My top five shops to get your new years party dresses

Hey guys!

 

So Christmas is over sadly, I hope you all had a wonderful time whatever you got up to. Next up though its New years eve!!! Yay. If you’re like me you are probably panicking over what to wear. I have been planning for a while and decided to treat myself to a sparkly new frock to welcome in 2013. I’ve been searching all of my favourite shopping websites for the cutest styles, and I’ve found too many to choose from. I have picked out a few of my favourites from each of my favourite shops to show you and hopefully pass on some inspiration. Each one is special in it’s own way: while one might be glitzy and glam, another might be simple and sweet…so there’s a style here for everyone! So take a peek below and let me know your favourite one!

 

Maxi dress / Dress / Black sequin cocktail dress / Plum dress / Sequin bandage dress / Longsleeve dress / 2013 New Years Odometer (With Black Confetti) Wall Calendar, £14 / Black and Gold New Years Tiara - Party City, £1.85

Missguided are currently offering free next day delivery so there is still time if you like one of these dresses!!

 

Short prom dress / Gold dress / Elise Ryan short prom dress / CHI wrap dress / AX Paris sequin party dress / AX Paris black cocktail dress / AX Paris / AX Paris black cocktail dress / Glitter hat, £1.23

Topshop party dresses by gemma-coy featuring short cocktail dresses

Sequin cocktail dress, £105 / Short cocktail dress, £43 / Topshop dress, £61 / Topshop short sequin dress / Short cocktail dress / Cutout dress / Topshop dress / Body conscious dress / Midnight Marquee New Years Letter Banner - Party City, £3.09

Lipsy party dresses by gemma-coy featuring a lace dress

Lipsy lace dress / Lipsy lace dress / Lipsy one shoulder dress / Lipsy body con dress / Lipsy body con dress / Lipsy dress

motel party dress by gemma-coy featuring prom dresses

Motel long dress / Motel bodycon dress / Motel bodycon dress / Motel prom dress / Motel party dress / Motel peplum dress / Motel party dress / Motel green mini dress / Motel velvet dress / 2013 New Years Banner (black and gold), £1.39

Dont forgot your 20% discount code: gemmasbeautiful

Alternatively, if like my hometown in Cornwall you all wear fancy dress, here are some ideas:

fancy dress by gemma-coy featuring glitter hats

Glitter hat, £1.23 / Halloween Pirate Bonnie Blue Costume | Playboy Costumes | Escapade™ UK / Ladies Silver 70's Chick Glam Rock Costume / Ladies 1950s Grease Fancy Dress Costume / Jazz Time Honey Costume / Black Fancy Dress Masquerade Party Costume Bat Eye Mask / Gorgeous Gangster Women Costume - Leg Avenue - Sexy Gangster Costumes..., £2.26 / Army Brat with Belt Adult Costume, £29 / Fancy Dress Blue And Red Cheerleader Set / Fancy Dress Black Pirate Dress Set / Silver Elegant New Years Feather Tiara, £1.23

Let me know your favourites and what plans you have for new years. Is anyone starting any new years resolutions?

Gem x

I wish my hair looked like this...

Having a bit of a lazy day today as winter Flu has hit me hard. (insert little violin here). Today i thought i would just post some of my favourite pictures.

 

 

Hair

My hair is really long and messy at the moment. I never get time to visit my hairdresser any more but I have decided i must change the style completely before Christmas. These are some of the styles I love at the moment. Which one shall i go for?  I quite like the idea of being a red head at the moment.

Dip dye
 

 

 

Beautiful red

 

 

Glamorous Miley

 

 

Rock Chic Miley ( probably not for me)

 

 

Rapunzel hair

 

 

Elegant Black

 

 

(images weheartit.com)

 

Last minute Halloween costume ideas.

Halloween is next week. Yay. My favourite time of year after Christmas of course. If you are like me though, everything gets left till the last minute.  I swore this time last year that I was going to plan for Halloween better.  Here it is, just days from Halloween, you’ve been invited to a party and you have absolutely nothing to wear–and the ideas are running pretty dry as well. OR even worse, your kids don’t have a costume to wear out trick-or-treating and they are looking to you for some solutions. (Mum’s can fix everything, right?) I have come up with some last minute costume ideas that might just help bail us out!

You’ll already have many of these items in your house. If you need to buy anything, check out the charity shops! My personal goal is to spend as little as possible and to have as much fun making the costume as I will wearing it.


1. Nerd

• Short trousers or shorts, which you can get from a charity shop 
• White socks
• Black, clunky glasses, with white tape on the bridge
• Shirt with top button fastened, either solid white or plaid
• Optional: Suspenders, pocket protector, slide rule

2. Zombie

•    Shred the clothing you are wearing a little bit and then add some dark makeup around your eyes, using a white powder or a more pasty colored makeup on the rest of the face.
•   Mess up your hair–zombies always have bedhead.
•  A must-have item for any proper zombie look is vampire blood and lots of it; this is especially effective around the mouth area.

3. Cereal killer

• Find a white tshirt and cover it in red paint or lipstick
• Stick plastic knives through some cereal boxes
• Stick them to your tshirt

4. Mummy

• This one is simple. Go have fun with some toilet roll or raid the first aid box at work. :)

5. Killer clown

• Put as much makeup on as possible including making your lips massive. Add a little tear drop with some black eyeliner too or just cover your eyes in black.  
• Wear the brightess clothes you can find and a wig if you have one.
• Carry around a toy knife or not as clowns are scary enough.

6. Hogwarts pupil

• A cape if you have one or a blanket will do
• A red tie
• A stick
• Draw a lighting bolt on your forehead if you want to be harry
• Grey clothes

7.  A pumpkin

• An orange dress or tshirt
• paint your face like a pumpkin

 8. Cast of Jersey shore

• Find your biggest pair of hooped earrings
• Use lots of fake tan or orange body paint
• Wear lots of eyeliner and fake lashes
• wear heels and tight clothing
• Volumise your hair. The bigger the better.

9. The Ring

• A muddy white dress or nighty
• A black wig placed over your face
• Blacken round your eyes

10. Black swan

• A black vest and tutu
• Pink tights and pumps
• Find a toy tiara
• Carefully paint your eyes similar to the pic below with black eyeliner
• A feather boa if you have one might add a good effect

11. Twilight

• (this is bad, im sorry) Wear casual clothes but put on a pair of plastic fangs and you can say you are any character you like.
• Or, cover yourself in patches of grey faux fur and wear a shirt. You're Jacob! (oh dear)

12.  Rosie the riveter

• tie your hair up and add a red headband
• Put on a blue shirt
• Walk around with your arm flexed

13. Doll

• With a black eyeliner, draw two crosses over your eyes and one in the middle of your mouth.
• Wear a sand bag or some pretty clothes
• Put your hair in pig tails and tie with a ribbon

These are just a few that i had in mind and i hope they help a little. If you would like some funny and simple ideas check out my favorite You tuber Dailygrace whos videos i have posted below. Her ideas are so much much better than mine.