I love Lipcote

Recently I worked with Lipcote representing their lip and brow products along with some other fabulous people. Before collaborating I'd never tried the product before but the team were lovely enough to send me some samples over so I could see what everyone was talking about. For me When working with brands I have to stay true to myself and my aim is always to be authentic and fortunately it was right up my street! The concept of keeping my brows and lip product on all day was exciting and I couldn't wait to be apart of it.

(Look at all these beautiful people ! )

On the day of the shoot I was asked to simply be myself. My makeup was exactly how I would do it and I got to wear and style my clothes. I was happy to meet the other ambassadors on set and was overwhelmed by how individual they all were and how one product can literally be for anyone regardless of job, gender, race etc.

In only a couple of minutes you can seal your brows and lips and not have to worry throughout the day. For me A girl about town I'm out of the house a lot and the last thing I want to worry about it topping up my makeup so it's one less thing to worry about.

I wear Lipcote no matter what style I decide to rock! No one would ever know! 

 

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LFW day 2: outfit details

Day 2, lots of shows, lots of outfit choices! I went with this simple baby pink number from Pretty little thing paired with my leather jacket and boots.  After visiting the PLT studios in London I picked up some weather friendly yet on trend key pieces from their new in collection. I knew pocalondon would have to make an appearance somewhere too!  

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This oversized pink jumper is perfect for day to night; a pair of heeled sock boots from Simmi shoes was all it took to bring the outfit a more glam feel. To edge it up I added my one off custom jacket from pocalondon (which is now available on my depop) and a pastel corset belt to give myself an improved silhouette and on trend feel. 

Makeup kept simple with a natural freckly look, winged sleek makeup liner, bronzed eye and purple lip from Mac cosmetics  

Makeup plus app event for #LFW

We attended the pop up makeup plus event which was so sassy. Rimmel makeup booths, hair stylists and nail art was at the ready including lots of cute things to do like selfie corners and of corse free drinks. Had such a fabulous time coming in between shows to wind down and take some selfies of corse !  

Happy fashion week! View my previous blog post to see all my illustrations from the live catwalk shows!  

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LFW LIVE - Illustrations /// POCALONDON

My 3 days of fashion week was multitasking mayhem. As a blogger, illustrator and party goer I really juggled everything into the days to get the most out of LFW weekend. As an illustrator and fashion blogger I enjoy doing both but try and stream the content on separate social platforms and collaborate the two all at once. Theres always a lot going on for me at fashion week but I always love every minute of it!

 Here are my complete looks from the runway! (Designers in caption)

David Ferreira  

David Farreira

House of Mea  

House of Mea  

Alexis Carballosa  

Nivedita Sabpo  

Nivedita Saboo  

LFW Day 1 : outfit details

Today is the second day of fashion week but for me my first. After arriving in London Friday night I was only able to attend an event in the evening; no shows but today is where it started for me. Saturday the 18th, 5 shows and lots of gorgeous fashion. Here is my first official outfit, double denim and illustrative vibes .. come through. 

Today I wore my baby which is of corse @Pocalondon

My plan was to really rock my new brand for the 4 days I'm in London for fashion week, so I whipped up some new pieces last minute. This denim jacket is originally from MissyEmpire and the jeans are Topshop. I love customising my old clothes, making them new and literally putting on my stamp.

Shoes // Missguided  

I wrote some pretty empowing words on these two pieces, I wanted to evoke feminism  and overcoming struggles but in a light hearted sense. My work is always so spontaneous and effortless as Pocalondon is raw and energetic so everything is done on impulse from a feeling or an idea.

Enjoy the rest of your fashion week peoples,

and if you're not part of the events or shows  then no worries you can still be part of fashion week in spirit. 

TIGER STRIPES

'Tiger stripes' A beautiful collaboration with the talented lady which is Kirin Sall.

I met Kirin a year before for a little street style shoot and we decided to go again with something more personal, editorial and empowering. She was asking about for models who weren't afraid to bare all. Putting there stretch marks AKA tiger stripes at the forefront; which became the concept title. 

I wasn't afraid to reveal my scars and marks to the world as I'd been showing them off already for years on instagram. Its surprising how they don't worry me with my mother who has many and has a huge insecurity about them. Plus within my culture and society Its not an attractive trait. Kirin came at the perfect time really, I'd just experienced some negative comments on a instagram photo referring to my tiger stripes. It really didn't offend me but I started to think about how my followers would see this negativity. Of corse many stood up for me but really I was mostly worried about the young girls that would view it and how it would discourage them of embracing them. For me I was the same at 16.. the biggest worry I had was how my first sexual partner would view them and how I was way too young to have them all over my ass and thighs. But guess what? no partner, guys around the pool, girls in the gym have ever noticed them and eventually neither did I. Its such a silly insecurity to have but its reality and only yourself can overcome it. 

So here is a collection images embracing these lovely tiger stripes, not removing a single one in the process. Look guys I grew an ass and these are the proof! More on www.kirinsall.com

KHAKI NOVA

Fashion Nova sent me these gorgeous pieces perfect for the weather here in London; edgy and cosy is the key for me this time of year so I'm embracing jeans and knitted jumpers with an edge. 

Khaki is one of them colours I just can't stop myself from wearing. Khaki and black are my comfort zone so khaki is a little more exciting than an all black attire. My office pointy sock boots were the perfect khaki to wear with this jumper and the blue ripped jeans also from FashionNova gave the whole look a little edge. Basic jeans and jumpers really aren't me so the lace up detail and distressed holes steers the outfit away from being basic. Sorry to the basics! I topped this off with my new mocha vintage faux fur coat I copped in an east London market.

Makeup: NARS foundation & concealer, Sleek highlighter, Mac retro matte lips

RAINY MONDAY'S

Today the weather was terrible, rain rain rain and more rain. I wasn't standing defeated so grabbed my comfiest clothes and headed out for a lovely breakfast at bills restaurant in West London. Breakfast was lovely; eggs, toast, black pudding the whole works. Nothings more satisfying this time of year than warm food in a morning. Naughty week day treat but it set me off for the day.

A simpler outfit than usual but recently i've been throwing the warmest things on in a morning and working with a lot of layers to keep myself warm when out and about. I had no eye makeup on so I put on my shades but other than that it wasn't very sunny. Honestly the shirt around the waist was to keep my legs warm along with the several layers. Onepiece sent me this simple black hoody with a thick texture and the cosiest inner layer. Its so soft I've been living in it for weeks and fundamentally I feel like everyone needs a simple black hoody like this in their life. I paired this with some simple black jeans, my favourite fur coat, a vintage khaki shirt and black sock boots.

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Fur coat- faux fur from vintage shop

Jumper- Onepiece clothing

Jeans- Primark

Boots- SimmiShoes

Shades- Ebay bargain

Shirt- Charity shop