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

Autumn OOTD's ❤♡

Finally a new post! Me and Abbie have been so busy lately I mean I have been stopping after school everyday to finish coursework and homework! We also have some mock exams this week that we are stressing about and we also have our maths GCSE exam coming up so we have been revising for that nearly everyday! So we are so sorry for the lack of blog posts but we are slowly coming back into the blogging game! Me and Abbie had a sudden thought about our OOTDs yesterday because we really liked our outfits!

Time for an outfit post YAY!

Alicia's OOTD:

Jeans-Topshop Coat-Topshop Shoes-Primark Scarf-Primark and Blouse-Topshop

I really loved this outfit when I put it all together I really liked the tartan scarf as it matched the inside on the hood of my coat as well and the colour of the coat also went great with the brown coloured brogues. My jeans where a new buy as I was looking for a pair of black/blue jeans that I could wear in the winter and these were from topshop which I ordered online and they where £38.00 they are the Moto Leigh Jeans super skinny and these have always been my favourite jeans from Topshop and I have several lighter pairs. You can't really see my blouse under my coat and the scarf but  its one of those blouses that you can wear with you're leggings as its a high low blouse! It is cream with black polka dots over it, Its from topshop again and it was £38.00 I know expensive but it was all brought with my bank card!

My coat is just a dark green colour with tartan in the hood and has leather pads on the elbows which I think looks great with the colour, It's a big size as I brought the size 10 because there was no size 6 anywhere so I just had to buy it oops I was desperate, It was from topshop last year and I had it for christmas from my mom and dad so I don't know the price but it should still be on the website. My scarf and shoes are both from Primark and they are my most worn stuff at the moment, I thought the scarf went lovely with the coat as the hood had tartan in it but I just wore this over the top of the blouse so that it kept my neck warm! The shoes I wore just completed the outfit as I thought the colour was very autumnal the prices for these are both in my primark haul.

Shoes

Scarf

Blouse

And that me done! Over to Abbie to do her OOTD. I am slowly putting together a Autumn lookbook with all different outfits that I tend to wear during the season filled with pumpkin spiced latte and big baggy sweaters! Alicia ❤

Abbie's OOTD:

Riding pants- Primark, Scarf- Small shop in Walsall Shopping Centre, Jacket- New Look, 

T-Shirt- Superdry, Shoes- Primark

These outfits were for a non-uniform day at school so I needed something comfortable but still wanted to look nice and smart. Since I bought my riding pants in THIS haul I have literally worn them to death! I absolutely love them because they are so comfortable but still look really smart and I did get a few compliments on these throughout the day! Also they were just £6 so whats not to love?! My scarf was one that I got just to wear with this jacket. Its a really pretty neutral cream and brown thin fashion scarf (So it doesn't exactly keep you warm) with butterfly's on. This was just from a small accessory shop in my local shopping centre (Think a cheaper version of claires accesories?) and i believe it was about £2 which makes me love it a little bit more! My jacket is brown real leather (Sorry to any animal lovers but this jacket would be an exception if you saw it!) and its from New Look. It is pricey because its real leather but my nan and grandad bought it me for Christmas last year and I defiantly think it is worth it! Its £60 but you can get fake ones cheaper also in New Look. You cant see my T-Shirt but its a plain black one with a small pocket on the left. I t has to be tucked into trousers really because on the bottom it has a bright pink logo which wouldn't really match much.It was £16.99 but is worth it because it doesn't dis colour in the wash like some black clothing does and its the kind of thing you can wear with almost anything because its just a basic wardrobe piece that I think everyone should have! Lastly my shoes were £4 from primark and I actually had to buy another pair of these so i have one pair for casual wear and one pair for more formal outfits as i wore the first pair so much! They are in THIS haul post.

Hopefully we can do some more joint posts like this soon but as me and Alicia do different subjects at schhol we have different homework and revision free nights so we will try our best

Hope you enjoyed! Abbie ♡

Autumn Outfit Of The Day...

Formal Autumn OOTD...

So earlier today I went to a christening. As its almost October I wanted to wear an autumn colour dress because I expected it to be typically British and quite cold, however, sunny and 23 degrees isn't something I'm gonna be complaining about anytime soon!

To make this more Autumn appropriate I would wear a black cardigan and black tights, which is what I was going to wear if the weather wasn't so nice.

 So this is what I wore...

Dress and belt - Newlook

Shoes- Primark

Bracelets- Pandora & Thomas Sabo Charm Club

Hair & make up...

These pictures were taken when I got home which is why I'm beginning to look shiny but I went for a very subtle minimal make up look with a soft smoky eye and quite bright lip. I french plaited the front section of my hair which you cant see very well but just kept the whole look very simple.

Abbie x