Topshop glow in Polish review //

 I suppose theres always a debate on what type of highlighter is best; cream or powder. For me, after trying out both kinds I personally much prefer the overall quality of a cream highlighter. In particular the Topshop Glow in Polish - something I'd also consider one of my holy grail products. It leaves a gorgeous dewy finish and blends into your foundation and hits the light nicely. I put mine across the tops of my cheekbones, down the middle of my nose, under my eyebrow arches and a tiny bit on my cupids bow to give the appearance of fuller lips. It's a very light formula, almost like a mousse which is unlike other cream highlighters as others I've tried are usually very subtle and don't catch the light as well as this one does. I use this highlighter on a daily basis, whether it's in the day time with a rosy pink cheek or at night time with more of a bronzed look - which looks so nice against a contoured cheekbone.

Topshop Glow in Polish - buy here

The next product from this line I want to try is their baked highlighter in 'Sunbeam' as I've seen plenty of bloggers and youtubers raving about how nice this product is. It's highly pigmented so a little definitely goes a long way. 

Have you tried either of these products? What's your opinion on them both. 

Love, Zoe x  

The last day of LONDON FASHION WEEK

I had so much fun staying in London over the weekend for fashion week that as soon as I got home I booked another train ticket to come back up on the Tuesday for the last day. This is my OOTD that I decided to wear. I wanted to keep the outfit quite minimal with tones of black and grey because the jacket is quite a statement piece, with bright florals quite the trend at the moment.

Bowler Hat - H&M

Glitter Cami Top - Primark

Floral Silk Jacket - Boohoo

Black Joni Jeans - Topshop Petite

Orange Flats - Primark

Bag - H&M

Tortoise Shell Glasses - Glasses Direct 

 I can't really complain about the weather, although there were a few random spouts of rain showers, the rest of the time was lovely and sunny.  I took a few more street style photographs however because it was the last day and in the week it wasn't as busy as it was on the weekend so couldn't get a great amount, none the less the style was still on par and everyone looked flawless. 

 This girls space buns made from her plaits and her Karl Lagerfeld bag were insane. Both of these aesthetics really made her whole outfit pop.

 crop top - Missguided

fur coat - Topshop

lion necklace - New look

coated jeans - New look

rings - River island, charity shop and Topshop

clutch bag - Vintage

I've been obsessing over these sunglasses for months and have gone to buy the glasses several times but stopped myself due to the hefty price tag that comes with them. Although you can buy the dupe here - Romwe Dual Tone Sunglasses

Afterwards, we tried to queue for standing tickets for the KTZ show at the Courtyard Show Space however there were so many people with actual tickets so there was no space. Instead we got into the screening next door to watch the show from a large projector. Overall the collection was gorgeous and I was a big fan of the bomber jackets and the black and white pieces with embellishments.

After feeling a bit defeated knowing that all shows at the Courtyard Show Space had now finished and everyone on my course had got into at least one show I decided to head on over to the Topshop Show Space at the Tate Modern to try my luck at the Meadham Kirchoff show, the one show that I would of loved to have got into. On arrival the security guard asked if I had a ticket, in which I said no and he ushered me away. But before I left he told me to wait and try my luck with getting in at the end if there was any space. There was about 10 of us waiting and we could tell that the show was about to start because the music started to die down. Then out of nowhere everyone that was standing with us just started running down the long slope for the entrance! Out of sheer impulse I started running with them, out of pure determination to see the show. And then what do you know, the security guard actually let us all in! By this point I was completely buzzing and was only two rows away from the catwalk so I had such a lovely view. The catwalk was made up of a 80s prom style obstacle course with giant love hearts decorated with tinsel curtains for the models to walk through and around. Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen played and fitted the collection perfectly. At the end of it all I went onto the cat walk to have a nosey at the set and film a few clips for my fashion film i'm putting together. Overall I was so happy to have been lucky enough to watch it and hope by next year i'll have an actual invite! You can watch all the clips I put together by clicking the link below.

Meadham Kirchoff A/W14 

So that's me done with my first season at London Fashion Week. I'm now looking forward to attending the S/S15 Mens collection in June and then Septembers season of womenswear.

TREND REPORT // AW/14

There was a lot of hype in Somerset house as Pandemonia made an appearance on Friday morning to be approached by reporters and street style photographers. His look always fascinates me whatever he wears and love what he's doing.

This couple looked effortless together adding bright pops of colour to an ever so dull, rainy day. With both their coats sitting gracefully on their shoulders, her septum piercing made her stand out amongst the crowd whilst his defined eyebrows and fluffy dalmation bag sat nicely against the knitted yellow fisherman turtle neck jumper.

As I am new to attending London Fashion Week I feel as if I met and spoke to people who for all I know could of had quite an important job title. That saying this flawlessly beautiful woman stood around with her hair in a neat ballerina bun in a gorgeous embellished crimson velvet dress. She was brave to say the least considering it was lashing it down with rain in this horrid british weather we're currently having. So if anyone knows whether this girl is a model I should know about then please let me know in the comments.

Proudlock - known for E4's reality tv series 'Made in Chelsea' wore a tailor made red tartan suit on Day Two of LFW with a pair of glasses designed by Ralph Lauren Polo, whilst Rosie Fortescue wore a pair with the same pattern designed by Prada. It was very lovely meeting him alongside Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews and they're technically the first famous people i've met, and I can't complain! 

Every time I sported anything holographic or polarised I had to take a street style photograph. The first girl wore matte black ray ban blue polarised cameras on Day 2 as the sun shone over Somerset house and made her somewhat simple outfit stand out amongst others. Statement (sun)glasses, particularly the frames are coming into trend, with topshop selling circle frames in matte black or pastel pink. Hologram and iridescent is also big at the moment, with brands like American Apparel, Office and Asos selling garments in this material. I'm crushing on these plimsoles this girl was wearing and also the holographic skirt from AA - which is currently retailing for £140 so a girl can only dream! I'm sure in the near future there will be a great dupe for this around though.

And finally I took two detailed shots from Victoria and Sophie's outfits as they filmed a scene for the next season of Made in Chelsea, something I am awfully excited for as MIC is my guilty pleasure, can't get enough of it. Sophie wore decadent black quilted Chanel leather gloves and Victoria was wearing a gorgeous blue shoulder bag with a single row of large silver studs leading down to the clasp.

Overall I had an amazing experience at London Fashion Week and will most definitely be returning for S/S15 and also the Mens Collection on the 15-17 June as I have a strong interest in menswear as I feel like designers are really raising the bar. What was your most memorable part of this years season?

My first time at London Fashion Week A/W14

I weren't quite sure what I was expecting as I approached Somerset house on the Friday morning, but with my umbrella in tow (the weather on Friday was just awful) I made my way through the arches of Somerset house. There was style inspiration coming from left, right and center - everyone had made such conscious decisions on what to wear, with people most likely planning their outfits for weeks. I decided to not exactly dress up as I didn't really know what to expect but seeing all my friends being stopped to have their photo taken for peoples blogs inspired me to dress more for the occasion on the following day. The poor weather meant the crowds of people mainly just hung around under the arches or didn't hang round at all. Regardless I got to see Proudlock and Rosie Fortescue, Susie Bubble and Pandemonia who was fascinating to observe to say the least.

On the saturday the weather was considerably nicer however awfully windy which made it feel a lot colder than it probably was. For my outfit I mixed texture with patterns, teaming a fluffy crop top with tartan leggings and added a pop of colour with orange pumps. Making my way down to somerset house again early in the morning I met and got a photo with Spencer Matthews, Jamie Laing and Proudlock - quite literally made my day. Through out the day I met John Rocha, Brix Smith and Nicky Clarke and saw a few more bloggers who I look up to. 

Fluffy crop top - Primark

Tartan leggings - Topshop petite

Orange pumps - Primark

Bowler hat - H&M

Necklace - Primark

Watch - Casio

Tattoo - Ben Hansen @ Evolution Canterbury

The run up to London Fashion Week A/W14

I can imagine that the atmosphere surrounding Somerset House is intensifying as the days draw closer; because in two days time LFW will commense. Everyone who’s everyone will be around London with their invitations, blogger passes or just sheer luck and/or ballsyness to witness what’s new & up and coming in the fashion world for AW 14. 

I shall be attending on the Friday and Saturday and using Thursday and Sunday morning to hopefully get myself some well shot street style photographs. I’m going to try out more of a documentary style as opposed to the classic street style look, because I think that this way really shows how someone moves and how someone feels in their garments. I’ve never personally dipped my toe into the world of street style and I know that it takes years to master a beautiful photograph, so I know not to feel disheartened if I can’t capture something amazing but shall try none the less anyway. Ideally I would love to try and get myself into the Fashion East show or Ashish, and I’m nervous yet excited to try my luck at getting in. I feel that this first time attendance of LFW will potentially increase my people skills and help with my social anxiety, something that I can’t really possess if I wish to go far in the fashion industry.

What are you most looking forward to seeing at London Fashion Week? 

polkadots and moonbeams

So I've decided that because come September I will officially be classed as a 'fashion student' I should probably seriously start thinking about my outfits and what I will be wearing on a daily basis. So I thought what better way to do that than by starting my own fashion blog. Needless to say I might not be any good at this whole blogging shenanigans, partly because I'm terrible at finishing something I start (I've had the same library book out for 12 weeks and still haven't finished it) but taking photographs of my daily outfits and reviewing clothes and products will really help me get into the swing of things.

I recently changed my hair colour after 6 years of having red hair to silver and decided a night out was needed whilst my hair had that salon feel to it. I had a look round h&m and spotted this gorgeous polka dot thick skater skirt hanging behind a denim skirt and needed to try it on. It's made out of a lovely thick material with a zip on the back going half way down. When you swish the skirt you feel like Pearl from finding nemo and I just knew I had to purchase it. I teamed it with a simple boyfriend fit black t shirt from primark, frilly socks from topshop that are ever so popular at the moment, a spiked clutch bag from primark and my beloved heeled chelsea boots that always see the dance floor on a night out. This skirt is so versatile and can be dressed up or down, depending on the occasion and has had many wears since, including the same outfit for when I visited Brighton for my 19th birthday last week.

*in the middle*

t shirt - primark

skirt - h&m

clutch - primark

chelsea boots - ebay

frilly socks - topshop