FLYING SAUCER

Beetlejuice

Ooo so the good news is I have found a potential outfit photo place in my newish house! I was a bit happier about it than these forlorn photos but it shall be a work in progress! And a first outfit is these Jordan Jeans that I wore on Saturday, of course by Motel despite a million copies. As I know the design team and see where all the styles come from, it is frustrating when other high-street stores rip off your things!

However I probably wouldn't have dared get these jeans without seeing loads of the girls at work and loads of fashion bloggers and customers wearing them and thinking 'hmmm maybe these jeans could fit into my wardrobe!' They are in fact extra flattering as they're like jeggings with the waist of a pair of jeans, and you can sort of twist the stripes so you can have curvier or straighter legs. Rather than man-repellers, these are actually man attractors too! Although I don't care too much about that unless it is a Juan or Jose on my holiday to Madrid haha!

New Look nude body, Jordan Jeans, JC Litas

Company Style Blogger Awards 2012

I feel like the most rushed around girl in the world at the moment but the absolute whirlwind highlight of my week so far was the amazing Company Style Blogger Awards! I only headed to London to literally hit the awards and head back but it was the most perfectly polished event on in a long time that had no agenda but to have fun and celebrate blogging. I have to pick and choose any blog events carefully as I don't have a lot of my own free time now I'm in full time work, but I had time for a quick spruce up before hopping on the train to debut my new Litas and my newest Motel dress! Of course I generally would pick out Motel to wear to any event hehe but I think I am in true love with this dress! It's the Goldie and there are a few more colours too, and it's so damn flattering with the long sleeves and curved paneling to sneakily emphasise a smaller waist. We've called the colour periwinkle blue but it could almost be dubbed a lilac or mauve (and I was extra swayed by Kendall Jenner wearing it too!!!). There's not many colours that look great with red hair but I think this is one! I did have a bra drama as you can slightly see it at the side so I opted for a new seamless H&M nude one I just got - very handy. By the way I do actually buy all my own Motel things with my own money (haha I can't blog gift myself!) so if I wear it and haven't got bored of seeing it for months before the collections hit the shops, it's definitely love! We currently have up to the June collection samples in the office and I am dying for summer!

And the Litas! I can confirm they are SO easy to walk in and comfortable, it's unreal. Your foot is very flat so they don't feel like heels at all, and they are very light so you don't actually notice them on your feet! The only thing is that the front is slightly curved upwards so sometimes you do rock forwards, which is a bit dangerous when dashing up or down tube escalators. I need to get some suede spray before I wear them next just in case and I'm not quite sure if I like them with socks or not. The ones I wore are coral lace but they look a bit like school socks in the photo haha!

  

I saw so many of my blogger favourites that I'd be afraid to mention them all and leave someone out! It was like fashion blogger soup, with a familiar face and smile at every turn. I had a lovely chat and browse of the New Look collection with Florrie and Pearl, and I didn't realise how beautifully coordinated our outfit shades were until seeing the above photo!

Congratulations to all the night's winners! I had a hold of one of the awards and they were serious glass jobbies, practically Oscar worthy! Company had some really lovely touches to the event and I know how hard it is to event plan and make everything works together! Even the lighting down to the Pink Pigeon Mauritian Mule cocktails were seamlessly chic.

I had a good ruffle through the New Look SS12 collection showcased downstairs and spurred by my recent New Look splurge below, I saw many a thing I liked! I might go and hunt these neon skinnies as, true to my lifelong habits, in spring for some reason I start wearing jeans and trousers. No idea why but it's always the same! I really fancy this neon peach/orange pair but an also eyeing lilac and neon green! I'll have to try them on and hope for a dream fit. Give me everything candy this spring!! I had a lovely chat with their press team too as it's always great to talk to other fashion industry peeps - I feel quite far away from it all in Bristol!

And so it was a dash across the tube where I bumped into Milly who helped steer me in the right direction (and wore Motel too woo!) and then off home! I went to the (superbly hot) dentist today and turns out my wisdom teeth were getting infected so now I'm in on antibiotics instead of out partying, sob!! It felt like the weirdest day and has been a long week so I'm going home to Birmingham tomorrow yay. Have a great weekend all!x

Last Friday Night

Ooo it's nearly February! January has gone extra quickly which I guess is good for one of the most boring months. It's all my siblings' and my dad's and my best friend's birthdays in Feb and it's fashion week and there's a blogging event too so it should be busy! I'm even on a panel at one, what the hell am I going to wear?! I'm not planning on buying many/any new things this month as I'm a bit overwhelmed by the things I already own. There are not enough days in the week to wear my clobber!

On Friday I actually went out! I don't go out a lot in Bristol for a couple of reasons but I saw an old friend and went to a teeny basement club, just the way I like it. I wore the cream Elsa Dress by Motel of course, even though I have LOADS of 'going out dresses' but I rotate them so they each get some love. I already have the plain black Elsa but cream is really flattering with any bright pop of makeup and or bright hair like me. After talking to Zoe of The London Lipgloss on Twitter I was thinking of getting some of the current Motel collection and maybe making a video to show my favourites? We have all the samples at the office and sometimes you get a better look than just seeing it on the web model, and I have all the hours in the day to consider which I loooove the best!

Hi to my bathroom

My Blackberry is practically left in a ditch now I have a work phone and recently I've been obsessed with the What I Wore Today app, where you basically upload outfit photos. It's a no frills site so you don't have to have a tip top edgy outfit, but you end up stumbling across some really cool people and find great new blogs. I love finding really new blogs that don't have perfect camera photos with a boyfriend/tripod yet and just show a normal girl's great style, just like the old days. Lots of blogs seem quite similar nowadays! I've been logging my outfits here for a few weeks as I am eternally awkward infront of a tripod, but I might take a leaf out of Laura of A Daisy Chain Dream's book and not try to scrutinise my photos (I met Laura recently with lovely Hayley of Ceriselle and she's a babe!). Treat yourself how you would treat a best friend right! For now, WIWT is my go to obsession though.

So maybe next week I'll set up my tripod permanently and maybe make some videos again but right now here's a few snaps of my general outfits recently. Above is the debut of my Riding Pants woo! It's like wearing a Spanx/legging hybrid and they're so truly high waisted, it's great. Favourite purchase in a long time! I wore them with my Topshop Allegras, a metallic H&M jumper and a gold H&M collar necklace and rip-off arty ring.

 

Outfit 1: Wildfox Tee, River Island Leopard Skirt // Outfit 2: Topshop Floral Dress (you can still get the skirt)// Outfit 3: Forever 21 Fluffy Jumper over H&M pleather skater dress // Outfit 4: River Island fur coat, New Look kids snood, new glasses (!!!), Jack Wills floral leggings (Christmas present), Topshop leather rucksack (This was a Saturday, I was going to the supermarket!) // Outfit 5: H&M metallic jumper over H&M pleather skater dress// Outfit 6: New Look studded peach body, Oasis silver skater skirt, Topshop studded headband x

London Fashion Week SS12

Hi guys! Gosh I don't know if I'm coming or going as the past week has been so busy! I went back and forth to London on Thursday and Friday and again on Saturday as Fritha invited me as her +1 to the Look Show at the new Westfield! I'll talk about that tomorrow but for now I'll bypass my Thursday in London where I had Motel meetings and I accidentally spent loads in Forever 21, and talk about fashion week! I've only been to fashion week once where I traipsed round loads of shows in my killer heels and there was a LOT of queueing. This time however I was there for Motel as we were taking street style snaps and I went one show, and it was great!

It may have been because I got there on the first day but I'm sure this season's fashion week was much calmer than normal. I was really excited for my one show as it was in the main tent at Somerset House, so I got to London nice and early and hopped on the tube. I changed into my Miu Miu shoes in a random fake Apple shop nearby and walked about a centimetre a minute to the main venue as those shoes are damn high! The day was really sunny and warm but the place almost had a beachy vibe where everyone was laid back and soaking up the atmosphere rather than creating it. Sure I spotted a few crazy outfits, but everyone seemed to take a step backwards and be wearing something more subtle. As I was navigating the cobbles with my heels, I heard a call from Kristabel and met a group of friendly bloggers! It always feels quite nice to stick together and we had a little chat before I dashed into the Caroline Charles show.

 

I've been to a few shows before but I only applied to a few morning ones this year on the off chance I'd get a ticket. I presumed I was standing so I walked all the way around the edge to near the catwalk entrance, but there I found about 5 rows of benches free! I still stood near the top though so I could see and lets just say I will definitely buy a straw boater hat in Spring! I looked along the front row and love to wonder just who everyone is - probably writers of the magazine articles I read every month and I'd never know!

 

After the show I simply hung around on my Blackberry before the fantastic Motel photographer came, and people keep coming up to you for photos! I wore all Motel of course, which was the Talia Lace Top and Mandy Rockies Skirt, which the photographers loved! I knew they always look for interesting prints, and loads and loads took photos of just my Miu Miu teacup shoes too. My bag is 
Aldo! 

We shot some SERIOUSLY amazing looks for the Motel Blog so do keep checking the coverage there over the next few days, I'm so excited to publish it all! These photos are all by the Motel photographer and all round amazingly lady Lora English, whose snaps are so lovely. She also got some of Nicola Robers entering a show!!

 

It's quite hard to locate any photos taken but I met The Style Scout and Mr Newton, who nearly got ran over when he took a photo of me near the entrance and then said 'They photos are great but the wind is blowing the skirt between your legs' hahaha! I am certainly not chic but I recommend heading to fashion week to everyone! Just put on your favourite outfit and soak up the atmosphere with a friend!

OOTN Video: Lace Elsa Dress, Amy Childs Hair and Blue Eyes

I was out on the town by 9pm on Saturday night, so very wrong! I went out in Bristol with some housemates but as they are all boys, they start early and finish early in the morning, so I had to get ready super early to go to bars first. I had a really great Saturday though because I got my hair done! I've been using non-permanent red tints but the bright red flashes wash out straight away and I already have red hair so there's no point! So I bit the bullet and requested an Amy Childs colour at Regis in the Bristol Galleries and it was fantastic! My stylist was called Anna and I actually talked to her all the way through and I never seem to get past the 'are you going on holiday?' at hairdressers usually. I've found my local salon!

The dye used was a mixture of a few and I know Amy Childs uses a colour called Goldwell 6RB but she is naturally blonde so this mix was perfect for me. The fade will be OK though as it will just be a version of my natural colour. Really exciting just before fashion week!

Also it means I can have a revamp of my makeup and wardrobe and try some new colours. No way would I wear blues with my old sandier colour but on Saturday I buffed a little of this AMAZING Nars shadow in Outremer that I got from HQhair at the edge of my usual black shadow.

 

It is so intense! The colours in the video are a little off as it was night (barely) but I wore my new Motel Elsa Dress! It is GORGEOUS! I am so biased as remember I work for Motel but then again I'm so not as this dress is perfect in so many ways! The lace is so detailed and lovely and for Motel, this dress isn't super short! It's definitely going to be one that I wear to every immediate social occasion until I run out and can rotate it again. Do you do that and end up with the same outfit in loads of recent Facebook pictures?

Are any of you going to fashion week? I'll be there on the Friday style spotting for Motel so say hi if you see us! I'm freaking out a bit as my mouse woes have turned a nasty corner as I met one face to face tonight! I'm thinking I'll have to move out as this is such an old house so they are inevitable, but I don't have time to move house aaaargh!

Work Outfits Video Collection 3

Hi all! I uploaded a collection of outfit videos yesterday that you might like to take a look at! Videos can be a bit hit and miss as I always watch them back and there's a little thing wrong like a bit of hair sticking up or your underwear drawer wide open in the background, haha both frequently happen to me! 

I'm making some more for this week and did one while the handy man was fixing the lock on my door this morning at 8.30am! This is also the said handy man that came into my room when I first moved in while I was just chilling in my bra, as you do, and walked right over to me without even noticing! That embarrassment seems to have disappeared though as now I have a lock, yay.

I just had my nails infilled and painted a fluro coral but I'm craving more of a pink. The salon didn't have a nice pink so I'm toying with repainting them myself. They will never look as perfect as a salon painting though! Maybe I'll be extra careful. I still haven't done much nail art recently as I still don't want my boss to think I'm a bit loony! I am also aching all over from the gym class yesterday and can't quite walk up stairs! Unfortunately there seems to be a lot of stairs everywhere.

My Birthday Outfit!

 

On Saturday my sister Chloe and I were actually able to go into town to go out for my birthday! We both wore Motel which isn't a surprise for me as I constantly wear it and now spend every day checking out the dresses!

 

I wore the Renee Dress in Cherry Blossom and my sister got the Emma in Charcoal. The cherry blossom fabric is a strong cotton so it fits against your body with no sagging or stretched out hems, and you can still wear a bra underneath without the outline showing through. In fact all Motel stuff is like that! And the Emma dress my sister is wearing is very stretchy FYI; she is wearing an XS. It's also quite boob friendly as she is actually very gifted in that department (err what happened to me?) and the dress doesn't fall down. We got fed up with loads of cat calls and leery men though and ended up in a gay club haha!

Remember you can get 20% off Motel with my code in the side bar <<< and I'd love it if you could check out the site as we all work really hard on it at Motel HQ :D Here's a video of the outfit too:

P.S. I haven't been able to look away from all the riot footage every night and since it is caused by ignorant people looking for a free shopping trip or to get a high from behaving like a naughty kid again, I should still feel OK about posting things I bought with my own money! A huge thank you to all the public services and volunteer effort for working to make things safe again (including my firefighter Dad!)!! I personally have gone from sadness to just plain annoyed now that I feel I've got to go straight home every night and stay locked indoors as I live in the city centre. Even if this minuscule group of people are jobless, bored and in poverty, there are many people who are and don't feel the need to vandalise and abuse their town, I've been there! The world is full of opportunities through actual hard work.

A maxi from a mini wardrobe

Oh nooo my email account is blocked?! Maybe it was hacked! I just changed all my passwords but now I'm not quite sure what they all are now! So if I get my account back, it will probably take about seven days, so my apologies if you email me! Every night I do rounds of email/twitter/googlereader/youtube over and over, I really want to check my emails!

However there are a million things that could go wrong this week what with having to head down to graduation the night before straight after work, so I'm sure I'll forget something vital! Mine starts at 10am and I have to collect my 'robes' by 8.30am so it will be an early start! And probably a bad hair day. But I figure the possible loss of a six year email account is a chunk of bad luck to last for a while! I also bought a lipgloss with a tester sticker on at the weekend, but I'm sure I'll be able to return that. Eeek maybe I'm tempting fate? Oh lordy I just remembered my email confirmation for my train to Manchester was sent to that account and I don't remember the password to sign into the train website! And a password reminder goes to that email address, argh!

OK all these things will be sorted I'm sure! It's not looking like graduation will be sunny either, but the start of the week is still very warm here. Every day I take a little walk by the docks to get to work and am really enjoying wearing something smart and nice, but not too smart! I got this dress from Bershka in Spain and it falls from right below the bust but that makes me look a bit like a tent, so I hide that bit and belt it lower! I really need a thick waist belt but I don't have one! In fact, sorting out my wardrobe about ten times over the past years has left me with a very small amount of clothes; you guys would be shocked! Although the washing machine here has been broke for a while so I've worn a new outfit every single day for nearly three weeks. Just shows how little clothes you really need!

I also wore my H&M lace jacket, which is fab for covering up the tops of unflatting dresses, a New Look belt knotted at the side, and a gold cuff I got from H&M which much be missing a huge stone as I got it half price. It still looks fine though!

And while I'm dilly dallying about all this email failure, here's a video I made on Friday before I went out with some housemates. I'm not here for the next few weekends because neeext weekend I'm going to the Midland Blogger Meet! I think we are going to a club too so that should be interesting and probably not something for our blogs! Also I will be bringing some fab Motel goodie bags, though I'm not sure how many to bring as you never know with these blog meets how many people will be able to come in the end. I'm wearing my favourite Motel dress below which is only £25 in the sale now! I'm torn between buying up all the dresses I love in the sale at the moment or waiting for the amazing things coming in the next few months!

It is a '70s summer

Maybe if you're a long time reader (which isn't hard because we're almost at the 5th year of Flying Saucer, OMG!), then you might know I have a soft spot for '70s style! Not exactly ABBA platforms and white disco suits but I love the tight denim but carefree styles in films like Dazed and Confused. If you like old American teen movies, check it out! The '70s were actually a really sexy era in my opinion because the jeans were super high waisted and tight, and there was all the free love of course! Watch that movie and I'm sure you'll agree, '70s girls were hot!

I had a huge obsession with flared jeans and lusted after a brand called 18th Amendment who made a bunch around 2007 and named them after old movie stars. They were super expensive but I randomly found a pair in a mall in Gothenburg when I studied in Sweden, knocked down to £45 from £240! I hadn't bought jeans in a while so I should of got them tighter, but today was actually the first time I've ever worn them! It took me a while to get the length altered and then there was no way I would wear heels to a lecture in final year as it wasn't worth the effort, and these look best with height. Mine are the Bacall jeans with heart pockets and Cheryl Cole even wore them once! You can still get them on eBay for bargainous prices.

They're quite hard to photograph but they are tight at the top and do flare out! I wore them in more of a '50s way I think, with a Forever 21 bodysuit, a New Look belt and white heart earrings which you can't see. I also wore my Weekday leopard wedges, also bought in Sweden! Now I really want to be asleep for midnight so I must quickly get ready for bed! I want to film my June Favourites video in the morning. Here's a video compilation of this outfit and two others from my YouTube channel; one outfit I didn't post on here is in it!xx