The Crow Princess

 Good Evening my sweetlings, I hope you all are having a lovely week and that Spring is dancing in your gardens at last. Her steps are light and gentle, silent tiptoes over the land, an almost inperceptible 'knock knock, wake up little bulbs!' but she is here and everyone is waking up to greet her.
I decided to dress up a little today, I was in the mood for something a little bit princess, a little bit nature fae and as always a good mix of 'strange creature', my speciality! Steven didn't tell me until I was ready that we were going to be dropping into his work to drop off some books, I think they got a little bit of a shock when they saw me.

 I bought this top a few weeks ago after spotting it in a charity shop. At first I left it behind but I couldn't stop thinking about it so I went back for it. It has a pattern of roses and crows and I don't know about you but I love crows, they make me laugh whenever I see them. It's a really oddly shaped top, it's sort of cape like, a little bit ponchoesque but it also has arms... strange! It's super comfortable too.

 Somebody always photobombs me! My punishment is getting him to actually stand still for a picture, he turns into a spritely pixie in the garden who flits about everywhere.

Outfit rundown:

Top: Scope (£6)

Under top: came free with ELLE last year. 

Skirt: Primark (£3)

Underskirt: Free with a dress I bought on Ebay a few years ago.

Tights: A gift from my parents.

Shoes: Primark (£8)

Wig: Ebay

Top Hat: Claire's at Halloween the year before last. 

Bracelets: Primark (£2.50) and the Magic Shop (£2)

Rings: Vintage (a gift from Steven), Metal (£3) and Mood ring (£2)

 My aim today was to buy myself some new different teas to try... I ended up buying lots! The Jasmine Tea is really lovely, I bought some to take into clinic with me (we go through infinite amounts of tea there, I think it comes with the territory as an acupuncturist!). There are two types of green tea, the Qi one (I looooove Qi tea, again that relates to my course I suppose... my love of Qi.) and the Genmaicha which is Japanese green tea. The others are Oolong and Nettle tea which I'm currently drinking... it's different!


Do you like tea my dears? If so what types do you like?

Friend Friday: Body Beautiful

This week we're discussing Body Image and how we see ourselves. Can that image be impacted by blogging? how do we deal with insecurities? As somebody who is very interested in body image and advocating healthy self image and self love this is a very exciting Friday for me.


Warning: This post contains NSFW videos at the end, unless your boss is okay with songs about pubic hair!

1. Since you started blogging has your image of yourself changed? 
 It definitely has and I have to say that my body itself has also changed quite a bit since I started blogging. When I first started I was very shy and self concious about my body, about everything really, but I loved dressing up and documenting my outfits. When I started posting in places, including this blog, I got really good responses and I realised that people didn't see my body how I saw it, nobody was focusing on this thing or that thing that I was so fixated on and hated so much.
I'm much healthier now than I was a few years ago, for one thing I eat healthily now whereas in the past I suffered from depression and as a result I didn't eat very much. My body has changed as I've gotten healthier and now I'm what my friend flatteringly refers to as 'buxom'.
I've sometimes struggled a lot with my body changing, with wearing bigger sizes, having a bit of a tummy and thighs (my boyfriend and I lovingly refer to my legs as Pin Up Gams), big boobs and big bum. Yet I know that this is how my body is naturally and when I allow myself to be healthy this is how I look and that's okay. I still do struggle sometimes, I have days when nothing looks right or I just don't feel comfortable, but those days are getting fewer and fewer and the days when I look in the mirror and think that I look great are increasing.

2. Are you self-conscious about any aspect of yourself? If so, do you go out of your way to avoid it or do you post it/talk about it anyway? 
I'm inclined to believe that everyone is a little self concious about something, after all we live with ourselves every day and we are our own worst critics. There are areas of my body that I do feel self concious about yes, the tops of my arms are my worst area I think because they're quite big and chubby which when mixed with my sort of scrawny lower arms and my skeleton hands (another cute nickname for you there!) looks kind of strange... it doesn't help that my natural stance is to walk about like a T-Rex!
I don't go out of my way to avoid it, though I will often try to wear outfits that cover my arms at least midway. The thing is, I love tops that have short sleeves or ruffley sleeves and they are, in general, not very flattering on my arms. I still wear them though because I love them, I will still buy them if I want to. I still buy sleeveless dresses, I wear tank tops a lot... it's an area that a lot of clothes show off and I refuse to let it stop me buying things that I like and wearing what I love.
I don't tend to talk about areas I'm self concious about on my blog, I guess it just doesn't come to mind to talk about it and I don't feel the need to draw attention to it. If someone asked me though, like with this question, I would happily discuss it. I think it's okay to have an area of yourself that you don't like but I think it's very important to try and challenge yourself to accept it, love it, work with it.

3. Based on how you are feeling now, what do you think the future holds in the evolution of your body image? 
I think my body image is getting better and better as I become more comfortable with myself. I've battled with low self esteem in the past and in honesty I still have trouble with it, not always to do with my body but sometimes. I think as I learn what works with my body, what shapes flatter me and as I learn to focus on the positives of my body and love myself as I am, it gets a lot better and I see it continuing to do so. Body image is very important to me and I care a lot about people being comfortable and happy with themselves, seeing people feel bad about their body really upsets me and I want to lead by example of saying 'it's okay to be just the way you are, you're beautiful and it's okay to love the way you look without apologising to anybody'.

4. Do you photograph yourself for your blog? If so, how do you feel about the experience when you're having your picture taken? If you choose not to post pictures of yourself, what prompted that decision?
I think all the pictures you see sort of answer this one! I take most of my own pictures and I generally feel very comfortable in front of the camera if I'm the one wielding it, as well as sharing the pictures I take. Strangely I'm a lot more self concious when somebody else takes my picture and that's when I find myself worrying more about how my body looks or how I hold myself, I can still be very awkward in front of others.
Steven often takes pictures of me nowadays and I have to say that in general that has helped me a lot with getting comfortable in front of somebody else's camera, as well as getting more comfortable with my body as seen from somebody else's perspective. It doesn't stop me being a complete dork, but it does mean I'm more relaxed and happy to let somebody snap me whilst I just prance around being said dork!

5. What would you want every person who struggles with body image to take to heart? 
I  would say two things;
Firstly, the world is full of people who will find you beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, stunning, breath taking, amazing and generally absolutely perfect. I know it can often feel like nobody will ever feel that about you, especially when you feel badly about it yourself, but I promise you that it is true. There are people in the word who probably aren't going to find you gorgeous, because we are all different and that's okay, but don't let anybody ever make you feel bad about your body through their words or actions because that is definitely not okay. It is never okay to be cruel about somebodies body and yet so many people do it every day because of their own insecurities.
I know it's a clichéd message but I think it's so important to love yourself, get to know yourself, get comfortable with yourself and the way you look because at the end of the day people can come and go who tell you that you are beautiful but the most important thing is that you realise it and own it for yourself. There is nothing wrong with being confident and feeling good and being absolutely unapologetic about your body.
What's more, we often have this idea ingrained into us that one thing is better or worse than another. We're told again and again that being skinny is the ideal, or being curvy is the ideal, having big boobs is the ideal or tanned skin or big eyes or little eyes... the list goes on and on and on. When we let certain words have that much power over us we make ourselves a lot more vulnerable because suddenly people can use them to hurt you. If being called fat is equated as negative in our minds then we're going to get hurt if someone calls us that, but you could just as easily turn around and say 'Fat? You think I care if you think I'm fat? I'm gorgeous, my body weight has nothing to do with it.'
The same goes for girls who are victimised for being thin, that awful comment that gets thrown around of 'eat a sandwhich!', that infuriates me, it's really not okay to say that to someone. Turning it back on them, saying 'I love my body just the way it is thank you, if you don't like it then you know where to go!' is what I would suggest.


2. I would recommend finding an idol, somebody who is comfortable with their body the way it is and champions it. My body idol is Amanda Palmer, I love how completely unapologetic she is about her body, how confident she is about it, how she refuses to be anything for anyone, anything other than what she is and what she loves.
You might have heard about her clash with Road Runner Records, who she used to be signed with. When she released the video of Leeds United they told her she was too fat, due to her baring her tummy in the video, and they didn't want to air it. She responded by posting about it on her blog, calling them out on it but in no way apologising for her apparently offensive body. Her fans rallied around her and created The ReBellyon, a site where people posted pictures of their bellies, sometimes with messages of support for others or anger at Road Runner (site here).
Amanda is also an advocate of the natural body, she often doesn't shave her legs, her armpits or her pubic hair (she released a song about that recently, 'Map of Tasmania', see below) and I admire that because in a world where we're all encouraged to be hairless, because body hair on a woman is so completely shameful, she is out there rocking all the hair she likes wherever she likes!


Your body idol could be whoever you like, in whatever shape or size you like. It's your idol! It's okay if they're skinny, it's okay if they're fat, it's okay if they're slim or chubby or anything in between. Find whoever speaks to you. I felt that finding someone with a body quite like mine (though Amanda is taller than me) who is so fearless led me to having the same sort of attitude, it really helped me to improve how I see myself and start to channel that same sense of love for my body. I was having a conversation with one of my best friends a few weeks ago and we got onto the discussion of our bodies, most specifically our boobs, and it was decided that one of us had 'itty bitty titties' and the other could 'probably knock someone out' with theirs! It's good to have somebody you can discuss body image with who is comfortable about it and happy to talk about it in a positive and empowering way. Power to the bellies, the bums, the boobs, the thighs, to thin people and fat people and everyone on the spectrum, power to loving yourself exactly how you are.






Friend Friday, an initiative started by the lovely Katy of Modly Chic, is a great way for fashion bloggers  to connect with one another and share more about themselves in a friendly and encouraging community. You can find out more HERE and join in by joining the Fashion Beauty Friend Friday Google Group.

Things I Love Thursday; Born This Way

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I can never quite believe it's Thursday, every time it comes around it's like it takes me completely by surprise! I think it's because it's wedged in between my working days so that it becomes this lovely little gap in the middle that I forget about every week. That in itself is something to love about Thursday! Let's see what else there is...

♥ Bright (!!!) pink jumpers with the words 'Wishes Come True' written across the front (I want to live in it); ♥ The way worn in sneakers look; ♥ The current revival of Spank! style going on in my outfits (or as Steven puts it, 'you look like you did a forward roll out of the 80's'!); ♥ Taking steps forward in many different ways; ♥ Cuddling by candlelight and watching the flame flicker; ♥ Good friends who are always there for you (one of whom we like to call 'Viking Sunset' because, in his own words, he is a big orange haired Viking Hippie!); ♥ People telling me how much they love my hair and how it always makes them smile; ♥ How good milk is after you've eaten Chocolate (I love milk any time but especially after chocolate); ♥ When my friends say I'm like a Princess (I got called a Gremlin the other day after a particularly manly burp though!); ♥ Talking to my mum on the phone and hearing all the tales of her naughty Chinchillas; ♥ Feeling less worried about my dissertation; ♥ Born This Way by Lady GaGa ("There's nothin' wrong with lovin' who you are, cause he made you perfect babe." - this song has an amazing message about loving yourself (everyone can benefit from hearing that), just give it a listen); ♥ Clear glittery nail polish (the glitter reminds me of stars and I can wear it to work); ♥ feeding my rats chicken and gammon stew; ♥ Getting excited for Northern Lights in the UK thanks to the Solar Storm recently

The Only Exception

 Good Afternoon my sweetlings and sugarplums,
Today I popped out into town to buy a gift for Steven and post off some of the things I sold on Ebay. It was a lovely sunny day and I wanted to wear something light and breezy, using white as my main colour. I don't know about you but I love white dresses, white tights, white cardigans... the only thing I don't really like in white is trousers.
I picked up this handbag and these shoes about a week ago and I love them so much. My polkadot sneakers finally bit the dust after 8 years of wear so I decided to get a new pair in white this time, they have a lovely lacy design on the side which is subtle but stops them from being too bland. The handbag is a style I've been on the lookout for for some time now, I love the little briefcase look of it and it's perfect for keeping my purse, passport and phone in.

 I finally managed to find my makeup this morning so I celebrated by getting a little dolled up. Truth be told I've been poorly the past month or so and quite stressed so it's taken quite a toll on me, it was nice to wear makeup again and cover up the eyebags that I've been sporting rather marvellously! The nailpolish is this amazing glittery spacey blue by Glitter Nails called Bonanza, it's beautiful.

I hope you all are having a wonderful Valentines Day my darlings, full of sparkles and love and magic of the very best sort imaginable. Steven is taking me to the Japanese restaurant in town this evening for the first time, I'm so excited about it I can hardly wait!

PS. A little project I've been working on... I have to be honest, the rain set me back massively when I left them outside by accident and they got rained all over!

Friend Friday: Colour Ways

This Friday the conversation is all about colour! Mixing mantras and wardrobe domination, let's get this show on the road.

(Charlotte Carey by Andrew Yee for How to Spend It)

1. What color dominates your closet?
My wardrobe is a mix of fabrics, patterns and colours so it's hard to really tell if there is one that 'dominates' as such. I would say light colours and pastel colours are the most common, pastel blue and white. However there is a lot of purple in there and more and more earthy greens are popping up.


2. If money weren't an issue how would you change the color emphasis in your closet?
I would add more bold designs such as the Alexander McQueen dress below. I find that dress fascinating to look at, it's so rich and textured. I would probably buy more clothing to layer so that different colours could be layered together and mixed to give an interesting appearence.
I think I would also wear more colourful and fancy headwear, hats, flowers, hair pieces, fascinators, whole colourful woodland scenes in my hair... it would be fabulous!

(Karmen Pedaru by Giampaolo Sgura for Vogue Nippon March 2011)

3. What is your mantra about mixing colors?
I want to look like an extremely colourful flower when I mix colours and I often use flowers as inspiration for my outfit, the way I mix the colours and the colours I choose. I don't really have specific colours that I won't mix together, I don't have hard and fast rules of things that can't work together so I usually just try things out and if it doesn't work then I change it for something else... I went to a school that made me wear a red tartan kilt with bottle green jumper and tights, after that nothing looks quite as horrible!


4. For you, how do you incorporate color into your outfits?
I love colour so I always try to wear at least one colourful thing in my outfit, besides with bright pink and purple hair you're always colourful even if you're decked out in all black. I like to wear very bright cardigans or shirts with a simpler piece on the bottom, plus they don't make as many colourful bottoms as they do tops in my experience so I suppose that just ends up happening naturally. Colourful tights are really fun, I have quite a few pairs of those and I'm always looking out for more.
I also use hair accessories to add colour, I have lots of bows, flowers, hair pins, jewelled hairclips... aside from that jewellery can also be a great way to add a little colour, most of my rings are colourful.  I bought some bright Orange nail polish yesterday so my hands are about to get even brighter!


5. Which blogger(s) do you think do a good job of incorporating color into their wardrobe? 
Tiny Toadstool is amazing in many ways, her outfits are always very fun, eyecatching, sweet and incorporate colour in a really interesting way.


Friend Friday, an initiative started by the lovely Katy of Modly Chic, is a great way for fashion bloggers  to connect with one another and share more about themselves in a friendly and encouraging community. You can find out more HERE and join in by joining the Fashion Beauty Friend Friday Google Group.

Who Needs Good Taste Anyway?

 I was reading the most recent edition of Elle and came across a really interesting article written by Rebecca Lowthorpe entitled 'Is Good Taste Killing the Catwalk?' in which the writer discusses the prevalence of 'good taste' in fashion at the moment and what that means for creativity as a whole. At one point she says that the overload of good taste is like a 'creative coma', trying to fit everything to one mold is blotting out individuality.
I took this thought to bed with me a few nights ago and feverishly started scribbling down my ideas, good taste and bad taste is something that interests me a lot and evokes a lot of feelings in me. The images used in this post are taken from a range of 2011 Spring Ready to Wear collections (except the Meadham Kirchhoff ones which are from a few different shows), I've tried to show a range of 'good taste' to 'bad taste', though of course that is my subjective opinion, also it does not mean I specifically love or hate any of these pieces.

Taste of course, is about as highly subjective a matter as you can get. What I find tasteful and what you find tasteful might be completely different or could be very simillar, as such I'm going to use a rather broad definition of taste in this post and also try to go by the guidelines of taste that are suggested in the current edition of Elle, just to give myself some guidelines to work on. 


 Wikipedia gives the following definition of taste:

Taste is about drawing distinctions between things such as styles, manners, consumer goods and works of art. Social inquiry of taste is about the human ability to judge what is beautiful, good and proper.

 So I suppose first thing's first: Has Good Taste overrun the runway this year? From my own personal perspective I don't really believe that it has. From looking at the selection of shows and offerings, especially the most popular trends right now (Jil Sander's Brights for example) I think there is a good mix of 'good taste' and 'bad taste' items, by no means is this the worst year for an overrun of 'good taste' or blandness. There are a lot of things to consider in what makes something good taste or not but I'm going to assume, from a magazine point of view, that it has to do with the cut of the clothing, the materials, colours and possibly inspirations used. Houses like Chanel are often toted for their classic and tasteful aesthetic whilst others such as Betsey Johnson are labelled more fun, flirty and quite often more than a smidge crass to go along with it.

 We're led to believe that once you get to a certain age or social standing, that is the time to grow up. It's time to get proper and ladylike and stop embarrassing yourself with showy antics or clothes. It's time to 'pare down' (I cannot tell you how much I loathe that term), it's time to get simple quality pieces, the term 'essential pieces' becomes a lot more common, frivolity is thrown out of the window with haste.
Of course taste is a concept that can apply to anyone, any age, any gender or group. Still I feel that what is often deemed as bad taste is relegated to the realms of the young, as though by a certain age it's wrong to have anything but good taste and under a certain age it's pretty much impossible that you could have anything but bad taste. We've all heard the terms 'you're too old for that!' or 'you're too young to understand that concept' right? I find this quite ridiculous really, why there is such a label on taste regarding age doesn't make sense to me, but from my experience it is definitely present.

 Good Taste, from what I can gather at the moment, refers to simple cut clothing, clean lines and shapes, clean colours, high quality materials, a more grown up and mature look. Minimalism is always toted as being extremely tasteful in fashion, Chloé and Phoebe Philo being the headers of that movement in a lot of people's eyes. 
On the other hand labels and designers such as Betsey Johnson, Meadham Kirchhoff, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano are often placed at the other end of the scale, they're strange, shocking, larger than life and are often of 'questionable taste' (another term I hate). They do not do things by halves, they are not as interested in keeping things simple, good clean cuts or a necessarily grown up look (though some of their pieces are grown up and clean cut). If people were asked to name something really fun they might name these designers but they probably wouldn't be first off the tongue for taste.

 Tasteful fashion is often labelled as deeper and more thoughtful than distateful fashion. There is the idea that it has been more carefully designed, the construction better thought out and of higher quality, the concepts superior in their sophistication. Bad taste fashion can be labelled as shallow, inappropriate, disturbing and immature, too dramatic, too difficult to mix. It is seen as being an extreme insult to be called distasteful or in bad taste, our minds are ingrained with the idea that to be distasteful is to be dreadful or awful. Bad taste pieces rarely seem to make it into that coveted spot of 'essential piece' of the season, because they aren't as remixable, it's more challenging to pair them and they will probably go out of style. Timeless pieces on the other hand are easier to mix but from my experience also tend to be less envelope pushing and much more on the safe side of things.

 I'm sure you can probably guess my take on this but here it is. I don't want to be tasteful, I don't have much interest in taste when it comes to the guidelines that have been set out right now. I don't want to be grown up, pared down, simple or particularly classic, I'm not ready to be any of those things and I don't know if I ever really will be, I certainly can't see it from here. 
Good taste has it's place, certainly. Some of the designs that I would class extremely tasteful are also very beautiful, highly wearable and interesting. Still, bad taste always holds more sway and interest for me. I don't look forward to seeing the new Chanel half as much as I look forward to the new Galliano, Dior or McQueen shows, I want theatricality from fashion, I want drama and fun, I want to be in awe, I want patterns and colours and clashing and unusual ways of wearing things. To me bad taste is refreshing, somehow more free of the rules and judgement that comes along with dubbing yourself with the 'refined taste' label. Wearing the 'bad taste' label gives you room for mistakes, it lowers expectations, people expect less of you and probably think less of you too, but that doesn't matter.
We bad taste folk are the Lost Boys of the fashion world, ruled by whim, fancy and mischief.

 I ask the question, who really needs good taste anyway? Sure, there is a place for it, always. It will never go out of style, it will remain timeless and quintessential whilst the more brash pieces will likely go in and out of style as they have always done. Yet for me bad taste will always hold more allure because it's so much more joyful, full of life and passion. If growing up comes with the necessity to become tasteful, where the more eccentric pieces are outlawed, then I ask is it really such a bad thing not to be a grown up? Is it really so bad to be thought immature in fashion, tasteless?

Surely for some taste and refinery are very important, they carry it well, it is natural and effortless for them. For some it is a refuge, offering safety and a clear line to follow. Bad taste strays from the path much more often, it can be confusing, difficult to navigate and can result much more easily in that apparently most awful of things, an ugly outfit. Yet the way I see it, life goes on, it is too short and fleeting to spend worrying about how sophisticated you are, far too short to worry about being tasteful in others eyes. It can be so freeing to do away with taste and follow your more base instincts and senses.


I say there is always room for tastes on every part of the spectrum, that's what makes the world so interesting and vibrant. However tipping the scale to one end or the other can result in tedium and boredom, I hope we are never a society who can be deemed totally in good taste.

Images taken from style.com, designers and labels featured are : Acne, Anna Sui, Chanel, Betsey Johnson, Albino, Alice + Olivia and Meadham Kirchhoff.

Stylish Blogger Award

 Good Evening my sweetplums,
Today was so gorgeous! Clear blue skies, warm shining sun and lots of plants starting to poke their cute little shoots out of the earth, how exciting! Our daffs have started to make an appearence, snowdrops have sprouted seemingly overnight, tulips are making their way to the surface... it's all so pretty and lovely.
Yesterday I went on a trip to Newark, catching a train alone for the first time in about 3 or 4 years! I went to see my friend Kala and I had a wonderful day chatting, drinking hot chocolate, eating sweet things and giggling on the Wii (failing to do a tree pose in Yoga, really, really failing!), we got blown about by the wind a lot too since it was blowing rather fiercely.
Steven and I have been watching Police Academy in bed at night, it's my first time watching them and I'm really enjoying them so far.

 I've been watching everybody doing the 30 x 30 remix with awe and I've been challenging myself to remix things a lot too. I'm not playing by the real rules but it's a great time to try wearing the things in my wardrobe in lots of different ways. Today I wanted to incorporate a belt Sophie sent to me, I used a puffy lacy black skirt with a polkadot dress as a top (it's honestly too short to wear as a dress now, Mr Shrinky Dryer!) and a DIY'ed cardigan over the top and my trusty polkadot sneakers which are about a million years old (okay, about 8 years really, but that's pretty old for a pair of sneakers).
I like the combination of the feminine elements such as the frilly skirt, polkadotted top and bow with the rather bondage inspired look of the belt and the sneakers.

Outfit rundown
Cardigan: Primark, DIY'ed by me.
Dress worn as top: Primark (£5)
Belt: a gift from my friend Sophie
Skirt: I've forgotten!
Leggings: years and years old
Sneakers: A gift from my parents many moons ago.

I was awarded this Stylish Blogger Award by the lovely Maya of Novel Globe, thank you so much sweetie!
I've been asked to tell you 7 things about myself and then to pass this on the 7 other stylish ladies and gents, here goes.
1. As a young teenager I indentified as a goth, I loved black velvet and lace, gothic lolita, pinstripe and black suits, PVC, Rock boots... I rocked it all! Some of my idols were Siouxsie Sioux, Marilyn Manson, Robert Smith and Jessicka of Jack off Jill. I absolutely loathed jeans or colours (especially pink!), I refused to ever wear jeans and I didn't even own a pair for many years. When I finally asked for some I think my Dad's jaw hit the ground.
2. I was bullied a lot for my looks and interests during highschool and a lot of people were frightened of me! It was very strange, eventually kids who had joined the school years after me knew who I was.
3. I once travelled 8 hours on a bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka and back again with literally all of my money in a pouch strapped to my thigh, I think that's the strangest thing that I have ever done.
4. My dad always used to tell me that I had the power to pull off really ugly pieces of clothing well.
5. My current style manifesto is 'Elemental and Nature', I'm currently interested in wearing colours to represent the elements such as earthy Browns, mossy and foresty Greens, firey Yellows and Oranges, watery Blues, Silver and metals, jewel stones, wooden accessories, shells, flowers and clothes that mimic nature.
6. I often think of and write up post ideas in bed or when I'm at Uni, inspiration comes to me at very odd times.
7. I often daydream about being a famous harp player, singer and/or fashion designer.


I'd like to pass this award onto Alice of Love Lorn Frog, Naomi of Naomi von Monsta, Carrie of Wish Wish Wish, Robyn of Twitch Vintage, Dorothy of Dee Dee Oho, Collette of Statements in Fashion and Missy Elz.


Lastly, one last reminder about my Ebay sales which are ending in less than a day. Last chance!

Put a Ring on It

 Good Evening my dears, how are you all today? I hope you're having a fantastic weekend!
Today was the Vintage Faire which is held twice a year (I think) at my Uni. Steven and I were excited to go and root for treasure since we both like looking for thrifted beauties. It was raining outside so we we took our huge polkadot umbrella, I'm pretty sure it is the King of all Umbrellas. I wanted to wear something simple but pretty, yesterday I hurt my leg pretty badly (my own fault I have to say!) so I had to base my outfit around that a little bit. I chose to wear the Brown skirt I've been living in a lot recently paired with a comfortable slouchy top and some cute ruffly socks. I livened it up a little with some rings, my wig and this gorgeous belt which Steven got for me, it was free!

 Unintentionally barefaced today, my room seems to have eaten my makeup (along with Steven's hairbrush)... hm, naughty room goblins!

 I'm trying to take more detail shots of my outfits since a lot of the time if I'm wearing jewellery or accessories it's difficult to see them from far away. Taking more closeup shots has also encouraged me to wear more of my jewellery, I admit I usually forget to put it on.
This belt is so beautiful, I love all the detailing in it and the colours (I'm a sucker for earthy colours right now). Blue is also my most used colour in accessories at the moment so the belt fits really well with that.
The necklace is a gift from my beautiful friend Sophie, a package from her arrived in the mail today and it was given to me right as I woke up. Thank you darling, I can't wait to wear everything you sent me ♥

 I actually switched into boots to go out because it was just too wet to wear open top shoes. I love these boots, they're so versatile and perfect for stomping puddles and pavements.

 Hairbows and Mother of Pearl necklace. I adore Mother of Pearl, it's so lovely and delicate. It reminds me of clouds and the ethereal.

 Rings galore! In about a month I've gone from being a girl who hardly ever wears a ring to a girl who can't get enough of them, I have more rings than I have fingers now. These rings were all great bargains, the Wolf one is my favourite I think. More blue jewels and a yellow one to continue my elemental focus, this one representing Fire and Earth (In Traditional Chinese Medicine the element Earth is associated with the colour Yellow, also the Spleen is associated with these two things and I suffer from Spleen Deficiencies so I wear this as a way to strengthen myself)

As we were walking home we popped into a new charity shop which has just opened and found this beautiful strange thing. It is a gigantic fluffy cardigan with knitted flowers and jewels, it's... interesting! Fluffy jumpers like this remind me of my friend Monsta, I think I shall call it my Monsta cardigan. Also my rats absolutely love anything fluffy or furry so we got this for them to snuggle and play in when we get them out.
I didn't buy any clothes at the Faire itself, they were a little too pricey for me. I did almost come away with a vintage fox fur, he had a sweet sad little face and I felt sorry for him being there in the crowded hall, I wanted to bring him away and snuggle him and make him feel loved again. I do sort of wish I had gotten him, though I wouldn't have worn him out of the house I don't think.There were some gorgeous furs there but I just don't know how I really feel about fur, even if it is vintage... I don't think I could really wear it out without feeling sad. What do you think about fur?

P.S Just a quick little reminder about my Ebay auctions, there are 18 items up for sale. Unique, Sweet and Cheap :)


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