floral blue

Jumper - H&M
Skirt - H&M

Morning all!
I am up with the birds and off to help mother bear renovate her new house. Until now, I honestly didn't know how much fun one could have with an electric drill and a crow bar! I am clearly not wearing this outfit for today's DIY escapades; this was a mid-week ensemble.
I hope you all have lovely, restful Sundays.
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baby doll

Loud Lips Baby Doll lipstick - Look Beauty £7

It goes without saying that this was instantly the first product I honed in on when I returned home from the Look Beauty event. Zoe, our beautiful hostess with the mostess, provided us with a bespoke beauty bag and boy, that girl knows me well! Baby Doll lipstick is powdery pink and pure perfection on the lips. It is soft to apply and really moisturising. Its lasting-power isn't amazing, but this I don't mind so much, as I habitually reapply lipstick throughout the day anyway, whether I need to or not. The packaging is rather funky too with its geometrical design and magnetised lid.

Donations from sales of this range will be going to Look Good...Feel Better which is a charity helping ladies combat the visible side-effects of their cancer treatment. LGFB runs over a thousands free makeup workshops aiming to increase women's self-esteem and confidence, having reached out to over 85,000 women during the past 17 years. 

The Look Beauty collection is launching in Superdrug stores nationwide from the end of November, and with its range boasting over 100 products, (including 32 nail polishes!) I am pretty positive there will be something that catches your eye!

Will you be taking a LOOK at this new collection?

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my look for look

Dress - H&M
This is the outfit I wore for the Look Beauty event I attended on Tuesday night. I am really excited about this collection which surprises me as I would usually be a little sceptical of a makeup range spawned from a fashion magazine, but the Look Beauty collection has won me over. I am not sure whether to post about the event or just dive straight in and feature some of my favourite products? Unsurprisingly I am completely in love with a few of their lipsticks and their rainbow of eyeshadows and nail polishes are extensive and oh so pretty.

In other news, I am loving my new H&M dress with it 80's Madonna-like coned top section and a mix of leather and velvet panelling. It is part of H&M's conscious collection which focuses on sustainable fashion and produces garments from environmentally-adapted and greener materials such a organic cotton and recycled polyester. All good in my books.

I hope you have had good weeks and are looking forward to the weekend which is now just sniffing distance away. Tomorrow evening I am hitting the peroxide and going blonde(r). I am ridiculously excited about this latest venture to the hairdressers even though I vowed I would never to return to the bleach. Never say never I guess!
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juicy jules

I couldn't help but be dazed by this glitter-ladened nail polish when I saw Hannah wearing it at the Motel Rocks event last week. There has been much jubilation over Juicy Jules from Model's Own so I knew I needed to pick it up (Boots, £5) and lavish my nails with some sensational sparkles pronto. 

I am wearing Elegant Touch false nails and used some nail stickers to create a clean line when painting the tips.
I've got to be honest - I had high expectations for this polish and my experience was slightly tainted by the gloppy consistency and the meagre amount of glitter after one coat. I foolishly thought that I might have achieved complete opaqueness after one quick slick but it did require three generous coatings to get the perfect look. Rumour has it that other people are blessed with a gloriously glittery finish after one coat which makes me wonder if I bought a dodgy bottle?! Either way, it is a cheap, fun, sure-fire way to some festive fingers this Christmas.
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i'm gonna marry the night

Last night I wore a black vest top from H&M and a pink pleated skirt from Never Fully Dressed
I strutted out in sparkly shoes from Next.
I ate a mighty mushroom and thyme pizza and had a great evening with a beautiful boy.

How has your weekend been?
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jumping about

Jumpers - H&M

Yesterday I was determined to purchase some real winter woolies. For too long I have tried to dismiss the chilly air creeping upon us and fooled myself that my thin layers would suffice. Of course I made a bee-line to H&M and picked up not one but three new jumpers. The top and bottom ones are the same style but in different colours, both shimmering with an abundance of glitter - hello Christmas knitwear! The bold blue jumper really caught my eye, laughably so because it is the exact same colour and style as my old school uniform jumper. The only difference being that this one is decidedly less itchy!
Which is your favourite?
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scarlet fever

Russian Red lipstick from MAC is an absolute favourite of mine, albeit a recent rediscovered love of late when rummaging about for a red lipstick to wear in my latest outfit post. I would say it is the perfect 'classic' red lipstick, with a matte finish and amazing staying power! I would definitely recommend applying this one with a lip brush and double check those teeth for that lipstick mark faux pas. I certainly feel foul to this!

My earrings are from Gogo Philip - gorgeous and gold with intricate etching and little baubles that tinkle when you walk! I hadn't really been that aware of Gogo Philip before I was sent these, but I actually really like the look of some of their pieces. They have a store at Westfield Stratford as well as a concessions in Topshop and an online selection with ASOS.

Today I went to see my ever-patient hairdresser to discuss going blonder! I vowed I would never go blonde again, especially in the midst of my red spell when I thought a fiery mane was the only way to go. But I had a change of heart and now have my sights on keeping the golden base but adding some soft blonde highlights. I am thinking a warm, creamy blonde so it isn't too harsh and blends in nicely. My bouffant is being bleached next Friday and undoubtedly I will share my latest transformation with you all.

I am attending the Motel Rocks-slash-Glossybox event tomorrow evening which seems like quite the extravaganza of the moment! I am really looking forward to seeing everyone that is going. If you are attending, do let me know so I can say hi :)
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