Awkward Christmas

Christmas is my favourite time of year so when I was asked to take part in the F&F Awkward Christmas campaign I jumped at the chance - anything festive gets me really excited! The idea is a simple one, send in pictures of your favourite Christmas fashion items as inspiration! 

Much as I love a good crazy Christmas jumper, it's become such an obvious move now that it doesn't seem like any real effort towards festive fun has been made... anyone can take ONE Christmas item, like my old favourite reindeer dress or seasonal cardigan....:

But the real joy, to key to making it really awkward, is in the layering! Reindeers ON reindeers! This is not a Christmas outfit that just fell together, oh no, this takes a serious lack of taste! 

It should of course be teamed with a some form of festive headpiece, a santa hat or something out of a cracker perhaps! It's definitely the look I'll be going for on Christmas morning - how about you? 

If your festive wardobe is lacking so far, there's still plenty of time to add to your clothing collection and www.clothingattesco.com have so many great options to choose from!

Latecomers Secret Santa?

I know there's a lot of Secret Santas and Christmas Swaps already organised for this year, but a lot of these seem to have closed already for applications, so as someone who can't think about Christmas until Bonfire Night is finished, I've missed out on signing up to any.

I know I can't be the only one who is disorganised, so if anyone else would like to take part in a big Christmas swap then I'm only too happy to arrange it!

If anyone is interested lease just leave me a comment, or drop me an email at fantasyfashionista1@gmail.com

I'll leave applications open until the 25th November, and send out match details on the 26th - If we call the last posting date 15th December that should leave plenty of time for shopping! I'm going to suggest a £10 budget, as it's enough to buy fun things without breaking the bank for most people, but if anyone has anything different in mind just say and I'll do my best to accommodate!

Hope to hear from you!

Kx

#BritishBloggerSelection week 2 - Q&A

If you saw my last post you'll have read all about #BritishBloggerSelection - a group of bloggers posting each week on a set topic. This week the post is a Q&A, with questions set by the organiser Ellie. So without further ado, here are my answers! 

Question One: Why do you like blogging?

 

There are very few people I know in the real world that are interested in fashion and other girly things that I can talk to. I work in a predominantly male environment and get bored of hearing football-talk so it's nice to have a little space where I can talk about the things that interest me! 

 

Question Two: How did you come up with your blog name?

 

I liked 'fantasy fashionista' because that's the only place I'm really fashionable - in my fantasies! A combination of finances, restrictive work dress codes and lack of confidence means most of my actual outfits are far from groundbreaking!

 

Question Three: Where from the UK do you come from?

 

The cold north! Yorkshire, to be more precise. 

 

Question Four: Favourite colour?

 

It changes all the time! At the minute I'm loving autumnal rusts and mustards, but give me a week and it could be something completely different! 

 

Question Five: Do you like Lana Del Ray?

 

I'll be entirely honest here and say that I don't really have a strong opinion one way or another - I don't know enough about her! 

 

Question Six: Hidden Talents That You Have?

 

I unfortunately don't have any particular skills or talents I'm afraid! I might have to work on something special for next time I am asked this! 

Question Seven: Celebrity Crush?

 

I have a soft spot for Chris Hemsworth - it's not the muscles, honest, it's the eyes and smile! 

 

Question Eight: Favourite Blog Of All Time?

 

It's such a tough one and I think I answer this differently every time I'm asked it but at the minute I'm really loving Becky Bedbug - not only is her blog beautiful to look at but Becky is adorable and hilarious! 

Question Nine: What made you want to join #BritishBloggerSelection?

 

I don't get to spend as much time networking and on twitter etc as I know a lot of other bloggers do so I thought this would be a really nice way of getting to know other bloggers in our own cosy little community! And to that end, if you are involved in #BritishBloggerSelection I'd love for you to leave your links in the comments so I can come say hello!

#BritishBloggerSelection

This is just a little post to tell you about a fun new blogger project you can be part of!

Ellie from Little Vintage Camera thought it would be a great idea to get as many British bloggers as possible to participate by all posting on a similar theme each week.

The posts can be of any kind; fashion, beauty, baking, anything - guided by a key word!

The theme for this week is Halloween but I already did my Halloween posts before finding out about #BritishBloggerSelection so haven't marked them as such - but I'm looking forward to finding out what next weeks these is!

If you would like to be included, just email Ellie at littlevintagecamera@gmail.com with your fist and last names, blog name and blog URL to be included on the list!

Halloween Nail Art (for those who can't do nail art)

I will willingly own up to not having any nail art skills to speak of. In fact, I can hardly get one colour on neatly. But Halloween is a time to put in a bit of extra effort and I've found a way to get Halloween friendly fingers without any artistry or special equipment is these very easy bloody nails! 

You just need two colours, one blood red (which can be bright or dark depending on preference for freshly drawn blood or old dry blood!), the other can be anything really though I tend to for for something neutral, even fleshy. I've seen this look work brilliantly over black nails too though!

First paint your nails all over with your base colour - I used one of the L'Oreal Resist & Shine Titanium Polishes (not sure of the name, if it has one!) that most closely matches my skin tone. 

Then just daub on your bloody splatters and drips with your red polish. You could probably get a more defined look with dotting tools or thin brushes but I've always just used the polish bottle brush!

 

OK so this isn't the most convincing attempt I've ever made of this look but you get the general idea! 

What do you think?

 

Halloween Fashion - New Look T-Shirts

If you saw my last post you may have spotted some cute little ways of adding a Halloween twist to your outfits - but if spooky jewellery and creepy accessories are a bit too subtle for you, then a way of being more obvious in your Halloween participation without opting for a full-on costume is to adopt one of these cute Halloween-themes T-Shirts from New Look:

Lets Hang Out - £17.99 Pumpkin - £7.99 Skeleton - £14.99 Bite Me - £7.99 Trick - £7.99

I think my favourite is the Pumpkin - what about you? 

Halloween Fashion - Jewellery and Accessories

Much as I love Christmas, it's not as fun to dress up for as Halloween. As well as the more traditional full costumes there's loads of ways in which spooky twists can be given to an everyday outfit!

Here are a few of my favourite halloween accessories this year:

My picks for Halloween Jewellery this year come from Cheap Frills - the horror-inspired black and white jewellery would make great outfit additions any time of year but would be particularly suited for Halloween. The Corpse Bride necklace (£8) is a brilliantly creepy alternative to a more traditional cameo necklace, and the Mr & Mrs Frankenstein earrings (£8) have a fabulously retro vibe. but my favourite is the Wednseday Addams Neckalce (£12) - my childhood hero of weirdness and creepiness!

Jewellery aside, there's plenty of other cute accessories for creating a Halloween mood - one of my favourite options is the Pumpkin Beanie (£12) from ASOS is more cute than creepy but still undeniably halloweeny, and the same could be said for the rather adorable cross-body pumpkin bag (£18). The Spiderweb eyelashes (£5.99) are a very subtle and pretty way of spooking up a Halloween outfit!

* Images taken from respective websites