A splash of Colour on a Monday.

Hello

Monday's are normally the day i post an outfit of the day, but unfortunately i have fallen ill and do not feel happy about putting my face on my blog today. So, i have decided to post a quick polyvore mood board showing a few accessories i have been lusting over lately.

I find Mondays are definitely the best day of the week to wear colour as its traditionally known as a miserable day. Wearing colour will cheer you up and that will reflect onto people around you. I'm not telling you to go head to toe in colour but by wearing a few colour pop accessories like the ones above will certainly help your mood.

Sorry again for the short post and i hope you are having a lovely day. 

Gem xx

Wearing Neon. Yes or no?

Hello ♥

So it looks like neon is going to be back for spring/ summer 2013. To be honest i think it will always be around especially during the warmer months. There is nothing like adding a bit colour into your look to match the cheerfulness of summer. 

I am very guilty of matching my wardrobe to my mood and to the weather. I wear a lot of deep colours such as reds, burgundies, browns and greys in the autumn, in the winter i seem to lean towards black, and then as soon as spring/ summer arrives you will see me wearing a lot of pastels and bright colours. Although i tend not to put myself in head to toe colour but instead to add a bit of colour pop to to my look. For example if i am wearing blue jeans and a casual white top, i like to add a neon belt or a coloured clutch/ handbag. I added a little example of this below, which shows how to follow the neon trend and still wear a simple LBD just by adding a few accessories. 

Neon - Turn Off the Lights! by latoyacl featuring cork handbags

This season i fancy being brave and treating myself to a pair of colour pop jeans like the ones below. I love these and think these will be gorgeous with a little white vest and sandals. I also fancy treating to myself to a mint green pair. Mint green is defiantly my favourite colour at the moment. The jeans cost a whopping £140 from mytheresa.com but most high street shops stock jeans of a similar nature.

Magic by asya-1 featuring travel handbags

I am also loving colour pop neon skirts. When i saw this one i fell in love although I'm not to sure i will be brave enough to wear it or if it will suit my pale skin. May have to get a few spray tans for it to look any good on me. This beautiful neon number is a bargain £16 from allyfashion.com although sadly i think it has now sold out. 

Think Neon! by bklana featuring black shoes

So what do you think? will you be adding neon to your wardrobe? will you go head to toe in this trend or are you like me and like to add a few neon accessories?

 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)

 

My favourite colour: Ox Blood

Oxblood!

ox blood by brittanyhinrichs featuring cap sleeve dresses

It's the name of any reddish-brown colour or just the fashion industry's fancy name for burgundy. I find it to be a great colour for autumn and winter and i would say it's the new 'Black' this season. Here's a few of my favourite oxblood picks for the holiday season:

From Asos:



 

Jumper £39     Pencil skirt £30









Boots £40        Dress £85 

From Topshop:

 

 

 

 

 



Coat £70   Dress £26



 



Bowling bag £38 Fur collar £25

From Urban outfitters:

 

 



Blazer £65 Jeans £50

My Oxblood nails from Barry M. 

(please excuse the messiness)

 

Magnetic Burgundy is a deep metallic Red shade that has a slight brown undertone. It is a very pretty shade and

I found the polish to apply well and dry quickly. This is the first time i have used this product and have only just found out that the nail varnish is literally magnetic. I feel really silly. Apparently the cap has a magnet inside which you glide over your nails to create a diagonal straight line pattern. So will try this and replace the pictures to show you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These Barry M nail varnish are defiantly the best ones Ive tried yet. They are around £4.99 and are available from superdrug and boots.

Have you tried them? What do you think?

 

Gem xx