Sparkle like a Star

Today was the first day of our three day 'Sparkle' weekend at Miss Selfridge. Us girls needed to dress to impress in our local store and help customers know what is hot this party season. I don't really own many 'party' dresses from Miss Selfridge, so I decided to wear this dress that my boyfriend kindly bought me for my birthday.

I don't normally wear things that show off my top half, since there is a lack of it! But I quite like the style and cut of the dress. I love the lace detail, and flowy bottom skirt. Since it was purchased I have worn it twice both for meals out. It would make a lovely Christmas dress as it isn't too over the top or showy.

Since it was a sparkle weekend, and my dress lacked a bit of dazzle, I quickly picked this collar up before the start of my shift. I have wanted this for ages but could never justify paying £18.50 for a necklace, but today I finally gave in. It's so pretty and will go with many of my high neck dresses and will add a bit of umph to a plain top and outfit. Collars are everywhere this season and they really make an outfit pop. There are so many on the high street both necklace and material versions, so I would recommend picking one up before Christmas to add a bit of detail to your outfit.

I am in love with Topshop frilly socks at the moment and I spotted these sparkly, black versions yesterday to add to my collection. They look awesome with my Topshop Alexy boots and were perfect for the sparkle day. So yeah, I bought them and I love them!

Cannot wait to be heading back to Leeds for the weekend tomorrow, we are staying in some beautiful apartments called Residence Six that I shall be taking a few snaps to show off. It is nice to get away for the weekend especially after you have just been paid. Some major Christmas shopping is to be done tomorrow before I spend it all.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

D.x

Mistletoe and Wine

For those of you who are like me and love this time of year, when the Christmas lights light up the streets, when shops open later for last minute buys, when songs of joys and festivity sound out loud then you like me will be feeling the Christmas spirit right about now.

 

It is official Christmas is nearly here! My decorations are up, the fairy lights are lit, present lists are being made and the shopping has begun! This time of year is amazing! I love the run up to Christmas, always have and probably always will. There is something special about this time of year that I can't quite describe. It just feels nice and warm on the inside. One of my best bits is decorating the tree while old Christmas music is playing in the background. I think this has been a little tradition of ours since I was young. Even when I was at uni, I always came home to put up the tree.

With payday fast approaching I have started making my lists on what to buy people close to me. I don't have lots of people to buy for so I can spend more time thinking on what to buy who. i have a few ideas up my sleeve and over the next few weeks I will be sharing my ideas and plans with you, (and I hope to hear yours to!)

How are you planning on spending this Christmas?

D.x

Topshop Nevada Lipstick

I have been lusting after a nude lipstick for a while now that would avoid the washed out- corpse look that most nude lip colours leave me with. I have been wanting to try a Topshop lipstick for a while now so picked up Nevada and here is my verdict...

The texture of this lipstick is very creamy, and the key is to blend the colour into your lips to get that even, flawless finish. I found using a lip brush to apply the colour made it the application process a lot easier and I could line my lips perfectly. The lipstick lasts throughout the day and I think looks better once it has worn away a tad as it gives more matte finish rather than the initial gloss effect when first applied.

I would recommend keeping your lips in tip top condition when using this product as light lip shades have a tendency to reveal chapped skins and imperfections.

The colour itself is a warm nude and once blended, is a very subtle shade. When wearing this lipstick I added smokey eyes, as the lip colour is subdued and allows the lips to take a back seat when other areas can then take centre stage. This lipstick has a very 60s vibe allowing for a understated lip. I added a dusting of powder to my lips to mattify and maximise the staying power of the colour.

The packaging of Topshop products is cute and simple. Although due to the white casing, it can become a little grubby if it is left to roll around in the bottom of your make-up bag!

After trying this product I am very keen to test out a few other shades from the range, especially Whimsicle and the lip crayon in Arcade. I think Topshop make-up would make lovely little stocking fillers, and hope I will be waking up on Christmas morning to a few little goodies from this range.

Have you tried any of the Topshop beauty range, what did you think?

D.x

A Day to Celebrate

Here are a few quick snaps of graduation week. Still cannot believe it is all over! I had an amazing three years and I met some amazing people and will hold the memories close to me for years to come. First year was all about the late nights and missing lectures, second year was about becoming close to those few people who I will always stay in contact with and third year when I met that special someone. Three amazing years rolled into one celebratory day.

We all laughed, we cried, we reminisced and remembered the good times (and the bad!) and then we said goodbye to go our separate ways. Now its time to move on with the next thing and put my degree to good use! Roll on the next three years!

 

 

D.x

Christmas Is Coming...almost

Back at work today after a lovely few days off for graduation (pics coming soon!) I woke up today in quite a festive mood as the family and I spent a good few hours last night putting up the Christmas decorations. It is a bit on the early side I must admit however I do not see anything wrong with a bit of Christmas cheer at the end of November!

After looking outside at the drab wet weather I decided to put something on that would cheer me up
a little. This sparkly little number may be familiar to some of you. This Topshop dress was like the number one blogger dress last year. Literally everyone had it in either the black, cream or berry. believe me if i could go back in time a year I would be buying this dress in berry! I love the cut and style if this dressing and I think it is very flattering to the shape of women! This is a size ten and still fits me although sometimes I do need to venture into the size 12 area. I think this dress is perfect for the festive season, it is black, velvet and sparkly and suits me to the letter. I am hoping to be buying this dress on Friday when I get paid (finally after the longest month ever!).

These are the tights I mention it yesterday's post, please excuse the lopsided effect! They are a bit
different and a little quirky and I love them.I picked up the Topshop lipstick in Nevada today to try out as i have never really owned a nude lipstick. I thought nude would mix quite well when I use my Topshop smokey eye palette.

How are you girls at home getting into the festive spirit lately?

D.x