Romanticised the time I saw flowers in your hair

 Recently I've had so much free time, so I've been using it to be creative. I love both drawing and collaging, so I combined the two in the collage below. I think it is really creative and colourful and I am pleased with the results.

This is a digital collage of all my favourite items of clothing and accessories for summer: skirts, crop tops, skorts, purses, flower crowns, lipstick.

A necklace which I customized to make a choker: I added the charm of my initial and attached flowers from an old flower crown.

Some pretty flower pictures I took recently.  I'm obsessed with the colours on flowers, they are so inspiring.

Checked shirts are perfect for any weather, I can wrap them round my waist when it is warmer and put them on when it gets colder. I strongly prefer oversized ones, you can pick them up at charity shops. I was obsessed with this pink vest top from the second I saw it at a charity shop. The colour is amazing and I've been wearing it so much recently in this warm weather. For makeup, I chose my favourite red lipstick from topshop for a subtle pop of colour.

Hope you enjoyed, see you soon! Melissa xxx

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// Summer Music Playlist 2014 //

 1. Seaside // The Kooks

 I first heard this song in the shop Ark a few months ago and immediately fell in love with it. The song is about falling in the love at the seaside, something I have always wanted to do. the lyrics are incredible, especially "I'm just trying to love you girl." I definitely need to listen to this when I'm at a beach some time this summer.

2. Growing Pains // Neck Deep

I heard this song for the first time very recently and I became obsessed with it after the first listen. I've been listening to a lot of other songs by the same band, my other favorite is 'a part of me' I usually don't like pop punk music, so I didn't think I would like it, but they are so much more original than other bands. The lyrics to 'growing pains' are perfect and along with the 1975's album, they are the soundtrack to my teenage years.

3. Everywhere // Fleetwood Mac

The song is very atmospheric and just sounds like summer, it lifts my mood and makes me feel happier. It would be the perfect setting to a late night summer party. It also brings back memories of when I was younger and I've rediscovered all that music. My other favorite Fleetwood Mac songs are 'Say You Love Me, 'Dreams' and 'Little Lies'

4. Beach // San Cisco

I discovered this song late last summer and have been listening to it again recently. The lyrics perfectly capture the best parts of summer; "we watched the sun go down and then the moon comes out, paint pictures with your hands I'll chase you I'm your biggest fan." It is perfect for hazy days and nights by the British seaside.

If you have any song suggestions, defintely tell me them in the comments! Melissa xx

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Taking Fashion Inspiration From Songs

It's not just flicking through fashion magazines and blogs that gives me outfit inspiration. Listening to songs also gives me ideas of what to wear. I like to imagine what the people in the lyrics of the song would be wearing at the time. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite songs and the inspiration I get from them.

Stay Out // Nina Nesbitt

 This is a really beautiful song, one of my favorite lyrics is "stay out tonight, and see through my eyes" and "All these boys and girls are people looking for someone to be." The song is about going out in the evening and all the different things you would see there. I think it During the events of the lyrics of this song, I think the sort of clothes that would be worn are crop tops, high waisted shorts and skorts and red lipstick. The characters in the song would wear a lot of black as it goes with the night sky and the atmosphere of the song. There will also be a lot of sequins as the characters may be attending a party. As most of the outfit would be quite dressed up, they would wear a causal denim jacket over the top.

King City // Swim Deep

I have a lot of memories with this song, It particularly reminds me of an event that happened last summer. It is a very atmospheric song with beautiful lyrics, one of my favorites is: "Cause I'm in love so old,  put your flowers down, it's so cold." The lyrics of the song are about falling in love and the feelings that come along with it. The lyric "With the sun on my back it's a nice day" suggests the events of the song take place in summer, and reminds me of sunsets. The clothes that the characters would wear is a lot of tie dye prints, faded colours, pastels, floaty fabrics and flowers. They would wear a lot of denim shorts in the daytime and dresses in the evening with flower crowns.

Smells Like Teen Spirit // Nirvana

There are many different interpretations of the lyrics of this song, but personally I think the characters in this song could be popular high school students with a 90's style. The quirky clothing brand Glitters For Dinner is perfect for this, with their preppy, cheerleader style skirts and plaid clueless outfits is what I think the characters would wear. They would also make the girly outfits more casual by wearing denim jackets, complete with patches of different bands. To complete the look, they would wear really cute tattoo chokers in different colours. 

 These are some little illustrations showing the different types of fashion for each song. I am really pleased with the denim pocket and lipstick drawings for 'Stay Out' I think I'm improving a lot with drawing. See you soon, there will be lots of personal style posts coming soon! Melissa xxx

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My Prom Style & Makeup

Last night was my prom and I had such an incredible time with some of my favorite people, and felt like a princess all dressed up. I thought I would share with you my pictures and how I got ready because I put in so much effort and I'm not amazing at applying makeup, however I think I turned out great and I'm quite proud of myself. I used a lot of lilac and purple colours and I think it worked well.

Products I used:

- Revlon colorstay eyeshadow

- Maybelline fit me concealer

- Revlon colorburst lacquer balm

- Collection 2000 fast stroke eyeliner

- Rimmel scandaleyes kate moss mascara

The results of the Revlon colorburst lacquer balm. The colour is amazing as it a mixture of pink, purple of red and looked great with my dress. I definitely recommend it for prom because it actually stays on all night!

Skincare products I used:

- T-zone clear pore gel facial wash

- T-zone skin clearing face moisturizer

 

I use these products as I have quite oily skin and they are both really good at removing the oil from my face so I don't get spots really often anymore.

My dress and flower crown are from Miss Selfridge and my heels and clutch are from New Look. I really like the way the colours go together; white, pink, and nude. The flower crown finishes off the look perfectly.

Photos I took from outside prom of the street lights and car lights. Everything looks so much prettier in the night time, I always want to take a lot of pictures.

See you in my next post, Melissa xxx

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