April 2014 on There's something about Alice.

Hello everyone,

How on earth are we in the fifth month of 2014? April was a lovely month, I had my 16th birthday, Easter break and the weather has been pretty good. I have however obviously been gearing up for all my exams (my first one is next Monday- send help) but to be honest, they have been spoken about so many time for so long it feels a little as though they are never actually going to happen, anyone else feel the same? 

Anyway, I loved blogging this April, I just wish i could have done more of it!

Fanny Crown: Prom dress heaven 

Top 5: The Spring pink lip

OOTD #43 `Sweet 16 and we had arrived`

Lifestyle: Snippets from my 16th birthday

And the winner is...

OOTD #44 `Eyes are open finally`

Life through my lens #8

Empties #3

OOTD #45 Hanging out the passenger side of his best friends ride

Lifestyle: Good Friday in Oxford

Spring inspo

My 16th Birthday gifts

OOTD #46 `On Wednesday's we wear pink` 

Your favourite post-  

This months most read was my`Eyes are open finally ` OOTD (if you're wondering what song it is, watch this video and you will understand my obsession) I wore this for my birthday meal with my friends, so I'm so glad you guys liked it! 

My favorite post-

My favourite this moth was probably the outfit I wore on my actual Birthday, I adore the dress and I just felt really nice in it. 

My favorite blogger- 

This month I have been obsessed with What Olivia Did. I have loved Liv's blog for forever, but this moth my girl crush levels went even higher! Her style is faultless and every post seems to have had so much love and attention put into it. 

So there we have it, April rounded up! 

What have you been up to lately? Did you have a favorite April post? 

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My 16th Birthday gifts.

Hello everyone, 

I asked in a recent post if you lovely lot would like to see what I was gifted for my Birthday, so that's what I'm sharing today! 

Just a quick disclaimer; I know some people are not fans of these kinds of posts, I'm not doing this to show of or brag in any way, shape or form! I am incredibly grateful for all my gifts and  lots of people said they would like to see a post like this, so if Birthday `hauls` aren't your thing, click away now. Phew! 

Alright, lets kick things off with makeup (fanfare please). 

Ah, would you look at that! I was lucky enough to receive a MAC palette from my sister (cheers Pip) and I love it. I already have two shadows in the shades Fig and Amber Lights and they are both just gorgeous. I've been using Amber lights the most, it is the perfect gold for the crease and outer corner and is just so pretty. Fig looks goregous swept all over the lid with lashes of Mascara. I cannot wait to get filling this up! Can you recommend any shades? 

I also received the blogger favorite MAC soft and Gentle mineralize skin finish from my babe Lauren. I am a woman obsessed! I have been using this goregous highlighter daily and I just can't get enough. Full review in the pipeline. 

Next up is two lovely lip products. I have been lusting over this Rimmel Apocalips in the shade Luna for an age now, and let me tell you it did not disappoint. It is the perfect peachy nude and looks equally good with a gold or bronze eye look as it does with winged liner. The other is a Sleek matte me which I've not tried before. I've read a few review on these, but I've not really seen much blogger hype surrounding them. I'm a little on the fence with them; I adore the colour but I find the texture a little odd, it sort of just sits on the lips I feel. More testing needed I think! 

I've also now got three new Bourjois offerings in my stash. I am loving the bronzing primer, it is just perfect! It is a great colour, even on my pale skin and blends like a dream. Although I like the Java rice powder, I'm not internally sure how to use it! I find it a little two glittery as a powder, and not quite bold enough as a highlighter (suggestions please!) This little blusher was actually free with the purchase of the other two items. It's nice enough but not as pigmented as I'd have liked. 

I was also gifted some new nail polishes. The Liliac Barry M one is just perfect for spring and I actually had the black crackle at some point before so It's nice to have it in my overflowing collection again! White nails are everywhere at the moment so this is Maybelline one is going to get a lot of love from em this season. 

Next up are the beautiful pieces of fine jewelry I received. The locket was from my parents. It's rose gold and has a teeny tiny diamond in it; I am totally smitten with it! Rose gold is my all time favourite (well done mum) so I just adore it. It goes with everything and was firmly on my neck all Easter. The Pandora ring was from my beautiful best friends who oh-so-cleverly presented me with it inside a celebrations box, and had me totally fall for the fact that that was my main present. One day I might be less gullible! All that aside, I love the ring and it was such a thoughtful gift, I honestly feel a bit weird without it on during the day now. My Mum's friend also bought me a stunning Pandora bracelet with the prettiest glittery pink charm, I Instagramed it here if your curious!

I bought a few items of clothing when we went to London, both from the Carnaby street branch of Monki. I picked up a striped long sleeve crop top and a black maxi skirt, both if which I'm obsessed with an wore to Oxford the other day so you will be able to see them in an OOTD soon. I also bought a really pretty dress from Topshop which i wore for my Birthday meal, check it out here. 

You can see the stripped top here (which I seriously need to stop wearing!) along with a goregous checkered top from the Chelsea Girl range and river island, I love the '60s vibe it has (thank you Lauren and Molly!)

My Grandparents gifted me this gorgeous Paris themed jewelry box which looks so lovely sat on my window sill. They also sent me a New Look voucher, my order is hopefully winging it's way to me as we speak! I also bought some Muji storage finally, I love it so much, defo worth all the hype surrounding it. 

I also received a bunch of beauty goodies from my friends; S&G is one of my favorite brands, so all of these products have already been put to good use. I always have a makeup bag with me, so this Ted Baker one will be perfect for travelling, especially as I'm never one to travel light! The I love... products are so lovely and I've been seriously enjoying the bubble bath, with my new Yankee sampler as well. 

My Lovely Auntie sent me some Accessories goodies (thanks Gill if you're reading!) I'm obsessed with frilly socks as you probably know and these one are the perfect length for me to wear with my Chelsea boots. The little purse is just adorable, as is the Paris notebook!

And off course, no birthday is complete with out some chocolate, mmm.

I'm sorry I've been a little MIA this week, I really have to be spending all my time focusing on revision for my up coming exam,s now, although I would so much rather be blogging! I will do my best to keep writing post because I honestly enjoy this so much. One thing I can promise though is that I will be back full force come summer time! 

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Eyes are open finally.

OOTD #44

Hello everyone, 

This is what I wore to my 16th birthday meal with me friends. I bought this dress with a voucher I received for my birthday (I know, didn't hang about did I!) and I love it. The top is so delicate and the skirt the perfect length, it was super comfy too; always a bonus when consuming copious amounts at Nando's!

Dress- Topshop (here) 

Locket- Birthday gift

Watch- Olivia Burton (here)

Ring- Pandora (here)

Heels- Deichmann 

Right where to start; first off, look at my ring! My two lovely besties got this Pandora beauty for me (and also managed to trick me into thinking they had just bought me a box of chocolates- so gullible!) I love it and have literally worn it non stop already, definitely going to be an everyday piece forever now. I went with white nails which are far from as smooth as I would have liked, but I still really like them, I'm going to be wearing this polish a whole lot in summer. You can also see the neckline pretty well in this photo, it's scalloped and quite high, actually really flattering. 

I had my goregous locket on again, it just goes with everything!

And also my watch- I actually feel a little lost without on on my wrist...

I went with a pair of nude/baby pink heels to keep everything light and spring ready, I though the colour looked lovely with the blue and white. 

Alana and Tey got in on my outfit picture taking/pose imitating , so I couldn't resist a cheeky collage!

I hope your all having a lovely Easter break, it's meant to be lovely weather next weekend, I for one am keeping my fingers crossed! 

What do you think of this outfit? 

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Lifestyle: Snippets from my 16th birthday.

Hello everyone,

 As promised, here are some pictures I snapped whilst we were in London for my birthday on Monday. I ment to take more, but I always get sidetracked and end up forgetting... I had the loveliest day so I hope you guys enjoy this post!

As I'm sure you can tell, one of this things we did was go up the Shard. If you are not from the UK then you might be wondering what on earth I'm on about, but the Shard is basically a relatively new building (it was finished in 2012) and is the tallest building in Europe, measuring a whopping 1016ft.up. One of my mum's friends gave us a voucher to go up it for Christmas, and we figured my birthday was the perfect opportunity to use it! The actual view from up there was incredible; Tower bridge and Big Ben look like they were part of a little wooden play set, and all the buses just seemed adorable. The perspective of all the tall buildings around us was totally distorted as well which mad it all feel a little surreal. One thing I did like was that I felt totally secure, and for someone without the best head for heights that was a big plus. I would definitely recommend this as something to do in the city, and it's not too touristy!

After that, it was defiantly time for lunch; we hit up Bella Italia just off Covent Garden, I went for Calamari to start and then had the Gamberoni pasta, two of my favorites. Next a spot of shopping was in order, we visited Carnaby street which was pretty underwhelming I'm sorry to say, but it was nice to have a stroll about. I did pop into Monki though (that store is so pretty) and picked up some pieces I really love. I was however disappointed that there was no Brandy Melville in sight, the reason I really wanted to go there! Have you been into that store? Then we set foot on Oxford street. Oh Oxford street; now I love you and loathe you. The shops are fab, but the constant press of people and the noise had started to get to me buy this stage. Oh and the girls in Topshop took snobbishness to the next level! By then it was definitely time for a cup of tea, and with a Colin the Caterpillar cake safely purchased form M&S we put our feet up for a little while. Sadly it was home time then, but the trains all ran in our favor and the journey was very pleasant!

I had a lovely birthday, and it was made all the more lover buy all of your sweet comments on my last post- thank you! 

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