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Hello everyone! So i am determined to stick to my new years resolution of 2012, my first achieveable one- create a blog. As a first time student living in the big LDN here is a documentation of my style, evolving interests and latest escapades..enjoy! ECOLEI

Monday, 16 January 2012


CHICA TIMES


Had a first trial at a boutique shop today next to Spitafields market on liverpool street! Its called Chica if you ever want to check it out, lovely wrap dresses in bright colours and prints.. mmm... hopefully I did alright and I can begin to fund my ridiculous shopping habit.. I think this floral top is a new love, brightens anything up and I just found this shirt in the bottom of my wardrobe, a cheeky find down Newland Ave. in Hull,  and its been reborn! Love it when that happens..
Dress (worn as skirt): Topshop Boutique
Top: Topshop
Velvet shirt: Vintage
Jewellery: Topshop&Catmandoo











After I left Chica had a quick buzz around Spitafields market - a definite visit to be made if you haven't already! Some really cool stalls, lots of lovely jewellery, posters, vintage clothes, leather bags and fur jackets. There is also a Traffic People shop next to it and I popped in. Not much to my taste buttt i did find this floaty treasure...so pretty!
On a trip to the cinema I teamed it with a black crochet maxi dress and a denim jacket and my new zipper earring - my new current obsession (will wear even when my ear turns green and falls off)

Top: Traffic People
Earring: Topshop
Denim Jacket: Vintage

Sunday, 15 January 2012


 Im having a major colour moment, i want to wear loads of it, but not in blocks. I'm on the lookout for prints, beautiful one of a kind type of prints. Think i need to hit the vintage. But also I'm not a fan of the primary colours but mint greens, hot pinks, lilacs and I definitely want to experiment with a few fluorescents. Maybe even yellow... I think this ^ is probably my all-time favourite chilled out look. Utter utter perfection.








Also found this incredible site recently which i should alert you all to because its AMAZING. The clothes look designer but with up-market high-street prices.
 (AND its free next day delivery in the UK)


If I had to choose here are some of my favourites





Saturday, 14 January 2012

Very sorry for my absence, first week back at uni has been crrazy , these are few self snaps from the past week, apologies for the crappy quality will figure out some better shots soon!
Scarf- Zara
Denim Jacket - Vintage
Blue Dress (As skirt) -Topshop Boutique
Jumper- H&M
Boots - Urban Outfitters
Had a night out in moonlighting,(cheapskates) definitely better than the
 Fabric catastrophe, another nightclub in London, but I'm definitely preferring the bar/pub scene
- any recommendations fellow Londoners?
Abit unsure on this dress...might take it back
Dress - Topshop
Comfy clothes for shopping - got some steals, will show in next post!
Dress , Cardigan, Necklace - Topshop

Had a night in with the girls, LOVE a good Desperado or 3
Tee- Topshop Boutique
Skirt - Zara




I always seem to chop and change with make-up but at the moment I'm happy sticking to my daily look after much tried/tested/disappointing/amazing products
Moisturiser - Olay
Foundation- Lancome Teint Miracle
Concealer - 'Playstick' Benefit
Under eyes -'Erase Paste' Benefit
Mascara - 'Shocking' YSL
Bronzer- Topshop
Creamy Blush - 'Crushed Berry' Topshop
Eyebrows- Estee Lauder Brown eyeshadow
Eyeliner and highlighter and red gloss- Dior (previous makeup set)
Lipstick - 'On the Town' Topshop

Sunday, 8 January 2012


My Grandma got me this amazing set of L'Occitane goodies, larvley
Deffs holding onto that box aswell!
 Read it - soso funny

Recommend all of these- seriously revolutionised my makeup bag
Shocking Mascara-YSL
Grey Eye Pencil - Benefit
Pore Minimiser - Benefit
Erase Paste - Benefit
Nail Varnish APPARAT - Dior
Dont Stray - Benefit
Lipstick -Barry M
Lipstick 'Oh Currant'- Benefit

This Dior makeup set is amazing, perfect colours, the red gloss is lovely
 and the white highlighter looks really nice on your cheekbones - Thanks Aunty!

My sister made me this for christmas - the colours are amazing. It spells out  my name
so i can hang it in my room - liven things up abit..

Did some loverly christmas shopping, lurve this maxi skirt from Zara and i think it will look fab with this ribbed jumper
that i found in the mens section - mental note for next winter, shop in mens for jumpers/knitwear
(skirt:Zara ....Jumper:H&M)

Topshop
Zara









Finally got these shoes! They've been sold out everywhere but they brought them out again in leather lovelovelove 
(Topshop)

Saturday, 7 January 2012



Had a last night out in [W] in Hull before returning to LDN, got this skirt aages ago -was extremely happy to find out it still fits!
(Skirt:H&M...T-shirt:Topshop Boutique...Boots:Urban Outfitters)

Thursday, 5 January 2012


Went to get my ears pierced again the other day, really want to get my Tragus done but I've heard its mega painful and my pain threshold is non-existent so I'm pretty sure I won't be able to hack it!
I had these two done at a shop called Catmandoo in Hull, really recommend a visit if you're ever in the city. Its near the train station and its quite weird looking from the outdside but when you go in its just this cavern filled with incredible silver jewellry, dream catchers hanging all round the ceilings, vintage clothing and all different kinds of trinkets . They travel all over the world collecting stuff so everythings one of a kind, authentic and interesting. They're so lovely in the shop, you can tell they're truly invested in what they're selling, I think its so important these kind of places stay alive. So yeh i found these silver hoops amongst the thousand and i love them! And more importantly they dont turn my ears green which is a nice change..

I find alot of the time Topshop jewellry is abit poo but every now and again you find a gem. When people say 'oo thats nice wheres it from' and you reply Topshop and the response is 'oh really? never would have guessed' you know you're on to a winner. Loving this right now
(Necklace: Topshop)

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Attempted to dipdye my friends hair the other day and it actually came out looking really cool! Love the blond/blueygreen contrast..  quite mermaid esque..   
 




The bright blue looked a little bit scary so we mixed the dye with some conditioner to tone the colour down abit. But make sure you really rub the dye into the hair and I've found that if you vary the  height of the dye on different sections of hair you don't get such a blunt line and it has that more dishevelled natural grown out kind of look. Even better if it goes disastrously wrong you can just chop it off and start again! I'll post some pictures when my ends next need doing - thinking it will be sometime 
 soon





 I've been back home for Christmas and it is vvv.chilly up north. Bought this coat in London and its been amazing, its like a shield against all bad weather.. also a bit of a work-out to wear but heyho you can't have it all.

(Coat:Urban Outfitters..Jumper:H&Mmens..Trousers:Vintage..Hat:Fatface.. Bag&Necklace&Rings:Topshop)

My all time favourite boots, looking abit worse for wear but they go with absoutley everything. I keep having to get them re-heeled but I'm determined never to let them go!
(Boots: Urban Outfitters)

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