Spring Wedding Guest Outfit: New Look Lace Panel Wrap Dress And MAC Lady Danger Lipstick!

Hi loves,

I hope you're all really well and enjoying the spring weather!

I recently attended the wedding of two of my close friends in Bournemouth and I loved getting dressed up for the very special occasion. 

Here's what I wore...

FASHION:

Dress - New Look (O/S but some sizes available on Zalando)

Heels - Very.co.uk (O/S but similar styles available on ASOS and New Look)

I was really pleased with how this dress fitted - although I had to pin it around the bust area (story of my life) as it was VERY booby. Bust-aside, the material of the dress was almost crepe-like and felt very comfortable when it was on. Plus it allowed me to graze on the wedding buffet with ease thanks to the flattering/forgiving wrap design! Also, the shoulders, sleeves and back of the dress were made of a floral lace pattern which I thought added a really pretty touch.

I thought the gold heels added a bit of pizzazz to my outfit - you can't see in the pic but I've got some sparkly earrings on too. The shoes were also really comfortable - the heel itself was tiny (a really small box heel) so it meant I could hit the dance floor with no worries. Are you sending a theme here? I'm all about the comfort these days... #granny

Make-up wise, I went for a bold lip and lots of bronzer...

BEAUTY:

FACE: Benefit That Gal Primer all over face as base, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in #1 under eyes, MAC Studio Finish Concealer on spots/blemishes, Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation buffed in with Real Techniques Buffing Brush, Bare Minerals Pressed Powder for shine, Benefit Hoola Bronzer, Clinique Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator in 02 Peach to highlight, Urban Decay V6 Spray to set.

EYES: Urban Decay e/s Primer Potion, Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette (shades Naked, Buck and Smog), L'Oreal Super Liner Black Lacquer, Benefit They're Real mascara.

EYEBROWS: Filled in with MAC Omega and Charcoal Brown e/s, using MAC 208 Brush. Set using No7 Brow Gel.

LIPS: LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub and Dr Organic Organic Coconut Oil Lip Balm (LOVE THIS) to prep lips, filled in with Urban Decay Lip Liner in Bang, MAC Lady Danger Lipstick.

HAIR: I curled my hair using the original GHD straightening irons, tied it up in a bun while I did my make-up, brushed the curls through and then sprayed my hair all over with L'Oreal Very Volume hairspray. I added a little bit of Paul Mitchell Super Skinny serum to the ends because they were a bit frizzy.

Oh and if you're wondering if that golden glow is natural, I can assure you it's completely fake and you can't quite see from the pics but it's really patchy too! I used the Garnier mist and made a right mess with it - I had patches all over my arms, body and legs! My boyfriend had to fill in all the white patches with instant tan a few hours before the wedding. Total disaster. The truth behind the glossy Insta pics, eh!

What's your wedding guest style inspo?

Love,

Sophia x

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Bargain of the Week: Creightons Sunshine Blonde & L'Oréal hair masques!

Hey ladies!

Now you might recognise these products from my Top 10 Hair & Beauty Bargains Under £1 post, in which I talked about my love for the Creighton's Beautiful Brunette range. Now I'm a blonde (or should I say, bronde) I had to switch to the blonde range instead!

It's called Sunshine Blonde and the Shampoo and Conditioner are £1 each from Poundland.

These are fab for accentuating the blonde in my hair and giving it a good clean, but they don't give it enough of that glossy look I love. Cue next product...

L'Oréal Nourish & Shimmer Highlights Masque

This is a wonder product. Seriously. If any of you are wondering how I get my hair so shiny (or maybe you aren't!) it's down to this baby. I use it after the Creighton's Shampoo and Conditioner as a post-conditioning treatment. I love it, I use it every time I wash my hair! I leave it on for a few minutes, comb it through and my hair is so soft and silky! No sticky residue or anything like that. This one smells of royal jelly as well which I LOVE! If you've got blonde/highlighted hair you should definitely get this! If you haven't, you should use the L'Oréal Nutri Gloss Masque which is equally amazing and perfect for normal/brown hair! These retail for around £5 and believe me, they're the best fiver you'll ever spend!

Have you used these products? If not, what are your fave bargain hair treatments?

Love,

Sophia

xo

Weekend outfits & make-up routine...

Hey everyone!

I went out quite a lot over the past weekend - I don't tend to go out as much as uni due to the workload but I love meeting up with my friends from home :) On Friday I went for drinks with the girls and on Saturday I went to my cousin Kerry's 21st birthday party. 2 very different events, 2 very different looks...

FRIDAY

Make-up...

• FACE Benefit That Gal primer, Benefit Some Kind-A Gorgeous Foundation (Original), Benefit Boi-ing Concealer (02), Benefit Dallas Bronzer to contour, Benefit Coralista on apples of cheeks, Clinique Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator in 02 Peach to highlight.
• EYES Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion all over lid, Urban Decay Buck e/s all over lid, Urban Decay Hustle on outer corners (all part of the Naked palette - see review here), Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner in Brown on top lid, Avon Color Trend Double Ended Kajal Stick in Brown in lower waterline, No7 Exceptional Definition Mascara in Brown (see review here).
• LIPS Bourjois 3D Effect Lipgloss in Rose or Epic (read my review here!)

I'd been using my new Garnier Summer Face moisturiser in the days leading up to it to give me a nice 'glow.' I blow-dried my hair into a centre parting and then curled it using my GHD's (standard!) I used a bit of L'Oreal Very Volume hairspray that I got for Christmas to hold the curls in place.

Clothes...

• Black gold-buttoned shirt - Boohoo (see blog post here)
• Black cropped jacket - F&F at Tesco (see blog post here)
• Camel suede shorts - Glamorous at Dorothy Perkins (see blog post here)
• Black leather bag - George at Asda (see blog post here)
• Black patent heels - Priceless Shoes (see blog post here)

SATURDAY

Make-up...

• FACE Same as above :)
• EYES Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion all over lid, Urban Decay Buck e/s all over lid, Urban Decay Hustle on outer corners (all part of the Naked palette - see review here), Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner in Black on top lid, Avon Color Trend Double Ended Kajal Stick in Black in lower waterline, CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara in Black (see review here).
• LIPS Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in 021 Red Dynamite smudged in with The Body Shop lip brush. Rimmel Colour Show Off Lipstick in Be Bold (applied with the same brush) finished off with L'Oréal Kiss Proof Lipstick and matching Lipgloss in shade 513 Fervently Red.

Again, I curled my hair using GHD's and used some L'Oréal Very Volume Supreme Hold hairspray to keep the curls in place :)

Clothes...

• Black strapless dress - ASOS
• Black patent bag - Vintage

I also wore my nude patent heels from Barratts, which you can see in the picture below... :)

Nails... (both nights)

NYC Quick Dry nail polish in Manhattan with Sally Hansen Diamond Shine 2 in 1 Base & Top Coat to finish (bought from Fragrance Direct - read my haul blog here!)

Phew! I hope I covered everything.

If you have any questions just drop me a comment or tweet me @smoir :)

Love,

Sophia

xo

New Hair Obsession: Schwarzkopf Gliss Shampoo

Hi everyone... bloody hell, it's freezing isn't it?!

I thought I'd let you into a little secret of mine... Over the past few weeks, I've been using a shampoo and conditioner that I got for £1 and I've never had more compliments on my hair!

Here it is...

(Schwazkopf Gliss Liquid Silk Gloss Shampoo and Conditioner)

I first read about these on London Beauty Queen's blog who said the range was pretty good. I spotted them on offer for £1 in Superdrug a couple of weeks ago and thought I'd give them a try! I already have the Schwarzkopf Gliss hair spray (which I wouldn't rate that highly) but I've never tried their shampoo range before.

I'm thoroughly impressed; they leave your hair looking lovely and glossy! :)

You can still pick them up in selected Poundland stores and they also do a new Shea Cashmere range which I'm looking forward to trying as well!

I sometimes use it with an intensive conditioner for a real deep treat; L'oreal's Full Restore intensive masque, at the moment, which I picked up on offer in Boots.

It just proves that you don't have to spend a fortune to look good, eh? (Well, that's my motto!)

What are you using at the moment? Have you tried the Gliss Shea Cashmere range?

Lots of love,

Style by Sophia

xo