Must Have Metallics

Metallics are everywhere at the moment and are definitely here to stay for Autumn/Winter. I have picked some of my favourites from the high street at the moment and given little suggestions as to how I would personally wear them. So let me know if its a trend you are loving or loathing and how do you style yours

As always
Luv Lisa xx

Stand out in the crowd and make a statement with this dress from Topshop, a black clutch, black scrappy black heels and a red lip are all you need to complete the whole Hollywood glam look

I have a metallic top like this from years ago, and every time I wear it people always comment on how nice it is. I've would wear this tucked into a leather skirt or skater skirt or can be worn with ripped black denim for a day look

This Metallic dress from River Island has the most gorgeous rose gold tone and would be perfect for a beach wedding, just imagine tanned sun kissed skin in the night sky glow. Team it with nude accessories and let the dress do the talking

This River Island skirt is the perfect day to night item that could be worn to the office with a cute black blouse and tights or a satin cami with a heel by night. Team it with a leather jacket for an edgy touch

Feel feminine in this midi length pleated metallic skirt from Zara, this would be adorable with a cream lace peter pan collar top for a trendy vintage look. It could also be worn with a cute fitted jumper for an 1950s feel

If you love Metallics but are weary about wearing them then this is the perfect touch to a black dress or any outfit. Choker from Misguided

The must have occasion shoe that will literally go with any dress for any occasion you have coming up

Perfect with a black tailored trousers, a nude capped sleeved top and a chunky metallic statement necklace to bring the metallic from head to toe 

This is a younger style I think and could be worn with black over the knee boots for a "Kylie or Arianna" look, you could also wear with patent biker style ankle boots for a day time edgier style

This is the definition of sports luxe and is perfect teamed up with sportwear

Wear with black high waited denims, a choker and bomber style jacket and you will be very on trend

The way this is styled is absolutely perfect, a printed tee and metallic earrings ti mirror the skirt. Just add a heel and you have the perfect girls night out outfit

Dress up any day outfit with this metallic trench from Topshop, love this with a pair of black denims, nude court heels and a black turtle neck for a classy look

Hot off the Rails August 20th

Welcome everyone to my new weekly post featuring the hottest New Arrivals on the High street, at bargain prices. Each week I will feature 10 items for €20 or under that are new online or in store. Hope you enjoy this weekly feature and please let me know if there is anything or any brand you would like to see in particular. 

Have a great weekend 

Luv Lisa xx

Prettylittlething €16.80
https://ie.prettylittlething.com/motorcycle-club-black-printed-t-shirt-dress.html

H&M €19.99
http://www2.hm.com/en_ie/productpage.0353088009.html

River Island €20
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/bags--purses/purses/black-quilted-foldover-purse-691227

Missguided €19.95
https://www.missguided.eu/new-in/layered-frill-bandeau-bodycon-dress-red

ASOS €18.69
http://www.asos.com/boohoo/boohoo-leather-look-mini-skirt/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=7091600&clr=Black&SearchQuery=&cid=2623&pgesize=23&pge=1&totalstyles=59&gridsize=3&gridrow=4&gridcolumn=2

New Look for ASOS €19.99
http://www.asos.com/new-look/new-look-herringbone-scarf/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6948373&clr=Nude&SearchQuery=&cid=6992&pgesize=204&pge=0&totalstyles=214&gridsize=3&gridrow=30&gridcolumn=3

New Look €19.99
http://www.newlook.com/eu/shop/womens/tops/mid-pink-scuba-ruffle-trim-sleeveless-top-_389037773

River Island €20
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/trousers--leggings/leggings/black-coated-high-rise-leggings-688517

River Island Online Exclusive €17
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/tops/cami--sleeveless-tops/purple-strappy-cami-691639

Missguide €5.32
https://www.missguided.eu/new-in/twisted-hoop-earrings-rose-gold

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Crushing on Velvet

Hi everyone,

Welcome back, hope your week went quickly and you are all looking forward to the weekend (I heard it gonna be a hot one). I haven't done a fashion post in a while and honestly I probably should be doing alot more of them as it is a fashion blog. So I decided to do up quick post coming into the weekend to give you a little inspiration on one of the hottest trends around at the moment. Velvet is here to stay from S/S going into A/W and it has always been a trend that has popped up regularly  through the years. It is all over the high street at the moment and can be found in a jacket, trousers dress, jumpsuit to shoes and accessories. It seems a velvet choker is a must have these days. I've picked out some bits from the high street that I love at the moment and I've also attached some style inspiration from Pinterest on how to wear. Personally I love velvet worn with leather, but you can also rock it with lace or silk and it is absolutely gorgeous with embellishment to give that "luxe" feel to any outfit.
So what do you think? Velvet. A yes or a no? Let me know you thoughts fashionistas
As always Luv Lisa xx

How to Wear, Style Inspo

**New Product Review** The Flomar Smooth Touch Foundation

Hi everyone, hope you all had an amazing bank holiday weekend. I was off (half) sunning myself in Lanzarote for 3 days but I am so glad to be home. I have been trying out lots of new products lately and I was very excited to test and review this particular one. Why? this one you say. Well I love my foundations and I feel like I am forever on the hunt for the "perfect one". It is a task that seems impossible for us girls, so many foundations how do you choose? Find out what you need in a foundation product, coverage, SPF, skin type etc and explore from there. Hopefully this review might help too.

The foundation I am reviewing is the New Flomar Smooth Touch Foundation, it comes in a 30ml bottle with a choice of 6 colours from Light Ivory to Sand. Its is said to produce a natural look thanks to its fine texture and smooth formualtion. It gives up to 12 hours of coverage while continuously moisturising your skin and has an SPF 20 feature that protects the skin against the harmful effects of sunlight. It does not contain *parabens (see link below) or fragrance and it is suitable for all of skin types. 

So thats the science bit, now down to what I thought!! I was expecting this to have a light to medium coverage, but I was very surprised to see that it was actually more of a full coverage. Which for me is great because I wear make up to work everyday and I always need a good full coverage (normally by the end of the day it looks like I din't even put on makeup). When I was applying it I got the slightest scent, now when I say scent it was more that it smelt like I was applying a nice face cream. It applied really well both with a brush and beauty blender to smooth out. I loved the coverage but I would have went a darker shade. I choose the light ivory, but because I like to tan alot I felt that it was too light for me. However a little bronzing powder and contouring later and it was perfect. It looked great in all lighting and even better in natural day light. I actually felt like it looked better on my skin as the day went on and I wonder does this have to do with the "continuous moisturizing" but maybe it was my skin adapting.

I was concerned that the SPF 20 would make my face look white in pictures but it didn't and I wore this foundation for the whole of my holidays, even in the sweltering heat at night (Photo below is the foundation on) Overall I am very impressed, I loved it and I will go as far as saying that this is the best affordable foundation I have ever used. I seriously recccommend you try this and at €11.99 it won't break the bank, just make sure you do a colour test for the correct colour. I got mine from Adrian Dunne Pharmacy in Arklow and its available in all of their pharmacies across the country.
http://www.dunnepharmacies.ie/brands

 But ladies you have to check out their amazing Flomar stand in the Arklow store, just don't blame me if you end up broke :)

****About Parabens****

http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/skincare/worry-about-parabens

I'll be there for you

We all have different kinds of friends in our lives, some from childhood (if we are lucky), others we have met through work, social media, hobbies, even friends of friends. Some we have known for a long time and then there are others that have come and gone. As we get older our lives and personalities change and so do that of our friends, sadly we drift apart from some that were once our closest, mostly due to circumstance, making way for the ones that are here to stay.  

I've been friends now with my best friend for over 8 years, we didn't start off like this, we were more work acquaintances, we socialised as part of a group for many years, but I wouldn't say that we're very close. In fact we even fell out for some time, which is sad now when I think about the circumstances surrounding it. However it made us stronger and we actually became the best of friends from it. We have a mutual love of socialising, prosecco, all things girly, lazy Sundays and straight up having the lols. If someone was to listen to one of our conversations, they would have a right ould laugh, because we talk complete and utter nonsense most of the time. Dreams versus reality are often blured when we get together, because we come up with the most ridiculous ideas For example, we have always said for my hen we would have a "boats and hoes" cruise up the Shannon, because we both love Step Brothers the movie. When we went to New York on holidays, we decided that we would open up our own bar called "who-are's" (basically whores said in an Irish slang), a traditional Irish bar, with middle aged bar women wearing blue eye shadow and push up bras. Oh we had the whole thing planned, all written out on a napkin, if we win the lotto, watch this space :) Alot of it is silly but sometimes you need silly in your life, and we for sure don't take ourselves too serious. But aside from all the fun, I honestly couldn't function without this girl in my life. She has seen me in every emotion possible, angry, upset, happy, at my worst, and at my best. She is not only my friend, she is my family. 

It good to have positive people surrounding you but equally as important to have people that are also very honest with you. Friends share huge moments of your life, they also know alot of your deepest, darkest thoughts and fears. For me I know that I can be 100% myself around my best friend without having to second guess what I say, or how I act. Even when I know I'm being totally ridiculous about something she knows exactly how to make me see the light without making me feel like I'm a terrible person. We all have our "moments" and when we do it's important to have someone to keep us grounded. 

Someone once said to me, "if you were stuck at the side of the road, who would you call?" Think about it, I bet there isn't that many people you could rely on. But I know that this girl would drive me to the moon and back if I needed her to.

Make sure that the important people in your life feel, and know just how important they are.

With luv to my bestie Emma xx