STYLE IT | How to # 2 | Colour Pop

Maje mini dress from net-a-porter.com // Ankle strap high heel sandals from openingceremony.us // Zatchels saddle bag from oliverbonas.com // Thierry lasry from contactsandspecs.com // Christian dior from sephora.com

I am really enjoying the 'monochrome' look at the moment. I think it can look really sleek and simplistic and with a pop of colour it suddenly adds an edge.

More soon

Sara x

STYLE IT | How to #1 | Wearing white

Monki Dress from Monki.com // Alexander Wang t-strap shoes  from alexanderwang.com // Limi Feu slouch purse from lagarconne.com // Marc by marc jacobs case from shopbop.com

White, white and more white. Sleek, simple, clean, what more could you want for the summer. And judging from the gorgeous weather we have been having in the UK recently, maybe we might actually be able to dress for summer...finally!

Sara x

Indecisive but Iridescent

Bleach rip Lacey jeans from Topshop

Colour block shirt from Topshop Similar here

Chain necklace from Topshop

Diamante jumper from Topshop

LISSOME Ted baker shoes (sold out from Ted Baker, available at Very)

I apologise for the appalling editing of these photos. I have had a lot going on lately with work and personally and having two jobs has not been ideal for the past year! This explains why I have not blogged many outfit posts because when I am at home there is no one around to help me take photos and it's a bad excuse I know, but that is the way it is unfortunately.

I do however promise that once I am living in my new pad with my best friend Clare I will be posting a lot more frequently... I may even invest in a camera tripod to assist me.

I also have to comment on the fact there are two outfits in this post... the title kind of explains it; I was being terribly indecisive and due to the cold weather I forced my sister to go run inside to get my jumper!

The main reason I wanted to do this outfit post was to show you my gorgeous Ted Baker rose gold 'LISSOME' heels. They were bought to replace some Topshop heels which got mauled by my friends dog! Sad I know but I think the replacements are even hotter. What do you think?

Oh and I got my fringe cut back in. Takes a while to get used to it, and to style it in the morning but I reckon I will keep it for a while.

Sara x

Orange obsessed

Morange MAC nail varnish

Since I was tiny I have loved orange. And it so happens this season it has become oh so popuar. I have made the most of this and have topped up on orange in the wardrobe...

Luckily a good friend of mine bought me this lush nail varnish for my birthday and I cant get enough of it. Although my nails need re-doing I thought the colour was definitely worthy of a fortnightly nails post

Sara x

Strawberries and Cream

O.P.I Mod about you 15ml

For those who know me you know me well enough to never expect pastel pink nails to be part of the Sara equation...well....how you were wrong! On my last visit to the nail salon where I go every two weeks, (depending on how well the colour lasts) I felt like being a little bit adventurous, and decided to go with the flow and try and embrace the pastel trend.

I don't know what you guys think, but I am actually really happy with the result. Imagine how good it would look if I was actually tanned.

The question is what colour next; bright tangerine or a nude/beige?!

I am starting a new fortnightly post called Fortnightly nails, so make sure you subscribe to my blog by clicking on the subscription box on the right and you won't miss a single one.

Sara x

Can't beat Clinique

While growing up and all the way through my teens I never really suffered from any form of acne apart from the odd blemish or spot here and there. I have always been so lucky in that respect.
I started suffering from dry but oily skin later on and have always relied on skin products by 'Simple', which have done well, but I felt like I needed to try something else.

My sister bought some Clinque products a few months ago and I remember using Clinique foundation a few years ago and really liked the coverage and the fact that it didn't clog my skin up and made it look  quite radiant.

So.....off I trot....to Clinique (the counter in Boots- I love my Boots points!), and with the help of the lovely lady behind the counter talking through with me about my skin, she decided I was skin type 2.

The great thing about Clinque is that they have ready made starter kits for different skin types, so £20 later I am leaving, with a little Clinique box in hand and pretty excited to start using it and seeing the results.  (I also got some free tester pots of the 'Turnaround Concentrate Radiance Renewer')

Step 1: Clinique Mild Liquid Facial Soap

Your face only needs to be damp for this to work, and just like any other face wash lightly cover your face and wash off.

Step 2: Clinique Clarifying Lotion Clarifiante

With cotton pads, lightly cover your face, stay away from the eyes. you will feel a light tingling. This helps to tighten your pores.

Step 3: Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion

With just a pea sized amount, like any other moisturiser, lightly cover your face. You will be able to notice the difference already. My skin was looking more alive and fresh with just one use!

Finally, the optional addition. I got some free sample pots of the Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Radiance Renewer and, if like me you use the Skin type two products, you use this serum after the moisturiser. It gently exfoliates your skin without spreading spots of blemishes, and gently removes dead skin unlike some of the exfoliators out there which have visible beads; these can sometimes be too abrasive.

Make sure you check with Clinique depending on your moisturiser as sometimes you apply before depending on the thickness etc.

Find the Skin type 2 Introduction kit here

and the Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Radiance Renewer here

I will keep you posted

Sara x

Print Clash

Floral jacket from New look

Jacquard skater dress from River Island

Orange box clutch bag from Zara

Leopard print shoes from Topshop

Large circular ring from Magnolia

Opal Ring and triple band ring from Bluemoon Gallery

Green stone ring(right hand in picture) from Pandora

Rose Gold Watch from Michael Kors

So here is my first outfit post, finally.

I am in a little bit of a dress up mode at the moment, that or the complete opposite; gym gear or leggings and a t shirt. So this explains why this outfit has a very formal edge. I rarely plan what I am going to wear the night before unless it is for something really really important which is hardly ever.

Most of the time its a rushed grab and hope for the best sort of attitude and I guess some people may argue that it doesn't work. I would say that I am also not a great matcher; matching shoes and clutch/bag isn't something that I do often....

I have to admit that a few of the pieces seen in this look, the clutch bag and the shoes are all birthday presents from a couple of weeks ago and I have been dying to post about them, I have just been non-stop. I am in love with this orange box clutch!! 

Excuse the pasty white complexion...I will be going on holiday soon I promise. That or I definitely need to fake tan.

More to come soon, 

Sara x