Soft Autumn

Soft Autumn vibe, ox blood red, subtlety, rough elegance, calm winds. 

In these photos I contrasted the glamorous Gothic necklace and floaty chiffon midi dress with the ox blood Dr Martens and oversize thrift shop tartan coat.

Coat: £15, East End Thrift Shop

Dress: £20, Topshop, sale

Jumper: £5, H&M sale

Boots: £100, Dr Marten

Necklace: £2.50, Topshop, sale

For my eyes I chose warm toned slightly shimmer shades, highlighted my inner corners with a cream shimmer shadow and then subtly lined my eyes with a matt black eye-shadow. My brows are filled in with a medium brown sleek shadow. Lastly, I stained my lips with a highly pigmented old deep red H&M lipgloss.

To get the subtle waves in my hair I put it into two plaits whilst it dried.

Grace x

Violet Light

A few violet self-portraits...

T-Shirt: £3, Primark

Pearls: £2, Primark

I took these shots under the blue lights in my room at night, with a pink filter over my flash to get the violet hue.

On my eyes I had silver dust and fine glitter with thin black kohl liner. 

I aimed for an over all hazy electric vintage feel, with the lighting, colour, make-up and clothing.

 Grace x

Photo Shoot at Vanity Studios

I spent yesterday at the Vanity Studios, just off Oxford street in London. They are a professional photographic studio, where you get a makeover (make-up, hair and nails) and then a shoot in four different outfits.

For my nails I chose a dark red shade and a complimenting lip colour. I then had thick black eye-liner and had my hair styled into messy curls.

Out of my four looks, my last one was by far my favourite. They have a fun feel to them and a vintage theme, with retro wallpaper in the background and the dark leather sofa that I sat on. I also posed with my Diana F+ camera for a couple of the shots...

Jumper: About £3.50 in a bundle, East End Thrift Shop

Jeans: £15, J.W Anderson for Topshop, Sale 

Shrit: £15, H&M

Shoes: £60, Office

Necklace: £7.99, H&M

Earrings: Part of a pack from H&M

Ring: Part of a pack from H&M

Grace x

July Favourites!

It has been a long while since I've written a monthly favourites post, thanks to having little time! I now have much more time to blog, so I'm starting them up again. So, here we are, my July favourites...

Clinique Anti Blemish Foundation, £24, Boots

I wasn't sure about this foundation at first, It didn't apply smoothly and made my skin appear dry. Now, however, the weather has gotten much hotter and while my other foundations have just been sliding off my face, my Clinique has stayed put. It also has quite full coverage without feeling too heavy. 

Topshop Monkey Bracelet, £1.50, Topshop Sale

I have found myself wearing this bracelet a lot recently, often just on it's own or occasionally in a stack of other bracelets. I love the bronze colour of the metal, it goes well with other metals (rose gold and gunmetal, for example) and the little monekys are just too cool!

Silky Curls Intensive Mask, £5.99, Boots

This mask has saved my hair since I had it bleached/dyed! I could feel a great improvement in the condition of my hair after the first time I used the mask, it really works a treat.

Rose Hoops, £4.99, New Look

These hoops are another piece of jewellery that I have found myself wearing a lot recently. The roses are extremely pretty and make a good variation on your average gold hoop. 

Vintage Levis, (Customised myself)

Denim shorts are a summer staple for everyone, I think you'll agree! The spikes of these add interest to the shorts, and are very on trend. I am going to start selling studded vintage shorts on-line in the near future, so for anyone who wants a pair, I will do a post with more details. 

JuJu Jellies, £25, Various retailers (Mr. Shoes, Office, Topshop etc...)

These shoes have been on my feet almost everyday, and all of my recent outfit posts! The are the perfect summer shoe for me-sturdy, comfortable and easy to coordinate outfits around.

Oversized Vintage Checked Shirt, About £5, Stall at Spitafields Market

This shirt is perfect to throw on over outfits when it gets a little chilly, and they are such good value for money.You'll be able to find them at prices like these in most vintage stores/stalls around London.

Hope you've enjoyed looking at the products I've been using frequently over the last month and I will try and keep these posts up!

Grace x

Summer Shades of Blue

I seem to be just a little obsessed with my juju jelly heels at the moment, this is going to be the third outfit post featuring them! I really do recommend them.. perhaps they'll make it into my July favourites. 

One of my favourite colours to wear has always been blue, although I have a feeling it might crop up in my outfits even more now I have blue hair to match! 

Top: £10, Topshop

Jeans: £15, Primark

Shoes: £22, JuJu Jellies at Mr Shoes

Have a great weekend, 

Grace x

'Sailing Across The Sun'

Thanks to the sunshine we are finally getting, here in the UK, I got to spend a bit of time down on the beach, where I am currently spending a couple of weeks, here in Cornwall. *Thank you, universe* 

Top: Primark, £2.50, (cropped and customized myself)

Shorts: Vintage Levis (studded myself)

Belt: Primark

Shoes: JuJu Jellies, Mr Shoes, £22

'But tell me, did you sail across the sun?' Train, Drops of Jupiter

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine where ever you are,

Grace x

Blue Locks

I've always wanted blue hair, but school rules have always stopped me. Last friday, I left school as I will be starting art the Brit school to study visual arts and design next month, where they allow that kind of thing. So, the first thing I did was dye my hair my favourite colour...

I had it done at a salon, bleached first, then dyed blue. It is permanent, however, will fade slowly over time.  

I chose dip dye, so that I wouldn't have to worry about keeping up the roots, and so that I would still have a little bit of un-coloured/un-damaged hair. 

Grace x