Archive for June 2013

So after my post about Mom Jeans last week, I couldn't help but invest in a couple of pieces I featured. This outfit is pretty much the real life version of my third look, swapping the quirky backpack for a cute little bumbag instead. I've wanted a bumbag for while and finally decided to buy one when I booked my holiday. Airport organisation is not organised enough without a bumbag to keep passports, boarding cards and other important bits and bobs within easy reach. I've been working at an airport for the last couple of weeks and let me tell you, NOTHING infuriates a customer more than being asked for their boarding card when it's right at the bottom of their hand luggage. I do not want to be that customer. Plus, this one is endowed with SIX compartments! Now, I'll probably only ever use one, but it's good to know I can separate things should need be. The Reeboks are actually my mum's, they're a size too small and as old as they look (probably actually from the 90s). I do intend to buy my own pair of trainers sometime soon, but these will suffice until payday.

I seriously love the nineties trend! I would definitely dress like this every day if I had enough nineties inspired clothes in my wardrobe. I particularly enjoyed wearing my hair in a side ponytail for the first time since Clarissa was my idol (note to self: buy hair scrunchies).

No7 Stay Perfect Mascara - £12.95, Boots

In the past I've not been too fussy about which mascara I use. My choice generally relies on how much money I happen to have at the time: I won't quibble over the quality of a 17 mascara if it's only going to set me back £3.99, but if I'm browsing on payday (or my boyfriend has offered to pay)...well, that's a different story.

However, about a year ago No7 launched their Fanomenal Lashes mascara, which proved to be so popular they developed a lash serum under the same name. Fanomenal Lashes quickly became my favourite ever mascara and the only mascara I've ever liked enough to repurchased. Although I'm still an avid user of Fanomenal, I couldn't turn down the opportunity to try No7's newest launch, which is part of their Stay Perfect range. I'm happy to say that I'm pretty impressed with No7's latest offering; it certainly delivers on its promise of 'long lasting volume' as it elegantly lengthens lashes without thickening them too much. It's unique selling point is that it doesn't come off easily - completely water and smudge-proof and will not budge unless you use clean it off with warm water. It certainly delivers on this as it's almost impossible to completely remove the product with a mere makeup wipe. This mascara is great for long lasting wear that lengthens lashes. Personally I prefer the more full-on look that Fanomenal offers, but Stay Perfect is a nice alternative and I think I'll let it live in my 'regular use' makeup bag for a little while.

All in all, this is a nice mascara, but I don't know whether I'd pay £12.95 for it. Luckily, Boots will be issuing the '£3 off No7 makeup' vouchers when the mascara becomes availible in store on Wednesday - so if you fancy trying it then make sure you take advantage of the offer to get it for less than a tenner! x

When I dragged my mum into the Topshop changing rooms to show her my most recent obsession, she looked at me quizzically and asked her usual question: "What are you going to wear those with?". I can understand her misunderstanding: 'fashionable' is not the first word that springs to mind at the mention of Mom Jeans - try #unflattering, #frumpy, #oldfashioned. HOWEVER, these jeans were THE JEANS of the nineties and according to the likes of Rihanna and Rita Ora, 2013 is the new nineties. Mom Jeans (known simply as 'jeans' when they first did the rounds about 20 years ago), were worn by every fabulously fashionable female - think Kelly Kapowski, Hilary Banks, Topanga Lawrence and you're on the right tracks.

"Uh, with EVERYTHING" - my usual retort when my mother doesn't give me the validation I'm looking for. In the end I bought them and I've worn them almost constantly for the past few weeks. I've come to discover that, actually, you can pretty much wear them with everything. Huzzah! So here are a few ways I'd style my bleach acid wash Topshop Mom Jeans (because those are the ones I bought and are obviously the best ones).

Look One : Bag | Shoes | Top | Necklace

I love a bit of colour blocking and will wear it whenever I can, so this cropped t-shirt is perfect. I also have an obsession with the ever popular see-through handbags. Do you think I'd get away with not having to put my lip gloss in a clear plastic bag if I went through airport security with one of these handbags? This would be a good look for casual drinks, or, depending on how cropped the top is, maybe for the office with a white blazer thrown over the top! (A fashionable office, that is).

Look Two : Vest | Backpack | Shirt | Brogues

This is a full on, quirky nineties-kid look. Channel your inner Cory Matthews with a shirt and vest jumper combo. And how nineties is this bag?! Very Clarissa Explains it All-esque (remember how cool her bedroom was?!). I love referencing all the nineties television shows I used to watch.

Look Three : T-Shirt | Backpack | Beanie | Trainers

This is a more laid back look, perhaps the kind of look one should employ for a library session. The library is a very unpredictable place: you can go in there thinking you just need to proof-read your dissertation, then six hours later find yourself pulling your hair out over the restructuring of an entire chapter. Basically, expect the unexpected and dress casually and comfortably. Also, how amazing is this bag? This is definitely the kind of bag I could have done with at uni!

So there's three ways to style Mom Jeans. What do you think of fashion's new fixation? To Mom Jean, or not to Mom Jean? x