J'adore Paris!

For my birthday my lovely Boyfriend took me to Paris for a long weekend on Jan 10th! I haven't been since I was about 12 so it was good to do all the touristy bits and have some real memories. We stayed right next to Chanel and behind the Louvre, he did very well.

We went by Eurostar, ate in some lovely restaurants and spoke some mild French. I wish we would have had time for cake in Ladurée but the macaroons sufficed. 

My theme for the trip was pastels...

ASOS co-ord
Topshop shoes and top

Topshop coat & blue faux fur

Topshop Co-ord
River Island shoes
Cambridge Satchel bag

Mine and Mark's padlock

Topshop trousers
H&M gloves

My gifts :)

LV guide to Paris





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A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

So the Christmas period, was as ever, really busy for me! Working in retail usually means Christmas starts in August and ends about now after finishing a load of analysis about a load of all sorts...

I've bought some really great things, received some unbelievably lovely presents and as I have a Birthday slotted in on the 26th (Boxing Day) - I have even more new shiny things!

I definitely suffer with January blues and this one is gona be hard to beat.

Here are some of my festive outfits!

Christmas Eve
Top & shorts - River Island
Shoes - Topshop

Christmas Day
Dress - Henry Holland
Blue faux fur - Topshop

Presents!!!

Boxing Day Birthday
Dress - Nasty Gal
Bag - Topshop

Topshop Jolene

NYE
Dress - Topshop
Shoes - Topshop

Jacket - UNIF from Nasty Gal

Blue Fur jacket - eBay

Pink faux fur - ASOS
Trousers - Topshop sale

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Silver shoes

There's something about a silver shoe; an iridescent sheen, that sends my heart racing and loins lusting. What is it about this metallic hue?! Pointed - platformed - perfection. Dressed up or thrown on to spice up jeans, jumper and jewels, the outfit possibilities are endless.

The platforms are Topshop Boutique found on ebay for a mere £5.20 - slightly scraped and scratched but it adds to the charm. A clean up job and they're good to go.

Pointed pretty's also an ebay find for £14.99 but Zara originally. The comfiest courts out there.

The last need no introduction but I will anyway. Miista Zoe Oxford Silver Iridescent brogues hunted down and eventually found on Irish site 'Folkster' with free UK p&p this is one of my new favourite sites. Heaven in a shoe.

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Weekend casual

I couldn't help myself. I love jumpers, I love collars and I love clashing colours. It made perfect sense that I had to purchase this Kenzo lookalike and smack it over a collar straight away.

I'm also testing using better quality photos for outfit posts so we'll see how that looks. I've been so naughty this weekend too but made some amazing purchases that I will have to add on here along with some recommendations.

Another weekend over so fast :( however check out my last photo... this place is unreal!! What a Friday night I had.

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Drawing again

I'm not gona lie, it's very hard for a creative person, who has a degree in illustration to admit that they have fallen out of love with drawing. But it's true. Art, design, creating has always been my passion and talent since I was literally old enough to put pen to paper and produce coherent images - mostly of Disney characters, monsters and my mum back in those days.

Now as a 24 year old adult, finding that love and inspiration and reworking it into my own creations has felt dead to me. I have all this 'meat' to use and play with, tons of ideas, materials and endless books and magazines to send my brain into overdrive, but I just can't seem to work it.

I keep thinking that it's wrong for me to push it - let it come naturally as it will never escape me - it's part of my make up and personality. So here are the waves on paper, the waves of ignition that must be pouring out of me without me really realising. Some doodles for you...by no means works of art. It's hard when your photoshop has died!!

All drawn with pencil, 0.1 fine liner and paper.

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