Suits You

Right, welcome to my self help guide on..wait for it...SUIT SHOPPING! I know, so terribly exciting- I can hardly hold the excitement in. Once graduating Uni there will be a time when someone actually offers you an interview and you need suitable attire, excuse the pun! This exact thing happen to me last week, so on Monday I embarked to Oxford Street to attempt to buy one.

Before I continue, does anyone actually know how hard it is to find a smart, stylish, affordable suit. If I wanted frump I would have popped to M&S! 

My first stop was Zara, though a safe bet for nice office wear, the prices were much higher then you would expect. From their Basic Range a blazer would have put me back around £45 and their really really basic one which, on the plus side, was a purse friendly £25 was so unflattering and unfitted. 

Next stop was H&M, on the whole a much better outlook but I still couldn't find something I liked. H&M's range is much larger then expected, with a good choice of blazers and trousers in all the usual colours. The only thing letting the suit wear down was the quality of the fabric. A little too shiny, stretchy and sorry to say a little cheap feeling. And yes I know, I shouldn't be fussy with a budget like mine, but still I was determined to find what I had envisaged  . 

My final stop was Topshop, the Flagship store, I know what you're thinking! Since this Topshop makes a labyrinth look like a walk in the park, I highjacked one of the trillion staff floating around and told her want I wanted, and off she went. Only to return 10 minutes later from the stock room with around 10 suit pieces. Of these I finally found myself a nice jacket and cigarette trousers *yay*! 

Here's me in my lovely new suit. 

Enjoy 

Charl 

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A Spot of Bother

Its official...my skin hates London! With all the coffin like tube journeys, (the Northern Line must be avoided at all costs!). The absurd amount of congestion and the inevitable invitation to after work drinks, (which ends up me returning home at 2 am) the skin has taken a slight battering.

Though not awful, it does looks a little dull and a bit spotty. So, it is time to bring out the Aspirin Mask! Probably best homemade facial mask for problem skin that I have come across, which only costs around £1 to make *bargain*. 

Method

1. Get 4-5 Aspirin tablets and crush with the back of a spoon till powdered.

2. Add a couple of drops of water to the powdered Aspirin to create a thick paste.

3. Apply liberally to skin and amuse yourself for 10-15 minutes. 

4. Wash off and voila better looking skin *winning*! 

5. Repeat next day if necessary. 

Why its Great

1. It's really cheap

2. The anti-immflamatory nature of the Aspirin takes the redness down.

3. Aspirin contains Salicylic Acid which is used in loads of skin cosmetics to treat skin imperfections such as spots and other blemishes. 

4. Bonus tip-> It makes your skin really soft. 

Welcome to my sexy Sunday face!

Enjoy

Charl

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Putting Your Best Face Forward

As I am like a fly to a flame when it comes to new makeup on the market, I felt obliged to purchase the Bourjois Radience Healthy Mix Foundation and I wasn't left disappointed. As I have dry and very slightly combination skin I wanted something that gave me a glow and wasn't too heavy or visible on my face. To accompany my lovely new foundation I needed a new brush. I have had my eye on the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush for a while now and when payday came *yay* an investment was made. It makes my foundation go on flawlessly and makes my skin look airbrushed (just what I need).

Heres the face. 

P.S. The cheekbones are provided by Fimstar Bronze & Glow- Charlotte Tilbury.

Enjoy
Charl
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New Cath Kidston Makeup Bag

Bonjour! My very long suffering makeup bag died recently *sob* and so I was in search of a new one.  This happened as I was waltzing passed the Cath Kidston shop in Portobello road and I couldn't resist a sneak peak! I was like a child in a sweet shop, so some serious concentration was needed to just look for makeup bags.
As my obsession for bulk buying makeup has come a little out of control I needed a much larger bag. I went for something to keep all my facial enhancements nice and organised as I am usually very unorganised!

Cath Kidston 2-Fold Makeup Bag

Isn't it so pretty? I will talk about the contents in an upcoming post. 

Enjoy 

Charl 

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Bad Blogger!

Hello! I am currently updating my blog because I have been very bad and not blogged in like a year! *slap of the wrist*. In the meantime I have been in France for a year, in the most fantabulous place called Morzine, ( please everyone go). I learnt to ski (yay!) and got promoted to a manager. I'm now back in currently sunny London on the elusive job hunt where I am actually telling employers that I WILL WORK for free! Crazy right?! SO all wish me luck and I promise to blog regularly.

Love Charl 

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Long Time, No Blog

Hi everyone, sorry that I haven't blogged recently. Since my last blog, I have graduated....Yay! a 2.1 may I add, something which I never thought I could have achieved.

The main reason why I have resurfaced is to document my post uni gap year, (gap yaaahh daaaarlin'!)....and I'm doing a ski season. The main issue that I have faced myself with is that I have never skied/ seen snow out of England! So if I don't like it I'm screwed!

So you lovely people will get regular updates of my progress from novice to pro skier (I wish).

Love Charl

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Living the Dream

Going out 5 nights in one week after exhausting yourself during dissertation, exams and revision is not ideal! Why do we do it? All out bodies want to do is sleep, rest and chill, but all we want to do is get obliterated on VERY cheap alcohol.

To finish off this crazy week, I went The Leeds Summer Ball, which was lovely, however it would have been even nicer if the heavens hadn't opened, making us all look like drowned rats. (Pretty drowned rats, I may add). 

So today I am nursing the mother of all 5 hangover, now thinking this is probably my first 5 day hangover. So in my deluded state I made lasagne for 7, don't ask! And resided back to bed at the ripe time of 1.15 pm....and here I still sit writing to all you lovely people, I feel a little needy today and want some sympathy!

Here is me before the alcohol looking quite respectable. 

And here is me afterwards....not looking as respectable! 

White Strapless Dress

Bright Pink MAC Lipstick in Impassioned

Enjoy

Charl X