OTTD featuring River Island and New Look

I've been in Wales for the past week, hence my lack of blogging. But I'm back and I have a bunch of new outfit posts for you lovely lot. I'm sticking with outfits for the warmer weather for now and apparently we have a heat wave on the way so why not? I thought I'd start off with my favourite outfit, which I wore for a lovely date with my other half on Sunday. 

Tresemme Keratin Smooth Review

 Tresemme keratin smooth serum: £6.99 (Boots)

I thought I'd make a quick review on one of my favourite hair products. I am forever getting questions about my hair and I currently use La riche directions hair dye in shade rose red. Because I have slowly damaged my hair over the years, my hair gets super frizzy with lots of fly-aways. I've been trying to find a good product but have found products like frizz-ease to be absolute rubbish. Anyway I saw this product advertised on the TV and thought why not? I'm so happy I decided to try it because it actually works and has been a life saver. 

My Clockwork Castle Review

           Dainty Light bulb necklace: £4

Clockwork Key: £16

So I recently purchased these two beautiful necklaces from an independent store like my own. I having been eyeing up Kirsty's pieces after finding her shop on instagram. Her work is super original, and I haven't come across a similar shop creating pieces like those found on her store. I find many jewellery stores do have a similar range these days so it's nice to come across a unique shop. As you can tell by my necklace and the store name Kirsty creates many pieces using clock parts, as well as making varied handmade jewellery. 

OOTD featuring Nasty Gal

I purchased this lovely dress from Nicole at Vogue Mondays (link) and it couldn't be more perfect. Nicole is one of my favourite fashion bloggers and her style is impeccable so I follow her on depop to grab some bargains. Every girl needs a little black dress, and this has a stand out design. It's super simple to style so I threw on my cute pink heels and my go to clutch to add a pop of colour. 

Maybelline Colour Show Review

Maybelline colour show top coat - Boots (£3.99)

So I previously featured this nail design in my shellac post but I wanted to make a separate review. The nail art shown is super easy to create with Maybelline's new colour show range. The shade used is the street artist top coat in alley attitude, however they have a range of colours and top coats available. I really loved this design and kept topping up my shellac for weeks. 

The top coat consist of the blue and black shards so I thought I'd add the other products used. I topped up my shellac with Rimmel's nail polish (198 Azure) which was luckily a perfect match. Then I just added one coat of my colour show and finished off with Collection clear varnish. I love nail art and I'm always looking for quick and simple designs. I am a total novice when it comes to nail art so I usually get them done at a salon, so I'm super happy to have found Maybelline's new range. 

The varnish itself lasts ages, the shards stayed put rather well but I would recommend adding a top coat just in case. The only problem I had with the top coat was removing it. It was a task to get all the shards off and it needs a good buffer alongside nail varnish remover to get them to budge. Other than the removal I had no problems with the varnish and would highly recommend it. 

Once my nails regain strength and I can stop using shellac 24/7 I'm going to stock up on a bunch of Maybelline's top coats. It's going to end up as obsession I bet. All you nail fanatics reading should definitely add this product to your collection soon. 

Shelley xx

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OOTD featuring Motel Rocks

I couldn't help purchasing a few pieces from the Motel Rocks sale last month including this dress. It's really simple to style and I love the reverse water fall print. The dress can be easily styled with black or white accessories but of course I went for white again. My wardrobe is being over-run with white recently. Considering I owned zero white items a few months ago its a huge change. 

July favourites

If you follow me on instagram you most likely would have seen me asking what posts you want to see more of on my blog. I've made a note all the responses and a few people were keen on a favourites post. This is my first month's favourites and hopefully I'll make it a regular occurrence like my wishlist posts (nearly bought all of July's items eek). It was surprisingly hard to narrow it down this month so it's pretty hefty.

1) Maxi dresses

I recently purchased a couple of maxi dresses and I've been living in my grey t-shirt maxi from H&M. I've never been keen on maxi dresses because I'm really short but H&M do really great lengths. Mine cost £7 and is the most comfortable piece of clothing I own, I just wish they did a better range of colours. I love how easy maxi dresses are to style with a simple statement necklace.

2) Ripped skinny jeans

I am loving the new white trend and I adore my new skinnies. I've never been one to wear white but recently it's taking over my wardrobe starting with these beauties. I love how simple they are and the rips give them a slight edge. Mine are leigh jeans from Topshop so were about £32. I wore them all the time because the heat became overwhelming.

3) Watermelon clutch

You guys know how much I love this fruity trend and my obsession with pineapple and watermelon print so of course my clutch is included. It's super simple to style and is great for a night out. You're all probably sick of seeing it but it's from New look (£9.99) and they do a range of fruity slices.

4)No.7 moisture drench (mulberry)

We all know I'm a Mac girl but I also love No.7. This was a freebie I got when I spent over a certain amount in boots and it's fab. It really hydrates your lips and it's such a subtle colour for the summer. I'm being so lazy with make-up recently so this shade gives my lips a hint of colour.

5) Anna Sui- sui dreams

I've used this perfume for years and it will always be included in my collection. It has a really fresh scent and it such a light fragrance to wear. I think it's really lovely to wear in this hot weather because it's so subtle. Unlike most perfumes it isn't too expensive either.

6)Maybelline super stay nail polish (berry stain)

Since I've stopped having acrylics I've started adding to my nail collection again. I really love this colour and there should be a picture on my instagram.The colour doesn't chip easily either which is fab if you're constantly using your hands.

7)Sally Hensen - miracle nail thickener

I plan to make a review on this item but I had to add it to my favourites. It has saved my nails since I've had my acrylics removed and now they are back to health. It's slightly pricey (£9.99) but worth every penny.

8) Floral kimono 

I am slowly falling in love with the kimono trend. I really need to purchase more because I am constantly wearing my floral purchase from New look. I mainly style it with monochrome outfits to give the dash of colour or with an all white outfit.

If any of these are in your favourites too, please comment below so I can check out your posts. If you have any feedback of posts you particularly want to see feel free to let me know.

Shelley xx

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My pink/red hair tales

Okay I thought I'd do a blog post on my hair because I always get such lovely compliments (I really appreciate all your kind words) and a lot of questions regarding it. I also put pink/red because my hair is currently in my mind pink,but people like Kane still class it as red. Plus during the process of reaching my this colour I was red quite a bit. The process to get to my current hair has not been smooth at all; so this is kind of a do and don't post. Before I start I want to make a little disclaimer; I am not trained in hairdressing and this is just my process and things I found good and bad (please don't blame me if it doesn't work for you). 

Well I am now pink and loving it so much. It's my favourite colour and I never get bored of it. I went from dark brown to pink this year so it hasn't taken me too long. If you follow me on either instagram or tumblr you'll have noticed the gazillion colours I've encountered. Oops. Sorry for the selfie spam below eek.