A Girl Called Holly

Currently trending in the world of blogging are the ‘25, 50 or 100 facts about me’ posts - I love reading these to find out new things about people and gain an insight in to their lives. It’s always interesting to discover things that you didn’t realise you have in common with someone. I have placed my own spin on the ‘about me’ post and answered a few questions that were originally answered by one of my favourite models - Jourdan Dunn - in a Vogue interview a little while ago. I hope it gives you a better idea of who I am and a provides a little more info about moi!

1.      What is your favorite smell? Vanilla or freshly baked bread.

 

2. What do you consider to be the epitome of happiness? Happiness is being surrounded by friends, family and loved ones, feeling safe and having no worries or doubts.

 

3. How do you define luxury? To me luxury is something expensive and indulgent, or an experience that is special and better than average.

 

4. What is the last dream you remember? I rarely remember my dreams. Sometimes I have random flash backs of something I have dreamt of and it takes me a while to work out if it was reality or just a dream!

 

5. What’s your favorite childhood memory? Playing in my Grandma’s garden and going on adventures in the woods. She has the most beautiful cottage in the middle of the Shropshire countryside, going there was the highlight of my school holidays.

 

6. What’s the last book you read and loved? I recently read ‘Killer Heels’ by Rebecca Chance and I can honestly say it is one of the best books I have read! It’s a classic chic-lit but I was not able to put it down.

 

7. Describe your home’s aesthetic. Lived in, un organised and homely. I live with my mum and my sister so the décor is my mum’s choice.  I am extremely tidy compared to them and have slight OCD so my bedroom is probably the tidiest room in the house. I cannot relax unless I am in a clean environment.

 

8. What are your vices? I can be very critical. Sometimes I see the flaws straight away instead of concentrating on the positives – but I’m working on this.

 

9. Describe yourself in five words or less. Kind, sensitive, observant, inquisitive, ambitious.

 

10. Who is your style inspiration? There are so many beautiful women out there with great style, I like to take inspiration from many and then adapt it to create my own, unique style. A few that I admire are Victoria Beckham, Jessica Alba, Miranda Kerr and Eva Longoria.

 

11. If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, where would it be? There are soo many places I want to travel – my list really is endless! One day I hope to travel around the main cities in Europe such as Barcelona, Rome, Berlin, Venice and Paris. I then hope to travel around America - New York and Vegas are must-visits without saying!

12. What is a saying that means something to you? Again there are a few. My favourites are there’s always room for improvement, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and God helps those who help themselves.

 

 

13.  What possession will you never throw away? I find it hard to part with many of my things. I have a large collection of photos that I will never throw away. Memories are important - the past has made me who I am today.

 

Holly xx

What’s in my bag?

I don’t know about you but I love reading WIMB posts and watching the vlogs so I decided to give you guys a glimpse in to my gorgeous new Zara shopper. I was very happy when this beaut arrived yesterday (very quickly I may add - top marks on Zara’s delivery!) Don’t you just love the feeling of transferring all of your items in to a new handbag – it’s like having a good clear out and making a fresh start, you also discover random things that were hiding at the bottom that you had completely forgotten about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m the type of girl that gets bored easily, I am also the type of girl that loves variety - both of these along with a slight shopping addiction have resulted in me having a huge handbag collection. Shoes and bags are my favourite accessories and I cannot resist buying new ones whenever I spot ones that take my fancy.  

My latest purchase is this lush, nude shopper from Zara Link. The bag is very spacious for me as I usually choose small/medium sized bags - sometimes bigger ones are too bulky to carry around on a day to day basis - but I love this one and can fit so much in it! Today I used it to carry my usual items as well as my gym stuff so only had to use one bag instead of 2 – result!

 

Handbag essentials

 

 

 

 

The first handbag essential that I carry with me all the time is my purse.  As well as bags I have a large purse collection and I like to change these often too. My current purse is a favourite of mine. I bought it a while ago from River Island. It has lots of card compartments which is great as I have a variety of different store and loyalty cards.

My leopard print phone case is from Asos,  it’s great as it protects my I phone and makes it easy to find in my bag, I love leopard print in small doses as too much can be tacky.

My Make-up bag is a DKNY one which was bought for me as a Christmas gift last year and I love it. In there I have foundation, moisturiser, mascara, face powder and lip stick/lip gloss. It also contains some hair bobbles, dental floss and a mini perfume too in case they are required. I carry my make-up with me most days because you never know when you need a touch up!  

 

 

Living in England means an umbrella is essential as the weather is extremely unpredictable. I do a lot of walking and I am not a fan of getting my hair wet (such a girl) therefore I always carry my trusty brolly.

I like to listen to my music so I always carry my iPod and headphones. I use my MP3 player in the gym, music really motivates me and a work out would be almost impossible without this! I usually use my phone to listen to music when travelling but as the battery runs out so quickly I also have an iPod for back up.

I love to read so I always have a book with me. I am currently reading The Unseen by Katherin Webb which is a haunting tale of love, deception and murder - interesting!

My bag is quite heavy as I tend to chuck all sorts in there when I am on the go which explains the collection of hairspray, body sprays, hand cream and dry shampoo!

 

 

 

 

So I think I have covered the main things in my bag although there is always random stuff floating around in the bottom! What are your handbag essentials? Is there anything you never travel without?

 

Holly xx

If like me you are single and your current plans for Valentine’s Day consist of staying in by the fire with a good rom-com and your cat, then I have something that may cheer you up! While many other girls will be searching for gifts to impress their other halves and desperately dropping hints to boyfriends about gifts they would like, us singletons have no better excuse to treat ourselves to a little something in celebration of good old St Valentine’s Day! Well if no one else is going to treat me I will have to do it myself…

 

 

 

 

Topshop Deep V Bandage Bodycon Dress

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Marc By Marc Jacobs Classic Q Zip-Around Wallet

 

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Dior Eyeshadow palette in 834 Rose Porcelaine

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Tresor Paris heart stud earrings

 

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OPI Vintage Minnie Mini Collection

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Marc By Marc Jacobs Burg Boxer medium zipped bag

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Lapis Italia skinny leather trousers

 

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Topshop Satin and Lace Underwired Bra and Thong set

 

 

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Topshop lipstick in Saint

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Valentino Valentina Assoluto Eau De Parfum Spray 50ml

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Zara suede court shoe

 

 

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Michael Kors Women's Mid-Size Runway Rose Golden Watch

 

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I want all of these sooo badly! How will you be celebrating Valentines day? Will you be treating yourself to anything nice?

 

 

Holly xx

 

 

 

 

Dreams are forever

 

 

 

 

Holly xx

Weekend purchases

The long awaited payday finally came on the last day of January so I decided I deserved a couple of treats this weekend. Here’s what I bought…

 

 

Leggings, top & underwear from Misselfridge.

 

 

 

 

The leggings and top were in the sale. I LOVE Misselfridge, I love their sales even more.

 

 

 

 

Superdrug buys;

Sleek Lipstick shade 771 Babydoll, NYC Lipstick shade 405 Blue rose, NYC eye palette - Picnic in Central Park, NYC Big bold lashes extra black, Nivea mini nourishing hand cream, Loreal miniature elnett hairspray, Paracetamol (I needed these for my horrible hangover!).

 

 

 

Zara Braided handle shopper

I originally wanted the brown basket shopper but this one caught my eye, both bags are the same price and I prefer the size and colour of this one.

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And I was SO tempted by these - but i resisted...

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A Taste of Kandi Winter 2012 CD

I love my house music! Yet another Hed Kandi CD to add to the collection.

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Confessions of a Fashionista by Angela Clarke

I saw this book advertised on Mail Online and I am intrigued to read about what happens behind the scenes in the fashion industry, it sounds like my kind of reading so I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

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Project X DVD

I saw this film a few months ago and it is hilarious! Everyone wants to go to a party like this, It’s a must watch if you need a good laugh.

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What have you guys been buying this weekend?

Holly xx

My Week

This week I have enjoyed catching up with one of my oldest best friends Annie. We have known each other since beginning primary school when we were 4 years old – and we are now both 21! Annie moved to Norfolk when we were 13 and is at University in Brighton so we rarely get to see each other, however when we do it feels as though we have never been apart and we always have such a giggle!

On Wednesday we went for a coffee in the day time and then went to the cinema in the evening to watch Django Unchained and eat lots of yummy sweeties. OMG this is one of the best films I have seen in a LONG time, I strongly recommend you go and watch it! Plus how can you resist a bit of Jamie Foxx and Lio Dicaprio huh?!

After receiving the good news that I passed my driving test (the novelty still hasn’t worn off – buzzing!) I was persuaded to go out for ‘a couple of drinks’ on Friday night with Annie and her cousins, and I thought why not? I do have a reason to celebrate after all! Well you can probably guess the story, the couple of drinks turned into a lot of vodkas and cocktails and one very drunk Holly! I rarely drink so when I do it tends to hit me pretty hard. Anyway the night was great, which is the complete opposite of how I woke up feeling Saturday morning! Ughh I genuinely forgot how much I HATE hangovers.

In a bid to try and feel human again and sweat out the alcohol, I headed to the gym. Unfortunately this did not help my state and I continued to deteriorate throughout the day. I had a quick browse around the shops and treated myself to a couple of goodies in Superdrug and then met up with my daddy for a coffee. A yummy skinny vanilla latte which I couldn’t finish because I felt like I was about to vom *sad face* boo hoo.

Anyhow I am feeling much better today after having 11 hours of sleep! I plan to do a spot of online shopping as I have finally been paid, read some blogs, perhaps watch a film and just relax in general – that’s what Sundays are all about!

 

Here's some pics from the week...

Sweeties my favourite :-)

Annie & me

 

Make-up for the evening

4th time lucky!

 

My outfit; Forever 21top, H&M jeans, Ebay shoe boots

 

 

Girls and cocktails

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The girls & guys having fun!

 

Gym time

 

 

Sleek babydoll lippie

 

 

 

NYC beauty buys

 

 

Holly xx