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Tuesday, July 26

Temperley for Twinings %

To celebrate the launch of their new and improved Earl Grey blend, iconic British tea brand Twinings has teamed up with another British icon, fashion designer Alice Temperley, to create an exclusive Temperley for Twinings print, which has been turned into a limited edition scarf!
Alice hand painted the beautiful design herself, representing the incredible journey of the original Earl Grey blend, created by Twinings in 1831, as it travelled across the oceans from China to the UK. 
This exclusive print will be featured across a range of products, starting with this gorgeous scarf! 
Below is a detail of Alice Temperley's mood board which inspired the Temperley for Twinings Print:
The scarf is simply stunning; it's huge (135cm x 135cm) it's made of 100% silk and I love the soft yet striking combinations of different blues in the print. I feel it's a very classic but modern scarf which goes with so many outfits. Plus it really seems to bring out the blue in my eyes :)

Here a recent outfit of the day with my Temperley for Twinings scarf:
Trousers: blue jeans by ZARA Basics 
Top: White Linen t-shirt by ZARA (available in different colours online)
Shoes: Metallic Ballerina's by ZARA (available online)
Watch: Michael Kors (available at ASOS)

Only 1000 of these scarves have been made so if you want to get your hands on one of these iconic scarves; you better be quick! The Temperley for Twinings scarf retails at £115 and can be purchased through the Twinings or Temperley website now! 

What do you think girls? Do you like it - I know I do! :) xoxo

Thursday, July 21

New MAC purchases: Warm Soul & Richer, Lusher

So when I was at MAC getting my makeup done for the Pre-Wimbledon party (see the post here) I ended up buying two new MAC products to cover my £25 fee for the 'make-over'.

The first product I got was the MAC Mineralize blush in 'Warm Soul'. The makeup artist used this in my look for that night and said it was his all time favourite blush. I normally tend to go for more pink or coral toned blushes (like MAC Well Dressed or NARS Orgasm) so this warmer more beige toned isn't something I would have picked myself. However, once he applied it on my cheeks, I just loved the effect! 
Mineralize Blush is baked mineral refined into a powder formula to provide exceptionally sheer and lightweight application. Colour builds lightly, layer after layer, without heavy coverage. It enhances the cheekbones with a luminous pearlised shimmer.   MAC describes this blush as a 'mid tone beige with gold pearl'.

Here is the blush swatched:
Natural Light                                                                    Flash

Really loving this blush. It gives me warmth and a subtle glow at the same time :) It has a lovely sheer pigmentation but you can easily build up the colour. I think Warm Soul would also look amazing on darker skinned girls or for people that are scared of using bronzers as it gives such a nice warm glow without the brown/orange undertone of some bronzers.

Warm Soul retails at MAC Cosmetics for £19.00/US$23.00/€23.00

The second product I got was MAC Cremesheen Glass in 'Richer, Lusher'. For a while I have been looking for a sheer peach toned lipgloss and this gloss just caught my eye! 
Cremesheen Glass is a creamy, milkier gloss than say MAC Lipglass. Even though it's very creamy, it's not too sticky or thick on the lips. It's vanilla-scented and has a nice colour/sheer effect on the lips.

Richer, Lusher is a creamy, peach coral. When you see the gloss in the tube or even on the swatched on your hand; you think the colour is going to be very in-your-face peach coral and very rich......
But once on my lips, it actually gives them a lovely soft peachy look! Great smooth, non sticky formula ♥
Warm Soul retails at
MAC Cosmetics for £16.00/ US$18.50/€19.00

Have you bought any new MAC Goodies recently that you are loving? Please do share :) xoxo

Wednesday, July 20

Suffering from closet envy....

Good morning my lovelies,
I'm seriously drooling over these celeb's AMAZING wardrobes at the moment causing  me severe closet envy! Especially now that my cheap freestanding wardrobe from Argos is pretty much broken, on a lean and feel it could collapse on me any day! However, has this stopped me from shopping.....??? Nah! ;)

Eva Longoria
Special Collections: Christian Louboutin espadrille wedges "a beautiful pain",
50 pairs of jeans and more than one pair of Ugg boots.
Christina Aguilera
Has not one but two expansive closets. First stop: Shoes. "Everything on my shoe wall is grouped by designer—Louboutin, McQueen, YSL—all in their own little family,"
(how adorbs does her little son Max look in this pic!)

Olivia Wilde
Laurie Frank, a well-known L.A. gallerist and decorator, convinced her to construct a sophisticated cedar-lined closet—outfitted with translucent panels, a plush rug from Cantoni, and a black-glass chandelier from Lawson-Fenning. A perfect home for her many red-carpet dresses and favorite red shoes. The walk-in's decadent centerpiece is a 19th-century mirrored vanity (flanked by two mirrored chests from Anthropologie). "It's from the South of France and has never been restored," she says
Paula Abdul
 All her outfits and coordinating accessories are numbered with tags so she can easily pack for trips and events. Her impressive shoe collection is made up mostly of high-heels—"I always wear heels unless I'm working out,"
Mariah Carey - one word....WOW!!!
Even this massive space can't contain all of Mariah Carey's shoes. "I have about 1,000 pairs of shoes. But lots are in storage," she says. Mariah designed the sweeping space with gold-leaf and bleached-wood floors. "Like Louis Vuitton luggage," she says, "it will only look better over time." Few girls would be able to fill the closet, which is arranged by color and material, as well as in event-specific groupings!
Nicky Hilton
It boasts two "very organized" couture-filled walk-in closets. Her shoe collection, which isn't raided by her friends or family because of her size 10.5 foot, is organized by designer."My Manolos are together, Chanels are together, Louboutins together." Besides the 200 or more handbags she owns, one of Hilton's prized pieces is a Roberto Cavalli beaded butterfly minidress that the designer gave her for her 24th birthday. "I was in Milan and he told me to pick whatever I wanted from his showroom!" she says.
Fergie
 "We knocked down the wall between two rooms and Josh named it Fergieland!" she says.
"I designed it myself, so there's a boudoir-boutique feel." The large room is just for Fergie's things (organized by color and category of course), while Josh's clothes are kept in his own closet in the master bedroom.
Kimora Lee Simmons
 "I wanted my closet to look like a boutique," she says. It contains over 500 pairs of jeans, 35 custom-made Hermes Birkin bags and an extensive collection of jewelry. The closet, which is decorated with leopard-print carpet, marble columns, a mini-bar, and flat screen tvs, only holds some of her clothes—the overflow is stored in other bedroom closets. Everything in her closet is photographed and stored on her computer so she can easily put together outfits!

Oh Kimora, a computer system is just so 'Clueless' of you!
Ever since seeing that movie, isn't that every girls dream?

And because it is Hump Day; here some funny quotes about shopping (one of my favourite hobbies)...
♥ "I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet." - Carrie from Sex and the City

♥ "On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it; it's instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years."
♥ "Shopping is a woman thing. It's a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase."
♥ "Shopping is better than sex. If you're not satisfied after shopping you can make an exchange for something you really like."

♥ "When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking."
♥ "Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping."
♥ "Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."


Happy Hump Day Everyone :)
xoxo Roz

Monday, July 18

Max Effect Mini Nail Polish in Silver

A while back MaxFactor released the Max Effect Mini Nail polish collection containing 12 new colours. When I spotted the mini bottles at the pharmacy it was definitely the little number 20 'Silver' that caught my eye! It's a tiny bottle packed full of dark shimmery glitters. Even though it's called Silver I would say it's more a light antiqued taupe brown with (predominantly) silver micro glitter. I applied two coats here but say it would need three to get an opaque colour.
Because of the glitter in the polish I was a little concerned about smoothness of applying this polish but I found the formula was very fluid, fast drying and easy to apply. The little brush actually allowed for pretty precise application. I like how this polish seems to change shades under different lighting; ranging from dark brown, to gold and silver.
How cute is that wee bottle right? One downfall I found of this polish was that it wasn't very long lasting. Even with a topcoat it started chipping on day two :(

The MaxFactor Max Effect Mini Nail Polishes retail at £3.99 and are available at your local drugstores like Boots & Superdrug.