Black is the colour..

Black is the colour of my true love's hair.
Her lips are like a rose so fair.
She's got the sweetest face and the gentlest hands.
I love the ground where on she stands.

Hey everyone!

So todays post is looking at  all the things I am loving in a particular colour!

If you haven't guessed by the title and snippet of lyrics I am looking at the colour black! Now I don't want to seem depressing or gothic or anything but I have just found the chic side of black and hope to share it with you guys!

BLACK BOOTS:

So these are my winter shoesies and oh how I love them! You can't really tell from the image but the back panel is suede and they have cute little capped toes! They look quite small but they have quite a substantial heel which helps us small folk out! They were from h and m at a reasonable price of £22 and were a very nice Christmas present (so thankyou mummy and daddy!)

EYE LINER:

So this is my current eye liner and it is AMAZING. It is slowly drying out but despite this, it is the easiest pen I have tried in regards to keeping the line straight and adding flicks. I like that it can be dulled down to a grey with eye shadow on top or really strong black on its own. Just on the lash line it makes the world of difference for making eyes look bigger and more awake (my savior on a rubbish day!) It is the Maybelline Eye Studio Master Precise Liner Black and I bought it whilst it was on special but I believe it is £6 normally! 

VIDEO CAMERA:

Now this is totally random and you could argue it is probably  more silver than black but never mind!! So as you know I went to a concert the other week and I managed to film the entire thing on this little thing and it was so much fun to watch it back remember the evening and listen to me and my friend scream/singing over the top! So since then I have been capturing little snippets of family life and I plan to make my Mum a video for her birthday! I am also planning on using it when I next stay with my little bloggy pal so I can always remember these times!!

PETER PAN COLLARED TOP:

This is my new favourite top!! I just think it is so cute! It has three quarter length sleeves and this adorable little collar and it just goes with literally all my bottom halves! Forever 21 is such a bargain shop just £9 for this little number and it is looks smart but super soft at the same time so I feel it is very versatile! 

MY BABIES!!!!!

I just love these shoes - I am well aware they are not to everyone's taste but they are so mine. They are cute little suede wedges and I am wearing them with leather leggings and a white top to a party in a few weeks! They are a good walking/dancing height and I feel as if I can walk around comfortably. £10 from Primark just perfect for parties! I would highly reccomend Primark heels for one off or casual situations because they are cheep and cute!  

So yes! I am hoping to do a look book and include my shoes and top so look out for that!

Lots of Love

Soph

xox

 

Feb Favourites!

Hello one and all!

My dear blogmate is still on her trip in London, and has been making me incredibly jealous, what with going shopping yesterday and the One Direction concert tonight - I have therefore made her promise she will do a post on it all when she is back home with some proper internet!
I thought I would do a February Favourites post in the meantime to keep you entertained. I'm hoping to do one each month, and hopefully la blogmate will too, so you can compare and enjoy our favourites (don't get too excited). I have made a few categories (yes I have a lot of spare time), to keep it consistent and also easier for me to choose what I'll write about...



SONG

I thought it would be a nice idea to start with this so you can listen to it as you read on. This month I have been loving Valentino by Diane Birch. It just sounds so happy and summery which is a nice thing when its artic temperatures outside:

PRODUCT
My favourite product which I have been using constantly is the Jack Wills English Velvet Body Butter.

I have tried a few body butters over the years but never found a really good one that I could call a proper favourite. But this stuff is amazing... firstly it smells so nice, it's soapy but a little floral (quite a hard one to describe) and it has the perfect thickness to it. The major benefit is that it's in a large tub so you can get so much use out of it. I've been using it a lot since Christmas time and it looks like I haven't made a dent in it!

ITEM OF CLOTHING

I was in Topshop a few weeks ago when I spied these shoes...

I do not regret spending £70 on them. They are amazing... you can wear them with anything and because I am so short I can get away with wearing them in the day and not look too dressed up, whilst gaining some extra height! They are so comfortable and unlike some of my other boots they are easy to get on and off - you can't see in the photo but they do have a zip on the side so there's no need to bother with the laces.

MOVIE

Recently I thought to myself "Omg I have never seen a Marilyn Monroe movie! I will buy some!" so I had a bit of an Amazon splurge and bought about 7... I have now fallen in love with these old movies and my favourite so far is The Prince and The Showgirl. If you have seen My Week With Marilyn , The Prince and The Showgirl is the film Marilyn and Laurence Olivier are making in that movie (MWWM is such an amazing film, one of my all time favourites and what introduced me to the wonderful world of Marilyn Monroe... and Eddie Redmayne -*faints dramatically*). 

I loved it so so much because it's funny, its girly, and it has some of the biggest stars of the time in it.. and it is set in London just to make it more exciting! Here's the old trailer:

If you have seen it or plan on watching it - my favourite scene is where she does a little dance infront of the sofa (it is also in My Week With Marilyn though thats obviously Michelle Williams version).

RANDOM

And in the random catagory this month, the winner is a Topshop nail polish. You will soon find out that I am a nail polish addict however I was lacking in pink shades and had been on the hunt for a while. I then came across "Daydream" when I was on a mini Topshop spree:

As with all Topshop make up products I love love love the packaging and I have to say it is quite good quality (I didn't have much experience with them before I purchased this) and the colour comes out amazingly after just one coat.

I also tried it out as half moons against a nude (Topshop - Nice n' Neutral) and it came out like this which I thought was cool (my hand looks like it belongs to a ghost because of the flash, sorry!):

And there we go.

Hope you had a good little dance to Valentino, feel inspired to watch a Marilyn Monroe movie and try out some body butter amongst other things!

Expect a post from the blog mate sometime soon, as explained above ^^^

Until next time,

Minka x