| Buffy 'ANNE' Cosplay Progress |

Hello lovelies! 

I thought I'd share with you a cosplay post, because I do cosplay, Last year I was Blondie from Sucker Punch at MCM London. I didn't attend this year, but I still make lots of costumes!

Blondie Cosplay

I've been sewing for ages, as my blog can tell you, but I really wanted to crack on with a few costumes for my own portfolio! I LOVE Buffy, I've watched the series over and over, I knew I had to make a costume for her! 

Although Buffy is normally in Civvies and brandishing a wooden steak, I opted to make a more obvious costume.

 In Season 3 Episode 1 'Anne', Buffy begins the season working incognito as a waitress in a Diner. I love the uniform, It's so typically Diner & really cute!

Little details that really got me are definitely the Pointed sleeves, & the double tipped collar! Not to mention the Gingham, love me a bit of gingham!

The costume itself is really simple, Just a long button down shirt dress, With darts to fit it to the body & Gingham trim along the bottom. So I just needed a dress pattern I could manipulate.

Here's my (terrible) Rendering of the costume, I'm defo going to re-draw it! 

This was my basic plan, from this I worked out the different types of sizing and pattern shapes for the collar etc.

AND NOW, Progress pictures of the costume..

Before the collar went on, Naturally I left it to last, Collars are the bane of my life! I hate them!

Top stitched the crap out of this seam to stop the gingham from folding up.

The pointed sleeves, Kept pointy with the help of thin card, This costume can't go in the washer haha!

First try on, Ignore the bottom caught on my leggings, Not actually too bad!

Close up of the collar, Which still needs work on those tips! 

Currently need buttons etc, but it's quite hard to get clear buttons!

Added up, minus buttons this costume has cost me about £7 which Is bounds cheaper than buying it, Bonus! Although It's obviously no where near finished I just thought i'd share how far I've got with it and i'm really happy with how it's looking.

Ciao :)

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Shoes I'm Lusting after ..... ❤ |1970's Style |

Hello lovelies! I took a teeny tiny hiatus from my blog to concentrate on a few grown up real world thingys... thingys i'm no such good at unless I concentrate on them! BUT I'M BACK. AND I'VE SEEN SHOES ON ASOS. LOTS OF THEM. ALL 1970's INSPIRED

LOOK!

ESTATE Ankle Boots

ASOS

£45.00

Just look. Aren't they beautiful. I can see Donna from that 70's Show strutting around in them. Really loving the 70's vibes that are floating back in this Autumn, all designers seem to be getting it SPOT ON.

Swedish Hasbeens Mimmi Heeled Shoe

£51.00

ASOS

I'm back with more hasbeens that I need on my feet. Immediately.

So cute & paired with some white tights and a peasant dress i'd be off! 

KISS AND TELL Suede Boots

£60.00

ASOS

If you're not into wearing colors like orange these wonderful beauties come in two colors, Black & Orange which excites me very much. Team with Flares. ALL THE FLARES.

PATCH IT UP Platforms

£50.00

ASOS

These scream hot pants. Hot pants and a Kimono with lots of tassels! I think these are perfect for an effortless boho chick outfit for the club, so Disco!

That's all for now... i'm off to be an adult some more.. In the words of Monica Gellar, bye boots...

lovelove
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MUA LUXE | Velvet Lip Lacquers | Tranquility Review |

So recently whilst on a shopping trip I wandered into the MUA section of Superdrug, I love their range of Value but QUALITY make up & it's always my go to  before hitting the expensive ranges.

I haven't been make-up shopping for a good few months though, so somehow I managed to miss the whole MUA Luxe range completely! 

Whilst there I spotted the Velvet Lip Lacquers which were packaged really nicely & had a beautiful color selection. They resembled the Lime Crime Velvetines, Which retail at $20 US Dollars & are more Hyped, Personally I've read things about Lime Crime which have made me steer clear of them, So seeing MUA's Dupe of this product made me really excited!

Retailing at £3 a pop, They're such good Value for money! And as we all know MUA never fail with the quality of their Items, It's so well presented & the color is perfect!

I brought the color Tranquility (Available Here) and it's a dark Your lips but better color. It's got tones of mauve and pink but can also look quite brown. I love it because it's the perfect nude for me!

The staying power of this lip lacquer is excellent! Once applied and dry, trying to smudge it is impossible! I applied it at the beginning of my 4 Hour shift at work and it stayed on until I finished, however if you're in a place where you talk and smile a lot, it does crack and gunk up! But no complaint from me at all.

Here it is on, Color Tranquility.

(Minus my Medusa piercing, so upset!:( )

All in all I'm super impressed and shall be spoiling myself on payday with a few brighter ones! LOVE LOVE LOVE !!!!

Hope this post is helpful to anyone else umming over them! :)

lovelove

xxx