...By Helen

Thursday, 9 January 2014

SKINNYDIP LONDON.

iPad 2/3 Glitterball Flip Case

iPhone 4/4s Glitterball Case

iPhone 5/5s Venus Case

iPad Mini Triton Case

Byzanthium Perspex Embellished Clutch

Bottle Green Perspex Embellished Clutch

So as you may know, I am on Asos.com for about 23 of the 24 hours in the day, & ever since I stumbled across Skinnydip London on their accessories page I have become a bit obsessed.

Jewel encrusted accessories adorned with neon multi gems, mixed in with a heavy dose of perspex... could it get any better?!

Skinnydip is a London based label, founded in 2010. You might recognize them from featuring on Dragons Den in 2012, but the owners decided to go it alone & are storming the UK fashion world. Aswell as Asos, you can buy buy Skinnydip London products from River Island, Topshop & Selfridges.

So not only are they statement pieces, they're accessible & affordable.

Top banana i'd say.

Being relitively new & incredibly exciting, Skinnydip has been spotted on several fabulous fashion blogs... & amoung it are these two faves of mine.

Megan, over at Whats New Pussycat .

Not only are all her posts fricken fabulous, she is also real lovely!

Maddy, at Fashion Obscura .

My favourite of all the blogs I have recenetly discovered, & deffinately one to check out.

Do let me know what you think & what you're favourite products are. I need to get my hands on that Glitterball case for sure!

ASOS TWO PEICE.

Asos check blazer.

Asos high waist check trousers

So I think this is what I will probably wear to fashion week & have entered it in a LFW outfit competition over at Nowseen.com . I'm struggling to get a bloggers pass, it's like trying to give birth to a cow, but i'll still go down regardless to meet some other bloggers & check out the street style... and maybe go for a cheeky Yo Sushi.

I actually won this jacket from Asos... so naturally had to get the trousers! They're not really the best fit for me to be honest, but I have wanted a matching suit for ages & I love checks, so couldn't let this bad boy get away.

It's in the sale now, so grab yourself a bargain! It's a real investment peice that you can keep forever & bring out every now and then for occasions. As a tip, deffinately go a size down with the trousers!

I'm wearing my favourite Kate Moss for Rimmell lipstick, in 107.

Let me know your thoughts!

POLARGRAM.

So the other day I was looking through my Grandma's old photos with my cousin & we thought it was really sad that our grandchildren won't have photos to hold and look at. Everything is so digital & disposable, & I know I have never bothered to go down to boots with my little memory stick and print them.

So for new year I have decided to print my instagram photos to put in an album.

I used 'Polargram' to do this & will certainly use them next time. It was so quick & easy, and for 24 photos it's only £7... or if you wanted 48 it's only £10! Deffinately worth it.

As you can see they come in this cute polaroid style to, hense the name! (& they sent me a Maoam!)

Check them out here if you're thinking of doing the same.

& If you'd like to follow me on Instgram between posts I am @HELEN_RAGGYDOLL

GOODBYE 2013, HELLO 2014.

So there goes another year!

It was a mixed & quite tough one for me.

The start of the year my Dad was undergoing treatment for Cancer, which he beat. I wished for nothing more in the world than that news, but then I then lost my beloved Grandma a few months later. I have also lost my job this year, which is obiously very minor in comparsion. It's been all ups and downs!

I don't like to talk about personal things too much on my blog... cos no one wants to read that! But I just wanted to thank my readers & followers for your support throughout the year. I love blogging, & at times it has been a welcome distraction to share all my fashiony thoughts with like minded people like you!

I chose to pop this little video in, because I think it has been my song of the year. I went to see Gabrielle Aplin with my best friend in a small local theatre a bit later in the year, after all this had happened. She was amazing & I have really happy memories from that night.

Heres to a year with more ups than downs!