Casual Friday

Happy Friday gang!

I've recently bought this amazing pink oversized jumper from Topshop.. I absolutely looove it. I've been looking for one for ages and have seen so many blogs full of them so when I saw this little beauty I was over the moon :)

The trousers are old-school Topshop - Last summer I believe but i still love them. I always find with Topshop jeans though, that they begin to wear thin... Bit annoying.

Jumper - Topshop | Trousers - Topshop | Shoes - Converse 

Soggy Leggings and AC Bargins

 I bought a pair of wet look leggings - on a successful shopping trip -.. 

Now I know 'the wet look' has been around for forever but I haven't really made the most it. I also think, if you're careful enough they can jazz up an ordinary outfit really well - fashion disaster free!

I'm wearing a saucy pair of Primarni (Primark) leggings that cost me a student friendly £6. -lovely!-

Top - Urban Outfitters | Leggings - Primarni | Shoes - New Look | Hat - Urban Outfitters | Necklace - Topshop | Jacket - American College | Nail polish - Barry M : Blue Moon | Rings - Pandora

I absolutely love varsity jackets and around a year ago was desperate to find one. I wanted a Franklin and Marshall jacket will the leather arms but there was no way in HELL i was paying nearly £200 for it! One day after work I popped into Urban Outfitters for a quick browse. I was looking in the sale room and noticed the American College varsity jacket I'm wearing in the picture.. -bloody lovely- I tried it on and fell in love... When I begrudgingly went to look at the price tag - as they too are around £200 - It had been reduced at least four times... all the way down to £25!!!!!!!! You can imagine how excited I was and all I can say is me and my AC jacket have been living together happily ever after....

Tuesday-Bluesday

So i haven't yet posted a err.. outfit post?? yet.. Mainly as I'm still new to this whole         blogging milarkyy.. 

So I thought I'd use this depressing Tuesday afternoon to get some snaps taken.. 

This post was mainly spurred on by my exciting new hat!!! I'm a complete winter hat gyal but when I was in Urban Outfitters with the hubs, I saw this and thought it was amazing so wore it round the store imagining I was Ivy from 90210.

So here we are.. Live from my back garden..

Hat - Urban Outfitters | Top - Topshop | Skirt - Mink Pink | Ring - Pandora | Lipstick - MAC Impassioned

You would have suspected that there was a bush in my garden that I had been dragged through judging by the state of my hair... But alas there are no bushes in my courtyard.. Unfortunately it was just a bad-hair-day that I could not be bothered to attack :)

X

Liptastic!

Lipstick can make such a big difference to a face-full of make-up and over the past couple years I've found that my face doesn't really feel complete without it as I've experimented more with make-up.. 

So i thought I'd blog my three FAVOURITE lipsticks ever ever to share with you all! :)

As you can see they have been well used and worth every penny!

Left to Right: Vegas Volt: Mac, My Treat: Benefit, Russian Red: Mac

The first lipstick that I love is 'My Treat' by Benefit.. This is a really moisterising lipstick and, although is very bright on the stick, comes out a light and fresh pink when applied. This is great for a quick 'pick me up' if you're making a more subtle appearance. This is one of Benefit's 'Silky Finish' lipsticks and has a really glossy look when it's on..I am a huge lover of all things Benefit..

Most people are drawn to MAC because of their gorgeous colours and wide variety but I can honestly say their lipsticks, for me, are probably the ones the feel the best on my lips and last the longest.

This one, 'Russian Red' is very heavy and will last on me nearly all day. If you don't want something quite so severe, I sometimes use this as a base and go over the top of it with something a bit lighter!

This has to be, out of the three, my all time fave. 'Vegas Volt' is a peachy orange colour which would look amazing on pretty much every skin tone. I own a lot of peachy-pink clothes as it seems to be a really popular colour at the moment and it matches fantastic with everything. You can make it more subtle by not applying as much for the day, but for a night out you can make a real statement with this lipstick. It also has a matte finish which I love but it isn't heavy when you put it on. - Sometimes i use it as a blush too as it's the kind of colour that works well on your cheeks.. But don't go too wild with it!! haha

As you can see they are all quite contrasting colours and each has a very different finish but are all so versatile .. 

They are all quite bold statement colours but can be toned down easily or mixed and matched which is what i love!

I hope I've inspired you into your next lipstick purchase!

Claudia X

Nailsnailsnails..

I constantly have to have painted nails.. And have a pretty extensive nail polish collection..

Back beforeee I was a uni student and had plenty of dosh to splash.. I'd only buy OPI nail polish, and seeing as I worked at a beauty salon for a couple of years, I was constantly tempted by the shiny glossy polishes..

Now I spend most of my time complaining that I'm broke.. So if i do buy new polish, I take forever to decide and make sure it's just the right one..

Right now.. These two are my summer essentails - and seeing as the OPI one is so sparkly I think it's as necessary as mascara :) - 

OPI - Rainbow Connection

Barry M - Peach Melba

 I love it! It's so summery and by adding just a bit of sparkle it jazzes the whole thing up.. 

Barry M nail polish comes in so many lovely colours.. Especially pastels and I think I only paid around £4 for it which is a BARGIN! :)

OPI's Rainbow connection cost me £21 in a set along with another nail polish called 'Excuse Moi' which is just as sparkly and even more pink!! .. Worth investing as you can do so much with it

 And most importantly - which was actually a coincidence.. - it matched my outfit for the day perfectly! :)

Boo 2..

So I've already been asked why out of everything I thought it was a good idea to name my blog 'Boo..' so i thought I had better explain..

Well firstly It's what my boyfriend has called me for the almost two years we have been together... Something he came up with when he was off travelling the world .. So I'm known to quite a few people as Boo..

Coincidentally, it is also the name of my absolute obsession with this furry creature.. 

Boo

Quite possibly THE cutest dog..

I'm also a proud owner of the Boo book.. Which YOU TOO can buy here .. (Which is so cute and filled with fluffy pictures :) )

But not yet the owner of a cuddly boo.. Cause no student can stretch to £24 for a furry dog.. 

BUT if you can.. buy it here

So I think i've done enough advertising for Boo.. But if you don't know much about him honestly do take a look (here) cause if you're a lover of all things cute like me, you will melt .. and not just from this sunny English weather we're having :)

Chau!

X

Moimoimoi

So I suppose I should introduce myself really before whittering on about all the things I love and enjoy and want to talk about but everyone not have a clue about who I am.. :)

My Name is Claudia if you hadn't already guessed and I live in Wiltshire.. Just outside of Bath

And am surrounded by pretty places like this! (Although they aren't in the picture, this place is home to LOADS of peacocks... Which frequently wake me up every morning as I live just around the corner!)

I think Bath is probably one of the nicest cities I've been too.. Especially in the summer... But I'm probably being bias.. Or I'm not very well travelled ;) haha

I go to Oxford Brookes university which is amazing.. I have some really lovely friends there including Greekarchitect/actor/politican/abercrombieguy/frontcoverofBrookesprospectusguy/soontobepresidentoftheworld .... Christos!... Who you can check out here.. ! http://wordscover.me/ (It's a good read)

I Loveeeee clothes and jewellery (LOVE jewellery) and all things pretty and girly - like most girls -

 but I particularly enjoy interior design.. I'm sloooowly doing up my bedroom but unfortunately it's progress has ground to a holt due to lack of funds... But i've found myself a job for the summer so hopefully my room will be a vintagey pastel haven soon enough - not the half haven it is now :)

I also do up and restore my own furniture.. I will blog soon enough about the furniture in my room that I've brought back to life and how to do it yourself.. and where to find a bargin!

I think that will do for now.. Enough about me..

But if it's not enough ( ;) ) then find me on my twitter account .. ClaudiaHolbrook :)

Chau!

X