Feeling Blue

The inner tom-boy in me comes out to play when I purchase a new blue nail polish. Blue shades are my favourite kind to wear on my nails and I'm not ashamed to admit how many bottles I own. The thing I love about blue nail polishes is that you can wear them all year around and there is no limit to the different shades you can get. To some it may seem ridiculous owning more than 2 blue nail polishes but to me they are all different, even though to others they may not seem very different. Blue nail polish is the perfect way to spice up a basic monochrome outfit and I find it to be a timeless colour. I thought I would share with you a few of my chosen favourite blue polishes.

Barry M Speedy 'Road Rage'
Essie 'Pret a Surfer'
Essie 'Bikini So Teeny'
Barry M Gelly 'Huckleberry'

Why not let the inner tom-boy in you come out to play with a blue polish?

Gallery Wall | Personal Project

Bunny Print // Little House Shop
G Print // Home Sense

I'm a lover of interior, there is no question about that and I am always wanting to switch up my room. Recently I've been wanting to make my room more personal and I have all of these photo frames lying around my room and I thought why not do something with them? I was scrolling the isles of pinterest and overcame a dozen images of gallery walls, so naturally thought that the solution to my problems. Step one to starting a gallery wall is of course choosing your wall and I have a rather plain looking wall in my room that my bed faces and saw it as the perfect fit. Then, is to gather your images, make them personal to you and then they will reflect your personality. I already had a range of images framed lying around my room. My favourite place to shop around for frames and individual prints is Home Sense, where I found this G and most of my frames from. I also have this print from the Little House Shop and I couldn't be more in love it. After gathering all of my materials I am now ready to begin my personal project of my gallery wall, who wants to join me?

Stripes and Sunflowers

You could say that the end of summer is near, the holidays are almost over and the shops are stocking the autumn goodies. Does that give me permission to wear jumpers 24/7 yet? Although it may nearly be autumn there is still summer in the air all be it the weather becoming colder. I paired together two outfits which are perfect for the transitioning period of our weather. They will keep you cool but also offer that extra layer to keep you warmer.

Outfit 1

You cannot go wrong with a striped item, am I right? This dress is perfect for summer and also with layers autumn. You could throw on a pair of boots with this outfit to give it a more autumnal vibe or sandals when summer is in full swing. Here I paired it with an oversized check shirt to layer and a pair of trainers that add a pop of colour to the outfit.

Dress // Sheinside*
Shirt // Urban Outfitters (no longer available)
Shoes // Nike

Outfit 2

The colours of this outfit scream autumn, but with the pieces I have chosen it also blends to a summer piece. The playsuit in this gorgeous sunflower print is great for summer days and when it becomes a little cooler throw on a neutral shade cardigan, the one I chose has an added detail of tassels which draw attention to the outfit. In the cooler months I become rather fond of my boots and practically live in them so when the cooler weather comes along it seems only appropriate to whip out said boots.

Playsuit // Romwe*
Cardigan // Primark
Shoes // Cat Boots

Are you more of a stripe girl or a sunflower girl?

What to Take on a Long Journey

The holiday season is well under way and with people trotting off around the globe, it is all about travelling. Whether it be abroad or nationally when travelling taking the right things with you to make you feel comfortable makes all the difference. I like to take things with me that keep me occupied on long haul journeys and these are the things I take with me when I go on a plane journey (I often get to travel sick in cars to not do much else other than sleep).

A Good Book
One way of drowning out the world of a long journey is to get absorbed in a good book. It's a great way to loose yourself and is also a great time passer. The book I am going to take with me is More Than This by Patrick Ness, and I chose this because I have heard many a good review on this by none other than John Green.

Phone
Taking any king of electrical item on opens up no end of options, you can use it to listen to music, watch videos and play games, candy crush anyone?

Headphones
To drown out the crying babies maybe? Bringing your own headphones makes the journey a whole lot more pleasant. You can silence out all around you and enjoy your favourite songs or a good movie.

Game Console
This may be a little secret of mine but I am slightly obsessive gamer, especially with Mario Brothers. I love playing on my DS when I have a spare moment and what better time than when you're stuck with nowhere else to go?

Tropical Wonderland Colouring Book
I have to say I thought my days of colouring were over, but seeing these 'adult' colouring books everywhere recently made me want to pick up my old hobby. Colouring in these gorgeous patterns helps to take your mind off everything and help to relax you.

Makeup Bag
I like to carry just a few makeup products with me on a plane and I will be doing a post in the near future showing you my chosen products.