Maxing it out in black and white

Hey peeps,

I have a question, is it me but don't you think the 'down' side to having a bank holiday is that you try to cram loads in that by the time you go back to work you are sooo tired, only to have to then fit 5 days work into 4 days ( well 3 days in my case as I also took off Tuesday).

I stepped out in this simple black and white ensemble today. If this outfit could talk it would tell you that I got ready in the fastest time ever! I'm talking 20 mins. My alarm didn't go off, so when it came to choosing what to wear I went for the first thing I saw when I opened one of my  wardrobes ( which was this skirt). 

The boots, well I tripped over them so that was obviously their way of begging me to wear them lol! I hate to be rude to any style of shoe, especially when they are as fierce as these. I added a pop of colour to my outfit- a purple lip ( and my pink, dip dye hair).

Cheers to the frickin weekend!! Xx

Ps: just in case you were wondering, I made it into work on time. :)

Be Box Photo shoot

After a few mad weeks of running around like a crazy woman, including a weekend away in Nice, social events and working on a really big project at work, I am back to my baby: my blog. Damn I have missed you! lol.

So first up, I have been meaning to put this up on the blog for agesssssss. A few months ago I worked (as a stylist) on a fantastic shoot for new beauty brand; Be Box.

Be box is a beauty box for women of colour, taking inspiration from the likes of glossy box, each month subscribers will receive a box full of 4-5 lush samples. These products will cater for various black skin tones and hair types. Be box (the box and the site) is due to launch in a few weeks but for now you can sign up to the newsletter at www.be-box.co.uk  for all the latest in fashion, celebrity news and new beauty products. I have and I'm hooked!!

The shoot was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun!  I still remember rocking up to the shoot and hearing the soulful sounds of the fab Solange Knowles blaring out, I realised straight away that this was going to be one cool-ass shoot.

Below are some of the snaps from the shoot (courtesy BeBox). I styled all the models using products from my shop House of Shoena.

Britain's next top model finalist-Mulan

Look at that 'fro

Images are Copyright © 2013 Be Box, All rights reserved.

I believe.....

In the words of Audrey Hepburn:

" I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner".

Happy Friday peeps!

X

 

Bargain madness

A White blazer is the perfect refresher for your summer wardrobe. I picked up this blazer at Primani for a whopping £5, bargainnnnnnn or what!

 

Park life

Last Saturday I found myself up at crazy o clock ( for a Saturday) and in a park surrounded by a bunch of cool guys and girls, all dressed up in retro garms, bopping their heads along to the soulful sounds of a amazing up and coming singer. Why was I here? Well just incase you didn't get the memo, I am also a budding stylist, and I was on a shoot- my first music video shoot for Chantelle  ( backing singer of Maverick Sabre). The video was for her first single as a solo artist.

  

The brief I was given was to find bright  outfits ( including accessories ) that had a late 60s/ early 70s vibe. 

The shoot was sooooo my much fun, and I fell in love with the guy who played the grandad in the video!! He is probably the most stylish grandad I've ever met. 

The single is due to be released soon so look out for it, but for now here are some photos from the shoot.

Introducing Ocean Pacific

Every once in a while a gal needs to get away from the big city and have a mini break, so in 2 weeks’ time, I am off to Nice for a short break. I am soooooo looking forward to chillaxing on the beach, sipping on a 1, 2 or 3 Pina  Colada (my holiday tipple), whilst I flick through a huge pile of magazines and finally get to finish reading a book that I started reading so long ago. I started reading this book MONTHS ago and I think I might need to even go back to the beginning as I am pretty sure I have forgotten the plot. (Yes, its that bad). Obviously this in an excuse to snap up a new bikini or two (hee hee, any excuse right).

Recently a new US lifestyle brand was brought to my attention, the brand goes by the name of Ocean Pacific (or OP) and they are sell the cutest retro bikini’s; think playful, bright and printed beauties. The great news is there products are debit card/credit card friendly! I'm talking as cheap as £5.99 for a bikini top and if you are quick enough you can snap up a bikini set for.... £2 in the summer sales. (hooray!)

Ocean Pacific is exclusively stocked in Sports direct on-line and in store.

Below are my faves that will be coming along with me in my spotty suitcase.

Kimono- tastic

I picked this Kimono up a few months ago, I wore  it for a few hours, then forgot about it. I only re discovered it the other day when I came across a picture I took of it for a potential blog post (due to the crazy price tag and the pure fabulosity of it). I didn't get round to writing it; don't ask me why as I don't even know.

So now that we have been reacquainted, allow me to introduce you to this lush kimono that I paid a whooping..... £3 for, yes £3, in the H&M sale. The funny thing is I bought this after I just had finished eating a overpriced but yummy lunch from Pret that costed me £6.

I am going to let you in on a secret, this kimono was hiding in the lingerie department, so it is really a lingerie type of kimono, but I won't tell anyone if you don't, deal? As I am Krazy about this Kimono.

So thoughts on the kimono?