Dress your boyfriend

I recently went shopping with my boyfriend to find him some new outfits for work seeing as it was a 'smart/casual' dress code (more casual I think). Every couple has a something they always do when they see each other, something which describes them - for me it's SHOPPING. Yes, you heard it right, my first date with my boyfriend was a window shopping walk around Central London and now whenever we see each other shopping is at the top of the list. I know what you're thinking, how lucky am I that my boyfriend loves taking me shopping? - JUST HOLD IT RIGHT THERE - we just go window shopping usually because we have nothing better to do and I cry over the things I want but can't buy at the moment due to the lack of funds!

Anyway, this time we went shopping for him and there was a certain style I had in mind and so did he - it was the chinos look. I have always thought Chino's look good on guys especially at the moment when the world has gone chino crazy. You see my boyfriend doesn't like the bold statement with bright colours such as yellows and pink (I actually think pink shirts look REALLY good on guys BUT he refuses to listen). 

So we got into the stores and I have to admit I had WAY more fun picking out clothes for him than I do picking out clothes for myself (maybe it's because I haven't picked clothes out for myself in a long time * *Whimpers*) - I threw loads of different things his way, I think the burgundy colour is everywhere at the moment and it should be because it looks awesome on everyone (Well in my opinion it does). 

I think the mustard colour is a great colour for guys in the coming seasons, so as I would I threw this Jumper from H&M towards him and he threw it right back (Literally in my face!). So that was a no no for him BUT I do think this colour looks good on guys at the moment SO maybe it suits someone you know! 

Ok so don't judge me but the next thing I picked out maybe wasn't the best choice for him as I worked out after he tried it on BUT I still think it would look good on some guys but it just depends on the person. This is also from H&M and I think the type of blue is is could be questionable. 

So these were the two which didn't work and I did chose some green ones like these chinos too but they just didn't work, green I think is another colour which could work dependent on the guy. I think more bold colours such as blue and green work for someone like my brother, his chino collection is pretty stylish (obvs don't tell him that - he will get an overly large head although it already is) - but he does get help from my sister as well who I would say is my very own personal stylist also (Oh the pros of having a FASHION DIVA sister!). 

So finally after running around we finally finalized what my boyfriend wanted to buy - I have to say shopping with boys can sometimes be worse than shopping with girls I was left standing in the middle of the store with clothes consuming me (WARNING: Refrain from shopping with your boyfriend because it will result in what you see below). 

  

His final choices were good, he was happy and I was happy! I have listed what the outcome was below! 

Brand: H&M

Price: £19.99

Burgundy is definitely a WIN-WIN colour, I think it will suit anyone so you never have any problems!

Brand: H&M

Price: £19.99

These beige chinos are perfect for what my boyfriend wanted because you could wear these to work and they would come across 'casual/smart'. 

Brand: New Look

Price: £19.99

Again burgundy, this was a great outfit combined with the beige chinos! 

SO after that crazy shopping experience with my boyfriend I now know that next time we go shopping I need to get things for myself rather than running around while he does his picking and choosing. I would have to say that #H&M had the best chinos collection and at a good price (I will have to say thank you to my brother seen as he did tell us to go there for chinos) - I would recommend #H&M highly! And although I would never look at New Look for mens clothes I was surprised when my boyfriend DRAGGED me in there because he saw a jumper he liked (I guess never judge a store by its window;)). 

I would LOVE to hear about any shopping experience you would have had with your boyfriends or brothers or dads SO leave your comments in the box below! 

Outfit Wishlist

Brand: River Island
Price: £30

I have wanted some leather shorts for a long time and these ones from River Island definitely ticks the box for me! I would want to wear this casually with a pair of tights (maybe brown or black not too dark).















 Brand: Topshop
 Price: £38
                       
I want this cute jumper to wear with the shorts because  it makes me feel like I'm warm for Autumn/Winter which is about to hit London (Being in England, rain an wind decide to visit in Summer so Autumn/Winter maybe a winter come early! - you can never rely on English weather)

5 Lipsticks I can't live without

I haven't written about my lovely lipsticks for a few days now. I have been SO overwhelmed with the #LondonFashionWeek it's been crazy and I seem to be in awe of the fashion world at the moment.

Anyway, I wanted to share the 5 lipsticks which I can't live without and I am absolutely in love with. I have actually been spending the last few days whimpering over the fact that I can't find my pink #MACcosmetics lipstick (a nightmare I know) - Of course I though my sister had kept it hostage BUT she was actually blaming me for the loss of her #MAC lipstick.

Below are the lipsticks I love MINUS the pink #MAC lipstick *cries to herself*.

1. Yves Saint Laurent - Rouge Volupte - 25


The day #YSL came into my life it was a great day! I have no idea why I never noticed the Rouge Volupte lipstick range by #YSL - I am actually in love! This lipstick is just amazing, it's smooth and complimenting. This particular colour is a natural pinky brown colour, I bought it when I was looking for something I could wear on a daily basis - This is a beautiful colour and although it looks natural it still gives the lips a little colour with a comforting shine. This is definitely a lipstick which you don't need add a lip moisturiser too, I have applied it many times without using #Carmex or #Vaseline and my lips have never got dry.

This lipstick is actually close to my heart and if anything ever happened to it I think I would just cry myself to death (I know a little dramatic - but lipsticks can have this effect on a girl). I would 100% recommend this to all of you - it's an amazing product and will not dissapoint.









2. Yves Saint Laurent - Rouge Volupte - 18

This is the second Rouge Volupte range lipstick I have purchased and again it has not dissapointed! This is a dark raspberry red colour, it's beautiful on the lips and makes me feel amazing every time. Everything I mentioned above applies to this lipstick too but I do have one SMALL negative point about this specific colour - it can be a really messy colour seeing as the last time I wore this lipstick I used my white clutch (wrong move) and got the red on the inside of the clutch, as well as the outside. This colour gets everywhere but I guess that's something you have to prevent yourself, I know that next time I will be extra careful to check that my fingers don't have any of the colour on it and when I place the lipstick in the bag make sure it doesn't re-open.

Overall this is definitely a KEEPER and again I recommend it massively. I hope to get more from this collection because at the moment #YSL is my favorite lipstick brand!








3. MAC Cosmetics - Eden Rouge

As you probably guessed from my dramatic rant above #MAC lipsticks are one of my ultimate favourites - MAC cosmetics as a brand is a favourite of mine - my foundation, blusher and eye liner are all from  #MAC, therefore I couldn't miss out on their lipstick range. The lipstick I have lost at the moment is actually the Nicki Minaj lipstick range from #MAC, I will write about that if I ever find it!

This colour is called Eden Rouge, it's a strawberry red colour and looks flawless on your lips. This can be a little messy to apply - well I found it messy but I have to concentrate when applying it making sure my lips are covered correctly. The difference with this red and the #YSL red is that this doesn't have the level of shine which the #YSL gives off, but I like this look sometimes because it's not too shiny or too dry.

This is a lipstick which you don't need to keep applying and you don't have to add a lip moisturiser - it is an option of course. It is a thin lipstick so it fits perfectly into my thin clutches (it can get difficult to fit thick lipstick cases into a clutch bag which is very thin or small).

4. #Maybelline New York - Colour Sensation - 620 Pink Brown


I purchased this lipstick to match the dress I wore to my 21st birthday, I wanted to get a natural colour lipstick with a touch of pink and this was a perfect match - it's a subtle colour so it's perfect for girls who are wearing lipstick for the first time (it's the first one of my lipsticks my sister decided to try when she first discovered lipsticks and now lets just say I can't get her out of my make up bag!) - it's not too dramatic and gives a look of sophistication. It is a chunky case so I didn't take this lipstick with me on the night out, which was a shame -  but I always fine you can always fit a small lip gloss in your bag to top up your lips through the night.

This is not a messy lipstick at all you never have any problems with it and it doesn't go everywhere which is ALWAYS a benefit.  I think this is the only #Maybelline lipstick I have at the moment, but I will definitely be purchasing more because I have always found that #Maybelline are reasonably priced and their lipsticks are a good quality.







5. #Lancome Paris - 220


Right so I don't know the facts about this lipstick because it's actually a tester which my sister got from her work and I stole it (I am the thief now sadly) - but I didn't have a choice I fell in love with the colour. Again, this is a natural brown colour lipstick and is perfect to use on a daily basis, with this lipstick sometimes you can't even tell your wearing lipstick, it just gives you a nice natural gloss, which is sometimes all you need.

I have actually wanted to buy another #Lancome lipstick but haven't had the opportunity. This has become one of my favourites and I really hope it never runs out (wishful thinking I know).


So they are my top 5 lipsticks, as you may have guessed I'm a fan of reds and natural colours although I have slowly started venturing out into the pinks! One thing I would like to mention about the #YSL lipsticks is that they smell delicious - yes I used the word delicious, this is because they really do, I can't actually explain what they smell like but the smell sweet and GOOD!

I would love to know what your favourite lipsticks are, so please feel free to leave me a comment on the box below with your favourites and if you like or dislike the ones I chose as my faves! Thank you for taking your time out to read this (and my endless ranting) and there will be a lot more blogs coming your way!

Burberry's Prorsum S/S13 Collection - My Favourites

Hi, OK so I know I've already done a post today, BUT I couldn't resist - I had to write about the Burberry Prorsum S/S13 collection. I just saw the show live on the Burberry website from the London Fashion Week show. It was AMAZING! Right so this new found love I have for fashion keeps growing for some reason, although if you saw me on the street you find I'm probably not the biggest fashionista not even semi fahsionista - but I have officially fallen in love with Burberry! I have shown the images I likes from the collection below. My favourites were definitely the coats they are GORJ! Yes Gorj (gorgeous in my own language). I may not be able to purchase them but a girl sure can dream!! Take a look at the images below to see my faves from the show!

Source of all the images below

Outfit Wish List

I know I did say on my twitter that I was going to write a blog on '5 lip products I can't live without', but I am actually waiting to get some nice pictures to put up with that post. But seen as there is SO many clothes I want to buy but currently can't, I thought why not put together a blog once a week on my 'outfit wishlist'. I will post up pictures of an outfit put together using clothes from different brands to create the outfit I wish I could buy but can't! Now I know you're thinking why can't I buy these clothes, WELL at the moment as I mentioned in my earlier blog I am in search of that special job.

OK so here goes:

Name of Brand: Miss Selfridge
Price: £24.00



















Source of image

This caught my eye straight away. I am a Disney fanatic, I maybe 22 but in my opinion you can never be too old for Disney (I mean in July I was running around Disney world in Florida as if it was a dream come true - which of course it was). This is a really cute top with angry Mickey on it, its studded which is nice because I am seeing studs everywhere at the moment. What I like about it is that its simple and casual, but you could easily make it glamorous. I would say the price is reasonable because Miss Selfridge can be pretty pricey, so for this top it is a reasonable price.

Name of Brand: Topshop
Price: £18.00





















Source of Image: Topshop

These burgundy wet looks are a little out there I know, but I have this weird obsession with wet look leggings. I have pretty big thighs, unfortunately for me, so I like to buy items which compliment my figure and legs. I've found that wet look leggings make your figure look tight and voluptuous rather than saggy and baggy (not something I want for sure). I like the fact that these are burgundy because that's a colour which has been hovering around a lot recently and it's a very complimenting colour. I have recently bought a pair of wet look leggings from topshop but in black and have found them very convenient and comfortable. The price again I find reasonable especially for Topshop - good quality and good price.

Name of Brand: Forever 21
Price: £29.75




















Source: Forever21

OK so there is something I have to say about Forever 21 shoes - They are INCREDIBLY comfortable, when people used to talk about comfortable heels I never knew what they meant because I never thought any heels were comfortable BUT Forever 21 proved it to me! I have bought heels from here before and they are officially my favourite heels and they aren't even expensive - WIN WIN. These boots might not take everyone's fancy, they can border the line of trendy and not even near trendy. I like them because they look comfortable and casual as well as a roughed up effect. I have always liked boots like this and I think it would be a unique combination with the wet looks and the Mickey top. But I am on the border with these boots as well because they are boots which I would need to try on with the outfit before I purchased them - it could either work well or go horrendously wrong!


This is a day wear outfit but you can always wear different foot wear and accessorize it making it an evening outfit (do up your hair and make up). I would love to hear what you would put together with these items and how you feel about them.  Everyone's taste is different so you may hate all these items or you may like some and put it together differently. Either way I would love to hear how you would do it. 

Awaiting the Chanel Rouge Allure lipstick line

CHANEL ROUGE ALLURE

Tester colours:

99/PIRATE
102/PALPITANTE
104/PASSION
97/INCANDESCENTE







Hi all you lovely lipstick lovers! If you've been reading my blog since the start, you would have read my blog on the CHANEL Rouge Allure lipstick line.

So here is what happened when I went out to buy one of the lipsticks from the new line.....

My brother and sister decided they wanted to go to Brent Cross in North London and I couldn't resist going into Fenwicks and pursuing my desire to buy the velvet colour lipstick (Which I spoke about in my earlier blog if you haven't seen it yet).Of course I was hoping I could persuade my mum to let me buy it seeing as I am suffering from the plague of the 21st century, Graduate Unemployment Warning: This is a very serious disease and to refrain yourself from catching it keep filling out those application forms!

Once I reached the counter the sales assistant told me that the new CHANEL lipstick line won't be in UK stores  until this week and passed me the testers (shown in the image above). As gutted as I was, I was happy to get my hands on the testers at least - and lucky for me its a beautiful range of the reds!

I did try one colour from the testers, which was 99/PIRATE - It was a gorgeous colour and felt really natural on my lips, it didn't even feel like I had anything on my lips and there was no sense of dryness so I wouldn't need to top it with a lip moisturiser. However if you want a shine or gloss over it you can do that, but in my opinion the lipstick has a little shine to it already - just the right amount.

This is a high end lipstick brand, which I'm sure goes without saying so the price its selling at is £25.00.

When I do get the lipstick I'll let you guys know what it's like and if its a keeper - judging from the testers I'm sure it will be a keeper and one to lock away!

The New York Fashion Week

Okay so I have never been the one who people come to advice for when it comes to fashion. I think everyone who knows me will tell you I'm not really a fashion diva, far from it - but recently I have this new found love for fashion, I think it's due to me following British Vogue on twitter! I am always keen to know what they have been writing about and whats been going on in the fashion world - very bizarre and unlike me!

But now I really wish I was at the New York Fashion week! I want to see the catwalks and the new spring/summer collection. So far, I love the Victoria Beckham collection. She herself is such a well poised and sophisticated woman, it's just amazing to see how much she has accomplished after the Spice Girls (Who of course I was a MASSIVE fan of!). I like the fact that she added a little colour to her collection, it wasn't all black and it always has that element of sophistication (in my opinion).



Sourced: http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2012/sep/09/victoria-beckham-new-york-fashion?newsfeed=true

There was also the Nicole Miller collection which caught my eye, i felt it was more of a casual collection and had a lot of vibrant colours complimenting one another. The image below is my favourite outfit, I think it's because it's something I would wear and I would go out and buy - its very cute!


Source: http://collection.nicolemiller.com/the-runway/spring-2012/#/20

So this is someone who doesn't know much about fashion but is now beginning to love the fashion world - you will probably get some fashion blogs like this too - if I am still a growing fan of fashion! New York Fashion week is somewhere which I now REALLY want to go - it's a dream but I never stop dreaming, you shouldn't either!

Speak soon with more updates on lipsticks and I have no idea what else!