Hi girls

I've taken my time in blogging this time, because I've been learning how to photoshop my pictures together to stop from posting loads and loads of images.  I've been working pretty hard on this and am very pleased with some of the results.

So this week, I'm still looking for a job but there is hope on the horizon.  Not only that but I've been getting myself ready to learn French with the Rosetta Stone program!  And....I've also been in Birmingham a lot checking out all the lovely things they have to offer there.

Now onto my top picks on the high street at the moment.  I'm currently in love with an oversized shirt dress from Next in a cobalt blue.  I think it is something that would be very comfy to fly in and very versatile for day wear.  It is also not overly expensive at approximately £28.

As you can see the sandals are also pretty cute and have a sort of bluish zebra design.  I love it!  Perfect on the beach too.

Next is my top picks from Zara.  Now really my main aim here is bags and shoes.  I just love the collection of shoes and bags that Zara has come up with but also on how inexpensive their lovely clothes actually are.  The quality is also absolutely mind boggling.  These above two bags are both pure leather and have a very luxurious feel.  The left camel coloured bag comes in other colours and retails at £89 and is brilliant for shopping or travelling.  Meanwhile the right hand bag is tan coloured with studs covering the surface.  This bag is much more pricey at £120 but looks and feels and even smells the business!  The shoes are suede and shown in a plum colour, and again comes in various shades.  They are so gorgeous!

Moving on to the makeup portion, I feel that the big colours for me this season includes rich purples, golds and nude shades actually sort of like in Aztec times.  These colours are very flattering to most skin tones and is so fabulous that I personally have invested in these shades.

Starting off with the eyes really, the best shades for golds and purple come from places like Avon, No 7, Mac, Nars and Urban Decay.  All these places do the stick version (where you swipe the eye colour on and it sits on the lid like a cream) or even pallettes/powder forms.  Avon does a wonderful multi-stilo, which has a wonderfully subtle gold that can be layered to look darker.  The stilo can be used on eyelids, cheeks, and even lips!

Also check out the limited edition Summer Collection from No.7 as they have really nice colours available.

My ultimate favourite eyelid stack comes compliments of Mac with their limited edition Surf, BABY! collection.  It is called the Summer Stash Metallic Pigment set and the colours are just fab! And as you can see there are definite nudes, purples and richer metallic wine colours in there. 

Ofcourse another wonderful pallette full of nude coloured pigments come courtesay of Urban Decay and their fabulous Naked Pallette.  It is very limited in stock numbers, so if you still haven't got one make sure that you jump on the bandwagon.

My next "totally jel" item is the Nars Multistick.  This is a wonderful travel companion because it can do so many things!  Not only can you use it as a highlighter, on the cheeks, on the lips but also as an eyelid colour.  The shades are beautiful too and very subtle.  I think my favourite colour might just be Luxor and Orgasm ^_^ but I love South Beach too!! Might just have to get them all. :P

 Now that is is from me for today lovelies! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and watch out for my next post tomorrow.  Things will be going back to normal again on the posting front quite soon!  :)

On closing, what are your favourite high street top picks?  What do you think of the beauty colours that I mentioned?  And what are your favourite colours in makeup for this season?

My little sewing project

Hi girls :)

Sorry for not blogging for a while, but things have been very busy lately...I'm looking for a job and also went for a wonderful makeover and photoshoot last thursday.

Basically my friend was selected to have a free makeover and photoshoot with Double Take Studios in Birmingham.  You are pampered from the start with a mini facial, hand massage, make-up session and they also do your hair.  You then have to bring with three outfits for the photoshoot on their various sets.

It is the most fun I've had, but I must admit the posing was difficult.  I couldn't afford to buy any of the photo's because they were very expensive, however some of the photo's did come out wonderfully!  It's the best I have EVER looked ;)

Here is just one of the pictures I took of myself in the changing rooms!

Other than that, I've also been working on some DIY hearts for my wedding!  I'm not brilliant at sewing but I don't think these have come out too bad.

 

Have any of you girls ever been for a makeover and photoshoot?  If you have how have you found it?

Do any of you have fun hobbies?

Have a wonderful day 

My Wedding

As promised I said that I would update you on what my choices for my wedding includes.  I've finally gotten round to blogging in between everything else that is going on and I hope you like it lots.

Firstly my wedding is taking place in South Africa!  I was born there and lived there most of my live until I moved to the UK!  My wedding takes place in August this year.  During this time the weather should be quite mild as South Africa will start moving into spring during this time. It will be like a British summer really, warm in the day and cooler at night!

My wedding venue is called Memoire and can be looked at here:  http://www.memoire.co.za/

I'm privy to hire out the entire venue for the day and have a small chapel situation in the forest that leads off to the reception area, which is HUGE!  

My bridesmaid will wear something like this beautiful dress from Coast in exactly the same colour!

My decor includes some beautiful elements of vintage roses and crystals!  My colour scheme includes dark purple, soft pink, silver and cream.  Here are a few of the ideas for my tables...

The beautiful invites are fitting to the theme and was done by Destiny Invitations in Nuneaton!  They are very reasonable and the work they do is BEAUTIFUL!

And lastly my cake is going to be very exciting!  I'm having a chocolate mousse inside the cake and the outside will be covered in white chocolate with a load of Belgian Chocolate balls on the top.  There will be beautiful roses to decorate the cake too.

Hope you enjoyed a sneak peak at what I've been organising! Keep it sweet ;)

Festival Chic

Okay, so everyone is getting ready for festivals right now and why should they be??  It is the season to enjoy the great British weather and also have fun and listen to great artists!  My favourite festival has to be Global Gathering but sadly I shall not be going this year!

To mark this auspicious occasion I have gone on a journey of shopping to various cheaper shops to bring you cheap little basics to get for the festival season!

Firstly I popped into Home Bargains.  Now not everyone will have one of these handy, but luckily mine is just around the corner and sell some really great beauty products for a small price.

My hot pick is these Girls Aloud Festival Lashes!  I picked two pairs up including Kimberly and Sarah for 99p each!  Now these lashes retail between £4 and £5.99 else where but is a truly great bargain for only 99p at both Savers and Home Bargains!  They have the other lashes in stock too, I just didn't notice the Nicola Roberts ones however stocks could be dependant on availability.

My second big find was Batiste Dry Shampoo, and I bought two lots.  Blush and Tropical both have really nice subtle smells that leave your hair feeling and smelling great!  I picked these up for a very nice £1.29 at Home Bargains but have since found that Savers are selling these for £1 each!  They have a variety of these in store!  Great for festivals to leave your hair clean even when you have no shampoo on hand!

 I also managed to pick up this Charles Worthington Take Aways Stay Smooth spray!  It was only 99p from Home Bargains and is great at festivals for wind swept hair!  Keep those locks smooth and shiny :)

There are loads of other great little products dotted around the store, you just need to check it out!  Home Bargains also sell baby wipes for 99p, which would be great for festivals!  And they are so cheap with their face wipes and have great brands available to buy.

Superdrug are also currently doing some great offers like 2 Barry M Nail polishes for £6 as well as 50 bonus points on your Superdrug Beauty Card.  The beauty card offers customers the chance to shop at Superdrug whilst collecting a lovely 10 points per £1 spent in store.  The card also doubles up as a small mirror in your handbag.  There are also loads of offers on in-store for extra points like spending £15 on L'Oreal and earning a hefty 150 extra points.  Superdrug are also currently running some great offers on travel mini so check those out for the festivals.

Every festival-ready girl needs a good pair of Wellies considering what the British weather is always like!  These Hunter wellies are created in great colours and very sturdy.  They retail at approximately £64.99 and are available all across the internet and good camping stores!

Go forth and headbang I say!  :)