Clothes Show Live 2014

One of the biggest Fashion and Beauty event's in the UK has just had it's last day at the NEC in Birmingham. I am delighted to say I was lucky enough to visit the show on Saturday and had a fantastic time. With the New York themed runway performance in the Alcatel one touch fashion theatre and endless stalls for shopping including big beauty names such as Rimmel London, Barry M, Ciate and THX as well as fashion brands Hotmess!, Public desire, In the style and Millie Mackintosh. 

There was also a designer outlet available for Platinum ticket holders which included names such as Bora Aksu, Muubaa, CLEO B, Bolongaro Trevor and Gushlow & Cole. The show is also a great place to visit if you are looking at pursuing a future career or further education in the fashion industry as top insiders and universities such as the Conde Nast college of Fashion and my very own UCA university all have stall's to give you any information you need! 

I have attended the Clothes show for 5 years in a row now and have truly enjoyed myself every single year! I would deffinatley recommend it to Fashion student's just as much as anyone interested in the industry or just likes a good shop! 

Here are some images from the day and some of the best bargain's I nabbed! (Another highlight of the event)

Thank's for reading and please don't hesitate to ask any question's about the show! Love hearing feedback from you guys :) Hope you enjoyed and ill be back soon, 

Loveash-xx

Halloween Inspiration!

So I forgot to post about my Halloween 'activities' from last week! Me and my flat mate decide to go all out and decorate are halls for the occasion! We also made cupcakes :)

It's great to see how much you can decorate on a budget, we spent about £20 between us and bought:

Halloween Decorations, Inc- bunting,scare tape,inflatables and fake blood hands!

2 Pumpkins

A tin of big sweets for the flat and a plastic pumpkin to hold them!

A selection of items to make cake's!

Also a little bit of face paint for my costume...(pics to follow)

And lots more, So here are some picture's of the outcome :)

#Halloweenonbudget

And one of my outfit :) 

(Vampire if you're wondering!) 

And that's everything! Just a little inspiration for next halloween if you're on a budget you can still have fun and celebrate! Will make sure I post the christmas one a little sooner next time! 

Thank's for reading, Let me know what you think!

LoveAsh-xx

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Fashion Promotion and Imaging

Hello again! 

Just a little post to celebrate finishing my first unit at university! Had to give a 5 minute presentation today on my chosen brand for the project which I think went well so now to have a nice relaxing week off at home! We had to create a future concept for our chosen brands, mine was Kenzo. There's a few examples of my work below so take a look if you're interested and let me know what you think! 

Personally I think it's a great idea and would work perfect for Kenzo's target audience! 

Heritage Mood-board Kenzo

Kenzo moodboard- InDesign

Editorial campaign, Kenzo By Mav

Kenzo mood-board- future concept

Kenzo Beauty- Future Mood-board

Anyway, I'm glad to be done with that assignment and I start my next rotation next monday starting with Imaging! Cannot wait to start screen printing, will keep you all updated on how it goes :) 

Thanks for reading, 

LoveAsh-xx

Ashleigh's Nails

So I havnt had a nail post for a while and I was feeling inspired by a post I saw on Wah nails instagram! It featured a dry brush technique that gave a cool, celine esque effect on a white base! Really simple to create,just apply a white base coat and wait to dry. Then pick 2/3 matchy colours (or clashing) completley up to you! Wipe of as much excess paint on the side of the bottle then using a paper towell wipe of any remaining excess, then paint away! Using the dry strokes on your white base really highlights the brush lines and I love it! Here's my attempt below, let me know if you give it a go or want any more info! 

Hope you enjoyed! 

Should be back soon,

LoveAsh-xx

Officially a STUDENT!

Hello my lovely's! 

Sorry there's been no post for a while, I have been very busy these last few upcoming weeks working hard so I can afford to live.. here in EPSOM where I am studying at The University for the Creative Arts. I am studying Fashion Promotion and Imaging and so far I am loving it! 

So expect a lot more post's for the future as I will be doing lot's of little project's that I love to share or here as well as little shopping trips (a must living so close to London) and of course Weekly nail posts.  Below is a little example of the work I am creating here at University and I hope to keep more coming and posted here!

Has anybody else settles into University yet? Let me know how you're getting on! 

Take care and Thank-you for reading, 

Loveash-xx

Ashleigh's nails!

Hello everyone! 

It's that time of week again, new nails! Here's a couple I have had over the past few days. Using both Models own and French Connection polishes I created these two looks!

Models own 'Fuzzy Peach' 

I created this look with the peach base colour and using nail pens applied the Leopard print effect. All you have to do to create this look is apply a few white patches around the nail. After you have applied the white just do a few small black outlines but do not outline the whole patch or it will look like spots! Add your top coat and you are away :)

French connection Maroon Purple (out of a gift set)

To create this daisy print look, you will need a base colour, white polish pen/brush, and yellow polish pen/brush. To start randomly apply small yellow dots around the nail (not too close together). Then after they have dried apply small white dots around the yellow spot to create the daisy effect! Try to use a small round nail stick to do this or nail pen as using a polish brush will just make big splodges of white and ruin the effect. 

Hope you enjoyed my two quick leopard print and daisy print mani's! If you have any questions please feel free to ask and leave any feedback or comments! 

Thank's for looking,

Loveash-xx

Pay day buys/Pastel Purchase's!

Hello everyone!

Sorry I haven't been blogging for a while, I have been very busy this month. Although that hasn't stopped me shopping I'm afraid.. this S/S pastel trend has had my eye ever since I saw it first on Burberry Porsum Runway last year. I have found some amazing little buys this last month and thought you may enjoy a little peek. Also the prices I got some bits for are ridiculously good!

Sorry the images aren't that great, I will use my camera for blogging at some point but atm i just don't have the time I'm afraid! *forgive me please* 

Pastel Grey, Faux leather and croc bag- H&M *£7*
(I couldn't believe it either!) 

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Snakeskin and pony leapord effect gold buckle belt- Primark- £2

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AMAZING- faux fur pastel pink skirt
Generation New look £8!! (steal)

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Pastel pink luxe t-shirt- F&F Tesco- £14

This is a gorgeous soft,classy material!

Pastel Blue and Pastel Purple Crop Jumpers- Primark- £10 each.

These are just as soft as the more expensive versions!

Pastel pink scarf- H&M- £7

I was amazed at the bargains I found this month, my bank statement was pretty pleased too! I love finding something I adore and then having an equally adorable price tag with it, that happened with that stunning pastel pink skirt from Generation New look. So what if its kids?  I'll keep squeezing into size 12-13's if it save's me a few pounds.. in this case quite a few considering the exact replica was in Topshop for about 3 times the price! 

Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed this little blog post as much as I enjoyed bargain hunting! 

Ill be posting soon about my favourite looks from this last months fashion weeks so look out for that if you wish :)

Please feel free to comment and share! 

Thanks for reading,

LoveAsh-xx

Ashleighs nails

Sorry it's been a while (again).. below i've selected some of my most recent nails of the week for you all! Below was a print inspired from a lovely dress I saw on The fashion Bible website, I loved this Ciate Colour 'Encore' as it exactly matched this floral matter and contrasted with the monochrome daisies! 

These are my favourite quick floral blue nails, using another Ciate colour from my mini mani collection, called 'ferris wheel' it's a gorgeous pastel blue and goes really well with these little pink roses and white spots. Detailing just the corners of two of the nails spreads it out a little so it doesn't look too much! Also featuring my lovely new Viktor&Rolf perfume that smells AMAzing.

Below are my most recent nail's inspired by a recent instagram post. Using my Matte black Barry M polish I covered two nails then went for a vintage wallpaper style with a Ciate 'amazing gracie' nude base colour and using my modelsown black nail pen I (patiently) added the vintage detail. Also featuring my Harrods gifts from my day in London!

Thanks for looking at my Nail's again, If you have any questions or advice id love to hear it! 

Thanks again,Stay stylish!

Loveash-xx

SALES!

Hello Bloggers!

Sorry it's been a while since I last blogged, i've been very busy and havent been able to find the time. However i'm back now and with the best topic on every shopaholics mind in January.. SALES.

That's right, the perfect time of year to grab yourself that special dress you've had your eye on but couldn't quite stretch to or a stunning pair of shoes that are suddenly affordable! Now I'm not a massive fan of rummaging through endless different sizes and fighting for the last pair of designer boots left in the sale so this year i've headed for online sales and found it's just as amazing as hightreet shopping but without the added rummaging stress or size disappointments!

One of my favourite sales of the year is the ZARA sale, it's always amazing and literally everything is in the sale (bonus) which is great because I love pretty much everything in the store anyway! The online service was great I had no trouble sifting through pages of gorgeous items at glorious prices. I also had a gift card that needed spending up that I received from Christmas so here's what I bought from the ZARA sale!

It was like Christmas all over again with this delivery all wrapped up! 

Zara Detailed Pumps- £15.99

I fell in love with this unique digital pattern!

Red pattern shift dress- £15.99

The colour of this is so vibrant, Perfect for S/S

I love this casual day dress, With a simple yet stylish pattern and faux leather collar!
Zara Trafuluc- £12.99

Faux lather collar detail and sweet poppy style print.

I love to find myself a great stylish bargain in the sales weather it be high-street or designer. Drop me a comment below if you have any style steals from the January sales, id love to take a look! More to come from me this week with new nails and a product of the week. Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed, feel free to ask me any questions below! 

Thanks again, 

Loveash-xx