New blue

I have been searching for the perfect blue vanish for ages now.

Bobbi Brown have just released 2 limited edition shades, one being that same blue that has been missing from my collection for 'oh so long'.

It is priced at a reasonable rate, long lasting and beautiful for the last few weeks of summer!!

Donut

Whoever invented the hair donut is a living legend to my early morning starts.

The hassle of straightening my hair in the mornings are over now.

All you need to complete this look is some hairspray, hair pins and a hair tie.

It's simple.

My hair donut was purchased at H&M

Absence makes the heart grow fonder....

I have been a bit useless lately with a new job and holiday to marbs. But I'm back in the land of blog.

The sun has most definitely got his hat of today. After continental breakfast in the garden, I am waiting on the sun lounger for the uni clang to pick me up....

It's finally wedding time for my little Doo, soon to be Mrs. James.

As we are all scattered around the country, I don't get to see the JB's that often (JB's= Jail Birds- derives from when we all lives next door to Bristol prison in 2nd year).

The first of the girls to get hitched so I have packed the waterproof make up.

The weather looks fab for tomorrow- bring on the champers (and port fines).


Pictures to follow :)

The infamous red sole

I find myself constantly browsing the Internet window shopping the louboutin website.
I think every girl needs a classic pair of black louboutins in their wardrobe
http://us.christianlouboutin.com/shoes-1/platforms/sky-high/daffodile-160mm.html

For those of you with a love for those beautiful red soles...

There is currently a museum up in London with all the work of Christian Louboutin that I am taking my mum to in a few weeks.
The tickets are £10 which sadly doesn't include a free pair of shoes, but if you are a shoe lover like me, it looks amazing.

http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2012/christian-louboutin

Time capsule

Every year around about the same date and month, 3 of my friends and me reunite for our time capsule ceremony... when I say ceremony, I mean a few bottles of wine and a good laugh.

As a group of girls who have been close for the last 7-8 years, we have seen each others lives unveil, develop and change dramatically. 

Sometime a few months will go past without seeing each other, yet when we do meet up, we always have a good catch up and laugh like it was only yesterday that we last spoke.


We first made our time capsule in the summer of 2009 sitting in the garden on a beautiful afternoon. One of my friends had just got back from a few months abroad, it was before we all headed to uni and we all believed our life revolved around the boyfriends we were with at that current moment in time (it is safe to say that those relationships lasted long!!!)

We thought this time capsule idea would be a good way to see how dramatically our lives change from year to year.

Some of the goals we have set each other have included- BE SINGLE. get over your ex, move on, have an open relationship and not jump from relationship to relationship.

Other goals have been career driven and uni orientated.

So far we all have managed to achieve all set goals!!

This year really proved to me just how much we really have grown up in the last few years.

In the next 12 month, 2 of us saw ourselves getting engaged and 2 goals involved living with boyfriends. 

I love the career driven and loving women my friends have become. 

It just opened my eyes to how much we have changed over the years....

 

Jubilee pavlova

To celebrate this bank holiday jubilee weekend I have made a patriotic pavlova.

All you will need for this piece of art is:

4 egg, 225g caster sugar, 1 teaspoon corn flour, 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar, few drops of vanilla essence. Then double cream and icing sugar and fruit of your choice. 

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4258/pavlova  

Go creative with the fruit on top and enjoy your long weekend.

Hen Doo

Recently, I went on a wild weekend for my old housemate Doo's Hen Do.

She is soon to be marrying a marine so there were a few outdoor/army orientated activities.

It was one mass- uni- reunion of all my dearest uni lot from 

The weekend events took place in a beautiful barn conversion just outside of Oxford at Owl Barn. Sleeps up to 12 guests and perfect living area to host some serious pre- drinking and party games.

http://www.staycotswold.com/content.php?p=staycotswold_overview

Best thing about this picture (other than the fact none of us have their eyes shut) is my hot blue KG amelia heels.