Winter Never Looked So Good With River Island!

Afternoon Lovelies! 

I have long been a fan of River Island and the stores ability to flawlessly create incredibly on-trend pieces season after season, so when I was approached by them to write this piece to highlight their current seasons trends, I was extremely flattered to say the least!

To celebrate the brand new Autumn/Winter 2011 Collections, River Island are offering 5 dedicated fans and followers of it's Facebook Page the chance to win all of the 9 items hidden within the postcard relating to the 'Hustle' trend simply by entering their fun 'Postcards from the Past' competition!

The 'Hustle' trend it's self, is a modern chic homage to the seventies! The trend includes all things glamorous; Faux furs, sheer chiffons along with rich colours and killer heels!

I was lucky enough to be given a pair of delicious wedges from the trend to share with you all and show you just how perfect this trend is for the upcoming Christmas period!

Aren't they just beauties!

The wedges are super comfy, make my legs look super long and are going to be amazing for glitzing up my Christmas party outfits! I plan on wearing them with an obligatory LBD over the festive season..

I think after some deliberation I may also treat myself to this gorgeous clutch, also by River Island to wear with them! - Keep your eyes peeled for an OOTN very soon!

To enter the competition all you have to do is take a hop, skip and jump over to www.facebook.com/riverisland and click on the 'Postcards from the Past' app.. This will take you to an image not too dissimilar to this...

Within the postcard will be hidden 9 items from the 'Hustle' trend which you need to find! Once all are found you will then be entered into the competition to be in with the chance of winning every piece you found within the postcard!

It really is a fun and fantastically generous competition from River Island! If you haven't already entered, what are you waiting for?!

What are your thoughts on River Island for the party season? Do you have you eye on anything in particular?

Lovess Xxx

(Item was provided by River Island for review, but as always this is my honest opinion - I just love River Island!)

Bargainous Booties ♥

After bagging such a massive bargain over the weekend I thought it only right to share! 

For a mere £20 I just couldn't pass these beauties up! 

River Island currently have an extra 50% off all of their sale stock, so as there were labelled as £40 in the sale once they were scanned at the till they were a very purse pleasing £20!

They are super comfy, with suede detailing to the heel and rear third of the shoe. I can't wait to pair them with a pair of super skinnies & an on trend over sized blouse.

What about you... Have you picked up any bargains this weekend? Did you find anything amazing in the River Island sale?

Lovess Xxx

Tapas & Champagne Cocktails...

Hey girlies :)

Hope you've all enjoyed the sun these past few days, it's actually been pretending to be summer for the past few days where I live hehe

So on Saturday night myself and everyone from the boutique where I work went out for staff drinks and Tapas at La Tasca. This was a whole new experience for me, as I've never tried Tapas before.. I tend to stick to 'safe' foods, ones that I know, but this was a great opportunity to try something new. We then headed out to the Quayside Malmaison for Champagne cocktails... Never a good idea after the copious amounts we had already consumed! At the time, the food tasted amazing, but unfortunately it didn't agree with me and I came down with a bug, for a couple of days afterwards :(

The night overall was a great success however, with lots of sangria flowing it really got me in the mood for my holiday off to Tenerife :) 

I decided after hearing such positive things from Annabella about the Sally Hansen 'Airbrush Legs' to give it a go. I truly and honestly HATE my legs with a passion, I unfortunately suffer from hereditary 'thread' or spider veins which I am looking into getting treatment for, but since finding this little gem I may not have to spring so soon for the invasive sclerotherapy (I am terrified of needles...) 

So here we have it, my outfit choice for a Spanishy Tapas night out...

Dress - River Island

Shoes - Topshop Dupe from Garage Shoes

Oversized Bangle (Worn as Cuff) - Local Boutique

I wanted my makeup to look fairly 'glamourous' and so decided to use shadows from my Sleek 'Storm' palette: Shimmery Champagne, Mocha (matte) brown & also the matte Black...

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Here you can see a closeup of my eyelid.. I also applied some Girls Aloud 'Sarah' Lashes to add a bit of interest and oomph :) 

So what about you ladies, did you get up to anything exciting this past weekend? Do you have anything special planned for the Bank Holiday Weekend? 

Muchos Loveee xxx

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

♥ Stripe Induced Sailer Esq OOTD ♥

Evening lovelies! 

My, my, my I feel like I've totally abandoned you all and my blog this week... I've been so totally 'over' busy with work and I've only had one day off this week, on which my body decided to give me a migraine & so I couldn't bare to sit in front of the laptop for more than 10mins at a time! 

Anyways, enough of the rambling on! - I've got loads of things to blog about, it's just finding the time to sit and write properly :) 

So for the time being, I thought I'd post a OOTD for your kind deliberation :)

I was at work today and the store where I work always ends up uber hot, especially on icky clammy days like today. So because of this I like to keep it simple, floaty and of course comfortable considering I'm on my feet from 9-6! 

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Please ignore the ridiculous expression I have on my face, my sister was insisting on making me giggle!

Over Sized Nautical Crop Top - River Island

Jeggings - TK Maxx

Gold Pumps - Accessorize 

Sunglasses on Head - Celine

Bag - Mulberry Bayswater

I actually was rocking quite a dark St Moriz tan, but the flash on the SLR seems to have desperately washed me out hehe! 

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You can see the tan a little better here...

I thought I'd post this closer up shot, as I'm wearing Snob, my latest MAC lippie which was bought solely on the basis of how beautiful it looked on the gorgeous Annabella :)

I've got it mixed with a little Body Shop lip butter, so it looks a little paler/more sheer than it does by it's self, but it's an absolutely amazing colour and I'm so glad I picked it up!

 So there we have it... What do you think? Yay or nay to the sailor stripes hehe? 

Lovess 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