Dare to wear pleather?

I love Winter for an excuse to get out the knitwear...but it's not even that cold at the moment! I went out today without wearing my coat and it's 3 sleeps until Christmas! What is wrong with the weather?! Anyway, I went to meet Liberty for coffee and wanted an excuse to wear my super old pleather leggings. I suggested to the boyf the other day that I wear them with my big cornish fisherman jumper and he just gave me a look, and said "wouldn't that be a bit....weird?" Strangely enough I agreed with him and followed his advice to go with my green skinny jeans! Yes, that's right, I'm taking style advice from a boy (to give him credit, it's usually pretty good advice!!) ...but today....while the boyfs away....the fashionista will play!!! So...yes...I dared the pleather!! I'm always a little weary about wearing these with flats, due to the unfortunate saggy ass I seem to get with them. However, I decided to team these babies up with my new chunky Docs and this burgundy, bat wing jumper. 

Although incredibly uncomfortable to wear with my Alexa rubbing against my legs and the pleater, I strangely loved this look. I felt like the pleather added a little something to the outfit that made it stand out....hopefully for the right reasons!

Jumper - £14.99 H&M

Pleather Leggings - £14.99 H&M

Scarf - Burberry

Bag - Mulberry (Oversized Oak Alexa)

...love Indigo

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Green with Envy...

I know we all love a little black dress....however isn't that a little boring and cliche now? For this years, family Christmas meal I chose a bright, emerald green number! The material strangely reminds me of crepe paper! I've never really been into long dresses however this one from H&M seems to please me. I adore the glove like fit. It just slips on perfectly. I reckon it will transfer from AW11 to SS12 perfectly, it's all about the bright greens and pinks next year! Anyway, what's your opinion on the classic LBD?

Dress - £25.99 H&M

...love Indigo

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Dip Dye

Hello again! Sooooo, as you can see I've had my hair chopped since you last saw me! I'm loving the sharp fringe, but I was getting a little bored of the colour so I dip dyed it again!! If you want to see how it turned out last time you can take a peek here. It's scary how much I've changed.....anyway!! I tried going for pink this time....I'm wearing pink lipstick to make it look a little more pink as it's actually turned out a very bright red!! It was supposed to last 30 washes, but in fact the colour only lasted about a week and I've been left with ombre style hair, but as I'm ginger it's very orange! Another thing I would say about it is that the bleach in it has completely frazzled the ends of my hair!! :(

...love Indigo

How could I not be back for winter???

Wow....well it's been about 5 months since I last posted...what an awful blogger I am!!! I have just been so busy, but I want to get back into this blog properly and show you guys what I'm loving in the fashion world. Now I won't go on and on about what I've been up to for the last 5 months, but I have been to a lot of parties so I have a lot of looks to catch you up on! The first look I want to show you was for a leaving party for a lovely lady at work. Now it's not too cold but, you know me...I love a nice Autumn/Wintery look. I just love the dark colours and the heavy make-up.

It was a really lovely night. I wanted to keep the outfit dressy but casual at the same time as we were at the usual pub. I find this skirt goes with everything, I've had it for years, so it's quite difficult to get a similar one now. The colour transfers from Summer to Winter so easily. I also love the colour of my new sleeveless blouse, I'm even wearing it now, it's so versatile! Oh, and the tights, I'm in love with these, now they are my second pair as I managed to rip a huge hole in the last pair! Opps!!

1. Super Suspender Tights - Pretty Polly/Henry Holland £12

2. Leopard Print Ballet Pumps - New Look £15.99

3. Rust Pleated Skirt - H&M £9.99

4. Deep Green Sleeveless Blouse - Oasis £40

Now as for make-up, I've been loving lipstick at the moment....any colour!!! Tonight I chose this lovely shiny Smoked Purple shade from Dior. But I will be doing a post on my favourite shades of lipstick soon!

I've missed you all so much and I can't wait to keep writing. Stay in touch and don't forget to comment! 

...love Indigo

Beautiful Becca

Now I did tell Becca I would post this months ago! But I have been putting it off quite a bit as I really don't think it's that great! I haven't drawn in months but I really want/need to get back into it soon with my Art Foundation coming up in September! Check out my other illustration of Carrie from WishWishWish here.

Have any of you guys got the drawing bug???

...love Indigo

Layering

Bit of a vintage theme going on on the blog this month! So I wanted to show you one last way to wear the beautiful summer dress I was sent by the lovely people at very.co.uk. I wanted to try and style it up in a vintage way, so I chose this beautiful lace vest from H&M and sheer blouse, which is also from H&M. I quite liked it with just the vest actually, it fitted in really well with the cross over straps on the back. I also really like the exposed zip down the back.

Once again I'm sporting Mac Ruby Woo on my lips, when don't I?! Oh and on a final fashion note, my bag!!! This pretty little girl is from Topshop, got her for Christmas, I think you have met a few times before!

Oh, and don't forget to vote for me, Indigo, in the Matalan style challenge right here! You can see the original post here. I really really love the look and hope you do too, so please please please show your support and vote! I hope you are all well.

...love Indigo

...love Indigo

Gaga for Mac

Well, since taking this photo, this lipstick seems to have shrunk in size due to my constant use! I love Mac lipsticks, and after falling for their Ruby Woo shade, and lusting after a nude lipstick for what felt like forever, I finally decided to head into Mac and grab one. However, how many bloody shades of nude does one store need!?!? I got help from a really pretty, lovely assistant...she looked a bit like a prettier, sober version of Ke$ha actually...hmmm. Anyway, she recommended Lady Gaga 2. I think it's actually quite orangey even though Ke$ha told me there was absolutely no orange pigment in the shade. I wasn't going to argue with her, so I bought it anyway, and I haven't been able to put it down since! I combine it a lot with my Play Stick from Benefit to create a really natural look. I really really love it, and it's definitely a fall back product when I can't be bothered with much make-up. My only criticism would be that it comes off a little too quick for my liking and I have to reapply it quite a bit.

What's your favourite Mac shade??

...love Indigo

Yayer Yayer Yayer

This is a super super quick post to show you this beautiful dress I received from Yayer.com in the sale! Score!! I love it, haven't had a chance to wear it yet though, I went out for dinner last night and really should have worn it then! I love the print and the sheerness of it, I'm excited to start layering it up for winter/autumn!

But before I run off to work, have you voted for me in the Matalan Style Challenge yet?? I need YOUR support!!

...love Indigo

Gelly

So, I've never really been into blogging about nails, but then again I've always had super short nails...until recently that is! I can't remember why, but I was having a really crappy day so I (for some unknown reason) decided to get my nails done at this local place called Elegance Nails, if you're ever in the area you really should drop in, they're brilliant. I went for gel nails with white tips, the first photo is from when I first got them gone, they look a little funny because my nails were so short, but as they've grown the white tips have got shorter and look a lot more in proportion now!

I usually get the people at the nail salon to paint them, once I went for China Glaze Pool Party, which is like a neon pink, I didn't get any photos of it...but it was bright!!! I get a lot of compliments on my nails now, and I like them a lot more than when they were short, I can do a lot more with them, and as you can see from the photos above, I've been experimenting!!! What do you think?? I want to try and get my hands on some of those nail pens now, any ideas of where???

Nail Colours used:

Barry M - Blue Glitter (1st and 3rd Image)

Barry M - Fuchsia (2nd and 3rd Image)

Rimmel Lasting Finish - 050 Tangerine Queen

Rimmel Lasting Finish - 055 Sunshine

Collection 2000 Hot Looks Fast Dry - 38 Mint Mojo

Nails Inc - Warwick Avenue

Oh and lastly, Emma from Following The Fashion asked me in a previous post what I used this time to dye my hair bright red. Well, the answer is Directions Semi Permanent in Pillarbox Red you can buy it here, however I got it from the Oasis market in Birmingham. The range of colours they do is fab and as it's only a semi I would be tempted to try something a little more daring. The only downside to this colour is when it washes out it goes everywhere and WILL STAIN YOUR BATHROOM! This is actually quite a big downside for me, but I'm sure you can find a way round it? Let me know!!!

Oh also let me know about any good nail art blogs you love!

...love Indigo

BlogBook

It's midweek and I've been lured by the world of Facebook. If you've been following the blog for a while then you'll know that I actually have already had Facebook for the blog, but because of exams and things, got rid of it. But anyway, we are back! I mainly wanted to set up a Facebook page as another way for you to connect with the blog. I'll basically be updating you with when new posts are up and posting extra photos from the shoots, which could be interesting. For example, a few of you have been asking about my trip to Brighton, and I haven't blogged about it too much, but I could put photos on the Facebook if you fancy it. It also gives you the chance to tell me what you would like to see on the blog or just to ask me lots and lots of questions! Most importantly, I'll keep you notified to new competitions and giveaways first! So it's worth hitting that "like" button! If you fancy it, you can also post a link to either your blog, or your blogs Facebook page on the wall for me to check out, and I'm sure other readers will take a peak too!

Find me here!!

Here are some of my favourite blogs to keep up to date with via Facebook

Snippets of Shiny Thoughts

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Style Bubble

WishWishWish

AlixRose

...love Indigo