Autumn Wishlist

Hey Guys,
Its been a while, going back to school has been busier then anticipated.
I am currently ignoring the studying I have yet to do for my Christmas tests.

This is currently my favourite time of year, Halloween, Autumn, Christmas & New Year. I feel like everyone's is in a great mood from October till December. In Autumn all the clothes in the shops become 100% more comfortable and I want everything in sight. So I have decided to share with you my Autumn wishlist..

Ashley Benson Inspired Fashion Favourites

Hey Guys,

Recently I have been loving Ashley Benson's style, mainly her sleek ponytail & dewy make-up look.
I would probably wear this look

Spring Florals

 

Hey Guys,

A few weeks ago my best friend invited me to a wedding as her guest.

I'm really looking forward to the wedding but one small problem I don't really have anything new to wear.

 

So of course I scoured the internet for a nice dress & I defiantly found a few.

Almost all of the dresses I liked were beautiful bright floral patterns. 

I thought I would share with you some of these beautiful dresses. 

 

Top Row L-R

Hallie Bandaeu Skater Dress

Boohoo 31 euro.

 

Daisy Airtex Dress

Topshop 205 euro.

 

Tibi Bandeau Dress by TFNC

Topshop 62 euro.

 

Boohoo Audra Sweetheart Dark Floral Midi Dress

Boohoo 18 euro.

 

Catalina Dress by Motel

Topshop 52 euro.

 

Bottom Row L-R

  Edith Monochrome Floral Print Bodycon Dress

Boohoo 31 euro.

 

Floral cotton dress

Karen Millen 199 euro.

 

Floral Shift Dress

Warehouse 66 euro.

 

Black Flower Print Chiffon Skater Dress

 New Look 39 euro.

 Tori Monochrome Plunge Front Belted Skater Dress
Boohoo 31 euro.

I think I have said floral enough times now!

Let me know your favourite dress in the comments.
Hope you all have a lovely evening!

Love always,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Is In The Air | Lookbook

Hey Guys,

Happy St. Bridget’s Day and if your not Irish, 

Happy February 1st! 

I hope you all have had a lovely January, I'm very happy its finally February. 

As it’s the beginning of a new month, that means new fashion trends and styles.

So I decided what better way to celebrate then a lookbook/outfit ideas post.

Outfit 1

Top: New Look 17 euro.

Jeans: Topshop 60 euro.

Runners: Nike Roshe 92 euro.

Jacket: Topshop 100 euro.

Outfit 2

Top: New Look 20 euro.

Jeans: Topshop 65 euro.

Shoes: Vans 39 euro.

Outfit 3

Top: Alexander McQueen 935 euro. ( So Beautiful thought)

Jeans: Topshop 60 euro.

Runners: Nike Roshe 92 euro.

Bag: New Look 9.14 euro.

Outfit 4

Dress: Theory Breton 210 euro.

Shoes: Tom’s 51 euro.

Lipstick : M.A.C. Rebel 19.50 euro.

Outfit 5

Dress: Topshop 50 euro.

Coat: The Hut 46 euro

Boots: Dr. Martin 130 euro

Hat: Topshop 60 euro.

Outfit 6

Dress: New Look 26 euro

Heels: New Look 37 euro.

Lipstick: Mac ‘Saigon Summer’ 20 euro.

I hope this has brought you some inspiration. I know I struggle with what to wear at the beginning of a new season.

Let me know in the comments what you are excited for during Spring & also let me know which outfit was your favourite.

Love always,

My 2014 Favourites

Hey Guys,

Its that time of year again, the time when I tell you my favourites of 2014.

I know this post is a bit late but I really wanted to be 100% happy with it.
I also have been sick the last few days I think I'm getting tonsillitis again. 

I hope you enjoy!

Starting with 

Skincare

Facial wash: Neutrogen Pink Grapefruit face wash

This always wakes me up in the morning with its strong scent of grapefruit.

I really like it as its very gentle on my skin.

Moisturiser: Silcock Base ( I have it in a small travel bottle here)

This is the only moisturiser I have tried that actually helped my very dry skin. I have heard of people using this as a cleanser & even a face mask which I must try.

Face:

Face Primer: M.A.C.'s Prep & Prime
This primer makes my skin really soft & helps keep my make-up on for ages.
 Defiantly would love a full size please.

Foundation: No.7 instance radiance
I have been using this foundation for a year & a half now.
 I love how it has a radiant finish with medium coverage.

BB Cream: The Body Shop's BB cream
I love using this BB cream it looks & smells really nice.

Concealer: Collections Lasting Perfection Concealer in No.3
I have been using this concealer for at least 2 years. Excellent coverage & lasts hours on my skin.

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte powder in 003 'Sandstorm
I have dry skin so I never look too shiny but this powder keeps my skin matte after applying foundation.

Face brush: Real Techniques Buffing Brush
I only started using this brush lately for foundation. I was so shocked at how much foundation I was wasting before. It buffs in foundation really well too.

Lips:

Lipstick: Revlon Black Cherry
I left this space blank for so long, Its been really hard to choose a favourite lipstick as I really love all of mine & this year was the year I bought 80% of my lipsticks. If you have been reading my blog for a while you'll know how much I love this berry coloured lipstick by Revlon.
 It has to be my favourite.

Lip balm: Babylips in 'Mint Fresh'
This was my holy grail over the past winter months.
It kept my lips soft & non chapped.

Eyes:

Liquid eyeliner: L'oreal Super Liner in 'Intense Black'
I recently purchased a new one of these because my old one had dried out after a year of using it. It stays in place all night & I find it really easy to use ( as I'm not very good at applying liquid eyeliner).
I have recommended it to my sister & friends & now they own it too.

Mascara: Rimmel Scandaleyes mascara in 'Intense Black'
I got this mascara ages ago & it is still is as good as the day I first got it
.However, it can be a little clumpy if u don't wipe some excess product off the wand.

Eyeshadow Brush: M.A.C 217 Blending Brush
I use this brush every time I apply eyeshadow,
It blends colours really well.
Honorable Mention
M.A.C 239 Shader Brush
 

Eyesshadow: M.A.C.'s  Sable
I have been wearing this shade a lot towards the end of the year. I forgot how much I had loved it. Its a very pretty shimmery brown shade.
I like to wear it all over the lid with a matte brown shade in the crease.
 

Eyeshadow Palette: M.U.A's palette in 'Undress Me'
This is my current favourite palette, the colours are a beautiful mix of matte, shimmery & glittery.
Very pigmented, I bought this for £4 in Superdrug, great value.

 

Hair:

Dry Shampoo: Batiste Blush
I have tried a fair few dry shampoos & I find this works best in my hair. Let me know what scent you prefer. I think I prefer the tropical scent.

Shampoo: Mane & Tail Herbal Essentials
I used this on the lead up to my sisters wedding, in the hopes my hair would grow a bit longer. I did see results, but I recommend using a moisturising conditioner as well as I felt this shampoo dried the ends of my hair a little.

Conditioner: Aussie Miracle Shine Conditioner
I don't have a picture to show you because I have just ran out of this stuff. Its a bit pricey but well work it. It reduced the dryness of the ends of my hair, & made my hair soft overall.
 

Heat Protectant: Charles Worthington
This smells really great & does its job as far as I can see. Its almost gone thought so I will have to pick up a new one. (don't smell it, it will burn you nose, you have been warned!)

Styling Product: Tony & Guys Sea Salt Spray
My hair is naturally wavy & can be a bit bushy & frizzy. This salt spray really helps with that, I also use this after I have curled my hair it helps really define the curls.

Utensil: Babyliss Curling Wand
I used this curler almost every time I go out with friends I love how the barrel is wide then goes narrow. This results in beautiful natural curls.

 

Body:

Shower Gel: Soap & Glory Clean On Me
This smells devine & luxurious, its almost gone through. I'm currently using Soap & Glory's Sugar Crush body wash & I am loving that too.

Perfume: Ted Baker Butterfly Wings Body spray
I discovered this scent a few months ago & it has been all I have been wearing (scent wise of course). Boots online told me it has elegant bergamot and red fruit, highlighted with tuberose and patchouli. So there ya go, if your into your bergamot then give this a smell. ( I have no idea what bergamot is ).
 

Body Butter: Soap & Glory Daily Smooth
I completely forgot I had this, I used this all through Summer I really like how thick it is.
It kept my skin really soft through Summer.

Body Scrub: Soap & Glory Flake Away
Smells great & makes my skin really soft.
(Don't leave it in your family shower, they will use it all, I promise).

Other:

Book: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Honourable Mention
The Perks Of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky

These books are both about fictional teenage characters.
You probably have heard of them already, so all I have to say it read them.
(or just watch the movies, either way ).
 

Song: Happily by One Direction
Honourable Mention
Happy by Marina & the Diamonds

Albums: Midnight Memories & FOUR by One Direction

Honorable mention:
X by Ed Sheeran & 5 Seconds of Summer by 5 Seconds of Summer

Snack: Super Chicken Noodles
I always get hungry in the evenings & these are so quick to cook.
(bit random really..)

Shoes: Dr. Martins
I have been saving up for months to buy my black Dr. Martins & have been wearing them to death since.
 
T.V. Show: Orange is The New Black
I'm not really one to follow T.V shows but I did enjoy watching the first season of  OITNB
Honourable Mention 
RuPauls Drag Race

I hope you guys enjoyed this post I'm very happy with how it turned out.
For 2015 I'm going to be putting a lot of effort into my posts. I also have a few fun projects lined up.
I do hope you stick around.

Also make sure to leave a comment down bellow I read & reply to all of your wonderful comments!

Lots & lots of love always,

Christmas Gift Ideas - Budget to Blowout: For the fashion lover

Hey guys,

Today will be my last installment of my Christmas Gift Guide. Hopefully this will help any of you who are planning on doing a bit of Christmas shopping this weekend. I might actually make a start on my shopping.

Today’s gift ideas will be aimed towards Fashion lovers & will suit any budget.

1. Vouchers

Vouchers are the best idea if you are shopping for someone who loves fashion, as buying clothes can be extremely difficult. I recommend getting vouchers for shops such like

Topshop or

Asos.

2. Handbags

Micheal Kors 240 euro.

New Look 32 euro.

Boohoo 19 euro.

3. Necklaces

Micheal Korrs gold necklace 120 euro.

Floral choker from  miss Selfridges 13 euro.

Triangle robe necklace from 13 euro.

4. Christmas Jumpers

Chicknova 17 euro.

New Look 19 euro.

Boohoo 21 euro.

5. Books

Fashion that Changed the World 25 euro.

The Teen Vogue Hand Book 14.50 euro.

IT by Alexa Chung. 13.40 euro.

6. Watches

Kate Spade Metro watch 210 euro.

Marc by Marc Jacobs gold plated watch 160 euro.

Rose Gold Crystal watch from Claires 20 euro.

If you would like more posts like this I did on for beauty lovers & music lovers.

Let me know in the comments below what you want for Christmas.

Have fun shopping!

Love always,

Christmas Gift Guide - Budget to Blowout: For music lovers

Hey Guys, 

I'm currently lying on the couch sick, drinking a cappuccino. When in fact I should be doing some online Christmas shopping. But I always leave these things untill the last minute. (Mayor procrastinator!) 

Today will be the second installment to the series.

This post is to help you shop for the music lovers in your life. Like last time these ideas will suit any budget.

1.Music on the go.

Black & gold Forever21 headphones 4.67 euro.

Urbanears 56 euro.

Dr.Dre Beats Pill 160 euro.

2.Sound Systems

Vinyl speaker system with built-in speakers 80 euro.

iPod touch160 euro

Vintage radio 198 euro.

3.Band Merch.

Unofficial merchant can be a lot cheaper than official merch. So defiantly shop around if you are on a budget.

1975 t-shirt 9.05 euro.

5 Seconds Of Summer Beanie 13 euro.

4.Music

Vinyls cans be an amazing & vintage gift. These records can be expensive thought. Some great alternatives are: CD's & vouchers.

Taylor swift's album 1985

iTunes voucher - can be purches from 15 -100+ euro.

5.Music lessons 

Music lessons are a great gift if you know the persons wants to try an instrument or loves singing. If they already play an instrument you could always get them a song book. I have seen great song books that have sheet music to well known pop songs. This would make a great gift.

6.Concerts 

One of the best present you could get a music lover is concert tickets. But they are often expensive & out of budget. As a cheap alternative why not get a concert DVD of their favourite band. More & more band are producing concert albums & dvd's.

One Directions Up all night concert DVD 13 euro.

I really hope this helped, I'm off to bed now. 

Leave me a comment telling me what you would love to get for Christmas.

Love always,

Nixie

Winter Lookbook

Hey Guys,

Today’s post is an exciting one, it’s my winter look book.

Instead of showing my outfits I have decided to change it up. I composed a few outfits that I like & would defiantly wear.

Outfit 1

I think this could possibly be my favorite out of all the outfits.

Hat: Topshop 45 euro.

Jacket: The Dreslyn 230 euro.

Shoes: Pennys/Primark 15 euro.

Pants: Topshop 52 euro.

Top:  New look 13 euro.

Outfit 2

Top: From New Look 7.57 euro.

Skirt: from New Look 23 euro.

Heels: from New Look 29 euro.

Outfit 3:

Dress: New Look 32 euro.

Lipstick: New Look 5.04 euro.

Shoes: New Look  32 euro

Outfit 4

Top: Northstrom 32 euro.

Pants: Topshop 56 euro.

Bag: New Look 32 euro.

Shoes: Vans 36 euro.

Hat: New Look 6.32 euro.

Coat: New Look 57 euro.

Outfit 5

Dress: New Look 23

Jacket: Topshop 265

Shoes: New Look 29

Outfit 6

Top:

Pants: New Look 23 euro.

Shoes: Asos 63.98 euro.

Top: New Look 28 euro.

Coat: River Island  115 euro.

Watch: Clares 20 euro.

Outfit 7

Jumper: Chickwish 35 euro.

Pants: Topshop 60 euro.

Boots: Dr. Martins 82 euro.

Socks: Nordstrom 9.63 euro.

Leave me a comment bellow telling me your favorite outfit.

Love always,

 

xx

Winter must-haves.

Hey Guys,

Today I decided to kick off the first winter post of the year.

This post is going to be a must-haves.

Last year I showed you guy’s some of my must haves for the winter season, I had a lot of fun making that post so this year I thought I'd do an updated version.

1. Winter Boots

If you read my '2014 wish list' you will see a pair of Dr Martins which I had dreamed about getting for months. Well about three weeks ago I decided to splurge, & now I finally have them. I absolutely adore these boots. They are not only fashionable but very durable I will defiantly be wearing these on cold winter days.

• I got the 1960 classic 8 tie boots in black in Schuh for €130, Schuh give 10% off to 3rd level students.

2. Oversized coats

If I have to go somewhere during a cold winter evening, you can 100% guarantee I’m wearing my big woolly coat.

·         I really love this coat from La Garconne, only problem, its €493.85.

3. Velvet

Whenever I see velvet I automatically think of winter. I think velvet will make a strong appearance in clothes shops this winter (and if it doesn’t I’m going to wear it anyway).I especially love velvet dresses, these two are my favourite’s picks.

·         The black one is from www.motelrocks.com .

·         The red velvet dress is from Bethany Moats collection at Aeropostal.

 4. The Pony Fishtail

Usually I like to have my hair out of my face when I am at school or working. But recently I have been styling my hair like this. It gives an ordinary ponytail a bit more detail & it’s a great way of working a plait without having to worry about shorter layers falling out.

5. Dark nail polishes

During winter I love wearing darker nail polish. My favourites are greys, reds and maroons.

·         The maroon one is from O.P.I called ‘in a Holidaze’

·         The Essie one has no name, but a grey colour I love from Essie is Chinchilly.

6. Tartan

I could go on and on and on about how much I love tartan, but I’ll keep it short. Tartan has always been one of my favourite patterns. But for this winter it has hit a whole new extreme.

·         This scarf (which I really want) is from Selfridges, but I’m pretty sure most shops will do tartan scarf’s this winter

·         These leggings are from New Look (which I really want also). These can be worn casual or glammed up on a night out.

7. Dark make-up

Just like nail polish I like to wear darker make-up in the winter, especially berry coloured lips. My all time favourite lipstick is Revlon’s Black Cherry, which is a dark maroon colour

·         This lipstick ( again I really want it) is from M.A.C in colour ‘Rebel’

·         This gold glitter eye shadow which is perfect for Christmas time is from Bare Minerals.

·         I adore the colour of this eye shadow, but I fear I might be too scared to try it. It’s from Trish McEvoy.

Let me know your winter must-haves in the comments below & also leave you any requests or suggestions!

Love always,

Nixie xx

xmas day outfits

Christmas Day Outfit Ideas Part II

Hey guys, 

I hope your well.So a while ago I posted a Christmas Day outfit ideas what I have brainstorming with.So since it is only 8 days until Christmas I decided to go a bit more in depth into the outfits which I am consider wearing on Christmas or even St. Stephens Day. Hopefully this will help you if your like me, and have no idea what to wear. Please let me know in the comments what you thnk I should wear

Outfit 1
: This is the most comfy of them all.
leggings : New Look
Jumper: NOTONTHEHIGHSTREET.COM
Shirt : Topshop

Outfit 2 :
Dress: Primark
Shoes: John lewis
Boots :Assos

Outfit 3 
Shirt: The house of Fraser
Skirt: Topshop

Outfit 4 
Dress :Topshop

Love always 
Nixie xx

Winter must haves

My Winter Must Haves

Hey Everyone,
I cannot believe its only 16 days till Christmas but than again who's counting.
Today I have decided to share with you my Winter must haves, these are just a few things I like to wear during winter.

No. 1 Casual  Dress
I really like to wear casual daytime dreses in th Winter I dont know I just feel more confident wearing a dress with tights in Winter than going bare legged In Summer during the day time.

No. 2 Party Dress
Since tis the season for Christmas party's I think there's no better time to crack out the sparkles then Christmas

No. 3 Dark lipstick 
I really like a dark lipstick, I'm not confident enough to go very dark but I do like a berry color

No.4 Boots 
If you dont know my love for Topshop cut out boots, your about to find out.
I think these boots are adorable especially with a dress,I just wish Santa would bring me a pair.

No.5  and No.8 Hot chocolate and parka coat
I love sitting down in the evening, in winter with Mam with a hot chocolate,
No.6 Beanies Galore
I wearing my jacket with  beanies it keeps my ears warm and fashionable.
Primark/Penneys do very cheap beanies which are super cosy and warm.

No.7,9 and 10 Cosy Clothes
Again I love chilling in the evening in cosy clothes in the cold weather.

I hope you enjoyed this and maybe found some inspiration.

What are you guys up to for the weekend?
 I'm wrapping Christmas present with my friend and going Ice-skating and going to the cinema with the girls.
Anyway Its going to be a busy weekend getting some last minute present

Love always.
Nixie,
xo