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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Pink Satin headband and Nike hightops

So i've finally managed to take a picture of my new Nike high tops i told you all about some number of weeks ago. 

As soon as i saw these shoes i knew i had to have them, the latest craze at the moment appears to be the new Nike Blazes (i'm sure you have all seen them or may own some yourself). I do love the Blazes however i don't like to have something that 'everyone' has, so naturally when i saw these all white beauties i thought they were the perfect high tops to own. 

 Sorry about the poor quality image i had to take this on my webcam( not the best situation... i desperately need a new camera). Anyway i picked these up from footlocker for £45!!!! because they are in the children's section so as a heads up if you are a size 5 or less go to the kids section they are a lot cheaper.
I often wear these with an oversized jumper and/or jeans and leggings. Team these with some cute frill edged socks and you have a recipe for cuteness. I usually wear these with my frill edged ankle socks from Topshop. Being quite challenged in the height department, these are perfect as they are slightly platformed giving me that little extra height without wearing heels all day.

Pink satin wired headband- Ebay..... Gold cross ear cuff- Primark.. Pink oversized jumper-Retro Rehab

Moving on from trainers, i am loving the wired headbands that are around at the moment, i have a couple that i have picked up from various shops, as you all know from previous posts i often wear a piece of ribbon in my hair too. When i found this gorgeous sating wired headband on ebay for £3.00 i couldn't resist. I love these styles of headbands i think they add that extra little bit of something to an everyday outfit. Today i was having a really bad hair day so i went for the good old saving grace of sticking it up in a bun. These styles of headbands look so cute especially with hair like this. 

I picked up the ear cuff and chain from Primark for a very lovely £1.00 which is fine by me, i absolutely love these chains they are the perfect accessory for any outfit. I think its so refreshing to have something other than your generic studs, hoops and waterfall earrings.

Hope you all love my hightops and headband as much as i do.

Have a lovely Monday

Kirsty

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Make up haul

Hey guys another long gap in between posts, im so sorry, i have been so busy lately with my third year of university and trying to sort out my masters applications, a job and volunteer work. I hope you are all keeping warm in this extremely cold winter.
 I thought today i would share with you some of my new make up. As you all know i have very sensitive skin and can struggle with all products that come into contact with it. I use to be a huge fan of maybelline dream satin foundation, however recently my skin has been having a reaction to it. So i thought i would try one from The Body Shop as it is all natural ingredients however i found there was only a small range of colours to choose from, even using the palest colour they had it wasnt a very good match. I have very pale skin, especially on my face as i dont fake tan my face (it makes me look dirty). This foundation ended up making me look extremely orange... even with a light powder over the top of it. 
Naturally i immediately went to Debenhams to the Clarins counter where i was met with an absolutely amazing standard of service. The sales assistant listened to the problems i was facing, sat me down and knew exactly which colour and type of foundation would match my skin type and tone. 
 She suggested i used the everlasting foundation in wheat. I have to say i have loved this product since to moment it touched my skin. It has a very light feel to it yet gives a complete coverage. It does come at a price of £24 which is quite pricey for just a foundation but its definately worth it if you struggle like i do. Our faces are so delicate we must look after them girls. Ive also found with this product there is no need for reapplication throughout the day, with the maybelline dream satin liquid i found i often had to reapply within a few hours. 
The clarins foundation smells absolutely divine. I would recommend for anyone even if you dont have any skin troubles.

I also decided i needed a new face powder. I love the mac pressed powder but i am struggling to find it anywhere in preston. I have tried other face powders such as the Rimmel stay matte pressed powder and the body shops own one. Again i have to say i have not been a fan, i struggled to find a colour to match in both the products and i also found once on it made my skin feel dried out. 
I like to use a face powder just to set my foundation, with the Clarins foundation you dont really need a powder as it has a matt finish, but i just like to use one to get that finished look and feel. I have also found my makeup stays on alot better when i use a face powder. 
Anyway so i went into superdrug to have a look to find a 'next best' powder to the Mac one, i came across the Max factor creme puff. I have to say after the first application i fell in love with this product. I managed to find the perfect match to my foundation and skin tone, it doesnt dry my skin out and leaves a beautiful looking complexion (along with being another product that smells divine). It also comes at a nice price of £5.99.

I thought id try the maybelline Rocket volume mascara simply because it was on offer (why not!!). I do like this product it gives a great look to your eyelashes with no clumps or stickiness. I dont know about you guys but lately ive found mascaras are getting sticky. This was on offer at £4.99.

Lastly (sorry about the long post) i have this bobby brown travel brush set. Im not sure how much this was as it was my mums, she had no use for it so it thought why not. This is a great little set and comes in a neat travel case. It includes a contour brush (perfect for creating those cheekbones and shadowing), a powder brush, eyeliner and lip brush, eyebrow styler, two eyeshadow applicators and a smudge brush. This is perfect to stick in your handbag if you have to travel or like me you dont have alot of space in your room for a whole draw of different brushes. This set feels amazing on your skin and makes applying your makeup stress free. I dont know what i would do without it now, my previous brushes were only cheap and like cheap brushes do they shed alot. This set has absolutely no shedding.

So there you go guys i hope this was helpful to some of you out there. Sorry it was so long.
Have a lovely day,

Kirsty

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