Celeb-Watch

Been dead rubbish lately, trying to plan too many trips (new york and everest) whilst working to fund it and trying to think about dissertation PLUS attempting not to melt in this sweltering london heat. Anywho, the celebs have been turning it out lately...

NeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeD this handbag.

After Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams is deffo one of my favs, she always looks immaculately turned out and this bag (Miu Miu?) is so far beyond covetable there aren't words.

Also, loving the non-styled summer looks liv tyler and ashley greene have been rocking this weekend, so nice to see them being relaxed with styling instead of some of the bonkers 'fire your stylist' stuff ashley greene has been wearing lately, bedsheety Alexis Mabille gown anyone?

Hair crush

My biggest hair crush is no supermodel, nor is she a super chic it girl who can shave her head and the whole world fawns, it's the delightfully terrible Sophia Bush who plays Brooke Davis (the hands down best bit, except stoned dogs eating transplant hearts) about One Tree Hill. Her hair is always immaculate but never conservative and sleek but never showy. I really like the way she can have it really casual but looks equally (if not more) stunning with pinned up dos.

This first pic is probably my all time fantasy hair, which i always need to remind myself of when, like now its sitting just below my shoulders and i want to cut it into a bob:

And this is what I like to think my hair looks like now (hah) also she looks quite a lot like Jen here...

Mostly, her hair is dead healthy and shiny. One of the few things that my lovely blackish brown hair is good for is that it's pretty darn shine-tastic, number 1 tip is MOP Glisten Shine Drops, I got a bottle of this serum when i was 16 and working at a local hair dressers, i use about 2 drops a day on wet hair and have only just got past half way in the bottle (that's so long now, i cant count the years on 1 hand) so it really is worth the 8/9 pound price tag!

sheer shirts and stuff

so following C'est Gleek I decided that the only proper money (primark doesn't count) I'd spend on clothes is money that i've made selling old ones, and after getting rid of some massively impractical AA skirts and some wetlook leggings that ive had a year and still have the tags on, I've decided that i could do with a nice sheer shirt for summer so i'm not massively indecent all the time in little camis, now the only problem is which one to buy!

Oho urbans.

The pure love want need compulsions i'm having, along with the 'arghhghghgh in 2 weeks today i'll be done with everything for my masters except my dissertation' means that i'm a bit short of words to say anything intelligent other than this is what i'm coveting from urbans:

Anchor Stamp Necklace £14.00

Jan Habraken Rain Shower Curtain £20.00

Cupcake Salt & Pepper Set £7.00

Pins & Needles Double Breasted Dress £48.00

love this, like a toned down Joan from Madmen, hopefully it'd fit better than on the model...

Silence + Noise Slouchy Skinny Pale Pink Jeans £50.00

Cooperative Sailor Cardigan

£42.00

Asos, can't find it on the site now (devvod cos it was only £40ish)

And a whole other price bracket would see this on me every day!

We'll meet in another place, another time

Whilst locked away in the basement of one of lse's many utilitarian buildings, writing endless essays that are essentially craptoids, i can't help but be thinking about all the places i'd rather be and the things i'd rather be doing.

Montmartre, wondering through all the aladdin's cave-esque trinket shops

Everest, where I'll be in just 4 months, on a 3 week trek to base camp

Kimi, Greece, where my family have a house, just thinking about sitting around reading novels and eating delicious tomatoes and feta on toast is making me all nostalgic!

make up make up never never blush in flush

The long awaited Topshop make up range launched this wednesday and whilst it was fairly underwhelming, there have been some highlights. Jen over at the Style Crusader did an amazingly funny post trying out their virtual makeover thingymabob which could probs do with a few tweaks.

Here's what i purchased:

The nail polishes are truly lovely, they go on really easily and dry really quickly. Have only tried the top one, nice and neutral, and it needed a few coats but otherwise on par, if not better than other brand name ones.
Blush, in Flush. doesn't blend well. made my skin really dry. i've given it two days. i'm going back to my original one.
Felt-tip liner. Really amazing product. most felt tip liners either require a little pot to dip in, which means it gets overloaded with liner or a shaky thingy which means there isn't enough liner. I have no idea how this one works but gives the perfect amount of liner and is really easy to control. Even my shaky hands managed to create a pretty straight line and you can change how thick it is depending on the angle you use.

So liner yes, polish yes, blusher noooooo

Another version of me

So quite frankly the thought of getting a real job when i finish my masters fills me with the sort of fear that makes me want to sit in a cold dark room snarffing chocolate cake till 4 in the morning and then watch the whole 3rd season of grey's anatomy...

However, the one aspect of working which i really enjoy is making fantasy work wardrobes for when i of course have loads of money and can walk in heels and have my hair be able to not go flat as soon as i leave the house.

so, were i to get a fantasmogorical job right now this is what i'd be buying

Reiss blazer

Whistles vest and dress

Mango holdall

Johann Earl wrap dress

Whistles

Reiss Chinos.

Chinos always remind me, sartorially, of either my Dad or someone on their way to a young Republicans convention, but the way they've been reimagined this season is beautiful, slight hareem and a peg leg (could be a band name) definitely going to be my post-essays treat!