Shoe Haul

Hello dear readers :) 


You know when you open your wardrobe, full of clothes, and yet feel that you have nothing to wear? Well that was happening a lot to me lately, and not because I don't have new clothes, I still have clothes with the tag still on because I haven't worn them yet! 


Sometimes I'm a real perfectionist, no one stands me during shopping, as I get really frustrated when I don't find what I want, and I waste a lot of time to figure out what to wear... people close to me call me a 'Qansha', which means that I'm really picky ! Yes I am, especially when planning outfits, both for weekends and for school, I always find that one thing missing in every outfit, which doesn't make me 100% sure about the look. I figured out that my major problem was that I needed some new shoes to complete my outfits, as I was always restricted of what to wear because I was limited when it comes to shoes. So it was time to go hunting for some new shoes, to have something else to spice up my outfits and help me mix and match and be able create new outfits. 


These below are the four pairs of shoes I bought today. I know not everyone is going to like them all four, but I chose to go for basic (goes with nearly everything), comfortable and practical, which for me are the 3 most important things in shoes. 

I got these black wedges at McBailey, my first reaction when I tried them on was 'oohh these are soo comfortable !' I needed a black pair of shoes for summer, because the ones I have are kind of 'wintery'. The  heel is not too much, but I don't have to justify myself for not wearing super high heels!

I got these sneakers from Bershka. These are going to be my 'go to' shoes for everyday this spring. Even though they are sneakers, the fact that they are leather gives an edge and combines sporty and comfortable with casual and cute. I imagine them looking really cute with a floral dress and cardigan, and with the classic jeans and t-shirt.

These black pumps are from McBailey. I needed a pair of black pumps which go with everything. Nothing special acutally, just a basic essential that every girl should own, but which I didn't until this morning :p

I know not everyone will like them, but I had decided I needed a purple pair of shoes when I saw a youtuber wearing black shorts, a green blouse and purple pumps and fell in love with her look immediately. When I saw these suede purple shoes on sale at Dorothy Perkins, I felt so lucky that they had my size! These will be great with a black and white outfit, or jeans and white, or to colour block with yellow or green :) Yayy I finally got my own purple shoes ! :D 

A pair of shoes was life changing to Cindirella, let's see what four pairs will do for me! 


Always choose to shine! 


Much love 


Ruth x x 

5 days, 5 outfits

Hello Dear Readers! 


At last I'm doing another outfit post :) and not just one! I'm showing you what I wore to school in the past week, 5-9th March 2012. The outfits are all outfits for everyday, jackets and layering can be added to adapt the look to the weather. Note that I had no makeup on since I don't wear makeup everyday. 

MONDAY:
I fell in love with the sweater immediately, love the colours, and I think it looks even better with the closed buttoned shirt underneath.. but this is of course optional

TUESDAY:
Colour Blocking green with red, and the feminine lace detail of the top matched the cute moustache necklace really well. 

WEDNESDAY:
The shirt is vintage, (thumbs up to my mother who had made it for herself!!) I love it's unique double breasted style and little buttons. I love wearing it buttoned up. Here I matched it with a faux-leather brown jacket and an owl necklace which I think added a more modern and edgy yet soft look to the shirt.

THURSDAY:
This oversized sweater is really fun, It can be paired with a buttoned up shirt underneath, but here I chose to wear a scarf, which matched the top really well. It is brighter and lighter than the blue stripes on the top, so popped out as a statement to the outfit. I paired it with a pair of dark jeggings (leggins which looks like jeans) so the top could flow around and the oversized and layed back effect came out perfectly. 

FRIDAY:
I had wanted to mix leopard print with mustard for long, and I think it looked really well. I paired it with the moustache necklace and red scarf to tone down the edginess of the leopard print top with something feminine and fun, and add a pop of colour to the outfit.

Choose to shine !! 


Ruth x x 

February Favourite Products !

Hello dear readers :) 


It's time for my February Favourites ! :) I haven't bought any makeup products this month because I was buying way to much, and not using the ones that I had already. So as for makeup, I re-discovered some products which I had abandoned, not because they weren't good enough, but because I got too excited about new products which made me use only the new ones! I will now try to at least come to an end of a product before buying another one, and end up eg. with a number of blushes of the same colour !! Not healthy for my bank account :/ 

Skincare is a must, its a matter of hygiene. My face is very oily and sensitive, and I got my first breakouts in form two. Back then, I wasn't really into all this stuff, and couldn't care less about breaking out and used to pick my spots continuously. Of course, this used to break me out even more .. yuuuckk :( When I finally realised what I was doing to my face, I started to wash my face regularly , brand after brand , I never found any products which solved my problem, and never wanted to go to a dermatologist, as it was never a severe acne which needed antibiotics. Now I finally realised what my problem was and found the ideal products for me and I'm finally seeing some good results !! :) 


I stopped exfoliating, as I think that might have affected my problems before, I think I used to over do it , and my skin was being irritated instead of healed! Pimples were being bruised with exfoliation and bacteria was spreading all over the face instead of removed! If I had realised that before I would have stopped immediatelly! I'm not saying that exfoliation is bad! It helps a lot with black heads, however, it should be applied only once or twice a week, and if pimples are present, avoid completely, or don't exfoliate that part as you would only be damaging your skin! 

I am loving the tea tree oil range form the body shop. They are suitable for blemished and oily skin, and cleanse the skin removing oil without over-drying the skin. My breakouts have minimised a lot this month, and scars are fading away slowly. I still have some tiny spots here and there, but not as severe as they used to be, and I thank this range for these results. The oil in my skin is finally also being controlled. I use my Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash, Toner and Lotion (moisturizer) twice daily, every morning and before I go to sleep. If I have makeup on before, first I remove my makeup with my famous baby wipes, and then cleanse , tone and moisturise, to make sure that every bit of makeup is removed and no pores are being clogged. 


Another good thing about these products is that they are quite long lasting and not very expensive ! I have tried many other brands, and some where much more expensive and had fewer amount of product, yet still they didn't work as well as these do, so I think that this range is really worth-it ! 


Choose to shine ! 


Ruth x x 

Spring/Summer 2012 Trends

Hello dear readers :) 

Spring is around the corner and I can't wait to say hello! New seasons bring new trends and these are some of my favourites from next season :) I like mixing trends together, like white with neon, metallics and pastels, neons and pastels, mixing prints, and many other combinations.

• White (white jeans, white blazer, anything white actually)

• Pastels (mint is going to be my favourite one especially paired with yellow, pink, peal and denim... there's a whole post on how to rock pastels click here to read other blogpost :) )

• Metallics (here I would go for some chunky accessories and shoes with a white dress, a sequined blazer or cardigan with something pastel, or a sequined skirt paired with a buttoned up denim shirt tucked inside ) 

• Neon (I think I'm going to invest in a couple of bright handbags and pair of shoes, so I can rock this trend without going out of my comfort zone as I don't see myself wearing a bright neon top or dress) 

• Prints (floral, navy [chain prints], tribal) for me, there is no spring without floral prints, we see it every time, so lets try to make something different with it this time, mixing different patterns (like 2 floral prints together, not floral with tribal together) is a trend I would like to explore this spring, here I would go with different sizes, so there's still one item which is like the main statement piece. 

Choose to shine !

Ruth x x