Completely inspired, A little bit Obsessed.

Well I recently stumbled across Shop Dixi and Spell & The Gypsy Collective and I have literally become obsessed. The products are amazing and have really inspired me to want to make my own jewellery and have my own boutique. Not even kidding I want my own boutique when I finish university - wish it was that easy. Have I mentioned I'm a little obsessed with jewellery before?

All this silver, turquoise stones, feathers, crystals and driftwood is making me feel really inspired. I don't know what it is about australian brands but they just seem to have something that we don't here in the UK and if we do then can someone please hook me up? Apart from Shop Dixi of course, who definitely have the whole magical australian vibe going on right here in the UK. The brand themselves informed me that part of their look book was actually shot in Australia as I honestly didn't know much about their background but maybe thats why the brand feels so mysterious? Definitely plan on stocking my jewellery box up with Dixi jewels!

Urban Outfitters is probably one of the closest things we have on the high street that stocks australian brands however I would love to visit a Spell store just because the interior and presentation looks amazing, its such a shame that we don't have one in this country. We do however stock Spell & The Gypsy Creative in some UK boutiques Amelie Boutique, The Pretty Junk & The Native State and there is also the option of buying online. I wish I wasn't a student because I just want every single product!

If you don't already follow these guys on Instagram I would 100% recommend that you do.

@shopdixi

@spell_byronbay

 

(all images were taken from the brands Instagrams)

Liebster Award

I was recently nominated for the Blogging Liebster Award by Gemma and I must admit I have taken my time to write this post because I have been soo busy with uni work! but I am extremely grateful as I didn't expect to get so much response in such a short period of time since creating my blog. 

Make sure you check out Gemstrends and make sure you get following! Lovely blog with some vey cute posts!

The rules are:

1. Link the blogger(s) that nominated you
2. Answer the 10 questions your nominator has asked you
3. Keep the chain going by nominating 10 of your favourite bloggers who have less than 200 followers, and make you sure let them know
4. Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.

My answers to the questions I was asked by Gemma:

What is your favourite nail polish brand? 
God this is a hard one for me because I am so bad when it comes to painting nails so I always have acrylics but I'd probably say Nails Inc. or OPI

If you won £1million what would be the first thing you'd do? 

Go on holiday, Then invest in some property!

What colour are your socks today? 

Black frill top socks of course ;)

What is your favourite piece of jewellery to wear? 

Well I love Jewellery but if I was to pick my favourite it would either be a statement necklace or rings. However I love my Marc Jacobs watch and never take off my pandora or links bracelets because the bracelets and every single charm were gifts so i like to keep them close.

Do you have any tattoos? If yes, how many and what are they? 

I have one on my side that I recently got and it says Close together or far apart, You're forever in my heart. check out my blog post below.

Can you drive? 

Yes i drive a ford fiesta

Who is your favourite celebrity and why? 

Hmm this is a tricky one I know its kind of cheesy but I love Mollie from the saturdays she's so down to earth and pretty.

Have you ever been in love? 

hmm I guess you could say I'm in love right now with my boyfy! god he's a lucky boy to have a dopy blonde like me LOL.

What is your favourite movie?

I absolutely LOVE films! whenever I have control of the sky remote I tend to go straight to the movies! but for favourites I tend to love classics like Pearl Harbour!

Who is your celebrity crush at the moment? 

Louis Tomlinson from One Direction, He is an absolute babe. I do love Paul Walker though! Oh and Chase Crawford. Theres too many to name!

My nominations for the Liebster Award are:

The Studded Lace

Rebecca Brits

Fashion Gram

Sequin Vision

Belts & Beats

Chic Adventure

Roses & Ringlets

Collette Alexandra

Some Like it Styled

Pursuing a Dream Called Life

My questions for my nominees:

1. What would your dream career be?
2. Are you at university or have you been to university? and if yes what did/do you study?
3. What inspired you to blog?
4. What is your favourite item of clothing?
5. Where do you like to shop?
6. Where is the best place you have ever visited in the world?
7. Have you ever paid to see a psychic? if yes what did they tell you and was it true?
8. Where would you like to live?
9. Do you prefer summer or winter? and why?
10. What would you like for christmas?

Have fun answering my questions and thanks again to Gemma for nominating me for this award! 

I would also love to hear your answers to these questions even if you wasn't nominated!

Hair.

Having short hair is a nightmare. Like most women all I want is for my hair to grow back. Its at that typical weird length where it's in the middle and all I ever want to do is put it up. When I wear my hair up I tend to make it look a bit messy and add a few plaits or put a big bow around my ponytail bobble. However I must admit one of my favourite styling products is the Babyliss big hair hot brush. My hair has been so much more healthy since I started using it and it gives my flat frizzy hair, volume and life! It also saves a lot of time and effort as it dry's your hair and leaves you with a stylish result without needing to whip the straighteners out. I would 100% recommend them for all hair lengths!

United Nude.

Shoes in a world of their own, United Nude stand out from the crowd with incredible structure and colour. The brand was co-founded by architect Rem D Koolhaas and shoemaker Galahad Clark, (also a member of the family that founded Clarks shoes).

I first came across United Nude when my house mate brought home a pair from her internship at Volt Magazine during London Fashion Week. They were the craziest yet coolest shoes I had ever come across and I had forgot all about them until I came across this store in Covent Garden, London. The store was as cool as the shoes and it was like walking into an exhibition surrounded by footwear that could pass for art in every colour you could imagine. The brand has created some amazing collaborations, I'd recommend checking them out for yourself by visiting their store or going on their website, www.unitednude.com.

Would you dare to wear United Nude?

Ink.

Sooo... I got a tattoo. Which I can't quite come to terms with considering that I never really used to like them but it was for a good cause and we all change our minds from time to time.

Anyway it all started with trying to find a tattoo I really liked and I decided that if I'm going to have one I'd personally prefer to have one that has some kind of meaning behind it because it is going to be there forever after all. So I'd been thinking about it for quite some time but when I went to stay in my family home in manchester for a week to get my braces tightened (yes, I have braces at the age of 20) I realised that Manchester isn't always going to be home. My family is moving to Australia without me and I'm growing up and wanting to be independent. So yeah, I got a tattoo and this was the outcome...

Did it hurt? seems to be the first thing people seem to ask when it comes to my tattoo. I'm not going to lie it did hurt, especially on the bone as it was along my ribs but you kind of get used to it. The worst part was when the tattooist went over the bits she had already done, GOD HELP anyone that has a tattoo with a lot of shading is all i can say! After 20 minutes of hell it seems to be healing really well and only stung for about an hour afterwards and all i kept saying is "I feel like I have a carpet burn on my side!"but it wasn't as bad as i thought, I don't think.

Covent Garden

Necklace, Rings & Sandals - Topshop,  Trousers - Vintage, Bag - Cambridge Satchel,

 Leather Jacket - Miss Selfridge

A new year at University means one thing - new projects. Mine happens to be based on Covent Garden in London. Its the perfect place for shopping whether your looking for high street stores, luxury pop ups or quirky market stalls. There's also plenty of cocktail bars and delicious restaurants all surrounded by street entertainers and a sense of magical history. So lets hope I don't get bored of the place by the time it's hand in because it quite possibly may just be one of my favourite places to visit!

Create your own fragrance on the Apple Market perfume stall - cheeky gift idea.

Absolutely LOVE these paintings, nothing like a classic scene from a film. The choices are never ending but these were my faves and I couldn't help but sneak one direction on there, ( Come on I know your a secret fan too).