Neon

Skirt: PINE. Cropped vest: American Apparel. 

Clogs: Jeffery Cmpbell

Myself and the beautiful boy are on vacation in Spain. It's so nice to just do nothing and relax. We had a hectic month moving and decorating our new place and so  this vacation is a well needed rest.

We are staying in one of the nicest hotels that I've ever been to. Seriously. I've stayed in some nice places in my time but this place is beyond gorgeous. It has only six suites so the hotel fees very intimate and almost like it's your own house. Our suite is so pretty. You can see the tiled floor above. It's HUGE! It's bigger then my entire apartment in New York! The boy is taking lots of pictures of this place so I'll do a full post about it soon.

In clothes related news: This is the lightest I've EVER packed! We took just one case between us and I only packed things that could be rolled up. I feel very proud of myself :)

Adios my lovelies! x

Update: This is my hair in it's natural state. No blow drying, just wash and go. I haven't cut it but it's very curly naturally that's why it appears shorter... And of course there are no extensions in these pictures! :)

On the bench

Shorts & Belt: Vintage. Lace Top: TopShop. Blazer: River Island. 

Clogs: Jeffery Campbell. Clutch: Lara Bohinc

I love the dimensions of a blazer with really short shorts, it kinda balances the whole look. I also love the shape of this lace top. It's totally see through but still manages to be prim due to the high neck line and the structured shoulder. I wear it with a corset bra type thing and nipple plasters!

This week I went to the Volvo subject 60 party in London. So much fun! I met up with Sabrina from afterdrk and Andy from stylescrapbook .  Such lovely ladies! It's always so nice to meet other bloggers. The night was spent drinking whiskey sours, dancing our asses off and singing (badly) in the Volvo karaoke car. 

We completely monopolized the car and sang our little hearts out to 'I Will Survive' and 'Killing In The Name Of'. You can see some more pictures of the party on stylescrapbook ... I never remember to take my camera out!

Thanks so much to all of you who take the time to follow and comment on here. You are all my 
lovelies!

Keep Clear

Dress: American Apparel. Clogs: Jeffery Campbell. Socks: Virgin airlines :)

I love the pockets in this dress, they give it a slouchy relaxed feel. The socks are those free ones that you get on Virgin flights. I love them! I collect them every time I fly with Virgin.

It's been a while since I've had the boy take my picture and it's great to have his photography skills back. His pictures make my timer shots look like a joke!

Lots of you ask about my hair... You all want the loose curly waves and I promise you they are super easy to get! I've thought about doing a hair video for you all but I realized despite being an actress the thought of talking to camera as myself freaks me out way too much! I've found a video that shows exactly what I do: LOOSE CURLY WAVES.  The only difference is that I use a slightly smaller straightening iron.

*Take a one inch section of hair and comb it through until smooth.

*Clamp your straightening iron at the root of the section of hair and with your free hand hold on to the ends of the hair.

*Rotate the iron 180 degrees and glide it down the length of the hair until you reach the ends.

*The slower you move the iron the tighter the curl will be.

*Try to alternate the direction that you rotate the iron with each section so that you get a more irregular look.

*When you've curled all of your hair run your fingers through to loosen and break up the curls. 

I like my hair to look a little messy and tousled so I usually prefer it the next day after I've slept on it!


p.s I use clip in hair extensions. They only work because my own hair is long enough to blend in. My own hair finishes at breast level so the extensions don't look so obvious. If your hair is shorter then neck length then really long extensions like mine wont work! xxx

Antique

Jeans: TopShop. Shirt: American Apparel. Clogs: Jeffery Campbell

I'm very much enjoying the antique effect in iPhoto.  It makes everything look like it's shot in 1975.... 

***The winner of the give away is 'oh emma'. Emma please send your address to: ringmybellblog@gmail.com***

I just picked randomly and I plan to do another give away very soon! Thanks to all of you for taking the time to enter :)

Here Come The Girls

Becca, Me, Elizabeth, Jenni, Zahra and Krystelle aka Stepford.

Shorts and denim shirt: TopShop. Lace bodysuit: American Apparel. Clogs: Jeffery Campbell.

The Boy...

I had some of my friends round for a cake extravaganza. Krystelle aka Stepford kindly baked the cakes for us. We were spoiled with lemon drizzle cake and the best brownies I've ever had in my life. I don't cook but I am excellent at presentation so I opened packets of party snacks and placed them beautifully on the table ;)

I asked the ladies to dress in what they felt best showed their personal style and I think they all look awesome... 

• Becca has the 'girl next door' look locked- super natural make up and a great pair of jeans.
• Elizabeth looks like a rockstar. I love her patent dm's.
• Jenni's wispy dress has an innocence that is sooooooo pretty (then you realize she's not wearing a bra and is actually a naughty minx!)
• Zahra'a polka dots are really cute and have a vintage feel. I love how she toughens them up with a denim shirt.
• Krystelle lives up to her Stepford name through and through- that dress and belt give her curves to die for! She can work a red lip like no other.

The boy (patient as always- there would be no blog without him) took the group shots and the ones of me and I took the rest! Some how I managed to actually get some pictures in focus.

Lingerie on display

Lace top. cropped bra (worn underneath) and jeans: TopShop. Clogs: Jeffery Campbell

Trench Coat: Vintage.

I love this lace top. At first I was all about the shoulder pads but now I'm thinking I may remove them. Still undecided! Whatever I do, I already know I'm gonna get a lot of wear out of this top. When the boy saw this outfit he said "You cant walk around showing your bra!". I wore the trench coat to appease him but took it off in the sun. 

I'm on the hunt for the perfect wedding ensemble. I have a wedding in less then 3 weeks and I need TWO outfits for the event. Why do people do that!? It's difficult enough finding one!!! During the wedding hunt today I got distracted and (accidentally on purpose ) wandered into the shoe room in Liberties.  I found an amazing pair of Miu Miu shoes. I've been thinking about them all day... I'm gonna have to go back tomorrow and spend some time with them :)

Clog debut....

Shirt: TopShop. Shorts: TopShop. Men's Belt: Vintage. Clogs: Jeffrey Campbell. 

Lunar Gold Ring: Lara Bohinc.

The clogs are surprisingly comfortable! I wore them all of yesterday evening- to dinner and to bungalow 8 and my feet were fine. This is good news because I plan to wear them alllllllllllll summer long. 

It's so good to be back in London! I do feel as though I am in limbo though. I can't really commit to fully being here until I know the fate of The Pink House. Obviously if it gets picked up then I'll be back in LA in no time but if it doesn't then I'd like to set up home here in London.... it will be so nice to  finally take all my stuff out of storage! 

Speaking of storage.... I left loads of clothes back here in London and it's been really nice to rediscover them. It's like buying them new all over again! I do need to do a massive clear out though. I think I'm going to set up a Ring My Bell shop. I have many fabulous things that I'm not wearing and they need to be sold to a good home. I'll keep you all posted :)