Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Yellow and Turquoise Outfit


Yellow and turquoise (or aquamarine) are such a pretty summer colour combination don't you think? I think i recently saw these colours together on Pintrest and thought they worked tremendously well together. They feel summery like the beach and the sea, they are two colours that were made for each other. The black added in wasn't what i was originally going to go with, i was thinking more white or cream vest top and nude shoes, but after the blazer arrived and had black feature zips i thought i would bring it in with the vest top and down to the shoes.
Isn't the skirt a beauty? This was Donna's choice from F&F for #frockswapuk. When i first saw it doing its rounds with the girls i thought it was pretty but not something i would choose. Skirts and me are sometimes not friends. They can sit funny across my waist and add bulk where i do not need any (more) adding. 
But...
The skirt is lovely, a great length and the waistline is simple (adding no bulk), it ran a little big on me so i may buy it (its on sale for £10!!) a size down and treasure it. 
What do you think, does it have remix potential ladies, should i add it to my rotation?








Blazer: Sheinside
Necklace:Yosa
Skirt: c/o F&F
Shoes & Vest: New Look




And here's how the beautiful frockswapping ladies styled it...
Donna
Debbie


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Sunday, 25 May 2014

Reverse Pink Lady


Happy long weekend everyone! Don't you just love bank holidays, a freebie extra day tagged on to the normally short weekend equals awesomeness! I motion that all weekends should be 3 days long.. how happy would everyone on this planet be if that were case.. I should be Prime Minister or world leader or something;
3 day weekends, free shoes for all and world peace of course. My theory is you give out free shoes and 3 day weekends, the world peace will just fall right in to place, right?! (if only huh!)
Anyway on to the outfit, the weather is just diabolical here in Wales at the moment...torrential rain and thunder storms is just no fun! Where is the beautiful sunshine when you need it huh?
So to perk myself up i wore lots of pinky colours and my favourite biker jacket which all kinda looked like a reverse Pink Lady to me, heehee! All finished of with a new statement necklace which may well be my new favourite, its extra sparkliness (even a word?) made me feel like a princess all day, i may even keep it on with my pj's for movie and games night tonight ;)

Can i just quickly touch on this bag, its just adorable and perfect. I've been after a fuchsia bright pink bag for a long time. I had the internal argument of big bag vs small bag for practicality reasons, especially as a mamma, i get to carry all sorts of crap around with me.
But this time i went for the small bag, a bag just for me, and i love it!!









 Hat: Asos
Bag : Next
Shoes & Top: Matalan
Biker: George @ Adsa
Necklace:Yosa




I would just like to dedicate this PINK post to the wonderful Renae, she is an absolute pillar in the blogging community and one of the most wonderful, kind hearted, courageous woman i have come to know.
Please send some wonderful thoughts her way... she deserves it..
 (if you want to know why hop on over to her blog and you'll quickly be agreeing with me, 
also..she's fabulous!)



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Friday, 23 May 2014

Floral Green Trousers (&Passion4Fashion Linkup)


 Sometimes my crazy clothes-loving heart just falls head over heels for a pair of loud floral trousers. And so then you Instgram a picture of them to which the lovely people reply "GET THEM!" so I did. And then i could not stop wearing them . They're just so damn comfy and lovely. By just adding in a pair of heels it takes me from 'slummy' to 'effort-was-made-here' and yet all still very comfy. Did i mention they are comfy? hahaha
From not being sure about this relaxed trousers thing (or fancy joggers if you will) i now own 3 pairs.. Embracing change over here people and it feels gooood (and comfy hahaha)
I've just been keeping it super simple with black or white tshirts when wearing them, and a blazer.
Today i added in a fun pop of orange because i do love green and orange as a colour combo, they just feel so good together. I do fancy trying some stripes on top and doing a little pattern mixing with these trousers, but for now it's simple on top funky on the bottom ;)





Trousers   and Blazer & Shoes: F&F
Necklace: Yosa
Tshirt: Miss Selfridge
Raybans: c/o Sunglasses Shop
Bag: New Look

Are you embracing any fun trends lately?





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Wednesday, 21 May 2014

1 Fever Dress, 3 ways

Recently  Fever London set the excellent challenge of 1 dress styled 3 ways to correspond with fever's 3 main styles:
Occasion 
City (work wear)
Heritage (casual )

So with my beautiful red Chelsea Pencil Dress i set out to try and create 3 looks with 1 dress... 

Occasion

I wanted a smart look that could work for a wedding or evening doo, or a party. 
The rich red dress is perfect for a special event, with its curve clinging material and flattering cut its really a perfect party dress. I chose to go with a little black and white theme with the red striking out form beneath.




City

 I wanted to pull together a smart work outfit for the City Look, to do this i layered a light cream blouse under the red dress to give a more covered look. Plus air con in offices can be chilly. I finished off with a trench, a smart shoulder bag and blue heels for a pop of colour fun.


And finally

Heritage (Casual)

 This was the one style i thought i may struggle with.  Heritage it may not be but casual weekender it is. I actually ended up loving this outfit and will definitely sport this come the weekend. With the scarf and denim jacket being perfect for this in-betweeny weather, and flat practical shoes for comfort and ease, I was sold on this weekend easy outfit.

So there we have it ladies, 1 dress 3 ways.
Do you have a dress that works in lots of different ways for you?

AND....
if you are a Fever lover and have a Fever dress yourself  then you need to get invloved in teh excellent competition they are running;
Get dressed up in your beautiful Fever dress, snap a great photo of yourself in it and post to  Twitter, Instagram or Facebook with the hastag #WearingFever and you could be in with a chance to win £100 Fever Voucher... See all the details HERE..
So come on ladies get snapping, and if you do, tweet me or IG me so i can see you in all your glory!!!

Good Luck!!





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