Met Gala 2014

For any person that is interested in fashion they would know that recently it was the Annual Met Gala hosted by Vogue Editor Anna Wintour. The theme for the Gala changed every year and this year was simply Black Tie meaning any females could simply wear a gorgeous gown. I have picked my favourite 5 looks from the evening. I loved loads of the other dresses but these 5 were my favourite for different reasons. 

(L-R: Emma Stone, Olivia Munn, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Joan Smalls & Kendall Jenner)

Four out of the five dresses picked here are generally quite simple and just a block colour which I think always works best when picking an outfit for a formal event, don't over complicate the outfit with a mass of colour and accessories, just keep it simple. 

I love when celebrities take a risk with block colour instead of opting for just a black dress, like Emma Stone and Olivia Munn who I think both look absolutely gorgeous. The colours there wearing compliment their skin tones so well and they keep the outfit simple making it a success. Both of them flashed the flesh a little but not too much that it became slutty etc, they stuck by the rule of 'If you're showing your chest, you cover your legs and if you're showing your legs, you cover your chest' that rule never fails.

Joan Smalls and Kendall Jenner both opted for neutral tones again which worked really well for them, they let the dress carry itself, it wasn't over loaded with accessories or a busy design and print, it was simple and that's why they both look beautiful.

Finally is Rosie Huntington-Whitely who looked like a sexy bomb in Balmain. The dress she wore would never really appeal to me but she made it work so well, with the gold hoops that complimented the dress so well and the gold detailing on the shoes, the whole outfit worked. With simple hair and make up she looked flawless. Also rumour had it that Kim K was also going to be wearing the same style Balmain dress. Even if she did Rosie would have swept the floor with her.

Student Lockin

Here in Manchester whenever student loan day comes in The Arndale Shopping Centre in town has a student lockin. This is when nearly every shop will have discounts or offer free products with certain purchases. The most common thing you'll find will be 20% in most stores which is fabulous! So I thought I would share with you the purchases I made during the lockin.

I also purchased a plain white tee from New Look which would have cost me £8.99 but got it for £7.19 and a denim jacket from Primark, which sadly wasn't discounted but I got it for £12 which is still blooming marvellous!

Office Tan Loafers

Scallop Hem Tee

Pink Skinny Jeans

Blue Tile Print Skinny Jeans

Scallop Aline Skirt

Make Out Tee (ASOS were offering 25% off when I bought this)

Altogether I was happy with my spring purchases that will help me move on into summer whilst saving me lots of money.

Powder Pink Nails

Thought I would go with the current pastel trend and go for a candy floss pink colour on my nails. It's such a cute colour I'll probably continue with this colour on my nails for quite some time. I intend on buying some more pastel tones, so if anyone knows any cute lilac's or pale greens and yellows out there at the minute please do tell me! 

Bought in Boots.

Rimmel London Kate - 06 (Colour)

PRIMARK HAUL

Today I ventured into to town to tackle the massive Primark we have here in Manchester. I soon realised that going into Primark on a Monday morning was the perfect time to shop. It wasn't busy, everything had been restocked and clothes weren't all over the floor and in places they shouldn't be. I was in the shopping zone. Spending roughly 45 minutes in Primark I managed a rather big haul and bought some lovely goodies. Primark is really great at the moment for those Spring/Summer colours and patterns such as the pastels and gingham print. If you want anything like that at a bargain price then Primark is definitely the place to go to!

As you can see I bought various items including a giant bunny onesie (which I'm currently wearing) it happens to be the comfiest thing ever.

The first thing I bought were these two lovely oversized shirts. I saw a lady with the floral one a couple of weeks ago but I couldn't be bothered to search high and low around the store to try and find it. Found it today and managed to try it on and its lovely. The floral print is so ready for Spring and with the colours it makes the shirt wearable with nearly everything.

As soon as I saw this pink gingham shirt that's it, it was game over for my bank balance. So cute, so on trend, everything you could ever want in a shirt. Trying it on was like releasing my inner country Barbie, words can't describe how much I love this shirt. Also it does come in a pale blue check if you're not a fan of pink, and the blue one is just as cute.

Floral Shirt - £12

Pink Gingham Shirt - £12

The shoe department within this Primark is absolutely massive, it must stock every pair of shoe Primark are currently selling, even the slipper section is huge. I had seen the orange (they are orange, not red) pair a couple of weeks before and I made the horrific mistake of not buying them as I thought I didn't need them - don't ever tell yourself you don't need shoes. I then went back to London for a few days and realised that yes, I did need them. Went to my local Primarks, they didn't have them. Went to Manchester Primark yesterday, they didn't have my size but luckily they had been restocked overnight and I nabbed them today. They're so similar to a pair Zara did a while back with the colour and design but obviously half the price. Absolute must. The colour is prefect and I love them.

When I saw they also made them in lilac, I made sure not to make the same mistake as before, so I grabbed myself a lilac pair as well. These are so on trend with the pastel colour and will give any look the finishing touch.

The same design also come in black and electric blue.

Each pair - £12

I am such a self confessed onesie hoarder. Totalling now at about 5 onesies I just couldn't help myself but buy this bunny one. Its pale pink, fluffy, has a hood with ears and a little bunny tail, I found myself squealing just simply looking at it. 

Again squealing at pyjamas, I was lusting over these care bear pj's. I never actually had a care bear so I thought that was the perfect excuse to buy these pj's, so I could have some care bear loving.

Bunny Onesie - £13

Care Bear Pj's - £8

Finally, maybe my favourite thing I bought, was this floral lightweight bomber jacket. I had been looking for a bomber jacket for quite some time but none had really caught my eye. Saw this in Primark and loved it. With a silky feel and great print with great colour, I knew I had to buy it straight away. Such a bargain.

Bomber Jacket - £15

I also bought some sassy undies, but you don't want to see them.

Well that was my Primark Haul, I hope to be retuning soon to Primani and hunting for some bargains cause they've got some great ones at the moment. 

Spring Talons

As it was raining here in Manchester today I thought I would try and brighten up my day by giving my nails a new coat of colour. 

I started simply by shaping and filing my nails then adding a base coat. I used the OPI Natural Base Coat. 

The colour which I used is called 'Red My Fortune Cookie' it's not your full red colour, there are hints of pink mixed in which I think gives it a really nice spring/summer feel which is definitely needed.

Platform Envy.

I need each pair of these shoes. When it comes to a heel of any sort it has to have a platform. I've happened to fall head over heels for the powder pink platform boots from River Island on ASOS which are just so cute and girly but with a toughed up edge to them which suits my style perfectly. 

The white crochet strappy heels from New Look are a must for your summer wardrobe with the cork like heel making them super wearable with denim shorts or a cute little dress on a night out.

I shall definitely be splurging on these shoes soon 100%.

(Links below, from clockwise)

ASOS T-Bar Platforms

New Look Crochet Platforms

Topshop Cutout Platforms

ASOS Platform Boots

ASOS Strappy Platforms

River Island Boots

CHANEL CHANEL CHANEL

omg I've been very naughty but I had to do it.

What more is there to say really.

My Beauty Products of the Moment

Haven't written a post in a while so I thought I would make one about my favourite beauty products I own at the moment.

Honey by Marc Jacobs

I'm a sucker for a sweet smelling perfume and as you can tell by the bottle being over half empty, I really like this perfume. Having only got it at Christmas I've used so much of it already and will soon be having to buy another bottle. It leaves a long lasting scent and is strong enough to remind you that you're wearing perfume but not that you smell like a boudoir.

'Tuxedo Black' Nail Varnish by Bobbi Brown

Although called Tuxedo Black the colour itself is more a dark grey/khol colour. It's a dark colour but not too 'emo' ish and I think it gives a really nice glossy finish, its easy to apply and you don't need that many coats to get a good substantial colour.

Clinique Superprimer - Universal Primer

This is the only primer I will use. It goes a long way in terms of use, you don't need to use a lot of it for coverage. Once applied my face feels so smooth and my foundation is then 10x easier to apply and get a flawless finish from my foundation. The primer allows my foundation to stay all through the day and into the evening. Fab product!

DIOR Lip Maximiser - 001 (Colour)

When it comes to lipsticks etc I tend to just stick with a gloss or neutral lipstick and this gloss is my go to all the time. It gives a really nice colour and because it has small amount of collagen in, it just plumps your lips up that little bit more but not too much that you look like a porn star lol. The colour isn't over bearing and it lasts a good length of time before you would need to re-apply.

Magic Liner by Topshop

In the beginning I didn't actually mean to buy this liner, I was after the Kohl liner instead but I'm happy I got this one. I've never really favoured liquid eye liner, I've always bought gel or pencil but I was quite surprised when I tried this liner out. It's easy to apply, and gives a good finish. It's not too heavy but also noticeable so you don't have to keep going over it and then eventually making mistakes. A good/bad thing about it is that it doesn't bloody come off!  I'm standing there with eye make up remover for a while rubbing at my eye to get the liner of but in cases that's a good thing, it's a really good liner and cheap. What more could you want!

Procrastination Queen

I hate revising. End of. I have a Business Intelligence exam tomorrow so naturally I think it's a good idea to paint my nails. I am the queen of procrastination. 

I also thought as you're going to paint yours nails surely I should do something simple that doesn't require a lot of time to do. Again, nope. I've chosen to do something that takes ages to dry. 

Thought I would some caviar nails. Relatively easy to do but takes ages to dry. Leaves genuinely quite sassy nails. 

The black beads I used are from Lily Angel and they come in a set with the black. You can most probably get other colours and I know that Ciate also do a range as I have the white set but I think it's slightly pricier. 

Spot The Difference

Any Difference?

One of these pairs costs £95 whilst the other costs only £20. Can you guess what pair costs what?

The £95 pair are made by Kurt Geiger whilst the £20 pair are Topshop. There seems to be no major differences between each pair of shoes so why would you be willing to pay nearly five times as much? I know I wouldn't.

I spotted the Kurt Geiger pair whilst in John Lewis earlier today and had to have a peak at how much money I have saved by purchasing a pair from Topshop instead. My eyes nearly fell out their sockets when I saw how much the Kurt Geiger skate shoes were. Thats an outstanding amount of money for such a simple shoe.

I feel sorry for the poor soul who buys the Kurt Geiger pair and then realises how much money they could have saved when they see the Topshop pair. I'd go get a refund ASAP!

Just thought I would show how some of the highstreet replicas of designer goods aren't so different at all and would get anyone guessing whether they were infact designer or not.

Peace and Love

(P.S The big photo is the Kurt Geiger shoe while the smaller one is the Topshop pair)

Topshop Rep

As I work in Topshop back at home most of my wardrobe is from there due to the beautiful discount I get on clothes. Even when not at home and back in Manchester I seem to spend most of my time either on the Topshop website or in the Arndale store which is rather large and like retail heaven for me. Everytime I'm in work I seem to find myself putting items on hold and always buying new clothes even though I have no room in my wardrobes at all.

Due to my plugging of Topshop I thought I would create a list of my Top 5 favourite Things in Topshop right now and why I need to or have bought them.

1. TIKA2 Fur Slip on Skaters - £20. The punk trend is slowly making way for the skateboarder and what more would you want than a pair of skate shoes. These slip on shoes come in different colours as well such as velvet tartan and patent snake in black and maroon. I recently bought the patent snake skin effect pair in black which I adore but if these fur ones were on offer to me I would nab them up! They're so easy to wear, you can dress them up by wearing a skin tight leather trouser, white shirt and fur gilet or fully adopt the skate trend with a checkered shirt and skinnies. Comfy, in fashion and a really good price. What more could you want from a pair of shoes?

2. Paint Animal Shirt - £35. First thing I love is the print. This shirt just reminds me of vintage 80s moving into 90s when the rave scene was coming about. Having tried the shirt on, I would recommend getting a bigger size if you want the shirt to fall below your hips. Therefore I would wear it with high waisted jeans or tucked into shorts. Whether buttoned up to the top or not this shirt is amazing and due to the colours its easy to accessorise with jewellery. I will definitely be buying this shirt.

3. Pleat Flower Cigarette Trousers - £42. Slightly pricier but I think they're worth it. Structured cigarette trousers are always a winner in any occasion. They can be dressed up or down so easily. The neutral tones on the trousers make them easy for anyone to wear. Whether wearing them in the office or out at night with a simple black court or during the day out shopping or at uni with a slipper or pump, these trousers will make any outfit 100 times better.

4. Formal Stepped Hem Tunic - £38. I love this top so much. After seeing someone wear the dark green version it made me want the red one more. The colour is beautiful, its to not over empowering yet it still stands out to complete an outfit. Such an easy top to wear, compliments the figure and can be worn in so many different occasions. During the day I would pair it with blue denim skinny jeans and a pair of brown loafers. On a night out, high waisted skin tight leather trousers with a black court or closed toe wedge. Beautiful top.

5. Vinyl Clutch Bag - £15. Absolute bargain for an essential item on a night out. Vinyl is really on trend at the minute and adds an instant edge to any outfit. With the clutch just being plain black with no detailing, choosing accessories becomes so much easier because you're free to choose what colour jewellery you wish to wear whether it be silver or gold. The clutch it a great size, big enough to fit make up essentials, purse and phone but small enough to not look ridiculous. Definitely think this bag is worth a purchase.

So these are just five of the many items of clothing within Topshop that I'm currently lusting over. I'm sure within the future the items above may make an appearance on this blog after I've given into temptation and bought them!

Peace and Love

Birthday Suit

I have found my birthday outfit! It's super cute and I can't wait to wear it.

I originally bought the skort for New Year but didn't end up wearing them due the fact I left my 'classy' heels back at uni and couldn't wear massive platform boots with such a dainty piece of clothing. As soon as I saw that Topshop had made a cami that matches the skort I ordered it without hesitation.

The silky material makes it feel dressy enough for a birthday night out but keeping it slightly casual as well with the print and the fact its a skort. The colour and print is the perfect way to start waving goodbye to winter and wishing for spring and summer to get a move on so I can wear this beauty of a co-ord during the day as well as the evening.

For pictures of me in my birthday outfit, you're all going to have to wait as my birthday's on the 26th January and pictures of the night will be up soon after that!.

Peace and Love

Cami Topshop  Skort Topshop

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