OOTD - Summer Stripes

How much of a babe is this dress? Y'know when you've found the one and this is the one! For this Summer anyway. I discovered this dress from reading Hannah Gale blog, she's a beaut, check her out! 

This beauty is from Fat Face. I don't think I have ever bought anything from Fat Face before because I didn't really think it was my style, how wrong I was! I now have a wish list as long as my arm! 

I think this dress is the perfect Summer staple. It can be worn as a day dress or in the evening and can be worn at home in the UK or on holiday. The other great thing about this dress is that it's not a high fashion item so I know next year I'll still be able to wear it. What a bae.

I love the pastel blue and white stripes, the tie waist which fits just at the right place, oh yeah and it has pockets! Pockets are a game changer! This dress has to be one of the comfiest dresses I own and because it's a bit longer than most of my other dresses I don't need to worry about a gust of wind flashing my hooha, ain't nobody got time for dat! 

Dress - Fat Face
Jacket - Old (similar here)
Bracelet - Tiffany
Sunglasses - Old (similar here)
Shoes - Old (similar here)

Speak soon gal pals. 

Love, 

Sophie x 

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Essie - Sunday Funday

Looking for the perfect summery Sunday nail polish? Essies Sunday Funday is the answer. It's a beautiful neon coral with flecks of glitter which I love because who doesn't love a bit of sparkle? 

To prep my hands for a fresh coat of paint I used Salted Coconut from Lush. It's a gorgeous creamy coconut hand scrub. I love the smell, it's Summer in a pot! If you can imagine lying on a beach sipping on an ice cold pina colada, the ocean waves lapping in the background and the sun beating down on your face that's what salted coconut smells like - divine!

Essie is my favourite nail polish. I love the vast range of colours (I'm slowly collecting them all), how they all seem to be fairly consistent with formula, the packaging and of course the names! I love the quirky names and often the name is the final push to get me to buy the polish. Essie nail polish is rather expensive at £7.99 a pop! But often I will wait until Boots has a 3 for 2 offer on so it's not as expensive! 

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend! 

Love, 

Sophie x 

Favourite Christmas Songs

For me Christmas starts as soon as Halloween is over (sometimes even before) and the best way to start celebrating the festive season is with Christmas music! Below is just a few of my top favourite songs. 

1. All I want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey 

2. The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

3. O come, O Come, Emmanuel

4. Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Bublé

5. Santa Baby - Marilyn Monroe 

6. The Holly And The Ivy

7. Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

8. Last Christmas - Wham 

9. Step Into Christmas - Elton John

10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

These are not in any order - I love them all the same! 

What's your favourite Christmas song or carol?

Lots of Love, 

Sophie x 

Midnight Mistletoe

Ohh so very sparkly! 

I love festive nails! Well actually I love everything Christmassy - festive nails is just one of the things I love. Red is a classic Christmas colour and something that I'll always go back to. Today I wanted to add a little twist with this glitter bomb nail polish "Midnight Mistletoe" from Rimmel London.

I bought this last year but noticed Rimmel are still selling them on the Boots website. I'm not sure if they have been re-released or if they have been available all year round; either way they are definitely worth the £3.99 price tag. Boots also have a 3 for 2 offer on just now so you don't have to chose just one glittery nail polish!    

The Nails Inc polish is called "Big Red Apple" and was a free gift in a Glamour magazine. I can't seem to find it on their site; it was possibly an exclusive to Glamour but this St James nail colour also from Nails Inc looks very similar. 

Expect to see some more festive nails before the big day!

Lots of Love, 

Sophie x 

Define Good...

Define Good...What a name! A lot of the time I buy nail polish because of it's name, this was definitely one of those times. Also because it's Christmassy and if you hadn't guessed by now I LOVE Christmas! 

This polish was from China Glazes Twinkle Christmas Collection 2014 but it is still available here from Amazon. This nail colour is very matalic and sparkly - which I love! The colour pay off is great near enough opaque with just one coat which makes it a good choice if you are in a rush but want some colour on your nails. With the Essie Super Duper Strong Top Coat the colour last for about four days without chipping which is pretty good! This is the first China Glaze polish I have used before and I would buy from them again. 

Lots of Love, 

Sophie 

P.s We put up our Christmas Tree last night which I wanted to share with you. 

Christmas Wish List

It's December! Which means one thing! I can now be excited about Christmas without being told "It's only November!" 

Today's post is my "Christmas Wish List." Some of these items are more of a "One Day I Will Own But Not Today List" but Christmas is all about your dreams coming true so I wanted to include them in this post. 

To start with is a new pair of Christmas pyjamas. Everyone loves a new pair of pyjamas at Christmas and I'm loving this pair from Victoria's Secret. This is also the Stewart tartan so I think I am biased. 

I've already mentioned in a previous post (What's In My Make Up Bag?) about this Charlotte Tilbury make up bag - I just love it! I'd be happy to find this under the tree.

These Christian Louboutin shoes are to die for! I love the different coloured jewelled coloured jems - they almost look like Christmas baubles.

I'm a bit late to the party with the Naked3 pallet but this is definitely on my Christmas list this year. It's my favourite out of all of the Naked pallets.

This Chanel handbag will forever be on my wishlist until one day I save up and just buy it! It's such a classic piece I just love it!

How cute is this bottle?! Marc Jacobs perfumes always have such detailed and interesting packaging but this handbag design is definitely my favourite - so glamours! This will look great on any dressing table and I hope it's on mine soon!

The Fitbit is a great idea as a Christmas gift. With the ever nearing New Year and New Years resolutions people often chose for a more "Healthy Lifestyle" and this certainly will help kick start that resolution, maybe I'll keep it this year! 

Ever since I was a child I have loved snow globes, they are fascinating! So when I saw this I just had to shake it (more than one actually) which turns the whole thing gold. I think it's a really fun and original idea for a nail polish. I may have to pick up one of these for myself before the festive season is over. This would also make a great Secret Santa gift.

What is Christmas without a new Christmas candle? This one is from Yankee and smells amazing! Just like Christmas in a jar. 

What's on your wishlist?

Lots of Love

Sophie x 

30 Random Facts About Me

I thought I'd write a little random facts about me post for you all to get to know me a bit better. 

My full name is Sophie Hannah Majella Stewart

My first word was "butterfly."

I love baking.

Bunnies are my favourite animal.

Anything sparkly and shiny makes me happy.

I have two brothers - I'm the middle child.

My birthday is the 12th of May.

I'm a huge Disney fan - Tangled, Beauty and the Best and The Little Mermaid are my top 3 films.

My favourite (non Disney) film is Love Actually.

My favourite food is Italian.

Between 2010-2012 I did a HND at college in Fashion and Textiles - first year was great but I didn't enjoy second year as much! 

Christmas is my favourite time of year but I do love summer time too when the sun decides to shine here in Scotland!

I'm terrified of the dark.

I've only watched a handful of scary films - I hate them!

I love peony's but they don't last long.

Hash browns are my all time favourite breakfast food. 

I love "Christmas Edition" stuff - mostly make up. 

My feet are always cold (I currently have tights on, a pair of socks and my Uggs - still cold!)

One day I would love to swim with sharks.  

I wear dresses every single day, it's a rare sight to see me in trousers. 

I hate sand! As a child I had to be carrier to the sea when on holiday. 

Although I like swimming in the sea. 

I've seen the Aurora Borealis (northern lights) once in Aberdeen but would love to go to Iceland to see them dancing in the sky.

My blood type is B+ which is the second rarest blood type. 

I am a blood donor. 

And an organ donor.

I love the smell of fresh cut grass.

I've never broken a bone (and I hope it stays that way.)

I've worn glasses since I was in first year at school and never tried contacts.

I need coffee in the morning to properly function.

I'd love to get to know you too, what are some random facts about you?  

Lots of Love, 

Sophie x 

Bourjois PSA

Yesterday I had to make a mad dash into town after work to pick up some more face powder (Bourjois healthy balance) before all the shops closed. Luckily I got there just on time!

I picked up the powder and I noticed there was a great offer on - spend £15 get this gift with the value of £29 for free! The gift set is called "Rouge Glamour" and includes four full size products including: Smoky Stories Quad Eyeshadow in #06 Upside Brown, Volume Glamour Max Mascara in Ultra Black, Rouge Edition Velvet Liquid Lipstick in #Hot Pepper and lastly So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Polish in #24 Rouge Escarpin. 

This is a great deal and well worth the money especially if your looking to pick a few essentials. 

To take my total up to over £15 I also purchased another sparkly lipgloss (a girl can never have too many glittery lipglosses). This is a beautiful gold shimmer gloss and will be perfect for the festive season.  

Bourjois Effect 3D Lipgloss in Top Coat - £7.99

Bourjois Healthy Balance in Vanille - £8.99

Available Here

Lots of Love

Sophie x