DIY & Lifestyle

Before the month ends I thought I’d share with you a few things that I have been really wanting this March! You can see February’s here! This is a designer Wishlist, and I obviously don’t have the budget for the products, but one can lust!

NO.21 Pink Lace Cotton Hawaii Tee £255.00, NO.21 Green Check Lace Shorts £315.00, Aperlai Yellow Flouro Python Gatsby Loafers £390.00, Michaela Buerger White Crochet Chiffon Jane Collar £340.00, Cutler and Gross Gold Oversized Tortoiseshell Sunglasses £340.00 & Rizzoli In Vogue £45.00 (Avenue 32).

Top: I am in LOVE with this top! It is really girly yet has that ‘surfer’ feel to it, which I think is going to be really big this summer. I think it would look great with a dip-hem maxi skirt, as well as a pair of shorts. Add a cute hat, and you’re set for a rockin’ summer!
Shorts: Again, I am so in love with these too! ‘City Shorts’ are going to be HUGE this S/S 13. The lace detailing gives them a more chic feel, and would look great not only with the Hawaii Tee, but also with a white blouse!
Loafers: These loafers are the cutest pair of loafers I have ever seen! I have never really liked the trend that much, but these have really caught my eye! They would look perfect with a Monochrome outfit or again with the top & shorts. The POP of neon, adds a casual and playful look to them.
Collar: The shorts have a lace detailing, so this would match them perfectly! It would make the outfit look really glamorous, but super casual. You could also wear it with a dip-hem LBD (Little Black Dress) and sandals, for a gorgeous seaside date!
Sunglasses: OMG. #WANT times 3 million. I need these in my life! After watching a YouTuber rock a similar pair, I have fallen in love with oversized round sunglasses. The zig zag detailing is super cool, and I have never seen anything like it!
Book: A must have for S/S has got to be a book! This book is great for any fashionista (like moi), who wants to sit back, relax and gaze at pretty pictures from Vogue… sounds like a good deal to me!

Avenue 32 have such awesome stuff, which I think all of you should go check out! Some of the stuff is so gorgeous, and if you’re thinking of spoiling yourself, you should go take a walk down Avenue 32! Enjoy!

(This is a * marked post. This is a sponsored post. None of the links above are affliate links, but I may have been gifted/payed to do the post before hand. I chose all the products myself, and I really do love them all!)

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Did you listen to me on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday? No? Don’t worry, you can still listen to it here.

Let’s get straight into it… I love iPhones. My whole family do really, they’re handy, they are a nice size, but most of all, you get to make them look all pretty! I have an iPhone 3, which is very slow and weary at the moment, and I do like giving a bit of loving care with a case, but seeing as it was Mother’s Day not long ago, I gave my mum an iPhone case! She used to have a glossy one which was chipped and broken, and was getting a bit tired, so I decided that she needed to change it up! Case-App allows you to add any pictures you like, text you like, and shapes etc that you like to a case! You can put a couple of pictures or just one, it’s up to you! It’s Fashion for your iPhone!

My mum or ‘Mama Posh’ is a very artistic person, and is also a former Mulberry accessories designer (Pretty cool, huh?), but at the moment she does illustrations including this one above! I thought it would be really nice if she could showcase her work in a different way, and it looks great! The finish is matte but parts of the detailing are a bit more shiny, which creates a more ‘textured’ feel. The colours are perfect and came out just how I wanted them to! I also added a short message at the bottom which I think adds and even more personal touch. (If you want to know what EGOS means, well, you can’t, it’s a secret! Mwah ha ha ha) You can add what ever colour font you’d like and choose from a selection of different coloured backgrounds like the green at the bottom.

It fits really well and you can be sure that it won’t come off! That was sort of a problem when I tried it on Papa Posh’s iPhone, as it took a bit of fiddling, but I don’t think that is a major issue. As you can see the sides are plain white, which I wasn’t quite sure about, but looking at it now, I think it makes it look a bit smarter than having coloured sides. It doesn’t have any protection on the front, which I like as it means you don’t have to worry about it getting dirty, or it fading where you hold it. Overall it looks really nice and this is what my mum said about it….

”I think it is exceptionally good quality and the detailing on my design is fabulous. The colours are exactly how I’d like them, and it is great seeing what my illustrations would look like on a phone. I think it is well worth the money, and I would rate it 10/10. Well Done Case-App!”

That is all true, she actually said that all! I would totally agree, it is really a good quality case, and I am so glad that I decided to give it to her, as it put a smile on her face! I think it would be a really good present for anybody, and even a nice treat for yourself, and your iPhone! You can get a Case-App Personalised iPhone Case for any iPhone 4/4s or iPhone 5 from the Case-App store! Plus… it’s free delivery! AND, you can get 20% off with the the code ‘TOLLY’ at the checkout! 

(This is a * marked review. I am very grateful that Case-App gave me an iPhone Case to review. All opinions are 100% honest, including the mini review by Mama Posh! ‘We’ wouldn’t lie to you – would we? I wish Case-App the best of luck this year.)

If you believe I deserve it please nominate my blog as the ‘Best Teen Blog‘ in the Company Style Blogger Awards. Use the URL: http://www.tollydollyposhfashion.com Thank You.

In my last post I mentioned the #Style Blogger Awards, and I put the link to the nominating form. Now, I didn’t really say much about it, so I thought, well it would be a bit annoying for you lot if you didn’t know what you were voting for. You may have also of noticed the #Style Blogger Awards badge in the side-bar. Yup, that is the same thing! Anyway, here is what it’s all about.

New Look have partnered up with Company Magazine and are holding the #Style Blogger Awards. This is an Awards for Fashion Blogs. New (Less than one year old) and Old! For Under 18s, and for Well-known Bloggers! This year blog readers can NOMINATE the bloggers which they want to be put into the final. There are 10 Categories:

• Best Personal Style Blog
• Best Personal Style Blog – New Comer (Less than 1 year old blog)
• Best Designed Blog
• Best Use of Photography
• Best Fashion Blog
• Best Fashion Blog – New Comer (Less than 1 year old blog)
• Best Teen Blog – Under 18s
• Best Blogging Duo
• Best Crafting Blog
• Best Thrifty Blog
  

I would love it if you could vote for me in any categories you would like, but unfortunately due to the T&Cs, if you are under 18, you can only be nominated for the Under 18s Category, so please vote for me in the Best Teen Blog – Under 18s.  All you have to do is click the link below…

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR http://www.tollydollyposhfashion.com HERE.

It would seriously make my day if you could nominate me. Also, if you could share it on Twitter (just RT this tweet), or Facebook (just Share this picture), it would be amazing! If I even reach the voting stage, I may even do a Give-Away to celebrate, but please don’t just vote for that! If you read my blog and enjoy it, then nominate how you please! I have also recently been nominated for the MADs Blog Awards, which is amazing, so if I were to get to the voting stage of this, it would be even more amazing! Already a few of you have said that you have nominated me which has made me so pleased! Thank You!

As it’s Valentine’s Day coming up (only 3 days!) I thought I would try and give you something. Unfortunately, with the amount of new followers I am getting recently, I can’t send you out a present each, and I don’t want to do a Give-Away because that would mean only giving a present to one of you. So, I thought about it, and thought, we all like music right? Well, I know a special person, who would like to give you a present as well! My big sister Saskia, is a singer/songwriter and she has a band called ‘Saskia Says’. One of my favourite songs is actually named perfectly for what I am giving you. A ‘Thank You’ for being so amazing, and keeping me motivated to reaching my dream.

If you click on the above, all you have to do is fill in your name and your email, and you’ll receive a free MP3 of Saskia Says’ gorgeous song. If you do so, you’ll be helping her band grow, but also you’ll be receiving a bit of love from me 🙂 Here is the music video to what you will receive. Enjoy!…

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week, and you have a lovely day with that special person! I will be posting a few things this week, including a Nail Art post, and a Skincare Review 🙂 I know I have been doing a lot of beauty posts, but I think they’re nice to do! March will be a fashion-y month (even though my Ads aren’t), so keep reading!

I haven’t put anything on My Wishlist for yonks! I’ll tell you why, it’s because I really haven’t been loving the highstreet! This is very bad. I usually love everything they have, but right now I just think that they aren’t doing great! But! I have a solution…. H&M! I don’t think I have shopped at H&M for about…. 2 Years?! No joke! After being told I need to look for some summer clothes, I got stuck on where to look. Then the two letters popped into my mind, and I am going to show you the 3 amazing finds! Plus a book which I am dying to get my hands on!

Dress in Mint Green £7.99, Shorts in Pink £9.99 & Basketball Shoes in Mint Green £7.99 (H&M) & Geek Girl £5.24 (Amazon).

After finding these bargains, I am now in love with Mint Green, and I am sooo ready for Spring & Summer! I seriously, NEED & WANT these converse style shoes. I have some old sparkly ones, but my feet have grown 🙁 I also think that shorts will go with both the shoes, and the dress, as if the dress is short, I can always pop them underneath! I will probably wear a floral blazer with the dress too, to add a preppy look 🙂 Hopefully when Papa Posh (Do you like that? I think I may stick with that!) goes over to the UK, he can buy the H&M stuff, as the french H&M site doesn’t have them on there, and you can’t buy anything on it anyway! I am also really looking forward to the release of Geek Girl, which I will hopefully get for my birthday! 😉 *hint hint*

What do you want this February? Is it your birthday soon? Tell me in the comments below! Also, if you want any specific posts done, do let me know! Or, if you want an extra speedy response, Tweet Me!

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My latest obsession is Nail Art. I am kind of late on this band waggon, but I really want to try and do some! So, I thought I would show you my trick on a easy and cheap Nail Art Brush! Here you go…

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and that it will help you with spending less!

If you want me to do any DIYs please leave the request in the comments! And, if you feel nice, leave a lovely comment anyway!

Unfortunately, due to cold weather, I did not get to do my Outfit Post in which I was planning to do, but! I did get to take some awesome snaps of the ‘Brocante’ yesterday in Toulouse, and I am sure you’re going to love this!

Here are some more pictures…. (Click on them to make them bigger!)

I am sorry, but isn’t that car, just gorgeous? *Yeah* I know right? Seriously, everything at the Brocante was beautifiul to take pictures of, don’t they look good? My favourite stall was… well all of them were pretty awesome! I will be doing a post on what I bought very soon, but I thought I would do it in parts, as there are a lot of pictures!

WHAT I WORE:Underneath – White M&S School Shirt, Zara Monochrome Dress, Blue Cardigan. On Top – Second Hand Shop Coat, White Trousers & Charity Shop Boots.

Do you like these sort of posts? Have you been to Toulouse before? Tell me in a comment below!

You guys are probably fed up, completely, of these posts, but I just think I needed to do one! I have seen so many hilarious, wacky, and cute ones, so I thought I’d do my own. I hope you like it and aren’t too bored out of it, but hey ho! Just clinging to the band wagon! (Unusual for me)… Drawings below are drawn by me, and Photoshopped by me, I would love if you did not copy or take it for yourself. (I am sorry for the cut of numbers, I don’t what happened?!)

1. If I was a boy, I would be called Storm.
2. I like ‘tacky’ TV.
3. I don’t like really girly stuff: i.e Spas = Cringe (I don’t really know why, I just prefer to relax and not fuss about).
   
4. I love Tapas food!
5. I want to live in Greece.
6. I like Spy/Action Movies.
7. I’m small for my age.
8. My sister is 11 years older than me.
9. I’ve been to 3 different schools (so far).
10. If I were an Animal, I would like to be a Giraffe.
11. I like Feta Cheese.
12. I like The Kinks.
13. I don’t like One Direction.
14. I’m a ‘cat lady’.
15. I’m scared of dogs (barking ones).
16. I would like, to like Sushi.
17. I think White Nails are good show-off nails?
18. I like Fish & Chips.
19. I like Battered Sausages.
20. I would like to marry a… crazy but amazing ‘being’.
21. I came up with 2 of my future children’s names, whilst watching ‘The September Issue’.
22. I’m shy (outside of friends/family).
23. I like Gherkins. Sometimes.
24. I would prefer to wear PJs everyday.
25. I regret spending instead of saving for Dr Martens…
26. I like weird things.
27. I like the name ‘Nelly’.
28. BINTM Inspired me to wear geek glasses.
29. My sister is the best. No Joke. Go follow her and her band > here & here.
30. I want to become addicted to a TV Show Series.
31. I used to hate Tweeting!
32. My Grandma was the ‘Ovaltine Lady’ after WW2.
33. I like travelling at night.
34. I prefer KFC to McDonalds.
35. I love Primark.
36. I miss Primark.
37. I can remember very odd things – I first listened to Fireflies by Owl City, by the cinema of Newport on the Isle of Wight.
38. I love Summer Time.
39. I used to have too many sunglasses…
40. I collect teddies from airplanes.
41. I used to collect Fairies.
42. I would like to start running (not for fitness/weight losing purposes, just for clearing my mind, and starting the day well).
43. I like Miley Cyrus.
44. I have probably watched every Hannah Montana episode, ever.
45. I find Nemo scary.
46. I have never watched Disney’s Cinderella.
47. I’m a Boots kinda’ gal.
48. My birthday is in May.
49. I started blogging on 29th April 2012.
50. My hand hurts now.

Just so you know the first picture is of me when I was really tiny 🙂 I hope you liked this post and I hope you liked my drawings! I actually did them both via our new ‘drawing tablet’, so we can draw stuff straight onto the laptop! Woop!

What’s a weird fact about you? Have you done the same post on your blog? Make sure to leave me a comment!

Posh Wosh Soaps are handmade soaps which are suitable for Vegetarians, they are not tested on animals, and they are all Paraben Free. Their soaps are specially made as they keep in the magical ingredient which is Glycerine. Glyrcerine is moisturising on your skin, and many highstreet brands leave this out, which is why they say ‘don’t wash your face with soap, as it dries your skin out’, but Posh Wosh Soaps, won’t! Posh Wosh Soaps are also in expensive, which is unusual for handmade soaps, which is also brilliant! Their products are priced at £2.25, or £12 for 6 Soaps. They have Orange, Raspberry, Lemon, Coconut, Rose & Lavender.

The reason I started making my own soaps was because they look better, smell better and wash better – and for a small amount, I get to enjoy being “Posh” every time I “Wosh” – Anne Marie Gordon (Creator)

I received 3 lovely bars of soap, here are the ‘Simply Raspberry‘ and the ‘Simply Coconut‘ bars. I love how they are wrapped, they are super cute, and simple! I would probably say they look a lot slicker and bit nicer to have in your bathroom, as with normal high street soaps, I feel they can be quite clumpy, and rather boring. The scent of them wrapped up, was literally amazing. My brother couldn’t stop sniffing them (and he’s a 19 year old, mountain biker), and neither could I, they seriously smelt divine! They are quite big in size, and I think I will get good use out of them.

I’m not allergic to anything, but sometimes it’s good to know the ingredients of what you’re putting on your skin, as your skin is very delicate and should be looked after extra specially, but, in the Winter months my skin can become a little bit more sensitive, and I think all these ingredients look pretty good to me! And, knowing that the special moisturisng ingredient, of which is Glycerine, makes me feel like it is going to work a lot better!

I also received the ‘Simply Lemon‘ bar, which I tested out, because I really want to save the others, as Coconut and any type of Berry are my favourite scents! When I was showering, I found that the scent actually became stronger as it mixed with the water, which is pretty cool! I found it was quite light on my skin, as in with other soaps they can be heavy and cloggy when you first apply it, but this one definitely wasn’t, it almost felt like I wasn’t putting anything on (but in a good way 🙂 ). I could tell it was doing its ‘soap’ job, because my skin started to feel lighter and obviously, cleaner. In one quick shower, I would say I used about a ‘line’ on the bar of soap (see above pictures), which is pretty good compared to ordinary soaps in which shrivel up to nothing within seconds. After washing, my skin felt quite soft and felt ‘happy’. I usually moisturise afterwards, to lock in the goodness, so that did take a little bit of the scent away, but I definitely didn’t smell ‘soapy’, which I like.

SCENT: 8/10 – They smell amazing before & during use.

AFTER USE: 7/10: My skin felt clean and nourished!

LOOK: 8/10 – Super duper cute packaging, would be great for a gift!

OVERALL: 8/10 – Would definitely recommend for people who are on a budget, but want good quality stuff! Plus, they are really friendly people!

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Have you ordered with Posh Wosh before? Are you thinking of now..? Leave me a comment below!

(This is a * marked review & product, and I am very grateful for receiving these gorgeous goodies. All thoughts are 100% honest, why would I want to lie? Thank you ever so much to the extremely kind Anne Marie, and good luck in the future!)

The other day I posted my Valentine’s Decoration Inspiration post (ha, that rhymes!!), and I said I would do an outfit post, so here it is! I have also thrown 2 gift guides, 1 for her, and 1 for him…

Black & White Spot Print Shirt £25.00, Pink Heart Print Skater Skirt £18.00, Monochrome And Fluro Bow Hair Clips Pack £8.00, Cream Stud Toe Buckle Ankle Boots £25.00 & Gold Tone Diamante Collar Tips £8.00 (All from River Island).

I am seriously, officially, in love with this outfit. I am sorry, but don’t you just think it’s gorgeous? *Yeah*. I think the skirt is super duper cute! It goes well with the monochrome spotty blouse, because the two prints definitely compliment each other! (It’s a Print Romance!) Add a pop of colour with these gorgeous hair clips, either have one in the side or create a French Plait and clip them in a line down the back. These boots are also gorgeous and will add a more casual feel to the look. I think also adding collar clips just finishes off the outfit, and I am sure your date is going to fall in love with you, and you’ll live happily ever after…. *aww*…. Sorry, about all the cheeseyness 😀

Valentines Gold Love in Red £20.00 (Francesca Pina), Urban Decay Naked 2 Eyeshadow Palette £36.00 (Debenhams), Love Birds iPhone Case £32.00 (iAlbert), Bee Doorknocker Earrings £15.00 (ASOS), Ted Baker Flocon Summer Bloom Shopper £35.00 (ASOS) & Set of 3 Lavender Bags £10.00 (Cath Kidston).

I don’t want to blab on, but I will say that if you want me to do a Review/Styling of the Ted Baker Shopper, I have a pink version, so please leave a comment stating that you do want me to do a post!

Fuel For Life From £32.50 (The Perfume Shop), Brown Lace Up Brogue Worker Boots £40.00 (River Island), How To Speak Wookie Book £12.50 (ASOS) & Diesel Leather Wallet And iPhone 4 Giftset £85.00 (ASOS).

If you’re wondering why I put lots of Diesel stuff, and a random Star Wars book is because I love most of the Men’s Diesel stuff (for Men, I don’t personally use any of it!), and I thought the book was really cute and quirky, I don’t actually like Star Wars.

To be quite honest, I don’t think I really know one person who actually believes truly in Valentine’s day. Yes, they may get each other a card, and perhaps go out for the evening, but really, it’s just to fit in with the event. Personally, I think that Valentine’s Day is just a commercialised day in which the sales in chocolates, cards, underwear (haha), and flowers go up. It’s also the day in which children at school (excluding myself) believe that they have found their true love forever and ever. Then the next day your dumped. LOL, it’s the reality of school!

Tell me what you think about Valentine’s Day, and also what you’ll be doing to ‘celebrate the day’, by leaving me a comment…