Get Decorative...

Hi guys,

I am an absolute fan of the YouTube beauty... (anyone recite the "be-a-u-tiful" from Bruce all mighty to spell that word???) ...gurus on YouTube. I think they are all so amazing and absolutely brilliant at what they do, and the tips i have picked up in the last year or so since I've been watching them have really worked! Anyway, back on track, recently i was watching Barbara; the Persian Babe, do a room tour video. She had a wall full of photos from magazines that she liked, photos of her and her friends and sayings and slogans that she liked. It got me thinking about my own room. Unfortunately my parents won't allow me to stick things on my walls because we are trying to sell our house but what i did decide to do instead because i loved the whole picture wall thing so much, was to stick things i like on the inside of my wardrobe doors. I went through old photos, and magazines and cut things out i liked ready to stick on my wardrobe. I stuck them all on with blue tack so they can easily be removed and replaced. 

Anyways, i took some photos for you, hoping that it might inspire some of you to do the same. I now can't go into my wardrobe without smiling at all the silly pictures i have stuck up of me and my friends, you know the type of pictures you don't want to stick in a frame but you still love???? Yeah, that sort :) Hope you enjoy checking out my handy work ....

Much Love,

Em xxxx

 Above: Both my wardrobe doors in full. I have left space at the top and bottom of both doors to add new photos in.

Close Ups

Look at the far bottom left. That's me and comedian Alun Cochrane doing the "squishy face", google him, he's an absolute legend!

Top left, casual mid air shots...

Holiday!....

Hello People,

I got back from my holiday in Spain 2 weeks ago now. I have been really busy so i haven't been able to upload a post. But now i have a bit of time on my hands so will hopefully be doing a few more, although the weather here in England is absolutely awful for taking photos, but i shall try my best to take some half decent ones..... Here are so general photos of my holiday...

Our Villa...

This is the pool we had at our villa.

This is the view from our villa, it was absolutely gorgeous.

The local Spanish cats

 The Daily Walk to the Beach...

Generic Spanish home name...

Night trip to Benidorm...

One of Benidorm's many beautiful beaches

The fam

My dad has great love for GIANT ice creams

The local church

Beautiful Benidorm at night

As you can see i had an absolutely amazing time in sunny Spain, but i am now suffering from the holiday blues : / Wish i could go back! The awful British weather is not helping... Plus i think my tan dramatically slid off as soon as i exited the plane on landing. Well here's to looking froward to next year i spose, unless i can somehow manage to find a job in the current climate and squeeze in a cheeky trip abroad. 

Any of you of on hols soon or suffering from the holiday blues like me?

Much love,

Em xxx

Nails, Wonderful Nails...

Hi guys,

I'm off to Spain for the week this Saturday.... YAY! Cannot wait! I need to paint my finger nails and toe nails but im unsure which colour to chose, so i thought i'd post pics of my polishes on here and see if i get any replys. So here are my brightly coloured nail polishes...

Reds and Pinks...

 

From left to right: Claire's accessories polish in No. 3, Barry M in Bright Red, Nailsea Inc London in Shoreditch, and Stargazer in No. 205.

 From left to right: Markswins international in No.6 (kind of an orangey red), Markwins International in No. 15.

Greens...

From left to right: Nails Glo Baby Glo from Primak in Teal or No Teal, and Collection 2000's Lasting colour in Green with Envy.

 Glitters...

From left to right: Lizzie French's Nail Storm in Gold Storn, Barry M in red Glitter, and Miss Sporty's Twinkle Shine in No. 6.

Others...

Maybelline's Water Shine in Sparkling Gold, Collections 2000's Hot Looks in Sherbert Lemons, and Professional Nail Care in French White.

Hope you can leave some feedback on which nail polishes you think i should wear for my holiday next week, this could include combinations of glitter and colour polishes, two different colours fro toes and nails or a single colour you think would stand out. Thanks for your help in advance, hope you like the post.

Much Love,
Em xx

Holiday Haul!...

Hi everyone,

I went shopping with my mum on Monday in central Bristol for a bit of holiday shopping seeing as we are going to Spain in 2 weeks and have been meaning to do a bit of a shopping trip for AGES!! The majority of the things we bought were from primark. Cheap and easy! Also I think that Primark have upped their game a bit this season and have some really nice things in store. Shame i don't have more money to splurge : / So here's a little look at what we bought...

Orange feather earrings: Primark, £2

Nude crop vest: Primark, £6

Nautical bikini top: Primark, £5, Nautical bikini bottoms: Primark, £3

Peaocock fetaher earrings: Primark, £2.50

Silver look anklet: Primark, £2.50

 

Sheer orange sleeveless shirt: New Look, £10

High rise denim shorts: New Look, £8 (sale)

It's nice to see all the bright colours in the shops seeing as here in Bristol it has been awful weather for the last few weeks. We had about 2 weeks worth of lovely hot weather and now it's back to the constant rain we usually have this time of year. Come on England, get it together, i need shorts weather!! Weather rant over with, hope you've enjoyed looking at what i've bought.

Much love,

Em xx

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamerican Apparel!

Hi People, 

As i said in my previous post i've been absolutly in love with shorts at the moment, with summer on its way and all that jazz. So i have been on the quest for the perfect shorts. I stumbled across these ones from American Apparel...

They are priced at £44 on the American Apparel website. Pricey i know, but American Apparel have always been. So seeing as i had a little money in my bank and a friend of mine actually has a pair of these shorts i thought i'd do what i'd never done before and splash out.

They were delivered two days ago and as soon as they came i rushed up into my room to try them on. THEY ARE AMMMMMMMAAAZZINNG!! I always have the problem of gaping (not sure thats spelt right :S) around my lower back with shorts and trousers, but this doesn't happen with these as they are a nice snug fit and contain elastane, so are slightly stretchy.

I was so pleased with these shorts i took to Ebay (so not to completly break my bank balance) to try find some more of these shorts (or similar). I luckily came across these two pairs, which someone was selling at just £10 each, buy it now price when the RRP is £30! They had never been worn either!

How gorgeous are they! They fit amazingly aswell! Lovely fitted pair of shorts. I think i'd need a size down in this style as the ebay listing was for two pairs of 25" shorts, and i'm normally a 24" but the elastic at the back seems to cover up the minor sizing issue up.

The DownSide...

I have read a few of the reviews of both styles of shorts on the American Apparel website and i'm slightly worried about the "when washed" issue that has been debated. Several of the reviews have commented on it and said that when washed these shorts either shrink slightly, or, lose their shape. This worries me. These shorts are amazing and i don't want them to change in shape atall. I'm thinking about hand washing. This is the dire straits i will go through to find, and keep, the best fitting shorts! What do you think i should do? Should i risk it?...

Overall i am very happy with the shorts so far, they are brilliantly comfortable and i will definitly get alot of use out of them this summer! I may post a couple outfits of the day featured the three pairs of shorts so look out for that..

Much love,

Em xxx

We Like Short Shorts...

Hi,

Seeing as it's June now, and pretty much summer time i have absolutly been loving shorts right now! I thought i'd share with you my love for the shorts in the shops right now. I really love the bright and patterned combination on a pair of statement shorts. I think it looks so summery! <3

So here are a few pictures of shorts i am really into right now...

All above shorts are from Topshop. I have bought 3 pairs of shorts from American Apparel and recieved one and just waiting for the other two pairs to come through. As soon as they do I'll post a picture of them all and do a bit of a review on them.

Much Love,

Em xx

Double Denim Time...

Hi,

I went shopping last week and thought I'd take a picture of what i wore. Finally decided to brave it and rock the double denim trend which I think can tend to look a little dated but hay-ho, I attempted it anyway. Wasn't the best idea to wear a tied shirt though seeing as I was in and out of the changing rooms like a yo yo. Maybe next time I'll chose a more practical shopping outfit. What does everyone else tend to wear while shopping?

Much love,

Em xx

Shirt: Vintage, Vest: River Island, Jean: Dorothy Perkins, Shorts: Ebay, Bag: Topshop