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Saturday 29 December 2012

Christmas Wedding Outfit and Face Of The Day

I tend not to do Outfit Of The Day posts very often, purely because no one needs to see my pjs, as exciting as they are (and they really are- bespectacled cupcakes, yummy happy sushi, ice-skating monkeys and tough cookies, just a small example), however I thought the outfit I wore for my sister's wedding this week was worthy of a blog post.



The dress is by Eliza J and is available from House of Fraser. It's navy with a ruched waist and 3/4 sleeves with diamante buttons, below the knee with a v-neck collar. It's kind of hard to tell from the photos but it's really swishy in real life- very 50's, is super comfortable on and would be very flattering on most figures- I would definitely recommend! I styled it with pearls, my Ted Baker coat (thank God for that as it was super cold), my sister's Anya Hindmarch sparkly pink clutch (she's never getting it back) and bright pink scarily high Kurt Geiger heels.




Beauty wise, I went with a 50's style up-do, the Urban Decay Naked palette, false lashes (the Eyelure Girls Aloud Nicola ones are my favourite), Kate Moss for Rimmel pink lipstick in 16, Laura Mercier silk creme foundation and Nars Orgasm blush. Nails were courtesy of Sally Hansen's Frutie Petutie (it looked closer to the colour of the shoes in real life):




I was particularly happy with my tan for the day- recently I was given a can of Cocoa Brown tan to try but had waited 'til now to use it. Basically Cocoa Brown is an Irish brand recently launched onto the market and available in most pharmacies nationwide for around the 8 euro mark. It's a mousse that you apply with a tanning mitt, leave for up to 3 hours to develop, then wash off only to be delighted with your lovely bronzed self! There's no orange tones here so you're left with a really natural all over tan. I only left mine on for one and a half hours, giving me a light tan which suited me perfectly as I'm so pale naturally and rarely use fake tans- mostly because I find they always turn out too dark and then don't think they suit me. No such problems here, however- I have to say that I'm now completely converted to using tan after trying Cocoa Brown, I felt like it gave me a really healthy glow and prevented me from looking washed out in my navy dress. Other plus points include the lack of that "fake tan smell" once the original application is washed off, the even and streak-free result and its longevity once applied. I've been searching for a non wash-off only, flattering tan for the longest time and I'm thrilled I've finally found it. In your face, pasty legs and bright blue arm-veins!

13 comments:

  1. Oooh, retro glamour! Very chic. You're giving me some inspiration for what I should wear to my cousin's wedding next year.

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  2. I seen this dress, my boyfriends sister also bought it for a wedding she went to this weekend. It's so beautiful. I think it came in two other colours. Here's hoping I can lose some weight and borrow it off her!

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    1. Yes, it's also in purple and black! The purple looks gorgeous actually. xx

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  3. A stunning outfit!! Just love it.

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  4. The whole ensemble is gorgeous!!! I love the dress! Love the shoes, Love the hair!

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  5. Swit swoo you look fabulous! Just discovered your blog through the wonder that is Karen of lovelygirlebits, totally loving it :) xxx

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    1. Thank you so much Simone! I've actually been reading your blog for ages and love it so that's quite the compliment! Yay! :) xx

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  6. A super late comment but i'm blog catching up big time!!

    This whole ensemble is amazing and you pull it off so well! It really suits you and every little detail is just so pretty! I would definitely not be giving that clutch bag back either, way too pretty!

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    1. Thanks so much hun! I actually still haven't given back the clutch! Really must do that! :) xx

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  7. The whole ensemble looks so fabulous!
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