Capture the Colour!

BLUE

This picture was taken in LA when I went with friends after finishing University. It was hard finding a picture that stood out and was different as although I had a lot of pictures that were of blue skies and blue sea it was hard to pick a favourite. I opted for the photo cos it was different and I love the slogan and it reminds me of relaxing on the beautiful beaches which really were spotless!

GREEN

This picture was taken in Barcelona, I love the quirky little cactus!! The backdrop is the incredible views of Barcelona and we were lucky it was such a beautiful day. The cactus really did stand out like a sore thumb amongst the other shrubs and plants, ain't he cute!

RED

This is probably my favourite picture amongst the ones I have chosen. This was taken again in America, this time in a state called Fresno and we happen to be there on one the most important days of their American Football League, we decided to join in with the upbeat team spirits and don some Fresno Dogs tshirts and get ourseleves to the game! We ended up coming across a huge university field party and got involved with Beer pong and red cups - basically everything you would associate with American parities! We made some great friends and learnt some drinking games to bring back to the UK with us!

WHITE

The above picture was taken a couple of months ago in Pisa. It's over the Leaning Tower and a cloudy sky, I love this picture because i feel it is so simplistic yet pretty! The leaning tower was a great experience, although I am sickly scared of heights I plucked up the courage and went to the top, it was the weirdest feeling ever climbing up as it was so lobsided you felt as though you were slightly tipsy!

YELLOW

To me nothing somethings up the colour yellow and traveling quite like the statement Yellow Taxi's of New York. I remember when we first stepped out into Times Square, the feeling of being in a city so full of colour and life was amazing, especially seen as we have all grown up watching films set in NYC. the above picture shows everything that New York is about, not just yellow taxi's but people, busyiness and colour :)

In my handbag...

DKNY Purse

There is a great competition running on Sophee's blog for a to die for DKNY red leather purse - I love it!

To find out more and to enter click here:  http://www.sophee.co.uk/2012/08/florida-giveaway-win-dkny-leather-purse.html?showComment=1344085101681#c8976535167348546689 

Image taken from Sophee's blog:

Isn't it gorgous?!

My current purse has seen better days so I have my fingers crossed for this!!

Good luck!

xx

Team GB!

I have been feeling very patriotic these past few weeks and I am loving the Olympics Fever which has swept the nation! I was lucky enough to be in London last week for the Beach Volley Ball and loved it! The 2012 Olympics really have inspired a generation and brought the country together!

I have been sporting red, blue and white colours this week (by accident at first but I'm going to try and continue the trend!) and came across this dress in Junk Shop Manchester, it really is the best way to sure your support!

Super Shades

So the sun has been quite the tease recently, it's the middle of summer and she is in hiding but letting her rays loose every now and again, giving us the slightest hope of a normal summer but then she takes it all away and the heavens open!

However I am ever the optimist and like to think that come August we will be basking in the hot summer heat, eating ice lollies and wearing our cute summer dresses that have been neglected for many months!

But as well as dresses there is one other summer staple which I can't wait to have back in my life... sunglasses!

Having a look at smartbuyglasses and there are so many I like!

I'm a big fan of:

Persol PO0714 Polarized 24/57

These bad boys are reduced from £233 to only £168! 

My other favourites are these gorge aviator Ray Bans:

Reduced from £133 to only £85, very cheap for a pair of Ray Bans!

They are both perfect and very versatile so would go with any outfit! Which do you prefer?

Check out http://www.smartbuyglasses.co.uk/ for all you sunglasses needs!

This blog post was inspired by a competition running on Caroline's blog, Ergy Erg , check it out and see how you could win!

xxx

Miss Selfridge Summer Wishlist

I popped into Miss Selfridge yesterday and no surprises that I saw far too many beautiful things. I love all the colours in there and I would go as far as saying that it is probably my fave store on the high street!


I decided to do a post on my fave pieces:

SCENE PRINTED CUTOUT TUNIC Price: £28.00

WOVEN FLOPPY HAT Price: £16.00

WHOOP CORAL GLIITER WEDGE Price: £45.00

BIRD PENCIL SKIRT Price: £45.00

GOLD GEOMETRIC TRIANGLES EARRINGS Price: £5.00

I think I will go and buy the dress next week, funds depending, as I think it would be great for the beach (I go to Majorca next weekend woop!). The floppy hat is going be a summer essential for me, especially after these last few days as I have had a killer headache because of the sun so I have learnt my lesson well! The coral wedges are such a dream, they would literally transform ANY outfit, plus they have a nice dashing of glitter!

Club TropARKana!

Ark is one of my favourite stores at the minute, whenever I go in there I find quirky and cute pieces that become wardrobe staples! They stock most of my fave brands such as Motel and Glamorous but also their equally fantastic range Hearts and Bows!

I went in the other week and purchased the hearts and bows skirt in purple and a Influence bralete. I love the skirt because it's a beautiful colour and goes with almost anything, recently I've been wearing it with graphic tees and overstated jewellery.

The bralete was only £6.50 so a bargain, and is perfect for this tropical weather we are having!! I bought the outfit for my holiday in June but I'm happy I've been able to wear it in England!

This season the Tropicana theme has been my favourite trend, nothing says summer like bright colours and bold patterns!

I was mega excited when Ark announced on their Facebook that they were running a competition to win £200 to spend in store, all you need to do is upload your outfit to their Facebook pages (competitions ends 1st of June so get your entires in over the next few days!!)

Following on from the theme of the outfit I kitted my back garden out to resemble a club Tropicana resort - beach ball and everything! And after a few hours playing arts and crafts in the sun my very own photoshoot set was ready!

My boyfriend was not very happy that I dragged him out of the sun to play "photoshoot" but he took some greats pics!

Below is the picture I submitted - what do you think?

Xxx

Wedding Bells!

I was invited to my Boyfriend's Sisters wedding in Tuscany, Italy (how exciting!) and spent months trying to find what to wear and anticipating the big day, I think I may have been more excited than the bride! I have never been to a wedding before and attending my first one in Italy really has set the bar!

The whole day was beautiful and I have decided I am going to divert from my original carear path and become a full time wedding crasher!

I had several dresses to choose from but kept thinking about a dress I saw in Topshop last summer that would have been perfect, I tried looking on ebay and shopping round for something similar months before the day but to no avail! Luckily, 10 days before the wedding I spotted it on ebay in my size and won the bid, woohoo!

I love the colours and the light floaty material, perfect for such a warm climate. I wore it with a black beaded clutch from New Look and my Sam Edelman heels.

Below are a few more pictures of the wedding, how beautiful does the bride look?! Her dress was a Jenny Packham and she looked amazing! The food was top notch and the drinks were flowing perfectly but I somehow managed to keep my cool and not go crazy, it was a family event after all! Don't think my trademark rap battle would have gone down quite as well in this setting!

Yesterday I wore...

So yesterday was the Manchester City Parade and here's what I wore (along with a huge bosnian flag!) excuse the dodgy photo, was taken on iPad!

The skirt and tee are from h&m and the blazers from New Look. The shoes are stylist pick.

I had made a bad outfit choice as the heavens opened and I was drenched, luckily my Bosnia flag was there to keep me warm!

Festival Fever

Festival season is officially upon us... woohoo! However, this is the first year I won't be attending one! Last year I went to V fest, the year before I went to Rock Werchter in Belgium and before  that was Leeds Fest 3 years on the trot! But that doesn't stop me getting excited as we all know the best part of the festivals is spying on what other people are wearing and pre-planning your outfits!

I've created my festival look from ASOS Fashion Finder. Firstly I'm loving the hat, I think it will be the must have of the summer season. Secondly, the tassle tee is amazing, very rock chick and will look great with skinnies or like below for maximum impact with a bright maxi! To see a full list of the products click here: http://fashionfinder.asos.com/womens-outfits/festival-fun-209204

I love the fashion finder, a great way to expand the range of services that ASOS offers, from a marketing perspective they really have thought outside the box! If you have a ASOS account sign up and get creating various looks, what's more ASOS regularly runs competitions so a great way to pass the time!

I'd love to see your outfits so feel free to comment with a link to your page!