Illamasqua and Kardashian Kollection Dress

Heyy Everyone, 
Last week I had a night out in town to celebrate my birthday. I always like to feel special when its my birthday night out so that means finding the perfect dress and makeup. 

As you may of seen in a recent post I got some new Illamasqua goodies in the form of Sophie blusher and Immodest lipstick. I could not wait to wear them. Here is what they looked like on.

As you can see the lipstick isnt as bright on the lips as maybe you would first think, its a very beautiful wearable shade. The Sophie blusher has soon became my favorite blush, I don't have anything like it in my collection. As you can see it just gives a lovely sheen to the cheeks without being too much. I topped them up once through the night but not sure if that was habit or because I needed too, the more I drank the less accurate my judgement is. I dont ever remember thinking I 'needed' to top up anyway. 

Next up I needed the perfect dress... and I found it, I really did. Being a massive fan of the Kardashians, Kim in particular I was super excited about the 'Kardashian Kollection' available in Dorothy Perkins, and id set my heart on the stunning keyhole dress id seen Kim wearing, only every time I checked the website it was not available. I dedicated hours looking and in the end thought I must now resort to Ebay. I sometimes can feel very cheated by Ebay as when something is sold out people seem to rocket the price up and it does annoy me to be honest. By this time I was a woman on a mission and I searched through every single keyhole dress to find the best price. Most the dresses were around the £40-£50 mark, then I spotted one buy it now £40.00 or make your best offer so I was in there like swimwear making my offer of £30.00 and preying for it to be accepted. I then received an offer from the seller of £33.00 and I quickly accepted and paid. I was on such a high. 
The dress comes in black, red, purple and green. For some reason I was very drawn to the green, even though I don't think ive ever wore a green dress before. I just thought the colour was stunning and I could picture my gold shoes and accessories with it. 
Because the dress is a figure hugging one I went a size up for fear of it being too tight. When the dress arrived I was even more in love with it, the quality is amazing. It fitted fine but I think the size down would of been ok too. So if your wondering about sizing id say there pretty true to size but go up a size for a little more comfort as I did. 

I wore with some gold glittery wedges and simple gold accessories. I feel like the dress was classy with the length and long sleeves but still dressy with the front detail. I cant describe how much I love this dress and I really want more from the Kardashian Kollection. 
I also wore my extensions for the first time in ages, they are from Foxy Locks but I did have to tone them to match my hair. 

In other news I started my fashion and photography make up course on Wednesday and its going to be so much work but i'm very excited for it, even that first class was so inspiring. I have homework to do but because make up is a genuine passion it just doesn't feel like work at all. 

Hope your all well, and ready to spoil all your lovely mummy's this Sunday  Think me an my mum and some her friends are just having a quite one, not a clue what i'm wearing yet tho. AGGHH. 

Let me know what you think of the make up and dress and if you have any more Illamasqua recommendations be sure to let me know.  

Love Lucy x x

Mini Birthday Celebration FOTN and OOTN

Heyy Everyone...
So on the 25th of Feb I turned the grand 'old' age of 28. Now everyone who is dear to me seems to be relishing in the fact im 'getting old now' apparently and 'nearly 30' just two of the quotes ive been hearing allot. I take it all in good jest but it does make me think back because I actually remember my mum turning 30 and I remember thinking at the time that was sooo ancient haha. 
The fact of the matter is I don't feel old and 30 is a whole two years away so im going to enjoy my remaining years in my 20's. 

So the weekend before my birthday my friend invited me over to her house, when I arrived I could not stop laughing at all the birthday banners up and even my very own special princess crown cushion on my chair. We ate a lovely meal that she cooked drank plenty of wine and I even got a cake with candles, I had a fabulous night. A little highlight was the present my friends daughter gave me that she bought with her pocket money and wrapped herself, I was blown away. 

As I was only going to sit in a house I wanted to be comfy and casual but still look nice.. I was the birthday girl after all. So I decided to wear my Primark 'disco pants' and a navy peplum top also from Primark last year that I adore. 
I kept my make up quite simple but jazzed it up with my Hello Kitty red lipstick. I really liked the look and I didn't wear any fake lashes. 

Sorry about the mess on the floor thats my birthday goodies off my mum and dad they really did spoil me. 

I got my birthday part 2 tomorrow night where I will be hitting Liverpool with some my girlies and I cannot wait, cant even remember the last time I went out in Liverpool city center  I'm wearing a dress that im head over heels in love with, its the Kim Kardashian keyhole dress. I'm a big fan of Kim and the other Kardashians and I knew I had to make this dress mine as soon as I saw it, because I have quite a curvy figure I find it so flattering, cant wait to wear it. 

Hope your all well, im actually stuck in bed right now with a tummy bug but im hoping a day of rest will sort me out for tomorrow. 

Got an exciting post coming up to show some my birthday goodies including Illamasqua *dancing* 

Speak Soon
Lucy x x

A Couple Of Outfits Of Recent

Heyy Everyone..
So here are a couple of outfit posts from a recent baby shower and engagement party I went to. I apologize now for the pictures but me being typical me I was running late on both occasions and had to just take a quick snap of myself before I left.

So here is what I wore for my friends engagement party.

I've been trying my best recently to be allot better with my money, I had a spendaholics moment when I wrote down all my incoming's then outgoings and realized how much money I really do waste. So with that in mind I did not buy a new outfit for this party like I normally would, this lead to massive panic stations when even 5 hours before the party I had no clue what to wear. I literally pulled out the contents of my wardrobe and came across this my savior still with tags on and everything. 
I bought this dress last year for my uncles wedding but ended up wearing something else. This dress is from Primark and I cannot remember the price but cant imagine it was much (although their prices have gone up again) and my accessories are also from Primark. 

Next up is a baby shower I went to. 

The baby shower was an all day all night thing so I wanted to be not too dressy for the day but dressy enough for the night. I went with a sheer top and skinny jeans. I also wore a white blazer that I will show in a pic now. 

Oh and Katy Perry lashes for Eylure are fabulous, loved the look of them, these are quite dramatic tho so best for nights out, there are more natural ones in the collection. 

 Here is the top and blazer style jacket I wore, I think the top was about £12.00 and I was thinking that's abit much for a Primark sleeveless see through top, even if it is from the Limited Edition its not like there's loads to it but I fell in love with it, I love bows and loved how it looked on with the jeans. I also bought the jacket and jeans at the same time and the jeans were around £8.00 I think. Only in Primark could a top be more than jeans. 

Now onto the jacket OMG isn't it just gorgeous, the back and sleeves are all lace and I think it just pulled the whole outfit together for a very smart classy look. I cant remember how much the jacket was im sorry, something is telling me less than £20, or around that price, promise to keep receipts for future but I bought it recently so probably still available, it also comes in black too. 

So as you can tell im a total Primark fiend, but I think if I can get something nice that's cheaper than most other shops then why not.

Its my birthday next week, turning a big 28 :-O so I'm allowing myself some splurges around that time but id say beginning of March is the time I get serious and stop wasting so much money. Wish me luck im going to need it. 

Hope your all having a lovely weekend.

Love Lucy x x

Happy New Year - Bye Bye 2012

Heyy Everyone...
Sooo its now 2013, I wish each and every one of you reading this a Happy New Year and I hope its all you wish it to be. Im not usually big on NYE and the last few years ive happily had quiet drinks at home with a film. This year however I made plans of sorts and that was going to a local pub then my friends house who lives just 5 minutes from the pub for a little house party. 

I decided to dress quite casual as I wanted to be comfortable but I still wanted to be dressy enough to see in the new year so I decided on black top, black high waisted  leggings and to jazz it all up a blue sequined jacket that I got for half price in the Matalan sale. 

I teamed this with a pair of blue wedges I got in the New Look sale for £12.00 my trusty studded Primark bag and feather earrings also from New Look. 

Im not really one for resolutions either but I am being a massive cliche and deciding I want to get fit for the new year and ive decided the only way to do that is to re join the gym. Ive made a sneeky order from sports direct and got myself some new gym wear and im planning on going down the gym tomorrow to book my induction.... wish me luck. 

Im also wanting to pass my driving test this year, ive had about 8 lessons already so im just going to keep those up and hopefully pass soon. My next lesson is on the 4th and im hoping ive not forgot too much over the festive period.

If you have made any resolutions then I would love to hear them. Oh and what you making of the sales this year, ive actually not been into town yet but made a few online orders. I just couldnt face the crowds. 

Hope your all well

Love Lucy x x

Christmas Workies Night Out

Heyyy Everyone...
I had a Christmas work night last night so thought id show you what I wore, while im stuck in bed hungover to death. 

My dress is from a local shop called Paparazzi, and it cost me £20.00, absolute bargain, the material feels thick and gorgeous. My shoes are snakeskin from Office, had them years so cant remember how much they were, very comfy tho and they dont look it do they. My nails are from a shop call B&M and they literally cost a couple of pounds, they are so statement I love them. Earrings and bracelets from New Look. 

I wore Revlon colourstay foundation
eyeshadows from my Sleek Graphite palette
my pink Hello Kitty lipstick
Mac blush in Dollymix
The Body Shop baked bronzer
Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara
Smashbox Brow Set

Off to a party tonight so im really hoping I recover and soon... im sure its nothing a KFC wont fix. 

Hope your all well 
Love Lucy x x

OOTD and OOTN

Heyy Everyone...
Hope your doing well, got a double outfit post tonight. I recently bought a midi dress that seem to be everywhere at the moment. Im not a big fan of the midi length because im not sure it suits me. I own two midi skirts that ive never worn so I had no desire to buy a midi dress until I saw a skull print one that was quite a figure hugging fit so I thought it was more flattering. 

 I love anything skull print and this dress is no exception. I think the print and the fit give it a much younger more flattering feel so I do enjoy wearing it. I decided to wear this dress with some plain black tights from Primark and some River Island black wedge boots. 

Now for my outfit of the night, just something very casual and not how id usually dress for a night but I really liked it. 

I wore a butterfly blouse from Primark that ive had ages but love to bits and a pair of navy shorts also from Primark that ive only worn once so decided to give them a little more love. I put my hair up in a high bun and ive never done that before for an evening. I know my roots are beyond awful going to book myself in hairdressers next week. Also cant believe im wearing red lips... was a night of many firsts for me. My lipstick is the Hello Kitty in Blazin that I recently bought. 

I hope your enjoying your weekend, just a nice quiet Saturday night in for me nice and cosy in me onesie :-p

Im very excited for Christmas and cannot believe how fast the time is flying. 

Speak soon
Lucy x x

OOTN - H&M fabness

Heyy Everyone...
My second post of the day woop woop :-p
So last night I went out with a few of my crazy mates, just local but it was such a fun night not laughed that much in a long time. Highlight had to be getting lifted up in the air dirty dancing style to ive had the time of my life, oh and the very eventful walk home that still makes me giggle thinking back, was just what I needed. 

I decided to wear a dress I bought from H&M a few weeks back. Its a stunning burgundy dress with a jewelled collar. Its not something id usually choose to wear on a night out but I really love this dress on me, it just seems to fit my body so well and its so comfy. 

This dress cost me around the £30 mark, again not an amount id normally like to spend on a night out dress because I tend to only wear them once but I can see me getting so much wear out of this dress, I could put on some tights and wear it in the day. I really do love it. 
I teamed it with a pair of high black wedges ive had years and my favourite nail varnish of the moment Illamasqua Nomad. 
My foundation is my new 25 hour one by Rimmel, ill be doing a review on this very soon. 

Hope you liked my outfit, cant believe its sunday night already, the weekends go far too fast for my liking. 
Hope your all well

Lucy x x

Hmmmme

Heyy Everyone... 
I thought I would share with you a outfit I wore recently. Any Geordie Shore fans will instantly know what my top is, im a massive massive fan of the show and was so excited to wear this top. Im also showing you my new Foxy Locks extensions for the first time. 

This vest top was actually sold out on the Million Apparel website, so I got mine off Ebay :):) Think I paid around £15.00 for it. I teamed it with a pair of black shorts from New Look, high black wedges and a skinny black belt just to make it more flattering. My feather earrings are from Primark. 

Im such a Geordie Shore geek and cannot wait for the next series. I am much more happy with my extensions now since I washed them with a purple shampoo, they are such a better match to my hair now. I never thought id say this but im actually going off the extension look on myself, this is really crazy because the first time I went out without my extensions I cried, now it felt really weird putting them in. I do love the glamness of them and until I can grow my own hair I will still turn to these but probably only for the occasional night. 

For my make up I wore my Revlon Colourstay foundation, Sleek Brow Kit, Body Shop baked bronzer, Sleek Lipstick in Barely There, Mac Zoom lash and  my trusty Naked Pallet. 

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend, im currently feeling a little tender due to too much wine :P

Speak Soon
Lucy x x 

OOTN - Animal Instinct

Heyy Everyone...
Ive been meaning to do this post for soooo long and a million things just kept cropping up and getting in the way, anyway its here now. I had a night out a couple of weeks ago now, only stayed local but I really loved the dress I was wearing. 

This dress cost me £13.00 in Primark, what a bargain and I felt so comfortable in it too. I done that really annoying thing that always happens in Primark if your not careful. I picked the hanger that had my size on but didn't check the size of the dress inside on the label, massive Primark fail.... and I ended up with a size 14 dress but I tried it on and it didn't feel too bad. It shows how misleading Primark are with their sizes, also why I usually try everything on but it was super busy and I just couldn't be bothered. Soo yeahhh loving my £13.00 dress, I love that I could wear it in the day too with a black blazer and tights. 

My FOTN and hair were both kept pretty simple too. 

Ive currently just finished the first 50 shades of Grey book and to be honest I read it in about 2 weeks and thought it was.... ok!!! Dont really see all the hype and really dont think its as raunchy as its been made out... all that said I will be buying the other two to see whats in store for Ana and Christian. 

Im getting my roots done tomorrow and I cant wait!!! I love my blonde hair but the regrowth is so annoying especially since I get foils I just seem to get bad roots really quickly. 

I bought some new Foxy Locks as I mentioned in another post and ive washed them in my purple shampoo and it seems to have done the trick with matching the blonde to mine, although its still not 100% in some places im much more happier with them now. Ill do a post on them soon and you can see. 

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, any nice plans to share?? 

Speak soon 
Lucy x x

OOTN and FOTN

Heyy Everyone...
I went out last night to watch a show called reds and blues, basically its about two families who live next door to eachother. One family supports Liverpool FC (reds) the other family supports Everton FC (blues) and you get to see all their rivalry and banter. 
All I did was laugh all the way through it, I thoroughly enjoyed myself... however I didn't enjoy the maccies I decided was a good idea to eat at midnight going to bed that full up is not a good idea. 

Anyway I thought id show my outfit of the night and my face of the night. I had to get ready in a rush so sorry about the quick pics.

I decided on a strawberry print dress that I bought not too long ago from George, I think its such a cute dress but not too OTT, can easily be dressed up or down with different shoes. The dress cost £12.00 I think so complete bargain. 

For my face I decided to whip out the Revlon colourstay, I had honestly forgot how much I love this foundation as I tend to only wear it for occasions, my brows are my trusty Sleek brow kit, On my lips is my Topshop lipstick in innocence, and for my eyes I used my Naked palette. 
I didn't wear any fake lashes and that's quite unusual for me but I just didn't feel like I needed them... 

Hope you like this post, Ive got my uncles wedding tomorrow so hopefully ill get some pics of my outfit for that. 

Speak Soon 
Lucy x x  

OOTD anddd OOTN

Heyy Everyone, 
How you all been? Im sat in bed now not feeling too clever, was out last night so im a little worse for wear. 


I bought some shoes off Ebay, and ive had mixed responses about them. I personally LOVE them, but tell me what you think. 

They cost £30 and there not branded or anything but I really love them. I wore them yesterday and they are very comfortable. 

And heres my outfit yesterday daytime. River Island Glamour is forever top, jeggings from Primark and my new shoesies :):)


Now for my OOTN

Last minute buy dress here, its actually from the 'beach' section in Primark and cost £7.99 I think. I just loved the colour and the material is flattering. Its not full length but abit longer than midi (on me anyway im 5ft 3) Not sure if its the most flattering length for me with me being short but I teamed the dress with some high blue and pink wedges that ive shown in other posts and I was good to go.  I also love that I can put on a pair of flats and its a day dress. 

Cuff also from Primark and cost around £3.00, its pink and gold hearts so cute. 

Foundation Rimmel Wake Me Up
Sleek Brow Kit
Body Shop Baked Bronzer
Accessorize baked blusher
Lipstick Illamasqua Eurydice
Eye make up Naked 2 Palette - shades bootycall, tease, and busted
Eyeliner pencil, cheapo one from Primark


Hope your all well and enjoying your weekend. Looks like were back to rainy windy weather, hope everyone in the uk enjoyed their summer think those few days is all were getting :P I hope not tho im sure the sun will put his hat on again soon. 


Speak soon
Lucy x x

Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies

Heyyy Everyone...
Ive spend the best part of today eating McDonald's and watching Katie Price documentary. Im sorry shes my very guilty pleasure :P

I went out last night to watch a Beatles tribute band called Mersey Beatles, I had such a fabulous night. They started off with saw her standing there and finished off with the classic Hey Jude with many many more great Beatles songs in between. 
I got to dance and sing along to my two favourites 8 days a week and Hard days night, and had to basically run out the toilet once I heard Lucy in the sky with diamonds start as I am lucy haha.

Now onto the outfit

Skirt and top from Primark that I showed a couple of posts ago. 
Im actually not feeling great about myself at the mo, a few years ago I lost a fair amount of weight (about 3 stone). I was a size 8 through my teens then it all got abit out of hand, I lost weight and got down to like a big 10 small 12. Now for about two months ive felt my eating getting more and more, im scared of it getting out of hand and all my hard work going to waste. I put on a pair of trousers a few days ago and they was nearly going the charity shop for being too big, they are now too tight if anything :( This was my wake up call. Im not the diet kinda girl so im going to a boxercise class next week and im really excited about it. Sorry about my little weight moan there but its something thats been bothering me but hopefully this class will help get my confidence back. 

Hope your all having a nice weekend. Its my mummys birthday tomorrow awww Im going to go pick a cake up for her in the morning and some candles, never too old for candles right? :):) 

Speak Soon 
Lucy x x