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.

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. 

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.

PARMA VIOLETS

Topshop Dress
eBay Shoes
Camden Market Sunglasses

Hi, sorry for not posting in ages, my crazy social life really just got out of hand.

Last Sunday (when these photos were taken) I went to Warner Bros Studio Tour, The Making of Harry Potter. It was absolutely incredible, and I'm going to do a post on it later. The day before going, me and my friend went into town and I got this dress in topshop. I think this is the first time I have worn a colour ever on this blog, can somebody give me a medal please? I really like the low waist line and the powdery purple colour is super cool. 

LONDON

OUTFIT ONE
Topshop Jumpsuit
Topshop Shoes
Cow Denim Jacket
Vintage Bag

OUTFIT TWO
Cow Vintage Dress
Topshop T-Shirt Underneath
eBay Shoes
Camden Market Sunglasses

These pictures are a bit all over the place, but as you can probably tell, I went to London this weekend. On the first day there I went to Camden Market and had lunch and purchased some stuff for myself and my friends birthday. It was horrendously busy, and full of tourists and obey hats, but I really enjoyed my time there. Me and my mom had lunch by the water and a funny chinese man gave us some free chips. Camden is a great place to photograph because of the vibrancy and colour, loads of signage, typography and little trinkets. But its also awkward as most stall holders don't want you taking pictures of their stuff, and I shouted at a few times.  

Day 2 consisted of Spitalfields Market. In my opinion, there were better stalls and things to buy here, but I preferred the atmosphere of Camden. I discovered this shop that was similar to Cow Vintage, called Rokit, and I got a green Killers t-shirt for £3 which I was pretty happy with. I also bought some knitted badges of a stall in the market that I'm going to decorate my school bag with. 

Overall, I really liked London. I also went to Oxford Street for the first time and it was amazing and we went on the Emirates Skyline thingy too. All the people/waiters in restaurants/shop assistants that I spoke to were really really friendly and nice, compared to people I encounter in Birmingham where I live. I thought it was really interesting seeing all the different nationalities and fashions and people all together, and when some men were playing guitar and violin on the tube it was just cool.

SHOE CRUSH: TRUCKERS

ASOS HAT TRICK/ RIVER ISLAND WHITE CLEATED SOLE PLATFORM SANDALS/VAGABOND DIOON MULTI STRAP BLACK HEELED SANDALS/RIVER ISLAND SILVER METALLIC CLEATED SOLE PLATFORM SANDALS/TOPSHOP FERNANDO/ASOS FEAR

THEY'RE SO UGLY THAT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL

I've fallen madly in love with chunky heels at the moment, after seeing them all over tumblr&in Company Magazine, and in all my favourite shops. I particularly love the Asos Fear Chunky Sandals (top&bottom right), and can't wait till my birthday so I can get money to buy them. I know these aren't everybody's cup of tea, but I can't get enough of them and thought I'd share a few of my favourites with you. I think these would look so nice with mom jeans, or shorts or skirts or anything at all, and are such a good piece to have for this 'S/S Transitional Period'. The white or holographic ones would probably go with more things, since the black could look a bit too harsh&bulky with more summery floral looks. 

Are you a fan of the ugly chunky shoe hype?

DUSK

H&M DUNGAREES
TOPSHOP T-SHIRT
URBAN OUTFITTERS WATCH

The thought of it being spring and not being able to wear black everyday scares me. 

I recently purchased these black dungarees from H&M, which I am in love with. Because I have so many white graphic t-shirts its going to be so easy to wear them. They're super comfy&make a good alternative for wearing jeans or disco pants all the time. I'm going through a  bit of a phase where I cant decide if I want to dress all '90's Grunge' or stick to my usual monochrome&denim look. I think I'll probably end up combining to two somehow, which should be interesting. 

MR BRIGHTSIDE

COW VINTAGE SHIRT
TOPSHOP COAT 
RIVER ISLAND BOOTS
URBAN OUTFITTERS WATCH 
RIMMEL NAILS - RAPID RUBY

Today I was hoping to go to the Custard Factory (which no longer sells custard, and is just a handful of little vintage shops&cafes) to have a look around and take some photos, but it was closed, so I ended up in Cow Vintage and brought this gorgeous shirt. I think it adds quite an edgy feel to the outfit and will go well with mom jeans&disco pants. I also picked up a red and green tartan srunchie which was a complete bargain. Hopefully next weekend I'll be able to go to the other shops when they're open and get some more up-cycled things.

TILE PRINT & T-BAR SHOES

URBAN OUTFITTERS DRESS

TOPSHOP T-SHIRT

PRIMARK TIGHTS

TOPSHOP SHOES 

I have only just realized that there's a ladder in my tights. Oops. 

Today I went out for lunch with my Mom, so thought I'd wear this pinafore dress. It's one of my most worn clothing items, but because it's fairly short, I had to battle against the wind all day to keep it from blowing up. Underneath it I have my white t-shirt with two mirrored birds on it (which you can't see anyway). I like to wear anything simple&white under the dress since it already has a strong print. These are actually my school shoes, but I think wearing them with dresses and skirts adds more of a girly/dainty feel to the outfit.

P.S excuse the moody face