Peggy Sue

Hat - fox + feather

Jumper - Sweet Sorrow Vintage

Coat - fox + feather

Necklace - Waiste

Jeans - Topshop 

I've been in two minds about uploading this outfit shot, I think I look terrible, like my face looks so fat and puffy, and I just don't think I look very good,but the weather has been rubbish today to do a different one so i'm just gonna go for it!

 I'm wearing a gorgeous jumper I was kindly given by Sweet Sorrow Vintage with my Topshop Joni Jeans, a leopard print coat from fox - feather and my favourite Waiste necklace! I'm going to Glasgow tomorrow because my boyfriends band are supporting The Strypes so if anyone from Glasgow is gonna be there let me know and if anyone happens to catch The Shimmer Band over the next few weeks in their home town, don't forget to tweet me! 

Blogger Of The Month: Stephanie JW

I was a top rubbish blogger during January, I find it hard to motivate myself when the weather is rubbish, as i'm sure a lot of people do, but this month is already feeling so much more positive. As always the beginning of the month means picking one of my favourite bloggers to feature as blogger of the month, and this month i've decided to go for Stephanie JW. I can't remember how I found Stephanie's blog, but I really like her grungy, bohemian style and her enviable shoe collection. Working for Dr Martens means she usually teams her dresses and skirts with chunky footwear, a look I really like, it works well in both Summer and Winter. Favouring brands such as MinkPink and Evil Twin, Stephanie often layers jumpers and mesh tops underneath printed dresses adding a boyish element to an otherwise girlie outfit. 

Rather than always taking outfit photos of herself, I really like the way Stephanie lays hers out on the floor documenting both ideas for looks and her actual outfits on her blog. It reminds me of a feature 'Self Service' magazine had a few years back in which all the outfits for photo shoots were laid flat and photographed after each spread. It's a great spin on how to present your 'looks' especially relevant to me as recently i've been struggling with my confidence in posting outfit shots of myself and have been thinking of different ways to use photography on my blog.

If you haven't read StephanieJW before then think denim mixed with oversized jumpers and kimonos, printed dresses with mesh tops and chunky Jeffrey Campbells. Accessories are always featured and i've spotted everything from 90s style chokers, to long crosses and pendants, oversized circle sunglasses and black fedora hats.

Are you a regular reader of Stephanie's blog or is this your first introduction to her? Let me know in the comments :)

Product Review: Tangle Teezer

As I mentioned briefly in my last post i've been making a really effort with my beauty regime lately and i'm trying to extend the care to my hair as well. I've been bleaching my hair for almost 9 years, and am constantly chopping and changing from blue to pink to purple (with a dodgy to black and back a few years ago!) I am quite embarrassed to admit that I used to just buy whatever shampoo & conditioner was on offer, and always expected my hair to be ok. My mum used to make jokes about my hair falling out but it's only since one of my friends started training as a hair dresser that I started to take hair care a bit more seriously. I've gone into her salon a few times for her to use my hair for training and her senior stylist noticed I had some really bad breakage at the back of my hair, which really scared me! He recommended a few salon quality products which i'm slowly buying each month but one of the things that seemed to be a well priced must have product is the Tangle Teezer. 

Priced at between £9 - £15 depending on where you buy it, the Tangle Teezer is a detangling hairbrush which is a firm favourite with professional salons. It's ergonomic design fits perfectly in your hand and it's light weight bristles mean it slides through wet hair without the pulling and tugging i'm used to from my hair! As my hair is so bleached washing it is a total nightmare, I can barely get a brush/comb through it and feel as though I use more product than necessary because i'm trying to condition it. Washing my hair with my usual products and a small amount of conditioning treatment afterwards, the Tangle Teezer brushed through my hair with ease and I noticed A LOT less hair had come out after blowdrying. I thought this was a product aimed at using on wet hair, but after back brushing and hair spraying my hair on Saturday night I used it Sunday morning and was surprised at the effect it had on my styled hair.

I bought the Tangle Teezer from Boots for £10.99 and would 100% recommend it to anyone who has coloured/bleached hair. If you are sick of dragging a brush through your washed hair and feel nervous about the effect that might be having then invest in a Tangle Teezer!

Beauty Hauling

I'm not really one for New Years Reslolutions but for some reason around two weeks into January I decided to up my game and throw myself into a new skin care regime. I've always suffered with spots and wear foundation every time I leave the house without fail, it really annoys me when I stay at peoples houses or go on holiday because it makes me feel really self conscious when friends see me without make up. After reading a lot about French Pharmaceutical products I loved the idea that they were water based, and was also drawn in by the minimal packaging and clinical scent, I feel wary of sweet smelling products because I wonder what they've put in to make them smell that way! I've only been using these products for a few weeks so don't feel like I can do a proper review yet but will be sure to do one maybe next month, for now here is my mini beauty haul! 

The ultimate cult beauty product at the moment within the blogging world, Bioderma Micellar Water. I am pretty late jumping on the bandwagon with this one, I popped into Selfridges when I went up to London last week and could have spent a small fortune in the Lloyds pharmacy which was full of French Pharmacy products. I've only used this once or twice and so far I really like it, it takes off my eye make up very well and leaves my skin feeling fresh and clean. 

After discovering Superdrugs B.Ready through Selinas blog I have fallen pretty hard for the whole range. I love the fact that it's vegan friendly and i've really tried to make an effort since using it to buy products that are cruelty free. This moisturiser is light and doesn't feel to heavy on my skin yet really does moisturise and is lovely to use before applying make up. 

Another cult beauty product I read a lot about La Roche Posay before purchasing the Effaclar Foaming Gel. I bought it in the hope it would help with my terrible skin, i've suffered from bad skin for a long time and have never really found anything thats helped. After using for a few days I genuinely feel as though my skin looks fresher and brighter and will definitely do a review once I have been using it for at least 4 weeks.

Tea Tree is renowned as one of the best ingredients for spots and bad skin so I decided to purchase this mask from The Body Shop after I found a 40% off code on voucher cloud. It's quite a small pot and you don't need to use a lot in order for it to cover your face. I've used it twice and like the way it makes my skin feels for the next few days.

Missguided SS14 Blogger Event

Last week I was invited to the Missguided SS14 blogger event, so I travelled up to London Wednesday afternoon, excited to see the new collection. This was one of the first blogger events I have attended, apart from working at events with Motel Rocks, so I was pretty excited and a bit unsure of what to expect. 

The event was held in The Music Room, just behind Bond Street and was a large exhibition space with several rails showcasing what we can expect from Missguided this Spring/Summer. Two particular trends  jumped out at me straight away, one was festival style, think fringing, kimonos, draped sleeves and plenty of denim, the other was pastels, lots of 60's inspired shapes, colours and prints. I had a good look through all of the items and was pleasantly surprised at the quality, especially keeping in mind the price of your average Missguided piece. The brand seems to have really upped their game in the past year, I remember when I first discovered them a few years ago the site mainly consisted of body con dresses and I rarely found anything I liked, however this collection has got me really excited for what to expect from them in the future - on trend pieces that are unique and individual rather than just copies of more expensive high street stores. 

 I definitely plan on buying both of these items as soon as they're released!

As well as getting excited over the new collection I was also pretty excited by the cocktail bar! My favourite cocktail had to be the Alexa which was a gin & elderflower drink and I had a good few along with the gorgeous mexican inspired snacks that were floating around.

I took a quick picture of my outfit before I left for the event, I wore the lovely sun and moon print top from Motel Rocks with a Topshop skirt and my Dr Marten shoes. I have been a bit shy with outfit posts recently because I am extremely self conscious at the moment of my figure, i've joined a gym and am on a diet so hopefully after losing a few pounds I will be back to snapping what i'm wearing all the time!

Top - Motel Rocks

Necklace - Waiste

Skirt - Topshop

Shoes - Dr Martens

Belt - Vintage 

Let Me Get Low

If you follow me on twitter you might have noticed recently that I have become Polyvore obsessed! I really like image based social media sites like Tumblr and Pinterest because I love to collect imagery and inspiration, but Polyvore is a totally different concept of building outfits; it's like an outlet for styling ideas. I have only recently started with Polyvore so won't share any of my own sets yet but thought I would show you guys a few of my favourites and hope that they inspire you as much as they do me.

Both Deciphering Dreams

Both Khalesar

By BabyFawn

Blogger Of The Month: Tilly Jayne!

This is my first blog post of 2014 so I thought I would begin with my blogger of the month and first pick of the year. So far 2014 has been nothing but stressful, i've been living at my boyfriends flat for the past few years and we had to move out on 2nd January. Although New Years Eve was a great night out it was slightly overshadowed by our impending move, moving is always stressful but is made 10 times worse when you don't really want to move. My boyfriend is in a band who are in the process of making an album and touring so we have temporarily moved into his sisters house - which also happens to be above a pub in central Bristol - until things have calmed down a bit and we can find another flat to live in. Until then I can take lots of nice atmospheric blog photographs around Central Bristol and tell you guys all about my current gypsy lifestyle where me and him live out of boxes and have 'no fixed address'. 

More importantly however my blogger of the month is...Tilly Jayne! 

I first found Tilly through the ASOS student map, and was immediately drawn in by the sound of the Dr Martens factory shop in Northampton where she is a Fashion Marketing student. When I read the 'about me' section of her blog I immediately knew she was my type of girl with the sentence 'I'm a vegetarian (and have been since the age of 10) and my favourite food is indian, though I do have a serious pizza addiction'. Apart from our similar eating habits I really like Tillys personal style; a mix of 90's Clueless with hippy chic. Tilly mixes a few sports luxe items with quite chic classic pieces and of course the odd fur coat/gilet which adds to the eclectic feel of her wardrobe. A lot of her her wardrobe is quite muted colours which is something I identify with but the odd splash of colour demonstrates her styling ability, as does the mixture of textures and prints. 

Tilly already looks as though she works in the fashion industry and always looks polished and smart whilst still looking on trend and keeping an element of 'cool' to her looks. As always it would be great to know if you guys follow Tilly already or if this is your first introduction to her blog which you can find here!