This Week I Love...

TEAM GB...I am absolutely immersing myself in everything olympic-related! I cannot get enough of Team GB no matter what the sport and I am finding myself watching sports I have never even given a second thought to before and that's saying something! We have come so far from being in 20th place on the medal board and to now be in 3rd is just incredible. My favourite sport is of course the Equestrian and I have been glued to my screen all day watching the team showjumping final, which to my absolute delight we won!! Another gold for Great Britain and how it was deserved. The team consisted of Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles and what a team they were, making sure they kept their cool despite the immense pressure they were under to perform. Charles especially, who was last to go in the jump off and knew from the beginning that if he went clear team GB had the gold in the bag. These games have really made realise how talented, strong, and dedicated all of team GB's athletes, across all sports truly are and they are doing a fantastic job. Lets hope we can get a few more medals to get us to that number 1 position in the table! GO TEAM GB!

ASH...Footwear brand Ash are best known for their wedged trainers, a comfy yet fashionable piece of footwear perfect for this ungodly weather. I have spotted a maroon pair by the brand that are calling my name, however the near £200 price tag isn't exactly within reach quite at the moment. So sadly, it looks like for now I will just have to sit and watch them in the window and with any luck catch them in the sale later in the year. Onto the wish list they go!

CHANEL...As always, Chanel is a massive favourite of mine for well, everything! Their clothes, shoes and accessories may be well out of reach however, their beauty brand is well and truly within! Luckily for us, Chanel have recently opened a pop-up store in London's well known Covent Garden. It houses the brands make-up and skincare ranges as well as many of their limited addition products which can be very hard to track down. And as if that wasn't enough there is also a nail bar down stairs where for £20 (redeemable against purchases) you can treat yourself to a one-of-a-kind Chanel manicure. As the french would say, Ooh La La!!

Nails Inc...Another beauty product I am hunting for at the moment is Nails Inc's limited edition Sprinkles polish. Available in four sugary shades, sprinkles gives the effect of well, sprinkles, similar to that which you may find on your cupcake, sweet, eh! Now, who doesn't want their nails to look good enough to eat? I sure do, and it's sprinkles all the way!

Style File #1

I have recently given my blog a bit of a makeover, hopefully making it a little bit prettier and user-friendly! Since I have changed things around a bit I am going to be trying out some new features too.
The first of these new features is series of outifit posts- showing my own styling, showcasing outfits I myself have put together and worn for different occassions. I have done this in a slightly different way to what you may be expecting following some inspiring photography I recently came across on Pinterest. So I hope it works as well as I am hoping! Please do feedback with any comments/improvements you have- all are greatly appreciated!

This is my first of such personal style posts, which starts with my personal way of brightening up a rainy day- there may not have been blue injected skies but that's not to say you have to have a cloudy outfit to match! I decided that as blue skies weren't exactly in adundance I would inject some bright blue into my day.

I started with my favourite slouchy, bright blue, oversized tee and paired with my favourite super skinny jeans and a pair of fringed flats with a pretty bow detail; comfy and (almost) weather proof- (until the heavens opened!) Accessories, in my opinion can make an outfit, so to top it off I added a lightweight printed cream coloured scarf, just in case I needed a little extra coverup and an oversized bag (plenty of room for that umbrella!)



Flats, Bally; Jeans, A&F




Scarf, White Stuff; Bag, Mulberry



Gooey Fudge Brownies

I absolutely LOVE baking- I genuinely would bake all day long if I could put up with my brother lurking round the kitchen waiting to see what was going to be produced!

This week I made some of my gooey, fudgey, chocolatey brownies for my work collegues and without blowing my own baking trumpet, they went down a treat!

and here is how to make them..

Gooey Fudge Brownies

140g Unsalted butter

4 Large eggs

340g Light brown muscovado sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

75g Cocoa powder

140g Plain flour

100g white/plain/caramel chocolate chopped

• Line a 23cm square cake tin with foil

• Put the butter in the pan and melt- then let it cool slightly

• Beat the eggs very gently with the sugar until just blended
• Stir in the cooled butter and vanilla essence
• Sift in the flour and cocoa in the mixture and stir gently- don’t over mix or will become cake like

• Bake in the oven at 170° for 25/30 minutes

• Remove from the tin and cut into 16 squares

A Designer Delight!

Never did I EVER think for one moment that I would be able to say what I am about to say. However, I am ecstatically able to share that I am now the very, very, very proud owner of a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, yes you heard right, JIMMY CHOO shoes. As you can probably tell, I'm still in shock and can't quite believe my wardrobe now houses a pair of Jimmy Choos. I did not expect to ever own a pair but as you all know I can never resist a bargain and sometimes as they say, you just have to strike whilst the iron's hot!


I went into the little Boutique in Cambridge, Giulio’s for the very first time actually looking for jeans and typically of me I left the store more than satisfied, but with a completely different item! Little did I know that Giulio’s carries some of the worlds most exclusive designers, Prada, Miu Miu, Lanvin, J Brand, Diane Von Furstenburg and of course Jimmy Choo! I had no idea of the extent of their stock and was in my element browsing rail after rail of gorgeous clothes, shoes and accessories. The staff were very helpful and friendly I was very impressed and I will most definitely be returning!



And here are the little beauties themselves...

With chocolate brown coloured straps, a cork heel, and a metallic lining they are the ultimate pair of summer wedges. They will match perfectly with a floaty summer dress or alternatively if the weather is a little cooler (like now, and actually like it always is in the UK) a pair of denim jeans or casual trousers. Paired up or down, they are a fantastic all-rounder, the weather better cheer up because I can't wait to wear them!

Tribal Nails

When it comes to nails, nail art is the in thing this summer and what better way to express yourself than through your nails?! Loads of salons are offering nail art as a service with Wah nails and Nails Inc being two of the best out there- but the prices aren't cheap and as most of you will understand being a student sometim es requires you to have to cut back so, I have resorted to the old DIY approach!
Yep, I've been doing my nail art myself- it was tricky at first but I think I am gradually improving- slowly. I started off with quite simple designs- crackle, spots and stripes and I have since moved on to slightly trickier designs, leopard rint, thin stripes and of course tribal! Even though you have to have a bit more of a steady hand, I still think that you can get away with the odd few messy bits and slip-ups, as since when are tribal prints all exactly the same?

Below is my own attempt at tribal nail art. I opted for a stripey base with zigzag lines and dots in contrasting colours to jazz it up. Take a look and please try to see past some of the wobbly lines!!!