Im Back!!!

Hi everyone so first off i would like to apologize for the large gap since my last post. I decided to take a few months off from blogging whilst i completed my final year exams and got my life, put together shall we say. The past few months have been absolutely crazy, so i finally graduated from The University of Central Lancashire with honors in Forensic Psychology. It has been an absolutely crazy three years, i have loved every minuet of it, even all the stress that came with final year exams and getting my dissertation sorted. Im currently about to finish a small project i have been working on with my final year tutor, as a piece to run alongside my dissertation, which is currently in the throws of being published!!!! This other piece of work will also have my name on so hopefully this time next year i will have two pieces of work published for all the fresh new psychology students to use as they please.
 I am jetting off to Magalluf with my mum in the morning, which is a little crazy because my first experience of maga is going to be with my mum. I love her to bits so thats fine :D.
 I also only have 46 more days left in the UK as i am flying out to Melbourne, Australia on the 10th of November for up to a year!!!! To get some work experience as a psychologist, before i go on to study for my masters. I decided to take a year out of education, rather than going straight back into studying after a very trying 10 years of upper education. Its crazy to believe that 10 years ago i was a terrified year 7, in a completely new town with no friends, scared to the bones for what was to come. Since then i have met some amazing people (granted most of them at University). My best friends Rach and Ceri have been my absolute guardian angels. The people i have met at university i know will be friends for life. 
 I was also asked to be a godmother to my gorgeous niece Maisey lou who i have grown very attached to. I love her to bits.
Needless to say it has been a busy few months, here are a few pics from my graduation and the christening, my grandparents flew in from spain for my graduation which was a lovely surprise. Its been a bit more of a catch up blog post than a fashion or beauty one. I hope you all like it.
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Wayy too long!!

Heyy guys so its been far too long since my last blog. Im super hectic at the moment with all of my uni work. I have also just started a new job at Simon Dunn Chocolatier in Preston. If any of you guys are in Preston you should pop in and have a coffee or hot chocolate. We use homemade belgian chocolate and its amazing!!!! Try our White chocolate Mocha and hot choccy. Its so yummy :D. I will be working Wednesdays and saturdays if any of you guys want to pop in have a drink and do a review that would be amazing :D.
 Any way, im currently writing this blog at 2:21 in the morning, this is the only time i have been free today... like i said im so busy at the moment.
Because of all of my work i havent really been wearing anything too exciting, i took these pictures the other day before i managed to leave my room for a work break into town.

Purple vintage silk dress- Retro Rehab

This was another little gem i found in Retro rehab, i absolutely love this dress. I managed to pick it up in the sale for £12 which i think is a bargain for a vintage dress. I love how this fits, its so comfortable and surprisingly warm. I usually team this dress with my gold studded pumps from Topshop and me black liquorice bow bag from ASOS. I have my eye on a beautiful pair of courts from ASOS im just waiting to have a little bit more money. They will look absolutely beautiful with this dress. 

Personally i think vintage shops are amazing for one off pieces at least you can walk away knowing you will be the only person wearing it. :D

Have a lovely what is now Tuesday

Kirsty

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Acid wash super skinny jeans

Ive been looking for a new pair of jeans for a while and i have to say the pickings have been quite terrible lately. My beloved black skinny jeans from ASOS finally gave way the other month. It was a devastating blow to my wardrobe to say the least. Ever since i have been on the lookout for a new pair of dark jeans, when i came across these beauties in Miss Selfridge, they have to be the comfiest jeans i have ever bought. I love the skinny jeans from Miss Selfridge, i often find it difficult to find jeans, being so small, i always find they crumple at the ankles. When i saw these i knew i had to have them. I really like the acid wash/ stone wash jeans that are around lately, especially the ones like these. I hate rolling up jeans at the bottom because you get that awful look where the inside of the jeans are on show. These dont have that, the material on the inside is black so when you roll them at the bottom you get that lovely effect from the acid wash to a block colour. I picked these up for £34 i think they were with student discount. I absolutely love them, they are so soft and comfy, especially for super skinny jeans, its like wearing leggings. 

Ive teamed these today with a simple long sleeved black top from primark and my maroon converse.

Have a lovely wednesday

Kirsty

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Crewy's Boutique

Hey everyone so as you read in my last post, i have been raving about handknitted jumpers that my nan has been making me. The other day i stumbled across this lovely little facebook page of someone who is selling their handknitted items at a very reasonable price, especially for handknitted items.

As i love one off home made items i thought id share this lovely little shop with all you guys out there who are the same as me.

Crewy's Boutique makes items for all people, adults and babies, hand knitted hats look so adorable on new born babies. After having a browse through some of the pictures on the page i knew i had to have something, as soon as i get paid i shall be purchasing many items.

Why not head over and have a look guys you might find that amazing one off jumper that you just cant find it stores. Its true now clothes just dont have the quality they use to anymore, because of all these factories that make as many clothes as possible for as cheap as possible to make the highest profits. You really cant beat handmade items even right down to ornaments.

Crewy's Items all come in this absolutely adorable packaging with a care label attached so no fear you will know just how to wash your items.

You dont get those lovely personal finishing touches in River Island or Primark.

While its still wintery why not head on over and have a look at all new items for sale. I sure will be.

Here is the link to the facebook page.Crewy's boutique.

Have a lovely thursday guys

Kirsty

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Hand knitted jumpers and lip tint!!

Hey everyone, i haven't yet shown you all my lovely collection of hand Knitted jumpers i have, made by my lovely nan.
 The one i am wearing today is the most recent one she made me, im forever complaining that i am cold so my lovely nan kindly knits me some jumpers. I have two blacks ones and a oversized cable knit mustard colour one (i will get a picture of me in them at some point for you all). She is currently working on another master piece for me so as soon as that is finished i will show you all :).
I love hand-knitted jumpers they are so warm and unique, there is nothing more that i hate than when i buy something and see about a million people wearing that same thing. Another reason why i love vintage shops, they are all one off as well.

Chaki skinny jeans- Miss Selfridge

Gold mini casio- ASOS.... set of three bracelets- Primark.

I usually team this jumper with simple accessories, i never wear a necklace with this because of the neck line, with it being quite high i dont think any neck accessories look right with it, i really want to get a collar for it, when i find the right one it will have to be bought. The great thing about this jumper is it can be teamed with any style of pant you want, i didn't want to be in all dark colours today so i went for my carki skinny jeans from Miss Selfridge, they are quite old now but i love them all the same. 

I also thought id show you all the lip tint i bought today from Superdrug, i have always been more of a lip gloss kind of girl than lipstick, i find with lipgloss it can get sticky and is horrendous to wear on a windy day. Today i thought id give a lip tint a try, and the verdict....I love it!!!, i have never been one for dark coloured lips but i love this colour, it is perfect for me, it doesn't come off when i eat or drink and i dont have to worry about that annoying sticky feeling most lip-glosses give. The one i am using is the Maxfactor lipfinity lasting lip tint, in shade 01. I think this is a great product, coming in at an affordable £6.99.
I took a close up image of the colour on my lips with the product so you can all get an idea. Im quite a pale person so deep pinks and reds can make me look even more pale but this one doesn't. I love it!!

Have a great Friday

Kirsty

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OOTD!

Hey everyone so once again today its absolutely freezing, so i went more for alot of warmth today. I've not done an OOTD for a while so i thought id show you the latest bargain i have picked up.

Oversized vintage jumper- Retro Rehab... Cupcake print high waisted shorts- Topshop.

Please excuse the quality of these pictures i don't have enough money at the moment to buy and new camera so i have had to resort to using my webcam (can't wait for that new camera when ever i do get one)

Anyway as from previous posts you know i have found a lovely vintage shop in Preston called Retro Rehab, i absolutely love this shop, its my new place to go over topshop!!! I never thought id see the day. I picked this reworked vintage beauty up for £6!!!1 can you believe it £6 for a jumper. Its oversized on me which i love, im very into my over sized everything at the moment. I teamed this today with my high waisted shorts from topshop and some extra thick black tights. I love this jumper so much mainly because of its baby pink colour (i looooveee pink). As you can see from the top picture i have another top underneath this, its just a plain long sleeved top from Miss Selfridge just to add that extra bit of warmth. The collar on this is a turtle neck one but i usually roll it down to make a rounded neck, unless im feeling particularly cold.

I haven't really accessorised this much as it has quite a fussy pattern on the front so i didnt want to take away the attention from the pattern, im just wearing my simple heart necklace from Tiffanys.

What is your opinion on vintage clothing love or hate?

Have a lovely Thursday

Kirsty

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Marc B and Asos competition.

Hey everyone so there is a competition on the E-Retail PR bloggers website. There is a chance to win £75 voucher to spend at Marc B and £175 voucher to spend on ASOS. Here is my ASOS outfit i chose to style with one of the new season Marc B handbags.

Here is the link to the new season Mark B handbags http://bit.ly/W2WIcU

This is the Giselle Black Tote by Marc B. I have chosen this bag as i love structured bags at the moment, i think they add that classy look to all outfits. This type of bag is perfect for a student like me, so much room inside with lovely structured walls to protect all of your worldly items.

I have chosen a few items off ASOS that i think would look great with this bag.

 



So this is the outfit i put together to go with the Marc B bag above. I absolutely love Vivienne Westwood so as soon as i saw this gold bracelet and necklace set i knew they would be amazing accessories for this bag. They are simple yet effective, with the Vivienne Westwood emblem on them i think they are perfect for accessorizing this bag. The ASOS midi dress with full skirt and belt is the perfect day to night outfit (well in my opinion), its high neck line and classy hemline are perfect for going to work, Uni, College or just for a trip in to town. I love the classic look of this dress (just like the classic look of the tote bag), this style of dress doesn't call for your casual flat ballet pumps or your super high stillettos, the ASOS proxy pointed toe high heels with toe cap on the front will give the perfect amount of height to flatter your figure in this dress, without the added pain of high heels. When you view the dress ASOS already have the shoes in a link next to it (easy shopping). I had a browse to see if there were any other ones i thought would look great but nothing could cut it once i had seen these little nude beauties. I have finished this look off with the Vivienne Westwood accesories i mentioned above, along with the ASOS stone flower earring. There were matching earrings to the Vivienne set above but i thought these would finish off the whole look by adding just the little splash of colour.
I hope you all enjoyed this outfit. Get entering the competition. Good luck.

For more information about the competition and how to enter it follow this link http://etailpr.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/win-75-to-spend-at-marc-b-175-to-spend.html

Have a lovely Tuesday

Kirsty

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