Archive for June 2012

Old London Town


So on Tuesday I ventured out into London with my best friend, Freya. We had this really great idea that we'd scour the vintage shops in the most opulent parts of Notting Hill and find cast-off Chanel jackets for £30, or a lonely pair of Louboutins for a tenner. That was the dream. I was designated navigator with my map (app) in hand, so it was only a matter of time before we got completely lost (twice). We eventually found our way to Portobello Market, where we ended up browsing everything, buying nothing, and eating a lot. There's an American Apparel there and I couldn't help but try the Disco Pants on. I've now fallen in love with them, which is causing me a bit of a financial crisis.

We then jumped on a random bus which happened to take us directly to our next destination, Oxford street. We trawled the beauty floor of the department stores, then had a browse down Carnaby Street before heading home, tired and covered in makeup samples. Freya (a die-hard Urban Decay fan) managed to convince me that I need to own every Urban Decay eyeshadow. Another financial crisis.

I've made a few little changes to the layout of the blog which allows me to post bigger pictures, which is great because I think blogs always look better with big pictures. But all my previous posts are now the wrong size! Nevermind!

Where are your favourite places to go shopping in London? Anywhere I should check out next time? x

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A Danger Zone


Top: Topshop
Skirt: Missguided
Shoes: Qube
Earrings: Topshop
Necklace: Topshop

As much as I love flowery dresses and cute little Peter Pan collars, I don't like them on me. I'm not much of a girly dresser; I feel much more comfortable in a pair of skinny jeans and a quirky/rocky t-shirt than a flowy dress. I've even been known to steal clothes from my brother (much to his dismay). I'd like to be more girly, but it just isn't me! I suppose part of blogging is becoming inspired by the style of others and pushing your own boundries. I'm going to try and step out of my comfort zone and be more girly, starting with these cutesy ballet pumps. Of course I couldn't help toughen them up a bit with the cross necklace and quirky earrings - baby steps!

With my summer holidays fast approaching, I have not stopped buying clothes in the recent weeks. It seems everytime I step into a shop I tend to forget I need to save some money to actually take on holiday with me! To make matters worse I'm taking a little trip to Portobello Market tomorrow...they accept Topshop earrings as payment in Europe, don't they?

Do you dress in your comfort zone, or have you tried something new recently? x

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The Longest Dress in the World (?)


Top: Ubran Outfitters
Dress: H&M
Necklace: Topshop
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Following the recent hot weather earlier this week (Surrey reached the dizzying heights of...20 degrees), I had already decided to wear a maxi dress today regardless of the weather. Despite the startlingly grey clouds, it was surprisingly warm so I decided to go with it. Naturally, five minutes after removing myself from my car the skies opened and a downpour descended on me. It was ok though, because I'd brought my jacket!

Oh yeah, but I'd left it on the back seat of my car. And my umbrella turned inside out. Several times. A trip to Topshop made it all better though (particularly the half price jewellery sale).

This is literally The Longest Dress in the World; I'm 5'10 with no shoes on, and it swamps me! These flatforms are 2-3 inches which makes me about 6 ft, and it still touches the ground! I love it though because maxi dresses that don't swing around my ankles are hard to find. I bought a beautiful leopard print one in H&M last summer even though it was too short. I never wore it. Luckily my mum is an inch or so shorter than me, so I gave it to her and she gave me this one in return. Happy days!

I stupidly left my tripod at uni when I packed all my things up to move home. So a little rearranging of the conservatory furniture made for an excellent camera stand ;) I just hope my mum doesn't see this - the character of Monica Geller from Friends was literally based on my mum! (And if you're one of those weird people that doesn't like Friends: 1) Monica was totally OCD about having things in the right place 2) you're missing out) x


PS. On second thoughts, longest dress IN THE WORLD might be a slight exaggeration. But it is pretty long.

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I'm Going on a Summer Holiday...


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This year I'm taking a little visit to Gatwick airport not once, not twice, but three times! Aside from the delights of queuing up at the check-in desk, getting fondled by the woman at security, and getting frustratingly tempted by duty-free, this also means I get to go on holiday. Three times! Woo! For the past three years my holiday-fund has been consumed by (supposedly) romantic holidays with Boyfriend, but this year is different. Boyfriend is being moved into the 'family holiday' category, and I'm trading in sunset dinners on the beach for one-euro cocktails and French waiters with one of my best friends. Exciting! Then in August I will be packing for a family-and-boyfriend holiday to my home away from home in España, and Christmas and New Year will be spent with family in South America.

Not only does that mean a collective thirty-two hours spent at 30,000 ft, it also means major bikini obsession. Major. I literally cannot stop buying/lusting after bikinis. The ones I fell in love with, bought, and proceeded to wear all but once last year have now been deposited in my 'meh' box at the back of my wardrobe. Pastel, floral, aztec, and neon strips of elastane - GET IN MY SHOPPING BASKET!




I've picked out some of my favourites here. I've actually already bought the pastel one from River Island. I also really love high waisted bikinis, but they would leave you with some...interesting tan lines!
Have you got a holiday to look forward to this summer? Where are you off to? x

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ELF Eyebrow Kit


When I was younger I fell victim to the awful fashion that, I think, many girls (and perhaps some boys...) fall victim to in their mid-teens: over-plucked eyebrows. I remember picking up a pair of tweezers one day and just plucking the heck out of my brows. It gets worse: I had that god-awful 'box' bit with a tail. I plucked one of my eyebrow's 'tail' so thin that it began to resemble a sperm ('sperm-brow', if you will). A little digging around on Bebo (remember that?!) perfectly demonstrates the severity of my situation: Here I am on my sixteenth birthday sporting the 'constantly surprised' look (FYI, I'm the non-pregnant one), and here the sperm-brow can be observed in its natural habitat: posing in front of the camera.

Thankfully I decided to grow them out when I was 17, but my left eyebrow never fully recovered from the ordeal. I once read that eyebrows should not be exactly identical like twins, but like sisters; just similar. Well my eyebrows are more like cousins twice removed, and I hate my left eyebrow.

Thankfully such a thing as makeup exists and thus no one need know about my sperm-brow, unless they read this of course. I have previously used Benefit's Brows A-Go-Go; a brow shaping kit containing the essential powder brow filler, and the wax too. Saying that I love this product is most definitely an understatement, but I certainly don't love the £26.50 price tag - especially as a student. So I decided to give the ELF Eyebrow Kit a try. At £3.75 it's a huge improvement price wise and although the kit doesn't contain as many products, it does the job! It took a little while to get used to the gel consistency after mainly only using the power before, but it's pretty good considering the price and comes neatly packaged in a little palette complete with a mirror, angled brush and a...er, not angled brush. It comes in a range of colours (I chose medium) and, although my eyebrows will probably never be sisters, this eyebrow kit has at least helped to make them brother and sister.

What are your favourite brow products? x

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Jubilee Weekend


Jubilee Weekend
Over the weekend it seemed that, for four days straight, everytime I walked into the living room the Queen would be on the television. At first it was nice and I felt somewhat patriotic looking at little Queenie in her hat and what-not, but it soon got a bit tedious. Especially when I was trying to play Sims while my mum was watching the boat pagent in that God-awful weather and exclaiming "oh look Nat! There she is!" or "ahhh doesn't Kate look nice" every few minutes. However, now that it's all over and the Queen has retreated back into her four (or 200) walls until her Christmas Day speech, I do miss it a little bit.

It was my mum's birthday over the weekend, on the Monday. Her name is Elizabeth and she certainly operates an absolute monarchy in our household! So what better way to celebrate her birthday than with a Jubilee themed party. In true British style, it rained. But that was ok because I opted to stay inside while the men were left to operate the barbecue in the rain. We decorated the garden in bunting, made Jubilee cupcakes, drank Pimms and ate...err...paella. It was bloody spiffing! Although, in the evening I was absolutely kicking myself for not going to the concert - how amazing was that?!

How did you celebrate the Jubilee? x

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A Fresh Start


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A Fresh Start
Welcome to Just a Thought version 2.0; a continuation of my old blog, justa-thought.co.uk. I decided to make the move over to blogger for a number of reasons, predominantly the extortionate renewal cost for the old server. Unfortunately this means I will lose everything on my old blog, which I am absolutely gutted about, but I'm looking at it as a fresh start, like the first page of an excerise book in school; nice, neat, new. Although I do prefer using WordPress, hopefully I will get used to Blogger in no time! x

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