The day I didn't see Michelle Obama...

...which in at least one respect, makes it startlingly similar to every other day.

I went in to Oxford today, not because but aware of Mobama being in town. I joined the crowds of people lining the sides of the road and patiently waited. Eventually all we got was a fleet of blacked out land rovers going at full speed. Apart from the one with open windows and a mini-troop of fully armed soldiers, it was a mystery which one she was even in. Everyone immediately turned around bemused at why they'd bothered and promptly dispersed. And that was the highlight of my day...

...untiiiil I got home, read my emails and found out I'd got the science bursary to do research during summer. This for me is terribly exciting, apart from the fact that I'll not be able to do anything fun (eg. latitude and edinburgh) but yaaaaaaay!!!!

other highlights of my day were various purchases; some very pink shorts from zara and some fairly busy printed trousers, also zara

thanks to a lovely 3 for 2 offer on practically half of Boots at the minute I also bought a Garnier Eye Roll-on in  Very Fair (which as someone who spends her life trying to find freakishly pale concealers, I can confirm absolutely lives up to it's title), Soap & Glory Energy Balm (seems to have all the properties of my beloved Clarins Beauty Flash Balm for half the price) and the Neutrogena Wave Duo (probably a bit gimmicky but I can't afford a clarisonic and this will do. I'll post an opinion on it after I've been using it for a while)

Finally, after having a dodgy reaction to the Bare Minerals foundation and being happily persuaded by blogger reviews, I bought the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation in B10. I have only used it the once but OH EM GOODNESS, it feels as cool and light as a particularly nice moisturiser, brightens and evens my skin no end AND is virtually invisible (more so than bare minerals). Easily the best foundation I've ever used.

Now on to another day of revision avoidance. Adieu :)

Hello dolly.

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

I very rarely cook, the only even half tasty thing I've ever made was with my sister last christmas. We made a spiced popping candy and chocolate ganache tart from a Heston Blumenthal recipe (which was from the sunday times and slightly different to any of the ones I can find on the internet unfortunately) which was decorated with gold leaf, terribly extravagant of us.


My prized possessions:

My very squashed and creased Miu Miu dress, which I bought for my prom, and my Aquascutum rain mac. Shallow creature that I am, my priciest clothes are right up there among my most treasured possessions. It's not all bad, there are also things I have inherited and been given by people I love (like my sewing machine) but then they don't make so good a picture...


And finally a website http://www.kouklitas.com/
Collectors Edition and slightly strange artist dolls and bears are a bit of a family thing embarrassingly enough. These dolls are amazing, I'd love to commission one but they're a little out of my price range.
An Alexander McQueen doll:

another website on a less cultured note, http://tubecrush.net/ Mentioned in this week's Grazia and actually hilarious!

Now back to homework :(

Everything's better with a chocolate rabbit.

I really need to buy a tripod. I live in some of the most beautiful countryside in England and the only pictures I have are poorly lit ones of my tiny room, silly! Not the most thoughtfully constructed outfit, just a day at school, but I thought I might as well. My mum laughed at me this morning and said it looked like I was going out in my underwear. What a charmer... I had a pretty-good day all in all; lindt bunnies are selling cheap at Sainsbury's post-Easter. Got to do a bit of shopping too as my english lit. lessons were cancelled. Bought a fairly plain stripy jumper and grey skirt from H&M as well as these everyday shoes from New Look as my pale blue brogues are somewhat worse for wear:

 hope you had a good day too :)

I'm a real spring chicken and I'm having a ball.

More or less everything I'm wearing today is from Topshop. I hate it when that happens, makes you feel so spectacularly unimaginative, but never mind. Lovely sunny day and I had a load of maths revision to do :( . Also sat in the pub and viewed a house with the family today (well yesterday, not sure why I only manage to post late at night. That's the holidays for you). 

I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more.

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

Not such great detail but here we go: My mum came and woke me after about 4 hours of sleep to announce that she wanted to go shopping again. Ridiculously hot day for England in April; had a lovely chai tea milkshake to cool down and wandered round Oxford. Found a few places I hadn't known about, bought some nail varnish and wore this:

headband: River Island
blouse: Zara
jacket, necklace, belt: vintage
shorts: Topshop
bag: Primark


I felt like a WWII land girl somehow. Safe to say, I did not toil the land. Being limited to inside where i can prop up my camera without a tripod at person height is extremely annoying. Think I may have my hands within reach of a new one though, fingers crossed.

That Was Then, This Is Now

Day 01 — Your favourite film

Day 02 — A song that makes you happy

Day 03 — Your favourite food

Day 04 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 05 — Your day, in great detail

Day 06 — Your favourite television program

Day 07 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 08 — Your favourite book

Day 09 — A photo that makes you happy

Day 10 — A hobby of yours

Day 11 — Your favourite song

Day 12 — An art piece

Day 13 — Your family

Day 14 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 15 — Your favourite actress

Day 16 — A recipe

Day 17 — Your favourite possession

Day 18 — A website

Day 19 — A song that makes you want to dance

Day 20 — Your favourite quote

Day 21 — A non-fiction book

Day 22 — Your favourite memory

Day 23 — A photo you took

Day 24 — What you can see from your window

Day 25 — A talent of yours

Day 26 — Your favourite actor

Day 27 — A photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 28 — A fiction book

Day 29 — What you wore today

Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next year

Skipped over favourite food as I didn't get a chance to post anything on Monday. Also as a vegetarian who can't cook and lives at home so doesn't have to, my opinions on food are reeeeeally dull. I hate mushrooms and large chunks of tomato, after that it's aaaalll gooood.

Anyway, little me:

I'm the little girl, not the boy surprise surprise, about 3 years old. Started accessorising early me.

 I'm the little tiger, about 3 again. Does anyone have absolutely any idea what my sister can possibly have asked to be painted as?! If it was the devil, that must have been one scared party entertainer...

In slightly more recent times; I had a lovely day. Went shopping with my mum (because I'm that rock and roll) and out to a gig some friends of mine were playing this evening. Got dressed up twice and not a single picture... you can tell I'm new to this blogging lark ;) 

That's all folks!

Neutral Tones.

shirt: All Saints
t-shirt: Urban Outfitters
necklace + shoes: Topshop
belt: vintage
socks: M&S

I like having a nosy look at what people wear so thought I’d start joining in. Really not good quality pictures, lost the usb lead for my dslr L so these are mostly done on my rubbishy webcam and little nikon. Also broke my tripod, so only have a mini one at the minute. Shocking lack of organisation!