Sunday Blues

After just watching the amazing Sleepless In Seattle, I am feeling all loved up!! The day has been very quiet and slow! I didnt wake up till 2, which I am quite ashamed to admit! I must have definitely needed that sleep!!! This film was the perfect afternoon movie on the 'watch' channel on Virgin Media.

I have been sitting around searching the internet in my H&M ankle legnth extra thick leggins, and a white long sleeve cami and my Topshop 'I <3 Geeks' top - the casual/lazy look. I had every intention of staying in my pyjamas all day but I thought that gettng washed and dressed and ready for the day would make me feel more enthusiastic and set for things that come my way :) Although my day was filled with very little, watching movies with my mum and keeping my slippers on has made me happy :)

New xmas wish - Cuddly Kindom Christmas Slippers :)

I LOVE my boyfriend with ALL the world. I dont think it would be possible to love him anymore. We've had a really strange weekend because we have hardly spent any time together at all!! I went out friday, saw my grandma yesterday after work and had a catch up with my mum today. I only saw him after work for about 30 mins - 1hr! Now this is very unusual for us! And surprisingly, it doesnt feel that bad! I think its because I have had messages from him all weekend long, telling me not to forget how much he loves me, or how I am HIS woman and no one elses! All these little things keep me happy even though im not seeing him!

I thought I would share the lyrics of Jimmy Durante featured in Sleepless in Seattle - one of my favourite old songs - Make Someone Happy

Make someone happy,

Make just one someone happy;

Make just one heart the heart you sing to.

One smile that cheers you,

One face that lights when it nears you,

One girl you're ev'rything to.

Fame if you win it,

Comes and goes in a minute.

Where's the real stuff in life to cling to?

Love is the answer,

Someone to love is the answer.

Once you've found her, build your world around her.
Make someone happy,

Make just one someone happy,

And you will be happy, too.

Vogue Italia Mary-Kate Olsen

Who doesnt love her??

Shes such a style icon.

Even if she has been styled to the max in this photoshoot, the pictures feel so relaxed and natural. How every girl would love to look each day...a mans dream! :)

University...Black and Gold

Yesterday I got an AMAZING email...

"Dear Miss Artus

Congratulations; University of East Anglia has asked us to tell you that it is offering you a place for Business Management, N200; starting in September 2010 at point of entry 1."

So we went out to celebrate...and also for my friend Vicky's birthday :)

I decided I wanted to dress up a bit because we were going for Cocktails after the Chinese at Teri-Aki. I matched an old Topshop wrap around white blouse, with some Topshop wetlook leggins. Then decided that I would freeze if I just wore this, so I went smart/casual and put my black blazer on top and added a Topshop black belt with gold wings and a Topshop gold layered necklace. I did a bit of DIY on this necklace, it was a short chained one which came above your boobs, but I could not handle this so i unclipped some of the links and attached another old necklace segment onto it so that the whole necklace would fit perfectly just on the bust :) I must say i have amazingly strong teeth!!! Then I put the classic Dorothy Perkins high ankle boots with it to make me feel taller and for a bit of fun, some Cheryl Cole Fake Eyelashes from Boots :)

I love my friends to pieces, and even though I didnt stay out late...the casual night out with some good friends made me happier than I was before :)

Topshop Shoe Copy

Remember these????

Topshop AVA Shiny Lace Up Hiker Boots - £95.

Well look at this remake for a fraction of the price - £35!!! *Amalee Patent Peeptoe Shoe Boots* - With gold buckles and gold eyelet details. Heel height 10cm. ALMOST IDENTICAL!!!

http://www.boohoo.com/

I cant decide...

I have always been a BIG lover of floral clothes, and also a BIG lover of flowing tops rather than skin tight...so you would think that I would love a completely floral and flowing dress with a pulled in section under the bust? The shape I think would be flattering, I just cant work out whether I would like to wear it? Is it too much floral? Is it a bit of an overload? I cannot decide!!! What do you think?
Of course my items to show are Topshop :)

Lilly Cream Flower Skater

Price: £35.00

Colour: Cream

Vine Floral Skater Dress

Price: £35.00

Colour: Black

Mummy was feeling generous :)

FINALLY I had a day off from work on Saturday after working both days the weekend before. My mother and I went to a place near to my dads house, called Harlow. In the centre of the chavy place that is known as Essex!! Although it has a bad name, I have some good memories from the place :)

My favourite thing about it is the market called North Weald Market :)

Some people know it as having dirty knock offs and some people know it for being returns from shops. But I know it for the amazing packs of fruit and veg and the Topshop 'Cabbage'. For those of you who dont know what this is, its the extra items of clothing/shoes that are made by a company and then sold on to market sellers because they think that the lines are not going to sell or if there is a problem with it.

I recommend you go!!

About an hour after buying the coat below, I walked into the real topshop with the intention of buying some goodies with my 25% off and an employee walked up to me and complimented me on it. Had no idea that I was standing right next to it! Topshop Jacket £85 in store and I got it for £25 with no faults! :)

£28 - and I got it for £12 :) Although this top is not in the most recent stock, I loved it when I saw it before and couldnt bring myself to spend £28 on it as its pretty plain. But for £12, who would say no?? Black transparent back, and silk layers on the front :) Perfect matched with leggins. And good for day wear and nights too!

Night out on monday :) £40 in store and I got it for £12 again :)

Everyone loved it matched with my mates topshop jaguar belt, heels and my blazer. Perfect because its still in my Topshop store that I work in, so it means I can wear it to work and they will never know :) Well until one of them reads this!!!

Twilight Debate <3

I went to see it today at 1.45 after college! I was treated to a meal at Frankie and Benny's before hand and then sat down to the amazing film that was Twilight New Moon :) My best friend and I had a massive debate the whole way through about which team we would be on. Personally I am totally TEAM EDWARD otherwise known as Robert Patterson, but Lucie loves Jacob otherwise known as Taylor Lautner!!

But I want to know your opinion...

Taylor Lautner Or...Robert Patterson!!!

Topshop is calling...

I want. I want. I want.

Lace Top Floral Top £25.00

So for me...£18.75 :)

The Twilight Saga Premiere

Kristen Stewart
At The 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Film Premiere, Los Angeles.
Oscar de la Renta tulle strapless dress.
Unbelievably Stunning!!!

My Favourite Dress from the Oscar de la Renta Pre - Fall 2009 Collection is...

BLACK SILK FAILLE AND LAMÉ ONE SHOULDER DRESS - $3290

Who would say 'No' to the perfect LBD...???

Louis Vuitton Spring 2010 Bag

Victoria Beckham at Heathrow on 16th November.

Believe it or not, she has been the first one to be spotted with the new Orange Sunset Louis Vuitton Spring 2010 Bag! The faded orange bag has an extendable strap with a detachable giant rabbit foot on the side, which is the Spring/Summer LV trade mark. Obviously the bag has small LV signs all over it, but they are faded also so that the bag has a bit more originality.

Designed by Creative Director Marc Jacobs for the luxury French fashion house Louis Vuitton.

Although the colour is not too bad, im not sure how I feel about the bag as a whole...?

On the Catwalk back at Paris Fashion Week.

Jessica Stroup

Puma’s African Bazaar, Held at Los Angeles’ Historic 5410 Wilshire Building on Wednesday November 11.

Although you would never ever believe it, Jessica Stroup is 23!! Obviously that is not an old age, but she looks as if she is 19! Also its hard to believe that she is anything older than her 90210 age of a college student! I love her new Hair Do, its quite similar to the Victoria Beckham hair cut I blogged about a while ago, so i suppose the short bob like with curls/waves look is in at the moment! :) I like it!
Wren jacket, Enza Costa top & Seven for All Mankind Gwenevere jeans.
Shoes by Brian Atwood, Jennifer Fisher for Broken English Spike Necklace and Tylie Malibu clutch.

After looking up Tylie Malibu because I LOVE the clutch that Jessica is holding her, ive decided that The Runaway Rose Suede bag is the nicest. Many of her details are the same but because of the rose background, this one is wanted even more :)

PRICE : $395.00

New Uniform

I had work and I couldnt decide which item to wear. So I thought I would go smart casual. Hope you like :) Primark white flower from our new Cambridge store. Topshop Dress. Primark waist belt.

Kelly Osbourne

Kelly Osbourne in NYC on Thursday at the re-launch of the Swatch Watches store in Time Square.

To be honest, she looks amazing in the dress and everyone knows that shes been trying really hard for that body. But whats wrong with her makeup???  She looks like she has gone majorly overboard on every part of her makeup! I love her and everything she does now, but sometimes you just have to learn to say No.

Together At Last :)

Tuesday, 11/10/2009.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart caught holding hands as they walked along the street in Paris.

After all the speculation about whether they are together or not was driving me insane! I think this picture definately shows that they are together :) And they look unbelievably happy and perfect together!!

Its hard not to be with someone after spending so much time with them and especially when you are working so up close and personal! I cannot wait to see the New Moon movie :)

Glamour Awards

Glamour magazine's 2009 Women of the Year awards at Carnegie Hall in New York Nov. 9, 2009.

Rihanna looks unbelievably gorgeous here. She was one of the women to be honoured at the event after doing her first news report about the break up with Chris to ensure that she was a good role model for fans.

She's wearing a Stephane Rolland gown after being styled by Mariel Haenn.

After looking at the Rolland collection, ive decided that this dress is my favourite from the autumn/winter 2009 collection...

Have a look at the collections... http://www.stephanerolland.com/

Jimmy Choo for H&M

'The clothing "embodies the attitude and spirit of laid-back party glamour," says Tamara Mellon, president of Jimmy Choo, in a recent media release. "Shoes are every fashionista's passion, and who doesn't dream about a pair from Jimmy Choo?" H&M's creative adviser, Margareta van den Bosch says, adding: "The clothes are clean and sharp and work perfectly with the shoes that are heavily detailed with studs, buckles, prints, eyelets or perforations."' - http://www.vancouversun.com

The collection comes to selected stores on the 14th of November! ONLY 4 DAYS TO GO!

I would LOVE a pair of these sandles and this bracelet.

Bruna - Marc Jacobs

My new item to add to the wishlist.

The Bruna Bag. £744

'A unique Marc Jacobs style which exhibits a signature look with the quilted effect but adds a twist with the decorative belt at the front.'

Vintage Yard <3

After reading up about how 'timeless fashion and beauty' loves vintage jewellery and is looking for a birthday present, I decided to take a look myself. It all reminds me of my grandma, when I used to sit at her dressing table putting on her clip on earings covered with different kinds of stones that lit up your whole face. She used to say to me, 'If God wanted you to have holes in your ears, then he would have made you that way'. I would sit there with my short blonde hair and lipstick all over my face whilst she brushed my hair so much that I believed the myth was true, if you brush your hair 100 times then it would be unbelievably shiny.

My favourite item from Vintage Yard is...

Vintage Style Art Nuoveau Gold and Diamond Ring

For $620.

"19th century styled gold ring with one sparkling diamond mounted into a gold frame"

I love this. I have always wanted a really simple ring to go with the rest of my plain jewellery. Idealy I would have it with a silver frame but this ring still seems so gorgeous.

Thankyou very much for http://timelessfashionandbeauty.blogspot.com/ for letting me know about Vintage Yard.

Beyonce Knowles vs Cheryl Cole

Who wears the David Koma dress better?? :)

Taylor Momsen <3

Shes gorgeous and stylist and she's not even 20. Heres a few of my favourite style moments of Taylor Momsen. Although I do infact prefer her with her curly blonde hair, im still loving the straight haired look to help pull of her 'rock chick' look she's doing at the moment. Im sure within no time, she will be like the rest of the Gossip Girls and will have the natural wavey look back as normal :)

This picture doesnt even look like her! She looks about 25 years old!!! Taylor at The Whitney Museum Gala at The Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC on October 21st.

On the set of filming the new Gossip Girl, October 26th.

Queen of Cupcakes

I went to the Newmarket Races Craft Show today and everything was SO gorgeous. There was such gorgeous things there but unfortunately completely out of my price range! The stalls varied from abstact and classical pieces of art, to reptile door stands made of all kinds of things! The most appealing stalls were the hand made jewellery stands, which as you can imagine...were amazing...but everything was from atleast £50+ and I am terrible with jewellery, so as pretty as it all was, im very likely to lose it all! I like simple jewellery, I have one necklace which my boyfriend bought me and I wear it every single day :) *love him*. In the food court, the first thing that caught my eye was the cake stand. Huge platforms filled with handmade cakes made infront of you and I could not resist buying 5 for £5! :) I gave the dark chocolate one to my boyfriend when I saw him later that day and the other 4 were for myself and my family! The baker has a company called 'Queen of Cupcakes' and her website is http://www.queenofcupcakes.co.uk/. I recommend ordering some :)

Uniform Decisions...

Yesterday whilst at work, my manager went on a break and left myself and my co-worker Holly on the shopfloor :) We thought this was a perfect opportunity to try on different choices for our three items, especially as the shop floor was especially quiet!!

These are my options...

Lace Bodycon Dress £38.00 I definately want this one!!!

I can see this matched with some black or coloured net tights such as these for £6 from dorothy perkins. I tried this dress on with a purple jaguar belt from topshop also. Its from past ranges and i never got a chance to buy it but just as I was trying it a customer came over and said it looked lovely on me. I offered it to her to try on and within moments she decided she wanted it!! There we go, trying on clothes at work can most definately be a good thing :)

Knitted Sequin Tiger Jumper £48.00

Okay, so this is not the normal type of thing that I would wear, but as the cold weather is coming out. Ive decided that I absolutely love it! It covers my bottom, so i dont feel bad which is a bonus!!  I would wear it with a pair of black leggins or my blue jean jeggins. When I tried it on, an instant smile came to my face. Its SO comfortable :)

Now, as I only have one outfit item left to pick, Ive come to a bit of a problem! I LOVE both of these tops and I cant decide which one to get! :) Help me decide :)

Knitted Sequin Tiger Jumper £48.00

Matched with a pair of jean jeggins for the casual look and a waist belt or I would love to get some really gorgeous skirt to go underneath. Cant think of anything at the moment though, simply because most of my skirts are black and obviously these two colours just dont go!

Lace Pleat Hem Shell Blouse £28.00

This one I love. Obviously its far more casual and somewhat more suitable for work! Although I dont necessarily want it to be my only choice because the colour is very similar to my jumper. I tried this on with just a simple pair of black leggins and if I was going out then it would be great to put these with my new ankle boots from previous posts.

Its all SO pretty and I would love to get all four but obviously I can only get three items for 60% off!

What do you think??