Set for Polyvore COACH competition

Hey everyone,
My favourite site Polyvore teamed up with COACH to hold a competition to celebrate the release of their new fragrance- poppy. For those of you who don't already know what Polyvore is- it's a site that lets users create outfits online and assemble them- and me- being a fashionista- I love it to bits. I'll post a couple of other sets I've made if you guys want. Anyway, the competition was to create a set using at least 3 items from Coach (one of which had to be the fragrance) and create a set. The prize is a $1,000 shopping spree at Coach.com and 3 runners up (I think?) get a $500 shopping spree which I think is still pretty generous. After I created my set I went to check out other items on the COACH page and I will insert some of my favourite pieces from the new Poppy collection later on in the post. Unfortunately the contest is now closed but there are lots of others to take part in. I am just going to run you quickly through the outfit-

Inker Sheath Dress- GBP 115- Coast
Alex Blazer GBP 260- Coach
Brigett Heel-GBP 130-Coach
Poppy pop C Applique Groovy bag- GBP 150-Coach
Poppy Cupchain multi earrings- GBP 90-Coach
Poppy pin- GBP 51- Coach
Poppy Cupchain three strand flower necklace- GBP 280-Coach
You rebel tinted moisturiser- Benefit
Red Lipstick
Shanghai Nights fascinator- GBP 5- Oasis

My favourite items from the new collection are...

These are my two favourite pieces and I must say that they are pretty plain when compared to the whole collection. The poppy range is really colourful (which means plain understated outfit)and I mostly stick to non offensive colours but I must say all the bags are beautiful =)

Will you be checking out the new collection anytime soon?

Lots of love,

TheBeautyBlogger x

Summer Outfit

Hey Guys,
Here is a quick, cute, casual but quirky summer outfit for all of you lucky enough to have nice, hot weather! I try as hard as I can to pick items that are not totally, completely and utterly unique just because then you won't be able to dupe them and the whole purpose of me doing this is defeated. Anyway, enough chatter.I will run through it as quickly as I can =)

Heavy Stitch Shorts- Wet Seal- 13 GBP
These can be found anywhere- just hunt round for short, denim shorts. Any good shop should have them in stock- hunt around in Primark and you are sure to find them for less than £13.

Ray Ban Sunglasses-ASOS.com-240 GBP
WOAH! £240 is not something I am willing to pay for a pair of ray ban sunglasses. Luckily these can be easily duped as it's a popular style. I only picked these out because I felt the shape matched well with the overall outfit. Any pair should do though!

Diego Bucket Bag- Alexander Wang
The idea of this was just a brown, small purse with a strap that can go across the body- because I think that's really summery.

KALLA gladiator sandals-Kurt Geiger- 45 GBP
These are cute but I am sure you can get gladiators like these for less than that. In fact I bought a pair from Apple Snow the other day for £15 in their 'closing down sale' *liars* (the sign has been up for months now) but none the less I was sucked into buying them... I also picked up a few items in the Next Sale....I feel a haul coming up... watch this space....

Petite Lace Button Cami-Topshop-25 GBP
This is a really cute piece- hunt around- I'm sure you'll find a dupe.

You rebel tinted moisturiser- Benefit
It's too hot for foundation, it'll just sweat off your face but tinted moisturiser is a nice, light alternative if you still want some coverage. You can make your own by adding a blob of your usual foundation to moisturiser.

Red lipstick
I know you all have this at home. =)

Anyway, that's it,
I hope you liked the outfit- if you did, comment below =)

Lots of Love,
TheBeautyBlogger

Outfit for Preps

Hey guys,
Sorry for this but I have now decided to mash my two blogs together just simply because I can't be bothered to keep posting on different sites and it became confusing for my fashion accustomed brain. So, as of today http://thebeautybloggerspeaks.blogspot.com will be a beauty/fashion site- alternating- ex. one day will be a fashion post and the next day beauty and so on and so forth...

Today is a fashion post and this is an outfit I made for all those who describe their style as 'preppy'. So I created this outfit on polyvore which is a great site to play around with if you love creating outfits and slinging bits and pieces together. Anyway, to the point. The screen print is a little blurry so I'll run through the whole outfit- none of the pieces are too hard to dupe and you can get them quite cheap and in most stores.

The jeans came from Forever21-very easy to find similars- they're just browny red skinny jeans and can be bought from most stores for a good price. My advice is to just look around- what a great piece of advice *scoffs*

The blazer came from Oli- which I admit I have never heard of before. Blazers are in right now so this was a cute little addition to bring the outfit bang up to date it's also vital to stop the outfit from being boring. It's black and white so it can be worn with anything and everything so I would say it's a pretty good investment. I have seen blazers in H&M and in GAP too- so, again, hunt around.

The grey top is pretty much what you can see- a high neck, short sleeved top that should be tucked into the skinny jeans before dressing it up with a blazer. It can be found anywhere-it's a grey top for goodness sake-if you're going really cheap go to Primark as they're sure to have it.

The bag is from BabyPhat- it's a wood red shoulder bag- for dupes try Primark, H&M etc.

The wooden cuff with the gold work is from ASOS (FACT-ASOS actually stands for as seen on screen because many of their pieces are celebrity inspired) and I can't imagine that it cost too much. But again, it's easy to find similars- a plain wooden cuff bracelet will be fine =)

The necklace is from Clares which I have no doubt that all of you have visited once in your life. You may not be able to find the exact one I've used but a long, gold chain will dress up the outfit fine. This could cost anything between £1-£5. Again, if you have a low budget- try Primark.

The ring is from Alex Monroe @ Net-a-porter.com BUT it is hideously expensive. I thought it was cute but I think that the quality of the outfit won't be affected if you go without. The idea was just a small, gold ring- again- can be found anywhere.

So that's my outfit for the Preppy girls- I hope you like it and if you enjoyed this post- FOLLOW!

Lots of Love,

TheBeautyBlogger x