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Archives for November 2015

Stella

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Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing Stella McCartney felt kimono jacket, H&M knot belt, Weekday maxi skirt, Jessica Flinn stars necklace, Skin by Finsk wedges. All black everything dark style elegant goth outfit.Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing Stella McCartney felt kimono jacket, Jessica Flinn silver stars token necklace. Outfit details.Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing Stella McCartney felt kimono jacket, H&M knot belt, Jessica Flinn silver stars necklace. All black everything dark style outfit details.

Stella McCartney Felt Jacket / H&M Knot Belt / Weekday Maxi Skirt / Jessica Flinn Stars Necklace * / Skin by Finsk Wedges

I’ve had this Stella McCartney jacket in my wardrobe since last year, I snagged it at the last Voucher Codes Swap Shop and I’ve just realised it’s still yet to be featured here. It’s not something I wear very often, as I find it’s not such an easy piece to just throw on, it needs a little thought and I always think it looks nicest when styled super simply like it is here. It’s a thick heavy felted wool and the kimono like shape makes it feel so nice and cosy on cold days, like I’m wrapped up in my robe, which makes me wish I could just throw it on over everything. My favourite part though is the unique, sculptural draped sleeves, they’re such a great focal point that they really don’t need any extra fuss going on, they make an outfit special all by themselves.

This beautiful necklace from Jessica Flinn was my first secret santa present of the year. Organised by the lovely Bethanie we were each given a £30 budget to spend on jewellery at House of Fraser for our giftee, once we’d stalked our bloggers social channels and blog to get a good idea of what we thought they would like, we sent our choices over and they did the rest sending everyone their presents. I was so excited yet nervous to see what mine would be, as I am quite picky with jewellery, and I couldn’t have opened it any quicker once it arrived! My girl did better than good though, it was the most perfect piece – picking up on my love of young designers and starry skies. I truly love it and it’s definitely something I would have chosen myself and can see getting a lot of wear, I actually had my eye on it when I was searching for my girls present!

Fluke

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Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing OASAP Beanie, ASOS faux fur and leather biker jacket, H&M draped maxi cardigan, Vila dress, ASH Poker boots, Balenciaga city bag. All black everything dark street style casual goth outfit.Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing ASOS faux fur and leather biker jacket, H&M draped maxi cardigan, Hvnter Gvtherer Lacustrine necklace. All black outfit details.Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing ASOS faux fur and leather biker jacket, H&M draped maxi cardigan, ASH Poker boots, Balenciaga city bag. Outfit details.Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing OASAP Beanie, ASOS faux fur and leather biker jacket, H&M draped maxi cardigan, Vila dress, ASH Poker boots, Balenciaga city bag. All black everything dark street style casual goth outfit.Fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing OASAP Beanie, ASOS faux fur and leather biker jacket, H&M draped maxi cardigan with hood. All black outfit details.

OASAP Beanie * / ASOS Faux Fur Leather Jacket / H&M Maxi Cardigan / Vila Dress / Hvnter Gvtherer ‘Lacustrine’ Necklace /
ASH ‘Poker’ Boots * / Balenciaga City Bag

Don’t you love it when you just throw something together without much thought and it’s unintentionally great? That’s what happened with this outfit. In a rush I haphazardly grabbed these pieces with my main thoughts being on warmth and comfort, and as a quick casual outfit I really didn’t care how it looked, I just needed to get out of the door on time. As I looked through these photos when I got home though, I realised how much I liked it, how it all just worked somehow and I think that will always be one of my favourite things about an all black wardrobe, that I can chuck almost anything on when I’m short on time and it’ll still look put together and like I’ve made an effort, even when I’ve not.

Having a good collection of staples is also the key to this I think, I don’t know what I’d do without all the plainer pieces in my wardrobe and my go to is often H&M for these kinds of things, but Vila is another firm favourite for good, well priced basics. I live in this gathered jersey dress of theirs, they do basics with a little extra so well, and M and M Direct currently have lots for an absolute steal, including my favourite t-dress the ‘Asti’ tunic, I’ve just brought a back up!

Also, what is it about hoodies (or just anything with a hood) poking out the back of a leather jacket that I love so much? Why does it just look so right? I think this will forever be my favourite casual combo, it’s like they were made for each other.

Laboratory Perfumes ‘Tonka’

Beauty

Laboratory Perfumes limited edition Tonka fragrance Eau De Toilette from Tessuti. Laboratory Perfumes limited edition Tonka fragrance Eau De Toilette from Tessuti. Laboratory Perfumes limited edition Tonka fragrance Eau De Toilette from Tessuti.

Laboratory Perfumes ‘Tonka’ Limited Edition EDT via Tessuti *

I’ve become really fond of unisex scents recently, there’s just something a little more intriguing and unusual about them. They’re the ones that have people stopping me in the street asking to know what I’m wearing and the wonderful mixes of masculine and feminine notes are definitely something which appeals and I feel fits me quite well.

Laboratory Perfumes craft unique, unisex fragrances, scientifically formulated to react to the wearer and evolve over the day. Inspired by the flora of the British coasts and countryside these fragrances aim to conjure up a strong sense of place, whilst acknowledging traditional perfumery techniques, echoed in their glass bottles etched with measures recalling the origins of the traditional perfumier’s laboratory.

Tonka is their first scent which draws it’s inspirations from a little further afield – pink peppercorns, mandarin, woodland aromatics and tonka bean are blended together creating a distinctive and exotic fragrance. It’s a beautiful scent, complexly layered, clean and elegant at first, with a hint of spice and becoming warmer, richer and more earthy. Most fragrances do smell slightly differently on different people, thanks to everyones unique body chemistry, but I wanted to test out the claims of reacting to the wearer so I asked my family to test it out too. On me I noticed the citrus notes most clearly, it smelt fresh and a little peppery, on my Mum it smelled similar but with a stronger floral hit, but on my Dad it smelled much spicier, with more depth and warmth and I think it actually suited him the best. Tonka is limited to a 1000 bottles, each hand numbered, thankfully it’s a very generous size but I shall still be using it sparingly to make sure it lasts me a good while yet.