Summer Wedding

On the 20th July one of my close friends got married!  I absolutely love weddings and was so excited for it.  I hadn't actually started looking for a dress yet when I came across this one - I just saw it in work one day and fell in love!  When I first saw it I wasn't sure if it was actually nice or if I was just being crazy, but after seeing it a few times I knew I had to get it.  I first saw it on a Thursday and by the Saturday the 8 had sold out!  I tried on the 10 (which was enormous, usually it would be fine but oh god, it drowned me!) just to see if I liked how it looked on me before starting to search for it.  I had said the the Coast manager that I was wanting it and to let me know if anything came in, then a couple of weeks later the she came over to let me know one 8 had just became available online, so I just bought it there and then (I was still working, shh!).  

My next concern was that it would be too big as well, some Coast dresses come in a size 6 but this one didn't, and I've got a size 8 in a different style which is a tiny bit big - it's strapless so not much to hold it up!  However when it arrived it fitted, albeit a bit tight round the middle (what?!), so I was delighted!  

Usually I get wedding guest dresses in the sale - cheap, yes - so it was a bit of a shock for me having to pay full price but it was definitely worth it!  It was also a bargain (considering it's Coast!) at only £95, and then I got staff discount.

The final issue was what to wear with it!  You can't see it too much but there's black tubing around the neck and arms which was annoying...  It was quite good in the end as the only thing I had to buy accessories wise were the shoes which were only about £16 from New Look, everything else I already owned.  It was so hot that day as well, so glad I didn't wear a blazer or something!

I kept my make up very simple with neutrals and then liquid liner, and used a pinky/nude lipstick.  For my hair, I just tonged it the night before and went over any straighter bits in the morning, then pinned the front sections back.

Dress - Coast

Pashmina - Debenhams

Bag - ASOS

Shoes - New Look

The beautiful bride and her husband!

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OOTN: Ashleigh's 21st Dinner

Dress - Topshop

Blazer - H&M

Necklace - Primark (current)

Wedges - New Look

If you've followed me from the beginning you'll know that fashion is not something I am an avid follower of!  However if I do wear something I think is quite nice (and if I have time!) I like to share it on here.  These photos were taken at the end of the night when I got home - hence flat hair and scabby lips!  

We had gone to an Italian restaurant called Il Pavone in Princes Square, Glasgow, for dinner which was really good!  We were supposed to be going out after but unfortunately poor Ashleigh has a bronchial infection so we decided to postpone it for another night when she's feeling healthier!

I'm not going to go into a lot of detail of the makeup as I didn't take any close ups of the eyes or anything but here is my face via instagram (LooweezBx) haha!  As you can see my hair was curly when I left the house :(

Base - Benefit Healthy Mix in 51 + Illamasqua Skin Base S03, 

Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 (not CF)

Blusher - Neve Noblesse

Eyes - Nars Paramaribo duo, Nars Albatross, black gel liner, 

Clinique High Lengths mascara sample (not CF)

Eyebrows - Une Brow Pencil B04

Lips (see first photo) - Topshop Inhibition 

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OOTD: My Wee Gran's Birthday!

I wasn't in uni until 2 today and it was my gran's birthday so we went out for morning tea (worst thing ever; I had brunch, mozzarella, tomato and pesto panini!).  It was a lovely sunny day so I decided to wear a dress - also I haven't done a wash in far too long and have ran out of socks...  Anyway my dress is from Therapy by House of Fraser and I got it ages ago in a sale.  It has a cut out back and little buttons and a zip to fasten.  I paired it with my orange blazer from New Look which I love and my cute wee daisy earrings, no idea where these are from... Peacocks perhaps?  

And while I was in my mum's room taking photos of myself in the mirror I thought I'd take one of our elderly (20 year old) cat Kali!  She is half Burmese and half feral... very unique!

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