15 July 2013

Latitude Essentials Haul

I'm excited to say that I'm finally going to lose my festival virginity! Its going to be the only chance I'll have this year to have a holiday; but its also my first time ever going away with a guy (yes, I reached 20 with long term relationships and no mini-breaks) so I'm slightly nervous/excited about that however I think being stuck in a car together for 8 hours (4 of those just stuck on the M4) with no arguments or bickering is a fairly good indication. So next weekend I will be venturing off to Latitude in Suffolk, with the boyfriend in tow, and disconnecting from the internet and outside world. Being a festival virgin I had no idea what to take so racked my friends who'd been brains as well as trying to remember what I used to take camping in my teens; my boyfriend seems to think that as I'm fairly girly now I can't handle camping, little does he know that I've done my Duke of Edinburgh and spent my childhood/teens camping at car rallies with my famalam. I think I possibly went a bit mad with everything I got, but seens as its technically my first mini-break I didn't want to completely sacrifice my beauty comforts.

Seens as I got bored before a night out and coloured my hair pink(more about that later), my hair needs looking after. Travel miniatures were on offer 3 for 2 in Boots, so I covered my shower essentials choosing smaller versions of products I already know and love. 
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TRESemme Colour Revitalise shampoo
Herbal Essences Beautiful ends conditioner

There's nothing worse than waking up and instantly feeling grim due to a case of hangover/morning breath. So to combat it I went as far to get mouthwash, was hard to resist when superdrug was offering 3 for £3, just wish I'd popped into Superdrug first!
Travel Toothbrush
Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief
I've always stuggled to keep my skin in check, however have more recently managed to find products and a regime that seems to be working. Despite not being able to take my normal 'kit' with me, I don't want my skin to get all horrid. Nivea have always been my go to wipes due to having sensitive skin, and simple was the safest option regarding a miniature moisture, its also what my sister uses and she has such good skin! 

Now we're getting down to the nitty gritty essentials. The festival staple babywipes, along with some deodorant wipes to help me cope with not showering daily, along with a jumbo tub of hand sanitizer to make sure me and the boyf don't pick up anything nasty.
Cuticura antibacterial hand gel

Having greasy hair is possibly one of my biggest worries about next weekend as its something I've always been self conscious about so I've entrusted the fail safe Batiste (in the Red, which hopefully will still be easier to disguise in Pink hair) and trialing a different dry shampoo; as I was finally starting to think about how much I was spending!

For piece of mind I bought some travel locks, with 2 keys(So we should be able to keep atleast 1 between us :P ) to allow us to lock either the tent or the compartment with a belongings in it. After having to do my make up in the my tiny compact mirror at my boyfriends this week I realized I would need something bigger for the weekend, it also means when the girls come over before nights out its one less person squished up by the mirror in my room. As lame as it is, I caved and bought a disposable camera, well 2 but they were buy one get one free; friends had bought me one for my birthday and I recently had them developed and I'm a little bit in love with having the old school physical photos. I chose 2 different designs so we could each use one for the weekend and compare afterwards.


And finally meet Norman the Gnome; everybody says you need some sort of marker to help you find your tent when its dark and your worse for wear, normal people get a windsock or fluro stickers. Me and my boyfriend, being the oddballs that we are, decided it would be funny to get a tent gnome; however whether Norman will live outside the tent is now being debate as the boy is getting very protective of our gnome!

Anybody else heading to festivals this summer and feel like sharing their top buys? Let me know. Hope you're all enjoying the weather. 
fff 
xox



2 July 2013

Summer Fashion Wishlist

So it finally feels like summer is here! Managed to have a cheeky BBQ for my Dads Birthday on Sunday, & to celebrate the family being back together again. So here are a few of my lusted after items for summer.
1- Tattoo Floral Teadress, Topshop, £45
2- Cherry Loco Blossom Crown, Crown & Glory, £12
3- Heart Elbow Patch Jumper, ASOS, £22
4- Pushlock Crossbody Bag, Topshop, £35
5- Floral Pencil Skirt, ASOS, £18

With summer coming up and possible day trips and festivals in planning all the pieces are inspired to fit round my plans. As anyone who knows me will tell you, I have a slight obsession with print dresses, so I simply couldn't resist this Topshop tea-dress with its light summery print which I would accessorize with this dainty floral crown from Crown & Glory. I've been lusting after a floral headband for ages to jazz up my summer daytime looks and to also wear for special occasions coming up this and next summer, so I doubt it will be long before I cave on this particular item. An item my wardrobe notably lacks are cover-ups that aren't black, so when I saw this cutely detailed jumper on ASOS it was lust at first site, not to fussy in the details and a basic colour means it adds to any outfit without detracting from the variety of printed items I wear/hoard. Bagwise I've always been in 2 extremes; tiny little clutches suitable for nights out or handbags that accommodate the ridiculous amount of stuff I haul about on a daily basis for uni. This bag from Topshop is a much needed addition, big enough to fit my purse, sunglasses and daily essentials but small enough not to be too much hassle to carry on day trips/festivals. Last but not least in a bid to introduce separates into my wardrobe I chose this bold floral pencil skirt from ASOS, teamed with plain shirts and tee's this could either be dressed up or down depending on my mood.

What are your fave fashion picks for summer?

FFF x