

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Summer 2013 ~ London Outfit Post

Today I went off to London to have lunch with some friends so I thought I'd post my "London look" (hahaha pretend I didn't say that) I've just got some colour jeans on with a simple summer vest and slightly wedged ankle boots...

The vest is from Primark at just £4! (bank balance loved that) I LOVE it, going back to stock up on more I think, it's got a nice chiffon open back as well which makes it more feminine than a normal vest and subtly shows off a bit of skin too!

Jeans are from Topshop at £38 these ones are a purple/pink colour and they go with nearly every top I own! Topshop jeans are amazing and so comfy!

Wedge shoes from New Look at £14.99, they're so comfy and the heel isn't too high so it's perfect for me seeing as I'm not really a heels kinda girl!

Just a collage of photos :) 

Hope everyone's enjoying their summer! 

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Bathtime Delights!

For most of us ladies (or men) during the week there isn't enough time in the day to have a nice long relaxing bath! Whenever there is a chance I like to use my favorite pampering products and light a candle or something and just relax!
Here are my favorite items I'm using at the moment (and loving!)

(left: Air Wick Reed Diffuser in Pink Sweet Pea  centre: Treacle Moon ~ my coconut island right: Treacle Moon ~ that vanilla moment)

That Vanilla Moment by Treacle Moon

'That Vanilla Moment' by Treacle Moon is a lovely bath and shower gel, it smells AMAZING (a bit like those murray mints) and is a great cleansing product for a lovely relaxing bath!

My Coconut Island by Treacle Moon

'My Coconut Island' by Treacle Moon is a gorgeous body scrub it smells sooo good while softly scrubbing unwanted skin away and leaving it soft and smooth, perfect for legs and arms! Another must for a pamper bath!

What are your favorite pamper products?

Happy Relaxing!

Versatile Blogger Award #2

Hey bloggers! I'm shocked to be nominated for a Versatile Blogger Award for the first time, I'm all new to this so this sounds pretty awesome! I'd like to say a massive thanks to Dollface Beauty for nominating me, check her out here!

Rules

• Thank the person who nominated you for this award and link back to their blog
• Tell seven things about yourself 
• Select blogs that you recently discovered or follow regularly to nominate. Let these blogs know that you nominated them.

Seven Facts About Me

• Pizza is my fav food 
• One of my biggest fears is losing people I love 
• I'm half Thai
• I have 6 piercings (only on the ears at the moment) 
• I cried when I found out I couldn't have caffeine anymore (haha), no more coke and tea :(
• I suffer from a massive fear of spiders!
• This is very cliche I know but...music is a BIG part of my life. I'm a music student. I'm a singer and I also song-write and play the guitar. I front my college Pop/Punk band, which is exactly what I would love to make a career of in the future! 

I Nominate 

modestly sophisticated

seeking serendipity

from nicole with love

joy the baker

the human mannequin

marias beauty reviews

Mumma's Rock Cakes

My mum is a chef and is always cooking the yummiest food, since I was younger I've always loved helping her out in the kitchen, so I thought I'd bake some cakes with her and do a step by step post on her recipe! Here we go...

                                                   

Ingredients:

8oz/225g Self Raising Flour
1tsp Baking Powder
4oz/110g Soft Butter
2oz/55g Caster Sugar
6oz/110g Mixed Fruit
1 Medium Egg
1-3 tbsp Milk
1tsp Mixed Spice


First of all pre-heat your oven to 200C.

STEP 1:

Place the Self Raising Flour into a large mixing bowl and add 1tsp of Baking Powder and 1tsp of Mixed Spice.

STEP 2:

Add 4oz of Soft Butter to the mix and get those hands in and gently break up the pieces until the mixture is breadcrumb-like.
 

STEP 3:

Create a hole in the middle of the mixture.





Then add the Mixed Fruit into the middle, then add the Caster Sugar, Eggs and Milk.       

Mix until it becomes a dough.



STEP 4:

Grease the baking trays then create rough rock cake shapes, they don't have to look perfect at all!
Place them on the baking tray.



STEP 5:

Place them in the oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown depending on the oven type.

STEP 6:

When they are ready take them out, place them on a rack and leave to cool for a few minutes and they're ready to eat!
ENJOY!!

 How yummy do these look?!!

Let me know if you try these out? Happy baking! :) 

DIY ~ Dyeing Jeans

My fav pair of jeans from boohoo (boohoo.com) are great but, they have got a tad warn out and the navy colour just doesn't suit anything I wear. I'm forever searching for the perfect pair of black jeans but have never had any luck, so I thought of the idea of dyeing my jeans and looked into it, I found a great product that dyes denim so I had to try it out;

Dylon Wash & Dye





(I put on some rubber gloves before handling anything, this is recommended.)
I firstly emptied the contents of my Dylon Wash & Dye in Velvet Black into the drum of my washing machine and added my jeans in with no other item, (just the jeans for maximum results). I then put the machine temperature to 40c and put it on a standard cotton wash through the whole cycle.

After this was over, which was about 1 hour later, I added some normal washing detergent to the washing machine and put it through another cotton wash cycle. This allows the machine to be cleaned from the dye and to get any access dye off of the jeans. 

When this was finally done I took them out and left them to dry naturally. I was kind of hoping for the worst seeing as trusting myself to pull something like this off is minimal but they turned out pretty good!
I highly recommend this product if you are searching to revive your old jeans! 



Before                                                                         After

(You can notice the change in colour and no more fading on the knee area, its just like a brand new pair of jeans!)

New Avon Matte Lipstick!

In my recent Avon catalog I noticed there was a new Matte Lipstick, had to try it because I'm partial to trying out a new lippy and Avon products are great. I love matte lipsticks cause they're usually just one plain colour (which I like) and not silly sparkles attached to it (sorry glitter I just don't get along with you and your sparkles on my face).

I got this lipstick in the colour 'Matte Crimson' which is the type of red/plum colour, I really like this type of colour. It's a great little lipstick to pop in your handbag and it lasts for ages which is great, of course you're going to have to re-apply but it is long lasting. I can't see anything wrong with this product and I'd certainly recommend this!

You can get Avon products including matte lipsticks from Avon catalogs or online!