Tartan Love!

Dress: Boohoo, Belt: Topshop, Necklace: New Look, Boots: River Island

Last night was my works Christmas do! Unfortunately due to working until late at my other job my hair had to stay up for the evening! However, I don't think it was too bad being up :) I am loving the tartan trend at the moment, however, due to being a natural red head I try to steer away from red clothes, thus I opted for blue tartan. I decide to go full out with the punk trend with a blue smokey eye and spike necklace. To gain the effect of the blue smokey eye I used Mua cosmetics smokin palette and their pencil eye liner in blue, on my lashes I used Benefit's They're Real!

I loved the dress from Boohoo as it was a great length and a flattering style!

Hope you guys love Boohoo as much as I do! Great clothes and great service!

Love M xx

Monochrome Magic

Top: Topshop, Jeans: USC, Boots: River Island

So I haven't done an outfit post for a while, main reasons being I am constantly working and in the process of moving. Thus, unfortunately I haven't had much time to dress up in nice clothes worthy of blogging about. I fell in love with this monochrome top from Topshop, I just couldn't help myself when buying it. I don't usually wear tops that are as patterened as this but the monochrome really sold it for me as I also don't have a lot of that. It was raining last night hence the jeans, otherwise I would have paired this top with my trusty black bodycon (can never go wrong with something you know you can always wear). The boots from River Island are just beautiful! These were a definite investment buy as I know I will wear them time and again! I love the detailing on the shoes, it just adds something different to them.

My make up look for the night was an easy choice to make as many of you know I have a little obsession with purple, so I decided to use Mua cosmetics Smokin Palette and create a purple smokey eye, I think it worked quite well. I obviously didn't want a strong lip with such a bold eye, therefore, I chose my limited edition No 7 lipstick in Winter Berry.

Hope you all like it, love xx

Christmas Shopping!

Every year since I have been working in retail I have realised just how many people get stressed trying to find the "perfect" present. Why does it have to be perfect? For children I understand you do need to get the prrfect present, but I have found as I have come in to adulthood that I do not really want anything for Christmas but the goals I have set myself in life (those would be the perfect present, but only I can help myself reach them). Therefore, gifts that make people smile are the ones we should be looking out for :)

This year I have chosen not to stress about buying presents for people :) but finding something to make them smile (now that should be easy, it is Christmas after all!) My theory for buying presents is if I think someone will laugh at it or it makes me instantly think of one person well that year this is their gift :) it might not be the best plan, but hopefully it will be the happiest!

Love xx

Graduation Day!!

After three years of hard work my graduation day finally came around! I decided to wear a blue Topshop dress (it can be found here).

After all the rain on Wednesday (unfortunate for the graduates that day), I was glad to wake up yesterday to sunshine, although it was freezing! It was such a lovely ceremony and it was amazing to see everyone again! I felt like I should have been in Hogwarts in my cap and gown, especially with the Cathedral being used! It is such a beautiful place to graduate in!

Now that my degree has been made official, adult life seems a lot scarier! However, I will always have my memories of my three years at the University of Chester and our graduation ceremony!

All Quiet...

I realise I have been extremely quiet on my blog this month...I've been busy working and hunting for a career I'd like to begin! However I feel to make up for it I can do a little haul post :) October is my birthday month so I definitely cannot complain about not having new things :) Hopefully I can put some of them in to outfit posts :)

Here are the pictures of my haul this month :)
Items include: blue and green tartan scarf (from Edinburgh Woolen Mill), the complete boxset of Gossip Girl, a ring for my birthday :), 2 MUA eye paletes. (My haul also includes a couple of pairs of boots, however I feel like keeping these as a surprise for future outfit posts!)

Sorry about my quiet front, planning on sorting my blog out soon!
Loves xx

Toughened Up Girly

Jacket: River Island (Few months old), Top: Topshop (Few months old), Skirt: Miss Selfridge (Old), Boots: Topshop (Old) and Necklace: New Look (Fairly new).

This is my first outfit post in a while and I decided to go a little more in-depth with my outfit pictures. I picked this outfit today as it is still slightly summery for autumn this week. I'm loving the last few rays of sunshine (although my legs can't take the slight chill hence the tights!).

I've had this skirt for almost a year now and I've been trying to find things to go with it for almost that long! I love the Aztec pattern on it and the colour is so nice and it goes with autumn in my eyes.

I decided to toughen up my outfit with my favourite studded jacket, its not too hot for a jacket or too cold either and I think this one is the right amount of cover in this weather! Of course my Chelsea Boots help to also toughen up the girly parts of the outfit :)

Hope you like this outfit as much as I do! (Had a lot of fun picking it out!) :)

Love xx

Autumn Nails

So I have been on the hunt for a new nail colour to start my autumn nails. I found a gorgeous colour in the Maybelline collection! Midnight Red in Forever Strong Pro. It reminds me of the colours of the leaves in autumn :) not only is it good quality and a nice colour, it also doesn't take much from your pocket as it is less than £5. I think this is going to be my go to colour this year!

Hope you guys like it xx

Poor Hair :(

I hate to give a product a bad review,  however, I do feel other people with curly hair need to know the products that are good and the ones that aren't. Due to the recent humidity my hair has been completely uncontrollable and frizzy (which just makes me look slightly poodleish). So I bought Curls Rock Amplifier by Tigi, following the instructions it says to use on dry ends to de-frizz. Whilst it does de-frizz the hair it also makes it crunchy and sticky, not really the look I was going for.

I am still trying to find the perfect product to de-frizz my hair on unruly days, alas, I am yet to find it.

If anyone has any suggestions for good products to use on dry hair when curls frizzy I would love to hear about them!

Sorry for the horrible review :( xx

Nail Hospital!

My nails have always been weak and easily broken and I have tried that many hardening polishes I had given up hope of ever having stronger nails. That is until recently! I saw an advert for Rimmel's Nail Rescue polish in Glamour magazine and decided to give it a go. Its a two week treatment, on the first day you apply one coat of varnish to your nails, on the second day you apply another coat of varnish to your nails. Nothing else is done for the week until the seventh day in which you take the varnish off and have a day of rest. Then repeat the week over.

And I must say thaf my nails may not be perfectly strong, they are a lot stronger than they originally were! I am so impressed. It may have cost just under £5 but I believe it was definitely worth the money!

My miracle product for my nails! Xx

Laughter is the best form of medicine.

So on Saturday evening my partner and I went to see Jimmy Carr at Birmingham Symphony Hall. We had a great time! Considering we waited a year and a half I think it was definitely worth the wait! :) although I have seen a previous show of his live before, my partner hasn't. It was good to see him enjoy his birthday present :)

This is such a short post but I don't want to say much without ruining it for people who are yet to see this years show or those wanting to buy the dvd!

Recommend a watch! Xx

Ps. I didn't take many photos I was too bisy laughing to remember!  Xx

The End of an Era...

So on Tuesday I finally moved everything out of my university home in Chester. It's been a wonderful three years that have now unfortunately come to an end. For those of you reading this who are just about to start their university life or wondering whether it is for them, I will tell you a few things about my university life...

I know in one of my earlier posts I complained about being a graduate and trying to find a job, however, that does not mean I regret my time at university. Freshers is definitely the time for partying! (I sometimes wonder how I managed to pass first year or how I actually managed to have any money). University is a place where you will make many friends. Throughout the three years you could find that these friendship groups change but there will always be those few that will be there no matter what.

If anybody reading this post is off to the University of Chester I will tell you now that you will love it! It's such a beautiful city, and I am really sad to leave. I have so many good memories that I will cherish forever, along with the friends I made a long the way♥ I hope that the freshers beginning their university lives enjoy it as much as us graduates did! It really is the best time of your life :)

Will leave some pictures of Chester as it is just so beautiful! Mixed in with some of the amazing memories I have from my time there :) xx

The scenic pictures of Chester are courtesy of my friend Clare.

Purple Obsession

As most of my friends know I love the colour purple, so when one of my favourite bloggers Copper Garden opened her own shop with hand dyed clothes I just had to have a purple kimono! (I've been after a kimono anyway, so why not incorporate my favourite colour with my slight obsession for tie dye! The perfect kimono for me :) yay!)

The order process was quick and simple, and considering Copper Garden is dying these from scratch they arrive pretty quickly too! So very impressed and will definitely purchase from there again! Recommend to anyone :)

You can find the shop here.

Hope you like the stuff as much as I do! Xx

Graduate Life

I'm going to do the generic graduate blog now. During A Levels we were constantly told that having a degree would further our careers etc. Now that I have graduated with a pretty decent degree I have applied for so many jobs, most them I have not heard back from, yet out of them all I had 2 interviews. Both rejections and no reasons why. I have also had email rejections. Why were we not told before leaving university just how horrible these rejections were going to be! Constant knockbacks to our confidence, what is it that makes our generation so unemployable?

I'm sure there are many of you out there that are going through the exact same things. I wish there was a handy guide to help graduates find jobs or even internships. Every reply is about not having enough experience, however, how are we meant to gain experience if no one is willing to give us a chance?

Sorry for the rant type blog today! Graduate life is harder than I thought it would be!

Hope everyone else is having better luck! Xx

Shakespeare Town!

So I spent today wandering around Stratford-Upon-Avon visiting all the places of Shakespeare. I felt inclined to do so, due to being a recent English Graduate and I have never done it before. It was really interesting to find out facts about Shakespeare that I had never heard and had never been discussed in lectures etc! I absolutely loved all the cute shops that were around! I was gutted a vintage shop wasn't open, had spotted some nice pieces through the window (I will have to go back at some point!). I loved the fact that one of the shops went on about magic etc :) it fed my little Harry Potter obsession (oops)! Hope you like the little pictures I took! :) xx

Wishlist!

My wishlist will consist of clothing and a hope for a job! Being a recent graduate is harder than I thought it would be when I signed up to go to university three years ago! It was made to sound that getting a job would be so much easier with a degree! I really wish it was that simple, feels like all I have been doing is filling out applications and going to interviews, and still nothing. So a wishlist of all the clothes I would like to buy when I finally find a job will have to suffice for now, instead of the actual clothes!

I won't use the pictures from the websites as I do not want to have a copyright infringement, instead I will set up links to take you to the items I am loving at the moment! :)

Crop Top - Hype @ Topshop
Kimono - Topshop
T-shirt - River Island
Boots - Missguided
Disco Pants - Missguded

These are just a few things I have been loving at the moment! No doubt I will come across more! Seem to always find clothes when I have no money.

Hope you love these pieces too! xx

Statement Trousers

So the other month I splashed out on some statement trousers (something I have never worn before, yet I fell in love with them straight away). I finally found an excuse to wear them on Tuesday night.

                                                      Trousers: Topshop, Top: New Look, Shoes: Topshop.

Not only was this my first time for wearing printed trousers, but also the first time I have actually worn a crop top, decided it was time to try something new. I love the tribal pattern of these trousers, it's mainly the reason why I fell in love with them in the first place.

For a more casual day time look I would wear them with a baggy white t-shirt, a blue blazer (to bring out the blue of the pattern), a chunky necklace and a pair of flats.

For ideas on the blazer and top I would go for something like this:
Top
Blazer

Hope you like the trousers as much as I do! :) xx