Christmas Outfit Series ~ Christmas Girl's Night Out

Following the first in my Christmas Outfit Series, The Work Night OutI have decided to do the Girl's Night Out outfit as the second post. Practically everyone I know gets together with their girlies for a Christmas Night out Blowout before spending the holidays with the family. This is my pick for a Girl's Night Out Outfit.

Shoes and Dress - River Island
I love this dress. Simple As! The colour is beautiful, that perfect shade on me. I much prefer a navy to a black, I find it much softer and flattering. The lace is perfection, such a hot trend for the season. There are so many lace dresses out there it's hard to choose your favourite. And the cut outs, I've already talked about how much I love cut outs on the waist of a dress in my last XFactor post. Just a little added sex appeal.
And those shoes, ah, those shoes *Collective Sigh*
Clutch - Accessorize
The staple clutch, big enough to hold everything, fabulous colour and the quilted design. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
Bangle - "Bellerina" at the Ivory Closet
No need for an explanation, just because...
Makeup - Blusher by YSL, Lipgloss by Nars and Nail Varnish Nicole by OPI - Not a Gold Bigger
I love this Blush, such a perfect shade of pink. The gloss, who doesn't love a Super Orgasm (Yes, I said it). The nail varnish, I just like that shade. I found the picture of the eye makeup on Pinterest and it immediately jumped out at me. The colour matched the outfit perfectly, while being smokey enough for a big night out.

I hope you like this outfit. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to do a Christmas Girl's Night Out this year as I was working, maybe next year. For those of you who are heading out, be safe and wrap up warmly. Keep an eye out for Tuesday when I will be posting the next in my Christmas Outfit Series ~ Christmas Eve.

Acessorize 70's Style

This trend is all about Hats, the Chelsea Boots, loafers and Platforms. Fabulous jewellery with feathers, dream catchers and the gorgeous mix of silver and turquoise. Things like fringing, suede and leathers are HUGE!! Lots of fur trims and ladies make faux is fabulous. Friendship bracelets have made a comeback and join agave stones and leaf designs. I used to make alot of jewellery like friendship bracelets and different things with seed beads when I was younger. Two Canadian girls moved to my small little town and brought all the great beads with them. While I was in my home town recently I went into the attic to see what still remained and I found what was left of my bead collection. Then while babysitting my uncles kids a couple of weeks later I came across a book of friendship bracelet designs which sparked off the interest again. Since then I have been making little bits at home for my trip this week. I'll put up photos soon of my creations.
Anyway here are my picks of the Accessories on the highstreet.

Boots and Shoes:

All Available from River Island

Bags:

All River Island

All Topshop

                      Aldo at Asos                                                Asos

Hats:

                       River Island                                                                                            Asos

Headpieces:

                                   Topshop                                                                                            Asos

Scarves:

                                                                     Topshop                                                                                          River Island

Necklaces:

             Topshop                                                                                       River Island

Asos

Earrings:

River Island

Topshop

Asos

Bracelets:

                                  River Island                                                                                        Asos

Rings:

                                        Asos                                                    River Island

I have included all the usual pieces here for jewellery and accessories but something interesting and a little different that has emerged for this 70s trend is the ear cuff. It's really boho, hippyish and uber cute.

I'm absolutely loving those headpieces. I love the look of long flowing beach hair with the some feathers peeking out and the "boho tiara", so cute. What do you think of the 70's Trend Accessories? Is the Ear Cuff something you reckon you could rock?

Accessorize Florals

When it comes to accessorizing Florals you can literally take it any way you want. Due to the abundance of floral accessories you can go down this route by rocking a floral headband to match your ditsy print or a pair of ditsy printed girly rock chick Dr. Martens with a floral dress. Alternatively you can go down the demure and lady like route and accessorize your floral prints in your clothes in the Ethereal way. Pretty Prints and dainty jewels.
Whichever way is great and won't break any fashion don'ts. That being said, here are my picks of the Floral accessories available.

Aldo

All Asos

River Island except for top 3 on right, Miss Selfridge

Bags and hold alls are a great way to wear florals as accessories especially if your clothes are print free. It takes a little of the trend and they can brighten up any outfit.

1 and 6. Missguided, 2 and 3 Pieces at Asos, 4 and 5. Topshop, 7-10 Asos

Asos

Perfect for Festival Fashion, The Floral headpiece/headband. There are such cute ones available from Penneys for completely affordable prices. So affordable you can justify buying one in every colour. And with Beyonce rocking one yesterday in Oxegen you should get yours quick before they all sell out. Here are my picks which are available from the usual places.

Fabric headbands bottom 2 left River Island, All others Miss Selfridge

And what about these gorgeous hats. I can totally see these at the top festivals or lounging on the beach. So cute

River Island

A simple floral stud or some floral printed bangles. Gorgeous with a cream floral laced dress.

A selection of floral jewellery pieces. Top Row Asos, Miss Selfridge and River Island, Bottom Two Rows all Accessorize

Fab Floral Sunglasses, Top D&G, Middle River Island and Bottom Missguided.co.uk

Cute Belts, 1st one Asos, All others Topshop

Do you like my picks? Has anybody seen any floral pieces out there that have tickled your fancy yet? Did anyone see the picture of Beyonce wearing a Penneys Floral Headband from yesterday in Oxegen?

Acessorize Ethereally

When you're looking to accessorize you Ethereal style you have to keep in mind the true meaning of Ethereal. It's about that dream like state. The world of the unknown and the sheer beauty of the real woman. Strip it all down. Bare essentials. True Beauty.

Always keeping in mind the ballerina style within this trend. If I was to wear this trend I would keep it free from any crazy jewellery. Maybe just a set of pearl earrings, pretty studs and a simple string of pearls or dainty chain with a small pendant. Same for a bracelet, very simple, small links and not overpowering in the slightest.

The earrings are available at Accessorize as is the string of pearls. The cute bracelet is available from River Island.
Wear with the ballerina bun, the ballet flat and pretty pastel makeup. Here are some pumps that I have found that really fit in with this trend.

The bottom row is available from River Island and everything else is available on Asos.
When doing your ballet bun if you are having problems getting the shape right or having problems in any way I highly recommend getting yourself a donut. I bought mine in Penneys and haven't  had any problems with it. It helps make that perfect shape desired and also for people with thinner hair it helps to make your bun the desired size. I've seen them in Claire's Accessories if you don't want to spend the big bucks but they are available from Salon Services, Terri Sales and any shop that sells hair extensions. I'm more than sure you could probably get one in most chemists too. Here's the Hairspray tutorial on how to apply them. It's always handy to have someone there to fix anything that you cannot see but it is fairly easy to do on your own.

In Makeup the pastel colours are a trend on their own. Take a leaf out of Rihanna's book and go for something soft and girly like the baby pink, lilac or blue. Mac brought out their Quite Cute Range in April

but they've moved on to Surf, Baby range now (J'Adore by the way). There are probably most of the colours still available at your local mac or See Mac's Fashionflower range. Or for a cheaper alternative Rimmel have their Glam'Eyes Collection.
Do you have any element of Rihanna's swagger, enough to rock the pastel eyes? J'adore the simplicity of a ballet pump, is anyone else the same?

The Final Product

So This is how it all turned out. The makeup had to be fixed at one stage in the evening, when my Dad got up and said his speech. For myself and my sisters it was definitely an emotional moment and stupidly I didn't apply a water proof mascara.

The outfit lasted well through the day. This picture was taken when we checked into our hotel. I had taken off my jewellery and shoes while giving myself a spruce up and didn't think about it while taking the photo.

Neither myself or my husband are photographers so I'm sorry about the quality of the pictures.
The beautiful bride and groom,

The Family together

This occasion was a fairly big deal in my life which is why I went into it so much. Everybody is involved with weddings at some stage in their lives and as we are well and truly in wedding season I though it might be nice to put up the outfit post. It will not be something that I'll be doing regularly at all, just for the couple of special occasions that come up every now and again. So what do ya'll think? Any weddings coming up for you this year. Have you arranged your outfits yet?

Wedding Guest Check list

As I have told you before in my wedding feature in the Royal Wedding run up, my Dad is getting remarried and the wedding is today. As a guest for a large wedding I think it's super important to look your best while still making sure that I don't have a dress the same colour as the bride and secondly the bridesmaids. I have been searching for quite a long time for the perfect dress. It's not been easy I have to say. I briefly looked into hiring a dress from an amazing little boutique in Limerick, The Ivory Closet, but due to lack of a car, time and money I decided against it. That being said I will most definitely be hiring from the girls at the Ivory Closet in the future and I ordered my jewellery from them so at least I'll sparkle in a small way.
Finding the perfect outfit for a wedding is a long and arduous journey. What style do you go for, what length. Do you get a maxi or a mini or even a midi. The few things we know for certain are we are going to be wearing it all day and into the night and we must be comfortable while remaining fabulous.

The dress I ended up picking is this one. I love it. The colour is Fab and the cut is flattering. It's from A/Wear. I will not, without a doubt, be without my Shapewear on the day and I hope that throughout the day the dress remains as fabulous as it is when tried on initially.

My shoes are Christian Louboutin, the petal shoe. Had to be done. These beauties were my present to myself when I had my daughter. They are one of my favourite pairs of shoes and I really consider them an investment and have seriously more sentimental value than any other of my shoes. They were also my first pair of Louboutins which is always something that stands out in my memory. I hope one day that I can pass these on to my daughter so fingers crossed she will have the same shoe size as me.

My Jewellery is a mixture between the Ivory Closet's jewellery line "Bellerina" and accessorize. All affordable and achievable for anyone. J'Adore sparkle, so for me a little sparkle on the day was a MUST HAVE.

My bag is Marc B from Asos. This bag is my go-to staple bag for nights out. It can be worn over the shoulder with it's 2 straps, the strap can be turned into one longer strap to sit at your hip and it can also be worn as an over sized clutch. For me a bag has to fit everything for a night out, the camera, the makeup for touch ups, my phone and purse and also a pair of flats to wear on the way home. This bag fits the criteria for me. I love the style too, the inspiration of the Chanel quilted bag. Can't go wrong

There you have my outfit for my Dad's wedding. What do you think? Do any of you have weddings coming up this year, your own or a friends/family member's? I'll let you know how it goes.

Acessorize your Urban sport/Utility

When wearing this trend one of the most important accessories is a FIERCE pose. This trend isn't for the faint of heart and should be rocked with attitude. For Diva's only. Once you have your pose practiced and perfected you can add the additional accessories needed to style the outfit. Depending on what facet of the trend you are rocking the accessories can change slightly. I'll break it down slightly for you

When rocking the urban side of the trend again it's all depending on what you are wearing. For casual look such as Rihanna and Ciara in the Who's Wearing it post takes a pair of Amazing sunglasses and a diva strut to pull off.
The best accessories for these looks are a pair of over the knee boots, utility/military boots or a fab pair of booties. Keep it simple, black and brown colours, the attitude does the talking here. Alternatively you could go really unique and put your personal spin on it with a flowery pair of Dr. Martens. I love this look, a cute dress, denim waistcoat and dr martens, it would really fit into this trend. See here for further inspiration. When it comes to the Sport and Utility sides, I would go something a little more girly. With a sport style dress a cute pair of wedges or sandals and tan shoes/sandals for the Utility. The boots shown will also sit you into the Utility trend, think soft military.

The shoes are obviously the second most important part of the outfit following the clothes and are definitely important to this trend. Other than that the accessories tend to be quite tame, not overkill. A nice scarf (go for maybe an animal print if you're rocking the Utility facet and the natural tones) a fabulous pair of sunnies and some simple jewellery. Rock the headband like Rihanna if this is a look you like, This is Urban Chic!

For every day wear rock a simple hoop, size is your own preferance. A simple watch, possibly a mens watch see here, and bangles. Bangles is definitely the jewellery of choice. Wear a few at a time up the wrist, combining bracelets and bangles if you wish.

If you decide to rock the Jumpsuit or the hareem trousers from this trend I think a big statement necklace is amazing with little or no other jewellery on a jumpsuit that has a low cut neck or a pair of amazing big earrings if the neck is higher.

Acessorize £22

Asos E44.87

Asos E25.64

Accessorize £9

Accessorize £7

All accessories on this post are available from all my usual go to place, River Island, Asos, Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Aldo and Accessorize.
So what do you think about what i've shown you? I love the Jumpsuit accessorized with an Amazing Statement piece, what about you?

Accessorize like a Man

When Accessorizing the Menswear trend it's best to keep it simple, Don't overdo it when it comes to jewels. Think about what a man wears. Chunky Linked Bracelet or watch, Possibly a necklace. Simple cuffs are great and a long chain necklace maybe with a tassle or something cute to feminise it slightly or if dressing down the trend with Boyfriend jeans or a boyfriend cardi wooden beads will look super cute, slightly eclectic and seriously stylish

A Selection of Cuffs available from Asos, Miss Selfridge and Topshop

A Selection of Necklaces and Rings Available from Miss Selfridge

The Watch is absolutely integral for this Trend. If you pick a watch that is chunky, linked and big like a Mans watch it will be strong enough to wear as your only accessory

A selection of Watches available from Asos

With shoes think anything that looks masculine, simple clean lines in leather or a boat shoe style anything that you might also find in the men's section or your man's wardrobe. Loafers and brogues are great for this trend.

A selection of Menswear Style shoes Available from Asos and Topshop

Bags would be the same in the sense of clean lines and masculine shapes. Boxy, sharp edged bags, Oversized Envelope Clutches, Cross Body Leather and satchels style bags fit nicely into Menswear.

A Selection of Bags Suitable for this Trend Available from Asos, Topshop and Zara

It's not beyond the realms of possiblility to shop for accessorise within the mens section. Get yourself a thick mens belt or trilby hat  that you can team nicely withyour boyfriend jean and crisp white shirt. A pair of braces to tie to your peg leg trouser or skinny jean like Beyonce.

Beyonce wearing the Menswear style. Braces and Checked Shirt

Braces Available in Mens Section of River Island

A Selection of Accessories from the Mens Section at River Island

Team all these accessories together for a true fashionista style. Mens wear can be seriously rocked if done well and it can look amazing and very sexy for someone who might not want to be overtly sexy and flash too much skin. Throw a pair of Aviators or Ray Bans on and you're good to go. Ya'll enjoy.
What do people think. Is Menswear a style that will be seen alot by Irish Fashionistas this season?