A Touch of Tartan

I am absolutely loving the Tartan craze this winter! I think just a touch of tartan works really well with an outfit like this. I wanted the scarf to be the main piece of this outfit, so worked my other garments around it. I like to dress in black and dark clothing a lot of the time, and I think this particular tartan piece is perfect for my sense of style as it's quite subtle and toned down. This jacket was a perfect fit to the outfit, as it shapes perfectly around the bodycon. I love the faux leather sleeves on the jacket as I've always been crazy over leather!

  

I love wearing gold jewellery a lot of the time, and I particularly like building different necklaces on top of each other. I think having a set of necklaces which gradually get longer are ideal for this type of an outfit - rather than having a chunky choker-type piece. I think that having these particular accessories work well with the scarf as they compliment the scarf on it's own by being slightly hidden behind.

 Having black accesories with this outfit, again, compliments the scarf, making it the base of the outfit. I love a good old bowler hat as you can wear it with any hair type and it's a brilliant way of covering up a bad hair day! A think wearing this style of hat makes the outfit a bit more quirky and casual. If I was to do a more dressed up look I would have worn a black fedora hat. Having a black clutch bag keeps it minimal but still links in to the outfit. I love the small gold detailing on this bag and I luuuurve the tassels. I find this bag so practical due to the fold over. I am always happy to take this bag out as it's a safe way of holding my belongings.

I apologize for the state of these wedges! You can tell I wear them quite regularly! I bought these shoes about a month ago or so from Bershka and I am absolutely in love them! I love the detailing of the trio strap as it's very subtle and I feel would work well with gold or silver accessories. As the heels isn't that high I find these shoes really comfortable to walk in and the zip on the inner side of the shoe makes them easy to put on.

Tartan Scarf: Zara, £19.99. Jacket: Miss Selfridge, £20 (sale). Bodycon Dress: Boohoo, £10
Shoes: Bershka, £40, Bowler: Topshop, £20, Clutch: H&M, £12.99, Necklaces: Topshop, Miss Selfridge,H&M.

I really hope you like this post!
What's your favourite trend this season?

DIY Make Up Brush Organizer

I made this make-up brush organizer using things I had found around the house. It's a really simple and efficient way of organizing your make up brushes or other bits that you need for somewhere to go!

I had found an old vase which I thought had a really unique shape to it and I didn't want it to go to waste. Originally I just put my brushes in the vase on its own, without adding of the base to it, but I thought it looked really boring and ugly in my room. Because the colours in my room are pink, black and white, I wanted the organizer to link to my room. 

I gathered loads of little bits from around my room. The majority of the decorations are stones that had previously come off a bracelet or necklace which I didn't want to throw away as I figured they could have a purpose - thank god I kept them! I also found some odd earrings that I either don't wear anymore or had broken. I added lots of pearls as I'm not a fan of them on jewelry but look really cute! 

The make up brushes in the organizer are the Real Techniques Buffing Brush, Contour Brush, Expert Face Brush, Detail Brush, Pointed Foundation Brush and the Shading Brush. I also have two angle brushes from Revlon another from GOSH and another from Sleek. These are the brushes that I use pretty much everyday and keep them in this organizer so they are easily accessible.

I hope this may give some inspiration if you're tired of having to shove your brushes in your make up bag or in a draw!