Fazane - Womenswear With A Fashion Twist!

I wanted to do this post to let you know about an exciting new womenswear company called Fazane.

Designed in the UK by Fazane Malik from Derby with her business partner and brother Joseph Malik.

ann dress £139.00

They cater for women of all ages and provide classic clothing and accessories with a fashion twist that would easily fit into any woman's wardrobe but still stand out in a crowd.

cath blouse £119.00

They try and use luxury fabrics where possible but still keep their prices affordable for all, their items retail for between £49-£249.00 which may sound like a lot but remember you're buying a classic piece that you can keep in your wardrobe forever and will never go out of style.

emma waistcoat £149.00

One thing I love about the company is that they only make 50 pieces of each style, each one signed and numbered, there's nothing worse than finding an item of clothing you love and then seeing it everywhere you go being worn by everyone else. I think it makes each piece from Fazane feel that little bit more special.

katie top £89.00

Designer Fazane Malik has also just won Fashion Angel's 2012 business mentoring competition sponsored by ASOS Marketplace. Entries were judged by Fashion Angel director Alison Lewy and Katie Oldham ASOS' senior marketplace manager, here's what they had to say
"We selected Fazane as we loved the brand aesthetic and felt the business had potential for growth"

nicola jumpsuit £109.00

If you want to take a further look at Fazane's designs then click here to visit their online shop, if you order anything this weekend from www.fazanemalik.co.uk you can get 20% off your order by entering the code PAYDAY20 at the checkout.

Take a look at Fazane's Facebook page and Twitter @fazane_clothing.

I'm absolutely loving the Cath Blouse, what's your favourite piece?

Let me know!

xxx

Firecracker Tie Dye Patriotic T-shirt

Just in time for the 4th of July, we've made a super cute Firecracker popsicle-inspired top!  After doing our research, we found out some people call them Bomb Pops or Rocket Pops! Firecracker pops are so iconic and remind us of summer days and trips to the ice cream truck.  I'm always a sucker for nostalgia, so wearing a firecracker pop shirt if right up my alley!  I enlisted the help of our awesome designer Lauri Eaton and she whipped up this shirt in minutes (minus drying time).  This DIY is just about as easy and fun as eating a Firecracker popsicle!

Firecracker Tie Dye Patriotic T-shirt

What you'll need:

– Tulip One-Step Tie Dye in red and royal blue
– Tulip Dye Zip Ties
– Tulip Surface Cover
– 100% white cotton shirt
– Pliers

What you do:

1. Wet or dampen your cotton t-shirt; wring out any exess water.

2. Lay shirt on surface cover. Cinch the shirt into three different sections and use pliers to pull zip ties tightly on bottom and top section as shown above.



3. Mix Tulip Tie Dyes and shake well.  Squeeze red dye and saturate top part of shirt.  Squeeze dye about a half inch from the cinched zip tie.  The dye does bleed and will seep to this section eventually.  Do the same with the blue dye at bottom.  Also make sure to turn over and make sure you get all areas on the other side of the shirt.

4. Roll and wrap in Tulip Surface Cover and let sit 6-8 hours.

5. Rinse under faucet to remove excess dye. Rinse until water runs clear.

6. Leave rubber bands on shirt and machine wash in large load setting.

7. After washing, remove rubber bands. Machine dry.

So what did you call this treat? Firecracker, Bomb Pop, or Rocket Pop?

NEW VIDEO: Kim Kardashian Inspired Makeup Tutorial

Hi Lovelies,

I have uploaded another Youtube video Today, This is of a Kim Kardashian Inspired Makeup Look.

Here is My Youtube Video... Remember to Comment & Subscribe :)



Products Used in Video:

Benefit Porefessional
Clinique Repairwear Anti-aging makeup  06 Honey
Revlon Colourstay Concealer Medium
Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil Dark Brown
Christian Eyebrow Kit Dark Brown
Dior Bronze 020 Light Tan
No7 Highlighter
Estee Lauder Face Compact Blush 01 Petal 02 Pink Kiss 11 Nude Rose (on eyes)
No7 Eye Base
Rimmel Glam Eyes 180 Gold Rush
No7 Truffle Eyeshadow
Barry M Trio
Avon SuperSHOCK Black
Estee Lauder Eye Pencil Soft Smudge Black
Rimmel Gel Eyeliner Black
Revlon Colourstay Liquid Eyepen Black
YSL Mascara Volume Effect Faux Cils Shocking in Black
Avon Lipstick Never So Nude
Estee Lauder Lipgloss Electric Ginger Shimmer
Sleep Rollers False Eyelashes*
Website: http://www.velcrosleeprollers.com/
Twitter @SLEEPROLLERS
Keep an eye out for their amazing offer coming soon on the eyelashes and rollers

Thanks For Reading

Have a Fab Weekend

Sarah xo

Patriotic Projects You Can DIY

I'm going to start with a disclaimer: none of these patriotic garments is a DIY project - they all can be bought at whatever retail store they are sold at. But here's the deal... WHY BUY WHEN YOU CAN DIY? These all look handmade but they cost way more than if you made them yourself. Let's get inspired by what's out there selling in our favorite stores, but let's make our own!

Flag biker jacket from Topshop

You can make it using Tulip Soft Fabric Paint and a star stencil.

Dip-dye top by Lucky Brand

You can make this by dipping your white tee into Tulip One-Step Tie Dye. So simple!

Festival top by Lucky Brand

You can paint this by cutting out stars and ironing them on. All you need are Tulip Fashion Glitter Sheets, a star template, an iron, and a pair of scissors.

Flag printed shorts from Topshop

You can make this using Tulip Soft Fabric Paint and a star stencil. If you don't have a steady hand to paint stripes, use painters tape.

 Heart flag tunic by Free People

You can make this using Tulip Fashion Glitter Shimmer Fabric Paint, a star template, and painters tape to make stripes.

 Flag tee shirt by Lucky Brand

You can make this using Tulip Fabric Spray, some tape and some star stickers -- just spray right over the top of the tape and stickers with paint, then remove to reveal your patriotic design.

 Patchwork denim shorts from Urban Outfitters

Create these by cutting up old denim to make square patches. Fray the edges and useAleene's Fabric Glue to apply them to your rockin' festival-inspired shorts! How easy is that?!

Okay, so these tie-dye shoes from Urban Outfitters might be less than DIY-able, but they are really cool and would look great with any of the Independence Day DIY's you may be wearing!

Great Outdoors - Cool2Craft TV

It's super cool! Cool2Craft TV July 2, 2012: Great Outdoors! The Cool2Craft design team is sharing a fun collection of great outdoors inspired craft ideas this week! EcoHeidi Borchers is crafting a Birdhouse Fairy Cottage featuring Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue, Tiffany Windsor is creating Upcycled Whimsical Yard Art featuring Aleene's Outdoor Adhesive, plus much more!
 

Learn new techniques, chat with us while watching the show and ask questions about all your favorite Aleene's products!  It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Airing Monday July 2, 2012 9am Pacific/10am Mountain/11 am Central/ Noon Eastern. Go to http://cool2craft.com and you'll see the Livestream player and chat box. See you Monday! Can't make the live show? No problem, you can drop by anytime 24/7 to watch the show!

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Craft on!

Celebrate Good Times, C'mon!

So, I found out some VERY good news this week; I shall officially be graduating my degree with First class BA honours in Journalism and English! To say I'm happy, is an understatement. Uni was something I always knew I wanted to do, so to have passed at such a high level just blows my mind. 

Even though I'm no longer a student, I'm still just as poor as one. So despite desperately wanting to buy myself a treat, I can't afford to! :( Luckily, I was sent this lovely skirt from Pop Couture to take the edge off! Its a beautiful chiffon maxi skirt, with a cheeky underskirt in a gorgeous nude colour. I really like it and I like how it goes with my skin colour too. I wore it with a speckled dip hem top from New Look which I also wore in this post with a black maxi skirt. 

My heart ring, of course is from Marie Loves Jewellery ;) which you can find here. I thought the look was quite feminine so the pretty heart ring would accompany it quite well!

P.S, sorry if I sounded like I was bragging at all about my degree, just proud of myself for the first time ever!

P.P.S, I would just like to give a thank you to the talented Malia from Deep Fried Freckles, who ever so kindly sent me this wonderful illustration of myself! I will treasure it! It is a rarity, I think, to get to see yourself in the illustrated form! I have popped it in my side bar as my 'about me' picture as I don't want it to go to waste! 

I'm Co-hosting Brightside Beauty Blog Hop This Weekend!

Hi Ladies!

I'm was really excited when Kristen from Meet Me On The Brightside emailed me and told me that my blog got the most views/clicks on last weeks blog hop which means I get to co-host this weeks blog hop!

Blog hops are a great way to discover new blogs and for other people to discover yours all you need to do is click on the 'add your link' below and add your blog to the list then check out as many of the other blogs as you wish, easy peasy :)

The blog hop runs all weekend so be sure to check it out!

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     Happy Friday Bloggers!  The weekend is almost here! Come link up to my Brightside Beauty Blog Hop for a chance to gain new followers and find amazing new reads. Linky list will be open now until this Sunday night 11:59 pm, Ohio time. There are only a few guidelines , so read and follow them all and let the fun begin.  Don't forget to come back every Friday to join the blog hop and enter future giveaways :)  The blog this weekend with the most views will win a co-host spot on next weekend's hop so get your network on :)

This week's co-host is:
Beauty by Emma

Hop Guidelines

1.  Follow Meet Me on the Brightside -

Beauty by Emma

On FB, or GFC, and be sure to leave us a comment so we can follow back!

2.  Add your Beauty, Fashion, Style Blog, Blog Post, or FB page link to the linky list below, before list closing on Sunday evening, Ohio time.  

3.  Visit other blogs on the list, follow at least two other blogs you like, and be sure to leave them a comment so they know to follow back.  Please be kind enough to follow back as well.

4.  Not mandatory, but if you grab the button and place it in your side bar or somewhere on your blog, tweet, or post about the hop, you can help to increase your co-hosting chances. 

Again, the blog that has the most views this week will be my co-host next weekend so make sure to network! 

4th of July Bomb Pop Shirt

Nothing says 4th of July like a Bomb Pop. Well ok maybe fireworks say it more, but Bomb Pops are cuter. I mean come on. Add glitter to the yummy equation and then pop this top on my kid and the cuteness will be unstoppable. Let me tell you how you can make your own in about 20 minutes.

SUPPLIES

T-Shirt

Tulip Fabric Paint (the shad of a stick)

Paint Brush

Iron

Tulip Fashion Glitter Shimmer Sheets

First I drew a picture of a Bomb Pop on a piece of paper to use as my pattern.

Next I cut my pattern into 3 parts. I then used the pattern parts to cut the shapes out of silver, teal and red Shimmer Sheets.

Once my shapes were cut out I placed them on my shirt where I wanted. Place a thin piece of fabric on top of the image and using a hot iron press.

The last thing to do is to paint on a popsicle stick and let it dry. I can't wait to show Tallulah her new spiffy 4th of July Bomb Pop shirt when she gets up tomorrow.

***This is a sponsored post by I Love to Create - I was compensated & given free supplies. Mama has gotta pay the bills somehow and really who in their right mind would say no to free craft supplies***

Newspaper Nail Art

Hi Lovelies, Newspaper Nail Art has been seen for a while now & I've noticed lots of people use something called rubbing alcohol to damp the newspaper but I thought I'd try it out using a different method.

What You Will Need:


5 Strips of newspaper to fit each nail, Plus a Cotton Wool pad with nail varnish remover on...


...And also a nail varnish of your choice. I'm using China Glaze Dance Baby.

Step 1:
Paint 2 coats of your desired nail colour onto your nails & leave to fully dry.


Step 2:
Take your newspaper cutting & place downwards onto the cotton wool pad that also has nail varnish remover on so it starts to get damp.


Step 3:
Place the newspaper cutting onto your nail & gently press down for a few seconds.


Step 4:
Remove newspaper cutting from nail, Repeat on other nails & finish off with your choice of top coat.




Then you are done !!

This look took me less that 20 Minutes to do, Plus I think it helps using a China Glaze nail varnish as they dry so quick.

What do you think of this look?

Thanks for Reading.

Sarah xo

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Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Review And Gorgeous Summer Bag Offer!

Now I'm sure most of you are sick to death of reading Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish reviews but over the past 4 weeks I've been putting this hot cloth cleanser to the test and I love it so much I just had to do a post on it!

Check out some of the awards that Cleanse & Polish has won in the last few years! It's won over 64 awards so far.

I've been searching for my Holy Grail cleanser for a long time now and have yet to find something that has really made a difference to my oily skin which is prone to breakouts.

I'd never tried a hot cloth cleanser before so I was really excited to try it out and see what all the fuss was about and from the word go I loved it!

Liz Earle were kind enough to send me the Cleanse & Polish and two muslin cloths, I would recommend that you buy more than two cloths though as they get grubby very quickly and need to go in the wash, I'd say you need at least four but they're easy to buy from the Liz Earle website, they're £4 for two muslin cloths.

Liz Earle have got 17 years of botanical beauty expertise and pride themselves on using the finest quality naturally active ingredients in their products and they never test on animals.

Cleanse & Polish is a plant based cleanser containing eucalyptus, cocoa butter, rosemary and chamomile, it's suitable for all skin types and it removes all traces of makeup including mascara.

To use you massage the cleanser in to dry skin, if you're removing makeup then do your eyes last so that you're not massaging mascara all over your face and then rinse the muslin cloth in warm water, wring out and remove the cleanser in circular motions using a clean part of the cloth for each section of the face, finish by splashing the face with warm water and pat dry with a towel.

I found that this removed my makeup so easily, no more scrubbing at my eyes with a face wipe to remove mascara and using the muslin cloth made my skin feel so smooth afterwards, my skin has honestly never looked so good! It's softer, has more of a healthy glow, my pores are clearer and smaller, I've had significantly less breakouts and my makeup goes on like a dream.

The only slight negative I've experienced whilst using this product, and please tell me if this happens to you, is that when I exfoliate, the next day my skin is twice as oily as usual, this only lasts a day and then it's back to normal the next day but with me using the muslin cloth twice a day everyday which gently exfoliates your skin I'm finding that although my skin looks and feels ten times better than before it's been a bit more oily than normal so I may try using the Cleanse & Polish maybe once a day or just a few times a week to see if that makes a difference.

Overall I'm really loving Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, there's no denying the difference it's made to my skin and I'll continue to use it whether it be everyday or a few times a week. I really want to try more of the Liz Earle products now, can anyone recommend anything to me? Do any of you experience extra oily skin after exfoliating like I do?

Let me know!

p.s. Liz Earle are launching a new offer on their website this morning which includes this gorgeous summer bag! 

The offer launches at 9am and you get this bag free when you spend £60 on Liz Earle products! It's a fab offer so be sure to check it out!

xxx