Greet the seas across the ink black night.

Expression / In and Out of Focus

Todays post is a little different from usual, a hybrid of essay/questions with no answers sort of post? It started of as an uninteresting OOTD post, when i decided to include some pieces of writing I've done recently, and then the topic sort of swayed a little when all my shots were coming out unfocused (the pros of having to use self-timer mode, eh?) Who even writes essays in their three - month holidays from school? Me, that's who. 

ex·pres·sion

noun

1.

the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of political opinions.

2.

a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old-fashioned expressions.

3.

the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words; wording; phrasing: delicacy of expression.

4.

the power of expressing in words: joy beyond expression.

5.

indication of feeling, spirit, character, etc., as on the face, in the voice, or in artistic execution: thelyric expression embodied in his poetry.

Expressing oneself in today's society can come in many forms. The main way people express themselves (especially in younger generations) is appearance. Clothes, shoes, hair dye, tattoos  piercings, its an essential part of growing up and becoming who you are to many people. But sometimes, we can get so caught up in trying to stand out on the outwards that maybe we don't realise we can all look the same and we should be trying to stand out on the inside too? Or is that just me? Blame the lack of tea. 

Private expression (this is writing, art, photography ect to me) has akways been part of my life I could say. I have always done writing, and music, and drawing. Everyone has some form of private expression I think. So thats why I included these tiny snippets of writing in my photos today. the first one is mine, and the second piece is just lyrics  all wrapped together from one of my favourite songs at the moment.

The second thing I want to talk about today is focusing on things in life. Like, really focusing on something and trying to improve yourself as much as you can in that particular thing. That's what I feel like I need to do at the moment. I feel like the focus on somethings have been lost, and i need to re focus on them. Do you ever feel like that sometimes? I guess these pictures somehow unintentionally reflect those feelings.  

And I just included this last picture not because it fits in with the theme of this post but because I loved the light in it so much. Apologies for that ;)

Top / H and M
Skirt / Topshop
Boots / Some random French store 
Horrifically unstyled hair / Models own

I hope you enjoyed this post, please tell me what you think! Im not to sure about these long rambly posts? I hope youre all having a lovely Thursday,

love,
annie
xxx

Cherry Ghost - A Month of Mornings

Changing by the minute and the record on repeat.

Aloha there, its me, that long lost blogger who got lost in a sea storm of exams. Hyperbole may of been used there, but seriously, I have been consumed by exam fever. I thought once I started my study leave, I would have time to blog. I didn't. My camera, once used every single day, was abandoned in a corner of my room to gather dust. Now, with only one exam left (the dreaded calculator maths), I feel like I have some more time to blog. This summer (11 weeks long babyyyy), will definitley be one full of blogging! So, without further ado, here is my OOTD post for you all, neon crop tops and all...

But look at this little camera my dad found and gifted to me the other day! Its a tiny pinhole camera with no shutter mechanism, and I cant wait to try using it. However, me being the indecisive being that I am, cant decide whether to use colour or black and white film, what do you guys think?

Crop top // Topshop
Skirt // Enjoy Vintage Shop, Truro
Nike Blazers // Office

Thats it for my now lovelies, see you soon and I hope your all having a fabulous day!

Love, 
Annie 
xxx

George Barnett - Swimming Pools (Drank) Kendrick Lamar Cover
(This song is my summer song, I cant stop singing it, I HAVE AN OBSESSION SEND HELP)

Took a trip - BFWSS13

Fashion weeks occur twice a year around the globe in the four major fashion capitals of the world (such an overused cliche/phrase, won't hurt to use it again); London, Paris, New York and Milan. They are followed by fashion observers all over the world with a hawk-like eye, high street stores looking to bring the trends into their own shops for much cheaper prices, fashion editors looking for the next hot thing (cough *Cara Delevigne* cough), and all round amazing bloggers like Susie Bubble and the like. 

These weeks are wonderful and essential to the fashion industry, but very inaccessible for small fashion bloggers like me who have just started out with little under twenty followers. So what more wonderful than smaller fashion shows featuring high street brands, who often give away free passes (I repeat, FREE) for bloggers and fashion students. The Mall at Cribb's Causeway in Bristol is just one company that offers these weeks, and I attended one this year, which after complications was not the blogger's show I was originally invited to, but a public one, was amazing, featuring clothes from John Lewis, River Island and Next. Admittedly, not high end fashion houses, but a lot more purse friendly for students like me.

I went to the show with my fellow friend and blogger Katy (from Palette), and we had such a lovely time, using the chance for a good ol' beauty trip afterwards, which we thought was well deserved. Unfortunately, because I went on the Sunday, no photo's were taken, but Ben Allen's flickr photostream has plenty of beautiful photographs taken from the friday's show, all the main outfits and my favourites are there! Of course there was a small bag of gifts, or more bluntly, goodie bags, and they were surprisingly lovely so i photographed their contents for you all. (There were food items, but these were unfortunately eaten, apologies from my stomach!)

Rather generous, don't you think? I was especially excited to see the Tea Pigs in there, the tea lover that I am.

 A Lush Times is always appreciated, especially with the incredible Vivienne Westwood as a cover star! // My show programme and event guide

A little OOTD : River Island Blouse and Vintage Necklace

   

Lips of the Day : S+G A Great Kisser in Chocolate Cherry , Revlon Kissable Balm Stain in Honey and Lancome Juicy Tube in Sorbet de Cerise

After receiving a Boots voucher from a family friend for my birthday, I couldn't resist picking up these beauties which I have wanted for such a long time! Essie's Mint Candy Apple and Barry M's Peach Melba are sure to be my new favourite spring shades, though I have yet to try them on my nails yet! 

Have you ever been to a fashion show like Bristol's? Or have you been lucky enough to be a visitor to LFW? I hope you all had a lovely Monday, as lovely as Mondays can be anyhow!

love

annie 

xxx

Singtank - The Party

This french sister-brother duo were a major 2012 mucic mojo for me, this song is one of my special favourites, and the video is one of my favourite music video's ever, so majestic, and Josephine makes it even more incredible by climbing the set in her incredible shoes!)

The only mistake is if you stand still.

I went shopping Saturday last, and thought you guys might like to see what I've bought. It was only a small trip, I also bought a dress for mine and my best friend's joint birthday party that's happening in three week but because some of my friends read this little blog I thought i'd leave it as a surprise ;)

  

Aussie Dual Personality Coloured Hair Protectant and Shine Serum

I picked this up on the recommendation of my lovely friend Emma, and have found it to be pretty good so far. When just used on the ends without anything else it makes my hair look so much healthier, but when used with my other products it didn't look so good, we'll just have to wait and see.

Dove Summer Glow Nourishing Lotion

I've tried this already, and I love it, it;'s great for someone like me, with fairly pale skin who doesn't want to look orange, and I love how it contains a really subtle shimmer. You build up layers over time, but I tend to only do a couple of layers to keep it more natural.

Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Wash and Soap and Glory Calm One Calm All Bubble Bath

You guys know how much I love Soap and Glory, and these are my favourite new additions to my collection. Both deliciously scented and amazingly moisturising, I love using these two!

 River Island Blouse

Definitely my favourite purchase of the day, I love this blouse to pieces. With it's gorgeous pattern and divine button-down back detailing, it's a winner for spring and summer, and I will be wearing it with anything from my leigh jeans, to my lace skirts.

I hope you enjoyed this post, sorry I've been absent of late, life seems like a whirlwind right now with exams and concerts entwined every week!

Love

Annie

xxx

Shake Shake Shake - Bronze Radio Return

I'm picking out the stars.

Just a quick little post today to share my absolute favourite show at London Fashion Week. This is the Brit-award winner Tom Oddell performing a beautiful rendition of his latest single 'Hold Me.' If you've been following my blog for a bit you'll have seen that nearly every song of the say for a long time now has been one of his. The Burberry Prorsum AW13 was definitely my favourite show of LFW, everything was perfect. The glass arena was the perfect setting, and to me Burberry always pulls off the best show.

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend,

Love

Annie 

xxx

I shouldn't say it, but I'm starting to think I care.

 
I took a trip back up north to York over the weekend, it was so lovely to see all my childhood friends, and of course we had to go shopping! My main priority was to pick up a new pair of jeans from Topshop, after hearing so many lovely things about them and I thought it was definitely time to treat myself to a pair. 

Leigh Jeans / Topshop

These jeans are so lovely and comfortable, and the perfect fit for me! I tried a lot of different pairs and these were by far my favourite. A good price too. (Just noting here that the link I've given doesn't go to the exact jeans that I have, as mine weren't on the Topshop website, however these were the closest match I could find!)

 

Shirt / Urban Outfitters

I picked up this BDG shirt in the new (well new to me) Urban Outfitters in York for £10. As usual, it was from the clearance, as all my purchases from UO are!

Black Maxi Skirt / Topshop

This was deffo my buy of the day! Only £5 for something I've wanted for ages, I couldn't believe it, and neither could the sales assistant! (Again, because it's a sale item I couldn't find the exact product online, so the link is a suggested alternative from Topshop, unfortunately at full price!)

Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen / Boots

A lot of people I know love this, and I decided it was time to try it fro myself. With a felt-pen style tip, it's easy to use and has a great colour density to boot! Love it, as I love all the other S+G products I've tried.

I hope you enjoyed this post, as soon as I have some free time I'll snap a couple of outfit posts to show you what these things look like on.

I have exciting news to announce as well, I will be blogging at the Bristol Fashion Week 'Live Blogging Show' for SS13, along with 99 other bloggers from around the south west and beyond. I am so excited to take part, I'll have more news to share soon hoepfully.

Also, I was flicking through my favourite blogs before writing this post and read this article from the blog 'Gin and Ginger'. It was such a great article that I had to share it with you guys, please check it out!

Hope you all had lovely weekends,

love 

annie 

xxx

Tom Odell - Hold Me (One word. Addicted.)

Took a trip.

I took a trip down Falmouth way, which was lovely, as I've never been down there much before. Of course, a lot of charity shopping ensued as well as eating rather well.........c'mon guys, we're talking about me here.

 

 Of course I bought a couple of things, namely this beautiful skirt from Enjoy in Truro, which you must visit if you're ever in the area it's full of boutique and vintage items for amazing prices, there's some pretty crazy stuff in there! This plate was in a charity shop and it reminded me of my beloved I Capture The Castle, so I had to have it. 

We took a trip to Penzance as well, and stopped off for lunch at the lovely Honey Pot, a cafe which does the most delicous food! I had some ciabatta with mozerella, tomatoes, and red pesto, which was lush! Accompanied with a pot of darjeeling, it made the pefect lunch time snack. (I'd like to thank Auburn for giving me a fully fledged tour of the charity shops, it was great!)

Hope you're all having a lovely week so far,
love
annie 
xxx

Tom Oddell - Hold Me (this song has been on repeat, it's sooo good)

I'm standing on a treetop, oh so high.

 Model / Robin

These photo's were taken as part of my Art GCSE exam prep, i'm very pleased with them, and thanks must go to the lovely robin for being such a wonderful model. 

love

annie

xxx

 Tom Odell - Hold Me

Find a dream, shut it down.

Just a quick little post to share this beautiful scarf that I've been loving recently. One of my bestest friends Bob brought it for me to Christmas and I've been wearing it ever since! I love the pattern, and the traveller style roses. One of my closest friends when I was growing up had a traveller's caravan in her garden, which was the centre of our imaginary stories, and this reminds me of not just that caravan which was host to so many plans but that time as well. Do you have an item, new or old, that reminds of you of a special time in your life in some way?

love 

annie

xxx

The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness