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My new fashion obsession!

After seeing the likes of RHW, Cara and Olivia Palermo wearing this B-E-A-U-tiful Burberry blanket/cardi/cape/poncho creation, I was hooked. I've alway loved anything huge, comfy and cosy in Autumn/Winter and this ticks all of those boxes :)

Unfortunately my bank balance does not in any way support the £900 price tag so it was time to hit the high street and get creative!

Whilst what I found isn't 'technically' a cape as it actually has arm spaces, it's near enough and baggy enough to be. I found this beauty in Primark and it was £14. It's got a Greek style/chevron pattern on it which is either grey or black. 

 

 As you can see, it's mahoosive! (That's how I like it!) The fact it does have sleeves means it stays in the right place too which is great for me. I know it makes me appear 10 sizes bigger than I already am but it's getting cold so I don't care. It's fairly thick and has a really nice feel to it too. 

Perfect buy for chucking on with jeans and a tee and being effortlessly stylish.

Verdict: If you too love cosy, warm things, buy this!

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For a large portion of my life I have had a problem with my eyelashes. I used to have lovely lashes like normal people, but then I developed Trichotillomania.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trichotillomania/Pages/introduction.aspx

I began pulling out my eyelashes to the point where I had next to none left and they didn't grow back for a long time. I felt horrible that I did it to myself and felt awful unless I wore mascara (Which when you have nothing to put it on, is REALLY hard FYI.)

After a little while they slowly began coming back, but even wearing mascara, I didn't feel right and no mascara seemed able to falsify anything in the lash department for me. This is what I tended to look like:

I saw recently on Instagram the new Benefit 'They're Real' range and everyone was raving about it. I'm not normally one to go with the hype but I was curious, I've always been a Benefit girl and had gone through a hardcore phase (before the pulling out) of wearing Bad Gal. As I was headed to America on holiday I decided that I'd go ahead and give it a try...

AND I'M SO GLAD I DID!!! LOOK!

I'm not usually one to coat on the mascara, I like to be able to open my eyes if I'm honest, and I stay true to that with this mascara.

It is so easy to wiggle on, and I actually seem to have eyelashes now! They look noticeably longer and fuller and thicker and give the illusion of 'natural' falsies. I am in love.

I feel SO much more confident about my eyes lately and it sounds really cheesy but it is because of this mascara, it's CRAZY! Also i've definitely been having less of an urge to pull them out which tbh is amazeballs. <3 you Benefit.

I also bought the push-up liner from the range as I needed a new one and I have never found one that I get on with really well, so again I thought i'd see how it went. Totally LOVED it. 

 I found it tricky to get to grips with at first and kept just blobbing gel on my eyes which wasn't fun, but after a few practices I think I've got it!

The angle makes it super easy to follow the shape of your eye and it gives a consistent coverage as you go. 

I don't do 'barely there' liner and this is perfect for that as it's bold and dramatic. Creating flicks and wings are super easy too as you just angle the nib and go. 

 (Also used LOADS of my mascara here as I was going out...I felt like I was wearing falsies!)

Overall Benefit have made me the happiest girl in the world recently and I've definitely stepped up my make-up game haha. I've already asked for more as a Christmas pressie :)

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Apologies in advance that this has taken so long! After coming back from holiday I've been busy with work and been trying to get back into a sleep cycle which is harder than it sounds.

Whilst on holiday it was the PERFECT time to review my recent purchases from:

http://thetreasurechestaccessories.bigcartel.com/

P.S: There are NO pictures of me in the bikinis as, well, I just don't want to subject anybody to the horror of my body lol.

•  The neon tropical print bikini: 

    I was dubious at first about wearing this as it ties up everywhere! It has a halter tie, a tie (with thicker material) at the back of the top and looped ties on the sides of the bottoms. Having to tie it all myself as well was a worry haha. However, after securing the halter tie how I wanted it, it made the tie at the back much easier. And the bikini bottoms were actually super easy and stayed secure.  
    The bottoms are low rise and the bottom is cut a little higher than i'm used to but even so I felt completely comfortable and they didn't ride up a whole lot which was great! They weren't see-through in any way either. The top was maybe a little small for my bazoomas as it would decide at random points to give me under-boob, but it was only obvious to me as I could feel it. It was well moulded though and never once moved up too far when swimming etc. 
    I wore this a few times whilst on hols and it always dried quickly and retained shape. Very happy :)

• The pearl bikini:

    I absoloutely LOVE this bikini! (Well, the top much more so than the bottoms!) It's so pretty and unique. I did worry that this wouldn't cover my chest area as on the site it does warn you to order a size up as they can be tight. Luckily though it fit perfectly! I wouldnt have worn the top without the halter strap though as they needed extra support. The tie at the back was a thick tie which was great and easy to do and the halter strap was adjustable.
   The bottoms I have to say I wasn't the biggest fan of. Like the neon bikini they are low cut and higher rise at the back than i'm used to (I like EVERYTHING covered lol) and I just didn't feel hugely comfortable in them. It's easy enough with the top to mix and match though which is exactly what I did!
   Again, like the neon bikini, I wore the top fairly often and it dried quickly and retained shape really well (no pearls have come off either). The top stayed up in water and I even braved it in the water parks!!!

•  The tassel kimono:

   I'm not going to lie, I didn't get a chance to wear this yet! Not going on a 'beach' holiday (I went to Florida...) There weren't many places to wear this and the hotel had a strict policy when it came to walking back in from the pool. I have tried it on and it's really versatile so if I have any further holidays that involve a beachier atmosphere, it's coming with!

•  The stone choker necklace:

    I love this! I had so many compliments on this it was crazy. It's such an easy simple piece to wear but it really jazzes up a basic outift. It's also quite 90's ish which I love too :) I am terrible with jewellery and will often react and be left with a green mark, but I didn't get that either! Very happy :)

•  The sunglasses:

     I brought these along as my back-up sunnies and it's a good thing I did as my other pair broke! While I'm used to HUGE sunglasses (as I have a bump on my nose that means smaller ones don't sit right) these were actually great! They didn't aggravate my bump (whoo!) and they gave good protection from the sun :) What more could you want?! 
P.S. I take sunnies off in pics so apologies for no sunnies photos.

Overall I am super duper happy with all of my Treasure Chest Accessories pieces and will definitely be holiding on to them and wearing them as much as possible! They are on IG and the link to the website is at the top of this post.

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It's been a while but if I'm entirely honest i've enjoyed being able to slob around in my PJ's for the past few days!

I finally (after annoyances with the Post Office) received my In the Style dress from the Lauren Pope range. I originally went onto the site (http://www.inthestyle.co.uk/) because of a discount that they were running through IG and saw the mint shift which I instantly loved.

The dress is a gorgeous colour it's the perfect summer hue with a tan, and i've seen some bloggers looking absoloutely gorgeous in it, however, it's not for me :(

I was a bit shocked at the feel of the fabric at first (the only way I can describe it is like crepe paper) it just really wasn't what I was expecting! And then, I tried it on.

It got stuck at first going over my chest which is a problem I am used to so I soldiered on but it ended up being a tight squeeze! I checked the size label just for peace of mind, and it just said 'L' -arge when the website offers specific sizes. I checked all the 14 measurements and my own and it all matched up/ there should have been more room. It's a real shame :

Pros:

- Beautiful colour

- Nice length 

- Unusual fabric

- Not budget blowing!

Cons:

- Sizing didn't match up.

- Too restrictive 

- VERY see through!

This would (and does) look good on smaller frames, which is something I find myself saying a lot! It's just a shame as it could have so much potential :( Here are some pics to illustrate what I mean (this was a 2nd try on, after a pizza, so bear that in mind haha)