The little things that make me happy.

Reading a good book

I'll be honest, it's not often I get stuck into a really good book but when I do i'm a happy gal.

Fairy lights

Looking at the lights wrapped around the chimney of my little attic bedroom makes cosy winter nights all the more cosy.  

Hot chocolate

I think the picture is enough explanation. 

The sound of rain

There is literally nothing better than lying in bed listening to the rain knowing you don't have to go anywhere.

 New music on my ipod

Okay, I don't know if it's just me but knowing I can listen to all ma new songs on the bus to college makes getting out of bed in the morning a little easier. 

Hopefully no one's lactose intolerant because this is an absolute cheesefest.. but I think it's important to recognize the small things life offers that often go unappreciated. 

Happy Wednesday! 

Adele x

The Outfit | Five

Dress: Missguided

Shoes: New Look

Leather jacket: Pennys (Primark)

I'm all types of obsessed with the whole socks and sandals look.. f the haters. 

So after spending 10 minutes trying to get my head through the hole of this dress I took some pictures of it. 

Happy Sunday all! 

Adele x

The Outfit | Four

Bralet: Forever21

Maxi skirt: Asos

Shirt: Eager Beaver

Boots: New Look

I'm well aware this outfit is a little risque but life's too short to wear boring clothes anyway. 

This bralet is beyond gorgeous and I want to own it in all the colours it comes in. I think this outfit has a bit of a dark vibe going on so for halloween I teamed it with ripped fish nets and a load of fake blood and boom I was a vampire! 

Adele x

Home Made Sea Salt Spray Baybaay.

You will need:

 Sea Salt

Water

A lemon

Styling Gel

Water

An empty spray bottle

I think it's fair to come to the conclusion that i'm a bit of a cheapskate... so I may as well share my money pinching ways with others and help a sista save some dolla! 

 Basically to make the sea salt spray I put some hot water into a jug, mix in 3 table spoons of salt, a smell lemon segment and 2 table spoons of any kind of styling gel (I robbed my brothers vo5 styling hold gel) mix them all together and pour it into an empty spray bottle and you're done! I use the lemon to lighten my hair but if you want it to be a little less drying on your hair use some conditioner instead.

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! 

Adele x

The Outfit | Three

Shirt: The Eager Beaver

Skirt: Pennys/Primark

Jacket: The Harlequin (Vintage)

Knee socks: Topshop

Shoes: New Look

Bag: Pennys/Primark

Completely unplanned post, I wore this outfit to college today and I quite liked it so I decided it deserved it's own little post. 

Usually, before I take outfit pictures I'll put on a face full of make up but today for a change I decided to go bare faced, I know there's not many pictures of my face but just before I went through the routine of covering my entire face I thought it might be nice to do a post without any. I'm not the kind of gal who needs a full face of make up to go to college or the shops so why should I portray that I am on my blog.. anyway I think it's nice to not have to hide behind a mask and feel comfortable doing so.

So if you're the kind of girl (or boy) who can't go anywhere without  make up on I encourage you for just one day this week to go somewhere completely natural, trust me once you do you'll never know what the big deal was! 

Hope you're all having a lovely week

Adele x

One Shirt Two Outfits.

Outfit 1

 Shirt: Vintage

Jeans: Pennys(Primark)/diy

Boots: New Look

Jumper: Topshop

Outfit 2

Shirt: Vintage

Skirt: American Apparel 

Boots: New Look

Cardigan: Mams wardrobe

I made a post similar to this a few weeks ago showing two different ways I to wear a skirt so I decided to do the same but this time with a shirt.

I picked up this topman shirt from a second hand shop a while ago for only 4 euro so I decided to cut it up and make it wearable, for only 4 euro it would have been a sin to not buy it!  

Happy weekend!

Adele x 

Beauty Advice I Would Give To My Younger Self.

I recently read Kia's post about beauty tips she would tell her younger self over on http://www.makemeupkia.com and thought I would make one of my own. We've all been there, looking back at old photos or videos and saying to yourself 'what the hell was I thinking?!'. So I've come up with some advice of my own that if given the chance I would tell mini Adele. 

- Don't attempt to pluck your own eyebrows for the first time, you will over pluck them and look stupid. 

-Eyeliner goes in your waterline, not around your whole eyeball. 

-Wearing patterned leggings from Penny's is not okay. 

-On the legging note, 3/4 length leggings are also not okay.

-Glitter eye shadow is okay.. glitter eye shadow AND mascara is not.

-Don't buy matching outfits with your friends, it doesn't make you look cool. 

-If a side fringe goes past your chin, it's not actually a side fringe.

-2 euro penny's tan wipes are probably not the best investment.

- Wearing jeans and a matching waistcoat is not hot. 

-Attempting to curl your hair with your mam's round brush will result in your hair getting stuck in it and mass amounts of pain. 

-Cutting your own fringe can and probably will end badly.

-Don't follow trends, especially when when the word 'luminous' is involved. Rip all the luminous tutu's of 2009.

-Expensive products don't always work best.

-Wearing false nails all the time isn't the best idea in the long run. 

-Only wear skinny jeans of they actually stick to your legs. 

So that's that! The funny part is that in 10 years time future me will  more than likely be sitting here writing a post to present me about what I wish I could tell myself now, but we all have to make mistakes to learn eh? 

What advice would you give to your younger self? 

Adele x 

College Lookbook.

Outfit 1:

 Jumper: H&M

Denim shirt: Dunnes stores

Skirt: American Apparel 

Jacket: Urban Outfitters 

Shoes: Pennys/Primark

Outfit 2:

 Top: Ebay

Skirt: American Apparel

Scarf: Pennys/Primark

Blazer: The Harlequin (second hand)

Shoes: New Look

Outfit 3:

 Jumper: Topshop

Shirt: Pennys/Primark

Shorts: Topshop

Jacket: My mam's

Shoes: New Look 

Outfit 4:

Jumper: H&M

Skirt: Asos

Jacket/Blazer: The Harlequin (second hand)

Shoes: Converse

For me, when dressing for college the two main things that come into consideration are being warm and comfortable, looking nice can sometimes take a back seat so I decided to put together a few looks that tick the above boxes while still being somewhat 'stylish'.

I also have to admit that I very rarely have time in the morning to put on make up so I definitely don't look quite as put together in real life as I do in these pictures.. if you can call that put together.

I have to apologize for these god awful pictures, I decided to take them on what seemed to be the windiest day of the year and my little wendy house door was constantly swinging open almost coming off the hinges which meant I had to hold the door in between trying to take pictures while the sun decided every 15 seconds to be either too bright or too dark.. the struggle was real! So please, don't laugh too much at my derp faces! 

Adele x

50 Facts About Me!

I thought I would make a little bit of a different post today. I started my blog about a month or two ago and I think it's about time I open up and tell you all a little more about myself and this happens to come in the form of 50 facts.. lets get this show on the road.

1. My full name is Adele Lydia Jane Miner.

2. I was born in Shropshire England and am half English and half Irish.

3. I now live in Dublin and have done since I was 6. 

4. Chocolate is the reason for my existence. 

5. I work part-time for a clothes brand called Promod in Debenhams.

6. Boys in checked shirts and skinny jeans are my weakness. 

7. I have two tattoos.

8. I've been with my boyfriend for 1 year.

9. I had my nose pierced last year which closed up, I'll eventually get around to re-piercing  it.

10. I'm currently doing a fashion course and hope to one day have a career in the industry.

11. My favourite song is The Fear by Ben Howard.

12.I shamelessly know all the words to Kanye West's Gold Digger.

13. Harry Styles is God.

14. Bad reality programmes are my favourite Made In Chelsea, Towie, The Hills.. they're all so bad they're good.

15. I've had a weird obsession with Michael Jackson since I was 1 and even have Moonwalker tattooed on my foot... yeah.

16. I secretly (not so secretly anymore) dance around my room to the likes of One Direction and Taylor Swift.

17. I love food, like a lot.

18. I'm quite the short arse.. maybe about 5'2 on a good day.

19. Sponges freak me the f out.

20. I have a nerdy obsession with the Titanic.

21. I have a teddy named Baby Bun since I was 3 and he still sleeps with me every night.  

22. Not many people in real life know about my blog. 

23. R Kelly, Ignition is ma jam.

24. I'm struggling to come up with 50 facts.

25. I didn't cry watching The Fault In Our Stars.

26. Titanic and 500 Days Of Summer are my two favourite films.

27. I look about 15. 

28. When I was younger I wanted to be a beautition.

29. I've only ever had pet goldfish.

30. I've been to two music festivals.

31. I would love and hope to travel the world some day.

32. I own the entire Friends boxset.

33. I love having no make up days.

34. I've seen The 1975 3 times in the past year.

35. I should really be doing assignments now, 

36. It takes me a really long time to watch a tv series. It took me 9 months to watch Breaking Bad.

37. I'm 20 next July and this scares me.

38. Liverpool is possibly my favourite City in the world.

39. I hate public transport (especially buses)

40. I hope to get my driving licence in the next year or two. 

41. I'm terrible at every sport imaginable. 

42. I have one little Brother. 

43. I love the sound of rain when I'm in bed. 

44. I never wear big heels. 

45. I've never broken a bone. 

46.I kind of want to be Carrie Bradshaw. 

47. I would choose clothes over make up any day. 

48. I twisted my ankle last Christmas walking to ice skating, yeah, walking to the place.

49. I still own and use an ipod nano. 

50. Online shopping excites me way too much. 

Well that's that, I hope it's not too much of a boring post. Don't be afraid to leave me your comments, I love hearing from everyone! 

Adele x

Lush 'BIG' shampoo review.

 I'm a sucker for anything that claims to give your hair a little extra volume, and so, it only makes sense that I picked up this little thing during my travels in town. 

Firstly, the shampoo claims to lift hair and add body while also softening it and giving it a shiny appearance. Does it do this? I can honestly say, yes it does! I've used the shampoo a few times, first use I thought it was just a fluke.. it had to have been a coincidence that my hair just so happened to be a little nicer (a lot nicer) that day.. nope! Since then I've used it about 4 times, each time being satisfied with my soft, bouncy, shiny locks. Now it's no miracle worker, but for 15 euro I feel it does exactly what it says on the tin (or tub).

The texture of the shampoo is very coarse, it's made with seaweed and sea salt which give it its rough texture. A little bit definitely goes a long way. It's recommended to only use this shampoo once a week, but I try save it for special occasions and only use it when I feel my hair could do with an extra little oomph. For best results I recommend to blow dry your hair upside down and throw in a few rollers on the parts of your hair you want to have a little extra volume for an hour or two after blow drying. 

All in all I think this shampoo is probably the best volumizing product I have discovered to date and would recommend anyone with limp hair like myself to give it a go! 

Cheers Lush! 

Adele x

Autumn Nail Polish

 I love painting my nails in correspondence with the current season and as we all know Autumn is upon us so, I decided to put together a little post of my favourite Autumn nail polishes. 

I very rarely spend anything over a 5er when it comes to polishes and if I'm completely honest I usually just rob my mams.. she's a self confessed polish-aholic and has over the years accumulated what can only be referred to as a life time supply of nail polishes, so all of the varnishes in the post are completely affordable.

 Technic-21103- Bedazzled

Usually you would associate glitter with Winter and Christmas but this glitter polish is the perfect Autumn nail colour. Just throw a top coat over it and it'll last anything up to 5-7 days.. aw yeee. 

 Essence- 34- Walk Of Fame 

NYC- 134 Pinstripe White

You can always rely on essence and nyc to provide you with all the colours your heart could desire. I looove this brown colour by essence, it's the perfect Autumnal colour and white is such a classic colour that pretty much works with every season! 

NYC-036-Pink Princess

Essence-54-Hot Stuff

I've ditched my summery bright pinks and vibrant reds this season for more subdued nude and wine colours. These two polishes are possibly my favourite and for such an inexpensive price last surprisingly long. 

What colours will you be wearing this Autumn?

Adele x