Scented

I've actually just realised I bought the wrong nail varnish...but here's a post anyway

I read about the new Revlon scented nail varnish (bubblegum grabbed my attention the most) and when I went looking for it, I'd somehow got the brand mixed up and went in search of Rimmel instead....expecting to find a big shining new stand brimming with pretty colours and summery scents to advertise this new product. I was surprised to find 4 options hidden away at the bottom of a shelf, with only 1 colour left in stock....puzzled I bought the only option left 'Lemon Drop' for only £2.99.

After re-reading the article I realised my mistake, so everybody look out for the new scented REVLON nail varnish it's about £7 a bottle but they look a pretty decent size for that price. Their limited edition, so be quick!
Click here to see all the lovely colours and scents available

However the Rimmel version was still quite impressive. I have to say the scent didn't last very long, once I'd had a shower it was regular nail varnish. It didn't bother me as I love the pastel lemon colour anyway. So far I've had it on a full day and no chips as of yet, I'd give the Rimmel 'Fruities' 6/10

There's a fish...eating my foot...

Today I treated myself to a shopping spree in York....I haven't been shopping in what feels like forever, and there's sooo many nice things about at the minute, I couldn't resist!

I took my muma with me, as I've been wanting to treat her to the new faze of a 'Piranha Pedicure' :) She's always going on about her feet and how she would like to go to a spa and have a proper pedicure etc...so when I heard about a place in York call Happy Feet....it sounded perfect...

Little fish nibble the dead, hard skin on your feet and make them smooth and soft...it sounds pretty gross, but was surprisingly relaxing! 

At first I couldn't stop laughing, the sensation was so weird as all these fish dive bombed my feet, it was really amusing, and I'm not that great with people tickling my feet so it took a while for me to clam down. 

My mum loved it. I'm glad we tried it, I'd definitely go again, it's £10 for 15 minutes and £20 for 35 minutes. 

Unfortunately I haven't got a picture as I left my bag where I couldn't reach, and once your feet are in the water you can't take them out again until your finished, in case they get dirty....but here's what it looks like....

Then with my refreshed feet, I then went and spent far too much on some new pieces for my summer wardrobe...

Dorothy Perkins £6.50 £3.00

River Island £21.99

                                                         

 Love this top! Spotted it just as I was about to walk out, they only had 2 in store, apparently it's new in. I love the bright elephant print and the cute little bow detail at the back, perfect teamed with some denim hot pants.

Dorothy Perkins £25.00 £12.00

 Not sure about these trousers, I'm having to swap them for a smaller size, with the style being baggy anyway, they look too loose. Worn with a plain t-shirt or vest top, nothing that will clash with the pattern.

H&M £19.99 £7.00

Sweet little jacket. I liked the cool leather patches on the elbows, not the kinda thing I usually go for but thought it would be useful when the weather gets cooler.

H&M £14.99

                       

Adore this top! Wasn't sure whether it would suit me, as their usually designed for people with no boobs. However it looks really nice and summery and I was assured by my mum that I didn't look like a Victorian Prostitute.....so I decide to keep :)

H&M £7.99

This t-shirt is for the no violence campaign H&M is part of at the the moment, it's also made from organic cotton, as it's quite over sized, I thought I could tie it in at the waist to give it more shape.

New Look £14.99

This bag is great for summer, perfect for my holidays :) Carrying my beach towel!

New Look £14.99

Again this isn't something I usually go for, but it looks great on. Really pleased I found it, as it was shoved to the back of a rail in the corner of the store!

New Look £17.99

Finally I've purchase a long sleeved cardigan! All I seem to have in my wardrobe are quarter sleeves, which are sometimes, just no good in English weather! Love the pretty pattern too.

New Look £7.99

Basic over sized tee, great for every day, comfy and nice and bright for a change!

New Look £8.99

A royal wedding inspired tee....cheesy I know, but really cute, thinking of cropping it and tieing at the back to make it a bit more interesting.

New Look £19.99

Been looking at some shorts like this for a while now, they look really nice on and are perfect for something a little more dressy than denim.

To finish the day we stopped off at a gorgeous cake shop and bought some treats to take home...I can confirm they were to die for...especially the strawberry one! Yum! 

Great Day...now to purchase another wardrobe......

The Girls

Once again it was time for a catch up with The Fashion Girls, discuss the latest gossip, relationships, friends new and old, plans for the future and of course...fashion.

We gathered at our 'usual' Frankie & Benny's...it's tradition now, not a single word needs to cross our lips...we just know....we know the menu off by heart :)

This is what I wore for the evening...

Top-Matalan
Shorts-Forever21
Tights-New Look
Boots-Matalan

 

 I love getting to see the girls, we don't see enough of each other really, compared to spending nearly every day with each other for 2 years, I cherish being able to feel like 'old times'. 

I get to see my right hand woman Han everyday at uni, but Soph is away in Manchester and Steffers is a full time hard worker! 

I know we'll always be around for each other, which is nice when you don't have to see someone every day to know that when you need them...they'll be there.

Steffers and Han

Soph and Moi

The food

We ate, we drank and we chatted until the restaurant was empty...

I <3 My Girls...Fashion Friends Forever.....how cheesy! :)

My Photography Project

I think I mentioned this a while ago, and as promised here are the results of a mad few days...

 

A lot of fun was had by all...

Round Two. Done.

I'm done.

Finito.

Second year of uni is over, and I'm kinda relived yet a little lost at the same time, I haven't had literally nothing to do for a long time! I don't even know where to start with all the little personal projects I've had in my head for the last year, that I can now do!

(Technically I still have an exam to do, but I'm ignoring that fact, as I'm no good with exams anyway, so there's no point stressing)

So now I'm free for a while before my year in industry starts (I realised I haven't really mentioned this yet, basically I have got a job at a couture wedding dress shop, and also I job making costumes for a media production thing....a post to come no doubt)

Lots to do from now till September 2012...

I've also got quite a few posts to catch up on, a few film reviews, shopping sprees, uni projects and general life...The Royal Wedding! I never got chance to mention....long story short...It was beautiful. There were tears. Dress was perfect. Loved it.

The next few posts will probably be catch ups of the last few weeks... enjoy :)

Play Time?

I'm approaching the final hurdle of my uni work....(emphasis on approaching, I am not there yet! A lot could still go wrong)

Just a quick post about a play suit I bought the other week. It must be at least 2 years I've been searching for a play suit I liked, always found them to either look like pyjamas or were too short or really cheap material or basically just looked...awful (like a baby's romper...whats that all about!)

I was searching ASOS for any bargains, and came across a butterfly print one from Mango, from £40 down to £18. Now I've ordered things from ASOS before that don't look anything like the picture! (A fair trade t-shirt, then when it arrives looked like a table cloth, and a horrible one at that!) But I do love ASOS for the free delivery and returns anyway so I don't mind the occasionally mess up.

Anyway, the play suit arrived and it's really great, the length isn't stupidly short and the top actually looks like a top rather than a baggy sack like thing....so teamed it with a belt and some boots and voila!

Here you go......

Now back to my work....woo!

The worst film ever???

I just had to mention this!

Last night, as I settled down to a night of design developments (fml) I was looking for a film that could keep me awake through the work load...I discovered the weirdest film...(except for the film Funny Games (2007), which me and some friends stumbled across. That is possibly the strangest film ever....leaves you with a face like..  o.O whhhattt????) anyway...

So in the TV guide, it said Dreamcatcher - 2003 - Morgan Freeman - 2 Stars.

So I'm thinking, well if it's got Freeman in it....it's gotta be good, I usually ignore star ratings, as most of the time I don't agree with them, I don't really understand how a film can be rated when people have different tastes and like different things, therefore Ive learnt to judge for myself.

I didn't have a clue what it was about, or the genre or who else was in it, so it was a pretty random choice, but it started off with 4 guys that can read peoples minds...(think 'What Women Want') I was shocked to see the cast get better and better, names including Thomas Jane (The Punisher & The Mist), Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers & The Escapist), Jason Lee (My Name is Earl & Vanilla Sky) and Timothy Olyphant (Die Hard 4.0 & The Crazies). So once again I'm thinking it MUST be good....

After the first half hour of complete confusion....skipping backwards and forwards past and present without any reason, the film starts randomly, leaving you guessing whats actually going on and what it's all about, the characters just start reading peoples minds like it's normal...it was very messed up, definitely not one to watch while trying to get on with uni work....definitely needs all your attention, well so I thought...

Then the film suddenly takes a humorous route...more 'Cabin Fever' the film goes from being a drama to a comedy horror, with the characters taking a trip to a log cabin out of the blue, without much relevance to the storyline so far...then the 'horror' begins (I use the word horror loosely, it's difficult to take Jason Lee seriously) throw in some 'infected' people and the wonderful 'butt worms' (niiicee) and we get a lot of blood....I must admit it did make me laugh at times, but I don't think it was actually meant to, it was stupidly unreal it was hard not to...so I'm settling into the fact this is a 'dieseas ridden monster film' when whatdayaknow!!! BOOM!! Lets throw in some aliens for good measure...

yep I'm not exaggerating, we have now gone from drama, to horror, to comedy, to sci-fi?? hmmm I found myself getting annoyed and the twist and turns in this film....(imagine the way Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was ruined by aliens, well this went the same way)

The film pretty much carries on this way, it was as if the director Lawrence Kasdan couldn't decide what genre to make this film, although including aliens was probably a sure thing for him (writer of some of the Star Wars films). I will say, I did keep watching until the very end, I was intrigued to see how this could possibly end, and yes the ending was just as disappointing as the rest of the film....after 150 minutes of confusion, I felt like I'd just lost valuable hours of my life...

What a let down Morgan Freeman was! Well not him personally but the part was dreadful...why cast such a big name and have him in hardly any scenes and make his character more or less 'a waste of space'?? I'm shocked that he actually accepted to be in such a film...but each to their own.

All in all, a very interestingly weird film. I honestly don't even know how to sum it up. Maybe it was me, and I just didn't 'get it' but it definitely wasn't what I was expecting. On a positive note, I thought Damian Lewis was very good and an interesting lead part. Worth watching if you want to experience the sheer madness, but don't bother if you have better things to do :)

Overall 2/10  

sorry!