Hot Dy in Mid-Winter OOTD

Hi to whoever is reading this :)

This is just a short OOTD as I am going out for lunch with my  Mum. 

I'm sorry for the terrible photographs but here it goes! In New Zealand it is strangely warm for this time of year so I rustled up a mid-winter out fit suitable for the warm weather. My Jacket is from Jayjays, which I where nearly everyday. I chose it because it is a nice light fabric while still having a wintery colour and the huge pockets meant I didn't have to carry a bag. My crop top is just one my mum picked up in Bangkok years ago, I liked that it was tight in contrast to my shapeless jacket. The dress I picked up from Topshop. It is one of my favorite dresses I own, the maroon looked like a good winter colour while being a short dress would still keep me cool. My socks I picked up in Ballantynes and I liked the preppy look they gave the outfit while adding abit of warmth. I put my hair up in a high pony, firstly as it was quite a mess when I woke up, but also as getting my hair away from my face really cleaned the look up. With this I wore simple makeup as i was just popping out however to touch it up I wore gold cat eye liner which gave it a boho feel which I really enjoyed. 

June OOTD -Casual weekend look

Here in New Zealand we've recently had our first day of winter its goodbye to short summer dresses that warm my heart and hello to dark colours and extra layers. This look was one I put together incredibly quickly for a trip down to the local op shop (thrift shop).

 Excuse my screwed up face, the concentration got to me!

I was already wearing the black skinny jeans (from Jayjays), which I wore to work and couldn't be bothered getting changed out of them so they were the base of the outfit. Then I threw on my thrifted Indonesia T-Shirt. I love this T-shirt for its colour, as it's a stone grey which means it always fits with my dark colour scheme but doesn't mean I am wearing fully black, something I have to refrain from letting myself do! I have never been to Indonesia which gives, for me, a sense of mystery to the shirt as I would love to visit one day. Its still relatively warm at the moment so I chucked on my thin cargo jacket (also from Jayjays), which I wear constantly. I liked the jacket for this outfit as I wanted to keep it minimal and the huge pockets mean I didn't have to carry a bag, it also added abit of colour to the outfit. Over the top of the T-shirt I wore my statement necklace made of ultra shiny gold roman coins that drop from a mint green chord (from Topshop). I thought the necklace added another dimension with the metallic gold and it dressed up an effectively simple outfit.

Any ways, I hope your having a  good weekend:)

Skeleton Leggins OOTD

This is just going to be a quick OOTD :) So here we go!

The Leggings which is the main reason I wanted to do this post, arrived yesterday from an online shop called Romwe. It says on the website that they are priced at $30 us dollars but I must have bought them while on sale as I have an inkling I payed something in $20's. I am really happy with them as they are such a statement piece and they are quite good quality and the best thing yet they are long enough for me ( I realise it doesnt look like in in the photo below but they were just bunched up so you can see my sexy socks;) )! Something you need to know about me is I am a UK 4-6 and 5'9", don't worry I eat as much as I like and what I like. So I don't want to hear about it. But this makes finding leggings, skinny jeans or even dresses impossible because by the time a garment is small enough for me they are far too short. I've had alot of stick from my family for these leggings but I personally love them!

I paired these with: 

my I heart Billy Blaster boots which I have repurchased twice! as they are just a stapel that I pair with basically everything!

a sleeveless top from Denim Co. which was given to me as a present years ago, I used this because altough arguably I could have worn something alot plainer I wanted something floaty and nice to tuck in while still haveing some structure which is the only shirt that I have that gives that

and a hoodie from the men's section in  Cotton On because it makes the outfit alot more casual for just hanging round the house in:)

On my lips I have NYX Pinky nude which is not nude at all but instead a gorgeous raspberry.

Thanks Alice xx

My Nail Polish Collection

Disclaimer: I am not showing off or anything I'm purely sharing a collection with mine as I am fond and very excited by it as a few I had for Christmas and most I want to display on my mantel piece. I just hope you enjoy it like I enjoy reading about other peoples and like getting ideas:)

So I haven't blogged for quite a while! so I decided to start off with something simple to ease me back into it, so lets just jump in!

So I'll start from the left in the picture above, This is a very old Revlon that Mum handed down to me quite a while ago. Its called blackest black which surprised me because it has blue shimmer through it which should excite you alot apart from the fact that you can only see it once its on your nails if you have them a millimeter away from your face! it has a terrible brush and requires four coats which is quite an effort. I still put up with it alas seeing as its the only black I have and please don't let this deter you from buying other Revlon nail polishes as I'm sure they have improved immensely since my Mum purchased this!

Left: unnamed Right: Revlon Blackest Black 

The nail polish on the left in the photo above is one I bought in a $2 shop (like Pound Land in the U.K.) years ago for a fancy dress party, I haven't a clue what I was dressing up as!? how ever a few months ago I wanted to wear my black nail polish but just wished that the shimmer showed up which was when I remembered this beauty! I would never wear it on its own personally but over the black it looks like a galaxy on your nail which, lets face it, you couldn't ask for more! and its not a bad quality polish, it dries really quickly and it was $2!

The white is also from the $2 shop and personally I would never wear it by itself but I bought it just before Christmas so I could do the following over the red I'll talk about next.

Now I know their not great especially the ones on my left hand (the bottom photo) but I had a lot of fun doing it and it got me into the festive spirit!

The red is Australis Valentine which is just your bog standard not great but not awful nail polish that you continually put on your toes. Not much to sat there sorry!

 Australis Valentine

Now this next one is a 'copy' of an O.P.I. nail polish which I forget the name of. Please don't comment abuse about supporting illegal people or whatever because in my opinion whats the difference in buying the same colour  but in just a different looking bottle from Pound Land? Anyways my friend bought this for  me when she visited Cambodia and when she gave it to me she said I was going to give you a sparkly black one (harhar) but instead I felt the need to give you a normal nail polish! I haven't tried so I don't know about the quality but I do quite like the colour! Sorry by the way for having so many obscure 'brands'!

Now, all the rest are REAL O.P.I nail polishes so are are all up to a standard I think is amazing! they all dry super quickly and are very chip-resistant!

I Don't Give A Rotterdam is a periwinkle blue with silver shimmer all through it. It was part of the Holland collection and in my eyes a beautiful colour. 

O.P.I. I Don't Give A Rotterdam

The rest are part of the James Bond collection. The Spy Who Loved Me is a fire engine red with gold flecks of small glitter and shimmer (there is a difference!). I love to wear this when I'm chanelling Mila Kunis or someone equally as sensual. 

O.P.I  The Spy Who Loved Me

The World Is Not Enough is and entrancing nail polish that changes colour in every different light.Its solid shimmer that looks any of the following: silver, gold, pink, green, blue. Really its an all in one! It goes great with khaki which is very in in New Zealand at the moment and I'm pretty sure it was in England in Autumn?? 

O.P.I. The World Is Not Enough

And the very last! O.P.I.'s Leave and Let Die which up until a few minutes before I shone a flash light on it (it had fallen down the back of my bed) I thought was a bottle green however now I realize is a murky darkish blue with gold shimmer! I did realise it had the gold shimmer in before just for the record! 

O.P.I. Live And Let Die

Well I hope you enjoyed that and sorry it was so long! xx