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Monday, 25 July 2016

Tropical Vibes


Palm trees and cocktails by the beach are the epitome of what the perfect summer day should entail.. but when you're living in Ireland, tropical prints on your clothes are about the height of your luck. These prints have been gracing the shop windows since the beginning of the summer season and whilst I'd love to pick up all of them, there are actually very few days in Ireland that are 'summery enough' let alone warm enough to pull off the beachy paradise prints. 

But of course I had to buy just one *maybe 2, 3 or 4* though and attempt to create an outfit that is suitable for an average 16 degrees 'summer' day where I live. So with that in mind, I chose to go for this Warehouse off-shoulder bardot style top which looks great both sitting off your shoulders and also if you wear it as a regular top to give a square-ish neckline. I love the splash of blue and green print on the white background, which makes for a perfect combination when paired with blue or white denim jeans, or even with a denim skirt. 

I've linked this top and more tropical printed pieces if you'd like to have a look. X



Warehouse Botanical Drawn Floral Top • Warehouse • £32
Warehouse Botanical Drawn Floral Top • Warehouse • £32
Warehouse Palm Print Shell Top, Multi • Warehouse • £12
Warehouse Palm Woven Front Top • Warehouse • £29


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Ciara Rose xox


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Monday, 18 July 2016

£25 PLT Embroidered Jeans

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Embroidered jeans seem to be the latest trend that everybody is lusting over this summer. They can be so easily paired with a casual plain white tee and flat sandals, or dressed up with a fitted shirt and heels. Topshop in particular have brought out a few pairs that are completely stunning - although they're priced at almost £60 which not many are willing to pay for such a new trend that will likely go out of fashion as quickly as it came in. So I have decided to put together this post to share the complete bargain that I found - the embroidered skinny jeans that I'm wearing below were just £25 from Pretty Little Thing - and I actually much prefer these to the Topshop jeans if I'm honest. They sit lower on my waist than I usually prefer (I always go for high waisted), and although they aren't an exact dupe for the Topshop pair which have the 'Mom' jeans shape and embroidery right down to the bottom of the leg, I prefer the skinny look of these PLT jeans and the more vibrant embroidery.. and at such a good price, you can't really go wrong! For size reference, I'm wearing a size 8 so I'd recommend ordering your normal size. I have linked this pair plus a few alternative options below.
Alesha Dark Wash Embroidered High Waisted Skinny Jeans • PrettyLittleThing • £25
TopShop MOTO Floral Embroidered Mom Jeans • Topshop • £58
TopShop **Embroidered Jeans by Glamorous • Topshop • £39
TopShop **Embroidered Jeans by Glamorous Petites • Topshop • £39

Thanks so much for reading and leave me a comment below to let me know what you think. xx

 Ciara Rose xox

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Monday, 11 July 2016

NEW £5 L'oreal Face Masks


Last week I did my usual ''go to Boots for one thing'' and came home with a bag full of things that I want but don't really need. My skin had been breaking out recently so I spent some time looking through the skincare aisle when I came across these new face masks by L'oreal. I'm a huge fan of  the L'oreal Infallible foundation and their products generally seem to work well with my skin.. so at £5 a piece, I couldn't not try out these two new masks. 
One thing that was definitely missing from my skincare routine was a brightening/illuminating face mask - hence why I was immediately drawn to the Pure Clay Glow Mask by L'oreal (pictured above on the left hand side). I've swatched it in the image below (on the right) and as you can see it's an orange/red mask with exfoliating beads which aim to exfoliate the skin without drying it out. L'oreal have mentioned that this mask has been created using three pure clays combined with Red Algae Extract to help brighten and illuminate. I leave this mask on my skin for 5/10 minutes and remove using a damp muslin cloth. I find this product to be great for brightening and illuminating however I do prefer to exfoliate using the Pixi Glow Tonic which I find gives much better results in terms of exfoliation. Nevertheless, it's a nice mask for a pamper morning/night and for those wanting to add some glow to their skin.

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Monday, 4 July 2016

ZARA Love

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June is always an exciting time of year for any shopaholics/fashion girls as most of the high street stores launch their mid-year sales. Although it was completely unnecessary, I definitely did some post-holiday damage in a few of my favourite stores.. and found some amazing pieces. ZARA recently launched their sale and even though I somehow missed out on their email notification and therefore probably missed out on the best selection, I still managed to place an order and get my hands on some amazing deals. I thought I'd put together yet another ZARA appreciation post to show some of my favourite pieces I've been wearing recently. 

One thing that ZARA always do well are stripes. As I've mentioned before, I'm a massive fan of striped pieces as it's a semi-subtle print that can be easily paired with other prints without clashing, especially if they're fine pin stripes and a soft colour like the shirt I'm wearing below. I actually picked up this shirt some time last year, however ZARA have so many takes on the classic striped shirt, and they're all pretty similar to be honest, so I've linked a very similar one below! For this look, I've paired my striped shirt with my new pink/mauve high-waisted Topshop Jamie jeans and added some cut-out brown boots from New Look. I just love how well the soft pink and blue tones compliment each other, although I decided to add quite a bright lip for a pop of colour. I'm wearing MAC 'All Fired Up' from last years Christmas collection.


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