Spring Style

So spring is well and truly here. This post will be a bunch of things that I am already loving this year and can't wait to wear in Spring and Summer!

In this picture we have just a few things that I can guarantee will be getting a lot of use this spring/summer. Some of these I've had for ages, some are new purchases but to me they all scream 'warm weather'.

Now, I'm no fashion icon, but I think these simple additions to your wardrobe will be worth it.

The jewellery: Some of these items I've had for years, some are recent additions, the large flower necklace is the newest piece and I think I picked that up from Target or K-mart for about $10.
The rings I've had for a while and I can say I wouldn't have spent over $5. To be honest, they probably came in some kind of bulk pack. For jewellery such as this - 'costume' jewellery, I don't care much for quality, I shop for what I like. 

The sunglasses are a gorgeous pair of heart framed sunglasses I got online at Forever21. They probably still have them online. They're cute and I get a lot of compliments on them. It's just a bonus they keep the sun out of my eyes. 

The belt I got from Target (I'm gonna estimate) 4 years ago? I've had it for such a long time. It's a simple braided brown leather belt. It goes with everything and I wear it almost everyday. I think a universal piece like this is essential for anyone's closet. 

The sandals are a new edition also, they're cute for the warmer months. Bit also look great with a pair of skinny jeans if the nights are a bit cool. 

Finally, the bag. This is one of my favourite new bags. Usually I carry a large handbag that can hold everything (similar to Hermione's bag from Harry Potter) but on days where I don't need it and only want to fit the essentials. I carry this. It fits my purse, a bottle of water my sunglasses, camera and some snacks. (Usually mixed nuts or a muesli bar) I love that it has a long strap. I like wearing my bags across the body. 

So this brings is to the end of this odd little post. These are some of my must haves for the warmer months. What are yours?  Let me know in the comments. 

Ciao! X

Makeup Inspiration

Dorothy - Wizard of Oz

In appreciation of the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, I decided to do my makeup inspired by it, one of my favorite movies.

Please excuse the poor iphone quality

 I took inspiration from Judy Garland, and adorned myself in white lace, and baby blue colours. I chose to do a striking red lip to compliment the colour used in the movies and to somehow pay homage to her gorgeous hair.

This is the look I came up with: Baby blue on the majority of the lid and a darker 'sky' blue on the outer corner, these colours represented Dorothy's dress and bow. I used almost a canary yellow gold colour on the inner corner of my eye to represent the 'Yellow Brick Road' that Dorothy has to walk down.  The red on my lips is a deep red matte lippy, this one is from the brand savvy and in the colour 'Miss Monroe', the colour is fitting, I chose this because I wanted an 'old hollywood' look.

Ice Blue: applied to majority of eyelid

Baby Blue: applied to outer corner of eyelid.

Yellow Gold: applied to inner corner.

I added this baby blue, bow headband and then put my hair into two loose french braids on either side of my head with a part going straight down the middle. I matched the blue colours of my eye make up with this.

I curled my lashes and then applied a coat of benefits 'They're Real' mascara (my current fave) and then applied some false lashes to the outter portion of my eye to give me the 'doe eyed, bambi' look that Dorothy has because she's just an innocent little girl, this was fun to play with. I also did a slight wingged eyeliner to add to the classic hollywood look I was going for.

Last but not least, you have to have the ruby slippers, and sadly mine aren't as glittery as the real ones, but these did the trick to complete the look.

I had a lot of fun, and might end up doing more makeup inspiration posts in the future, I forgot how much fun it is to play dress-ups and use colours.

This would be such a cute look for Halloween, its very easy and can be dressed up or down.

Products Used:

Foundation: L'Oréal Paris 'True Match' Liquid Foundation R3-C3 Rose Beige

Powder: Covergirl 'Classics' Loose Powder - Translucent

Eye Liner: Bourjois Paris - Liner Pinceau 16h Liquid Eyeliner

Mascara/s: Bourjois Paris - Volume Glamour Ultra Curl

                  Benefit - They're Real

Lip Colour: Savvy Ultra Matte Lip Colour - Miss Monroe

Getting a tan..

Summer Tan?

Ok, in Australia right now its winter. -_- yay. BUT because I like to go against the grain, I put together a little group of things I love for the summer! Hopefully if someone reads this where the sun is out in full shine, it'll be some help or inspiration to you. What started this, I hear you all ask so eagerly.. Well, children, sit back and let me explain it to you..

I'm poor. The end. 

I'm poor, I need a job, I saw a place advertised at a store that sells handbags and purses etc, this store is one of my favourite places to get these such things and I've been shopping in these stores for years, so, I went in and applied. I was nervous and didn't want to burst in there all guns blazing and slam my resume down on the counter and demand they hire me… instead, I moseyed around the store a little looking at the purses. I've been wanting a new purse for a while now. So when I saw that this particular one was $24.00 down from $50.00 I thought, why not? So I went up to the counter bought it and casually enquired about the position and went from there..

This is the purse I bought..

Front: Design and Gold accents.

Inside: Plenty of card space and ample
space for coins and notes (probably
going to be filled with receipts)

The brand is MARIKAI and it is in the colour 'camel'. I fell in love with the gorgeous cutout 'lace' pattern on the front of it

Close up of 'cutout' detail

One of the things I really like is the shape of it, whilst some people may think its bulky, I like it because it already has room for all that annoying change I'm going to inevitably accumulate. 

So this got me thinking, when I'd just walked out of the store with it, I thought, "hmm, its not a very winter looking purchase, now is it?!" (firstly, it totally is, you just have to style it right) and then THAT got me thinking, maybe I'll just put together a little summer mini accessories look book kinda thing and see what I come up with… so here it is.

Gold lacey cutout 'colar' necklace.

 These two necklaces, I love. I wear the top one all year round, because its gorgeous. The bottom one I mainly wear in summer though, I like to wear it with a blue 'tie die'-ish maxi dress with a lot of gold bangles and bracelets up my arm. I feel like if 'Esmerelda' from the 'Hunchback' was mixed with 'Helen of Troy'

Gold pendant. White beads and blue accent.
"Grecian" tribal necklace.

My clever mother made this.

I like summery, light weight, dangly bracelets as well as simple ones. My very talented mum, made this for me, and I can't wait until it is actually summer here for me to wear it. 

Gold pyramid studs.

These studs were in a pack of 6, I got them when I was in Barcelona I think. I bought them from Primark / Penny's and those stores are all over the world (except for Australia and it makes me so mad) These cute studs, because of the cut out in them, add a nice little bit of detail and brighten up what are basically, plain studs. 

Silver heart ring.
Gold, Amber and cream enamel ring.

    The heart ring is one of those accent rings and I wear it on my     index finger. The other is a statement ring and I wear it on any finger really. It depends on if I have other jewellery. 

The title of this is called 'Getting a tan' because, thats generally what one does in summer, however, I do not tan very well, so instead of getting one from the sun, I go out and purchase many items of the tan colour and get me one that way. Such as this little bag. It did come with a detachable long strap, but I've taken it off for the white because I use this more as a little makeup bag at the moment rather than a handbag. Its great, cost me $20.00 from Kmart and its just what I need. 

 This next thing I also purchased yesterday and I think it is very good for summer, it is of course a candle. 

The scent, as you can see, is Lemongrass and Ginger. It smells divine! I picked it up from 'Spotlight' in the "homey, smelly, candley" section, for $19.00 I think, it is quite large and I cant wait to light it, at the moment I have it sitting in my room with the lid off as an 'air freshner' and it is doing the job just fine. Thats one of my favourite little life hacks. 

And last but not least for this little summery themed post is something that everyone needs! (especially if you're in Australia)

 Sunglasses! I picked these guys up when I was in Barcelona (it seems all I did there was shop). You can find this style of sunnies anywhere. They were very in-expensive but they do the job just fine!

So that brings me to the end of another post. Not sure what this one was really about, but hey, now you can see things that I have. Thats gotta count for something right?

Hope you're enjoying the weather wherever you are in the world. 

<3