All in black.

It would appear from recent Instagram pictures that i'm really loving black atm. These are outfits are from the last few weeks, including my birthday night out and my birthday trip to Bluewater and Lakeside! I find black easy, it goes with everything, it's slimming and depending on what you're wearing it gives such a clean neat appearance! I'm always being told by my boyfriend I wear too much black and not enough colour and I never realised till now how true that is (lets hope he doesn't read this and play the 'I'M RIGHT' card!) but when the sunshine makes more of an appearance then maybe i'll get some more colourful things out to wear, or not! Either way black is always safe and easy for me so it will be staying.


Also can we just say a massive sorry for the lack of posts recently, we've both got a lot going on in our lives atm (some of it you'll be finding out in future posts) but we are going to try and keep uploading at least once/twice a week. Thanks for sticking with us :)


Thanks for reading

Alex
xox

TOTALLY CLUELESS

With Clueless being one of my favourite films of all time you can only imagine my excitement when I see flickers of the 90's fashionista Cher Horowitz gleam through the rails of the high street stores.

I feel the upcoming lines with big white collars, baby pink and blue checks, ginghams, chiffon, over the knee socks, fluffy hair bands, pastels and two pieces are very 90's high school socialite so what more to base it on CLUELESS and or the spice girls, both are equally amazing. 

Being a #1 fan of Cher and Dionne and absolutely adoring their style since I was 6 years old (LOOK I even sleep in clueless pjamas to this day for god sake).

Here's a little glimpse of what inspiration i'll be taking from their wardrobe and trying to fit into mine.

Ultra sophisticated white collared shirt (you should all have one of these items in your wardrobe it is definitely a key piece), black blazer, patterned skirt, knee high socks and silver mary janes. HELLO FASHION GODESS HOW AMAZING DOES THIS LOOK!

See what I mean about two pieces ? They are literally the most gorgeous things i've ever seen. Dionne sporting the classic monochrome tartan and Cher sporting the bright yellow (ok I can see that this is a little bright and not many people other than cher would feel comfortable pulling it off, but tone it down, try a pastel yellow or a different colour you feel more comfortable with)

Keep the tartan alive, with pairing a simple shirt and tank top/ vest over the top. Tartans quite a busy pattern so keep it simple with block colours so it looks simply and so dreamyyyyyyyyyy.

I adore how Cher does chiffon. I think her white vest underneath a ultra sexy black chiffon shirt screams "IM A VIRGIN BUT I CAN STILL BE PROMISCUOUS" and it works! Propps for cher as always.

So girls, if you feel like you're lacking style inspiration, or your bored of your look, get a duvet, get a tub of ice cream, get your girls and mesmorisingly watch Clueless (it's even on netflix now so no excuses) to get the upcoming trend ideas to look super fabulous this summer!

Meg xo

Outfit of the day - Dark Florals

Top - Primark|| Jeans - Topshop|| Kimono - H&M|| Shoes - Primark|| Belt - TK Maxx

Even though I feel a little bit like I'm wearing a dressing gown when I wear this kimono, I love it! It's flattering, not too long and is a lovely print! I'm now on the hunt for some equally as beautiful kimonos, I think this has started a new obsession! As for everything else I kept it simple and black, I seem to be going through an obsession of wearing a lot of black ATM! Being chubby, particularly in the leg department where there is no thigh gap to be seen, I find wearing black makes me feel 1000% better on those no so confident days. Plus these Topshop jeans are so comfy and flattering I never want to take them off!

Thanks for reading!

Alex

xox

ARGAN OIL OVERLOAD

When I moved to America last summer I was seriously slumming it. Camping, no make up, no time to do ANYTHING with my hair (barely even had time to brush the bloody barnet). So when trawling the American supermarkets and loving all the different products they had to offer, I picked up a quick fix of Argan Oil. I'd never tried it before but it said it nourished your hair and I thought, 'perfect! that's  exactly what my hair needs'.

After just a couple of days of towel drying it into my hair I could already feel a difference, my hair felt like velvet! It was so silky and healthy I was extremely impressed. When I returned home from America everybody gasped at how long my hair had got in such a short time and I swear it had something to do with that magic oil. So girls, if you're after a quick hair growth remedy honestly give it a go and let me know what you think.

Since I've been home I haven't been using the argan oil but then I stumbled across these two beauties (pictured far left) in my local drug store and thought i'd give them a go. I've only been using them for a week or two but again, it hasn't failed to amaze me. I especially like having the argan oil included in the shampoo and conditioner. As my hair gets greasy quickly, I prefer not to add more oils to it so this was an Ideal product for me.

I also purchased the Macadamia oil extract shampoo (pictured far right and look at the funky bottle!) too as again, I've heard good reviews and wanted to compare the two to see which I prefer and which best suits me. Let me know which you guys prefer in the comments below.

So whilst on my Argan oil frenzy I THEN saw this Argan body conditioner in Lush and of course I had to purchase. When applying the body conditioner it feels really thick and clay like (if that makes sense), which at first I really didn't like but bare with it and your skin will adore what this product has to offer. It also contains extracts of almond oil and shea butter which is an added bonus.

So, if you're after a nourishing, nutritious quick fix to regain your healthy hair, definitely give my recommended Argan treatment a go.

Meg xo

Summer vibes

PASTEL POWER !

So, the last few days in England have been super sunny and given me the fluttery feeling I get when I know summer is just around the corner.

What better to go with beaming sunshine, a happy buzz of the people around you, BBQ's and beer gardens? The power of the pastels!

Working in retail as a visual merchandiser for New Look, I'm quite lucky in that I get a first insight into new trends, colour pallets and patterns. So when we got a huge delivery of ginghams, florals and pastels to say I was muchos exciteos was an understatement.

I completely adore this pastel blue, textured box top with 3/4 sleeves pictured below

I paired this top with a pair of culotte like floral shorts, white converse AND my gorgeous new pastel lilac and holographic, rounded acrylic nails. To tone down the girlyness of this outfit I added a little urban edge with these silver tube midi rings and a diamanté chandelier necklace. 

All items mentioned above can be found at newlook.com and the nail lacquer used on my nails is by O.P.I called 'do you lilac it?' and you can find that here. 

Meg xo

Outfit Of The Day - Lazy Dress & Shirt Combo

Shirt - H!|| Dress - Primark|| Belt - Vintage|| Shoes - Primark|| Coat - Forever21

I feel like doing something as simple as putting a shirt under a dress makes it look like a lot more effort has gone into an outfit, when really it's just me being lazy! This is one of those go to easy outfits for me, some people it's jeans and a top, but for me a shirt and a dress works a treat. Adds instant detail and put togetherness with one easy addition to a normal dress.


Thanks for reading!

Alex
xox

Gingham galore!

Ok, so my favourite trend at the moment has to be the super cute, ultra chic and so simple to wear ...GINGHAM!

I really have gone a bit crazy when it comes to the classic print. 

So here's my way to style an oufit with just a gingham shirt.

 Enjoy!

So, an oversized red gingham shirt worn as a shirt dress with leggings, a black fedora hat and heeled black boots can do wonders to spruce up a casual day time outfit. A really summery look and so comfortable to wear. At the back of my mind if you replaced the boots with a pair of white converse this would be a great airport outfit as it's so airy and light.
When I wore this outfit to work my manager said "aw meg, you look like a picnic..." i'll take that as a compliment.

My boots, bag and leggings are from New Look and the shirt and hat are from a vintage store in Norwich (You can see me talk about these product in an earlier vlog we did below)

So there we go guys, I hope i've given you a little inspiration on how to style gingham in a fun, fashionable and easy going way.

lots of love

Meg xo