What I’ve been wearing 30/08/14

It does look like the weather is changing in the UK. So sad to say this in August still…

I do however, still have a few outfits to remind me of summer!

Here are my latest:

Outfit #1

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Flowery skirt and bralet coordinate from Forever 21, white jacket from H&M, beige peep-toes from Jimmy Choo, white bag from New Look.

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Pure London Show Spring/Summer 15

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This is my second Pure London show; I attended the first one back in February, and this time, the show was actually bigger.

Rather than looking for trends (which I do anyway, but it is such an enormous space, with so many styles), I look for new brands that excite me and revisit some of my favourites.

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What I’ve been wearing: 15/08/14

Oh, how I’ve been enjoying the weather…summer in London makes me forget, just for a short period of time, all the misery of winter! And that’s what I’ve been wearing to face the warmer days:

Outfit #1

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Black pencil skirt from Forever 21, black off the should frill crop top from eBay, black and gold peep-toes from Zara, belt from Primark, necklace and bracelet from New Look, rings from Sobral, H&M and Primark.

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A fabulous afternoon at the Magnum Regent street party

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You probably noticed that there has Magnum has been causing a buzz this year – it is their 25th anniversary and they’ve been having a ball celebrating it.

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Olivia Palermo, the shoe designer

image: Vogue

image: Vogue

Yet another celeb jumping on the designer bandwagon. Although I am rather sceptical about this kind of thing, I kinda like Olivia Palermo (the girls is stylish!) and if the shoes that come out are as lovely as sketches that have been released, I think this has the potential to be a good one.

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What I’ve been wearing 16/07/14

It is finally summer! Yay! I is so good to have my legs out!

Here is what I’ve been wearing lately:

Outfit #1

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Black off the shoulder crop top from Topshop, black pencil skirt from Forever 21, red patent pee-toes from Kurt Geiger, rings from Sobral, Forever 21, H&M and Primark.

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What I’ve been wearing – 15/06/14

The settling of the new season brings about so much inspiration! All the bits I have been buying for months and have been unable to wear are finally starting to creep out of my closet and make it to the streets – and the blog!

Here are the latest outfits:

Outfit #1

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Flowery crop top from H&M, black court shoes from Christian Louboutin, eye clutch from Lulu Guinness, belt from Primark, bracelets from New Look, rings from Sobral, H&M and Primark.

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What I’ve been wearing – 03/06/14

I’ve been trying so hard to be summery and wearing floaty skirts whenever I can. The weather has been mild, but not glorious enough to go all out…

Keep hoping! This outfit selection contains a mix of  “I wish I could wear this without tights” and “I am preparing myself for summer” outfits.

Outfit #1

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Black and white, frilly off-the-shoulder jumpsuit from Rare London, black court shoes from Christian Louboutin, belt from Primark, necklace from New Look, rings from Forever 21, H&M, Sobral and Primark.

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My earliest beauty memories

dani dutra - somanylovelythingsOne of these days I was talking to people how I became so obsessed with makeup, style and shoes so I started thinking and went back to my childhood, when I used to smash my aunt’s Ciane’s eyeshadow palettes (sorry auntie) and smear my aunt’s Tiana’s lipsticks on my face, while they weren’t around.

The technique was the same: wait until they were distracted chatting with family or going over their daily and go over their dressing tables and pounce, in the dark, getting hold of anything I could, quickly.

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