To celebrate the occasions, my mam threw a little house party with a few members of the family and Moira (aka grandma) invited her friends.
So what does a girl wear to such an event I hear you ask!
First things first I needed to be comfortable, reason being...there was going to be a buffet. Now I'm not one to get excited about food or anything (LOL) but Moira and my Auntie Justine were the main contributors to this spread, so I knew I was going to need an expandable outfit.
I don't want to talk about food too much, but I just really need to give a quick shout out to Justine's Rocky Road Traybake. My oh my, I swear on my mothers life, this recipe must have came from the Angels themselves, because this traybake is the absolute s***.
It's got a moist chocolate brownie base, which is delicious on its own, but when it's combined with the rocky road...oh.my.days.
It's made with Cadburys chocolate, marshmallows, cherries and some kind of nuts and it's honestly the nicest thing I've ever had in my mouth! I think I had 2 pieces then stashed another 3 in a cupboard to go back and secret eat later because there wasn't much left and I'm a greedy sod. 😬
So anyway, yes, expandable outfit (sorry I digress!!).
I don't see all of the family often but when I do it's usually a day event and I don't get to look glam. This being an evening event, I had the opportunity to dress up.
So I went for this leopard print dress I got from New Look in the sale for £11.00 about 2 month ago.
1. It is midi in length which is my favourite of all the lengths! I'm not a fan of that part of the back of your leg where your bottom thigh, knee and top of your calf meet. There is just nothing smooth about it, it's like I'm Frankenstein's monster and have 3 random leg joints sown together. I just want clothing to finish at the top of my calf like this little beauty does!
2. It has a waist belt which I love because although I'm huge I have a waist and want to show it off! I think if you're a pear, triangle or hourglass shape sinching in your waist is very flattering and a dress with a belt is the perfect way to do it!
3. The dress has sleeves! Hurrah for sleeves! Don't get me wrong, I will wear sleeveless tops/dresses but I'm like a lot of woman and hate the tops of my arms. To be honest this is more so at the minute as I'm totally off the diet bandwagon and feel ginormous. When I feel like this I kind of go out of my way to have my arms covered up, but when I don't, my bingo wings can fly free as sleeves are just a bonus.
4. The last and probably the best part of this dress is the material, you can't tell from far away but look at this...
The Shoes
I'm like bambi on ice and really struggle with heels but because of the platform I glide (yes, I said glide) in these little gems.
I just feel super trendy when I wear them and I can dance all night with no complaints. When I dance, I dance like a lunatic, I throw all the shapes, (octagons included) and I never get to a point where I need to take my shoes off.
There is nothing worse than waking up on a Sunday morning, waddling to the toilet, feeling like death and then you catch a glimpse of the soles of your feet and wonder how you haven't developed a really serious disease. 😷😷😷
So yes, these are just an all round, great pair of shoes that are comfortable, trendy and protect you from diseases.
Accessories
Makeup
The orange colour was from a Sleek makeup palette I got free from the Curve Fashion Festival and the gold and Browns are from palette number 1 by Younique makeup.
For the last 2 years I have been striving for the perfect brow and just by chance I think last night I came pretty close, I'm nearly at that point where I can post a picture on Instagram with the hashtag 'browsonfleek'. Yay...
Hair
Once I had the plait in, I pulled at it to loosen it up and create a bit more depth to my hair. It looked alright!
I don't have much hair to work with as bleaching has not been kind to me! I have just purchased some olaplex 3 step hair treatment to try and work a small miracle on the condition of my hair. Apparently Kim Kardashian uses it so it must be worth a bash! I'll post a blog on how that goes soon, so that's something to look forward to guys!
Thank You!
Peace out beautiful people 😘😘😘