OOTD : Bardot Tops and Cheeky Jeans

Here's what I have been wearing today! Its pretty sunny here in Manchester at the moment so I wanted to wear something summery and cool, but this outfit could easily be worn to transition into the autumn months.

Bardot tops are everywhere at the moment and are a really easy piece to wear as they are super simple but also can look quite dressy. This pretty one is from Boohoo and it a very soft, lightweight cotton fabric. I have it in white with black spots but you can also get it in the reverse. Click here to buy. 

Boohoo have an amazing range of Bardot tops in at the moment and there are all around the £8-12 mark, so they are very affordable. Click here to see the range.

With this top I am also wearing these amazing jeans from Missguided. They aren't for everyone but I love them. They are mom-style jeans in a nice washed medium blue shade. They have rips in one leg, and more importantly, just below each bum cheek! I think these jeans are very cool and show just the right amount of skin off! 

Unfortunately these aren't in stock right now, but check back here and I'll update when they are. In the mean time, check out Missguided's Riot Style jeans here, they have a few other ripped jeans in this style, and you could always put the rips in the back yourself. 

See my DIY ripped jeans post here!

I finished this look with some flatform striped sandals from Primark, and a plain 

black bag and grey sunnies too.

Ona Spotty Woven Bardot Top (white) - £15 - Boohoo *

Riot Cheeky Ripped Mom Jeans - £32 - Missguided

Flatform Sandals - £12 - Primark

Leather Bag - £30 - Topshop

Triangl Swimwear - New Sizes! *

I'm sure you will have all seen Triangl Swimwear online somewhere. They are massively popular and have been since about 2 years ago when they were first released. The brand are known for having bikinis made completely from neoprene, and their colour block bright colours. 

The brand is everywhere, but unfortunately were very limited in sizings. When they were first released, the bikinis came only in sizes XS-L and weren't adjustable, which is okay but for people with a curvier yet still slim frame it wasn't very good. 

Girls with small underbust measurements, but a cup size over a B, for example a UK bra size 32C-DD were not able to fit into the bikinis as in order to cover the cup size, they'd have to go up an underbust measurement as well, which obviously wouldn't fit. 

Now however, Triangl has came out with 2 new sizes! The sizes are for girls with a small underbust measurement, such as a 30 or 32, but a larger cup size. These sizes were only available in the bra style tops, however it has been introduced into all the bikinis, except the tie up ones as they fit differently! This is great news for me, and probably a lot of you! 

The new sizes are names S+ and S++

A Small+ fits a 30/32 C-D cup and a Small++ fits a 30/32 D-DD.

These sizes are available in all the new and most of the older bikinis. the only 2 which don't have these new sizes are the Chloe and Lulu, as these two are tie up on the top and sides of the bottoms, meaning they fir differently anyway so it wasn't necessary to develop this new sizing in this style.

All the bikinis in the new sizes also come with fully adjustable shoulder and back straps, with a fixed clasp to fasten. They all also come in either their own matte black box with shiny detailing, or a matching neoprene bag.

I currently own 2 Triangl bikinis in the bra style top, however now with the new sizing available in the strapless and triangle shaped bras, I will probably be getting a lot more! here I have some photos of my two, just so you can get an idea of the colours and quality. 

The first one I have is the 'Brigitte' style in the colour 'In the Summertime'. It is a lovely turquoise colour with a bold black edging, a lilac/purple trim around the top and white crochet and stretching details. Click here to buy. I love it so much! When I first tried this on, I was so happy to finally get a bikini which fit!!

Here is the back of this bikini, this shows the detailing going all the way around to the back of the bikini, the adjustable traps and the plastic clasp fastening. I really like this fastening as it feels very sturdy. I wouldn't want it to suddenly come lose!

The next style I have is the 'Poppy' style in 'Flamingo Fling'. Click here to buy. This is also a mint colour with a candy pink and black and white detailing. What I like about this bikini is the fishnet detailing on both the top and bottoms. This bikini is lined in a lovely peachy orange colour!

Again, here is a picture showing the adjustable straps and the sturdy back clasp. It also shows the moulded and underwired cups. 

I have a massive Triangl wish list now because of the new sizing available over the entire range, so I've just linked a few of my favourites! Feel free to check out their website, here, and let me know which ones you like too! 

                

                

These 6 photos are courtesy of Triangl Swimwear. 

Styles shown are : Dree, Devon, Marley, Luna, Winnie & Ollie

Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit Dupes

The Kylie Lip Kits are massive right now, but unfortunately there extremely hard to get your hands on! They sell out in minutes and getting them shipped to the UK is quite expensive! Lots of companies are bringing out similar shades as the matte nude lip trend is taking the world by storm! 

Unfortunately when I've been looking online to find dupes, I've found millions or American products, but not many are easy to bet your hand on, here in the UK. So I have been out and found UK based high street products, all under £7, which are extremely similar and really good dupes for 6 of the Kylie Matte Lip Kit collection!

I have compared a lot of photos of swatches online and found these copies. As I don't actually own any of the mattes myself, I can't be certain that they are exactly the same, however they are very similar in photos and all look really nice either way! 

Firstly, I have a dupe for the shade Candy K. This shade is described online as a soft warm nude, and on photos it does have a pinkish hue. The shade I have for this colour is Sleek's Matte Me liquid lipstick in 'Birthday Suit'. This has the same matte type formula, which dries in about a minute and is very long lasting without drying out the lips. You can get this for £4.99 in both Superdrug and Boots, and it is currently on buy one get one half price in Boots. Click here! 

Candy K Dupe

Next, I have a dupe for one of Kylie's newest shades. Its for Exposed, which is described as a light cool toned nude. This dupe is NYX's Lingerie Lipstick in 'Push Up'. I really like NYX for lip products and have worn all the colours mentioned in this blog posts for whole days and they are extremely long wearing and matte. Again, its £6.50 from Boots.

Dolce Dupe

The next dupes are for Dolce K, this is described as a medium beige-nude. There is 3 dupes I have found for this colour, two are by NYX; one is the Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick in the shade 'Sandstorm' here. This formula is slightly not as matte as the Kylie formula, however is still is very matte and is a very similar shade. The other NYX dupe is the Lip Lingerie Lipstick in 'Ruffle trim'  for £6.50, here. And another dupe is the Luxe Velvet Lip Laquer by MUA. This is only £3 and can be bought in Superdrug, click here.

Exposed Dupe

The next is for True Brown, which is described as a deep chocolate brown. This looks like a shade which would be really easy to match with as its just brown, however it has a very unique shade. Fortunately, NYX again have a shade which is very similar. 'Teddy' in the Lingerie Lipstick is a really similar shade for only £6.50, here.

True Brown Dupe

Kourt K, a deep purple shade, is very easy to match. I have included 2 of my favourites in this blog post, however there is many more which can easily be found. The first is NYX's Soft Matte Lip Cream in 'Transylvania'. I love this product! It is a very similar formula to the Kylie Lip Kits and also has a very similar vanilla cupcake scent. This product is £5.50 from Boots. The next dupe I have found is MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in the shade 'Kooky' this is slightly more purple than the other one, however it is still quite similar. It is £3 from Superdrug.

Kourt K Dupes

Finally, I have two dupes for the shade Posie K.This shade is a dusty mauve pink. I have firstly a NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in 'Istanbul', this is a really nice shade, I love it! It is £5.50 at Boots. And the next dupe is Collection's Cream Puff Lip Cream in 'Cotton Candy'. This is one of my favourite products too, and is extremely similar to the NYX one too. This product is sometime hard to get a hold of, but It is currently in stock in Boots for £2.99, here.

Rosie K Dupe

Idle Hands Jewellery *

Idle Hands are a relatively new UK based online jewellery shop specialising in a variety of sterling silver and gemstone jewellery and accessories. They stock all kinds of jewellery from one off pieces to necklaces, to midi and normal rings, to bracelets and sometimes headpieces! 

I was sent 5 of their newest rings to celebrate them hitting 30 thousand followers on their Instagram page! Which you can visit here. 

The first amazing ring I was sent is this Sterling Silver Amethyst Ram Skull Ring. It comes in sizes S/M and M/L and is made completely from sterling silver so it won't make your skin go green or anything if you have metal allergies like I do. It has a relatively large amethyst gemstone in the middle of the skull which gives the ring a more of a girly look so the skull isn't as harsh as it could be. Amethyst is the birthstone for anyone born in February (me!) and is also traditionally worn to guard against poison. This ring costs £32 and also comes with a black onyx gemstone too. See the ring here. 

The next is equally as pretty as the one above. This Sterling Silver 'Death Becomes Her' Black Onyx Skull Ring. The ring has a large black onyx gemstone set between two silver skulls. This is a really interesting ring and can easily be worn with multiple rings and with many outfits. It also comes in sizes S/M and M/L for £35. This ring is also available in labrodite, which is a greeny yellow shade, amazonite which is a green shade and amethyst and is completely made from Sterling Silver too. See it here.

Next, I got this super pretty and delicate Purple Garnet Moon Ring. This piece is currently pre-order on the website and will be sent out as soon as they get some in stock. It is fully adjustable so will fit anyone and is silver plated. This plated ring will mean that the ring won't give you any allergies, but over time with continuous wear, it might make your fingers slightly green! This gorgeous ring is only £3.50! Whats not to like? See it here.

Next is this pretty Hamsa Outline Ring. I love hamsa hands so this ring is perfect for me! It comes in one size which is a medium which fits my fingers fine. I have quite slim fingers so on a larger pair of hands, it could easily be worn as a midi ring. This ring is also silver plated, so as above, after continued use, it may cause you fingers to go a bit green, but it will be fine for a relatively long amount of time, so its really nothing to worry about! This ring is £3.50 and can be seen here.

And last but not least, is this La Lune midi ring. It is silver plated and has the words "la lune" and a little moon engraved into it. Its really pretty and I have seen this online all over so they are very in at the moment! On me, its not a midi ring size, however as said before, I do have slim fingers. So really, this could be worn either as a midi or a normal ring. Its only £5 and you can see it here.

All the jewellery on this site is amazingly pretty and are also so well made. They delivery world wide and accept returns if you aren't happy with your product. Some pieces on their site is often one off or of limited quantity, so my advise would be if you like it, get it, as it may not be there fore long! 

Kylie Metal Matte Lip Kits - Review

You’ve probably all heard of Kylie Jenner’s lip kits, they are spoken about all over! Everyone has one, or everyone is waiting to order one in the next batch (which is due this weekend with 2 new blue toned shades ready for the 4th July celebrations in America!) I have seen nothing but good reviews for the original matte shades and I’ve have been loving the look of her new metallic shades. 

So when I was sent 2 of the Metal Matte lip kits, I say kits, but these metallic ones actually just come on their own - without the matching lip liners, I was extremely excited to try them out. 

The Metal Matte collection have the same formula as the matte kits, therefore have long-lasting wear with a very creamy feel. They don't dry out the lips like other matte liquid lipsticks do, and of course, they have a very bold and high impact metallic colour. I was sent 2 out of the 4 shades, Heir and Reign. See the full range here.

Reign is probably my favourite. Its a brown/bronze colour with a hint of red. Obviously this colour is dark, so its probably not a everyday wearable shade for us girls with pale skin, but for a night out or a festival where you want a cold look, its perfect. And for those of you with darker skin, this shade could be worn everyday and on a night out depending on what you're into. 

The second one I was sent was Heir. This shade is a light pink/nude/goldy colour, almost like a rose gold but slightly lighter. From what I had seen online, this is the most wearable shade from the collection, however I disagree on my skin tone. Personally this colour makes me look slightly washed out, however I have seen it on other people and it looks great. This shade is a wearable shade for people with a darker or warmer skin tone as me, I would say. The swatch looks great but its a bit disappointing when I put it on my lips. 

The metallic liquid lipsticks are currently only sold online on Kylie’s Cosmetic website (as with all of her other shades) which you can get to by clicking here. As usual, they're all sold out, however, if you follow Kylie on any of her social media, she keeps everyone updated with when they're restocked and everything. They sell for $18 which is about £12. However there is then shipping to add on and also if you're outside of the USA, there is also import taxes, so the lip kits do end up being around £30-40, or so I’ve heard. 

Swatches of Reign and Heir

There is a few high street companies which are jumping on the metallic band wagon and are bringing out similar shades for a tiny fraction of the price. Currently the only one I have seen in the UK hughstreet is the MUA Luxe Metallic Liquid Lipstick, which is £4, sold in Superdrug (on sale for £2 at the moment!) The shade Blaze is a red/bronze colour so is similar to Reign, here. And there other similar shades in the MUA collection also, including a shimmery black, which is close to the newest in Kylie’s collection, here. 

If you're wanting to find some hightstreet dupes for the matte lip kits, here in the UK, I have a blog post coming up in the next few days showing you similar shades, all under £7! Keep a look out on my social pages and also here!