Olivia Burton Watches

Hi guys, I am so sorry I have been such a terrible person recently and not posted for a while. I have been so busy working and moving into my new house so it's all been 100 miles an hour here recently, but I have this really exciting post to get me back into the swing of things.

I have been in contact with such a fabulous company over the past few weeks who were incredibly kind enough to send me over some material for my blog. I first came across 'Olivia Burton' a while ago in Harvey Nichols and what can I say, how can you not fall in love with these little bundles of joy?! Their designs are catwalk trends with a little vintage twist thrown in to create these gorgeous designs, some of which are featured above. The pieces shown are from the 'Woodland' collection which is pretty much inspired by our own beautiful countryside here in the UK (oh how lucky are we?!). 

Due to their massive success you can get hold of some of Olivia Burton pieces both online and in stores such as John Lewis, ASOS and Harvey Nichols and the best thing about them is even though they're such high quality leather and design, they're still really affordable!

Pieces range from £55-£125, making them a really beautiful statement piece for summer holidays. As I have quite small wrists, this style of watch is perfect for me so if anyone is in a similar situation I would throughly recommend one of these. Personally I just adore the Woodland and Animal Motif collections but you cannot go wrong with any of them!!!

I have posted a link to the website below but do go ahead and log onto ASOS if you cannot access any of the other stores easily. Please check out Olivia Burton as you will not be disappointed. I know I certainly am not with these little gems.

http://www.oliviaburton.com

Dark Waters Boutique

I was very lucky enough recently to be sent this gorgeous co-ord from a boutique I came across on Instagram called 'Dark Waters Boutique'. I think it's safe to say its such a cute piece for summer both together and styled separately. Equally, pastels are so fab at the moment and this baby blue tone really tops the whole piece off. The material is so comfy and adds a girly edge to the outfit and the little flower details make it that little extra bit summery. 

The girls from the boutique were so kind to gift this set to me, but it is sold as the 'Hollow Out Co-ord' on their site. Girls, you must have a look at their fabulous range, all links will be posted below. Thank you Dark Waters, I cannot wait to wear this throughout the summer!

Hollow Out Co-ord, available from 

http://darkwatersboutique.bigcartel.com/category/co-ords

Longchamp Love

Longchamp accessories and luggage have to be the most practical but stylish and good value for money range around. This particular style comes in 13 different colours and of course folds up in the traditional Longchamp way. It is so useful for festivals or travelling as you surprisingly can fit a lot inside it, a typical Mary Poppins bag! I chose this particular colour 'paper' as I felt it would go with a lot of different things and can be used in any season. This is a fabulous classic piece of luggage every girl should have.

Longchamp 'Le Pliage' Backpack - £59

Available from Longchamp online

Handmade Twin Sets

I had to take some time to write about this girl's amazing handmade twin sets. Georgia is a nineteen year old fashion design student at Manchester School of Art, she's always made clothes, but has only recently started selling them. In my opinion, she should have started earlier her garments are just beautiful!

Her style is perfect for summer and festivals, several girls purchased different twin sets from her for Parklife festival last weekend and I only wish I'd been on the ball and ordered one myself. As you can see from the photos, Georgia uses lots of different fabrics and can create any style you like for just £40.

I came across Georgia's pieces on Instagram and would highly recommend anyone to check her work out. All her details will be posted below for you to simply get in contact with her, send her your measurements and you will receive a beautifully handmade outfit. Any of the pieces will be perfect for festivals, Ibiza, summer evenings out or just a cute little day outfit. I cannot express enough how amazing these are and how good they will look this summer. There are so many handmade outfits out there at the moment, but these are by far some of the best I have seen so your next few clicks of your mouse should be taking you over to Georgia's Instagram. 

Instagram - http://instagram.com/georichardson

Email - g.richardson120@hotmail.com

The Parklife Weekender

Festivals are my calling, I absolutely love them even though I am the last person on this planet you would expect to be counting down the days to festival season each year. I had never experienced Parklife before so I was so excited to be able to attend this year. Even more so, I had never been to a festival where you could actually leave afterwards and have a proper shower and re apply your make up in a mirror bigger than a compact. Despite the rain and mud I had an amazing time! Manchester is one of my favourite cities anyway which made the whole weekend worth while. Not only did I get to see some of my favourite artists such as Disclosure, Snoop Dog, Annie Mac and Friend Within, I got to dress up in complete and utter festival girl gear. Obviously, this is another reason I love festivals because I love festival fashion. I took a range of bits and pieces with me from all over the place, such as ASOS, Topshop and Missguided, plus my beautiful silver Hunters of course. I cannot count the amount of girls I saw rocking kimonos, twin sets and bralets which are all some of my favourite wardrobe essentials this year. Who could pick a better place to flaunt them?!

If you guys haven't been to Parklife before I would highly recommend it next year, it was such a crazy fun weekend and I cannot wait for next year!

Tala Bralet - £14.99 available from Missguided

Flower Crowns are available from so many stores, I actually got mine at a festival but try Rock n Rose.

Benefit's Big Easy Review

Good Evening my gorgeous readers. I am proud to present another beauty review of one of my new found favourites. I mentioned before in my make up bag post that I am a dedicated BB Cream user, however sadly I think I may have just found something that tops that for me. Benefits 'Big Easy' is their version of the famous BB Cream and oh my does it leave you with a flawless finish! It comes in various shades to suit any skin tone in a generous sized tube. Personally I prefer applying with a foundation brush as I find when I use my fingers, my skin feels like it's carrying some extra oil. I use 3 small pea sized amounts which cover my whole face and then blend in a circular motion. Leave it for a couple of seconds to dry and even out and you are left with a perfect base to apply your other face products. It is at the higher end of the BB Cream style products, but I just feel my make up stays for a lot longer when using this product as well as my skin feeling fresh and not drowned in cosmetics.

Benefit Big Easy Multi Balancing Complexion Perfector in light/medium - £27.50

Available from Benefit online and concessions 

Sparkles!

Be honest, if you walked into a Miss Selfridge store and saw this, would you walk out without it?! I have a few of these amazing pieces in my wardrobe as I think they can act as a statement piece to even the most simple of outfits. Miss Selfridge even refer to it as guilt free glamour. I couldn't take my eyes off this one. Even though the embellishment makes it heavy, it's very comfortable to wear and yet again, goes with just about anything! One thing I have learnt with items like this is you really must be careful when caring for it. I really strongly recommend following the instructions to hand wash it as the sparkle can fade from the beads and you also risk losing them. I really would not want to sit sewing all these little crystals back on, it just would not look the same. 
Girls, all I can say is go into a Miss Selfridge store and I promise you will think the same as me when you set eyes on this gorgeous cami.


White Big Bead Cami - £45
Available from Miss Selfridge online and in store