FRIDAY LOVES : GIRLY STUFF

001 Alexa's debut book, IT is everything you'd expect, with it's darling pink cover, pages of selfies, gorgeous illustrations & fashion tips. Go. Get. It.

002. Bobbi Brown, this has been at the top of my wish list for a while now, and although I don't actually own it, it's a high end replacement for my beloved Supercat eyeliner by Soap & Glory, which I still adore, but I'm a girl always looking for the slickest, most liquorice eyeliner.

003 Essie's cleverly named Boom Boom Boom is the sweetest most sugary pink and looks almost as amazing on the nails as it does in the bottle. Like the application and the brush that comes with it.

004 Bobby pins, they are seriously scattered everywhere in my house, even in Matt's car. They disappear and then reemerge as if by magic. But they're so handy and keep my locks firmly in place when I'm drawing or after a vintage inspired 'do.

FRIDAY LOVES: THE GIRLS EDITION

ADORE YOU 

TGIF TGIF, so while I wish I could play this tune by Katy Perry and pretend it's summer, the reality is more like tea in my pyjamas with the central heating on, tuning in to another netflix marathon. Here's an edition of FRIDAY LOVES, in which I tell you what's been making me happy this week or this month and hopefully you'll enjoy them too!

1. Alexa Chung's IT, oh yeah it's pastel pink, written by Alexa Chung WITH pictures and it's got her very own cat eye on the front in all its glittering glory. Who doesn't love Alexa Chung? This was gifted to me by my little sister, who knows me all to well and it's been off my bookshelf more than it's been on, sitting pretty. If you haven't already got this or at least have flicked through it in your local Urban Outfitters then please do! It's such so pretty! And it's a very interesting read. 

2. Bangerz by Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana (those days are over, I say to myself as I weep into a Disney HM thermos full of fruit and yogurt) Love her or not, this album is actually amazing, that girl can sing! I've had it on pretty much non stop since it came out, my particular favourite is my Friday jam, 'we can't stop' see if you can stop yourself flicking your hair from side to side, rolling your hands and turning this tune up after a working week. 

3. Models Own hyper gel in lilac sheen, this little pastel beauty has been my BFF since I got my hands on it this month. It's such a lovely colour, super easy to apply and it seems to last well (but I'm forever washing up or typing or drawing so my hands get some serious abuse) I think it's going to be a film favourite in the spring and (hopefully) summer months!

4. Right now the Vampire Diaries blu ray box set has been on my wishlist for a while now and I'm still in the 'I can't afford anything but basics' category but when I hopefully do get the pennies I'll be treating myself to this! It's safe to say Matt and I are addicted (that's a subtle term) to the show and if you've seen it you'll know how good it is. 

WE'RE NEVER DONE WITH KILLING TIME

Hello lovelies, how are you today? Any good plans for the weekend? I'm finding January half good and exciting, a fresh start and all that but then the other half is just this huge pending gloom, mountains of work and jobs that keep mounting up and just generally feeling a little glum. But it doesn't have to be that way, I'm finding taking little steps to help organise my day, taking on smaller tasks makes things found much less daunting. I've found myself having this constant collection of desk essentials which help me through the busy of days.

IPAD ♥ this amazing little device is the mini version which I kindly and very generously given to me for Christmas by my lovely fiancee Matt. His thoughts behind this were that it would help me with all my freelance work as well as being super handy or catching up with episodes of Sherlock on the bbc iplayer app, the power of technology! I've found it so helpful, it's like a bigger version of my phone but I'm able to do so much more without it being restrictive or miniscule. It's a great way of staying connected with social media too, it's like a diary, youtube viewer, blog updater, sketchbook, inspiration portal all in one! Well done, Apple.

BENETINT lip balm ♥ ooh this is totally brilliant, it's a hydrating companion (what?!) and if I find myself looking ghostly pale or in need of a quick injection of lip balm then this baby is always on hand.

MINI SCHEDULER ♥ I picked up this adorable little diary from Artbox many moons ago, yep I'm one of those stationery hoarders! I have shelves and shelves of pretty paper books and cards that I just can't bring myself to write in, it's like psyching yourself up to jump off something high or plunge into a cold pool (is that just me as well?) Anyway, these mini schedulers are blank, genius! So they never run out and you can be as precious or as messy as you like because you fill them in for the month/ year that's relevant to you. This one is exceptionally tiny, so it's probably not great for those of us who have big handwriting, you have to have handwriting the size of a baby bunny's paw. But they're still great, they come in loads of sizes too so there's one for everyone. Perfect for dropping in your bag and you've always got somewhere to write your notes/ ideas/ dates/ meetings etc!

There's also usually a scattering of mechanical pencils (which I love) on my desk, along with tea in a Disney cup of choice, stacks of the latest magazines, and lost nail varnishes (where do they come from?) 

I'd love to hear about items you find helpful, what gets you through the day whether it's busy or chilled? Share your desk essentials! 

I'D LOVE HIM TIL THE VERY END

Painting my nails delicate rose colours, driving through sunny countryside, spotting rainbows, snapping pretty flowers. What have you been doing lately? ♥

I'M GONNA MAKE UP MY REASONS

nights in, dirty dancing, painting nails, reading

RASPBERRY REDS ♥

This week I've been rewatching Friends on my lovely new Disney Princess portable dvd player- haha I needed something to watch films on and this one was perfect! Made several shopping trips to M&S after work for sweet treats, painted my nails a deep raspberry red, had little drinks from my red Cram Cream cup which is soo tiny and curled up enjoying the sunshine while it lasts ♥

flickr favourites of late ♥

1. what's in my bag 2. curled hair 3. in my bag 4. smoky black 5. perfume 6. fall asleep 7. t-bar brogues 8. dresser 9. mirror tray 10. chanel nail polish 11. chanel nail polish vendetta 12. in my bag 13. what's in my bag? 14. polaroid land camera 15. camera 16. click 17. click! click! 18. popcorn 19. diana+ 20. untitled 21. light reflection 22. {la pausa} 23. the mad teaparty 24. sketchbook baby 25. clear snow 26. housebound 27. goodnight sleep tight 28. milky moon. sleep well 29. untitled 30. doing work hoho 31. my desk at halls 32. december things 33. wrapping parcels is... 34. september 4th 35. untitled 36. untitled

essie loves ♥

i really want to buy some essie nail polish, i've seen it online for a while now & especially when everyone was wearing that sort of jade green/apple candy green colour. i've just found this lovely pink shade which i'd wear sort of everyday called tea & crumpets by essie ♥

there's also a black one called licorice which is very versatile & i'd use often i think ♥ & a very sweet peachy pink one called cute as a button ♥

lovely things to love [right now]

cute tattoos
pretty nail varnish
pretty hair

pretty love stories

pastel pink hair
all images- weheartit.com ♥