Bring It On Down

Dress* - In Love With Fashion

Necklace - Rock N Rose

Creepers - eBay

Braclet - Topshop & Vintage

Lipstick - Barry M, Coral

It feels like it's been such a long time since, I did an outfit post! Usually my boyfriend takes my pictures but he was away for a week, back, then away again so I haven't had much chance to do any. In my new job I am lucky enough to be able to be given uniform, so for my first piece I picked this gorgeous black and white striped dress, i've wanted one for ages and have seen quite a few but loved the little black collar on this one. I can wear it on it's own like this or team it with a jumper so the collar can poke out the top! As you can see my blue hair is starting to fade, it's more of a pastel shade now which is nice but I am looking forward to having my silver hair back so I can start to wear all the blue things I seem to have bought lately (blue hair and blue clothes is not a good look for me!)

In other news I went to see Jessie Ware last week; she was incredible and came across so well, I would watch her again without a thought! This week i'm going to the Bradley Wiggins launch in the Bristol Fred Perry tomorrow night so will be sure to take my camera along! If you are a Fred Perry fan and live in a city with your own store then make sure you head down tomorrow night as it is an event thats happening across the country! Today marks the beginning of Bristol Fashion Week and I feel really lucky to be involved in a live blogging event which is happening during one of the shows, if you're a Bristol blogger whose also going then please get in touch as I am currently going alone and would love to meet up with someone for a drink while i'm there!

I also wanted to quickly say as i'm sure you're all aware GFC is going and i'm so sad that it means I might lose some of you as followers :( I have a bloglovin account which is going to be the best way to follow from now on so here is my link and if you currently follow on GFC please follow on bloglovin instead (that way you can continue to see my ever changing hair colour and general ranting!) I've heard that there is going to be a way you can import all of the blogs you follow on GFC into bloglovin so if anyone has any info on this please let me know, i'm gonna be gutted if I end up losing any of the blogs I follow!

♥♥

Discount Day

As you guys know I do love a bit of Motel and even though I don't work for them anymore I still love the clothes and can't stop buying them! At the moment everything seems pretty monochrome but I love the colour injection of electric blue, it's quickly becoming my favourite colour of the season! I've just put together my four favourite Motel pieces on sale at the moment, let me know what you think and whether you have any of them :)

1- Polly Babydoll Dress in Black Pyramid- This dress is a beauty, a lovely flattering babydoll shape, a lot like the Laynie with a contemporary twist on the standard black and white monochrome. It's £35 which I thought was quite well priced and would look good in the summer with bare legs and a bikini underneath or at night with tights and creepers!

2- Catalina Off The Shoulder in Sapphire - I really like the off the shoulder trend and more than anything I absolutely love this colour. This is a really basic dress that I can see myself wearing with tight and lace up ankle boots with lots of jewellery.

3 - Amy Front Zip Mini Skirt in Square Eyes - This skirt is so 60's its amazing! With something like this I need to think of at least 5 things I can wear it with and I have already decided it's going to look good with an electric blue jumper or a black t shirt - definitely justified!

4- Pollyanna PU Trim Shift Dress in Black Smoke - Finally this is a new print which is so subtle, it will go with so much! I really like dipped hem dresses and the print is quite toned down compared to most of the bright OTT Motel prints!

Remember if you like any of these too you can save 20% by using the discount code 'sophiepalms' at the check out ♥

Blogger Of The Month: Kim, Love Cloth!

The past few weeks have gone so fast I can't believe it's been so long since I last posted! I have been working hard at my job, and buying lots of things- I have a haul post planned for the weekend! It's a sad week this week because obviously I was supposed to be going skiing but after I was made redundant could no longer afford it, so have been missing my boyfriend and friends who did get to go
:(

Anyway sad point over, it is a new month which means I get to pick a new blogger of the month, and this month I choose Kim from Love Cloth! I only discovered Kims blog in the past few months and am so glad I did because I absolutely love her style. Kim shares my love of chelsea boots, collars and hats and her style is really simple and laid back, plus she always looks so happy and cheery! I've picked a few of my favourite of her outfits to show you and if you've never seen her blog before I would definitely recommend a look here!

The other thing I love about her blog is that she plays around a lot with her images and often layers her images with illustrations or text, which is something I would love to try. The layout of Love Cloth is also really simple and and minimal which reflects Kims style and her images are really beautiful and often shot is gorgeous locations. A lot of her outfits are sweet feminine dresses which she toughens up with boots, or 60's style items brought up to date with a hat or great pair of new shoes. Kim seems like she has amazing natural style and her outfits always seem really well pulled together - she has her style pinned down!

What do you think of Kims style? Is she a already one of your favourite bloggers, or one you've just discovered?

Let me know in the comments ♥

Blue Rinse

As some of you may remember, back in October when I first started my blog I dyed my hair Lilac. I absolutely loved it but it went a bit patchy and didn't last that long, so last night I randomly decided I wanted to dye my hair blue. Inspired by 90s grunge Gwen, I bought a 'Crazy Colour' bottle in 'Bubblegum Blue' and went for it this afternoon. I can't recommend the 'Crazy Colour' range enough, they do a huge variety and several versions of each colour from bright royal blue right down to pastel bubblegum blue. There's no peroxide in the formula so it's safe to do by yourself and lasts roughly 4-6 washes- perfect! I absolutely love this colour, i've done purple and pink before but I think this might be my favourite so far :) I was going to do a little tutorial on how to use it but it is so easy I didn't think there was much point. All you do is wash your hair with shampoo, towel dry and then apply! There is a lot of dye in the bottle so you don't need to worry about your hair length, just apply evenly, leave on for 15-30 minutes and there you go! If you have bleached blonde hair like mine, it lasts about 2-3 weeks so is great for a big night out, or a festival because after a few washes your hair just fades back to normal.

As for my outfit today, it's pretty simple as i've had a day off; i'm wearing a vintage oversized white shirt and lace trimmed black cycle shorts with my black converse. I got involved with helping to promote a Bristol vintage fair on the weekend and bought 5 lovely items all for £45! I have planned a blog post to show you guys my purchases which I will post tomorrow. Hope you like my hair, let me know what you think...

In Love With Fashion

Tomorrow is the day I start my new job so i'm afraid this is a very short post. I have an induction with Topshop and Love before starting properly on Saturday. I'm a little bit nervous as I guess most people are when they start a new job, but feel really lucky that i'm going to be on my feet doing something I enjoy rather than working in an office in something I hate! I'm really excited for all the new clothes i'm going to be able to share with you guys and if it's not a brand you've heard of or know much about then in a way I guess you'll be sharing the new experience with me!

I wanted to show you a few of my favourite pieces already just from browsing the website, and have no doubt i'll be setting a few pieces aside every delivery day as it seems the clothes are really my style! The jumper has a great 60's monochrome feel to it and I love the print of the second dress. I've seen images of my favourite blogger  Olivia wearing the wrap playsuit which feels like a real staple and I can already imagine myself wearing the lace crop with all my high waisted skirts! If you haven't checked out the brand yet here is the website and they also have a great bloggers affiliate program which might be of interest to some of you guys!

As for me i'm off to have a nice bath, wash my hair, do my nails all those sorts of things you do when you have something important on the next day! I haven't decided what to wear yet so no doubt that will take a while! If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to comment, and i'll make sure I do an outfit post of it!

Wish me luck ♥♥

Nervous Romance

Isn't it amazing how a little bit of sun can make you feel so productive and happy? This week so far has been so good and I think it's because the sun has been making an appearance! I'm going to be starting my new job this week so am trying to make the most of my last few days off; I went to the gym this morning and am now going to spend the rest of the day making some food and just relaxing with my boyfriend. Last night I went out for a friends birthday and watched the Sound City documentary, definitely worth a watch if your a music fan! Today i'm wearing this amazing tea dress from Primark! As soon as I saw it I had to have it, teamed with a big 70's floppy hat from Urban Outfitters and some plain gold jewellery. I feel like my outfits have been a bit boring lately, so i'm hoping with Spring on its way I can mix it up a bit, and now I have a new job I can get some new items to team with my old favourites!

Hope everyone is having a nice day  ♥

London Fashion Week | Feb 2013

As you guys will know (from me going on about it on Twitter, Instagram and this blog!) on Friday I went to London Fashion Week! I was asked to go with Motel as part of their street team, which meant snapping my favourite looks and handing out discount vouchers to everyone! I decided to wear the Motel Agnes Dress, which combines all of my favourite 2013 trends in one; monochrome, bold stripes and luxe leather. Ever since I saw it on the sample rail at Motel Rocks HQ back in October I fell in love and was so happy when it was finally released! I teamed it with some suede black flats, a Rock N Rose statement cross necklace and some bright colour pop lipstick, and snapped this quick picture before setting off for the coach station.

I caught the 10.30am coach which got me into Victoria at 1.15pm and was greeted by Taz as some of you will know as a Motel Intern from last year. Taz is now a LCF student and definitely one of my favourite people i've met through Motel if not ever! We headed straight to Somerset House and met up with Selina, Lucia and the rest of the team and started snapping. I was approached by Company Magazine, ASOS and several bloggers to have my picture taken which is so flattering and ended up spending most of my time chatting away! I met Lucy from ASOS Fashion Finder who was so lovely and was really happy to spot Robyn, who always leave such nice comments on my blog; it was great to meet her in person finally!

I'm not sure if this is a bit controversial but there are some pretty odd sights at LFW; including a man with tape over his eyes and a walking stick pretending to be blind, which to be honest just freaked me out a bit. I understand pushing the limits for fashion but some people really do take it too far, I much prefer more understated fashion and people who just have natural style rather than gluing things to their face and being alternative for the sake of being photographed.

These were my favourite three looks from the day all monochrome, graphic prints and bold stripes,  conveniently they are all Motel Rocks items too! The first item is the famous Jordan Jeans which need no introduction and have been spotted on countless bloggers and celebrities. My beautiful Taz is wearing vintage dungarees with a soon to be released oversized Motel Letters jumper, I actually can't wait for this one, it's long enough to wear with leggings too! Finally Sarah is wearing the Penny Dress which is avaliable now on the website along with the Agnes dress i'm wearing. Remember you can get 20% off anything on the Motel Rocks website using my discount code below :)

We left Somerset House at 4ish and headed back to Tazs flat in East London, which was a welcome relief for how cold we were! After warming up with a cup of tea we headed out to Spitalfields Market for some Greek food and a few drinks. Several drinks later we ended up in Big Chill on Brick Lane and I just had a great time catching up and meeting her new Uni friends. I have to say if you don't know London too well and are planning on heading there for the day or a night out, Brick Lane area has to be one of my favourites! Spitalfields Market has a huge range of restaurants and the general area is full of vintage shops and bars.

Disposables

 

Today is a vile day, it's really grey, dark and rainy and I am very hungover. Last night however was brilliant, feels like I haven't been on a good night out since New Year so me and a load of friends went down The Lanes nightclub in Bristol where they hold a weekly night, which basically plays all my favourite songs! I bumped into an old friend and was so happy to see her, it was great to catch up and just have a laugh like old times! Obviously I look horrific today so an outfit post is out of the question, but I have had a little idea to do a post on some of my favourite disposable camera images. I love reading peoples blogs; looking at their purchases and their outfits but I also love it when people write more lifestyle posts. Things like bedroom tours, daily routines and just general things about their lives away from blogging, so I thought this would be a nice Sunday afternoon post for you guys to read and see some funny photos that show you a bit more about my life. I have a bit of an obsession with disposable cameras, I like the way they come out really grainy and you always forget what pictures you've taken! I think it's a nostalgic thing too, they remind me of the 90's, and the best thing? Opening up the packet when you get them back and laughing your head off at how funny they are! I hope you enjoy and don't laugh too much at my ridiculous obsession with the peace sign!