Romwe Wishlist

Edgy, feminine, gorgeous accessories, free p&p and affordable.  The website, Romwe has it all.

Here is some of my most desired purchases...

Now where's my credit card?...

Cath Kidston bag and Clarins freebie

Had a lovely day in town today with my 3 favourite people-mum, sister and neice, Jennifer.  After such a horrible week a little bit of retail therapy was in order. But it came from an unusual place.  We decided to to venture into one of my favourite shops, Cath Kidston and I came across a lovely bag.  Which just so happened to be a childrens bag!

It doubles as a backpack!

It was reduced so I had to have it!


My luck just kept on coming.  We then went into House of Fraser on Buchanan Street and was given some Clarins freebies!  I wouldn't normally buy this brand as I find it a tad expensive but the staff were very helpful and gave me samples related to my specific skin complaints.

I was given a cleanser, moisturiser and exfoliating cream.

All in all a great end to a horrible week.  Now i'm off to indulge in a disney marathon.

xxx

Dalmatian print nails

I am in love with anything dalmatian print at the moment.  It has such an elegant quality. Conjuring images of woman in the 60's decadently kitted out head to toe in the print to the rather deliciously evil Cruella DeVille.

Style icon?

I love dalmatian print clothing, from dresses to handbags and shoes (especially creepers)

But the thing I covet the most is, of course, dalmatian nails. Be it basic black or white or adding a pop of colour.

So I decided to create my own version.

I think this may be my favourite design, the simpleness of the colours really pop.

Hopefully my nails done chip to soon.


xxx

galaxy nails

Maybe I'm a tad late but I love ANYTHING galaxy related.  I recently purchased a rather fabulous pair of nebula leggings.

I had to use my rather useless camera on my phone so sorry for the rubbish photo

No photo can fully show how beautiful the leggings are unfortunately.


For anyone who is a wee bit on the shy side about adorning full galaxy gear, starry nails are a great alternative.

My attempt is quite as impressive as these lovely examples but I decided to give it a go.

I used the following polishes

From left to right
W7 in Moondust
NYC in Lights Camera Glitter
W7 in Cosmic Black
W7 in Blue Dazzle


First apply a base of Cosmic Black,which is a opaque black with glitter.
Then apply Lights Camera Glitter, this give a nice glittery depth
It is important to wait until each layer is dry to prevent smudging.  Using a sponge, create a ombre efffect with the Moondust polish, this represents the nebulas
Lastly using a pointed impliment, a biro will do, try and pick up individual pieces of glitter from Blue Dazzle.  This should be quite straightforward as Blue Dazzle is made up of rather large glitter pieces.  These represent the starts.  A polish made of  silver glitter would be even better.

And the end result could look like this.

Close up

I do love glitter, I think it may be time for a detox

xxx

Haul for under 30 pound

I set myself a challange-to see if I could go into town and spend under 30 pound.  


I love a bargain and I love my polishes, put those 2 together and I'm in heaven.  All the below polishes were 1.99 each!  Picked up at Watt Bros in Glasgow (my own little secret aladdins cave ) I especially adore the W7 polishes as they are identical to the Deborah Lipmann creations but at tenth of the price!

A rather lovely coral-Revol

turquoise glitter-W7

Lilac glitter-W7

Silver glitter with specks of pink-W7

Pale pastle lilac-Revlon

Went into New Look, which has become my only destination for accessories.  I am strangely drawn to spikes and flowers, like a fashionista magpie.

Cute floral chandelier earrings-New Look
2 pounds

Spike and bling hoops-New Look
2 pounds

Cross and spike drop earrings-New Look
2.99

 I thought I'd chance my luck and have a wee rummage in Urban Outfitters.  Not a shop you'd automatically think of for a bargain, but their sale is the best on the high street.  I picked up this lovely little patchwork dress for a tenner!  Love the 90's grunge look at the mo' and this dress is perfect for the trend

Floral patchwork dress-Urban Outfitters
10 pounds

So the grand sum of spending is....

5 nail polishes = 9.95
3 pairs of earrings = 6.70 (subtracted student discount)
1 dress = 9.00 (subtracted student discount)

Equals (drum roll...)  25.65!!!!

Money left over for a copy of my fave mag and train fare home

Result! xxx

Create your own instagram

It finally happened, I am officially a university graduate!  Upper Second honours degree in Digital Art.  So instead of sitting about and letting the never ending quest of finding a job get me down, I decided to add to my portfolio.  The world is being overrun by the phenomenon that is Instagram.

 I love the idea of old photographs but those who are not fortunate enough to have a Smart Phone, I decided to create my own using Photoshop using photographs I took of my home town, Glasgow

I then layered photos to create a hazy effect

I will put up a tutorial on how to create your own instagram effect photographs soon.  I promise it is a lot easier than it looks.

xxx