Girl Crush - Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne is most recognisable as being one of the Burberry models. Usually I'm lusting after the amazing trench coats when I see the adverts but I was lusting over Cara's phenomenal make-up, eyebrows, hair, cheek bones etc. At only 20 (the same age as me, wahey) I feel her look is definitely one I can adapt for myself. Her amazing brown smokey eye makeup has really influenced the look I have been going for recently. Plus, she's a strong brow chick and I do love a strong eyebrow, maybe not as strong as hers, but you know. I also love her casual style of t-shirts and leather jackets which is right up my street as that's all I really wear. Also, talk about major hair envy. I've been debating going back to me beloved blonde locks for a while now but her hair has real tipped in the favour of this, however I am going to go a few shades darker than what I normally would as I think a darker blonde will suit my complection a lot better than bright blonde hair.

Anywho, hope you're all well.

Ophelia.

Style Inspiration: LIGHTS

Hello! Hope you are all well. I've done a similar post to this before on Kate Moss but I thought I'd share another style inspiration on my current favourite person, which is LIGHTS. If you haven't heard of LIGHTS before then she's a 25 year old electro-pop singer from Canada.
When it comes to my style, I'm not hugely adventurous. I found a look I like a few years ago and I stuck with it. I'm all about plain vests/tees which I layer under checked shirts and jackets, throw on a pair of skinny jeans and a pair of boots/Vans and I'm good to go. Therefore, when I discovered who LIGHTS was I thought "Holy crap, I love this girls style", mostly because it's my kind of thing. She has now become my go-to fashion inspiration when I'm feeling a little stuck for ideas. Like me she's always in black skinny jeans or denim cut-off shorts. She also seems to love a denim jacket, both pictured are from Topshop (and I own both of them). Crop tops are also a bit of a LIGHTS trademark, often revealing the tattoos which she has on her stomach. Also, oversized shirts and combat boots are more of her clothing loves and she once said "If I'm wearing a flowery dress, I'm gonna feel less like I can kick somebody's ass, then if I have combat boots on", my thoughts exactly ;)
One of my favourite things about her style is that it's very attainable as she is a high street shopper, hooray! Many of her clothing items are from Topshop, Urban Outfitters and American Apparel. Her boots are often from Steve Madden.
It's not just her clothes I love. Her music, tattoos, hair and make-up are also all fantastic so if you haven't checked her out yet, I think you should.

Hope you enjoyed!
Love, Phillie. xxx

The Topshop Ambush Boots!

Aren't my new boots beautiful?! I picked these up about two weeks ago in Topshop and they are the Ambush boots. I've been trying to find the perfect ankle boots for a while now, the Allegras seemed to sweep everyone off their feet but they weren't really my style, from my personal view when I tried them on they looked a little too chunky with my skinny jeans and I soon came across these babies! They come in at £75 (but there is 20% off in Topshop till midnight on Sunday for students!). Plus, have any of you noticed how similar these are to the fabulous Acne Pistol boots? Which seem to be a favourite of Keira Knightlet at the moment.

They really suprised me with how comfy they are, they don't rub anywhere and the heel is the right height as to not make the ball of your feet ache. I love the fact that they have zips on both sides, it's a really nice unique touch. I also really like the slightly worn look to the front of them. I am yet to master the art of running in heels so these have not been worn on any of my communicating adventures yet but I I love just walking around town in them and when I go out with my mates in the evenings. I keep pairing these with my skinny jeans, usually my black or dark green ones and a leather jacket. I think it's fair to say that it's love.

Much Love
Phillie
xxx

Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder

Hello Ladies! Hope you're all well. Been dying to get this post up for a few days now but my uni assignments have been calling. I feel like i'm on top of my work now so have time to pop a post up.

I had been dying to get my hands on a Guerlain bronzer for such a long time, so when I was wandering around the counter in John Lewis and the lady told me that they currently had 25% off the Terracotta range I thought it would have been rude not to. I never could justify paying over £33.50 on a bronzer so this only came to £25 with the money off. All the bronzers from this range look absolutely gorgeous so I decided upon this one which you can currently pick up from Debenhams with 10% off. I choose the colour 01 Blonde after recently becoming a blondie again.

top:lightly swatched, bottom:heavily swatched

As you can see, the colour is gorgeous. The pink shades in the bronzer really compliments my skin colour and the slight shimmer gives my skin a healthy glow. It only has to be applied lightly to give a great sweep of colour. All in all, I love it! Definitely a great new staple on my makeup bag!
I promise I'll get a FOTD up as soon as I can while i'm wearing this.

Have any of you girls tried the Terracotta range?

Love
Phillie
xxx

I♥Orange! MAC Ravishing and Jemma Kidd Cream Blush

Hello again ladies. I've been starting to notice a little trend in my makeup lately, apparently i'm subconciously loving a bit of orange at the moment! I didn't notice tuntil I was going through my makeup box to get my July favourites ready!

(Top-Bottom: MAC Ravishing, JK Pose, JK Pose blent in)

The MAC lipstick in Ravishing is a nice little staple of summer for any makeup bag! If you like a bit of a bright shade then this is great, it's not too over powering so it doesn't leave you looking like a clown. It's a nice mid orange and the cremesheen formula is lovely and applies really nicely. This was my first experience with a bright coloured lipstick and I found it drew attention to my gums (wierd right?). So, all I do is put some vaseline on my lips and then I apply the lippie to just the middle and then blend out with my lip brush, this makes it look more like a sheer lipstick which is so much better for me!

The Jemma Kidd Cream Blush has been my favourite product this month! I absolutely love it and have only been using this blush since I received it. I got this in the shade Pose, it looks really orange in the swatch but when blended in it looks so gorgeous, a light peachy-orange colour. I love peach blushes and this is amazing, the formula isn't thick at all so it gives a really light finish and it's so easy to blend! I haven't tried this on the lips but I can imagine it looking amazing. You can pick this up for just £9 from ASOS http://www.asos.com/Jemma-Kidd/JK-Jemma-Kidd-Stain-Flush-Blush-Concentrate/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=703672&cid=8156&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Masquerade+02  small price for a great product :)

Are there any colours which you're loving at the moment?

Phillie
xxx