New In - Topshop

Spring seems to have arrived this weekend just gone, I actually managed to go out without needing a full winter coat, just watch, now I've said that winter will return! With the new season comes lots of  new clothing drops from various brands. Today's focus is on Topshop, I have two gift cards burning holes in my pocket so I keep looking for things I need for the new season.

I seem to have a thing for dresses at the moment, frustratingly I don't wear them outside of work but I'm trying to get out of my jeans a bit more. The Tall Striped Dress is really cute, the layer over the top makes it more winter appropriate with tights but will allow it to be moved into Spring with no tights later on in the year.The Striped Skater Dress is a bit of colour for the dull dark mornings, another dress for tights and chunky boots. The Oversized Leather Vest is a serious investment at £75, but with black skinny jeans it would look great with a pop of colour  with a bright accessory.

More stripes in the shape of a Striped Slouchy Sweat, I love the relaxed fit, perfect for snuggly evenings in. One item I wish was in tall or regular size, this really cute Checked Print Coat, why is the best stuff always in the wrong collection but this would be great over the top of a simple grey or black outfit. Finally, an early Cut-Out shoe, perfect as the weather warms up for a night out or in the summer for work.

I'm trying really hard to find something that I want to spend my vouchers on, not spending them on things that I already have a lot of striped clothing but I do adore them and can't see my love for stripes waining any time soon. 

What bits would you pick from this weeks selection? 

Sarah xx

NOTD - OPI Fifty Shades of Grey Mini Collection

Monday again, so another nail of the day, or rather at the moment it’s just a set of nail polish without the swatch, check out my Instagram for what the colours look like. 

 

With the release of Fifty Shades of Grey on Friday I really wanted to check out the collection from OPI, not so much fifty shades but 5 shades and a red. The collection is made up from cream, foil and glitter polishes, 

 

The darkest polish is Dark Side of the Mood, a dark bluey grey colour, almost black but still a grey - this needed full 3 coats to get it opaque but I don't mind for the colour. Next up is Embrace the Grey, a creamy mid-tone grey, opaque in two coats and a lovely shade that matches a snowy sky. The lightest grey is Cement the Deal, a light grey colour, another creamy polish, opaque in two coats. The foil of the collection is My Silk Tie, a silvery grey that applies smoothly but shows up streak marks, something I can overlook but others might not. The glitter is Shine for Me, a mixture of silver and blue glitters that is quite densely packed and only needs one coat but a 2nd just finishes it off!

 

The odd one out of the collection is Romantically Involved, a dark burnt red the perfect red lipstick shade, I wish this was a lipstick as it would be perfect. It applied in two coats and was dark straight away.

 

Out of the collection, my favourites are Dark Side of the Mood and Embrace the Day; I love darker polishes throughout the year. 

 

The collection is a lovely little set; it would make a really cute gift for someone this valentine - check it out at Feel Unique for £19.95.

 

What do you think of the collection? Are you excited for the film? 

 

Sarah xx

 

My Make Up Bag #4

Hellooo lovely people, I hope you've had a wonderful week - I can't believe we're already back to another Monday already, it’s been a mad busy weekend but it's nice to spend some time being busy.

Make up this week is a lot of high street make up, it’s nice to use a lot of my old favourites.

Base this week is a combination of two Rimmel Lasting Finish 25hr Foundations in Soft Beige & Ivory. These two mixed together are the perfect tone for me at the moment, not too dark but not to ghostly for my current skin tone. Concealer is Wake Me Up from Rimmel, love this stuff! Cheeks are a combination of Rimmel Stay Blushed (sensing a bit of brand love!) and Collection Bronze Glow, I think this was from a Glossybox so I've not tried it but a quick swatch says it’s just enough to warm up my face a bit.

My love for Anastasia Dip Brow is still going strong, I think I need to review it soon really but I haven't stopped using it. Shadow this week is MUA's Heaven & Earth Palette; I forgot how good the shadows are in this. Liner is a black gel from No 7, this was my first foray into gel liner many years ago and it’s about time it got some love again. Lashes this week come in the shape of Benefit's They're Real mascara, after my love for Roller Mascara last week it's nice to be using my other favourite mascara.

Those are my picks this week, what bits would you pick out of my selection? What are you using this week? 

Sarah xx