Teddy Bear

Cosy teddy bear jumper that is great for lounging on not so warm summer nights. Also the little bear is really cute :). When I feel like slouching a baggy jumper is always nice. This one was given to me and is Ralph Lauren (wouldn't have been able to afford it on my own). Looks good with anything... really, skirt, jeans, shorts and even pyjamas.

Sun, Marshmallows and Songs

The last few weeks have surprisingly been rather busy ones. Although still jobless, I have been busying myself in order to avoid going mad.

After my previous post in which I ranted about the miserable weather, it seems as though the weather gods have been kind and graced us with some lovely summer sun rays.

So what have I been doing apart from painting my nails and enjoying a cheeky cocktail here and there.. 

Well, I have been renewing my love for campfires and toasting marshmallows by the looks of things. As the warm weather has meant I am more inclined to stay outside later my dad has kindly been making fires to keep warm outside. To my delight I went into the back room and found some marshmallows! I don't know about you, but many people find it weird that I like to completely burn my marshmallows before eating them. Although it is not completely visible in the picture, the marshmallows are still on fire when I take them out the flame and only when they start to fall off the stick do I blow it out.

I do realise I look somewhat hippy-esque in these photos, the reason being was that I had been shopping that day for Hawaiian fancy dress. I bought these flower headband for the outfit but just decided to wear it for the evening as you do. The party was good fun, here is what I wore (and my boyfriend's outfit too).

In the taxi on the way to the party the taxi man asked if we had been to Hawaii, I told him we had and we loved it so much we couldn't bare to take the clothes off! Bizarrely, he believed me.

Anyway, I am glad to finally have some sun again and these warm months always go hand in hand with some good summer tunes. A couple of songs I am listening to at the moment are:

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Alexandra Stan - Mr Saxobeat 

Nicki Minaj - Superbass

Maroon 5 - Runaway

and one of my old favourites I rediscovered...

Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry

Comic Book Nails

The other day I was painting my nails and lacking inspiration on how to paint them. I wanted them to be quite bright and then I thought of the written comic book sound effects. I've had quite a few comments on these nails, they didn't even take me that long to do either which is a plus! I managed to paint the nails on both hands, but my left hand hasn't quite mastered the art of taking a photograph. They read pow, zap, bang, zzz, boom, pop, vroom, ooof and two exclamation marks!!

Hows the Weather

Recently I have become so bored of this so called summer in England. It is boring, wet and somewhat depressing. I went out the other day and had to decide between a raincoat or an umbrella, surely it should be sunnies or a hat at this time of the year! It seems that all year we wait for the months of June, July and August predicting that this year is going to be a good one yet disappointment always seems to be lurking round a corner. Fingers crossed its going to improve....
 I need to get my tan on!

New Nails

Just painted my nails and this is the result. Heres what I used:
17 Nail Xtras Glitter Top Coat (ring finger)
Barry M Black Nail Effects
Barry M Pink Flamingo
17 Supreme Shine Wicked
No7 Coconut Ice
Tantrum Nail Candy Black
Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Base and Top Coat

Mad as a Hatter

For some reason this year the horse races over England have attracted seemingly a lot more women that usual accompanied by somewhat bizarre and over the top attire. However what has struck me as rather ridiculous is the hats that are now being donned to these public occasions. 

The origin of interesting head gear most likely comes from the queen of pop herself, (aptly named) Lady Gaga who has been seen in a lobster hat, a telephone hat and ladies legs hat... to name a few (not forgetting the raw steak hat). She can pull it off though simply because she is  Lady Gaga but I am not sure this opens the gateway to people wanting to experiment with their head accesories.

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The spark of interest around unusual hats does not end at Lady Gaga. Even if you did not watch the Royal Wedding there was no escaping the images of some of the most weird hats worn by celebrities. The most famous being Princess Beatrice who wore some lobster/pretzel ensemble on the front of her head and Tara Palmer-Tomskinson who opted for a blue boat shaped head piece again to the front of her head. Clearly it is a way to get noticed, but even though these hats look ridiculous that hasn't stopped them sparking a hat craze in ladies throughout England. 

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Typically ladies would be seen in a fancy hat worn on or slightly off centre with a few frills and adornments however that seems to be a thing of the past. Aintree's Ladies Day attracted loud and top heavy ladies in their thousands and was no excuse for missing out on the hats. Interestingly not only are they being used as attention grabbing accesorise but have also become subject to the ever spreading world of advertising. Cleverly one model was dressed clearly identifiable as a walking advert for Krispy Kreme donughts which I'm sure left many of the attendees feeling a little bit peckish with a craving for one of these sweet treats.

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And so to Royal Ascot, where it seems the more high profile the event the higher the hat goes. Although the Royal's themselves have kept to a rather demure style (including Beatrice!) it hasn't stopped the other punters jumping on board the craze. Even though it all appears to be done in the name of fun (I hope) I think the ladies may need a little more advice when chosing their hatters next time!

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Fun with Makeup

Today I decided to grab the makeup bag and do a little bit of unusual makeup just for fun! Using my Barry M eye shaddows in various colours and lots of glittery products I made up my eyes and lips. These pictures were a couple of the end results.

Lipstick and Bubbles

On Tuesday my friend and I went out in Brighton to celebrate her birthday. It was a fun night and although we ended up a little worse for wear (we probably spent more time getting ready than we did in the club) twas a laugh! Here is Emma putting her lipstick on so stylishly and a small part of what we drank!

My Adele Demo

Today I randomly decided to attempt to learn how to play Adele's Hometown Glory. I don't actually play the piano, I used to play the keyboard but haven't done for a good number of years.  The clip is nothing spectacular but after half and hour or so I could do this...

3 Headed Strawberry

There was once a time where supermarkets wouldn't sell odd shaped fruit or vegetables in the thought that people wouldn't buy them. However, as it is now recognised there is nothing wrong with them and people will use and eat them, you find funny fruit such as this strawberry..

Summer Vibes

I have been busy busy busy with the move back to Sussex from London which has resulted in a lack of posting. The garden back home at the moment is beautiful and I couldn't resist capturing the colours and the summer vibes they are giving off!

Books

A good book for me is hard to find. I love reading but there are times where I don't read at all and times where I read a lot. If I like a book I can read it in a couple of days. Recently I was recommended The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes. I absolutely loved it, I would recommend it for anyone who likes a book which is captivating and hard to put down (it was - I read 300 pages in on evening) and doesn't use unnecessary complex language.

It reminds me of another book I read called The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas. Although the story lines are different they are similar in the sense that they offer the reader a view into the unknown. Something which can neither be proved or disproved which gives the writer complete creative freedom to write what they want.

My plan is to find more books like these and if anyone has any suggestions please tell me!

Fire and Rainbows

 Over the past few weeks the weather has been bright sunshine making way for many barbeques and sun lounging. It seems though that clouds and rain have been creeping back into our sky, however everyone knows that sun + a bit of rain = rainbow. The other day there was a big beautiful rainbow all the way across the sky.... sadly no double rainbow for us to rejoice over but it was pretty spectacular. 

Face in the Fire

Day Out