Shabby Chic...

Hiya Everyone,

At the moment I'm going through a room change. My room is very, i suppose what you would call "classy" looking at the moment but I'm feeling a bit more of a shabby look would suit me better being a bit of a farmer girl. The reason for this, is stumbling across the shabby chic trend. I have actually fallen in love with this!!! 

If you are unsure what the shabby chic trend is i shall post some pictures below of what i am talking about. Basically it's what you would imagine "old English" type rooms to look like, with a touch of French thrown in. Enough with the blabbing, here's the shabby chic look...

 

Everything in this trend reminds me of cupcakes!!! And that's never a bad thing! :P

So, i have some floral wall paper to go up on one of my walls, and i am now scouring the charity shops for any shabby chic-esk accessories. I thought I'd take you on this journey with me. On my next post o will post pics of my bedroom currently. I shall then take you shopping with me, and also show the process of the change in my bedroom. I cannot wait for it to be finished! And i hope you can't either. 

So look out for my next few posts, and if you like, let me know what your current favourite trend for everything household orientated is.

Much Love,

Em xxxx

All Work And No Play...

Hiya Guys,

Seeing as Britain was actually suffering from something i think you call sunshine today i thought it would be a good time to show off my new work shoes....

I bought these beauties from New Look believe it or not!! They cost be £15 which isn't bad and they are super soft, made of real suede!!! I have always had problems when wearing pumps because of them usually having a very hard and ridged back but these ones are just glorious!! They only thing is they do come up VERY large. The vast majority of the time i am a size 5 in shoes, but in these a size 4 is still a little on the baggy side. But i think the way they look completely makes up for that.

Another plus to these shoes is that they expose your ankle, which unlike boots is very slimming and due to the fact i have horrendously large calf muscles and rather short legs this is definitely a large plus!

Whats your favourite shoes for work or play?

Much love,

Em xxxx

Workies Haul!!!!!

Hiya guys, 

I have literally just got back from Bristol centre. I have been shopping with my mum for some work clothes seeing as for the last 2 weeks i have been wearing the same 2 pairs of trousers, trying to frantically wash them in between my days in and days off, and seeing as i work shifts which are all over the place, this was not an easy feat :/ 

Soooooo, all items are either from H&M or Primark. Seeing as i haven't actually been payed yet, places such as Topshop and Republic are well out of my price range!! Now onto the haullllllllllll....

Primark...

Tights- £3,     Hangers - £3,      Bun Thingy - £1

 H&M...

All trousers - £12.99 each

All skirts - £3.99 each

Dress - £12.99, the fit of this dress is amazing!

I'm really happy with my purchases, now i can start wearing something a little different at work!! What sort of things do you like to wear at work?

Much Love,

Em xxx

Teal or No Teal...

Hi everyone,

Even though here in England it doesn't really feel like summer (more like a dark and dingy autumn :/ ), i still feel in the summery spirit so decided to paint my nails with Primark's "Teal or No Teal nail polish. I bought it last year and have only actually worn it once, but decided to put a slick on my nails yesterday. I can't believe i haven't used it more! Its such a bright and lovely green, and of coarse i absolutly love green!!!! It is in the "Glo Baby Glo" selection of nail polishes so it's actually UV reactive too! 

So i just thought i'd share with you my new nail loving, hope you like. And don't forget Englanders, it may be rubbishy, dull weather outside but you can always add a touch of summer time to your nails to brighten everything up!

Whats your favourite polish this season? 

Much Love,

Em xxxxxxxx

Olsen Love...

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd share with you my mass love for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Being a 90's child i grew up watching their programmes on TV, so have become a massive fan. Now being a little older, i love their fashion sense (the majority of the time), and just the way they are. My guilty pleasure is googling the twins and looking at all the amazing outfits they get to wear. Wouldn't you just kill for their wardrobes :O ..... Any who, i went on a little googling sess and decided to share a few pics of the twins that i am most fond of...

I love the twins "shabby-chic" look. Their outfits look like they were just thrown together but yet work perfectly! What i also love about the twins is the fact their day outfits are very wearable for the average Jo, Derek, Dave or whatever you may wish to call yourself.

I am also a massive fan of the way the twins wear their makeup. The smokey smudgy eye works so perfectly. (such love for the makeup look on the last pic!!! <3 )

 

What do you lot think of the Olsen twins? Do you love their fashion sense? If not who's your fashion icon/icons?

Much Love,

Em xxxx

Work Style...

Hi guys,

So, I've finally managed to get a job!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! It has taken me around a year to actually manage to get one, but now i am going through the crisis of what to wear. It's an office type job so only smart clothes are deemed appropriate, although i don't want to look to over dressed. I have been searching the web for work "street style" and here are a few piccies that i found...

 

 

 

I'm beginning to think i need to buy a pair of smart office friendly loafers and possibly a couple of big cosy cardigans for when the harsh British Winter is in full swing. I best get saving because they aren't cheap!

Much Love,

Em xxx

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...