NOVEMBER PLAYLIST

BOOK OF THE MONTH: DELIRIUM

Ive decided that every month I'm going to try to do a post on the book I've been enjoying that month. 

This month, I've been completely obsessed with Delirium by Lauren Oliver. It's the first book of a trilogy and I absolutely love it. 

Its set in a futuristic, dystopian world where love is known to be a deadly disease that is feared and forbidden. When people reach 18, they're given a procedure to cure them of amor deliria nervosa - love or, as they think of it, the disease. Their ability to feel deeply for anyone is removed, and then they're matched with someone by the goverment and live a happy, loveless life. And they think this is better. They strongly believe that this is how life is supposed to be because it is all they have ever known. They just exist, not remembering what it was like to ever feel passion or pain. To them, love is a sickness, an illness. A disease of the highest order. And it must be stopped.

For Lena Haloway, this way of thinking is all she knows. She's an orphan living with her aunt and uncle, and is counting down the days until her procedure cures her, leaving her free of the temptation to love, and taking care of the amor deliria nervosa that could, at any moment, pollute her mind. For Lena and her best friend Hana, this is all fine. It's the way of life, it's expected and it's right. Then with only 95 days left until Lena's procedure, she meets Alex. Alex, the boy with hair like autumn leaves, and a touch that awakens her whole being. Alex, the boy responsible for Lena opening her eyes and realising that no, love isn't a disease and, no, it doesn't require a cure. The boy who infects her, consumes her, with amor deliria nervosa.

Lauren Oliver's writing style is so refreshing and thought-provoking. I got the book as a sample on my phone first, before I purchased the paperback copy, and after reading just the first chapter or two I was addicted. There are so many points in the book where you just have to re-read what's been written, just to take it in, and contemplate the words in awe. I could not put this book down and I highly recommend that you read it. 

PINE TREES

TOPSHOP JUMPER
TOPSHOP MOTO JAMIE JEANS
RIVER ISLAND BOOTS

I'm going to see Mockingjay on friday and I'm so excited its like my equivalent of christmas! Recently I bought these Ripped Jamie Jeans from Topshop. I think they're really good because they're thicker than the Joni Jeans but still quite stretchy and are high waisted as well. At the moment I seem to have obtained an abuncance of poloneck/turtleneck jumpers and now they are all I wear. 

MY TOP 3 EYELINERS

Eyeliner is an essential part of my makeup bag, and after trying out many, over time I have always gone back to these 3. As you'll notice, these are all drugstore products and are very affordable.

1. Rimmel Scandal Eyes Thick and Thin Liner £5.49

I find the felt tip pen kind of eyeliner easiest to use when doing winged eyeliner, and this Thick and Thin Liner is the best one I've come across. The tip is the perfect shape for drawing on the flick and the colour is really black and doesn't fade throughout the day. 

2. Collection 2000 Extreme 24Hour Felt Tip Liner £2.99

I've probably re-purchased this about 5 times because its so cheap and so good. It's incredibly easy to use and if you haven't done winged eyeliner before I'd definitely recommend this one. The only bad thing about this is if you don't put the cap back on properly it'll dry up really fast and the intesity of the black will fade. But overall, for the money, I think this eyeliner is very impressive.

3. Maybeline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner £8

Even though this is one of the pricier drugstore eyeliners, I've had mine for around a year and even after being frequently used, it still has loads left. Completely worth the investment. This one comes with a small eyeliner brush and is the blackest one I own. Personally, I don't like doing winged eyeliner with this one, but it's great for just regular eyeliner.

OCTOBER PLAYLIST

All My Own Stunts by Arctic Monkeys isn't on Soundcloud, but you can listen to it here

JAKE BUGG

Sorry for the extremelyyy bad iPhone quality and any of my awful singing/shouting/screaming, but this is just a collection of videos from the concert

This Tuesday, I went to see Jake Bugg with my best friend and her brother and his friend. It was the best night of my year so far. My love for Jake has grown even more and I wish I could go back right now. First there were 2 support acts, one a strange band with a sparkly jacket and long hair&the second was Hudson Taylor. I'd heard of them prior to the concert and I thought they were great.

While we were waiting for Jake to come on the crowd all sung champagne supernova and it was a really lovely moment. Jake looked super cool&hot as usual and because we were so close to the front I had a perfect view. He started with Messed Up Kids and he did most of his Shangri La album and quite a few of his first album. IT WAS INCREDIBLE !!! He's so good live and his voice is absolutely unbelievable, the. There was such an electric atmosphere and I thought it was really thrilling and on the slower songs when all you could hear was Jake's voice and the blanket of voices around you in the crowd singing together it was sensational. Every song was amazing but my favourites were:

Storm Passes Away

Seen It All

Simple Pleasures

Taste It

Slide

Two Fingers

Kingpin

Broken

TARTAN AND CATS

TOPSHOP TSHIRT
H&M COAT
COW VINTAGE SKIRT
RIVER ISLAND BOOTS
CAMDEN MARKET SUNGLASSES

Hi, sorry for the extreme lack of posts this month, I've been fairely busy. 

Recently I bought this gorgeousss camel coat, which I absolutely love. I wish it would get colder so I can wear it more often without looking weird. Even more recently, I went to COW and found this green tartan skirt. Originally I had my heart set on Ameircan Apparel's green plaid skirt, but their prices are ridiculous, so I was extremely happy when I found this for like 1/4 of the price. The skirt has been altered a bit so it looks less like a kilt and more like a skirt, but now it fits perfectly and I love it. I don't know why I havent included my cat t-shirt in an ootd before because I literally wear it every single day. 

AUGUST PLAYLIST

Hi, so I've decided to start doing this thing where at the end of every month I create and upload a playlist of the songs I've been enjoying in that month. This is the first month yet, I'm not sure if anyone's interested in this or whatever, let me know. (P.S I couldn't get Kids by The Kooks on soundcloud because of copyright reasons or something but if you want to listen to it you can find it on youtube)

HOLIDAY HAUL

Slight cactus overload. Slight. I've just got back from my holiday to Majorca and France and thought I'd so a haul post of all the stuff I got whilst there/ at the airport. Firstly, I found this little shop called 'Gem 'n' Co' in a village in France, and they sold loads of different types of gem stones and quartz and rocks and jewelry and it was pretty cool. I got two chunks of quartz and three gem stones to put around my room. 

At a market in Majorca there was a stall selling really cheap necklaces and I purchased this hamsa hand necklace. I visited a different market in Majorca as well, and found these mirrored aviators that I rather liked, the only negative of them being that when wearing them, the whole family use them as mirrors and it can get very irritating. At the airport in paperchase I saw this gorgeouss cactus notebook and I love it. You can never have enough notebooks in life. Also at the airport in duty free, my lovely mother treated me to MAC's All That Glitters eyeshadow. In the pan it looks boring and slightly brown (I think that's just due to bad lighting), but on the eye its so nice and rose gold champagne coloured and I wore it almost every night on holiday. 

SUPERSONIC

TOPSHOP DRESS
ASOS SHOES
SUNGLASSES FROM A MARKET IN MAJORCA

I'm quite looking forward to autumn and jumpers and coats and the jake bugg concert. I've just returned from my holiday in Majorca and France and it hasn't stopped raining since I stepped off the plane. Ah home sweet home. These outfit photos were taken in Majorca in our apartment garden where it was nice and hot and warm enough to wear a dress. I've had this simple black dress for ages and I still love it, despite its very basic style. This is basically the most simple look ever, no accessories or a jacket or anything, just the dress. To my despair, my favourite chunky black sandals broke whilst on holiday so I opted for my holographic sandals instead. I think I'm going to be doing another holiday related post so expect that soon.