San Francisco Packing

Hello lovelies!

As of today I know have 7 days left on the countdown until I board my plane with my sisters and head off to sunny San Francisco and I can not wait. The excitement is killing me so in order to pass the time I thought I'd do a bit of prep packing. I'm going to be pretty busy this week with work and appointments so this will help me get everything in order.

Beach Babe

I'll be staying with my aunt and her partner and where they live there will also be a swimming pool a few minutes walk away. Not only can I go swimming everyday we can also hope in the car and head off to the beach for a day of salty, fresh air goodness.

Bikini Top- H&M

Bikini Bottoms- Penny's

Cover Up- Penny's

Sunnys- Ray Ban Wayfarer

Face Sun Cream- Roc Soleil Protection Hydrating Formula SPF 50

City Girl

We're planning on spending half our time in the city and the other half in my aunt's house in the hills. I've always wanted to explore San Fran city ever since I watched The Princess Diaries and I can't wait to hit up Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown and have a mosey about the stores at Union Square. I thought high waisted shorts and top tucked in would give me a cool city gal look.

T-shirt- Only

High Waisted Shorts- River Island

Burnt Orange Bag- Market

Night Out on the Town

As I am not of legal going out or drinking I wont be planning on going out clubbing anytime but I thought I'd be nice to have a few fancy evening outfits for going out to dinner. I'm getting into shift dresses at the moment for this lovely colourful one is perfect.

Dress- River Island

Necklace- Miss Selfridge

Gold Sandals- River Island

Clutch- Gift

Cosy Cover Up

Because San Francisco is by the sea it tends to be lovely and warm during the day ( 0% humidity *whoop whoop no fuzzy hair) but cools down very quickly in the evening. To fight that chilly breezy I'm bringing along a few cute cropped jumpers and knits.

Lace Detail Crop Jumper- Topshop

Skirt- Zara

Bag- Nica at Topshop

Necklace- Forever 21

Old Schoolin'

You couldn't go to San Francisco and not rock the vintage look. I haven't worn these out in public yet so maybe I'll test drive them in another country all together and if they don't work no one will witness my fashion faux-pas.

So this has definitely given me a few ideas of what to pack with me since I'm pretty sure I'll be bringing home more than I brought with me so I don't want to over pack.

Let me know if you liked this kind of post in the comments. I wasn't sure how to photograph them but I think this is a good result. 

Thanks for reading,

Ciara xx

Outfit Edit: Monochrome Chic

Hello my lovelies!


So I was feeling low one very late night and decided to distract myself with a spot of online 'browsing'. Big mistake. I foolishly went over too Missguided and engaged in a totally pointless but fruitful spot of retail therapy. 

I picked out a few bits and bobs that will appear in another blog post but today I thought I'd try out the monochrome look. Now I'm no expert stylist so as this is a new look for me you'll have to bare with me. I'm also no model so you'll also have to out up with my outfit photos!

I love the monochrome checked a-line skirt because it's a nice comfortable fit and doesn't ride up when I walk thank god! Quite frankly I'm sick of having to pull down a bodycon mini skirt every 5 seconds. The skirt was the main reason I decided to opt for this white organza top because I thought they'd go nicely together. What do you think?

Organza top (it comes with the white vest too how handy?) -Missguided

Monochrome a-line skirt- Missguided

Black sandals- River Island

Bag- River Island 

Nail polish- Inglot O2M Breathable Nail Enamel 617

Not a bad first attempt 'ay?

Thanks for reading,

Ciara xx

Tropical Summer Outfit Edit

Hello lovelies!

I found this fab skirt in the Zara sale and thought I'd put together a summery going out look with it. It's so comfy and cut really well but the one thing I have to say about it is that it rides up so much when I walk in! I have to do the awkward walk-tug-walk dance with it. It'll just have to be worn with tights from now I guess.

 Sunglasses- Burberry

Top- River Island

Necklace- Miss Selfridge

Bangle- H&M

Skirt- Zara

Sandals- River Island

Hope you're enjoying the summer sun.

Thanks for reading,

Ciara xxx

Outfit Edit: Movie Date Night

Hello my lovelies!

Last night the boyfriend and I decided to go see 22 Jump Street at the cinema. I'd heard from basically everyone that the story line was the exact same as the first movie and they even point that out several times in the movie for comedic effect. I thought is was hilarious and had a few laugh out loud moments myself. It seems quite a lot of dosh was put into this one too and some of the shots and stunts (featuring the delicious Channing Tatum) are very impressive.

I took just a few quick photos of my outfit before running out the door only to find that we'd missed the bus! I went fairly casual with this look because who dresses up for the cinema? Also please excuse the complete lack of make-up and untouched hair!

 Demin shirt: Only

Striped top: Zara

Black jeans: River Island Tube Pant

Boots: Office

Watch: Urban Outitters

Rings: Penny's and River Island

My sister has the worst photography skills but I have her in training don't worry ;)

Right I'm off to work now so I hope you enjoyed this short post.

Thanks for reading,

Ciara xx

Hepburn at the Ballet

Hello lovelies! So last Thursday I went out for a lovely grown up night on the town with my parents for an early birthday celebration (finally 18 the 21st!). We decided to go to dinner at a gorgeous Thai restaurant in Dublin city centre called Diep Le Shaker and go to see Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet with the Perm State Ballet afterwards. 

I thought I'd share what I wore on the night with you all in a little outfit post since I've never tried to do one of these things. I kept it quite simple and elegant with a slightly Audrey Hepburn-esqe style.

Dress: Asos

Shoes: Zara

Bag: Penny's

Bracelet: Pandora

Nail Varnish: Inglot O2M Breathable (652)

I'm already a huge fan of ballet so I was super excited to see Romeo & Juliet because not only had I never seen it but also the music in it is absolutely beautiful, a true work of art. It's also a very theatrical and dramatic ballet with lots of sword fighting and lots of emotion so it's perfect for those who may not be too crazy for ballet. My dad even enjoyed it! I still hear him humming some of the songs :)

Now I can't wait for my birthday because not only will I finally be 18 but I can also justify feeling Christmasy because then its just over a month to December 25th!

Thanks for reading,

Ciara xx

Elle Style Awards

Hello lovelies.

Happy Pancake Tuesday to all. I hope you've had a fair helping of pancake goodness for brekkie and there's enough batter left to get you through the whole day.

Last night the well known Elle Style Awards were on and today I'm here to talk about some of the winners and the lovely fashion that occurred on the red carpet.

Winner of the Next Future Icon award, Chloe Moretz made me as jealous as ever dressed tip-to-toe in Stella McCartney and Louboutin heels.




And as predicted the brilliant Stella McCartney was awarded Best International Designer.



Simone Rocha, winner of the Next Young Designer of the Year, was dressed up in her Spring collection.

 


Nicholas Kirkwood who has also won the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund of £200,000, was awarded with the Best Accessory Designer and he's a well deserved winner I think.




Roksanda Ilincic won the Red Carpet Fashion award and was dressed in a gown from her own pre-fall collection.




Sophie Ellis Bextor (and her husband Richard Jones) looked effortlessly young and lively with splashes of Springtime colours.



Another Stella creation on Kate Hudson as she wowed in a red straight edge dress.



And finally the wonderful Henry Holland wearing gorgeous jacquard trousers that are just classic Holland. 



So thanks for reading and don't you just wish you were there? 

Someday I will move to London and get to experience all these lovely events in real life!

Ciara.

Sourced from http://www.elleuk.com/elle-style-awards/red-carpet