Oh My Word, It's A Primark Haul | Late Summer 2020 Affordable Fashion

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

 

Primark haul summer august 2020

There's something about a Primark haul that feels like a throwback to simpler, more optimistic times. Times when the world didn't feel quite so heavy. It reminds me of my days at university, when what to wear out that night was my most pressing concern. Things are different in so many ways now. 

I can't really remember the last time I went into a physical shop other than a supermarket, which is crazy. But recently, the office I worked at shut down for good (I'm now officially permanently home-based, at least until they lease a new premises!) and I went in to clear out my desk. 


As I was in the city centre, I decided to pop into Primark. I was on the hunt for some of their lash cluster sets, and I also like to look for basics and trend led pieces if I ever go there. There's nowhere quite like it, after all. No item was over £15.00, and the choice on offer was amazing. 


So here's what caught my eye this time….

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Mama Style | Paint It Black

Saturday, 15 August 2020

 

Little black dress silk all saints leather jacket melissa rubber heels


'Women think of all colours except the absence of colour. Black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.' 

- Coco Chanel


As style icons go, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel is pretty much the one to beat. 


With her revolutionary aesthetic, she single handedly made restrained elegance the last word in fashion, and the impact of her vision has reverberated down the ages. 


I've been thinking about her style a lot lately, because I've been reading 'Chanel' s Riviera: Life, Love and The Struggle for Survival on the Cote D'Azur 1930-1944' by Anne De Courcy recently. 


That time and place always draw me in, and I loved finding out more about this interesting period in the life of such an iconic woman. 


Black and white, or monochrome dressing was something Chanel championed, and like many other themes in her work, it's design roots came from her own austere childhood in a religious orphanage, where the strict black and white of the uniforms and nun's habits had a simple elegance. 


All black everything is definitely a favourite of mine, because it's so timeless and just fits in anywhere. 


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Revolution Beauty | New In Products

Monday, 10 August 2020

Haul from Revolution Beauty

Revolution Beauty hold the crown as my favourite budget beauty brand. 

There is so much to love about them - amazing formulas, lots of innovative new launches, great packaging and very friendly prices. Every so often I like to just browse the site, see what's new and treat myself. 

Revolution are a great way to experiment with trending new products as they're so quick to pick up on the latest thing and make it available at a price that doesn't hurt too much. 

Plus, some of my very favourite all time cosmetics are from the brand - especially the Conceal & Define concealer and the Renaissance Flick Liner Pen, which stack up so well against high-end competition. 

So, what's new in and made my basket this time? 
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How Simple Daily Rituals Can Help With Anxiety

Thursday, 6 August 2020



There can’t be many people in the world who haven’t experienced some form of anxiety lately. 

The Covid-19 crisis has sent the world into freefall, and everyone has been struggling to cope with the seismic changes that happened, pretty much overnight. Suddenly, we became isolated from family and friends, many of us or our loved ones had serious health worries, and the economy went into freefall overnight. 

In many ways, life has felt like a dystopian nightmare since the start of the year, and things are still far from normal. We all had our own personal stress levels to contend with. 

I’m aware I’m fortunate to have suffered no serious hardships yet, but the build-up of stress over the last six months has been unrelenting. 
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Life Lately | June July 2020

Monday, 3 August 2020

life lately white hat summer shot

Well, hasn't life just been upside down lately? Back at the start of the year, I would never have believed that 2020 would turn out this way. 

Even when we first went into lockdown in the UK, I didn't think we'd be at the end of July and still not back to normal. The world has been very worrying and strange for quite a long time now. 

And while I recognise how lucky I am to have gotten this far without any of the worst case scenarios touching me, that's not to say it hasn't been tough on all of us. For a while it felt like just surviving, not thriving. The shock was huge and I didn't feel there was anything to write about as all the colour went out of life. 

Although there are a lot of things that are very far from how they were pre-pandemic, some green shoots are starting to appear now, so it felt like a better, more optimistic time to talk about life, lately. 
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How To Create An Interior Mood Board With Canva | Sharing Our Design Inspiration

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Creating an interior design mood board

Having imagination is a priceless quality. It's one that’s often forgotten, and it's hard to put a price tag on, but it can be all the difference between an average result and a spectacular one. 

This is never more true than when it comes to renovating a sad, unloved house into a prized family home. 

I’ve shared my approach to planning a master suite, thinking through the best use of space with your architect and deciding how you really want those rooms to work for you.  The next step is deciding on the look and feel you want to achieve. 

If there’s one thing I’ve found it's that setting out a vision for the final look is hugely important - it's helped me and my husband to communicate and make decisions, and it’s helped with the practicalities of the project, such as deciding where to blow the budget and where to make savings. 

Not everything turns out exactly as you plan - practical considerations have a way of rearing their ugly head and forcing you to adapt as you go along - but making a moodboard does help to clarify the direction of travel.
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