inspiration

i want to lean into the wind, to walk in the snow and the sand and the leaves. to lie in the small of your back. to feel your heart beat with mine. to smell you once you've left. to argue with you and win. i want to feel your kiss on my forehead before i fall asleep.
i want to be the girl in the ballet shoes and vintage dress. i want to be as perfect as you think i am. i want to never make you sad. i want to prove to myself, one time, that i am worthy. i want to catch a falling feather and hold my breath on bridges. i want to be one of those girls, the ones who having rockinghorse dreams and are always dressed for summer.
i want to learn ballet and play the violin and sketch on everything i see. i want to have a secret code with my best friend and cry when she cries. i want to break my arm to see what it feels like. i want to not care what people think.
i want to live in paris and eat just macaroons for a week. i want to wear french knickers and camisoles to bed. i want to press flowers and have butterfly cutouts papering my bathroom.

we made amends but nothing's mended

this paranoia is taking over me

what to think
what to do
ask the audience or phone a friend?

lump in my throat
can't eat sleep speak think
the spotlight fades
that was the wrong answer

hard to believe
i'm left unsure
scared scarred still
vulnerable

Hair

I'm in desperate need of a haircut but I can't decide what to do. Right now I feel like cutting it all off and getting one similar to Silver on 90210, but other times I lean more towards a choppy long bob a la Anne Hathaway or Alexa Chung, or I might grow it really long, or just get a trim...
I need advice!

It's alright, the camera's talking

New jacket and hoody (H&M) and old dress I recently found :)

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Mum's cardi thing (vintage Jigsaw)

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Vintage Jigsaw Blazer, skirt I made, Sister's hoody

fiiinally another post!

I'm on my holidays now for 3 weeks so hopefully I'll be posting more often now.
I went shopping yesterday, only went to like 3 shops and spent over £100! I have no idea how I did it, if I'm honest. I didn't even get into Cabot Circus (so no Topshop, UO or Zara) because we were too tired!

Here are the things I bought, I will try to take a couple of pictures later for you but I'm in bed with a bit of a hangover right now...

Skirt- Miss Selfridge

(this isn't the actual jacket that I bought because H&M don't have it on the website but it's quite similar)

I also bought; a huge dark grey hoody which is the softest thing in the world! I honestly am in love with it, Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara (£3 off at Boots, oh yeah!), Bourjouis concealer and my friends birthday present (a blue bow bag from Accessorize)

Change in blog format!

As you may have noticed I haven't posted in a week! I've had GCSEs, parents evenings and coursework deadlines keeping me fully occupied. I have decided however to change my blog format, I will still try to post everyday but chances are I won't manage it for the next few months.. I will still do day-themed posts but I am also going to start doing posts about other things as well.
If you have any ideas on what I should include in my updated blog, please can you suggest them in the comments :)
xxx

Facial Friday Catchup- Masks

I recently bought a clay face mask from Botanics, and I tried it out for the first time yesterday. It was quite good but it made skin feel almost painfully tight afterwards. What I really want is a blackhead mask, I've tried the strips and the facewashes so hopefully there is a mask out there for me :) do you guys have an favourite face masks/recommendations?

Thrifty Thursday- Jewellery

I don't buy that much vintage jewellery but these are my favourite recent pieces that I've picked up

Necklace from a market stall in St Nicks

The Vintage Fair at the Lanes a couple of weeks ago

Charity Shop (St Peter's Hospice?)

My Granny :)


Oxfam

Catch up post!!

Facial Friday:
All over the catwalks there has been a wash of neutrals or "no make-up make-up". My personal take on this trend is to do a brown eye with a hint of white at the corners to open the eye. Here is my attempt at it



Sketch Saturday: It was sunny this saturday and so my sketch was pretty summer influenced, shorts etc. I drew quite a lot but this is the only one that made the cut. I kept getting the cut of the clothes wrong or giving the model really strangely proportioned bodies.




My Wall revamp (sunday's post):
Every month or so I rip down pictures from my wall and put up new ones (mainly from Elle)
This is my wall at the moment, I have some old ones from when I first got into fashion and bought my first EVER Elle but the majority are pretty recent.





Wishlist Wednesday: Make-up
Maybelline Pure Mineral Foundation
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner
Brushes by Laura Mercier, Bobbi Brown or Body Shop
Aussie Hair Care Aussome Texturising Conditioning Gel Spray

Trend Tuesday- Lingerie Inspiration

Underwear as outerwear is becoming really common and I have to say I love it! It adds a bit of sexiness to any outfit and makes the wearer look pretty fashionable which is never a bad thing ;). It's quite reminiscent of early Madonna but depending on your take can also give a vintage or Wang feel to a look. My main love for this is bralets/ brassieres but lace and those tights with suspenders on are also ah-maazing. Obviously Gaga kickstarted this trend with her OTT outfits but they have grown up quite a lot since then.

Susie Lau does the whole suspenders look very well here, but tbh that is a bit obvious considering how well she works every other trend. I also lovelovelove Frida's new nude bralet from H&M and am extremely jealous of all the ways she can think of to wear it.

My favourite pieces from this trend are mainly bralets with a couple of other pieces thrown in for good measure:
Topshop
Topshop
Topshop
UO
UO
Topshop (all below are too)