Get ready with me

I am going to jump straight in on this as I have been looking forward too this one! Surprisingly, I am doing this the day after my night out, that is either dedication or I'm still drunk! Now I am the kind of girl who has a glass of martini and lemonade and then think I'm the worlds best dancer.. you know the type of girl you judge 'cause she's dancing on her own to Eve's 'who's that girl' making everybody know that they're the girl. Yep, that's me! It turned out to be a rather eventful night but I will ease you into it..
First thing everybody has got to do before a night out is SHOWER! I have a nice array of shower time necessities that I neatly carry in a soap and glory wash bag. My trusty old pink loafer is my best mate, these are so cheap and you can get them from your local supermarkets, boots etc. I don't remember where I got mine as I've had it a while, you can tell as it's starting to show its age! Dove silk glow nourishing body wash is my all time fav, I have weird skin that disagrees with certain ingredients, but it loves the smooth luxurious feel of this dove body wash, it is an absolute dream and smells incredible! I won't ever change it, it's won me over. Sanex zero% body wash is the stuff I use in my most intimate areas (blushing) AWKWARD but every girl knows how it is! Quick subject change.. ARGAN OIL SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER! Wow, it does what it says and I wasn't quick to try it out but im so glad I gave in to the heavenly hair goodness. I got such a swell deal on these bad boys as well from Groupon, £10 for the shampoo, conditioner and the argan oil too instead of a hefty £30! Gotta love a good beauty bargain, so go check Groupon out!

 

After showering it's all about moisturising that sexy body of yours and if you're searching for the perfect moisturiser I have one for you to try. It comes in the form of the Soap and Glory righteous butter! You know at Christmas and you gather loads of Soap and Glory products and just never get around to trying them? Well that was the case with me and the righteous butter, I found my love for this when I got home from Spain in July trying to prolong my tan that I worked so hard for and wow, it is so velvety and applies so well. It isn't greasy and smells like pretty things Link!. £10.50 for 300ml, a little pricey but I think it's worth it, you never know though you may have a tub gathering dust under your bed like I did and save yourself that tenner.

 

After creaming up it was time to stick a comfy shirt on and get down to the piece de resistance which is my hair! I have thin hair which does what it wants which is a massive nightmare but I recently got obsessed with big, beautiful bouncy hair and I literally sat and taught myself how to put rollers in by watching youtube tutorials. I feel like I've managed to get a decent grasp of it but I will let you decide for yourselves! First of all I towel dry my hair ready to apply the argan oil to my ends. I take about little bit of the organic world argan oil on my finger tips and rub it all up in the ends of my hair. It works a treat and it came with the shampoo and conditioner I was banging on about earlier here's the link if you guys want to give it a try Link! Its such a great deal so snap it up while you can if you're interested.

 

Here I am looking like a hot mess just like my room trying to rescue my dead ends!

 

After this it was time to get my blow dry on ready to put those rollers in. All you need is a brush, straighteners or curlers your rollers and those little runaways we know as hair grips (bobby pins, Kirby grips).

 

 



I got the purple rollers from the one and only Asda and the big black ones from Wilkinsons. I use the black ones for the top centre of my hair and then I work down in size order. Here I am trying to look like it comes natural..

 

I just add heat to my hair by curling the ends ready to roll the sections up and secure with my hair grips. The heat helps your hair to set giving it a nice bounce.

 

 

A bit of gentle back combing enhances the volume and then you just roll it up and secure it in place!

Once I had covered my entire hair with rollers and look like a toilet brush I was all done so I just gave it a quick once over with my hairspray and ended up looking like this..

 

I was going to my boyfriends for the night so I was doing my makeup and everything like that at his so I packed my stuff up and we hit the road! I was quick to set up my rimmel light up mirror which my boyfriends mum gave to me as I kept stealing the little bathroom mirror to do my makeup with in a morning haha! Id got my 'workspace' ready and I began by putting on the mac studio fix which I talked about in my first ever blog post Link! Here I am packing on the mascara trying to make my lashes look full and long as I don't wear false lashes 'cause I find myself with them half hanging off in the middle of the night and it gets me down! 

 

 

Definitely not the finest photo of me but I was a working progress at this point. I can do a blog on my daily makeup in more detail at some point if you guys are interested? The most important part of my makeup is contouring I just love to pretend I have cheekbones where my chubby cheeks are, but don't we all?

 

 

I apologise for my boyfriends room its a little messy and I may be partly to blame (oops). It doesn't take me long to put my face together I would say around 10 minutes for evening makeup. These are the last snaps of me with my roller head on but just to show you my finished makeup here they are..

 

 

I was quick to take my rollers out, I just don't look good in them.. at all. I just slowly roll them out one by one starting from the bottom and working my way up to avoid getting them tangled in the Velcro 'cause it hurts bad if you do!

 

 

There you have it my hair is done! Time to get dressed.. well at least I thought it was until I went to put my new dress on only to realise that the zip is broken on it. I was so excited about my blue lace number so I didn't even bring any options as I was dead set on wearing it. I was stranded with no other clothes so I did what any girl would do in my situation and beg.. yep I begged my sister to bring me my ASOS dress that I have only ever worn once before and like a hero she came to my rescue, bodycon dress in hand! At this point I had already been chilling with my boyfriends mates in his top and my jeans sipping my wine sulking over my dress troubles, so I made a quick dash to his room to throw on my dress and shoes! Here I am, I managed to just about throw myself together..

 

 

I know it's a long one so thank you if you have taken the time to read! Any blogging advice or if there is anything you would like me to blog about let me know! I am open to ideas. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Bloglovin or to like my Facebook page.

 

 

A little peak into my Shoedrobe

Now, I have a massive shoe problem, I should be ashamed but I just can't help it, I'm literally addicted. In my opinion, you could be wearing the nicest outfit ever but if you have got some ugly ass shoes on then that'l bring your outfit down to a 4 and nobody wants their outfit to be a 4.. Shoes are the baubles on a Christmas tree, you'd be bare without them. Ok il stop defending my shoe addiction and get on with it. 

Right first things first these the realist.. Just kidding, but they are cute doe and if you were a spice girls fan these are gonna take your breathe away. Now I am a black shoe kinda girl I love masculine, chunky looking footwear and toughening up girly outfits with them. But these boots were literally too beautiful to resist, they have it all: a cleated platform sole, chunky heal and lace up front they ticked all my boxes and then I remembered I don't own any white shoes so I had to buy them, right? I had to release my inner spice girl too, derrr. 

 

These little beauties are from Schuh they are the 'chit chat' boots and they are £42, they are also available in black. Now if you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my outfit of the day post where I styled these boots, but if you're new to me then here it is.. 

I really, really, really wanna zigazig ahhh! Not sure what spice girl I would be.. I used to pretend to be sporty spice, but that was back when I used to rock around in my nike track suits.. 

Anyway, on that note I will stick with the 90's revival trend and show you what are possibly my favourite shoes of the year. I don't even need to use words, just take a look for yourselves.. 

Maybe I should have cleaned them up a little before taking the photo but I am a little useless when it comes to cleaning. Here they are on, little less distracting when you can't see the dirt aren't they! (My bad). 

Aren't they just perfect? These are the Schuh 'hype' heals and come in at £50, they also come in white! Just when you think they don't have it all aye! Now I will tell you about one of my most recent purchases and it comes in the form of a black patent leather boot with buckle detailing. I know, I know you're thinking they sound incredible and that's probably because they are. 

Now, you have to have these on your feet to really see how cute these are, but for now I will show you them on mine so you can drool over them the way I do.. 

They look so great with almost everything, but I love pairing them with oversized shirts, mentally preparing myself for the upcoming Autumn days. These are £75 also from Schuh and they have named these bad boys 'cinema'. They also come in tan so if you prefer warmer colours they may be the ones for you. 

I always said I would never wear slip on vans, that was until I seen the leopard print slip on vans that put little love hearts in my eyes and made me forget I ever even said that. 

These are £50, I bought mine from Schuh, surprisingly, but I'm sure they will be available at other vans retailers as well as vans themselves. These are an acquired taste, but believe me they are even better on. I am yet to do an outfit of the day featuring these, but I am sure it won't be long now until I pose for my Instagram..

Last but by no means least is a boot I have been lusting over for some time now and when my boyfriend decided to buy me them for my birthday I just wanted to cuddle them while convincing myself that I'm gonna look just like Rihanna.. I'm just kidding! But I do love Rihanna and she is probably the main reason behind my love for these timberland beauties.. 

These are the Timberland Earthkeepers Nellie Chukka boots and carrying on with the theme, these were also from Schuh for £110. They are shorter than the classic boots but I found these easier to wear and more suitable for my style as I'm a roll up my jeans, no matter what, kinda gal. Here is how I style them.. 

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P.S I have not been sponsored to talk about Schuh products, I just happen to buy my shoes from them (just a little disclaimer). Catch me blogging soon, your gal Stefi x 

Beauty buys

Recently I've been on a bit of a splurge, which has resulted in me buying some new beauty goods!
I'm so excited about the things I bought and most of them I've had a few weeks now but the rest are newbies to my makeup must haves.

This sleek contour palette literally rocks my world! I got it in medium and I believe you can get it in light and dark, but I like to pretend I'm more tanned than I actually am sometimes and the colour of the highlight is truly beautiful! Bare with me at the moment as I'm having to use my phone for the camera and I'm new to this blogging malarkey.. 

Another all time fav of mine is of course the one and only Mac studio fix foundation, this foundation as always been a must have for me, I love nothing more than matte full coverage and the compliments that come with it! 

I am currently wearing the shade NC41 

While I am on the mac craze, il tell you about my favourite mac lipstick of the moment.. I have began forming an extensive collection but my most recent buy rocks my world! It's a cremesheen finish in the shade 'Saigon summer' which is a beautiful orange colour, that isn't too in your face and is perfect for everyday wear, it took me a while to find the perfect shade of orange and as usual mac didn't fail to deliver! I can at some point do a blog post of my mac lipstick collection if you do wish but for now this one is worth raving about..

Today's little haul happened at boots, (oops) I should not be allowed in I get far to carried away with my little self. But I have my reasons and I blame but mainly thank missguided for my new found love for BB creams as I've never bothered with the hype until I received a tester of the Rimmel BB cream in matte, yes I tried it and yes it was love at first apply! I've got to say I have received such lovely comments since using over the past couple of days! Not to mention that it was an absolute bargain at £6.99 and boots currently have an offer on.. any 2 rimmel cosmetics for £10, yep £10! So it was only polite to purchase another cheeky item which came in the form of a mascara. Now I haven't tried it yet but when I read 'with argan oil' I was sold, and if you follow me on Instagram I will probably do a little review on there soon (@styledbystefi) or I'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you have tried it! 

I also went on the hunt for an angled contour brush, I was unsuccessful and came out with an angled foundation brush by eco tools which states on the package to use use with BB and CC creams! If this brush matches up with their foundation brush then I know I am on to a win as I'm a massive fan of their makeup brushes! As far as my contour brush went I decided to try out the real techniques blush brush which states it is 'hand-cut to contour and define cheeks' and fingers crossed it will only compliment the amazing sleek contour kit! 

I hope this post hasn't bored you, I get a little carried away! I will hopefully post on a regular basis and my next post may be in the form of a fashion haul as I've got a bit cray on clothes shopping recently too.. whoops. Thanks for reading guys x