Fluro'

I bought Models Own Fluro' Orange a while back and finally got the chance to try it. Verdict? I absolutely love it. It's got a matte effect and drys almost instantly. I've put on two coats and the only downside is that maybe it could have done with a third on the longer nails as you can see where the white bit starts buttt as it dries so quickly tit's really not an issue. In real life its way more fluorescent- especially in daylight it's so bright!

I went to London yesterday for my team meeting, had to present which was scary. We then went out for our Christmas party at Las Iguanas for food and drinks, these drinks led on to more drinks and a whole load of free champagne and mojito's at a bar called Madison  which is the top floor of a shopping centre and has an amazing view over St Pauls. I'm loving London at the moment.

Crash

Saturday was yet another friend's 21st in Bristol, we went to OMG- it's a gay bar just off Park Street. It was the funniest night- I love going gay clubbing because you're not out to impress so you can just concentrate on having a good time. Also I got all of my Christmas shopping done this weekend, it took me 5 and a half hours but it's done and now I have no money whatsoever aha.

Dress: Motel, Tights: Primark, Boots: New Look, 

Belt: Vintage, Socks & Necklaces: Primark

Rings: Peaches and Nothing, Cross Ring: Boutique73

Nails: Models Own Purple Ash & Purple Grey

In relation to my last post, the dress, tights and cross ring were also lovely birthday presents :)

Afterglow

This year I got insanely spoilt for my birthday. I have amazing people in my life that all know me so well and bought me some lush pieces of jewellery to add to my steadily growing collection... which was non-existent a couple of months ago. These are my lovely presents: 

01 The owl ring is so cute I absolutely love it, rings like this seem to be really in at the moment, I want more!

02 The sugar skull ring is an amazing piece and right up my street, I'm sure I saw this before and went to buy it but lost the link... my friend's a mind reader.

03 The definition of love ring- this ring actually has the definition of love on it (no more words needed, in love). I think it has a really vintage feel to it too.

04 My cross necklace was apparently picked up from a charity shop, I'm obsessed with crosses at the moment and this one is really vintage and original.

05 The sunglasses necklace is so cool, I think it's really quirky and quite a statement piece.

06 The dear necklace is a Primark beaut, I have the ring to match and I'm pretty sure my friend had no idea- I honestly don't know how they do this?! Aha.

07 The cross keys necklace is on a shorter chain that the rest which makes it totally different to everything I own, it's something I can wear all the time and it's such a unique piece. It's from Tally & Hoe, a store I've never come across before but they have some gorgeous necklaces on sale.

08 Finally the butterfly, this gorgeous broach again came from a charity shop and it's soo nice, I think the bright colours in it would liven up plain outfits really well- can't wait to wear it.

Spent my evening listening to Phaeleh, too much love.

December's Most Wanted

1. Bowler // 2. Caggie Wine Platform Boots - £52 - Dixi // 3. Crushing Velvet Skirt - £28 - Yayer // 4. Adele Wine Crotchet Insert Dress - £33 - Dixi // 5. Marvel Suede Chelsea Boots - £36 - Topshop // 6. Shine On Tux Jacket - £35 - Yayer // 7. Mayleene Large Owl Ring - £6 - Dixi // 8. Riley Bronze Owl Ring - £5 - Dixi // 9. Red Velveteen Shorts - £28 - Yayer

Ridiculous

Last night was the OneHP Charity Ball at the Barbican in London in the amazing conservatory- the venue and everybody in it looked amazing. The night consisted of charity auctions, a casino and unlimited free alcohol, I'm pretty sure I drank about eight glasses of red wine... with no dinner. Everyone was so drunk! Me and Melissa ended up going out in London for drinks after, very un-thought through as we didn't have a change of clothes. So this morning if you were anywhere near Liverpool Street station and saw two girls running around in ball gowns, heels and last night's make-up... that was us!! We looked absolutely ridiculous hence the name of this post, but now thinking about it it was bloody funny- never had that many dirty looks in my entire life. 

Dyeing

A while back I put my purple Levi's in the wash (completely dull moment because obviously they're plain denim and dyed), and trashed my entire white wardrobe. The pictures don't do it justice to how bad they actually looked. I'd never done this before but decided to try and dye them darker to save them!

I bought Dylon 'velvet black' for £2.99 in Wilkinsons (you can get it in most craft shops too for the same price), it's one of the hand dye's rather than a machine one- you just add warm water and salt to the mixture and stir regularly for about an hour.

You then rinse the clothes and put them through a wash, now the clothes didn't exactly come out black and even though I put them in the same bowl the dye came out completely different on both tops. But I'm really happy with the outcome, I thought the cross and stripes were going to be covered and no longer exist and make the tops plain and boring but you can still see them. I think I might add some studs to the outside of the cross to make it more prominent, the stitching has also stayed white which is quite cool.

Overall I'm really happy with the outcome and it cost me £2.99 to save two £20 tops, I feel like I have two new ones :) definitely better than throwing them away, but I did use the black dye and my clothes came out grey so I don't know what would happen with the other colours. I have a few other things I need to try and salvage so I might try out a different colour to see.

Ultimate

Yesterday I went to Sandown Races for a friends birthday with his friends from his placement, I've never been before & I really enjoyed it, even though I lost all of my bets! I literally had no clue- I bet on a horse called Ultimate (because with a name like Ultimate it's bound to win right?! Wrong.) and turns out the odds were something ridiculous like 40 to 1, so I had no chance, if he did win however I'd have made a serious profit on my £5. I can't wait to go to Cheltenham Races next year!!

The day started off with champagne for breakfast (out of the bottle- classy), followed by more drinks at the races, then off into London for more drinks in Leicester Square, followed by more drinks and a buffet in China Town, followed by more drinks in several bars, ending up at Zoo. It was might first night out in London and it was so much fun, although I lost my purse - nightmare.

HP Winter Ball tomorrow- looking forward to seeing all of my managers 'penguined' up. Oh and the two hours of free alcohol :)

PS. I am turning into a ridiculous drunk.