Trench Coat

You gotta love England...if nothing else, the weather is consistent. Consistently awful, that is...always hovering between 5-15 degrees no matter the season. Hence, whilst the rest of the bloggers are showing of their summer apparel, us British bloggers are still in trench coats, coats, boots, etc...
Summer clothes? Well, I occasionally give them a gentle, loving stroke while they peacefully hang in my closet waiting for sunnier times.
You have seen this trench in my last outfit post...I've basically been wearing it to death as it's perfect for the weather we're having. I paired it slightly differently this time...with Zara booties and striped top.
And while I do love it, let's hope my next outfit post will not feature a trench, coat or boots. I cannot take much more of this cold weather.
I wore:
Trench coat: ASOS
Striped top: Zara
Vest top: Zara
Belt: Ralph Lauren
Boyfriend jeans: Mango
Bag: Cleobella
Booties: Zara
Ring: Isharya
Bracelets: Made
Sunnies: Ray-Ban
Nails: OPI "I don't give a Rotterdam"

Hello New Things!

I love candles and if it was up to me, I would bring in a decree which would make it obligatory to burn smelly candles in all public places. By smelly I don't mean foul smelling, but lovely, fresh, scented kind of smelly. My favourites are Diptyque candles, but alas my bank balance doesn't always stretch to them so I'm always on a lookout for alternatives too. After hearing everyone and their mother rave about Yankee Candle I took a plunge and ordered 2 jars expecting great things. Well, I have no idea what all the hype is about...they're just not that great and certainly not a patch on Diptyque. After burning them for a while, I could barely smell them and I have a great nose even if I do say so myself. :D
I also bought 2 tins of Lily Flame candles. I bought one of their candles on ASOS (I think) quite a while back and really loved it so I bought two more flavours to see how I get on. I have to say they're really lovely. Great choice of scents that really linger in the air making my whole house fragrant. The candles come in really cute tins that look great on my bedside table. I can't wait to try some more. Plus, it's a small British company and I do like to support those.

I also bought white slouchy Zara sweater... It's made of mulberry silk and cotton and it's both light and warm so perfect for transitional weather that we are (still!!!) having in England. It feels wonderful on the skin...like the lightest puff of cloud and I've been wearing it a lot.
Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.

Mademoiselle Lilya

A slightly different post today...the one where I'm pimping my photography skills. :D
These are from a recent client shoot with wonderful Lilya who wanted to have some sensual photos of herself done. I did the styling and photography and Lilya was pretty happy with the results. So much so, she let me plaster her all over da internets. :D
Make up was done by Victoria Leanne .
I hope you enjoy the photos and if you want to book something similar for yourself, do get in touch.

Birthday Day

It was my birthday this saturday and seeing that I'm not very rock'n'roll at all I chose to spend it by going to pet show and a quick meal. The evening was spent curled up in bed with a cup of tea and a good book. See, rock'n'roll! LOL

The weather, as English weather so usually is, was highly uncooperative and was partially sunny, partially cloudy and partially rainy. Such fickleness deserves fickle wardrobe so I wore both sandals and a trench coat. 
I wore:
Trench coat: ASOS
Bag: Cleobella
Boyfriend jeans: Mango
Sandals: Zara
Scarf: FCUK
Nail varnish: OPI Dating A Royal

As for the pet show....it featured dogs, chickens, rabbits, hamsters, snakes, lizards, fish and my favourite...CATS! I was particularly taken in by the grumpy gentleman below and a beautiful sphynx who stole my heart. Sphynx feels like the softest chamois leather and I now want one of my own so I can bother it and stroke it continuously. My sphynx would wear the finest cat clothes and would be sporting a diamante collar. It would be the purrfectest little cat.

After the pet show we walked around a bit, stopped for a lunch at Lebanese "Maroush" and then it was back home for that tea drinking and book reading session.