Wedding Guest Outfit

Morning Gorgeous!

I don't know if it is just me but can you believe we're half way through March already?! This year is flying in so quick.

So I got so many questions about my dress from the wedding that I said I would write a post on it to give everyone the details of the site I got it from and how I chose my size etc.

www.romwe.com/

It was Lisa Jordan from JustJordanBlog that I originally found the site. I went on hoping I would find something for the wedding because I had been looking for weeks with no luck. Everything I found was too expensive and I just cannot afford to pay €150 - €200 on a dress so I set out to find something a little cheaper.

I do love a good bargain and I struggle to pay too much for one item - I've always been like that! So where there was a will there was a way, I seen this dress (or very similar) on My Celebrity Closet for €130 and I just was not prepared to pay over €100 so imagine how excited I was when I found the dress on the ROMWE site for only €38 - I ordered it whilst being a little sceptical of quality since it was so cheap.

Delivery

It arrived in 5 days which I was extremely surprised about but I noticed on the site that some of the items have a 24 hour shipping tag on them so don't expect every item you buy to be delivered so quick. For example I ordered a few other bits from there around 2 weeks ago now and still no sign of it - so allow lots of time if you're ordering anything without the 24 hour shipping on it. I've included a screen grab of the site below showing the 24 hour shipping note so you know what to look out for!

Sizing

So this is most likely the most difficult part of online shopping and this site only does sizing in Small, Medium, Large. The trick with this one is to click on the size and check the measurements, I checked a few dresses and the smalls were all different so it's important to check! I measured my waist and bust for this one to make sure it would fit. I included a screen grab from the website showing once you click it gives you the full details.

I had one small alteration to do and that was the choker part - when it was buttoned at the back it was too loose so I got it stitched so it would sit properly. It was a tiny alteration which cost €12 in The Zip Yard in Letterkenny. Apart from that the dress was absolutely perfect and the quality was amazing.

I paired the dress with simple heels from Penneys as I am quite short so the dress was slightly longer on me so the heels had to be simple. I chose a black blazer with leather lapel and I just love it, it's from H&M and it was €40 - it's the kind of blazer that will never date and will just go with everything. 

I used the handbag I got at the handbag museum in Amsterdam and it had similar colours to the dress instead of going with black.

Hair and Makeup

I got both done in G&G in Letterkenny, it was my first time trying them but I was pretty impressed. I was a bit scared of the hair when it was done at first but once it dropped slightly and I put the dress on I definitely changed my mind - I got lots of lovely compliments on it and it lasted for 3 days so BONUS! 

I liked my makeup too - I did have to fix my brows slightly and I also darkened the eye shadow a little but apart from that it was lovely. It photographed really well which was of course a plus. It cost €55 for both which is a pretty good deal.

The girls were really lovely in there too which makes it a nicer experience!

Of course I forgot to save the proper photos I took of the makeup - as usual!

Dress - Romwe - €36.37 - Click Here

Heels - Penneys - €18

Blazer - H&M - €39.99

So that is everything - I hope you enjoyed the read and got some good info!

Happy Shopping! 

LL x

Spa Weekend

Morning Gorgeous

So as a Christmas present Mum took us to a hotel and spa in Bundoran for 2 nights and it was fab. Pure relaxation with lots of food and a few glasses of vino thrown in. 

We stayed in the Holyrood Hotel and Spa - it was gorgeous. The staff were amazing, the rooms were gorgeous and the food was delish! The only complaint I had was with the breakfast, it was just ok, not terrible but not great. Everything else was perfect.

The Spa was fab, I had a back massage and boy was it relaxing! It was my first time at a spa so it was such a nice experience - will definitely be going back.

Afternoon Tea

We went into Sligo for afternoon tea on the Saturday to The Glasshouse, it as gorgeous. I love it there looking out onto the river and it started to snow while we were there so it was so beautiful! The food was delicious and there was so much of it!

On to all the outfits!

Outfit 1

On the Friday to travel down I just wore my jeans with this top from Penneys, a simple little high neck top with 3/4 length lace sleeves.

Outfit 2

On Friday night it was relatively casual - leather trousers and another high neck top. I love the colour and pattern of this. Paired with my Lasula tassel heels.

Top - H&M

Trousers - New Look

Heels - Lasula

Outfit 3

On the Saturday for Afternoon tea I wore this fab jumper dress - I found this site accidentally and it was incredibly cheap and so fab! I love the lace detail at the bottom. I recently bought a dress for a wedding in a few weeks there so I can't wait to show you all that! I paired it with my black boots but it would be perfect with heels for an evening out too!

Dress - Romwe

Boots - Penneys

Outfit 4

I just had to take the new heels for a spin so I paired them with this retro mustard tee and black leather pencil skirt - I loved this outfit. Simple but chic. I think mustard and grey are a great combo.

Tee - H&M

Skirt - Penneys

Heels - New Look

MakeUp

I stuck to the Blank Canvas Master Palette for the whole weekend so I did a lighter eye for the day and a darker version with winged liner for night. The only other thing I switched up was the lippy and maybe darkened the contour slightly.

Product list is below!

 - Day - 

 - Night -

Primer - MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance

Foundation - Inglot HD in 71 mixed with L'oreal Infallible Stay Fresh 24h in 125 for day and 140 for night (I find the Inglot very drying so the L'oreal helps balance it out)

Powder - MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium

concealer - NYX Concealer in CW 02 and Laura Mercier High Coverage Concealer in 2, this was set by spraying Urban Decay All nighter spray on a beauty blender sponge.

Contour/Highlight - Sleek Face Form Contouring and Blush Palette in Light 373

Brows - Sleek Brow Kit in Dark 818

Eyeshadow - Blank Canvas Master Palette (the holy grail!)

Winged Liner - Rimmel Exaggerate Liner in 003 Black

White Liner - Catrice Cosmetics Kohl Kajal in 040 White

Mascara - Max Factor Velvet Volume False Lash Effect in Black

Blush - Laura Mercier Blush in Soft Iris

Lips - 

Day - Liner is Penneys in nude and lipstick is Urban Decay Matte Stark Naked

Night - Is just liner all over, its the NYX Cabaret liner (which is amazing!)

So that's all for now, I hope you enjoyed the read!

Happy Shopping

LL x

Leather and Lace

Morning Gorgeous!

This post is all about the FABULOUS leather tassel skirt! I just adore tassels, I have so many pieces of clothing with tassels on them and I don't intend to stop buying them any time soon!

The skirt I got in H&M before Christmas, I was out shopping with 'Santa' to pick clothes for myself when I spotted this beauty. I can't remember the price exactly but I think it was only €24.99 which is such a bargain for such a fab skirt!

My boyfriend's birthday is 3 days after Christmas (I know, how inconvenient of him!) so every year I have to plan ahead for an outfit for that in my Christmas wardrobe. This year I knew I had the skirt but stupidly neglected to get a new top - I so many presents to buy I forgot to buy for myself! ;) 

Here's a photo of us because I'm a sentimental little bugger!

I had this lace crop top from before my holidays and only actually wore it once so threw that on and sure it was perfect, I loved this outfit, I felt fab!

Of course I paired it with my black Public Desire heels, again! :)

The sequin jacket I bought from Boohoo last year in the sale, I can't remember how much it was now but it was so cheap, it just adds a little bit of sparkle to any outfit and I adore it. It is kind of oversized so I always fold the sleeves up to give it more structure.

I can never get a good photo of my makeup before I go out as the lighting is always terrible but I went with a brown cut crease with a bit of smokey sparkle on the lid. I included the photos below as they are the best ones I could get! I used a mix of the Blank Canvas Master Palette and the Urban Decay Smokey Palette for the look. I went for a nude lip as per usual! Check out a previous post reviewing both palettes and the lipstick I am wearing below - Here

That's all folks!

Happy Shopping!

LL x

Suede and Stripes

Morning Gorgeous!

I got so many questions about the dungaree dress I was wearing on Christmas day so I wanted to write a quick post on it!

I bought this back in November, I was just browsing Missguided's site when I found it and thought it was the perfect Christmas day outfit! So naturally I bought it there and then, it was really reasonable at €35. The best thing about Missguided too is that they regularly have discount codes for a few % off so if you're trying save a few dollas then sign up to them and you'll get an email with discount codes every so often. However do be careful as you'll want to buy something every time you get an email!!

The boots came from Penneys, I was 'just in for a look' as they say and I seen them, I was looking for something plain black with a chunky heel as my old ones need replaced. These were perfect and for only €23 sure where would ye be going without them!

I was looking for a striped high neck jumper for underneath but looked everywhere and could I find what I wanted?! I ended up settling for the black high neck jumper that I had bought a few weeks previous to that and it was lovely with the outfit but I had my heart set on the striped one! Well luckily for me I have a wonderful best friend who knows what I want even when I don't tell her and she bought me the perfect striped jumper for Christmas! I know, she's a gem! So that is what I teamed with the dress and I loved it, the whole outfit was super comfy for lazing all day and plenty of give in it for all the extra turkey... Yes I had seconds, don't judge!

Boots - Penneys - €23

Dungaree Dress - Missguided - €35

High Neck Jumper - New Look - €24.99

My makeup look for the day can be seen in my previous post reviewing some makeup bits, the makeup photos featured there are from Christmas day - check it out here.

Happy Shopping!

LL x

Christmas Makeup

Morning Gorgeous!

So today I am going to show you all the make up I got for Christmas this year, I got some lovely bits so I figured I'd share! Anything I have not tried I have still featured but I will be letting you know if I give them a Yay or Nay once I try them.

- Face - 

Smashbox - Photo Finish Foundation Primer
I've been meaning to get this for ages as I have heard nothing but good things and it has not disappointed. I really like this, its smoothes he skin and gives a great finish to the foundation, I have only tried it a few times so far so I need to give it another few goes before the entire verdict is out but so far so good and so it should be for €33 a bottle!
Buy Here

Laura Mercier - Second skin cheek colour - Soft Iris
Since I bought the Laura Mercier concealer I have been dying for more products as the concealer is second to none, absolutely the only one I will buy going forward and the blush is no different. Unfortunately the products are not cheap so I only use the concealer and the blush for night wear as there are plenty of cheaper brands that are fine for day wear. The blush is subtle, soft and the colour is divine! I just love it.
Buy Here

- Eyes - 

Blank Canvas Cosmetics - Master Series Palette one

This is UNREAL, definitely became my all time favourite immediately, this is all I wore over Christmas, it is perfect for subtle day time looks and bold night time looks. If you love warm, matte colours then you NEED this palette and it is so affordable at €34.99. I also love the brush that comes with it, you get a double sided brush with the E40 on one side for packing on the shadow and the other is the E41 for blending. Perfection in a palette!

My favourite shades are Strut, Carmin and Hibiscus.

Buy Here 

Urban Decay - Naked Smoky Palette

I have all the other Naked palettes except the very first one and I've been collecting them since so I was dying to get this one! I love that this one has has lots of dark shades, perfect for a night out. I used this on a night out but mixed it with the Blank Canvas palette and I loved it, the 2 together are a great combo! Very reasonably priced at €46 also.
Unfortunately 2 of my shades broke in the post but I know there is a way to fix them so I need to get around to doing it!
Buy Here

Catrice Cosmetics - Absolute Matt - 010 Eyes Wide Matt
This is a great little everyday palette, very neutral matte shades with the option of a darker shades for going from day to night. You can't really go wrong with this as it is very cheap, I can't seem to find the price of it but I know it is under €10.
Available in Penneys and most pharmacies.

Catrice Cosmetics - Velvet Matt Eyeshadow - 040 Al Burgundi
This is a dark purple shade perfect for adding to a dark smokey eye, the colour pay off with this is not as good as you would want it to be but it is still a great buy for under €5.
Available in Penneys and most pharmacies.

Catrice Cosmetics - Liquid Metal Eyeshadow - 020 Gold n' Roses
I love the liquid metal range! I already have a copper one and it is fab, this is a slight pinker version and its very cute. I have not used this one yet but I love the other one for the inner corner or for adding a little sparkle to a smokey eye and all for under €5.
Available in Penneys and most pharmacies.

PS... - Gel Eye Liner - Black
Am I the only one who is loving the Penneys beauty range? They are seriously upping their game recently! I had this liner before and quite liked it, the brush is a little thick and hard to use but I'll be on the hunt for a good brush in Penneys to use it properly. The gel is a good consistency and easy to spread and I think this is only €2.
Available in Penneys.

PS... - Volumising Ultra Black Mascara
So I have yet to try this but for €2 sure how could you go wrong? Once I finish my current mascara I am going to give this one a go as a day mascara, I have high hopes! I'll be sure to let y'all know how it goes!
Available in Penneys.

- Lips - 

PS... Lip Liner Pencil - Nude
If you know me or watch me on Snapchat then you'll know that I am obsessed with this liner. I mean it is €1.50, it is the perfect colour and has amazing staying power. Sure what more could you want?! I wear it all over my lips with the Penneys matte stick on top or more recently I've been wearing the lippy below on top! I popped one of these into my friends Christmas present and she adores it too. Its the perfect nude! Trust me you need it!
Available in Penneys.

Urban Decay - Matte Revolution Lipstick - Stark Naked
I have become obsessed with nude lippys of late so I was extremely excited to find this bad boy in my stocking on Christmas morning! It is fabulous by itself or on top of the liner above, it is my go to lipstick for every occasion. Also very hydrating for a matte lipstick. A little on the pricer side at €19 but it is definitely worth it.
Buy Here

That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed!

Happy Shopping!
LL x

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