Autumn Face and Outfit

After my last FOTD, I decided to try to post them more so you can see what products I am using frequently, as I review products that I try but there are some staples that I have never actually reviewed that are part of my everyday arsenal. This FOTD also leads into my next post, which will be a review of the foundation I am wearing.

Face:

YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation

Benefit It Stick

Benefit Dallas

Eyes and eyebrows:

Urban Decay Halfbaked (all over the lid)

Collection 2000 Extreme 24hr Felt Tip Liner

Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara

Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Black/Brown

Lips:

MUA Lipstick Shade 1

I also wore black tights (Primark), black ballet pumps (Topshop), my trench coat (Michael Kors) and a big woolly scarf (Zara) - not pictured, sorry.

This kind of outfit has become one of my Autumn wardrobe staples. It's very simple, but super comfortable and it means I can transition some of my summery bottoms into the Autumn/Winter months. I have at least 4 floral skirts that I wear to death during the summer months, but I feel they go to waste a little during the colder months, so I have been pairing them with a cozy knit, a pair of opaque black tights and a chunky scarf and I really like the way it looks.

What has been your Autumn/Winter staple?

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

Olympic Fever

At the weekend, my family and I were lucky enough to visit the Olympic Village/Athlete's park. The Olympic Village is separate from the Olympic Park, where the Olympic stadium, aquatics center, etc. are. The Olympic Village is where all the athlete's accommodation, dining halls, gyms, etc are. We have a family friend who is volunteering at the London 2012 games and he was able to get us guest passes to walk around the village. It was such an amazing experience and one I won't forget in a long time!

I am going to upload a vlog from my visit up on my Youtube channel within the next few days. I had 50+ clips to sort through (!) but it's all editted now, but I just need to find some music for it then I will upload it and share the link here. (EDIT: The vlog is here). In the meantime, I thought I'd share a few pictures of my day with you:

Outfit details: Jacket - Primark, Top - Topshop, Jeans - Urban Outfitters, Shoes - Miss KG, Bag - Mulberry

Team GB accommodation

We had the opportunity to dine in the main dining hall (which you can see behind the statue above), where all the athletes dine and it was so cool. It was the biggest canteen I have ever seen! They were serving food from all over the world and also had a mini McDonalds! As we were coming in, I saw Michael Phelps and Nathan Adrian (swoon, hehe!) as they were leaving before their 4x100m race that night. I had a bit of a fangirl moment, haha, but was too nervous to even go up to them to say anything. I also spotted Victoria Pendleton at one point, which was really cool.

Have you been following the Olympics this year?

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

You Are The Smile I Can't Replace

I went to a friend's 21st party at the weekend and I thought I'd share a quick OOTD for you. I don't often post pictures of myself on the blog as I find it hard to take self-portraits, but I managed to get my mum to take a picture for me before I left.

Apologies for the awkward stance, I'm not used to posing for OOTDs

The dress code was smart casual, so I thought this white Urban Outfitters dress was a great choice for a summer's evening garden party. I absolutely love this dress, the shape and cut is super flattering and I am obsessed with crochet material at the moment. I paired the dress with my coral Steve Madden heels as I thought they added a nice pop of colour. The heels were so comfortable and easy to walk in - Score! I topped off the outfit with a leopard print clutch, as I thought it was fairly neutral and wouldn't clash too much with the shoes or the crochet pattern on the dress. I decided to not wear any jewellery, as I wanted to keep everything really simple and I was a little scared of getting things caught in the dress!

xoxo, Joy

P.S. The post title is lyrics from Icing by Charity Vance. I have been listening to this song on repeat and I love it!

Spring OOTD

I went out for lunch with my friend today and thought I'd share my outfit from today with you. The weather outside was gorgeous and felt like it would have been perfect for a floral skirt or a pretty dress. However I'm not quite up to baring my legs yet and I wanted to take my new Miss KG sandals out for a spin, so I opted for my staples of a blazer and jeans. As a quick side note, the Miss KG sandals massacred my feet! They were so painful to wear after a few hours and I have blisters on both my little toes :(

Top: Urban Outfitters

Blazer: Marks & Spencer

Jeans: Urban Outfitters

Sandals: Miss KG (Kurt Geiger)

Bag: eBay

Watch: ASOS

Necklace: Accessorize

Bangles: Gogo Philip

Ring: Primark

I decided to do ombre nails with all the blue nail polishes I own, however I only had 4 so had to opt for white on my thumb instead of a blue shade!

Thumb: Natural Collection 'White' (2 coats)

Index: Models Own 'Bloo boo' (2 coats)

Middle: ASOS by Ciate 'Lauren' (1 coat)

Ring: H&M 'Blue My Mind' (2 coats)

Pinkie: Essie 'Midnight Cami' (1 coat)

How have you been enjoying the lovely weather?

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

P.S. I'm seriously obsessed with the 'Earlybird' filter on Instagram! What's your favourite filter? :)

Getting Ready + OOTD for University

Today I have a quick video of my very simple everyday foundation/make-up routine and a quick OOTD for what I wore to uni. The make-up routine is so simple as I have been trying to wear less make-up and take less time getting ready in the morning. I bought a new Collection 2000 24hr Extreme Liner, because I love it so much and it's such a good price and I am still using my Rimmel Lash Accelerator, as I really dislike the new mascara I bought and I am literally scraping around the edges of this one! I hope you enjoy the video, I'd love to know what you think.


Thank you for watching. xoxo, Joy

Wouldn't It Be Lovely?

Yesterday my parents, my sister and I went out for lunch in Greenwich, but my mum decided the lovely weather was a perfect opportunity to take some family photos. So we trundled off to Hall Place first, which is a "Grade I listed country house built in 1537 for Sir John Champney" right next to the A2. I think it's such a juxtaposition that there's such an old historic house, with huge grounds next to a motorway... The grounds are so beautiful and well maintained. There are so many different types of flowers and there are even bushes in the shapes of animals! It's a lovely spot for people to enjoy the lovely weather and it's always packed out when the sun's shining!

I thought I'd share some of the pictures I took yesterday with you. I edited the pictures using a Photoshop action downloaded from Carrie to tie in with the historic feel!

It was so hot yesterday, so I kept my OOTD very simple. It consisted of:
Top: Urban Outfitters
Shorts: H&M
Sandals: Accessorize
Bag: French Connection

What have you been doing/Where have you been going to enjoy the lovely weather?

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

Home Sweet Home! (+Holiday OOTDs)

Hi everyone! How have you been over the past week? I got home from my cruise on Saturday night and I had the most amazing time on holiday. I'm officially a cruise convert and would definitely recommend it to everyone. I wish I was still on holiday!

Image Source: Google Images

My family and I went on the Thomson Destiny and went around the Mediterranean. We got on the boat in Palma (Mallora) and the ports we stopped off at were in Villefranche (France), Livorno (Italy), Civitavecchia (Italy), Propriano (Corsica), Palamos (Spain) and then back to Palma. Everywhere was so packed, due to it being the height of tourist season. The pictures are only a couple of highlights from our trip, because if I included everything we did, I would probably bore you all to death! Also, you may think this is silly, but I don't feel too comfortable sharing pictures of the rest of my family here, so the pictures will only be of the places we went and/or me.

Saturday - Palma, Mallorca - Flew to Palma from Gatwick and got on the boat :)

Sunday - At sea

Monday - Villefranche, France - Visited Monaco

In front of the Monte Carlo Casino
Top: H&M
Shorts: Primark
Flip flops: Havaiana
Sunglasses: New Look
Bag: Cath Kidston

Tuesday - Livorno, Italy - Visited Florence and Pisa

Top: Urban Outfitters
Jeggings (Not in picture): Topshop
Gladiator sandals (Not in picture): New Look
Sunglasses: New Look
Bag: Cath Kidston

Wednesday - Civitavecchia, Italy - Visited Rome

The ice cream was so nom nom. The flavours I had were watermelon and Baci kiss - Random but both so good!

Dress: Asda
Flip flops (Not in picture): Havaiana
Sunglasses: Primark
Bag: Cath Kidston

Thursday - Propriano, Corsica - Stayed on the boat

Friday - Palamos, Spain - Visited Barcelona


Saturday - Palma, Mallorca - Waited on the boat until our departure time and then flew home.


I didn't realise how long this post had gotten with all the pictures. Thank goodness I didn't do too much of a running commentary, otherwise we would have been here forever! I hope I didn't bore you all too much. Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy