Feathers and Shoes.. Shoes and Feathers!

Anyone who followed Fashion Week will be aware that feathers are all the rage this Spring. Many featured items by major designers such as Ralph Lauren, Dior and Chanel were adorned with beautiful feathers. They give off a light, airy and delicate feel which is perfect for the sunny Spring season. The key thing with feathers is to keep it simple, either wear an item of clothing or an accesory. Don't over do it, otherwise you end up looking like Big Bird from Sesame Street - which is never a good look!

This is a picture from Ralph Laurens Spring 2012 Collection - the nude colours are simply gorgeous and ooze classiness. Just perfect!

So keeping the feathered theme in mind, I was looking online for some new sandals and I fell completely in love with these beauties from River Island. The price tag is reasonable (£40) and these turquoise feathers are totally up my street. They also come in black for those not digging the bright colours! These sandals would look lovely whether you wear them with a maxi dress or denim cut offs.



I also cast my eyes over these gorgeous shoes too but being designer and totally out of my price range, I simply ogled at them and then looked away. A girl can dream.

Brown and Orange Ostrich Feathered Sandals by D-Squared - £784 - www.luisaviaroma.com

Purple and Blue Marlene feather and suede sandals by Jimmy Choo - £1,295 - www.net-a-porter.com

My top tip for feathers is that they are quite delicate as well as nearly impossible to clean, so it's probably not a wise idea to spend a lot of money on pieces that feature feathers, no matter how divine they may be!

Till next time... M x





Spring Nudes

Spring is here.. Yay! It's officially the first day of Spring today and what a glorious day it is!! I think that this has to be my favourite season - the days are getting longer, lovely Spring flowers have popped out and at last the weather is warming up. It's simply gorgeous!

So after traipsing round town at the weekend I've become aware that I'm drawn to clothing and shoes in a nude shade at the moment. It's a colour that goes with everything, from plain to patterned and everyone can pull it off!

I bagged this gorgeous nude shirt with black love hearts from Primark, it's light, sheer and the sleeves can be rolled up and worn with denim cut offs when Summer finally arrives! I think I'll wear it with skinny jeans or leggings until then though..

These nude wedges were found abandoned in the back of my wardrobe. I bought them from ASOS for £15 when a sale was on last year. I'm glad I found them as I was moments away from sticking a pair of wedges on my warm weather wish-list! Serious bonus.. Almost like finding a tenner in your coat pocket!

What colour will you be wearing this Spring?

Till next time... M x

Viva Glam MAC

Ricky Martin and Nicki Minaj have been snapped up as the faces of MAC's new Viva Glam collection which boasts a gorgeous lipstick for the ladies and a more subtle conditioner for the boys. Both are sold entirely for charity, with 100% of the sale price for each product donated to help fight AIDS and HIV.

Viva Glam Ricky is a subtle lip conditioner, it is untinted and keeps lips soft and supple.

Viva Glam Nicki is, as you would expect, a bubblegum pink lippy! It's a gorgeous summery colour and well worth the £12 price tag. After all it is for charity!!

Snap up these limited edition lippy's as soon as..

Till next time.. M x

Bootiful Brown Booties..

After having a quick browse through my rather large collection of footwear, I've discovered that an obsession seems to have developed with boots. Brown autumnal looking boots! I have way too many pairs and seeing as the weather is warming up I may have to get rid of a few. Here are the ones I will definitely be keeping..

Brown Chelsea Boot from Choice £18

Brown Ankle Buckle Boots from H&M £34.99

Leopard Ankle Boots from Peacocks £15

Spring has officially sprung and I'm really hoping the sun comes out later like it did yesterday. It was a beautiful day and it got me thinking about my Spring/Summer wardrobe and what bits I need. New sandals are in order and a maxi skirt in turquoise me thinks..
What is on your warm weather wish list ??

Till next time... M x

Good enough to eat..

So whilst I was on Twitter I stumbled across a lovely site called Sweet Lily Sparkles which sells the loveliest jewellery, cosmetics, bag charms and other bits and pieces. Everything on the site is handmade, unless stated otherwise, so everything you recieve is unique.

Being obsessed with rings the first thing I did was browse the site and find this lovely Flump ring which for £4 really wasn't bad at all.

Then an Allsorts bracelet was next into my shopping basket - this bracelet is one of their best sellers after being seen on Desperate Scousewives gobby one.. Jaiden Michael!

My order turned up within a couple of days and was beautifully tissue wrapped. I also got a free gift - some red love heart earrings.. What a bonus!

You can also hold Sweet Lily Sparkles Jewellery Parties.. Basically you get all your friends together and browse their website and brochure and earn an amazing 10% commission on everything you and your friends purchase!!

I seriously recommend checking this site out if you want something that is funky and bright in time for Spring - and with a free gift with every purchase then why not get involved..

http://www.sweetlilysparkles.co.uk/

Till next time...

M x

Conscious Collection H&M April 2012

So I thought I'd blog on the go with my iPhone app. Apologies if it doesn't work... Somehow I never get time to get the laptop out and do it on there.

Had to share this new collection from H&M which is hitting stores and the website on the 12th April! Here are some of my favourite pieces...

The green dress is perfect for Spring/Summer nights out and the print on the shift dress is just gorge! The beauty with these collections is that you have a relatively good chance of getting your hands on items, unlike designer collections such as Versace and Marni which sell out über quick!

Roll on April...

Enjoy!

Till next time... M x

Nails.. The easiest way to brighten your day!!

So I'm back after a much needed break to have my beautiful son.. as a full time mum I know how hard it is to try and make yourself look half decent on the school run early in the morning. Barring the sweep of bronzer and the all important hat to hide the badly put together hair.. Nails are the only way to add a bit of glam to my get up!!

 

As the national newspapers reported the other week, nail polish has now replaced lipstick as a woman's must needed recession proof luxury.. and I'm totally on board! Gone are the endless lipglosses and balms and in are the pots and pots of wonderfully coloured polish, gems and nail wraps!

Many brands are going above and beyond the plain old coloured polish and magnetic polish, crackle polish, glittery effects and wraps have now become all the rage. Nails Inc have launched a fantastic magnetic polish with iron particles that develop into a wave design when a magnet is held near the nail. The effects can be seen above.

The crackle polishes are also amazing.. I've invested in a few colours by Barry M - Get yourself involved. My new obsession is the nail wraps however and having stumbled across an amazing site last night called Fashion Frenzie - http://fashionfrenzie.com/ I have now stocked up on a variety of wraps.

I can't wait till they arrive and will upload creative pictures as soon as I have mastered them!!

What are your favourite ways to get creative with nails?

Till next time.

M x