All the glitz and glam

It's nearly December, which means its time for all the sequins, glitter and bling to come clamoring out again just in time for the party season! And this season, the shops are covered head to toe in glitz, we could literally dress up like a fairy and still be a walking model for high street shops (but then again, that wouldn't look good so maybe don't try that look). I love a bit of sparkle in my outfit this time of year, I'm not normally a bling-y sort of girl, but when it's December it's acceptable. And also, Christmas is my favourite time of year and I want that Christmas spirit following me around all month! So below I have chosen a few of my favourite bits and bobs I have loved this week to share with all of you, and they're all healthy on the bank balance, hurray!

1. First, let's start with the handbag - probably the most easiest way of adding sparkle to any outfit if you're not daring enough to go the whole way. This is a perfect little piece for the big work night out, or even just catch up drinks with the girls.

2. You can never go wrong with a little red dress. A definite must in your wardrobe personally, I have 3 right now. And the colour for this magical season

3. I loooooove this dress! The pattern, the style, the high neck; perfect! Shift dresses are such a flattering style too, so you don't have to worry about how many mince pies you shove down your throat this year...

4. I'm not normally a fan of glitzy glitzy heels, but there's something about those block heeled sandals I can't get enough of this season! And I think everyone needs a pair of them statement heels for the holidays.

5. Glitzy nails are my favourite thing at the moment, I've been wearing them since October to get me into that Christmas spirit (it was the only thing I was allowed to do that was Christmassy without getting moaned at.) Go for the Nails Inc brand, it's good quality and still at a reasonable price. 

6. Now it's not all about the dress, if your more about the trousers this top is perfect for you. Rock this with a pair of slim black trousers, glitzy heels and the odd bits of bling-y accessories, and you're good to go!

7. And who says you just have to sparkle on a night out? I think these are perfect to add a bit of glitz to your bedtime chilling with a cup of tea, fairy lights on and that Christmas film playing. 

love,

Get some wintery nails

My 5 favourite Rimmel London nail polish 
Autumn/Winter season

There's nothing worse than looking down and seeing your plain old boring nails, and there's no excuse either as there are thousands and millions of different nail polishes and colours out there for you all to try. My personal favourite and lifesaver are from the brand Rimmel London, I find it is the cheapest product that doesn't gloop or turn into mush, and there's so many different colours I have a colour for every day of the week, perfect! So here are my favourite nail varnishes that I'm loving this week - autumn/winter style. 


Blue Eyed Girl
This polish is such a lovely colour, and I think I'm a sucker for it as blue is my favourite colour. It's easily applied and doesn't gloop or smudge. The polish also only needs one coat as it's such a strong colour, which is even better for us cause it will last a lot longer!

Pillow Talk

Another one of my favourites. I love this coat cause it reminds me of the snowy side of christmas, with all the ice, the penguins and snowmen. With this polish you will need to add two coats as it is very light when only adding one. But how cute is it though, I love baby blue!

Black Cherries

Perfect colour for this years autumn and winter fashion, with all the tartan and plaid out on the high street this will complete your outfit perfectly. And only one coat is needed too!

Double Decker Red

Of course, you cannot forget Red. The main colour of Christmas, Santa Claus, fire burning and the colour of your face when you take that long walk to work in the freezing cold. The colour Red is a must have when it comes to the winter season, well a must have for me anyway!

Space Dust

And let's not forgot all the glam and glitz with sparkly silver to really top of the party season. Really perfect for that party dress you've been dying to wear all year, and I guarantee you will feel all christmassy when you apply the polish, trust me.

Other colours on my wish list for the Christmas season are;

Gold (sparkly)

Burgandy

Teal

Navy

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend!

love,

I is for, J is for...

One of the best things about Christmas is the endless amount of Christmas films that are shown on television throughout the month of december, and the one that has to be top of everyone's list is the old classic 'It's a Wonderful Life.' Such a perfect feel good cheesy Christmas film to lift your spirits and put you in that Christmassy mood! But you can't forget the others either, my favourite films are National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and The Muppets Christmas Carol, what's yours?

No outfit is complete without some jewellery! Whether it's bracelets, a necklace or earrings, they will be a must on the perfect Christmas outfit you're all probably starting to plan. Jewellery is a timeless accessory so no matter what you buy you can hold on to it forever. To complete your look with a vintage touch, pearls or diamonds are a perfect choice. And in the words of Marilyn Monroe, Diamonds are a girls best friend. 


love,

New York, I love you

If I had to choose my most favourite place in the whole entire world, it would definitely be New York City. And I'm pretty sure there are thousands of others that would agree with me. The whole city is magical, the moment your taxi drives you into viewing distance of that magnificent New York skyline, you fall in love. I have been to New York once, unfortunately, and have since craved to go back. I went to New York with my boyfriend George in March this year. We visited New York for 5 days and stayed in the New Yorker Hotel, talk about luxury, and the hotel was located in 35th Street which is located 10 minutes away from Times Square, we couldn't have stayed in a more perfect spot! 

On this post I'm going to share with you my time in New York, seeing as it's #throwbackthursday, and maybe try to (which will be hard) describe just how magical New York is.

Not only were we walking distance from Times Square, The Empire State Building was literally down the road. So, all we had to do was walk out of our hotel and there it was. It was pretty amazing. The first night I remember visiting Times Square, and it blew my mind, there was no words to describe. It was the most busiest, brightest and engulfing place I've ever stepped foot in. Don't forget we had been travelling all day, so with the amount of tourists, cars etc I was pretty scared. We also experienced the best pizza on our very first night (and a couple of nights after too) at John's Pizzeria. It was a huge pizza, and when I say big I mean American big. We literally can't eat any pizza without comparing it to John's anymore.

Throughout our stay we visited Rockefeller Centre and went right to the top to see the whole of Manhattan, no view beats the views on top of any skyscraper in New York City. We also got the chance to see a Broadway show while we were there, seeing as George is not a massive theatre lover like me, I couldn't ask for anything like Hairspray, so we chose Jersey Boys. And I loved every bit of it (and I'm pretty sure George did too!) There's something different about watching a show in Broadway, it's got an extra special feel to it. And now, any Jersey Boys song just reminds me of New York.

Macy's was just up the road aswell! It's massive, it took us a couple of hours to walk through and we only done about half of the store.

We even got to experience to of our favourite things! I visited Monica, Rachel, Joey and Chandlers apartment in Friends, it was quite a walk but it was so worth it. Even if George still doesn't understand why. And he got to meet his all time icon Batman, and Bane, and you can see from the picture he loved every minute. 

On another day we visited Central Park, it was massive we only walked around the bottom half. We visited Strawberry Fields, and with both of us being massive Beatles fans, we loved it. We then walked over to The Dakota Hotel, which is the location where John Lennon got shot. It was crazy to think John Lennon had been there over 30 years ago. During our stay, it was rainy and cold, and before we left we had planned to go ice skating in Central Park, which unfortunately got cancelled due to the rain. 

We also got to experience travelling around on a New York water taxi! The boat ride allowed us to visit the 9/11 memorial also, which was so emotional yet eery. The whole place was silent which was lovely. The boat then took us along to see Brooklyn Bridge and Wall Street, the architecture of New York is so incredible. The talent that is shown in the city is one of the best I've ever seen. After sailing near Brooklyn, we then got a close up view of Lady Liberty, with Frank Sinatra's version of New York, New York playing in the background, I even started to well up a little bit. 

If I could, I would go to New York as much as I possibly can, if only I had the money! It definitely was my favourite place on earth, my favourite holiday and all spent with my favourite person. So, if you haven't been to New York yet and experienced it's wonder, then I insist you must go. Now. Or definitely put it on your bucket list. 

I doubt this post has even done it justice!

love,