Lauren Conrads first non-fiction book Style, was released last week and personally i cannot wait to go and buy it. I've always loved laurens make-up so i'm looking forward to reading about that, nd of course her style.
You can pick it up on Amazon.co.uk for about £7.50ish + P&P.
Blah, is not a word that you would find in the English dictionary (perhaps more the urban dictionary's style) but it sums up my week so well, it's like the word was invented just for me ;)
I've had the kind of week when i feel that i would just be better off at home, away from socialisation for a little bit. It's difficult to explain why this week has been so 'blah' because there has been no big, specific events. And yet, this week has just been so rubbish.
My weekly summary (remember I'm a teenager and so sometimes struggle with perspective. ha) :
phone only works if heavily sellotaped, running late, forgetting sports kit, borrowing a friends sports kit, forgetting we had different sized feet, borrowed someone elses trainers, it started absolutely chucking it down (understatement), teacher made us play hockey anyway, didn't have a jumper that fitted uniform regulations for hockey, got soaked in hockey, got the hockey ball chipped into my knee, teacher decided not to notice even when i over dramatised it ALOT, teacher calls me pathetic - surely not professional, got angry on the hockey pitch, friends made me laugh on the hockey pitch, handed in some bad homework - perhaps the worst piece I've ever handed in?, missed school netball training due to sports kit calamity, missed some of prom committee due to sports kit calamity, (THIS IS ALL TUESDAY SO FAR - see why i don't like them), had a netball tournament weds, had to play hockey again with that teacher, wasn't a good lesson, won the netball tournament, had a sing a long on the bus back, went to tesco, rediscovered cheese strings, bought cosmo, alarm went off louder than ever, had a hot cross bun, had a productive textiles lesson, went to talk about D of E, had a maths test, sucked at the maths test, considering a maths tutor?, snapped at a friend due to maths test, apologised to friend, painted my left thumb nail with the nail varnish that i got in my cosmo, chipped the nail varnish off for school, ate some chicken, watched Gilmore girls, caught up on blogs.
See? I'm aware there is a lot of focus on hockey, but it was literally the worst lesson i've ever been in, ha.
There's nothing big that's happened, and there have been a few good moments but it's half term on Monday and so I'm counting down the hours. I should probably be looking forward to a week off school because I'm doing lots of exciting things, but no, I'm looking forward to sleep.
I'm sorry if this has been a teenage moan, which it has been. I feel i need to put something remotely fashion related in?
I love every single outfit that Rihanna wears in this vidddd. It's a refreshing change from the dark hard outfits that we've seen a lot of in her videos recently, she can pull anything off and make it an immediate trend, but I've been waiting for a while to see her in slightly more girlie clothes, just for a bit of a shake up?
Hope you've all had good weeks? :)
Love V xo
p.s. and i forgot to title the post, ha. and i can't think of one, :)
Hello my lovelies! Soooooo, on Saturday, I mentioned that I'm looking for a dress that I can wear to two parties coming up, one which is quite casual but dresses casual (if you get me?) and then another which is a little bit more formal. Well, I've been haing a nose around and I've found these two little gems. I can't decide whether i 'love' them yet, but they fit the type of dress i want, and they strike me as a little bit grecian stylee (which i do love). The second image of each dress shows how you can make the look a bit more casual, don't you think? I actually prefer the first dress, but then again the second dress is cheaper, so you know.
Heres the situation: I have two parties coming up (well there in november) and i need a dress. I'm only planning on buying one dress for both parties, because there are different sets of people at each party, so who's gonna know!
I want a dress that is kind of floaty, the second do has a meal involved and who wants to be restricted when you've got a buffet infront of you? I love the dresses Lily Allen wore in her video for 'The Fear' and the video for her and Prof. Green's song 'be good to me'. I think she and the dresses look gorgeous. I'm trying to find a dress under or up to the price of £20 ish, preferably under, ha.
Also, i'm liking this little one shoulder number below from Republic, and it's a lovelyyy colour, i love love love navy. I'm pale and navy doesnt scream that out to everybody, thats the reason i steer clear of yellow. Very draining ;)
£26.99 - Republic
I like this dress because it could be dressed up and down. The first party is a little bit more informal you see, so i want to be able to whack on a thin belt maybe? Swap my shoes. And in turn, be transformed from casually cool to 'something beginning with e' elengent.
I had suchhhhhhhhhhh a good night last night, alomost all the girls were there and everyone got along (which is a change - a good one) and i'm pretty sure we all ate our own weight in chocolate and other sugary delights, so i'm off to netball in a sec to burn a few winegums off ;)
Enjoy your saturday! What are you doing?
I think i'll try and do another post today (if i can fit it in around the visiting family) as i feel i have neglected fashion slightly in this post. ha :)
Reignighting my love for the oversized alexa bag ♥
My desire to one day own one of these beauties has emerged yet again, after reading the Alexa Chung interview in Elles November issue - Read my post here.
I'm going to a friends night tonight with some of the girls in abot an hour and i'm sat in my pj' with my hair in a towel, so i need to go and get ready! I'm thinking something simple like an oversized Tee, maybe.
Hope you've all got lovely exciting plans for tonight and the weekend to follow :)
Cher Lloyd has faced so much negative press since her judges houses audition, and to be honest I don't really see why. Does no one realise she had a throat infection? She tried her best, and isn't that we're told to do, you know the line 'you can only try your best'. Anyway, in my opinion, she made up for it on the first live show. I'm not just jumping on the bandwagon when i say i like Cher's musical style, because i genuinely do. I have quite an eclectic music taste and Cher's style fits right on in there. I have to agree with Simon Cowell, we need something new and different out there now. I think cher could be the something different, not only in her music but in her style.
Lot's of people might not agree with my love of her style because of some of the brands she wears and the reputation that brand carries. For example, some people think nike is a 'chavvy' brand. I don't care what people label the brand as, if i like it, im gonna wear it, and why shouldn't I. Besides i think Cher can carry off such brands, not because i think she is a chav, but because she wears it confidently and styles herself brilliantly.
I saw the outfit she is wearing in the above photos in LOOK magazine this week (it was a feature of the styles of Cheryls girls) and i've been trying to find it since (thankyou PicApp). I honestly can't think of a better word to describe better than simply 'cool'. Apparently i'm back in year 6 when everything is SO COOOOL! The trackies and the undone converse shoes make it look so effortless. I think the top/jumper (i have been trying to find a replica of, to no avail. any ideas?!) adds an element of comfort but doesnt overpower the style of it, which is a perfect mix. And the bag? The bag adds the glamour.
The feature in LOOK magazine is really good, I didn't realise Rebecca had such a defined style, inspired by Audrey Hepburn, Marylin Monroe and Grace Kelly, her idols. I dont think they put enough focus on her style in the show, where as they seemed to bring Cher's and Katy's across more in the lives.
