Showing posts with label twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label twitter. Show all posts

Monday, 6 January 2014

Twitter Bio Disorder

"Starbucks obsessed, life enthusiast" 

"Blogger, tea addict, and hopeless wanderer" 


"Lover of dogs, fashion, lipstick, curly hair, and TV"



These are some fashion bloggers actual twitter bio's, I didn't make them up, this is literally what people think they want others to know about them. 
Am I the only one completely baffled by having to give ourselves some sort of weird diagnosis in the contents of our twitter bio?! I like to read and shop online but I'm not boring people to tears with it on my social media platforms in some weird phrase that sounds like I'm talking to a support group for the dull fashionistas club! 
90% of the population love TV. We are a tea drinking nation. And what the DICK is a hopeless wanderer?! I'm pretty sure that girl is just traipsing the streets with a distant stare in an indie trance, wearing dungarees, carrying a ukelele and shopping for a rocking horse... 
You wouldn't put this shit on a job description or your cv. Liking coffee and dogs surprisingly does not make you unique. You are bloggers of fashion, which is probably one of the most creative hobbies of the time, yet all you can come up with is that you like curly hair?! 
Please, I beg of you all, if you're going to choose some words which sum you up in a short sentence, make them interesting, make them original, that's what people will remember. Not what you eat for breakfast. 

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

My Nails Featured on LOOK Magazine!


STOP all the work and put Heather Small on and scream 'What have you done today to make you feel proudddd' because THIS is my proud moment of the day, if not the week.
Procrastinating this afternoon I scroll down my news feed to see MY nail 'Neon Leopard' design featuring on LOOK magazine's Facebook page!
I couldn't believe it! 
I instantly shared it in any way possible and print screened everything as well, because I'm that sad, but to me this is amazinggg!
Below you can see another of my designs that was featured on their Street Style Nails feature as well as the design on Facebook. 






Saturday, 8 December 2012

Mint Flamingo Wishlist

Mint Flamingo is a small accessories brand founded this year selling adorable jewellery. And the best part is the prices! If you like quirky and/or vintage this website is great or give them a visit at a vintage fair, just follow them on twitter for the latest on what they're up to! 
Below are my favourites from their collection, I love the sugar skull ring and the studded collar! 
The novelty earrings are the cutest things ever as well! 
Definitely going to have a shop on here when all my christmas shopping has been done! 


Mint Flamingo Wishlist


Thursday, 6 September 2012

Liebster Blog Award



Its my first post of September, and what a start to the month!
A massive thank you to Cherry Fashion for this nomination! It's my second blog award nomination and it always mean a lot to know people actually still read my blog, and actually like it! 
       The liebster blog award is an award for blogs with less than 200 followers which is great to get nominees posts noticed and appreciated by fellow bloggers.

Ok, so, for all blog nominations there are a few rules:
-Thank the person who nominated you

- Each person must post eleven things about themselves.
- Answer the eleven questions the tagger has set for you.
- Choose eleven people and tag them in this post.
- Follow the tagger and visit at least three nominees.

I wonder who chose the number 11 for this award?! 

11 Things about myself:

1) I'm in the middle of reading Fifty Shades Darker, and cant stop!
2) I used to have 7 dogs, 6 guinea pigs, a rabbit, a hamster, and cats. Basically a farm.
3) I work for a small promotions agency at home.
4) I wear contact lenses, and have a habit of leaving them on the floor.
5) I once hugged Ben Howard in a club. Claim to fame!
6) I am always bored, but too lazy to do anything about it.
7) I'm going to take full advantage of the stud trend this season, love it!
8) I'm contemplating cutting off my hair for 21st birthday.
9) I love Aussie Shampoo.
10) I always want to learn to play my favourite songs on my old guitar, but never have the patience!
11) I hope this University year doesn't stop me blogging, so much work!

The 11 Questions from Nia:

What inspired you to start and what inspires you to keep blogging?
I started as part of my fashion course, and I continue because not only do I love doing it but it keeps me in the fashion loop in my own chosen way!

What is your most prized possession? 
At the moment, my new Zara leather jacket which was a present from my mum, post to come!

If you could travel, where would you go? 
Probably back in time, I would definitely change a few things, but I guess we cant have regrets.

How would you wear your hair on most days?
My hair is wavy/curly, and long, so I leave it wet put mouse on it, scrunch it and let it dry naturally.

What is your favourite blog post to read?
I think we all love a bit of Tavi of Style Rookie. 

What beauty products can't you go without?
Mascara, I have long eyelashes and I'm guilty of piling it on.
Carmex cherry, for the chapped lips. 

What colour are you nails at the moment? 
They are lilac and mint with dots and little flowers, I blogged about them on my neighbouring blog, Stray Nails.

Where would you like to be in 5 years time?
Hopefully have travelled around a bit, completed an internship/placement, starting my career in a fashion/costume company and thinking about starting my own business!

What is your go to items in your closet?
At the moment, my faux leather Topshop leggings with my sleeveless coloured chiffon top. Great for any occasion and most weather!

If you could choose 1 lipstick colour what would it be? 
Deep red. I got given one in a goody bag from mulberry, its from the kate moss collection and its amazing.

What social media sites do you use? 
I use pretty much all of them! But the ones I use the most are Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Its hard not to with them all at your fingertips on the old iphone.

The 11 people I would like to nominate are: 

Tastes Like Gold

All This Fashion

Avant Mode

Beauty, Books and Fairy Dust

Bel Et Bien

Cinderella Rockefella

Emma May Louise

Empty Rack

F.Affiche

Fashion Analytics

Young Eyes of Fashion



And my 11 questions for you lovely bloggers are:

How did you come up with the name of your blog?

What is your daily skin routine?

Do you have any pets?

What is your favourite type of post to do?

Who is your fashion icon?

What is your best holiday memory?

If you could work for a designer, which one would it be?

Where do you see yourself in the future?

Roughly how many pairs of shoes do you own?

Twitter or Pinterest?

The best magazine is...?

Well done to all the nominees! hopefully this will get you a few more followers :) 

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Have you seen Svpply?


Svpply is a website which endorses products you love from the companies you know (or don't) and lets you browse them all!


A lot like Pinterest but with just apparel/home products, all unique and beautiful! It uses the same 'follow' system as twitter and Pinterest. But instead of 'pinning' things, you 'want' them, with the 'want' button, the product then appears on your profile for others to see.

There is also a 'buy' button which links you straight to where the product is from so you can buy it yourself.

But be warned, if your like me, no money, then don't enter this website. I have got so down by not being able to buy any of the stuff I'm lusting after. 

You can also add your own products from your own store, or sites you love like ASOS and Etsy to appear on your profile to show off your own style for others to see.

They have a Shop with special hand picked products from the team.

The site can also connect to your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest. 

I'm currently working on getting a Svpply widget for this blog, so you can see what I've 'wanted' and be connected straight to my profile to have a browse.

I've put a few of my latest 'wants' below.












Judging by the amount of followers, its clear this site is new, and not widely known. 

It's an american company, which is quite annoying at times for us brits, although most products are available in the UK, some are exclusive to the states. 

So I'm hoping by putting the site out there more, the company will expand and make a UK version!


I recommend checking out this website, you wouldn't believe the amount of beautiful things you'll find on there.

You can follow their blog here.

Monday, 16 July 2012

ISWAI favourites


Recent tweets about new designs for this brand, It Starts With An Idea, got me intrigued and then inspired to do a post about it. 
For those who don't know, this is Caggie Dunlops' clothing label. Known for her role in Made in Chelsea, as well as her flawless edgy style, its no wonder her brand reflects her look. 
The concept behind the brand is expressing your own style and being who you are. 
Young talent will be showcased in the products which reflect the brand. Combining inspiration and innovation to create a beautiful collection.
Thats what makes this company so different to other fashion brands, and why I love it!
Casual tee's with interesting, artisitc guest designers prints and  jewellery with a unique touch are the main focus of the products.
Below are a few of my favourites from the label.






This is a very new company and I can't wait to see more from them!

Check out their blog Here
and Follow on Pinterest Here

All images taken from the ISWAI website and copyrighted to 
Copyright © ISWAI Ltd 2012


Monday, 2 July 2012

Water Marbling Attempt


I keep seeing really weird effect nails on twitter and instagram. I was intrigued so thought I'd research and give it a bash. Turns out the technique is called water marbling and believe me, its a lot harder than it looks. 
Its messy and hard to achieve but good fun!

If you want to have a go, heres how I did it, first attempt didn't really go well, but give it a try and see if you can master the art any better!


Fill a bowl with a bit of water, and add a drop of your first colour (of nail polish, obviously).


Add another on top of that. 


Once you've added a couple more, swirl the colours around with a make up brush handle, or a pencil or something. 


Dip your nails in to the colour, most people tape around their nails so they don't get paint on their fingers. 
I am not most people. 


Wipe around the edges with a cue tip or pad with nail varnish remover and voila! 


I tried again with one nail and got a better effect. 




Not very good quality pictures but this attempt worked better than the last. 
You might not be able to see but the colour goes from dark pink to light and the tip with a blue bit near the cuticle and a white streak. 


And there you have it, water marbling your nails! well kind of. 
If you have attempted it yourself, please let me know and give me some tips!