K's Christmas Wishlist

Christmas is only 5 weeks away! And along with this celebration of festivities comes the dread of christmas gift buying. I luckily have just started my gift purchasing with only a few more presents left to buy. But for anyone wondering what I would like this Christmas here's a few ideas..... 

1. Boi-ing by Benefit- I'm itching to try this flawless concealer 

2. eos - These lip balms are a great stocking filler

3. I'm dying for a pineapple phone case! These can be found on Asos or Etsy

4. Barbarells by Nars- This lipstick is a beautiful peach/nude shade

5. A winter Coat- My favourites are currently from Asos, Warehouse and Topshop

6. Simple Makeup Bag- This is currently going for £10 on Asos!

7. New Balance trainers- Whilst all the other fashion bloggers had a pair of these babies in August, I still haven't managed to buy a pair for myself !

So there's a few of my must-haves for this Christmas :) 

K.

What I'm Loving Right Now | Non- beauty special.

I thought I would share a few of my current obsessions in life. Just because it's nice to share with you guys that my life isn't all about makeup. 

The first thing is a teapot. Yes, a teapot. Anyone who follows our instagram will have been privy to my love of glass teapots. There is something very satisfying about watching your tea brew. Don't ask me why but there is. The one above has some mango and bergamot waiting to be made into iced tea on a particularly sunny day. 

A few weeks ago I went on a perfume specific shopping trip (I know what an exciting life I do lead). And I was fully prepared to drop some serious money in my search for the perfect scent. I tried a crazy amount of perfume that day, pretty much every single one with rose in. I kept coming back to Paul Smith Rose. And I have come to the conclusion that for a Rose lover, as I am, this is the holy grail of perfumes. It is the most perfect rose, I can't even do it justice, my advice is to go and smell it. Now. You will thank me.

These shoes are a bit on the crazy side for me but I was drawn in by a particularly energetic sales assistant at Office. Once I got over the pure weight of the shoes I came to love them, mostly because they are so comfortable, I went to my days meeting and was stomping around covent garden all day in these bad boys and I didn't even have to put on my back up flats.

This watch was a longtime coming, I wore the same watch everyday since my 15th birthday. But the wait was so worth it! This watch is technically a man's watch, but take a few links out on hey presto, no one would ever know. I'm not going to rave about this watch too much because it's not actually available in this country yet as far as I am aware. However, if this does change I will be sure to post about it on instagram so keep your eyes peeled.

S.

Socks and Sandals: Do's and Don'ts

So after much deliberation I have come to the conclusion that yes, socks and sandals are now acceptable in day to day fashion. BUT, there are still many rules that you must follow for it to be fashion forward thinking rather than old grandpa chic.

1- These sandals must be either, A- Sliders or B- Dollys

2- These can't be any plain jane socks. These socks can either be sports wear, those that accompany your typical Nike/Addidas sliders, crazy design socks e.g those with chips or cosmos covering them, frilly socks- yes those socks you used to wear when you were 5 are back in fashion and even I, a 19 year old girl have been wearing them, and it's acceptable ! I tend to pair these pastel frilly socks with my white dolly sandals, but can often be paired with plain coloured trainers.

3- Please DO NOT WEAR SOCKS WITH FLIP FLOPS, this is definitely not a good look. Whilst commuting into London every day for my internship there was one lady who continued to ignore this rule and without fail wore socks with flip flops every day. Hats off to her in that she honestly didn't care, but it was not a favourite outfit choice of mine.

4- Wear your socks sandals look with confidence. One thing that nobody can deny is that when you look confident in an outfit, others accept and appreciate your fashion choice a lot more than if they have seen a shy person who is questioning their outfit choice.

K.