Classic Style blog xmas giveaway ox

Hayley who runs the Classic Style blog is running an AMAZING giveaway! There will be one winner who will win an impressing 18 prizes!! Its going to end just before Christmas so the winner will receive the prizes in time. You can see her blog and enter the giveaway run by rafflecopter HERE!

So far the prizes include things from the body shop, Boots, by models own, by Fashionita, china glaze polishes and more!

Good luck girls! Not too much luck though as id love to win myself ;)

Ebay jewellery ox

This post is just to kind of show why I love Ebay so much! Many people who dont buy off Ebay just presume that its full of old used tat and dont realise that many business' and companies sell on there so alot of the stuff is brand spanking new! 

I love jewellery and have probably way to much but this ear cuff was only £1.24! However it did come all the way from Hong Kong (most of the jewellery on there is) so I had to wait about 2 weeks but I wasnt in a rush for it anyway. the postage is free too so I dont understand how they make much profit selling it so cheap with free postage but hey ho im not complaining!

Its the longest ear cuff ive ever saw! It comes right down past my neck. For anyone that doesnt know you just pop the top round part behind your ear and is sits there safely for hours! HERE! is a link some ear cuffs including this one.

Ebay is a fantastic place to find cheap pieces like this. I always look for jewellery with skulls, crosses, peach signs etc on there and its just so cheap, I love it!

Make-up forever aqua rouge ox

The other day I received a prize from a blog giveaway! I cannot find the blogger on twitter or blogger anywhere so I cant give you here blog but I will try and track her down! I have found her! Aimee runs D beauty junkie blog which you can see HERE!

I was excited to try this as its from the US and I think the only store you can buy it from is in London other than online. You can see Make up forevers website HERE! and their Facebook HERE!

As soon as I opened the package I had to try it straight away. As I hadnt heard of this company before I wasnt sure what so meant to be so special about the product as I know girls and bloggers in the US are loving this and the other shades it comes in. However I now know why its so loved! It stays on so so well and I CANNOT wait to try it on my next night out because its just a little miracle...

You get one end which is the red and the other which is like a top gloss coat which id say its optional. The red part covers really well and one coat is plenty. Its important that you get it within the lines of your lips because you have to correct it quickly before it dries otherwise its hard to get off as its like paint! The lip gloss just gives it a nice shine but I like the look of it without that because it just looks like a lipstick.

So this is what it looks like! It was still a bit wet when I took the photo but you can see how its drying in the top right corner. I love how red it is, the colours gorgeous! 

I kissed my hand about 5 times and tried to smudge it and this is all that came off...

I even give my lips a wipe with a make up wipe after and you can see from the photo that its practically all still! I realise theres a few patches where its come off but I just wanted to show how wear and tear this would be on a night out! You wouldnt have to apply it again all night.

Im really happy with this and its exceeded every expectation that I had! I want to get my hand on some other shades because I love this so much its an amazing product.

Bekl bracelets ox

This is another post ive been meaning to do for a while! A while ago I won this personalised bracelet from Bekl bracelets and you can see Bekls twitter HERE! and the website is HERE!

You can choose your own quote to go on the bracelet or they will add one of their chosen quotes. This bracelet was already made before I won it which is why I wanted to win it so much Iove this quote by Elizabeth Taylor! 

Its great because you can tie it around anything! Use it round our wrist, a handbag strap, key ring or even pin it on your wall. 

I love how different this bracelet is, its such a good idea because they would make great gifts to friends or family. Bekl also have other types of jewellery which is gorgeous so id love you to check it out and follow them on twitter! 

Girls with attitude eyelashes ox

I have to say I have been meaning to blog about these eyelashes for nearly a month but I wanted to get a good experience of the lashes first. I won 3 pair of Girls with attitude eyelashes over on Your Coffee Breaks facebook page which you can see HERE! and I love eyelashes, I wear them alot!  You can see a post on the eyelashes I normally wear HERE! and I wear these when I go out because they are thicker but I have been wearing the Girls with attitude ones in the day because for me theyre much faster to put on them doing mascara and my eyelashes are pretty short!

Girls with attitudes twitter is HERE! and HERE! is their website! They do many manyyyy different eyelashes and are £5-£6 with special shaped ones and EXTRA long ones priced at a bit more. They have 25% off when you spend over £10 at the moment AND free delivery which is amazing!

So these are the lashes I got, I received 2 pairs of the glamour ones so didnt bother taking a photo of 2 boxes! I have been wearing these ones for weeks and week almost everyday and the glue still has alot of uses left as do the eyelashes! I just peel the glue off and theyre like new again. (I always add mascara when my eyelashes are on just to make them a tad thicker)

I also received 1 pair of these shorties, they are a bit thinner than the eyelashes id normally wear but I plan to add lots of mascara to them when I use these :)

My favourite eyelash glue has always been Eyelure as its easy to apply and last all day but the glue with these lashes are amazing! You dont have to wait for the glue to dry too much as with some glue which is good as im always in a rush. I seriously recommend these eyelashes theres nothing bad about them for me to say! I cant wait to buy some of their thick lashes!

Passion for fashion ox

I saw another blogger design outfits for this competition so I had to enter! I love styling outfits as you probably know from the amount of competitions like this I enter. Basically what you have to do is put together 5 outfits for these occasions: party, casual, outdoor, first date and office wear. They all have to be under £200 each and can be from any online website.  It is being ran by Moneysupermarket.com and judged by 5 ladies. One for each occasion of outfits!

 Go HERE! to get more details on the competition and how to enter.

So here are my looks and feel free to leave any comments! The websites for the clothes, bags, shoes and jewellery I chose are at the bottom of the post.

My cheapest outfit was Outdoor and most expensive was Party.

Outdoor

Jumper- Love Lila £29.99

Disco pants- Funky Diva £12.99

Bag- Boohoo £20

Boots- Boohoo £35

Spike bracelet- Adorning Ava £8

Ring- Gogo Philip £7

Earrings- Gogo Philip £11

Total: £123.98

Okay so my reason behind the items in this outfit are, its an outdoor look so the boots are great for warmth and comfort but still fashionable, the jumpers lovely and cosy but still stylish and the bag it gorgeous but also fits in with the stud theme running through the outfit. The jewellery is all beautiful and the disco pants are bang on trend! I think this is a great price for all these items as the boots are an investment piece that im sure would last 2 years of autumn/winter seasons at least! 

Skulls, spikes and studs are all in at the moment and look great together.

Party

Dress- Lipsy £130

Shoes- Simmi Shoes £40

Bag- New Look £12.99

Ring- Forever 21 £3.90

Arm cuff- Chelsea doll £12

Total: £198.89 (Phew nearly went over £200!)

I absolutely love this dress and even though its over half the £200 budget it is the main part of the outfit so it just had to be chose as soon as I spotted it on Nexts website!  It really is amazing. The shoes are stunning, Simmi shoes have many gorgeous shoes but these are beautiful and I think the bag matches well. Also the arm cuffs very quirky and the ring would look great with the dress. I went for a more formal party look rather than a club party look as I thought it would be different to what other people have chose. The dress is expensive for my high street loving self but you have to invest in a nice expensive piece every so often!

Office wear

Peplum top- Love Lila £24.99

Pencil skirt- Asos £14

Bag- Boohoo £30

Shoes- Next £65

Braclet- Adorning Ava £6

Total: £139.99

This is a really girly, pretty office look. I think red lipstick and nails would just complete the look. I love these shoes from Next as there are many designer shoe styles very similar being spotted on celebs lately and these are a fab alternative. Also the peplum top is gorgeous and right on trend. I kept the jewellery simple as the outfits stunning enough!

Casual

Leather jacket- Missguided £49.99

Skater dress- Missguided £25

Converse- Office £42.99

Bag- Love Lila £42.99

Double Finger ring- Chelsea doll £9

Total: £169.97

I adore the look of converse and skater dresses with leather jackets because even though its casual its still really pretty and stylish.  I love this bag, it comes with a strap so could be worn over the shoulder rather than being held. I think this outfit would look so gorgeous on and even though most the items are quite expensive compared to the other outfits but the converse and leather jacket would last for ages and can be worn with anything so they are worth it! And the bag is gorgeous.

First Date

Shirt- Love Lila £22.99

Jeans- River Island £20 

Boots- Simmi Shoes £38

Bag- Dorothy Perkins £29.50

Earrings- Gogo Philip £25

Arrow rings- Gogo Philip £8

Total: £143. 49

I didnt know quite what look to go for on this one because a first date could be a movie, meal, walk in the park or even just a casual coffee but I went for a look that is casual yet pretty enough for all of these. Even though ive chosen heels, theyre chunky and not too high so would still be comfy enough to walk around in, last thing you want is 5-6inch heels on a date because if you fall you will never get over it! But the shirt gives a nice formal look that would still look dressy enough for a nice posh meal!

I love this shirt is looks so designer with the skull collar chain.

Sources:

Boo Hoo

Love Lila

River Island 

Gogo Philip

Dorothy perkins

Chelsea Doll

Adorning Ava

New Look

Missguided

Next

Lipsy at Next

Forever 21

Office

Asos

Max Factor FACEFINITY foundation ox

I was really shocked when I opened this parcel yesterday. I had applied to try Max Factors brand new foundation before it hits the stores and only the first 100 people got to receive a bottle. I completely forgot about it and if I had never of received it I wouldnt of give it a second thought but I was so pleased I applied now as I was running out of foundation and wanted to invest in a good one but this has saved me time and money! Im sure its going to be around the £10 mark if not more once available in shops really soon. However I tried a bit on my cheek last night and it covers really well, the colour matches my skin really well too so it'll be worth the money.

The foundation is 3 in 1 as it works as a Primer to hold, Concealer to correct and Foundation to finish.

It covers really well and seems to me to be a really good foundation! I will update after a few weeks to let you know if its still as good as it seems. Hopefully I wont break out in spots!

Gogo Phillip and Models own Ibiza mix ox

So today in the post I received 1 prizes that ive won recently! Royal Mail arent brilliant at the moment so I was shocked to receive them so quickly! First up is this amazing peace sign necklace I won from Gogo Philip on Twitter and you can see their twitter HERE! and website HERE!

When I opened the parcel and then unwrapped the prize I was so excited as I hadnt seen a photo of the necklace so wasnt too sure what it would look like but their jewellery is fabulous so I knew id love it, but when I opened it the necklace exceeded my expectations! I am in love with the necklace. I adore things with peace signs on at the moment so its just perfect! The necklace retails at £11 which I think is reasonable and would happily of paid this for it. All of their jewellery is reasonably priced considering how stylish and fashionable it is, not to mention the facts many celebs love and wear GoGo Philip. I will definatly be buying jewellery from GoGo Philip in the future!

Last is this gorgeous Models Own Hed Kandi nail polish I won in a blog giveaway over on Yasmina Writes blog, you can see her blog HERE! Yasmina also has her own online jewellery shop and you can see her site Treasured Delights HERE! 

I love this nail polish but my nails are already painted and im going out soon so I havent tried it yet but I will put up pictures once I have! I love all the different colours in this polish and cannot wait to try it. Its got shades of gold, blue, purple and im pretty sure theres red in there too! Im so greatful to have won as ive never tried Models Own nail polish before and have been meaning to get some so this has inspired me to get more.

Truly Fifi ox

Is this, or is this not amazing?! I was so pleased to of won one of the prizes in Truly Fifis last giveaway on Twitter! The main prize was a hand painted bag and 3 runners up won a hand painted personalized greetings card each and as much as I wanted to win the bag I am still so happy with the card. As soon as I opened it yesterday when it arrived in the post I was really excited and fell in  love with it! I chose to get he card personalised for me as I could never give it away so I keep it standing up on my shelf but when I get round to it I want to put it in a photo frame of my wall :)

For anyone that doesnt know, Truly Fifi is a business ran by a Mom of 3 who paints bags and other personalised gifts. You can see her twitter HERE! and her website HERE!

The card is so well painted and neat! I love the bits of glitter in it too, its just amazing! 

Here are a few snaps of her hand painted bags! She can paint them to look like you with your choise of clothing, accessories, slogans etc! I would love it if you could give her a follow on Twitter as there are more giveaways coming up for some of her amazing items. Also Christmas is near and her bags and cards make perfect gifts.

£50 BooHoo blogger challenge ox

In the last couple of weeks ive seen alot of posts for this challenge and I love competitions like this, I find styling outfits so fun! So I came accross the site thats running the competition with BooHoo.com and thought I would enter.

This is what they ask you to do:

"To celebrate BooHoo.com making it into our Top 10 Fashion Money Saving Websites list, we have launched a new blogger challenge to find the best outfit for £50 or under at BooHoo.com. Your outfit can include whatever you like, a dress, shoes, jewellery, accessories and whatever else you can find as long as the total cost does not exceed £50. There are four £50 BooHoo.com fashion vouchers up for grabs for the best four fashion outfits, which means if you win you can buy your creation!"

You can go straight to the Fashion Vouchers home page HERE! and see the challenge details HERE!

So here is my entry:

Feel free to leave comments, good or bad!

I thought with Halloween looming and being mentioned here there and everywhere this stylish yet almost gothic look would be fabulous and suitable for the time of year! 

I had to choose these fabulous shoes as I love cats and they are amazing! If I dont win I shall defiantly purchase some very soon. What a bargain at £15. 

I am loving skulls at the moment so I felt it would be wrong not to of picked this clutch, its amazing!

The skirt is very on trend as peplum skirts and dresses are in fashion and so is leather so the fact this has 2 styles trends in 1 item of clothing made it perfect!

And the top adds another colour rather than black, I didnt want to go to far towards a full gothic look.

So overall my items link together in ways because ive gone for a Good and Evil look with the Daunting Skull clutch and Smiley Kitty shoes, also the top is very similar to a pussybow blouse (Kitty and pussy? Get the link?) and the leather carries on the goth look from the skull clutch.

I hope you can see the connections :)