LILY LULU AUTUMN WINTER WISH LIST

Hi all and welcome. With the change of seasons it's hard to know what to wear most of the time and if you are like me you love snuggly winter knits, but hate the cold weather. I have found a couple of items on the LILY LULU site that are great for this time of year.

IZZY RED CHECKED KNITTED JACKET

A perfect cover up that comes in one size so as it gets colder there is still room to add more layers underneath due to it's oversized style. The faux leather piping is a nice addition. I would also tie different belts around this when I wanted a more fitted look.

RHIANNON RIPPED DENIM SHORTS

I love, love, love the ripped vintage style of these denim beauties. They are a nice length as I hate wearing short shorts. I would wear them with tights and boots, a tee and actually the jacket above.

What are your favourite fashion seasons? Let me know your tips for transitioning into the new season with your favourite style pieces.

Images not my own.

Love to you all

Vicky xx

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Peppermint Giraffe Bloggers Love Event

Hi lovelies. I hope you having a fun Friday. It's mad that it's October already I can't believe it. Today I have a fashion brand to introduce to. 

I attended the Penthouse London last night for the Bloggers Love Peppermint Giraffe event. The brand has such a variety of cool 90's inspired pieces with upcycling and customising at their core for women and teenage girls. 

There were beverages and cupcakes for guests to enjoy as well as manicures and tunes from DJ Sash Dixon. I got their a bit early so I had the chance to take some snaps from the rails before it got too busy.

Cupcakes courtesy of The Cupcake Fairy.

Now on to the catwalk show ...........

Designer Caroline following out her models at the end of the show.

Designer Caroline (Centre) having fun with her models

Caroline wearing one of her fabulous cropped denim gilets.

Caroline sharing a moment with host of the event Lewis-Duncan Weedon. 

Lewis-Duncan wearing a piece from the fashion line Peppermint Giraffe.

Peppermint Giraffe is a UK company, based in the north which launched in 2010. Peppermint Giraffe have been successfully selling from their website including overseas customers from the US and Europe, small boutiques and market stalls for over two years and saw this Bloggers Love event as a great way of introducing others to their brand. The clothing is full of fun and edge and is definitely for women with a rebellious streak! 

'We don’t take ourselves too seriously; we just love the fun and expression of fashion.' 

Every item is unique. Peppermint Giraffe also customise clients own clothes when requested, with names, dates and occasions which are unique and special to them. The clothing is edgy and with a street vibe, inspired by 90’s rave fashion and music, punk fashion, and the rock chick look. 

'We rip, slash, paint, cover in bling, zips, studs, chains and whatever we can get our hands on to make things stand out.'

At the even there was a raffle where the winner would receive a £100 voucher to spend online at Peppermint Giraffe in aid of the Amy Winehouse Foundation. 

The winner was announced at the end of the event and the winner was ..................

...... ME :)

I couldn't believe it as I don't usually win anything. I am so excited to be able to choose something unique from Caroline's fabulous and exciting fashion brand Peppermint Giraffe. I will show you in another post what I spent my voucher on :)

I wish Caroline the best of luck for the future. I love the innovative fashion that Caroline produces. There is something about wearing an item that you know is a one off. The Peppermint Giraffe pieces on offer are so wearable yet still have an impact. You will get noticed wherever you go when wearing the statement pieces that Caroline creates all by herself. Some items take a whole day for Caroline to make.

I imagine that Peppermint Giraffe would be loved by celebrities such as Rita Ora, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Rihanna.

Check out Peppermint Giraffe fashion here before someone else takes that one off piece that you know you would have wanted for yourself!

Are you a fan of upcycling and customised fashion? What are your favourite customising trends? Let me know in the comments below.

Love to you all

OOTD/EOTD

Hello my wee cherubs. I hope you are all still on a happy vibe now that Xmas is over. I wore a new pair of shorts to work today and a look which I really quite liked on my eyes so I thought I would give you a little peek :)

EOTD 

• E.L.F. Eyelid Primer In Sheer All Over The Eyelids

• The Shade Nude From The HD Brows Foxy Palette On Brow Bone

• From The Sleek MakeUP Original I-Divine Palette I Used The Gold Shade (Bottom, Far Left) On Inner Eye And All Over Eyelid. Then I Used The Navy Shade (Top, 3rd From Left) On Outer Corner, Into Crease & Under The Lower Lash Line. I Kept Building And Blending

• Jane Iredale Purelash Extender & Conditioner To Prime Lashes

• Max Factor False Lash Effect Fusion Volume & Length Mascara In Black, 2 Coats. THIS MASCARA WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A PR COMPANY FOR FREE, BUT NOT FOR REVIEW!

 OOTD

Top & Tights ~ Primark

Shorts ~ H&M

Boots ~ Name says Xpress, but not sure where I bought them?

Apologies for the rubbish photos as I have been staying with my other half a lot over Xmas and left my camera at home so these were taken on my phone. Therefore the EOTD picture does not show up the colours very well, sorry :(

I like wearing shorts with black opaque tights to work. It's a nice change and I think these are smart enough. I need to find some new black ankle boots though as the heels on these are done in. What kind of outfits do you like to wear to work? Are you a shorts, skirt, dress or trousers kind of girl? I like them all.

Love to you all

Primark/H&M Haul

Hi there my lovelies. It's the weekend, woo hoo :) I wanted to show you these bits and bobs that I got from Primark and H&M. I am really pleased with what I got for the prices. Some of these things I have been on the look out for so I was extra chuffed when I found them. Let me begin with Primark.

These gorgeous off-white, grey, black dip-dye earrings were £1.50. They are quite long, but because of the colour I don't think they are very obvious or obnoxious. They are very lightweight too because of the tassle material.

Now this little beauty was reduced from £4.00 to just £1.00. As you can see it is a chiffon flower design with pearls in the centre of each flower. The chiffon is grey with a slight mauve colour running through it. In the first shot I think you can see just how beautiful these flowers are.

 

In the second shot I wanted to give you more of an idea of what the chain looks like. I think it's really nice to have the contrast of the subtle, delicate flowers with the toughness of the multi-strand silver chains.

I have been using these face wipes for some time. You get 2 packs of 25 wipes (so 50 wipes) for just £1.00. There are 3 types of wipes that Primark sell. These are the white pack ones that are fragrance free. They claim to be dermatologically tested. Also they say they cleanse, tone, moisturise and remove make-up. 

Now I do not use these every day, but they are very handy when I am in a rush or just too tired to do a thorough deep cleanse. I know that there will be those of you saying that you should make time when removing make-up, but I would only use these very rarely for removing a very light application of make-up or just to refresh my face. I think it's better than not taking my make-up off at all.

I also like that these are fragrance free. I tried the pink coloured packs which I believe are for sensitive skin, but I really didn't like the smell. I can only describe it as the smell of a cleaning product for the house rather than your skin. I am not sure what the green coloured packs are for as they were only at the tills, but not my till. I couldn't get a chance to see as it was so busy. It really annoys me when shops do this. If you want to give people a chance to look at a product at the tills put it on every till please!

A little face wipe tip lovelies. You can use them to remove those pesky stickers from new products, especially the bottom of shoes. The stickers can often leave a sticky residue behind so you pick up anything that you tread in. Not nice :( Just rub any face wipes you have over the sticker and it will come off a lot more easily. I also like to have face wipes to hand when doing swatches for my posts :)

There are days when I just want to throw on a cap to run an errand. I have had the one same Diesel cap for so long now that I thought I had better pick up a new one. I found these two cheap-as-chips caps in Primark for £1.50 each. They have a slightly different hawaiian style symbol on each of them. 

Left: White cap with grey/silver tropical flower

Right: Navy cap with white palm trees

Now on to my H&M goodies. 

Navy

Grey

Light Stone With A Very Pale Green Undertone

Coral/Creamy White Leopard Print

These cotton skirts are all the same style with an elasticated waist. They are a nice length as they fall just above my knee. Ideal for work. I will wear them with blouses tucked in or a tight vest with a cardigan belted over the top.

Black

Canary Yellow

Peach

Stripey Creamy White, Peach, Black & Pink

All of these cotton shorts are the same style too. They have elasticated waists with a pocket on either side. I am not brave enough to wear these without tights, but I think they will look great on tanned/darker skin toned pins. If they were a bit longer I would want to wear them tights free with fake tan instead, but they fall a couple of inches lower than my butt and that's just not long enough for me. I will wear them with ballet pumps and a t-shirt or with a cardigan/vest combo.

 

I got these 8 items from H&M for just £51.93. I do love a bargain.

Have you picked up any bargains lately?

Love to you all