all photos taken using an iPhone 5 I spend about 85% of the time on my iPhone trawling through Instagram, for that instant dose of visual inspiration and gratification. I can’t be the only one, can I? I often get a little bit lost scrolling through an endless flow of perfectly edited (and curated) photographic imagery; the ante has definitely been upped since I first joined Instagram. Remember those faux bokeh light filters which were all the rage or the incessant use of the Valencia filter? For those of you wishing to up your Instagram photo game – and I…
Popbasic milk silk blouse (c/o), Karen Walker skirt, Karen Walker x Benah Sloane satchel; beauty note – Revlon matte lip balm in Standout Remarquable on the lips There is nothing more classic than a white (silk) shirt and a bold red lip. Even more so in the holiday season when it’s red-lips-a ’plenty, and you don’t want your outfit to make more of a statement than that bold lip you’re wearing (hint: keep it easy and wear neutral shades). It’s that effortless nonchalance, and when paired with a slim cigarette cut trouser, looks ever so gamine. With only one more…
Ivory ‘milk’ silk blouse c/o Popbasic If there’s one thing a girl can never have too much of, it’s a simple silk button up shirt. It’s one of those classics which will never leave you not feeling polished, even when you’ve rolled out of bed with only ten minutes to spare before you need to get on your way to work; I promise. Which would explain why I was pretty excited to hear about Popbasic’s kickstarter project for two silk blouses (the first of many, I hope), one in an ivory milk shade, and one in a playful strawberry print.…
kit. Cosmetics Summer Fiesta nude eye shadow palette ‘Tis the season for giving and gifting, lazy weekend barbecues in the late afternoon sun, and limited edition make-up palettes which are so pretty you can’t wait to get your hands on them. Up until now, I’ve never paid much mind to Christmas gift guides, and seasonal Christmas gift sets – it never quite made sense to me. I’d long thought that the aforementioned gift sets primarily consisted of intense lavender scented body lotions and shower gels which were destined to spend their lives sitting at the very back of my bathroom…
So you may have noticed a few changes around here lately. A little less fashion, and a little more beauty. Well, it’s come as a little bit of a surprise to me too – the girl which for so long has shunned any traditional (read: obsessive) approach to beauty in favour of something a little more relaxed; a little more nonchalant, or at least so I’ve thought. I’ve been making videos (and who ever would have thought I’d be willingly putting myself on camera?), and I’ve been putting my face in sharper focus than I would normally dare, all in…
