Minnie Haul | a few bits from september

This blog post is dedicated to all of the things I've bought (naughty jessie) throughout late August and early September. They're all very different but equally help me to dig further and further into my over draft. There's not everything on here, but this is the stuff that looked the prettiest when it was photographed (sorry for being such a rubbish photographer). 

Candles have recently become an obsession of mine whenever Im not working, or before I go to bed I light them.. its the most of the most relaxing things in the world. I bought a pair of Jelly Belly scented candles from a massive ASDA that my boyfriend kindly took me to! (how romantic) two flavours came in the gift pack. There was 'very cherry' and the other is called 'bubble gum'. I've almost used up all of the very cherry because of how good it smells, and i'm really excited to light up the bubble gum one. The cream coloured candle is vanilla scented and another infamous asda special! I love the little glass tub it comes in and the bow tied around the neck, im saving this one for my new uni room because of how pretty it looks.

Evidence of my acessories addiction is shown in the following pictures, whoops! I picked up this beautiful blue pendant necklace from Primark in Manchester whilst I was on a lovely weekend away, it cost me £4.00 and im really impressed with it because its so different to anything i've had before. I love the colour and the enamel style stone, beautiful. The second necklace is from NEXT im not as keen on this one as much as the first, but still im sure i'll get my wear from it. This cost me a stupid £20.00 which is probably why im a little rescentful of it.... and maybe why I don't normally shop in NEXT. All of the following rings are form Primark again, the little gold ones came in a pack that cost £2.50 and the silver larger ring cost £1.50 I wear this ring all the time, it was also from the Manchester Primark and im so happy that I picked it up. 

Here are some close up's of the jewellery

This is something I bought today, its from one of my favourites H&M though because the cut and fitting of the skirt is so strange I had to buy it in a much bigger size. The zipper cuts down the front of the skirt and fastens the whole skirt together. It cost me £24.00 roughly so hopefully I will wear it a lot during winter and the coming autumn. I love the zip running down the middle of the skirt and the style of leather its lovely, its crinkled and thick looking which is different to any faux leather i've come across recently. 

I've lusted after this little flowery crop top for such a long time, I saw it on the TOPSHOP website when it first came online and wanted it at full price, so I was so happy when I found it in the sale yesterday when I 'nipped' into TOPSHOP. There is a snag (as there is with most things in life) the only size they had was a 16, my little boobs are swamped in this top but im going to ask a friend to take it in so all is well! in the mean time at least I get extra frills! and it looks really lovely with my new leather skirt.

         Much love

         Enjoy xx 

beautiful new river island boots

My obsession with chunky looking winter boots has been on- going for years now and I thought I had my addiction under control. Despite everything I couldn't leave these puppies on the shelf, and digging further into my overdraft made them mine. If I remember properly they cost me £37-£40.00, I bought them from the Burton store (in a small town close to where I live) the actual River Island shop there isn't the prettiest or most popular but because of this your size is almost always there and they don't run out of popular lines as quickly, its also really nice and quite there so you can shop in space and peace. 

I instagramed these literally as soon as I got home because of how excited I was about them, and was really flattered when River Island #regrammed the picture onto their official page. It got lots of interest and River Island customers began asking me questions about the boots which was lovely. I was also able to get in contact with lots of other chunky boot enthusiast's on instagram and twitter which was equally lovely.

Also in the picture are some little ring sets and a cutie little candle. These are all from Primark, which is amazing for little jewellery bits and cutie home accessories at the moment. The candles were £1.50 each (i bought three) they're vanilla scented and look lovely lit in there little glass dome. I've actually nearly finished using these candles because I love the smell so much, so will definitely be going to buy some more! 

The rings are gorgeous also, the cream coloured pack were a stack of five little gold looking rings, one was like a twisted vine which looked really cool. These cost no more than £3.00, the second set had another cool twisted ring this time in the style of a snake. There was also a semi- precious red stone ring (vintage looking) and others perfect for stacking these were also £3.00 (around). 

I'm actually really impressed with all of the little bits Primark has in their store and on their social media accounts at the minute, I'm going to have to start hunting them out as I am going to be decorating both my home and university bedroom! 

Enjoy xxx

a little hello again

In a bid to stop being lazy, and emerse myself in some writing practice I've decided to take up with my lovely blog again, and what better way to start that to treat it to a shiny new face lift!

Lots of new things have happened since I stopped blogging so I'm very eager to start sharing my life on here again. In september I'm due to be entering into my second year of study at UCLAN after finishing (and passing) my first year. Ive got lots of lovely things planned from Septmber onwards, and still fun things to happen this summer (whats left of it) so I hope you all enjoy reading about them.

A first blog post will be up soon! Enjoy! xx

The leibster award! | Other bloggers tagged

I was really happy to be nominated for this award, I think the concept is really fun and different to other awards i've seen on blogger before. I was nominated for this tag by emilys-elixir so would like to say a big thank you to her!  Enjoy!

The rules for this post:

1. each blogger should answer the questions the tagger has set for you
2. choose 11 new bloggers to pass the award onto and link them in your post 
3. create 11 new questions for the chosen bloggers 
4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.
5. each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves 
6. no tag-backs!

Eleven random facts about me:

1. My first word was apple
2. As a child I wrote upside down (still do sometimes)
3. I dreamt about bunnies last night 
4. I can balance literally anything on my head and it not fall off
5. My first car was purple and called violet 
6. I hated my mum for a whole week when i was nine because she made me give up my jar of caterpillars 
7. Im probably the only female in the world that didn't cry at ghost 
8. Alan Sugar really does it for me 
9. I have a belly button phobia!
10. Its rare for me to actually wear a full set of clothes!
11. The only bone i've ever broken was my wrist when I was eleven, i fell of my bike trying to impress a boy i fancied, it was really embarrassing and i think he recorded it on his nokia. Still heartbroken

The questions I answered: 

What is your favourite lip balm?-

Every other day i exfoliate my lips with sugar and olive oil together once i have done this i apply just a basic nivea lip balm if I'm feeling exotic i'll spend time looking for a new lip product burts and bees etc... brands like that. I don't tend to use too much product on my lips. 

What did you do last weekend?-

My ex-flat mate and chum Rosie came up from london for a whole week, so we spent the weekend together doing cool stuff. We went to see The Evil Dead which was terrifying, and also went out a lot at night for drinks and stuff. It was just really lovely to spend girly time with her!

What is your best fashion buy?-

I shop way too much, so its hard to pick out something recently that I've bought that I consider to be a 'best buy' ... one of the favourite things I've bought recently is a bright lime leather clutch from Zara it's ties in perfectly with the new neon trend and adds statement to some of my more boring outfits. 

What is your favourite way to spend a rainy sunday afternoon?-

As gay as it sounds, i love walking/jogging in the rain. Also... Sunday afternoon is one of the few times i can just sit and watch TV so probably sitting following a huge roast watching a wildlife documentary.. such a thug

What is your favourite beauty product?-

I go through phases with beauty products but i'd say at the moment its SAND TROPEZ by ESSIE (nail varnish), its a nude shade and costs around eight pounds. It goes on really well, the colour is really elegant and its surprisingly resilient against chipping. I'm also having a bit of an eye brow thing at the moment, i've been looking for a product that works well with them and on my quest have come across some really cute and affordable products by natural collection i've been using their neutral eye shadow duo (£3.00) with a cotton bud to thicken out my eyebrows and their eye brow pencil (2.40) to create definition. They're products are really affordable and simple, which I like and are also free from harsh chemicals that are really bad for the environment and your skin. 

Do you prefer dark, milk or white chocolate?-

Probably milk chocolate! galaxy is amazing. White chocolate and strawberries is equally beautiful.. who am I kidding if its chocolate blue, white, dark I will eat it. All of it.

What is your favourite book?-

I read Kelly Kultrones autobiography a few weeks back called, if you have to cry go outside that was really interesting as I've always been a massive fan of hers. At the moment I'm reading a book named the ugly business of beautiful women it explores the ugly world behind the beautiful mask of the modelling/fashion industry, its.. different. The Harry Potter books are a given also.

What are the top five cites you'd like to visit?- 

This is going to be hideously generic but.. Paris, New-york, Amsterdam, Budapest and.... VENICE!

What is your middle name (if you have one)?- 

Louise, when i was young my mum used to call me JLO which is horrendous, or Jessie Lou *shudders*

What, or who, inspired you to start a blog?- 

I used to have another blog called flippin elle but I had a dilemma (cringe) and wasn't sure if I wanted to fashion blog anymore so I stopped. When I realised I missed fashion and beauty blogging I set up my new site, which is this one!

Finally, the questions for my nominees:

1. What is the last thing you ate/drank?
2. What is the name and brand of your favourite nail polish?
3. What do you do to relax?
4. What was the last magazine you read, and who was on the cover?
5. Who/what is your style inspiration
6. London or NYC? and why?
7. What is the last film you watched?
8. Biggest girl crush?
9. Describe in brief your skin care routine, and list the products you use.
10. If you were stranded on a desert island, which three luxurious items would you choose to be with you?
11. Where do you source inspiration for your blog posts from?

My nominees:

laurajward

charlottemeetsworld

woolfeye

jillyinwonderland

tazziewazzie

caitlinsteewart

tokki-autumn

helerinblogs

sarahlibros

lifeandsortswithcc

curlsandmindy

myfavoritedayblog

My first styling job ever!

Little more than a week ago i had my first (un-paid) styling job ever. It was amazing to work with the photographer (MWF Media) and my beautiful model/chum chloe (@FlorenceSaxon). Here are some of the photos that were taken and below i am going to list where every thing i put together is from. 

hair and makeup-  

Chloe has long amazing hair so we didn't really need to do much to it. For some of the photographs her hair was tied back to highlight her eye brows, which were gelled and penciled in for dramatic effect. For a few of the photographs we used black lipstick which looked amazing against the leathers etc..enjoy guys

**all clothing is my own and wasn't sent for promotion**

Topshop scallop vest, leather gillet and gold neck cuff 

primark maxi skirt 

Rare nude tassle skirt and primark two tone grey sweater

H&M string vest with primark pleated maxi skirt

white waterfall blazer, and ark leather skirt 

Leather insert dress, black lipstick and Aldo courts 

clothing 

Leather gillet - Topshop 
Pleated Maxi-skirt - Primark
Nude leather tassle skirt - Rare for topshop 
Necklace - Topshop 
Peace bangle - River island 
String vest - H&M
Nude blouse - forever 21 
White waterfall blazer - forever 21 
Leather insert dress - One republic 
Turtle neck - Topshop
Black shoes - ALDO
Nude extreme wedges - Topshop 
Leather skirt - Ark
Scallop edge vest - topshop
Two tone sweater (grey) - primark
Gold spike necklace - primark 


make-up 

Eye brow pencil - Collection 2000
Lipstick - Barry M 
Foundation - Lancome/Maybe-line
Eye liner/mascara - Maybe-line + loreal 
Hair products - Aussie+ Tréseme
Highlighter/cheek stain- Soap and glory 

Photographer - Micheal Rowlands 
www.mwf-media.co.uk
Enjoy! - Jessie 
xx