Shopping ootd

This is the second or third post about an ootd and I think we might make it a regular thing, because it's great as a filler for the blog because at the moment we are trying to write up as many blog posts as possible due to me and Abbie going back into school starting our A Levels which we are aware are much harder then GCSE so we want to again try our hardest with them so there might be more ootd posts as they are quick and people tend to enjoy them!



My ootd is from when I went shopping in to Birmingham for my cosuions bridesmaid shopping as next year she is getting married and I'm so happy I'm a bridesmaid so we are off to find dresses and  wanted to dress up but not look too over dressed and I also wanted to try out my Chunky Platform Chelsea boots out from Primark which were a bargain may I add and I love them, so comfy to wear but If you are thinking of getting some go to Primark because mine were on £15 and other shops are selling them for £40-50 and it's a bit overpriced considering they will go out of fashion quick!

Hat-Topshop

Jumper-Topshop

Fur Gillett- From a boutique 

Black Jeans-Topshop Leigh Jeans

Boots-Primark

Watch- Michael Kors

Bracelets- Pandora & Tiffany

Lipstick- Rimmel Blog Post here 

Hope you enjoyed this little ootd post hopefully we will get to do more of them as they are really quick and easy sorry for the awful picture but it was raining hard outside and I didn't fancy my camera getting soaked because it's my pride and joy haha!

Aliciax

What's in my Bag!

Finally a new blog post from me! I have been on holiday to Cyprus and have only recently just got back and I must say I'm missing Cyprus so much, but I will be doing a holiday blog post when I get all the pictures! But I thought in the mean time why not do a What's in my Bag because I have seen a lot of people doing these sorts of post's and videos on youtube so I thought why not! Also we might do a whats in our school bag like we did last year as people took and interest in them so maybe a back to school series on the blog as me and Abbie are going to sixth form so we have more school supplies and outfits as we don't have to wear uniforms! Anyway lets get on with it!!!!

This is my bag that I have started using when I go out to places like shopping, college induction days ect, but I also used it to travel to Cyprus with and it was amazing it fit so much stuff in and didn't actually get that heavy! And its the Michael Kors Medium Jet Set Travel and it was brought by my mom and dad for my 16th Birthday and I actually wrote a blog post on it so check that out as I go into more detail! 16th Birthday. It's a decent size and has 3 compartments in it so I can fit quite a lot in there which is good because I take it out for a day hardly anything in it at the start and then by the end it's full and I don't know how!

The picture above shows you a top view of that compartments in the bag and a quick overview of what is in it on a daily basis. So first lets start with the first compartment which is the pocket at the front.

The first pocket I just carry some earphones who are apple ear phones which just come with my phone, I then just have a pen just incase I ever need one when I go out or if I go out with my mom and she doesn't have one it's nice to know I have one as a backup! Then lastly I just have this cream pouch which is from H&M a while back and it just carry's my girly stuff so that they aren't on show to the whole world!

Then in the middle of the back there is a zip pocket and In that I carry my makeup because I don't really see the point in carrying a makeup back because I don't actually wear that much makeup and because at the moment with my tan my makeup doesn't match the shade of my skin as I'm darker so I just carry some Tissues as they are a must with my hay fever, 4head as I get migraines and don't really want to carry my tablets around with me but I do carry paracetamol around with me, then I have my Nivea Milk and Honey lip balm as I have dry lips, then the benefit Bad Gal lash to top my mascara up If I wanted to, then last thing for makeup if the Seventeen Miracle Matte Pressed Powder as I don't want to look shiny. Then the last two products are some hand cream from Soap and Glory and some Spray so that I don't smell.

The last pocket in the back is the same size as the pocket in the front and in this one I tend to carry the more expensive stuff as it's closer to my underarm so I anyone tries to steal anything there is a good chance I will be able to feel it! Anyway first thing first is the two paris of glasses first I have my sunglasses which are RayBan and then my glasses which are also RayBan but they would only be in my bag If I were to wear contact lenses. Then I have my purse which used to be my baby pink Ted Baker one but I changed to my MK ones as it's bigger and I could fit more money in when I went to Cyprus and this is just a light brown, then I carry my inhaler just incase and then lastly my life which is my phone!


That is all from me until I do my holiday post but this was only a filler until I write my holiday post but I hope you liked it and stay tuned for the holiday post and more posts of both of us due to summer holidays!

Aliciax

16th Birthday

Finally I'm 16! Its great having my birthday in the summer but I have to wait so long for it! ANYWAY I'm currently writing this after my last exam which means no more school and no more exams for me and Abbie which is great but also means more blog posts! This blog post is what I got for my 16th birthday which was wednesday 11th June:) I didn't really do much I just revised as I had a maths exam but I had a lovely day and me and my family are going out for something to eat this weekend as a celebration for my birthday and end of exams!

So on the morning of my birthday I went down stairs where the living room was decorated with with 16 banners and baby pink ribbon on the door handles and a pile of prezzies and cards from my family! I also had 2 sixteen balloons by the presents and the cards it just added a nice touch to the whole thing!

When I went down all my presents were wrapped in cute little polka dot pink paper, it was so cute:D anyway on the the first present I opened was a money pot and I have wanted one of these for ages not to put money in but to just display and my mom and dad brought me one saying 'Princess Fund' with a cute message on the back and a big '16' and it goes with my room really well so thats great!

Then there was 2 pandora bags and I instantly fell in love they were both from my brother and it was something that I actually wanted and they were a pair of earrings and a charm for my bracelet! The earrings are just pink daises and I love them Abbie has the same ones and I loved them so I had to ask for them! Then I got a pandora charm which is very delicate with small diamonds in it because big charms look funny on my wrist as my wrist is small but it's just little flowers with diamonds in the middle, and it's perfect because I only wear 2 charms on my bracelet!

Then the next gift wasn't really a gift It was planned before my birthday about a couple months ago and it was that my mom was going to give me one of her new MK watches for my older MK watch which I was fine with and we were going to get the links taken out this weekend but as a surprise she did it while she was shopping for my birthday present! It's just a rose gold watch with a diamond face on with a watch bracelet as panther links which is really nice I think I just really like the design of it and I'm gland my mom wanted to trade with me because I loved this one!

The next present of my family was a massive surprise I never expected it and it was MK Bag and it was the Medium Jet Set Travel in black, and it's the most beautiful thing ever I have fell in love in with it and Im so grateful and shocked that my mom and dad brought me one but they also told me it was towards hard work for my exams but I plan on using it a lot and I thought it will be ideal for when we go on holiday as it's a decent size. The inside is also lovely and it's split into 2 by a large zip pouch where you can put more valuable things and I think thats a great idea and it's just the right size!

And lastly Abbie and her mom came round which was really nice and dropped my present off and I don't think you understand how excited I was because I got a mug and a keyring with '16' on as I  REALLY wanted a mug don't ask me why and it's a great mug for a cuppa. The keyring and the mug both have a cute little teddy bear on them holding a '16' so THANK YOU ABBIE! also Fraser he little brother made me a loom band which is the cutest thing ever so thank you!

Also a  week before my grandmar and par brought me a gnome and it was the best present ever I love it! It's know sitting in my garden where you can see it on the patio and everyone comments on him but when I leave home the gnome is coming with me. It's such a thoughtful but sill present but I love it so much! 

Lastly mom got me a cake as a surprise so we had a piece of cake and a cuppa with my grandmar and grandad on the afternoon and it was lovely. I really enojyed my day with everyone and I wasn't at school which was a complete shock as I'm always at school for my birthday and it was a lovely day and Im so grateful for everything!

Beauty & Fashion Haul ♡

WE'RE BACK! Todays post is the first of many from now on! Me and Alicia have done most of our exams now (12 down 4 to go for me!) so we are only going to school for revision and exams before our sixth form induction days and leavers day! This means more blog posts (especially in the lead up to prom!) because we are almost done!  

Because of exams I haven't been shopping for ages so I just have a few things that either my mom has picked up for me or I got a while ago so I'm going to show you them. Also I had to take the pictures really quickly because my camera kept dying and didn't like the battery's I tried to use so some of the photos aren't the best quality.

Hair

L-R Heat Protect, Hairspray, Dry shampoo

Firstly I have some hair products. I have 2 VO5 products that I haven't used before but they were on offer in Boots so my mom picked them up. The VO5 Heat Protect styling spray is so nice! It smells really good, which is basically all I look for in beauty products, and works really well too. I wanted a heat protect spray because I have been using a lot more heat on my hair than I usually would because Iv recently discovered how nice a high pony tail looks with loose curls. It says that it works at up to 230 degrees which I'm not sure if it does as I'm not sure how hot my curlers get but it definitely does the job for me. The second VO5 product I got is the refresh me quick dry shampoo. I believe this is more expensive compared to the Batiste dry shampoo that most people (including me usually) use but I think although they both do a similar job, I prefer this one. It feels lighter, isn't as chalky, smells really good and you don't have to spend ages making sure you don't have white hair because it isn't such a thick consistency. Lastly for hair, I just have the Boots firm hold hairspray. I never spend much on hairspray because apart from curls, my hair holds styles pretty well because its so thick, so this is just a really nice one to use because the bottle is huge so lasts a long time.

Beauty

L-R Clinique foundation, Boots sponges

I only have 2 beauty products. The first is the Clinique super balanced makeup fouundation in the shade 03 ivory. I didnt actually buy this product my auntie gave it to me when she was doing my prom makeup trial. She bought it and stopped usimg it because she found a number 7 one she prefered. It looks so natural so is perfect for prom in my opinion and I have used it once since then and it blends really nicely both with your fingers and with the Real Tecniques expert face brush. Secondly something I have had for a while and was a repurchase, the Boots cosmetic soft sponge wedges. These are a pack of 4 but I have one in my makeup box at the minute and are good for applying concealer to any spots so your brushes don' t get germs on them because you can just use the end and cut it off the sponge. Definatly a make up collection must have!

Fashion

Firstly I have some shoes. These are the Low Leather white mono converse from office. They are so nice on there own but I got swarovski crystals put on mine. Alicia has some crystalised converse that are so nice so I decided to get some too. You buy the converse and send them off to get the crystals put on but luckily for me, the musical theater teacher at the dance school I teach at on a Saturday does them so she did mine. I love them and think they will be so nice in the summer especially in the sun but for now I'v just had to wear them on the 2 sunny days we have had since I got them because I'm worried the crystals could come off in the rain if they get wet.

I brought the white tank top and denim jacket at the same time from New Look because I thought they would look really nice together. The top is a bit big so it hangs a bit low but I'm gonna just tac the straps at the back or something because its too pretty with the daisy detailing not to wear. I paired this recently with some H&M jeggings (bellow) and it looked really nice and will look good with the white converse too. The jacket is just a simple light wash denim that I have already worn so much because it goes with literally anything! I have rolled up the sleeves because I think it looks better like that and if I'm wearing a watch or bracelet the sleeves cover it up if they're just left normal. The last item I have is a recent find as i brought it on Sunday from the Trafford Center in Manchester because I went to Manchester to find the Etihad stadium because I'm going to see One Direction there on Friday so my mom needed to find out where it is before its mayhem on Friday! Anyway we decided to just stretch our legs in the shopping center which I'v never been to (and is huge and amazing!) but I only got a vest top from Hollister. It has really pretty lace on the sleeves and is a bright pink that will look really nice with some denim shorts in the summer.It has the words 'Beach Daze' on it to which I love because it just sounds summery?! I wore it yesterday with the denim jacket, leggings and converse (bellow) and it was a really nice simple outfit. 

Outfits

Top- New Look

Jeggings-H&M 

Watch- Michael Kors

Top- Hollister

Leggings- H&M

Converse- Office

Abbie x

Smart/Casual OOTD ♡

A few days ago I went to see 2 of my best friends in their schools production of Oliver. I wanted to look nice but not too over dressed because it was only at their school (but the school I might be moving to next year for sixth form so I needed to make some kind of an impression!) So I wanted to show you what I ended up wearing. Firstly though I would just like to say the photos aren't very bright as it was about 7pm when I took them and 2 bulbs decided to blow in the light just before which was great! Anyway enjoy!

Jumper- Topshop

Shirt- New Look

Jeans- Primark

Shoes- Primark

Hair Clip- Primark

Watch- Michael Kors

Rings- Pandora

I wore my Topshop jumper with the cute heart shape tartan elbow patches with a shirt that has a glittery sequined collar that makes the outfit look a lot smarter with the black slip on shoes. For jewelry I wore my 2 Pandora rings and earrings (which you cant see) that match the flower ring. My nail polish was chipping as I had worn it for a few days but I absolutely love the two colours together! They are both by Ted Baker, 1 pink and 1 gold glitter. I chose to wear black jeans and not shiny leggings because I think it made the outfit more casual. I have also been loving doing my hair like this recently, where I pull the front back and use a mini clip to hold it into place. 

Abbie x

What I got for my 16th Birthday ♡

So this week I turned 16! I don't feel any different and so far haven't felt the need to get a moped licence, join the army or get married... strange! I love seeing other peoples blog posts like this so I thought that I would do one to show you what I got for my birthday. First of all I would just like to say that I'm not trying to show off or brag about anything I got I know I have been extremely lucky! Also I need to apologize for the state of my nail varnish in some of the pictures... I'm ashamed to say the least! Enjoy!

My main present was this BEAUTIFUL Michael Kors watch! I cant even explain how nice this watch is and I just never want to take it off! Its rose gold with a white face that looks slightly pink in some lights. It had diamonds around the face and where the numbers would be and the seconds hand looks like a little arrow. I blame Alicia for my new obsession with Michael Kors and I cant wait to start a Michael Kors collection in the future. 

I have been wanting a Pandora ring for a long time so I asked my Nan and Granddad to get me one and they got me the the flower one that matches my earrings! Its from the new Pandora valentines collection like the charm that they got me too. I was in Oxford last weekend (more on that soon) and I saw the second ring which is just a very plain band so my Auntie got me that one for my birthday while we were there. 

From my Auntie and Uncle I got this coral and cream Ted Baker make up bag. Its a really nice colour and and a nice size to keep my jewelry in (I know jewelry in a make up bag weird...). I also got a set of 9 seventeen nail varnishes which are such pretty colours and I cant wait to try them all! They also got me a 16 mug which I was much more excited for than I should have been. 

My mom and dad also got me a SUPER fluffy pink Jack Wills hoodie which I really want to just live in its so soft! They also got me some really soft grey Jack Wills trackies that I would also really like to live in. With some money people gave me I decided to get 2 new leotards, 1 Capezio and 1 Roch Valley, and a pair of Roch Valley dance leggings. 

The next things that I got are body products. I got a set of boots body washes which smell really good! There's a cocoa butter one, a mango one, a coconut one and my personal favorite cranberry. I also got the Soap & Glory Soaper Heroes set which I love! It has 3 products that I wanted to buy myself so now I can try them out and see what I think. Hopefully I will do a post on that set in the future so you can see what I think of it. Another Soap & Glory product I got was the sugar crush body wash. I have also been wanting to try this for a while so I was so happy to receive it.

From boots I got a lip balm set and a nail set and from Primark a really cute owl mirror and set of 3 patterned nail files. 

Last weekend I went to London as I mentioned earlier and I went to see Billy Elliot the musical on the Saturday. It was AMAZING and I would highly recommend anyone to go and see it just remember your tissues! Then on the Sunday we went shopping in Oxford which is a lovely town (With a big Jack Wills so I was in my element) and I would like to go back again at some point. This was for my birthday and I'm also going to see my boys One Direction in May for the 3rd time which is really exciting and my ticket there was also a present. 

I am so grateful for all of the gifts I received and will hopefully blogging about some of them soon. Now I'm going to sort out my nail varnish... I may be some time

Abbie x