Outfits from the past 6 weeks

Outfits from my time so far in Paris...

My 1st trip to the Eiffel Tower. Cold day so I needed something warm and comfortable. I also love to layer up!

A day on my course teaching followed by an interview. Smart casual, and I love this skirt. I want a maxi version but in bright yellow.

Feeling very tired and no where special to go means a long slouchy jumper.

Study in Starbucks day - Leopard dress, grey jumper. 
(Yes I realise it's not a great picture but I only have an iPhone to use.)

One of my favourite dresses and my pearl necklace.

BBQ day! Bright orange dress and a long gold necklace. Sadly not much sun until the day after!

White dress and black biker jacket for dinner near the Eiffel Tower and then my second trip up. Very cold but I had to grin and bear it!

Not my chicest outfit but I'm mostly in all day job hunting and blog writing so I've gone for casual!

More to follow (hopefully after some successful job applications)...
I love reading comments so let me know what you think.

Maria x

Oscars 2013

Oscars 2013
I stayed up to watch the red carpet last online and loved seeing all the outfits. In this blog post I'll share my favourite and not so favourite outfits that I saw and why. Let me know what you think by commenting below or tweeting me.

Favourites-
Jennifer Lawrence
She was wearing baby pink Dior ball gown. It was so beautiful! I'm not normally a baby pink fan but I think this dress was stunning in her. She looked classic clean and young. It suited her figure and was glam enough for the occasion. So jealous!
























Jennifer Hudson
Jen again! She looked incredible, it was kind of a simple dress, in terms of being daring and skin baring. However I loved how she looked. To quote Americans I thought she looked 'fierce'. Her figure was shown off nicely in the dress without looking slutty or too raunchy. Jealous of her body!























Sally field
How amazing did Sally field look? My answer is very amazing. I adored her red long ball gown. She looked really classic and so beautiful.























Amy Adams
Her Oscar de la Renta gown was like a Disney princess dress (which suits her - I love enchanted). It was so ethereal and just perfect. It's the sort if dress I'd wear to my wedding. If I ever see an affordable copy or I win the lottery then it's mine. Feel free to send one too me actually!























My not so favourites-

Anne Hathaway
I'm sorry... I just didn't like it at all. It's very 90's girl at a prom and not in a good/ironic way at all.
























Heidi Klum
I thought her dress was too much like she was going to 'sugarhut' Oscars instead of the real ones. Too much flesh for me.

Helen Hunt
I just thought her dress was a but dull. No character, no sparkle. Average.
*After writing this post I found out this dress was from H&M. Now I love H&M but for the Oscars?? Really??





























Pics from justjared.com

Hair and Make up - Keira Knightley inspired! OOTD

I had been reading this months Glamour magazine, which I love, when I saw this little picture of Keira Knightley in the beauty section (below). I love how she looks here, even if she isn't smiling, it seems quite classic and I think she looks really pretty.

As I mentioned before I'm moving to Paris for a while in a few weeks so last night my little sister had arranged a family night out before I leave. We had a meal in Cote restaurant on Tavistock Street in London then went to a comedy night in Covent Garden near Embankment Station. It was so much fun! We had french food, champagne and then cheap beers at the comedy. We were front row and of course got picked on! I laughed so much though!

Anyway, I used this night to have a go at creating my own version of this make up look. I just wish I had a lighter pink lipstick - does anyone know of any good ones?

I used my Rimmel gel liner to create the winged liner look. I had to lengthen and check the shape as I went, at first it was much to short. I suggest doing the same though as you don't want to make it too long then ended up smudging it all over your face trying to get it off. The lip colour I used is the Rimmel Apocalips in Stellar. I love this colour as it's so bright, brighter in real life though, the pictures make it look darker.

For my hair I used many many many kirby grips and buckets of hairspray. I made sure it was clean, and dried it straight then used my ghd's to go over any kinks or frizz so that it was smooth. I then got a section from the top on each side and twisted it back and pinned it. I then did another 2 sections underneath and pinned it at the back. (To be clearer I twisted and pinned 3 parts on each side at the back.)

I then picked up the hair, like I was going to put it into a bun and twisted it round. Then, instead of using a hair bobble I pinned it all in place using around 20-25 kirby grips. Once it was secure I used hairspray all over and then repeatedly sprayed the back about 5 more times before I went out. It managed to stay in all night from about 3pm to 1am so I was impressed, I just had to rejig the pins every now and then if any started to slip.

My outfit was a black and white print dress from Mango, Green Blazer (one of my favourites) , leggings, Grey Stiletto ankle boots from Forever 21 and a white and green small handbag.

Let me know what you think of the look and if you have tried any beauty or hair from celebs or magazines for inspiration. Post any links below.

Maria xx

Outfits of 2013 so far...

Here's a selection of outfits I've worn this year. I use WIWT and like giving and getting outfit inspiration, I think it's great for that! Below are ones that I have liked but not necessarily the ones I got the most stars for. Let me know what you like or don't like as much
Maria xx

Faux Leather Jacket -  H&M £29.99
Pleated Skirt - Forever 21 £13
Knee High Boots - New Look £40

Blazer- Primark £13
Black Skater Dress - H&M £7 (sale)
Boots - as above.

Shift dress  - Mango £30
Ankle Boots - Forever 21 £7.50

*all prices are approximate.