Studded Slipper Shoes

I had avoided getting the slipper style shoes, mainly because everyone else in the world seemed to have a pair, and I hadn't actually seen a pair that I liked. However today I spied this pair and the rest is history.

Shoes, £12 Matalan

 

 

 

 

The quality of them isn't great, but for £12 I wouldn't really expect it to be. I love the pale pink satin and rose gold studs. I know they aren't going to last a long time as they're pretty flimsy but they are a cheap and easy way to make an outfit a bit more interesting.

Have you got any of these slipper style shoes?

Laura xx

Audrey Art

Just a quick post to show a new addition to my room that I'm really pleased with. When I was in Rome I bought an A4 french film poster of 'A Roman Holiday' and bought an A4 white box frame from Matalan for £5 to put it in.

A Roman Holiday is one of my favourite films so I love having this on my wall. I don't think I'll have anymore film posters though; one is enough!

Do you have anything like this on your wall?

Laura xx

Glitter Nails

The magpie within me has reared its head and so I have glitter on my nails. The combination I've gone for is an oyster pink Kiko polish underneath that I bought when I was in Rome during the summer (on a side note I've found this polish really excellent for its 2euro price) and topped it with China Glaze Snowglobe which I've had for about a year now. Snowglobe had gone very gloopy but I still love it, its the best glitter I own.

Its looks a little yellow in the second picture but its just the flash. Its extremely over the top glitter-ness, and for now I love it, but I'll definitely hate it when I try to get it off!

Laura xx

Shoe Lust #2

Silver Pointed Strap Shoes, River Island

I've fallen in love with these shoes from River Island. I'm going to hunt them down at the weekend; lets hope they look as good in real life!

Laura xx

Primetime Emmy Awards Fashion

The Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday in LA. I always like to check out what everyone was wearing at these sorts of things, and wish that I had a beautiful dress like that (and somewhere as equally fabulous to wear it to).

Here are some of my favourites.

Heidi Klum in Alexandre Vauthier, Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad and Julianne Hough in Georges Hobieka Couture

Blue seemed to be a theme and I thought the colour of Heidi Klum's dress was so beautiful, a real sea-foam blue. Sofia Vergara's mermaid-esq dress was so glamourous and I loved how Julianne Hough kept her look minimal and let the gorgeous fishtail dress take centre stage. Also loved her 20's style hair waves and slightly smokey eye makeup.

Zooey Deschanel in Reem Acra, Hayden Panatierre in Marchesa, Michelle Dockery in Louis Vuitton

 

 

One of my almost favourites was Zooey's prom style Reem Acra dress; I thought it suited her style perfectly but I don't think it needed the cut out part on the bust line, I feel like it takes away from the prettiness of the dress but, maybe that was the idea. Marchesa is one of my favourite designers but I feel like this dress was all wrong for Hayden Panettiere. She seems a bit too petite and young for this column style dress and is it just me, but I really want to pull away that blue net and see the gorgeous gold material underneath! And lastly Michelle Dockery. Downton Abbey is my favourite programme and I am so so glad it is back on television, and was so hoping for her to look completely amazing. I feel like this dress has the potential to look incredible, but its creased and doesn't seem to fit her properly. Having said that I do love the midnight blue colour and her makeup.

So there's my view of some of the dresses. What was your favourite? Any of these or someone different?

Laura xx

Review: YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation

I had been wanting to try this foundation  for a while, and only got round to buying it last weekend. Twenty years in the making, it claims to have 'A bold, unique formula to target shadowy areas and define contours. A magic light infused within a weightless fluid. A texture that has no mask-like effect. A formula free of opaque powders that evens the complexion and erases imperfections, enhancing the face’s natural features.'

It comes in a lovely glass bottle with a gold lid and the foundation is dispensed through a pump. I got matched to the shade BD20 Beige Dore, which is a pretty good match. Usually I have the palest shade possible, but the palest shade in this foundation washed me out a bit so I went one up.

This is a really nice, light foundation. Its very easy to apply and blend in; I've found it looks best when I use my fingers instead of a brush. It has a very soft consistency and reminds me of Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation. The finish too is not unlike the Bourjois foundation; its a light to medium coverage, with a dewy finish.

Taken with flash

I have relatively clear skin, so can't really comment on how well it would cover imperfections but if you are looking for a heavy coverage this probably isn't the foundation for you. I set it with some transulcent powder and it lasted all day. It looks great in daylight, as it really does have that 'magic light' quality. I have found this really easy to wear, and have had a few compliments when wearing it.Overall, I am really pleased with this foundation and can see myself using it everday! It retails for £28, but I bought mine on one of Debenhams discount days, so I think it was £25 ish. It is expensive, but a lovely luxury item which is well worth it.

Have you tried this foundation yet? What did you think?

Laura xx

Autumn Nails

Just a quick post to show my current nail polish of choice, which is China Glaze's Below Deck which I believe was part of the Anchors Away collection from 2011. Its the perfect murky grey purple shade without shimmer, which suits my pale skin tone without making me look like a corpse.

China Glaze Below Deck

I applied 2 coats

I generally find China Glaze polishes to have a brilliant formulation and they last about 5 days on me without major chipping. I used to buy the occasional bottle from this ebay seller, but I've also bought a couple of bottles from my local Sallys, where they are more expensive but they do reduce the price of the collections when new ones arrive. I think this one cost me about £3.50 in the sale.

What's your current nail polish colour?

Laura xx