| New Years Eve 2014 OOTN |

Hello!

Firstly, Happy New Year! I'm very excited to have a clean slate to work with! I won't touch too much on a New Years post because that's coming to you later in a whole Photos of the year post thing!

Let's get down to what i'm wearing!

Me and My best friends Aaliyah & Daisy went out for New Years to London and it was a great night from what I can remember!

I took the opportunity to wear basically everything new that i'd got for christmas, including my FAB yellow coat!

Yellow Boyfriend Coat

Primark

£23

Navy Polka Dot Dress

Forever 21

£unknown

Dr.Martens

£80

Camden

Tights & Socks 

Both Primark

 

I was also wearing this really sweet little Golden Apple Brooch from Vecchio Vintage, Which I purchased whilst at their Bloggers afternoon. I love it! So sweet.

I had my normal makeup on with some False Lashes & used my Mac Studio Fix Fluid to have a photo ready face, I love that foundation but at £21.50 a bottle it only comes out on special occasions!

I also popped in my pearl earrings, which I can actually wear without them falling out! I had previously stretched my ears to 16mm for around 2 and a half years & they've gone straight back! Result!

The obligatory Firemans Helmet Selfie.

Hope you had a wonderful night? Did you take any crazy selfies?

lovelove

xxxx

✿ The Importance of Nylon Hair-scarves ✿ 1950's Style ✿

When it comes to 1950's Style, There's only one way to wear it. Glamour Glamour Glamour.

One key part of the Glamorous look is to be somewhat, Casual and effortless. A option often taken by the modern Pin-up ladies, Glamour is portrayed through Immaculate make-up and hair kept just so by the greatest accessory of them all, The Hair Scarves!

From Poodle head curls to a basic Pony Tail with a twist, The Hair Scarf adds an innocent & Sweet edge to a hairstyle and puts a cherry on top of a Simple outfit!

Here's a few of my Favorite styles!

The Pony Tail Bow

An easy and quick style, Simply put your hair into a pony tail at the crown of your head and Tie a hair scarf around the base of the pony, Positioning the bow at the top of your head and the tails by the side.

For a little twist to this style, Roll your fringe at the front with a Suicide Roll or Bumper Bang! 

Simple and very 1950's Varsity school girl! 

The Bouffant Plait

A little harder to do, scoop the back half of the top of your hair into a Beehive leaving half down to be plaited, using the backcomb and roll technique create the beehive and cover with the front of your hair, sleeking down any flyaways with Hairspray and then brush through the ends of your hair and Plait.

Fold your hair scarf into a long rectangle with pointed ends and tie into a bow around your head, resting the flat side over where the plait begins.

Slightly hard to do, but very sweet!

Oh, Beehive!

A super Glamorous hairstyle,which has taken me a long time to get right is the Beehive! Just like before, Use the backcomb and roll method to get a bouffant and then sleek all of your front parting over the top and hairspray!

With the rest of the hair, either plait or french twist it into a bun at the nape of your neck and pin.

Finish off by tying a big bow!

Girl Next Door

Of course, If you're too lazy to do an extravagant style you could simply have a Half up Half down one like this! 

Remember to flick the ends of your hair in with straighteners to give it some shape!

Simply backcomb the back section of your hair and clip it back, then tie yourself a big bow over your hair!

Nylon Scarves can be rare to find,prepare to rummage in many a Vintage boutique and Charity shop to find them!

Rokit nonormally have loads of Nylon hidden in their Scarf Racks! You can also find a selection of colors on the American Pin up Clothing website! 

Keep your eyes peeled on Etsy and Ebay as there are often Job lots available & Amazon sell packs of Magician Scarves that are hugely similar to these and are in a selection of colors!

That's all the pearls I have to Impart on you for now!

Happy Scarf-ing

xxxxx

Retro Sale Picks | £20 and Under |

Hello! It's that time of year again when everyone goes summer sale crazy, I thought i'd share my favorite retro inspired sale picks with you all!

Tara Starlet

Stripe Lucia Bralet

£10

Stripe Lucia Skirt

£20

What a darling little coordinating set! Simply sweet! Coordinates mean you can detach the separate parts and wear them with different clothes, Making them Winter/Summer Wearable!

Tara Starlet have SO many sets in the sale at the moment so get in quick!

COLLECTIF

Rizzo Structured Crepe Dress

£19.50

Rowena Anchor Swing Dress

£16.25

Both of these dresses are truly sweet! The Pink Rizzo is every inch of Rizzo from Grease, You can see her strutting away in it and a pair of huge sunnies!

The anchor print dress is Sailor-Sweet & makes a good dress for summer or winter and in all occasions.

Vivien of Holloway

Bolero Strawberry White Dot

£10.00

A perfect little throw over for a pretty dress or even a Cropped Halter top and Jeans! Love the pattern, So girly!

Attitude Clothing

Hell Bunny Derby Doll Shirt

£19.99

This is possibly the cutest shirt ever? But also with some tough girl edge! Roller Derby is one of my favorite things & Teaming this shirt with some High waisted shorts and Converse would give you an easy pin up cool!

That's all for now!

xxx

Battlesbridge Bonanza! ❤ August 2014 ❤

Hello! 

I went to Battlesbridge yesterday for the All Ford Car Show & Of Course, TO SHOP. There's a lovely little town with loads of antique shops and I just love it there! I saved money especially to buy something lovely and I'll show you what I got!

The first thing was this cute Troll Doll. I've wanted one forever & I literally could not leave this little cutie behind, look at that bow tie! Reminds me of Ricardo when he wears his! He was only £2 what a bargain!

I also picked up the little Troll for Ricardo, as a little something silly, he was £1 and the Tomato pin cushion was 20p from a rummage basket!

Also from the rummage basket I picked up some satin trim in Lilac and Cream & Some black elastic, all for 20p each.

In another Antique shop there were lots of Vintage patterns or £1 each and I couldn't RESIST.

I even nabbed a pattern for a beach dress swimsuit!

I also got the Lilac Nylon hair scarf (folded in a triangle) for £2 to add to my collection!

I love wearing them as bows in my Ponytail! tres cute.

AND NOW FOR THE PIES DE LA RESISTANCE (?)

1950's. Vintage. Prom Dress.

Can you even believe my luck! It's so beautiful!

It fits like a glove and I feel so fab in it! It was probably hand made judging by the stitching but that gives it even more romance! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

Best of all, for a dress like this you're usually looking to pay around £60+ depending on how it was made, and I paid only £10! 

An absolute success!

Just thought I'd include this snippet from mine and my sisters childhood! A mint condition Swimming Sindy doll! We used to wind ours up and swim her around the bath! I should of bought her really! Dang it!

Hope you enjoyed my little haul!

lovelove

xxx 

☼ Sunny Days ☼ Victoria Park & Thrifting ☼

Hello! I've been so busy recently doing so many lovely things! My blog has become a bit bare I apologise! 

Thought I'd share what I've been up to starting with the day I set with my Alana Banana In East London Thrifting & Picnicing in Victoria Park!

I got so tanned! All of which is now faded because I don't get out in the sun enough haha!

We also went Thriftingggggg! So here's my favorite picks from what I got!

Tennis Dress

£3

Absolute Vintage

I love this! So cute it's like it fell out of American Apparel. I rescued it from the sale rail in AV and it looked a little sad, All it needed was a little TLC!

Bell Bottoms

£5

Vintage Basement Market

(Brick Lane)

I found these babies in a £5 box, I saw the waistband poking out and thought 'whatever that is, I WANT IT' and I pulled them out to find much to my delight that they were bell bottoms! I've wanted some really nice Flared trousers for a long time! These are so perfect!

The Waist button was originally Purple, which although cute was a bit mis-matching for me and I swapped it for a white one, I think it looks the part!

That's all from my Sunny day with alana! More Sunny Days posts coming very soon! 

LoveLove

xxxx

OOTD | Work // July

Hey guys! A Quick OOTD from work here! I fancied dressing a bit cuter for once, fed up of having to bloke up for my job!

Polka Dots & Converse, CUTE.

Crop T-Shirt

£8

Topshop

Polka Dot Midi Skirt

*Gifted*

Vintage Dorothy Perkins

White Converse High Tops

£42

Simmi Shoes

Hair Scarf

£3

Rokit

Gold Casio Watch

£40

Urban Outfitters

Although my colleagues told me I look elderly wearing this ensemble I loved it! I felt so cute so.. *pokes tongue out*.

My favorite part of this outfit is my Skirt, My College Tutor Claire gave me it from a huge costume cupboard haul and it's become a treasured possession.

That's all for now!

lovelove

xxx

My Birthday Wishlist ❤ July 2014 ❤

Hello! My birthday is fast approaching, the 28th of August & I've been looking online and seeing so many lovely things that I would LOVE to have for my birthday... this isn't at all a hint to my friends and family.......... ;)❤

But honestly, these are just some of the cutest & Prettiest things I've seen!

DR Martens Made in England 1461 Shoe

£50.00

Dr Martens

I already have two pairs of docs, But they're both black, I think these pink ones are so sweet and bring a welcome pop of color to any outfit. They're matte too, Better than the patent ones every girl had after seeing them on Nicki Minaj... *winces*

Ornament Pink Leather

£45.00

Swedish Hasbeens @ Office

I mentioned these on a recent wishlist and need I say more? I still LOVE these shoes! They're just all kinds of perfect, and they're in the sale now too! eeeeeee.

Personalised Name Necklace

£27.50

Tatty Devine

I've wanted one of these for so long! I love Tatty Devine but it's so expensive!

Gypsy Top Cropped Blue Gingham

£28.00

Viven Of Holloway

LOVE. It's so right for the Gingham trend right now, and the Rik Rak gives it a cute edge! I just love V.O.H and her shop on Holloway Road is a PALACE.

Mariella Cardigan

£39.50

Collectif

A bit on the pricey side, but I've really loved collectif for so long and to own a key piece from them would be so nice! This cardigan is so Dita Von Teese, I love it!

Pastel Yellow Instax Mini 8

£90

Urban Outfitters

Love this to take little keepsake Polaroids on, I take photos of everything! Or just buy me 60 Disposable cameras, I'm happy with that haha!

Crosley Cruiser Turntable

£100

Urban Outfitters

I have SO many Vinyls and nothing to play them on! Really need a turntable!

Scrabble Cushion

£20

Urban Outfitters

Just a cute little boudoir thing, J is for Josie.. and such.

Pastel Cream Satchel

£43

Zatchels

Really need a new 'everything' bag! Love satchels eve since my sister got me one for my birthday a few years ago from Topshop, It's still going they're so reliable! There's also a baby pink one of these... which is cute too... :)

Naughty Alice Perfume

£

Vivienne Westwood @ The Perfume Shop

I love perfume... really anything that smells really sweet will do me! But I love a bit of Vivienne and this is so cheeky!

  ❤

I don't want to add anything else in case I seem overly cheeky, however all of these things are equally as lovely & i'd be lucky to even get one let alone all haha! 

Of course I'd much prefer to be given a free reign of a Vintage Shop or two with infinite budget!! omg please!!

Anyways! That's all for now!

lovelove

xxx

My Week in Photos 12/07/14

Hiya! Thought i'd write a really casual post today, I don't really tell you too much about what I get up to but I thought i'd show you some pictures of my week! They aren't all amazing and Instagrammed, bu they're little snippets of me! 

'See man riding a Yoshi Whip'

Iggy Azelea's Thigh Gap is on POINT.

Satin T-Shirt Maxi Dress

Topshop

£5!!

Bowling with my lovely school friends on Wednesday night! Holly fashioned me a Crown from tickets..

Loki is big enough to wear a collar now, Oh my gosh! I wish he was teeny weeny again, they grow so fast!

Finally Sorted out this little 1970's Number, It was so long before I think my Nan would of happily worn it, But now it's a swinging Mini with a statement collar! Tres tres chic!

I purchased this 1970's Maxi from Rokit yesterday, It's so simple and so cute! Can be worn this way around or with the lace at the back which I love! Only £7 what a bargain!

Apart from all of these photos I've been at work & I've been working hard on Cutting & Cataloging patterns for my own use too, it's such tedious work!

That's all for now! 

love love

xxx