Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Wednesday wish list: Little Mistress


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This week our 'Wednesday wish list' post focuses on the gorgeous brand that is Little Mistress. With lots of new products now online we couldn't resist sharing a couple of our personal favourites with you.

With more of their popular cobalt blue tones and pretty lace elements the new collection is very much Little Mistress. We absolutely love their attention to the finer details too with beautiful embroidery, sequins and delicate fabrics.

If you don't believe us on the quality of Little Mistress' items just take a look at these details on blogger Kristiana Vasarina's dress...

Monday, 19 August 2013

Competition update! Win £200 to spend at Chi Chi



Just over a week ago we launched a new blogger competition with Chi Chi. In case you missed it let me recap...

  • We want you to create a wish list style post of your favourite Chi Chi pieces to be in with a chance of winning £200 to spend on the site. 
  • In the post you need to link to the Chi Chi website using this link: http://bit.ly/14o2Z8b and also link back to this original post about the competition so your readers know how to enter too. 
  • Once your post is live, please email the link to bloggers@etailpr.com. 

Your wish list can include as many items as you like, we'd just like to see your favourites! The wish list does not have to equal £200. 

Please email your entry over by 5pm on Wednesday 21st August - the winner will be announced on Thursday 22nd August.

Here's our wish list...



Good luck!

Sunday, 18 August 2013

Steal Emma Watson's style!

Hello Beauties, Today, I have a special post for you guys.  I will recreate a celebrity look for less than a few thousand or a few hundred dollars.  Instead, I will recreate the look for about fifty dollars or less.  Sound good? Well, let's see how I did. I picked out this cute outfit worn by Emma Watson.


The striped dress worn by Emma Watson is a classic piece that will become a staple in any wardrobe.
And she cinched in her waist with a skinny black belt.  Since it was fall when this picture was taken, she layered the look with a white scarf and a black blazer.  Then she tied the whole outfit together with a pair of classic black heels.  This look is perfect to recreate because most of us already have at least one or two of these pieces sitting in out closets.  Am I right?

Alright, let's start with the core of this outfit, the striped dress. Luckily, I found a great sleeveless striped dress while thrifting. And I was super lucky that day! There was a sale at Diversity Thrift, where all clothing was one dollar!

And I love the zipper detail in the back!  The great gold zipper with the ring clasp is a great pretty little detail!  Can you believe it was a dollar?


This is a dark chambray jacket that I got from my older cousin.  I was picking through some of her older clothes and this was a great find!  It's such a classic piece that can be worn over and over again!  This jacket looks very much like a classic black blazer.  But I decided to bring out the navy in my striped dress like the way Emma Watson has the black blazer to bring out the stripes of her dress.


And I got the belt from my mother's closet.  It's an old belt she used wear back in the eighties.  I just love it's simplicity!  Emma Watson wore a simple black belt that is very reminiscent of this simple grey belt I got from my mother's closet.


The shoes are nude Steve Madden flats.  They are so comfy after I broke them in and they're a great pair of shoes to have because you can wear them with pretty much everything.  They cost forty dollars, which is most of my budget.  But I felt that I would wear these shoes quite often, so the forty dollars would be worth it.


And this is a scarf that I knitted myself.  The yarn was on sale for about five dollars.  So, in total I spent $48.50 including tax!  I think I did pretty well!  I have a whole outfit under fifty dollars!  And the look is pretty similar.  What do you think?


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Saturday, 17 August 2013

Neon leopard print nails by Meesha

Hi! This is one of the easiest nails i've ever done and I hope you guys feel the same way. I tried it out first on a beige-y base but didn't like the outcome and then switched to plain white. I'll include pictures of both and you can try out either one but the steps will be the same! :)

All of the items you will need are listed below:


OPI Dulce De Leche, OPI Base Coat, Color Studio Sky Blue, Luscious Sweetheart, Luscious Tango, Missha Lime Green, some toothpicks, a piece of paper and some earbuds.

Step 1 :
Apply your base coat and white nail polish.



Step 2 : Use a toothpick to make dots of all the colours you choose all over your nail without a proper pattern otherwise, it will look monotonous.



Step 3 : Use a toothpick and some black nail polish to outline the circles but make brackets around the dots because that is what gives it a leopard-ish illusion!



Step 4 : Apply your top coat and clean off any excess nail polish that you might have around your nails. Also, the lines that you can see on my ring finger are because my black nail polish is a total mess! However, this looks really adorable and is very easy to achieve. If you try this out yourself, let me know. :D

Oh and, more pictures of the design as well as the look with OPI Dulce De Leche as the base.


Hope you liked it and are eager to try it out. Let me know what you thought of the designs below and don't forget to follow to keep up to date with everything I post! I'll be doing more nail art tutorials so if you have any requests let me know and I will try my best to create them. 

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Celeb Style: Teen Choice Awards 2013


Clockwise from top left: 
Lily Collins, Lucy Hale, Selina Gomez, Crystal Reed, Bella Thorne & Ashley Benson


On Sunday night the annual Teen Choice Awards was hosted in America with stars from movies, TV and music going home with surf board trophies!

Winners included One Direction, Selina Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Glee, Pretty Little Liars and Pitch Perfect. A few ladies in particular stood out on the red carpet... our favourites are pictured above. Both Lily Collins and Bella Thorne opted for tropical black palm print which we love! And Selina Gomez looked striking in a side splitting dress and poker straight locks.

Who were your favourites? Do you like any of our choices?

Also, if you're a fan of One Direction they scrubbed up pretty well on the evening too!