Opal Wren on Instagram

I've been struggling so much with posting recently, I broke my laptop charger and blogging without a laptop is pretty much impossible. I have however started an Instagram account for Opal Wren where you can keep up to date with day to day fashion, beauty, lifestyle and travel posts. Just search @opalwren and you'll find my glittered smiling face ! Ok I probably won't be smiling! I do have a few posts lined up for this blog though so will be sure to get them up and running over the next week and am really looking forward to posting again :) 

My First Beauty Post!

I can't believe I haven't written a blog post for over a week, I was starting to feel guilty but i've just been so busy especially with my new job! I'm so used to having lots of days off and just being able to do bits here and there but having an (almost) full time job seems to be throwing my outside of work things off a bit! But here I am, i'm still here and tonight i'm gonna do a beauty post which i've never done before!

I'm not a huge beauty person to be honest, I know what I like and don't tend to try anything different or splurge lots of money on expensive and cult beauty products, I much prefer to spend my money on clothes! However I do unfortunately suffer with quite bad skin and have been looking for years for a product that will help. I have tried everything whether it's cheap yet natural products like Simple or more expensive French brands like Clinique and Clarins, nothing seemed to help! Until a year ago I was introduced to a Swiss based company called Arbonne by a friend from Uni. The products were described as pure, safe and beneficial and I gave them a go because Swiss products were something I always see in Harvey Nichols and think i'll never be able to afford!

I decided to try the anti ageing range and borrowed the smoothing facial cleanser, restorative day creme and the night repair creme as samples. To be honest they didn't really have much of an effect on me straight away, i'm always hoping for a miracle and for my skin to clear up over night, but I did however notice that my skin felt a lot smoother. I bought the products anyway, they were expensive but I signed up to be a client which gave me a hefty discount and I am blown away by the results. My skin used to be very red, scarred and covered with blemishes, and after 6 months of using the products daily I can say it is pretty much clear. I have been able to go out without foundation and concealer, something I never thought I would be able to do and when I wake up in the morning my skin is a balanced colour, gone are the red and dry patches I used to suffer with.

I just wish I had a before and after picture so you could see how good my results were! If you fancy checking out the range for yourself their website is here and if you use it please let me know i'd love to hear how your skin has reacted!

Beauty School Dropout

After my previous blog post talked a little about my new found love for Grease I thought I would elaborate a little more on another post! This video from the film is so good, I love Frenchies' hair and I also love the outfits the girls are wearing, the little silver dresses! I dyed my hair pink earlier in the summer for my birthday and it looked so good, but didn't last long as it was a semi permanent dye. The only photo I have is this one from instagram because I use disposable cameras on a night out and it hasn't been developed yet! I definitely want to go back pink though! My other thought regarding Grease is the dresses. I love a good sparkly dress for the Winter months and i've found this gorgeous green one from H&M which looks really glitzy and would look so good with pink hair! New favourite combination! 

Green Dress- H&M

Pink Hair Dye- Stargazer

Polly Wants A Cracker

I always look to Polyvore sets for outfit inspiration, I love the way you can type in a person/band/era and it will bring up complete outfits, which always give me new ideas of how to style items of clothing. It was only a matter of time before I started making them myself and although this is only my second set I think it represents my own style pretty well and fits with the current grunge trend which I am loving. I have really long eyelashes so my eyes are always the focus of my make up but I always love to wear lipstick and find dark purple really flattering, I know i'll be wearing it non stop during A/W! I have also been looking for a good camo jacket for a while and recently found a great one in Primark of all places which was a surprise! As for the rest of the items they are all things I would wear, especially the heeled chelsea boots, I just haven't found the perfect pair yet! If you like any of the items then check out my polyvore page here, everything is high street too so there won't be any disappointment like when you find out the socks are £100!