Thursday, 23 May 2013

Dairy Free Ice Cream.

TEE SHIRT FROM CHICWISH* | SKIRT FROM AX PARIS* | NECKLACE FROM ONETENSEVENZERO*
PETTICOAT FROM AMERICAN APPAREL | SHOES FROM TOPSHOP

Today's outfit is fairly casual by my standards! Denim skirts and tee shirts are not items that usually weasel their way into my wardrobe, however I was willing to bend the rules for these adorable pieces. Anything with ice creams on it - whether it be jewellery, printed pieces or fun accessories - is bound to spark my interest. This tee shirt is more graphic than anything I'd normally be drawn to, however I fell in love with the gorgeous pastel pink and the fun design. I adored the chintzy print on the skirt, and it's irresistibly full and bouncy. I played it up even more by layering my American Apparel petticoat underneath.

The delicious ice cream necklace is from one of my sponsors, Onetensevenzero. It's beautifully crafted and such a playful yet simple piece. I don't wear layers upon layers of jewellery, so it's easy-to-wear, yet curious little pieces like this that make up most of my collection. I can't wait to wear it over fluffy white, cream and pink summer dresses!

My mum and I headed over to Falmouth today to pick up a few crafty bits and bobs for the wedding. In the end we found some amazing retro rubber letter stamps, some adorable luggage labels, and a few pieces of vintage curio that we plan to tie in here and there. I also picked up a cow milk jug covered in blue and white florals; I've named her Esmerelda, and no doubt she will become the pride of my kitchen. Whilst in Falmouth we stopped at Dolly's Tea Room for a late morning snack. I had jasmine blooming tea - just like Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette! - cinnamon toast with maple syrup and banana. It was all delicious!

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

ROSE DRESS FROM DAHLIA* | SUNGLASSES FROM ASOS | SHOES FROM TOPSHOP
NECKLACE FROM ZIBA* | GLITTER SOCKS FROM TOPSHOP

Hello sunshine! On Friday I spent my day making a somewhat long-winded journey from Bath to Cornwall, but it was all worth it in the end as the weather on Saturday was beautiful! After helping clean our family-run holiday lets that morning, I found myself rummaging through my suitcase for SPF and sunglasses. We had breakfast and lunch out in the garden, and a barbecue for dinner - perfect! We toyed with the idea of going to the beach, but after our hard work in the morning morning we opted for a lazy day at home.

It was finally sunny enough to wear my new Dahlia rose jacquard dress, so I paired it with retro sunnies, glittery socks, sweet black shoes and tousled hair. I swapped my standard red lip for a peachier shade, and even braved a little pink eyeshadow - fairly experimental, by my standards at least! There's very little variation in my make up; as long as I'm allowed my concealer, blush, and defined brows, I'm happy.

Six years ago, when I first started playing around with red hair dye, I never would have dreamed of wearing pinks and peaches. I was absolutely certain that the colours would clash, and I'd end up looking ridiculous. This dress is proof that that was complete nonsense. The rosy print brings out the pink-y accents in my hair, making it one of my favourite colours to wear.

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Buttercups and Lavender.

DRESS FROM MOTEL* | SUNGLASSES FROM JEWELLERY BY JAYMIE* | SHOES FROM TOPSHOP

So many pretty things to share in one post! First off, I would like to talk about Paige Joanna's beautiful zine, Buttercup. Paige has been keeping me updated with all things Buttercup since the zines inception - and I modeled for her beautifully style 'Playing Dress-Up' spread - so seeing the final copy is rather exciting indeed. It's a delightfully nostalgic piece of light reading, complete with poems, stickers, a paper dress-up doll and a perfume DIY. As fate would have it, today is also Paige's birthday, so why not make her day even lovelier by heading over to her Etsy shop and picking up a copy; it's available in A4 and A5, and is the perfect Sunday evening treat to yourself.

Secondly, I would like to talk about my perfectly girlie lavender ensemble. For years as a child lavender was my favourite colour; I wore lavender jumpers and painted my bedroom walls lavender, and even attempted to grow lavender in a scrubby, overgrown strip of flowerbed just outside of my wendy house. That love was forgotten throughout my teenage years, as I went through awkward surfwear/grunge/emo/scene phases, however now that I'm older I'm falling for it again. It's the grown up pastel shade, and it's rather lovely to wear.

My 'Briar Rose Tinted Glasses' - yes, that's what they're called! - are from Jewellery By Jaymie, and have appeased my infatuation with the embellished glasses trend. Jaymie makes and sells all manner of wonderful embellished sunnies, in all different shapes and colours, so if you've been intrigued by this awfully pretty turn in eye-wear aesthetics, be sure to check her out! 

P.S. A big round of a applause for my big, fluffy, half-badger of a kitty, Bailey. He was on top form for the opening photo of this post, and purred all the way through!