Day Two of 365 Day Photo Challenge - You are Gold!

Hey guys,

Todays photo again isn't the most exciting but its just a way for me to document my year :) So today was mostly spent getting uni work done for going back next week :( Yes sadly the holidays are over and it is back to the real world... 

However I decided to cheer myself and carry on the christmas spirit into the New Year by adding a bit of sparkle...

I got this gold Barry M nail varnish for christmas and wasn't sure about it at first as I usually stay away from gold due to my pale complexion but it was actually quite subtle and I really like it :)

The downside is it needs about 3 coats to come out as a solid colour but I guess it means you could have it even more subtle if you wanted...

Do you wear Barry M nail varnish? Whats your favourite?

Jo

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Day One Of 365 Photo Challenge - Lush Beauty Regime

Hey Guys :)

So today is the first day of my 365 photo a day challenge (would have started yesterday but had to go to work then sleep forever so didn't get round to taking any photos!)

Day one isn't the most exciting but I thought I would start with a pic of my new beauty regime of 2013! I got a few products from Lush for christmas as I absolutely love their stuff but can never normally afford it. Some was stuff I already use and some was new things to try! 

The Vanilla Dee-Lite body lotion I use at the moment, it smells incredible and is a great constancy - quite thick so it goes onto your skin great and it soaks in really quickly so you aren't left feeling greasy afterwards plus the smell last for ages :)

Snow Fairy I have had before as it was recommended to me by my housemate Hannah and I love it! It is a shower gel and It also smells amazing and leaves the bathroom smelling of bubblegum which I'm sure my boyfriend appreciates! 

The popcorn lip scrub I haven't used before but I do have the bubblegum one which does the same job only with a different flavour :) I think they are great and I often use them after I have applied my foundation because it means any trace of foundation on my lips are gone and I can apply a lip balm afterwards and I'm ready for the day :)

The Blousey shampoo and Retread conditioner I haven't used before but a friend of mine works in Lush and said that they are great for damaged hair! Although my hair isn't necessarily damaged I used quite a lot of heat on it and want to prevent it from drying out :) I tried these the other day and my hair felt amazing all day and smelled amazing too! The shampoo smells of banana :) 

These would be the kind of products I would use maybe once  week or less as they are expensive to buy and really my hair just needs a bit of TLC every now and again :) 

Do you use products from Lush? Or do you think they are overpriced?

Jo 

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It's a new dawn, It's a new day...

Hey guys,

I realise it has probably been about 2 weeks now since I last posted, but like everyone else I was busy enjoying spending christmas at home with my family :) 

One of my New Years resolutions is to keep up with blogging more! I love talking about fashion and my photography and what better place to do it than to a whole internet world of people with the same interests :) 

 One of the ways in which I intend to keep up with blogging is by completing 

"Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way" 

Basically I will take a photo everyday for a year of something new or interesting that has happened that day! Hopefully this means that in a years time I will have a whole album of photos that will tell the story of my year, also taking a photo everyday will improve my photography skills because I will want the photos to be different and interesting, maybe it will even encourage me to do more in life so that I can photograph it :) Who knows? But I just wanted to try something different and give myself a New Years resolution that is achievable :)

I havent really set any rules for this challenge other than I'd like one photo a week to be of myself, maybe in my favourite outfit of that week just so that I can document how I change and how my fashion sense may change over the course of the year!

On another note I have also set myself the challenge of getting fit next year which will include going for a run 3/4 times a week and hopefully the results will be seen in my weekly photos :)

Wish me luck? :)

Jo

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I Heart Skater Skirts!

Hey guys,

Apologies for not posting for over a week i've just been so busy recently I haven't had the time to just sit down on my laptop and blog! I handed in all of my uni work a week ago today and since then have been working full time starting at 6am so today is my first day off and I thought i'd use it to catch up with everything; TV, wrapping xmas presents, blogging etc.

Seeing as I haven't really ventured out to the shops that much recently I've been browsing quite a lot online and lusting over items that I really can't afford until after xmas (when they will hopefully go into sale anyway!)

So todays post is about a few things I have been looking at online (and by looking I mean adding them to an imaginary shopping basket then checking my bank balance and swiftly removing them again!) - specifically skater skirts! Skater skirts have become one of my favourite items to wear. I find them very flattering on my body shape, having quite wide hips (which I hate)  I feel that a skater skirt hides them a bit and balances me out  :) I also love the fact that they come in so many different materials, colours, patterns etc that there is one to suit every occasion be it day or night!

So here is a collection of my favourite skater skirts at the moment :)

1. This is the Millie Sateen Skater Skirt in cobalt from Boohoo.com  its only £18 and comes in three different colours. I love the sateen shine that it has as it gives it a more dressed up look. I'd love to wear this in the evening with either a sheer shirt tucked in or just a simple black vest :)

2. This is the Evelyn All Over Sequin Full Circle Skater Skirt also from Boohoo I think this skirt would be great for the xmas party season it is such a nice shape I think it would look beautiful when you are twirling around the dance floor as all the sequins would catch the light!

3. This is the Emilie Leather Skater Skirt from Missguided.com I've been wanting a leather look skater skirt for a while now but haven't quite found the perfect one! At only £21.99 i'm so tempted by this beauty!

4. This is the Berendeta Velvet Skater Skirt In Burgundy also from Missguided. I've never really been in to velvet before as i'm not keen on the feel of it but I love this velvet skater skirt because I think it would look so nice dressed up with heels in the evening or even on a cold winters day paired with thick tights and ankle boots :)

5. This is the Metra Embroidered Cross Skater Skirt from Missguided again with this skirt I've never really been into crosses but they are all over everything at the moment and its starting to grow on me I think here it just adds a nice bit of detailing to what otherwise would have been just a plain black skirt!

6. This is the Connie Lace Prom Skirt from boohoo. I do already have a black lace skirt which I love to death that I got form Primark for £10 (I'm actually wearing it in my blogheader!) but what I really like about this one is it has a bit more volume than my one which means not only would it look great on its own but it would look so nice underneath a dress to give it a bit of a 50's vibe with the lace sticking out underneath :)

I hope you like my little wish list of skater skirts :) Hopefully I will be able to buy at least one of these after xmas just in time for New Year! :) 

Have you got your xmas and New Year outfits sorted? :)

Jo

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£250 Pandora Blogger Challenge!

Hey Guys,

I read about this great competition on Louise's blog from John Greed Jewellery whereby you browse their website and create your own dream Pandora bracelet using the charms available and the only rule is that it can't be over £250! Then all you do is blog about it and leave a comment with a link to your blog on their website here.

Ive always admired other peoples Pandora bracelets and wanted one of my own but always found them a bit out of my price range (or should I say my boyfriends price range!) So I jumped at the chance to take part in this competition, hope you like my dream bracelet :)

I started off with just a plain silver bracelet, I was tempted to go for the single woven black leather bracelet to make it look a bit different but I would like a Pandora for day to day wear as well as evening and I think the Silver will look nicer in the evening :)

1. I chose the plain silver bracelet so that I could jazz it up with my own charms :)

2. I chose the crown because in my family being the only girl I was always known as the princess :)

3. I chose the Love, faith and hope charm in the hope that this bracelet would bring me all of those things :)

4. I chose the stocking to represent when I got the bracelet which would be this christmas :)

5. I chose the treasure chest because I figured it's not a Pandora bracelet without Pandoras box ;)

6. I chose this one because pink is my favourite colour and I love the beautiful 3D swirl around this charm

7. I chose this again because I love pink and I thought that the flower design is beautiful!

8. Lastly I chose this charm because I love the way that it looks as if it is filled with pressed flowers :)

I still can't believe that all of this came to exactly £250!! Even if I don't win this competition I would seriously consider asking for a Pandora for christmas!!! Hope you like my entry :)

Jo

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Anything could happen...

Hey guys :)

I have officially started my christmas shopping! Yay! Had a really nice afternoon yesterday with my housemates having a stroll round the shops looking for pretty things to buy our friends and family :) 

We even finished the day off with delicious caramel hot chocs from starbucks :)

I did only manage to buy one christmas pressie but I did get a few ideas for future shopping so its all good :) 

I also picked up this gorgeous glitter eye palette for myself, as it is the christmas season and all its an excuse to be glittery :D and it was only £2!!

We had to wrap up pretty warm for shopping yesterday so I threw this on with a massive scarf and some pink leather gloves and I was so cosy! :)

Have you started christmas shopping yet? What do you think of my glitter eye palette? :)

Jo

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