ASOS Saved List

I don't know where on earth my money has gone lately. Unfortunately, all of these have had to go into the ol' saved list instead of my basket. Sob. 

ASOS flatforms, £35.00

Vivienne Westwood watch, £185.00

ASOS jeans, £40.00

Sessun Liberty Floral dress, £135.00

Pieces bag, £45.00

ASOS top £16.00

Benefit 'Fine One One', £23.50

I think these flatforms would be just brilliant when the weather warms up. Perfect for after-dark at a festival, or with just jeans and a tshirt at the weekends. 

I love a bit of tartan. How British can you get! Good ol' Viv.

I've been a bit wary of boyfriend jeans- I'm worried that on my sizable bottom they will look awful. However, I think the slimmer fit of these will help make legs look longer, and if worn with a longer length top to cover my hips a bit I think they could be flattering after all.

I am not one for dresses normally- I tend to feel like a bit of a tit in them. Having said that, there are days where I throw open my wardrobe doors hoping to find a pretty, simple, floral number to wear. This ticks all of those boxes, and the muted colours make it less scary me.

Handbags generally go unused by me. I was always with a big handbag until a while ago I forgot to take one on a weekend away with Carlos, and had to go all around London with nothing but my phone in m'pocket. I was amazed at how free, agile and relaxed I felt, so much so that I only really take a bag to work now. This one is perfect for work; nice and simple and big enough for anything.

This top is the perfect mix of slouchy, roughed up and sexy. Add some sparkle and it'll go to the pub, add some Levi cut-offs and it will go to a festival. You would have this forever. Sod it- This one's going in the basket. 

Blusher is one of my absolute essentials, yet I am still to find one I reeeally love. This one seems to be in with a chance. Gorgeous packaging, adjustable colour and it's orange tint should work will with my hazel eyes and dark hair. Here's hoping!

Fabienne x

Molton Brown Rose Granati

When it come to your home, I think it's the little details that really make it special and it's life's little luxuries that make me happiest.

Molton Brown's Rose Granati hand wash is definitely one of my little luxuries- it simply smells Devine! It reminds me of Jo Malone's Blue Agava and Cocao fragrance. It's a spicy, heady floral that fills your bathroom and the thick lather leaves your hands feeling soft and moisturised.

£16 is a lot to spend on a hand wash, but it is a feature in my bathroom and looks really impressive to guests.

Fabienne x

Louise Gray for Topshop Brush Set

Make up brushes, £35.00, Louise Gray for Topshop

I've been unimpressed with Louise Gray's make up for Topshop, however, the colours of the brush set were just irresistible. I love mint green, and the brassy gold fixtures look more expensive than the typical stainless steel or yellow gold ones you normally see. 

It's worth having good make up brushes. These are so soft and I love their little dyed tips.

I will use...

the smallest to line eyes with dark powder, 

the larger shadow brush for light colour on the lids, 

the foundation brush for highlighter, 

the smaller powder brush for pink blusher on cheeky apples,

 the largest brush for translucent powder over BB cream or foundation. 

Fabienne x

Style Storage

Here is a cheeky peek at my wardrobes. 

The first has no doors, as I use it as more of a desk/display for things I can just grab quickly. I keep my perfume, jewellery and hand bags here as well as various other bits and bobs. 

I keep my finer jewellery and rings in a Stackers box, from House of Fraser, and larger costume jewellery and collars in a big white leather jewellery box. My boyfriend only has one tiny section of this space for his fragrance, hair wax and contact lenses... He's lucky to even have that with me around!

Also, meet Benjamin, my French Bulldog money box from Ben De Lisi's collection for Debenhams. I'm going to start filling him up with £1, £2 and £5s to save for a rainy day. 

In my other wardrobe I like a lot of drawer space, as I'm too lazy to hang most things up. I make the most of this space by also keeping make-up in a perspex organiser (have a look on Amazon) and use clothes rail shelves from Ikea to house hair and skincare products. I also have a drawer organiser from Ikea where I keep odd bits, nail varnishes and body care. I always have some handy scissors in here for cutting out tags. 

Fabienne x

Benefit BROWzings

I use Benefit BROWzings in dark every day to define my eyebrows. Well, I say define, in my case I have to draw on my eyebrows as there is practically no natural eyebrow. They are very fair, but there is not much point in dying them as they are also really sparse and fine. 

The only good thing about having my eyebrows is that I can change them to suit the rest of my make-up, my hairstyle and my whole outfit or look as I see fit. 

I tend to have thin eyebrows when I want to look really polished and put-together, such as a posh dinner out with the boyfriend or when I have a meeting at work. 

I do thick, lighter coloured brows when I am more barefaced and natural at weekends.

I do thicker and darker eyebrows when I am wearing false eyelashes for a night out and when I'm wanting to achieve more of a masculine look, i.e. with a buttoned up blouse and jumper.

I do my eyebrows after applying foundation/BB cream, concealer and translucent powder, as it gives the product something to stick to. I also use tweezerman tweezers (not the little useless ones in the BROWzings kit) to neaten any stray hairs beforehand. 

For thick brows, I use the hard angled brush to apply the pigmented wax in an upward direction, starting from the middle. I continue to apply it in this way, frequently reloading the brush, for two thirds of the brow before turning the brush and gliding the wax down to a neat point. I then repeat the process on the other brow. When they are both done I check they are symmetrical, fixing with cotton buds and reapplying where necessary. I leave them like this if I want a lighter colour, but if I want it darker I apply the powder with the blending brush in dabbing motions. The powder also makes it last longer.

For thinner brows, I apply the pigmented wax with the hard angled brush in short strokes along the eyebrow following the direction of the hair, often using the brush to 'tuck in' hairs that are sticking out of line. Thin brows are a lot quicker to do, so I often do this look for work, plus it looks like it is more high maintenance.

Fabienne x

I turn to you

Here are five of my fashion and beauty heroines.

I love Holly Willoughby for how she dresses her size 12 figure, I turn to her when I feel chubs and self-conscious. Think big hair, thick falselashes, minimal accessories and a pencil dress. An Easy, simple and sexy going out outfit. However, I like Fearne Cotton for the opposite. She takes lots of risks, wearing frumpy vintage blouses and lots of bright separates- something I struggle to find the confidence to do most days. I turn to her for work wear, where I like to look chic and professional and slightly boyish. So, think 7/8 trousers in prints, buttoned up cardigans, shirts and vintage blouses and nude court shoes and eyeliner flicks to keep it young.

Carine Restoin Roitfeld is simply fabulous. I love her for her flat-out glam goth looks and layering up lots of black in different textures. I turned to her when deciding how to dye my hair. I got a deep mahogany at the roots and a red brown at the mid lengths. I already had ombréd hair, but adding a red element made it look much more luxurious, warmed up my complexion and it shows off my hazel eyes.

Kate Moss needs no explanation.

Kate middleton, however, has become a bit of a cliché. I, like everyone else, love her for her impossibly groomed hair. I also turn to her for eyebrow inspiration, believe it or not. Despite being dark haired I have quite fair and sparse eyebrows, so fill them in (in a different shape each day- but mostly in 'the Kate'). I will post a eyebrow specific post in due course.

Fabienne x

Dear Father Christmas,...

1. Some Jo Malone blackberry and bay cologne

2. Nigellissima book

3. Dalmation shoe boots from Topshop

4. A bunch of vintage roses

5. The Gucci pug key ring

6. Some Ladurée macaroons

7. Ted Baker sausage dog purse

8. A cavalier King Charles spaniel

9. A mustard Velvet Company tub chair from Oliver Bonas 

Some are more realistic than others, obviously, but a girl can dream. 

Fabienne x