Beth Mac Designs: September 2012

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Passion For Fashion Blogger Competition (Too Late)

I was very flattered when I was contacted about being part of the Passion For Fashion blogger competition.

For the chance to win a wardrobe worth £1000, you must create 5 outfits from some of your favourite shops, for £200 or less.

However the closing date was Tuesday 25th, so unfortunately I can't enter, but I started putting the outfits together so I thought I might as well share them with you all!

The 5 categories are:

Casual

First Date

Outdoors

Party Wear

Office Wear

(But I only got around to doing two of them; I know I suck)

Total: £125

This is a classical example of my day-to-day attire, although my boots are knee high; yay! Because what is as comfy but still incredibly stylish as skinnies, a massive jumper and boots, I ask? And the answer is pretty much nothing, unless you exchange the massive jumper for one that is slightly longer and a good pair of leggings.

Although these jeans are £25, Dorothy Perkins (at the moment anyway) have a great 2 pairs for £25 deal, which is how I stocked up for winter, I have a classical blue pair (which are the comfiest jeans I have ever owned) and a Black Pair, which of course look sexy!

Miss Selfridge is also one of my favourite shops, although the deals online aren't quite as good, when you actually go to a sale you can find some real bargains, however the sizes are slightly odd, most of my clothes from there are a size 6 (English Size Wise) and usually I'm a 10, so you know, that's a little bizarre.

First Date Play Suit £45

First Date Heels £42

First Date Bag £20

First Date Earrings £8.50

First Date Tights £5

Total: £120.50

(This could also be classes as party wear)

I absolutely love the colour of this outfit, burgundy is one of my Autumn/Winter must haves this year, it is just such a lovely deep colour. And although I love this outfit and I'm rather proud of my styling, I couldn't actually wear this myself, because I just do not have the legs for playsuits, I am working in it slowly, but it won't happen anytime soon! So because I can not wear playsuits, I keep my eyes open looking for wonderful dresses and let me tell you they have some lovely burgundy ones at Topshop, although I think most aren't included on the website, which makes me sad. Although Topshop can be expensive at times, it does have some extremely good sales, most of my wardrobe is made up of sale items from Topshop, not that I admit they are sale items, because people don't need to know I am seriously lacking in the money department, unless it was an amazing bargain, in which I will tell everyone!

On another note, because this competition was meant to include where I shop for good bargains, I'll let you know about a couple more places:

ASOS- is just amazing, there are some great deals, as well as clothes from all different types of shops! Also if you sign up for their newsletter type thing you get sent quite a few promo codes and stuff; my latest email from them was entitled: Free Next Day Delivery 9-5 today +20% Continues.

How awesome is that.

Urban Outfitters- this is one of my favourite shops of all time, although I don't own much from here unless I'm treating myself, it really is fantastic, as well as having awesome sales they have some of the most stylish pieces of clothing I have ever seen. As well as selling great accessories and some really funny books (Anyone ever played 'Never Have I Ever'? Ever get stuck on what to ask? Well they have a great book for that!). UO also provides a newsletter with some great offers and you get an email nearly every/every other day! It's fab! Their latest offer was free delivery, with no promo code, aren't they generous! I got my latest bag from there, which is used for college every single day. It was in the sale for £20 down from £48, I think that's pretty damn good and I really love the bag, especially now that I've accessorised it with a scarf and Eiffel Tower key ring!

Plus I'm currently (like as I'm writing this) listening to their free music service, which is awesome and has some great alternative music.

So now that you know a little more about my shopping habits and stylist powers I shall leave you to the rest of your evening!

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

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Hair

Guys, I Got A Haircut

That is seriously all this blog post is about.

I've been so out of touch with blogging lately, I'm going to blame it on the fact that I'm rather stressed out starting my new course, all my friends are buggering off to University, so I am some what lonely (I mean I have friends on my course, but it's not the same as seeing your best friend nearly every single day) and my body seems completely out of wack; I am over emotional, going from sad to aggravated to god knows what else (and they never seem to be positive emotions), plus my body is torturing me by being in pain almost constantly, at the minute, I'm walking from 2-4 miles a day and sometime I'm stood up all day long, so my poor little foot is having problems again and my back, oh my god, currently I have to click my back every 30 minutes and about half of my spine makes little clicking noises, even being sat up straight now with no support is really stressing my back out.

Anyway, on a better note, yes, I've had my hair cut.

Okay, I've had nothing done to the length! If anyone even tries to cut more than a CM off the length then I will have to slit their throat with their own scissors, yes, I am protective over my hair, I have spent a good 3 years growing it now, and it's still not long enough. I really want to achieve the Eve effect, you know like in the bible where Eve's hair covers her boobs? Yeah, that's how long I need mine, so in a years time I should be sorted.

But I had a fringe cut in! I first had a fringe cut in about a week before my 17th birthday, then I started growing it out that July. But changed in circumstances mean I needed a change, so what a better way than to dye my hair a deep dark red and have my fringe put back in!

Although at first the colour looked really really dark, I realised once I got how that it really makes my eyes pop, so what a better way to flaunt my best feature. I must admit though having a fringe can be a stressful affair, because when you get soaked in the rain and don't have a hair dryer, you are slightly screwed. Apparently on Monday though all of my hair dried "perfectly" according to the other girls, so it can't be too bad.

Let me know what you all think of my new do!

And I hope you've all had a good couple of weeks while I have been absent from the blogging world.

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little. ♥

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Life

The HoBo Market

Last weekend, when the weather was still nice, my friend and I went to the HoBo market at St. Luke's Church in Liverpool; our usually meeting point for whenever we meet in town. Anyway, the church is really beautiful, especially in the winter when they put some lovely coloured lights on it, and because it was bombed in the war, it all creates some amazing shadows.

Can I please just point out the Henry Hoover, so cool!

When we went in we had to give a £1 donation each (although he paid mine, because he's lovely) and we had little ladybird stamps on our wrists (looked quite cool). It was only small, but there was such a sense of community, there was some fantastic music playing, some of it has quite a bit of Indian influence, it was beautiful, I had such a urge to dance, but it was so hot that I was feeling a little faint, and I hadn't slept well the night before and hadn't eaten much, so if I had danced he probably would have had to carry me back to his/ to the van and I don't think that would have happened.

What was really cool was there was a little tent that you could go sit in and listen to some local bands' music (on an ipod) which was awesome, my friend bought one of the CDs, which had only one song on it, but it was a gooden, but I'm really sorry I can't remember the name of the band or song, bad blogger award of the year I know!

I know I've been rather absent lately, but I started a new course and the last week has been somewhat hectic, I'm physically and emotionally drained. So hopefully I'll be back into the blogging swing of things soon enough, until then thank you to everyone for being patient. I've also been University searching through UCAS, which has also been quite stressful, trying to book into open days and such, aarrrggghhhhhh! As well as that I've been to the doctors and have a have a blood test done, bloody hell, that'll be fun *oh my god; scared* - right, little life update complete.

So remember, each day, live a little, laugh a little and love a little.♥