Schizo Seasons

So who else is finding this crazy all over the place weather is messing with their style mojo. It's not uncommon to have a small period of time while the seasons change to be unsure what the best attire is to accommodate the weather but seriously, 22°C on the last week of October. Who would have thought it. Then just a few days later plummeting down to 9°C. Arrrrrrgggggghhhhh!!!!!! Make your mind up. 

I really want to wear my new suedette Chelsea boots but it's either been too warm or too damn wet to bust them out. At least my wellies have had a touch more use this season. 

Lol!

Dress, blazer and boots all H&M

Jamie jeans Topshop the rest of this outfit is from H&M

Joni jeans Topshop, shoes and croptop H&M

Plimsols H&M the rest as before

Denim shirt, ear rings, necklace and clutch H&M, jeans Topshop and shoes New Look

Trainers Addidas Shelltoe/Superstars, the rest as before

Shoes New Look and the rest from H&M

All outfit H&M

Thank you
B xx

Bronzed Beauties

In a quest to find a low cost drugstore bronzer for every day use in order to save my more expensive MAC bronzer for special occasions and big nights out, I stumbled across this little gem from relatively new brand Revolution.

Revolution Vivid Baked Bronzer in Rock on World

Revolution offer a full make up range at a very low cost affordable price. So far I've only seen their products stocked by Superdrug including their online store.

I was highly impressed with the results of this bronzer. It has a smoorh texture that blends very easily with extremely fine particals that gave my deep tone skin a natural warm glow and no break out of spots an extra bonus for someone with sensitive skin. 

In store I paid £4.99 for this product but from Superdrug's online store it only costs £4. 

I can't wait to try more of this range. Such an amazing find. 

B xx

The Apple and the Tree

Ok for those of you who know me you may already be aware that I have ever so slight a love for shoes. Some may make the mistake of thinking it an addiction. Well after helping my mother with a little bit of a clear out I can safely say that actually its not my fault. It's something I've inherited from her.

And of course there are a couple of new summer editions which I may need to be getting my tootsie into.

Now whilst going through the shoes we also went through the bags and can I tell you I found some proper gems that will be put to use by myself in the near future.  Ladies we all know it but often forget it, our mother's have some right little treasures hidden away in their wardrobes. 

So next time you need a little something extra to go with your outfit just nip to the boutique of mum's wardrobe. You never know what goodies you may find.

So just goes to show the apple really didn't fall far from the tree.

Thank you

B xx

January Haul

For the first time in my adult life I can honestly say I didn't go too crazy with the January sales or general purchases. January is already a very difficult month as it is anyway. Many of us are trying to recover from the dent in our wallets the holiday season has bestowed upon us and then on top of that if like me you have to wait a good 5 weeks between your December and January pay, then you know how even more precious every single penny is. This year I played it clever. Somehow during the latter months of 2013 I made double final payments on 2 of my cards and between them was in credit near on £80. I also had a couple of gift vouchers stashed away. I had the good foresight to save them for the tighter months of January so I could indulge in some sale shopping.

Anyhoo this is my little haul of goodies.

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Skin Protectant £25

Strappy Ankle Boots  £34.99 - H&M

Necklace £7.50 - Miss Selfridges   Shoes £30- Topshop

Shoes - Topshop

Clutch Limited Edition £10, Earrings 1 £2, Earrings 2 £2, Bra £4

Jumper  £15 - Topshop

Chelsea Boots £39.99 - H&M

What goodies and bargains did you get in January, I'd be interested to read about them. Please feel free to comment below and of course please don't forget to G+1/like this post

Thank you

B xx

New Year, New Hair

As much as I did love the deep red Marley twists I'd been rocking all autumn I felt that with the new year it was the time for a new do. 

This time round I've opted for a big old 90's style poodle perm AKA big hair. To achieve this look I used 3 packs of HH Deep Wave Wvg hair by Sensationnel in a much tamer 1B colour.

Sensationnel Premium Too HH Deep Wave Weaving

 I bought 3 packs of this hair, 2 in an 18 inch and 1 in a 14 inch at £24.99 and £18.99 a pack respectively and at the time was really worried that I'd not bought enough to have a really full style. When I got it home and out of the packet I could see that the wefts had already been doubled and actually the root of the coils were quite full.

 Before installing my extensions I always wash, condition and leave the wefts hanging to air dry. This helps to get rid of that packet smell, soften the hair and in the case of curly styles allows the curls to drop to their natural state.

 To make life a little easier on myself I chose to use this hair as a u-part wig. I still braided my hair down into corn rows underneath but instead of placing the cap on my head and sewing the wefts of hair directly to my head I placed the cap on my dummy's head and sewed them on in that way instead.

As you can see 3 packs was more than enough and I hadn't even fully finished separating the curls at this point. I also cut some layers into this unit to give it more dimension. Once finished I braided down my hair leaving only a very small amount of leave out then sewed the unit to my perimeter braid and that was me done.

3 weeks in and I'm still totally loving this hair. It has definitely made it onto my repurchase list as I think I may stick with this style for a while now.

Anyway here are the before and after shots.

Before: Natural Afro

After: I gots me some big old hair

Even works with a beanie and headphones lol x

So what do you think??? Please feel free to leave your comments below and don't forget to hit the G+1/like tab ;-))

Thank you

B xx