Keeping Chic in Black...

Evening Lovelies! 

It's been such a while since I posted a proper 'OOTD', I know my New Year post included my outfit from the night, but it was also an opportunity to say that I hoped you had all had a fabulous night! 

So here we have my first 'proper' OOTD post from 2011! 

Yesterday I had my 4000 word dissertation (part one) to hand in at Uni, it had been sent to the printers on Friday to be printed & bound and so all I had to do was pick it up and make the drive into Newcastle and hand it in!.. Afterwards I decided, along with my gorgeous little sister to have a little bit of a shopping spree as a reward for all of my hard work.. So off we trotted to The Metro Centre! 

This is what I chose to wear, from top to toe...

Long Black Cardigan - Ted Baker

Mauve Silk Shirt - Zara 

Leather effect topped leggings - Zara

Thigh high boots - Dune

I wore Barry M's Dusky Mauve on my nails and teemed the outfit with my Pandora & my Bibi Alhaja Bijoux charm bracelet..

Hope you're all well

Muchos Love Xx

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New Years Eve: Outfit & Makeup..

Hello Lovelies & a very warm welcome to 2011! 

I hope you all had a fabulous New Year, whatever you may have gotten up to :) 

I've been mega busy these past couple of weeks; finishing Uni to then working full time hours at work in retail hasn't exactly been the holiday I'd hoped, but Christmas was lovely all in all and I was a very spoilt girl! 

I've seen a few of these post, with people sharing what 'glad-rags' they decided to don to hope off and celebrate the turning of a New Year...

Myself and the boyfriend decided on keeping this year pretty low key; Family drinks, a few at a local bar over the 12 o'clock period & then back to his parents for more drinks into the night!

Here are a few snap from my night...

My dress was picked up as a last minute option from ASOS which you can see here it was a super freezing cold night, so decided to team it with my Dune thigh high boots rather than heels [..I certainly didn't want numb toes!!..]

Here is me & the other half before we set off out...

I also thought I'd include a rather creepy close up of my eye to show you how I wore my eye makeup hehe..

- I took MAC's Nylon and placed it on the inner corners and my brow bone then blended out

- MAC's Patina on the lid and along lower lash line

- MAC's Satin Taupe blended through the crease and on outer corner of lower lash line into Patina

- MAC's Carbon [just a touch] in the outer V and blended into the Satin Taupe

I also used MAC's Grease Paint Stick in 'Oil Slick' along my lower lash line and then slightly smudged it out..

Face

I used MAC's Studio Fix Fluid in NW25

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Deep Dark to Contour 

NARS Orgasm Blush

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Gold deposit - Used across cheeks and also on a huge kabuki all over my arms, decolletage etc

Lips

I swapped it up all night between MAC's Fresh Brew & YSL's Rouge Volupte No 24 Praline Delight

I truly hope you all had an amazing night & 2011 is a great year for each and every one of you :)

Lots of Love & New Year Wishes...

Laura Xx

Welcome to the good life... Holiday Snaps Part Uno! ♥

As many of you already know, due to my being back on Twitter, I am sadly back from my amazing holiday to Tenerife with the other half.. However, this does mean I am back to all of you lovelies and so I can't really complain tooo much!

We had such a fab time, had beautifully hot weather & I have to say rather over indulged in some retail therapy!.. What can I say, the Zara over there is just too good to pass up heheh!

I thought, since we ended up taking so many photos I'd do a couple of sporadic posts with general photos, outfit posts and the such within them.

♥

A quick snap after doing my makeup.. Still with wet hair!  - My Naked palette was well loved during the whole week :)

Simple day time outfit of some Hilfiger denim shorts, a chunky tan leather belt [not seen], a plain black bandeau top & an over sized vest from H&M

Our gorgeous hotel pool at night - It was always nice to get some drinks and some and chill out round the pool of an evening, when we didn't have anything else planned.. Still so warm and so peaceful..

The 'obligatory' mirror shot! Who doesn't have them hehe .. One evening's attire, consisting of an All Saints dress and knitted waistcoat

Finally, here's the boy! We had managed to put away a fair few glasses of wine by this point, so excuse the dazed expressions hehe!

I hope you've enjoyed taking a peek at the first selection of my holiday photos, I'll more than likely put a few more up in the next day or so :) 

Hope you're all fabulous & getting your wardrobes and beauty regimes ready for the fast onset of the British Winter :( 

Lovess xx

Maxi Dress & Mini Cardi

Hello Girlsss 

♥

Apologies for the ridiculously weird position and shape that my shoulder/arm is making, I'm not quite sure what happened there!? 

Dressed for a day of holiday shopping with the boy, I thought I'd take a quick snap to post up on my bloggy blog

I obviously wanted something comfy as I knew I'd be trudging around the shops doing 'boy shopping' so I opted for this plain bandeau floor length black maxi dress which I picked up for just £24.99 from River Island. I covered up my shoulders a little by throwing on this teeny tiny knitted waistcoat from All Saints, and added my trusty print scarf for a splash of colour. 

I'm still yet to work out the self timer option on my DSLR, hence the half body shot photo! 

Hope you're all well and having a fabulous weekend :) 

♥ 

Love Laura Xxx 

Practically Fashionable...

So as you may have seen in my last post, I'm currently loving this summers recycled trend: the crop top! 

The crop top is a trend which first took a stronghold in the 1980's, and was originally inspired by American Footballers tops, which were cut short in order for the players to be kept cool whilst playing in the heat. It seems like everyone wanted a piece of the look as they were popular for both men and women alike :) - Can you picture your other half sporting one?.. I'm not so sure!

Now, in 2010 they're back with a vengeance and boy am I pleased. As much as I'd like to sit here and lie to you all and tell you that 'I too wear my crop top to keep me cool while playing sport', we both know this isn't in fact true hehe.. I do however work in a rather stuffy environment which is by far lacking in the air-con department! 

This look was put together with comfort, practicality and aesthetics in mind...

Crop Top *River Island Sale*

Jeans *Jamie Ultimate Skinny - Topshop*

Sandal Boots * Zara*

Besides being an ideal choice for me to wear to work, this was a perfect choice for my day off, which I spent mooching round the sales at the Metro Centre and in our rather large TK Maxx store (..They've started selling Calvin Klein & Lancaster Makeup!?)

I do realise this is my second OOTD post in a row, it's just I'm again super busy this week and when I decided to wear this I thought it was possibly worthy of a post :)

P:S...Don't forget, I now have a Formspring so get asking away...

Xxx

OOTD: Embracing the Maxi

Evening my little lovelies & I hope you're all having a fabulous weekend in the sun :) 

This is what I wore yesterday whilst on a little last minute shopping trip (...Items purchased coming soon!)

I'm really loving maxi dresses at the moment; they're great for both during the day or on a night as it all depends what you wear them with i.e. you can dress them up so easily with a few aptly placed accessories :) 

I find them to be super comfy and so easy to wear, I'll defiantly be purchasing more to have a few more choices in my wardrobe :)

Maxi Dress - TK Maxx (Around 2 years ago now) but was around £24.99

Knitted Waistcoat/Cardi - All Saints

Sandals - Topshop

Sunglasses - Celine

What are your opinions on Maxi's? .. Yay or nay?

Xx

OOTD: Super Sunny Summers Day!

Hey my lovelies, hope you're all peachy!

It's been an amazingly hot day up in the North East, so me and one of my besties decided to make the most of it and hit the seaside for ice creams and drinks :) 

Thought I'd post a quick pic to show you what I've been wearing...

Soooo from head to toe...

Sunglasses - Celine

Trusty Vintage Scarf [...again I know ha]

Maxi Dress - River Island

Bracelet - Pandora

Ring - Topshop

Bag - Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 Stephen Sprouse Rose Print

Flip Flops - Faith 

So there we have it :)

Hope it's been as beautiful where you are! 

Lovesss xx

Happy Bank Holiday Girlies & Some Cheeky All Saints Purchases... ♥

Hey girls! - Hope you're all having a fabulous Bank Holiday Weekend, that's if you're in the UK :).. The weather hasn't been too great up North and I've been working all weekend, hence the lack of posts, but I'm off out tonight with the girls for well deserved drinkies, so I will hopefully do a OOTN for you all to have a quick peek!


I also thought I'd let all you lovelies know that All Saints have a Bank Holiday promotion running for the weekend - 25% off everything online!


I just had to take advantage of this and ordered myself a couple of things...





This long sleeved cropped jumper - Perfect to wear during the summer with jeggings or shorts - £45 reduced from £60




I also got this vest, pretty simple really but All Saints vests are perfect for me as they're quite long (I'm fairly tall - Almost 5'9) - This was £22.50 from £30

No doubt they'll be popping up in some OOTD's soon! - What do you think? Have you taken advantage of any fabby offers this weekend?

Much loveee Xx

OOTD and *50 Followers!*...

Hello all my lovelies! 

So I was rather excited when I logged on yesterday to find I had not 50, but 52 followers! - I'm so pleased that you all follow and enjoy my ramblings! I never could have imagined that I'd get this many followers (ever!) let alone in the short 4 weeks that I've been blogging! - So a massive thank you to you all and a huge hello to all of my new followers :)

I'm hoping to get out and about at the weekend and put together a small giveaway; I'm thinking of putting together a few products that I'm really loving at the minute, so the winner can enjoy them too! - So keep checking back for that, like I said it'll probably be around the weekend when I get round to hitting the shops!

On another note, yesterday myself and my boyfriend enjoyed a rare day off together and so decided to visit The Alnwick Garden - It's only about a 40 minute drive from where we live and has the largest Tree house in the world built inside, with a restaurant inside it where we had a rather yummy lunch! 

So I thought I'd do a OOTD for yesterday to show you all what I wore for our day out :) - It was a little chilly so the boots were back out, didn't want to risk wearing sandals, having to walk around all day and then have the risk of rain! - Excuse the cheesy cheesy grin!

From top to bottom:

Scarf - Vintage (as before! hehe I'm loving it right now)

Cropped Denim Jacket - Kookai

Oversized Loose Knit Jumper - Topshop

Peachy top (underneath) - H&M

Leggings - H&M

Boots - Vintage (The Clothes Show)

Bag - Mulberry Bayswater (Again I know! - But Oh so practical!)

Hope you all like it, and forgive me for repeating my scarf and bag hehe! 

Hope you're all having a lovely week :) 

Much loveeee Xxx

I Got Brave! - First OOTD ♥

I left a question on yesterdays post asking if anyone would be interested in seeing some OOTD posts from me and the lovely lady (Sorry you don't have your name on your blog!) over at Label Snob said that she would :) - So to kindly oblige, I thought i'd post my first today :) hehe

Here's what i'm wearing...

- Sunglasses by Stella McCartney

- Detail shoulder top - H&M

- Print Scarf - Vintage

- Skinnies - Topshop

- Bracelet - Pandora

- Cream Rose Ring - Topshop

- Earrings - Vivienne Westwood

- Bag - Mulberry Bayswater in Oak

- Tan Leather Wedges - Marks & Spencer

I hope you like the look, but please excuse the badly flattened hair! - Convertibles are really not great just after you've curled your locks, but the weather has been sooo amazing :) 

Hope you're all having a lovely Friday ladies, I picked up some bits and bobs last night whilst shopping, inc some of the much blogged about Topshop Makeup.. Possibly a FOTD look on the cards :)

Laura Xx