Iconemesis IndieGogo Campaign

I'm a big fan of creative design and buying something a little different or unique, even when that comes to phone cases.  Quirky design and illustration is always something that intrigues me as not being an artist myself, I wonder how some people are capable of such beautiful drawings and brilliant ideas.
Now having these funky designs on your Iphone case is the perfect way to carry around a little bit of art whether it be inspiring, quirky or fun and it shows off your personality in a fresh new way.

New brand Iconemesis has captured everything we love about design and is celebrating artists and designers in a brand new collaboration which brings fresh illustration and perfectly fashionable Iphone cases.  When I saw the designs available on Iconemesis, my eyes were instantly drawn to one of my favourite illustrators Gemma Correll and her cute, funny animal illustrations.  As a lover of dogs the pug Iphone cover was the perfect choice.

Iconemesis is currently undertaking a special campaign on Indiegogo which will help the brand develop and grow whilst bringing fresh, new talent on board to give us new amazing Iphone covers.  If you want to contribute to Iconemesis Indiegogo campaign, you can take a look at this amazing fashion brand at Support Iconemesis Indiegogo Campaign

Let’s get everyone talking about Iconemesis! Help spread the word by sharing this campaign with your friends and family. You can also add your support by sharing this campaign on Facebook and on Twitter using the hashtag:   #supporticonemesis

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Hair Extensions by Hairtrade

Now this feature may come as little strange due to the fact my hair is so super long and the need for hair extensions seems unnecessary.  I too had the same thoughts and having never tried hair extensions myself before, the thought of having false hair attached to my head seemed a little strange.  I know many of you will have tried extensions in one form or another but for me this was a totally new experience.

I love having longer hair and after ruining it many times with bleach, I've always tried to keep it healthy and shiny.  There is one thing I do wish for (which I'm very jealous of my sister) and that is thicker hair.  I have very fine hair and when given the chance to thicken it up, I used these luxury hair extensions from Hairtrade to add a small bit of length and some more volume to my flat locks.

As you can see from the before and after pictures, these lovely hair extensions gave healthy looking volume which looked natural and although they will probably take a little getting used to, they are perfect for an evening out or special occasion.

If you are a lover of hair extensions, Hairtrade do a spectacular range of colours and lengths and mine were 22in dark brown extensions which went perfectly with my hair colour.  The website also gives you a step by step video on how to put them in and look after your new locks.

Would love to know your experience with hair extensions and what brands you love best?

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New Look Festival Haul

This weekend I'm off to Devon Dub Fest, it's a festival for volkswagen lovers paired with a great atmosphere, good music and lots of lovely stalls of clothing, jewellery pieces and for the boys lots of car bits.  I've been to this festival most years since it started and it's always a really good event and (touch wood) good weather.  It's looking to be a warm weekend with some showers but I thought I'd take the opportunity to get a few festival buys for the cooler evening events.

This weekend will also be my first attempt at vlogging and I've already started some filming as we've had to get our VW ready for the event.  Hopefully it'll go ok and I'm hoping my camera skills aren't too shaky but that will be ready and published next week so keep your eyes peeled.

So on to my festival haul.  I had seen a few things in the New Look sale and after seeing my sister's fabulous bandeau playsuit, I had to have a look and see if I could find something I loved.  Prints are a favourite of mine and this elephant print playsuit was perfect for a cool evening look.  Another cute item I had to have was the festival bowler, I thought it would go well with my dark hair and would be perfect to cover my frizzy hair as I will be minus a hairdryer!

Another perfect addition for summer and a huge trend for festival time is this gorgeous floral print kimono.  I've got a cute dress that will look perfect against the sheer material and I love the vibrant colours and lightweight material.  Most of my festival haul was in the New Look summer sale and was a total bargain and the gorgeous kimono was from the New Look Inspire range.  Check out my fab festival buys and I'll share some outfit posts next week and my new video.

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OOTD - The Tropics & Shorty Dungarees

I haven't done an OOTD for a while and a few weeks ago I got some dungaree shorts which I have been eager to wear.  Today was lovely and sunny and they were the perfect outfit for all the things I had to do without getting too hot.

I have been looking for some of these dungarees for ages as most styles didn't fit me quite right and these were a bargain in the F&F summer sale at £8 so I couldn't resist.  Another favourite of mine this summer is all the lovely tropical print and my racer back top is from George another supermarket bargain.

Hope everyone is enjoying the fabulous sunshine we've been having.  Here is my OOTD:

OOTD

Shorty Dungarees - F&F

Tropical Print Vest - George

Sandals - Love Label

Sunglasses - Hilfiger

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Sun, Sea and The Simple Life

It's been a little quiet on the blog front recently and I thought I'd give a little update on what's been happening and how my blog has some small changes.  It's like anything in life, nothing ever stays the same and you have to ride the wave and develop as you go along.

I've been blogging for a whole year now and time has really flown by, in the past few months I've moved house to a lovely place about a minute from the beach and I've started my #Fit430 challenge.  Life is good and I'm feeling far healthier and happier than I have been in a while.  In 4 months I'm going to be hitting my 30th birthday and as I've been far less than healthy in the past few years I decided to challenge myself to get Fit for 30.  This challenge for me isn't about losing loads of weight but purely taking regular exercise, changing my portion sizes and how I'm eating. It's been so much easier than watching the weighing scales constantly.

So far, so good!  I've comfortably dropped a dress size on my bottom half and all the walking on the beach at 5am has definitely done wonders for my energy and motivation levels.  I'll be updating my progress on the blog over the next few months so if you want to keep posted just follow me on Twitter and my #fit430 for regular updates.

Now to my blog changes, most things are staying the same but I'm adding a little lifestyle inspiration into the mix and hopefully some events around the UK too.  I couldn't resist sharing the area I'm now living in as it's such a lovely place to so have a look at these snaps.  The last picture has been taken on my new Nokia Lumia 1020.  The camera is fabulous and perfect for bloggers as you can take it everywhere with you and it produces lots of great quality pictures, this phone also came with 64GB storage so has tons of space for your pictures.  My other photos I used my Canon EOS 600d another great camera that I absolutely love.  

I also have a fashion webzine too and there are lots of industry updates at The Style Society so take a look at new designers, collections and lots of other fashion news.  Elsie Delilah also has a new blog header, I've had it for a few weeks now and decided it needed a small personal touch so would love to know what you think.

Next weekend I'm going to Devon Dub Fest and this time I may be vlogging about this festival.  It'll be my first proper vlog and it'll feature everything from getting our VW ready for the show to what I'm wearing and what's happening at the festival.  So keep your eyes out for that in the next few weeks.

So hope that's given a little insight into what's been happening over the past few weeks and there is lots to come.  Don't forget to enter my Big Beauty Giveaway and win loads of lovely goodies, it's perfect for you beauty bloggers out there to try some products and give us some great reviews.

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Big Beauty Giveaway

Like many ladies, I have tons of beauty and hair products that I have either been gifted or bought myself and haven't got around to using.  I don't really feature hair or beauty reviews unless I really fall in love with a product so I thought everything I have as surplus instead of listing a massive blog sale, I've decided to host a big giveaway.

There are lots of products including some semi-permanent hair colours, body butters and shampoo and conditioner samples.  The products have never been used and would be great for any beauty bloggers wanting to test or review some items.  

If you'd like to win all of these beauty products, just enter via the widget below 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway is open to UK residents only due to postage costs.  The giveaway will run from Thurs 3rd July to Sun 20th July 2014.

The winner will be picked at random via the widget and notified by email.

Good Luck everyone!

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