Inspiration for Halloween

Halloween is getting closer, and I’m feeling inspired!

I’m meant to go to a Halloween party in a couple of weeks, and I’ve been thinking about what to dress up as.

I’m not much for costumes, but I’m more for the face paints. Below is some awesome celebrity Halloween makeup – which one is your favourite?

I’m really loving the green glittery fairly like makeup in the 1^st picture, as well as the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) inspired makeup in the 4^th picture.

I’ve not been to a Halloween party in many years, but last year we went to a dressing up rave outside of Leeds called Raise the Roof. I then painted my face all red and gold – inspired by the band Kiss – and I simply used normal lip crayon, lip pencil and eyeshadow to create this look.

I missed that rave this year, which is why I’m so looking forward to Halloween this year instead. I’ve not decided what I’m going to dress up as yet, but I’m thinking I might get some cool dress up contact lenses and I might base my Halloween makeup around that. I’m thinking lots of dark eyeshadow, eyepencils of different colours, etc…
I would love to recreate that green fairy makeup from above, and I’ve seen some of that green face and body glitter really cheap on Cosmetics4Less. Only £1.99! It’s worth thinking about… ;) 

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Women are strong, and there's no doubt about it!

October is breast cancer awareness month, and this is definitely worth highlighting. 

To all strong women out there - this post is for you!

Support breast cancer charities and researching companies by purchasing any of the below items, which are all in collaboration with breast cancer companies and who will donate a percentage of their profit throughout October.

1 Pink Ribbon Woven Mini Tote Bag ‘Fight Like a Girl’ - pinkribbonshop.com

2 Women’s fragrance ‘Pretty’ - Elizabeth Arden

3 Breast cancer color nailpolish collection - essie

4 Pink patterned scarf – Stella & Dot

5 Dark pink leather bag ‘Isabelle’ - Madison

6 ghd Pink Cherry Blossom – ghdhair.com

7 'Pink Peony' Illuminating Bronzer - Bobbi Brown

8 Different pink hues hairbands - manemessage.com

9 Black velvet platform shoe with silver details – Shoe Dazzle

10 Pink sports bra - Panache

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Leather and studs

I am, and will always be a sucker for rock music and melodic metal. Whenever I go to a rock gig I dress up a litle bit rocky - how could you not do that ;) A bit of leather and a lot of black is mandatory. I used to go all out rock chic when I was younger, but it's a bit more subtle nowadays. I went to a big rock concert in Newcastle last weekend, and the first thing I did on the day of the concert was to dig out one of my leather skirts from the wardrobe. I went for a casual rock chic look on this particular night... something similar to the outfit below.

A leather shirt, a southern inspired checked shirt and a pair of black leather boots is a great base to a casual rock chic outfit. An alternative is to swap the leather skirt for a pair of worn out, ripped jeans. Rock up the outfit with some skull or stud accessories.

If you want to go all in metal chic - way more hardcore than a normal rock chic - go for all black, lots of leather, studs and spikes, and a pair of wicked ankle boots. That biker style leather lacket is just do die for, and I'd do anything to be able to walk in those pointy stilettos without looking silly. Notice the tiny studs on the shoes - so metal! And this style has found its way into the highstreet fashion lately. I visited the shoe shop Office the other day, and they had a whole section of shoes what were covered in different sized studs and spikes. The shoes below are all available in various highstreet shops at the moment.

The female "urban lumberjack" look

Sunny days make me so happy. I know it sounds cheesy, but seriously - just opening up the curtains in the morning and realising it's a beautiful day - it's such a happy feeling :)

On this particular day I was also in an extra happy mood, and guess why... I had been doing some clothes shopping that week, and now was the time to show off my new wardrobe additions ;)

The pink and grey checked shirt, as well as the grey skinny jeans are both from Next. I think the shirt just screams "lumberjack", and matched with these other garments I sure feel like one! Although, a female, urban version of a lumberjack. I love this style actually! The shirt, by the way, is from Next's vintage collection, and it's my new favourite!

I've had these boots for a while, but I've never before featured them on the blog. Since my beautiful "witch boots" broke on me last year, I invested in these black faux leather fold-over ankle boots from Zalando. They're nowhere near as nice as my old ones, but they go great with a look like this - and they're super comfortable!

Beaming with joy! This was probably the last warm and sunny day of this year. (Can't wait til spring!)
What do you think of my "female urban lumberjack"-look? Do I pull it off? Would you opt for a similar look?

I matched this outfit with this super cute necklace I got from my mum for my birthday last month. It's like a little steel dogtag, that says "älskad" on one side, and "dotter" on the other - meaning "loved daughter" in Swedish, It's definitely my new favourite piece of jewellery. It's so simple, but at the same time so stylish. Although, it makes me miss my mum so much! Living in a different country than your family can be hard sometimes...

Red carpet style; Kristen Stewart's "On The Road" premiere

Kristen Stewart was seen last week stepping out on the red carpet for the New York premiere of her new film “On the Road”.

It was a surprise appearance, and the Hollywood star looked absolutely gorgeous!

She opted for an edgy look that matched her tomboy personality, with black ACL pants, a pair of heeled thong sandals by Jimmy Choo, baggy unbuttoned shirt from Balenciaga, and a simple vest top and white leather belt. In other words; an expensive outfit!

It’s great to see that Kristen Stewart attends these kinds of events, and isn’t afraid of showing herself in public after all the drama surrounding her lately. With the Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn part 2 coming out in November as well you can be sure to see a lot about her in the near future.

This is how you can achieve Kristen’s awesome red carpet look on a budget:

Loose style white chiffon shirt - Romwe £35

Black vest top -  H&M £3.99

Ankle length black trousers - H&M £15

Thin white oval buckle belt - Asos £6.90

High heeled shoes with metal detail - Dune £50

Black pearl velvet wristwear - Miss Selfridge £13

Square heart pendant necklace - Linda Macdonald £65

Other than the clothes, all you need to complete this rocky tomboy style is some smoky eye makeup.