Oy with the Poodles already!

 Poodle skirt: H&M Trend // cut out jumper: & Other Stories // Lace up shoes: Primark // Purse: Philip Lim // Fur ball: Tourist shop in Iceland // small charmed necklace: Accessorize // branch necklace: Forever 21

Frantically adding scuba full skirts to my wardrobe like a desperate addict. My longer ones I have a habit of wearing to work, why? It's like wearing a duvet on your bum and why deny comfort like that?! On the weekends off, go braless for some middle boob cleavage (unsurprisingly not a thing) and don your wildest scuba skirt in the country.

With love from,

Emma x

You are not a saint

Damien Rice- Amie

Skirt, shoes and mini bag -& Other Stories // basic tee - ASOS // Fringe necklace- Forever21 // Pearl and turquoise necklace- Vintage  #teenvogue

Oh this skirt, what an epic love story. I saw it online but it was sold out in all sizes but the largest, so, the strategic stalking began. Finally, after a few weeks of obsessive shopping disorder one came back in so I dived on it. When it was delivered, what a good thing to come home to, I hugged it and loved it, then tried it on... Oh.. issue. Either my bum is disproportionately large or the zip in this skirt was too short. Regardless, the only way to get it on was over my head. Distraught, the love affair was over. I desperately tried to find it when I was in London, the shop assistant must have thought I had a problem as I explained my butt to waist ratio and cursed my genetics. No avail. By then I was way past my return date as well so I had two options, build a shrine to my once glorious love or get the scissors out. Scissors and a new zip later my faith in true love was restored.

Forever yours skirt,

(unless my bum increases again in size)

Emma x

We love giraffes

Baths: Aminals

(Zodiac Top: & Other Stories, Wool skirt and bow shoes: Topshop, pleated under skirt: Zara, Giraffe purse: River Island) #teenvogue

Yup, Animals is spelt wrong, correct spelling for the name of the song. Or I have been misled. I have never been one to read my horoscope unless I am wanting a giggle at my predicted expense but this sweater is rad.

Although I totally lucked out on my birth month and year (Chinese Zodiac), either way I am the goat or the sheep. Neither are particularly flattering I must say. My sister was born in the year of the bunny and is a zodiac fish. So much zodiac envy.

Much love,

Emma x

Favourite Things

Favourite lip products

- I am cursed with chapped lips, this coupled with my anxious lip biting leads to some pretty unattractive lips. I have however, found a mix of products that I love and have really worked for me and my desert lips.  Nuxe Rêve de Mie is a perfect nighttime savior. It is heavy, so it really isn't the best for day to day wear unless you are conservative with the application. Homeoplasmine is a french product I picked up in Paris after some blog searching. It doubles as a talking point as it is also nipple cream (apparently). It is the best nipple cream I have ever had on my face. I have no idea how it works but it is the quickest and most effective fix I have found for my lips. Finally Smith's Rosebud Salve is the perfect every day one. Lightweight, pretty smell and a slight hint of colour. Just make sure it doesn't melt in your bag, but if it did I could relate to you.

My favourite guy graduated in July on the only day in Glasgow to not rain and be above 20 degrees. In a 100% wool kilt and robe he was a happy-hot bunny. I am very proud of this little hard worker who graduated with a distinction in Chemical Engineering. I am slightly bitter knowing his first wage though.

Bag- & Other Stories

I am into mini bags. I have always been a big bag kinda girl- just in case I saw an abandoned puppy and needed to carry it to the vet (my house), but there is something intensively satisfying about not having to sift through a sea of receipts and bobby pins to find my phone. With a mini bag you have to rationalise the junk you carry around on a daily basis. I attribute my new better posture to mini bags- no longer am I dragged down by a bag full of every lipstick I own.

With love from,

Emma x

Modern Madeline

Granville: La Robe Rouge

(Madeline Tee: Fred Flare -it is no longer-, fluffy wool skirt and double brim hat: & Other Stories, shoes: Miu Miu, Purse: Mulberry) #teenvogue

I don't know if anyone remembers Madeline from their childhood- I hope so, if not I'll feel even older than the shoddy animation for the intro made me feel. Madeline was one sassy lady. She had impeccable style and had good morals. I took this tee to Paris twice to take pictures, but to no avail, so I stomped around a ruined house in the Scottish outback.

Lots of Love,

Emma x

Sequins during the day

 ( Sequin skirt: Zara, Wool Jumper: & Other Stories, Shoes: Miu Miu, Purse: Mulberry Bayswater)

"Cause he's gonna think you are a hooker because you are wearing sequins during the day" Willam Belli

This is just for you Willam, just for you. I am obsessed with Ru Paul's Drag Race so much so that I don't quite understand how I lived before I was shown it (thanks Blair). Now, I started with Willam's beatdown, which I had a natural attraction to because I generally find Youtube video's impossibly embarrassing to watch. So watching a beautiful drag queen be crude and mean about others who think it's okay to post a video of them using the toilet, or being naked and cooking a doughnut burger is right up my street. This led to Ru Paul, 5 seasons later I am holding out for season 6 to be aired in the UK.

Parental advisory- if you are not crude and/or dislike innuendos, steer clear. However, if you want to see beautiful men become beautiful women and support Carmen Carrera become a VS model, prepare yourself for a very new and beautiful world.

Also, for anyone who has watched season 5- who all likes my Sequence skirt? Where ma people at?

Love and stuff,

Emma x

Find out your hiding places again

Lorde: The Love Club

(heavy knit sweater: & Other Stories, block colour skirt and leather handbag: Zara, pumps: Aldo, necklace: ASOS) # teenvogue

Oh dear, looking transparent again. Radioactively pale here in Scotland. and yes, I am still not wearing tights.  Showcasing some mega sale bargains here. The & Other stories is the sale I get most excited about, their items are amazing quality and are always flawlessly designed. I picked up this 100% wool hand knitted jumper for a price cheaper than if I had bought the wool to make it myself, without even considering the time and anger it would have taken for me to learn how to knit..

Emma x

Grey Gardens

 Little Edie's Flag Dance

 (feather cardigan and kilt: Topshop boutique, Wide brim hat: H&M Trend, silver pumps: & Other Stories, textures cami: New Look,  necklace: DIY) #teenvogue

White on white and black on black. I raise you. Try Grey on Grey. A depressing majority of my wardrobe is grey. It matches my personality. Don't suppose anyone has ever seen the documentary of Grey Gardens, not the weird Drew Barrymore adaptation? If not, I highly recommend it. Little Edie is maybe my favourite person and Big Edie is maybe my least favourite person. Obviously it is depressing, but who wouldn't find some pleasure in watching Little Edie being cute and Big Edie getting annoyed at the cats peeing on her portrait, while demanding ice cream? If you don't have 100 minutes spare, do watch Edie's flag dance that I linked above. It is too cute and makes me proud.. to be an American...?

With love from,

Emma x