Charming

Pretty outfit posts via Girl in London

Holographic Alexa nails.

I am sure everybody must have noticed Alexa Chung's nails recently, they have been all over the internet. I'm not normally into painting my nails, primarily due to the fact I am quite lazy and it's the waiting to dry part which turns me off doing them. I've seen a DIY online but the glitter is much smaller to Alexa's so I had a quick go at trying it for myself. I was able to get the effect with larger glitter pieces using Barry M's nail varnish 'Hologram Hexograms' which you can also get it in a purple. 

This is how the nail turned out, I am very pleased with the result it is just a shame I don't have a good enough camera to get a better photograph. I created the effect by dabbing the brush on to my nail, concentrating on the tip to get the ombre effect. 

Protocol

Late night shopping on a Thursday evening is a ritual for my mum and I.

Zara November Lookbook

The new Zara lookbook for November has me all excited with the onslaught of patterned items they are yet to bring out in their stores. The tailored pieces that look as though they have been attacked with seed bombs to create beautifully hectic floral pieces remind me of Celine's 2012 Resort collection. Subconsciously through such items as well as images online I am drawn to embracing nature and replacing it's loss of colour and vibrancy during the winter months through my wardrobe.

It never sleeps.

I've spent my lunch looking at the New York photos I took last December when I was there with my mum & dad to celebrate our birthdays. My mum and I share the same birthday and last year it was extra special as I turned 21. There is less than a month now until my birthday so I have been wallowing about my trip last year and how I wish I was going again this year. 

It is also making me feel I need a DSLR having borrowed my brother's for these photos when we went to NYC.

Current Inspiration.

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Images via Studded Hearts, Fashion Canvas, Lavelaundry & Roseaux Joues

Subtle sparkles, boyish boucle, thick knitted hats, 2012's film adaptation of Kerouac's On the Road, chunky black boots against pretty florals, pretty vs tough, long wispy hair, influence of nature on fashion, organic materials, bohemian Christmas.

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This week has been a bit up and down and nothing was better for me and put everything in perspective whilst remaining so poetic, enchanting and romantic was this quote by American astronomer Carl Sagan. It is slightly sad but I looked upon it as being something more positive; to rid yourself of any sadness or worries surrounding you live for yourself and for today.

"After the earth dies, some 5 billion years from now, after it’s burned to a crisp, or even swallowed by the Sun, there will be other worlds and stars and galaxies coming into being — and they will know nothing of a place once called Earth."

Carl Sagan (via HoldenandCaulfield)

Youth is wasted on the young.

The other day I noticed Emma Watson (here) in this McQ dress and it reminded me of quite an old ASOS dress I had hidden away and hadn't worn for years. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever worn it and I believe this is down in part to it making me look like a 10 year old girl attempting to be Avril Lavigne attempting to be a punk. Having seen Emma Watson though I went and dug the dress out thinking maybe my views on how it looked may have changed. I was wrong, I still didn't like it on so threw a black t-shirt over the top half of the strapless dress and for the first time had faith in the little tartan number. I'm unsure on the mesh & lace edging, I don't know whether to get rid of it and go at it with a sewing machine or whether I secretly think it adds a girlish touch to the grunge ensemble: the tough leather, harsh black & chunky boots.