TANTILISING AND TEXTURED

If you know me well you will know I like to keep it safe when it comes to summertime fashion. I'm more of a winter kind of gal.I usually keep well away from patterns as i'm scared about matching patterns with my skin tone and hair colour, as i'm quite fair.  But I have to give it to Missguided, some of their pieces having really inspired me to introduce some colour into my wardrobe instead of repurchasing every black, white or navy thing I can find.  

Here are 4 pieces that I have been really loving and are perfect for this time of year (the jacket for the UK bipolar weather). Thee four pieces are a lovely way to introduce vibrance and texture to your wardrobe.

Vanessa Mint Tailored Coat
A statement piece that will make any lifeless outfit stand out. They are seen on the high street a lot at the moment but this has to be one of my favourites i've seen. You can also get this in black.

Shawnta Tropical Spaghetti Strap Mini Dress
Even though I know this wouldn't go well with my skin colour I know it would be a beautiful piece for being on holiday and throwing something on over a bikini or dressing it up for the evening time.

Kinga Tribal Shift Dress

This piece is probably the most adventurous i've seen and actually liked. The shift dress style allows the print to do all the talking - nothing too over powering so perfect for those casual summer BBQ's.

Dorida Neon Crochet Shell Top

I absolutely adore this top, so simple but a lovely way of introducing a neon colour into your wardrobe. The nude crochet pattern allows the neon to be toned down so it's not too in your face. Again perfect for just throwing over your bikini or dressing it up for the evening with a maxi skirt.

THE BODY SHOP TEA TREE COLLECTION

In all honesty I hadn't heard much about the Tea Tree skin care range from The Body Shop. I thought all tea tree products were the same but just had a different label, from Superdrug to The Body Shop. 

I received the skincare set for christmas and decided to give it a whirl around March time when I ran out of the majority of my skincare products. To start with I was very sceptical due to the fact I have dry skin and previous drugstore tea tree products has caused redness and mild irritation to my skin. But within a week of using The Body Shop products I was surprised I hadn't seen a blotch of redness and my spots and scarring had faded..in a week! 4 months on and my skin has completely changed, i'm noticing my skin is changing so much, it's gone to combination to oily instead of dry (whether that's due to the weather in this country improving?!)and i'm hardly having any breakouts at all. Breakouts have always been a problem in my life, I never used to go through a week without finding a new spot on my face, but these products have changed this completely and are now a part of my daily skincare routine. So how to I use these products?

Skin Clearing Foaming Cleanser

Every night once I have taken my make up off completely I go into the shower and put two pumps of the foam into my hands. I rub my hands together and massage it into wet skin. After being settled on my face for around a minute I grab my small exfoliating pad and start massaging the two together (link to the eBay exfoliating pad). I rinse off the product with tepid water and carry on with my shower routine. I find after having a shower my skin feels so refreshed, soft and completely bare..you don't want to be sleeping in any make up residue on your skin!

RRP £5.00

Skin Clearing Toner

It does what it exactly says on the tin, a toner. As soon as my face is dry from my shower, I grab a cotton pad and put around three drops onto the pad and just wipe my face very gently. It has a lovely cooling sensation and also will remove any left over make up (if there is any). I waft my face dry and let the toner sink into my skin.

RRP £5.00

Skin Clearing Lotion

The final step I take is applying the tea tree gel to my face. I wait until the toner has completely settled into my skin and put a pea size amount of the lotion onto my hand and massage into my skin. Again it leaves a lovely cooling sensation on your skin once your skincare regime has finished. (I will also apply this on main areas of a breakout on my face just so I don't completely dry my skin out). And you should be left with a soft and fresh feeling to your face, perfect before bed time.

RRP £3.00

I really recommend this range, I will 110% repurchase these products once they have finished because I know it helps my skin so much! I know they have other products under their collection which I really want to try out.

I hope you liked this post and please let me know if you'll be buying them to try them out or please let me know what skincare products you're loving at the moment.

emma x

GOLDEN SMOKED EYE Ft. NOUVEAU LASHES & ULTRA BOND LASH ADHESIVE

On a day to day basis I tend to reach towards a simple smokey eye that will make my bluey/green eyes stand out and mix well with my blonde hair. Golden colours are perfect for spring and summer whether you're creating a simple, not too obvious eye look for the day, or mix it up with some false lashes for night time.

How did I achieve this look?
It's pretty simple, as I don't like to spend too much time doing my eye makeup as I take too much care and time on my foundation and contour routine. All you need to create this look:

MUA Palette in Heaven and Earth
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Maybelline Gel Liner
Nouveau Lashes - Collection 1*
Ultra Bond Lash Adhesive*

To start off I combined the two lightest shades from the palette and placed all over my lid using a flat eyeshadow brush, concentrating mainly on the inner corner to middle part of my eye. I then went for a light brown shade from the palette just to start outlining the crease using a fluffy blending brush. I gradually started applying darker tones of brown until everything was seamless and blended. To add some extra detail to the look I knew I wanted to apply some false lashes to finish the look off. Because of this I applied a thin line of gel liner across my top lash line with a teeny flick (lets face it, i'm not the best at applying gel eyeliner!)to make the lashes blend in to give a more natural look.

Normally the thought of applying false lashes sends shivers down my spine. The numerous times i've created a really lovely eye look and then completely ruined it by having finger prints in my eyeshadow from trying to keep the lashes stuck down, nightmare. The other day I took the plunge and decided to apply the collection 1 lashes from Nouveau Lashes combined with the Ultra Bond Lash Adhesive, which were both very kindly sent to me. I applied the adhesive and waited until it was tacky on the lashes (I placed extra glue on the ends as they're usually the areas which lashes tend to pull away from), I then took some tweezers and very gently but the lashes on my lash line. With a few adjustments and no fingers used, the lashes were stuck down! I was SO impressed, as that's never happened to me before when applying BOTH pairs of lashes. The two products work really well together to give a natural, subtle eye look that is so quick to do. 

The golden smoked eye works so well with the Nouveau Lashes. The lashes claimed to be "Nothing too heavy, just a soft, sophisticated and seductive lift for your eyes" which I one hundred million percent agree with. I applied the lashes on Tuesday morning and were still firmly intact on my lash line come Monday evening. After applying them you can barely feel that they're on your eyes and mainly you don't look like you've got spiders on your eyes. I love these lashes and if you're interested please take a look at the Nouveau Lashes website where you can purchase the same lashes I used, or from another collection. 

Hope you liked this post, please let me know if you liked it and what's your go to eye look?

emma x 

MUSIC MONDAYS

This weeks song is from the up and coming, Aussie band 5 Seconds Of Summer. Their career has completely blown up from them posting covers of songs on YouTube 3 years ago, to having a number one hit in the UK (and number 2 as of yesterday). The majority of their fans were introduced to the band when they supported One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour in 2013, they they supported One Direction's Where We Are Tour in the UK earlier this year. Even though the band age ranges from 19-17 they capture the punk-rock with a hint of pop very well. And they're all exceptionally good looking, bonus. 

The song I have chosen this week is from their album which is actually being released here in the UK on the 30th June 2014. Amnesia was one of the songs the band played in the line up for support act of the Where We Are Tour, and I was hooked instantly. If you haven't already make sure you take a listen to their other songs and also pre-order their album.

5 Seconds Of Summer - Amnesia

Comment down below with any songs you've been loving this week

emma x

SUMMER

It's finally Summer(hooray), after, well.. a hard year of partying and catching up with work that I may have fallen behind in due to being too hungover to peel myself from my sheets and go into University. Anyway, I'm back! I found it too difficult to incorporate blogging into my first year Uni lifestyle, it was nonstop consuming Tesco value vodka, sleeping or being in lesson. 

I want to dedicate my Summer to my blog as (you can probably tell) it was feeling rather unloved and outdated, so the plan is to post as much as I can about any nonsense that comes to my bonkers mind. If any of you have any ideas of what posts I could include please please please comment below!

As you may have noticed by blog has had a kind of lick of paint, you might say. This is thanks to the amazing Han Valentine, who literally spent the majority of her day helping me re-vamp my blog and making it more appealing, because lets face it my blogger design skills weren't that great. Personally I think she's done a fantastic job and I am so pleased with it. Because she did such a good job I think you guys should go and check out her blog (and instagram because I love a good nosey). 

Han's blog: http://www.hanvalentine.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/hanvalentine_

All in all, expect to see a lot of me over the next three and a half months and I am going to try my best in incorporating my blog into my University life as of September. Please comment below what posts you would like me to include on my blog!

emma x