DIY | FRENCH MANICURE

Barry M 'White' & Rimmel Topcoat - Superdrug, Guides - Asda

I meant to post this absolutely ages ago but then somehow, it ended up in my drafts for months until now. This is my attempt at a 'diy' french manicure which was surprisingly easy and quick to do. All you need is white nail polish, a top coat and some guide stickers (you could also use a soft pink polish but that's optional).

You just place the stickers on your nails to the width you want to white tip to be, paint the tip with white and wait a good while before then peeling off the stickers. Its essential you wait a while or you will end up peeling off the nail polish in parts which is not a good look. Then just go over the entire nail with either a clear topcoat or a pale pink colour and then the topcoat. And walah!

This is a really classic nail look and perfect for work (which this was for at the time), going out or even day-to-day. I also like to add a bit of glitter or a floral design to my ring fingers too just to make it a little less plain.

Do you like french manicures or do you prefer a solid colour?

Emma xo

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BREAKING DAWN PART 2 PREMIERE | ASHLEY GREENE IN DONNA KARAN

Ashley Greene never fails to look amazing on the red carpet and last night at Breaking Dawn Part 2 premiere was no exception. She wore a pinkish nude, one-shoulder gown with perfectly placed ruffled layers and a plaited, wrap design body. 

This dress is just beautiful, the colour is divine and the layers fall over each other so neatly; paired with diamond drop earrings and pinned back curls, this look couldn't be made any better. 

Ashley definitely stole the spotlight for me at the premiere and her apparent love for Donna Karan gowns pays off every time; it's a match made in heaven.

Do you like Ashley Greene's look? 

Emma xo

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BREAKING DAWN PART 2 PREMIERE | ELLE FANNING IN PRADA

For once I am actually lost for words. Last night Elle Fanning was one of the many stars to walk the Breaking Dawn (part 2) red carpet wearing one of the most talked about looks of the night. Elle wore a pale pink, satin dress from the Prada Spring 2013 collection which, although a tad unshapely and unflattering, is not the reason her look got so much attention. 

The shoes. Who knew Prada could actually create a shoe that make you look like you have huge bricks attached to your feet. The platform alone is bad but then the hollowed middle covered in cerise pink satin and then silver and nude straps; disaster. Now I do get that she is only 14 and wants to keep her looks fun, but even so, these shoes are hideous and without them, the dress could have just been okay, but with them she honestly looks like she's heading to the beach or something. 

Do you like Elle Fanning's look? What do you think her Prada platforms?

Emma xo

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EMA AWARDS 2012 | RITA ORA IN MARCHESA

Rita Ora took the phrase; 'go big or go home' to new extremes last night at the EMAs, wearing a vibrant blood-red Marchesa gown. The floral embroidered dress with a full volume taffeta skirt was worn with Rita's signature red lip and a wavy faux bob to create a chic red carpet look.

This look actually left me speechless, you can't deny that this look is stunning and she definitely stole the show last night. I just wish I could have seen this dress in real-life as I can tell the photographs don't do it the justice it needs at all. 

Now whether you're a fan of Rita Ora or not, her whole look last night was beautiful. Are you a fan of her Marchesa gown? 

Emma xo
images taken from RCFA - not my own

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ANNE HATHAWAY COVERS US VOGUE

Anne Hathaway covers the December issue of Vogue US which brings her Vogue count to three covers now! The actress is currently promoting the upcoming Tom Hooper movie Les Misérables, which is released on Christmas day and is rumoured to set up her for many major awards. 

The cover was shot by Annie Leibovitz and you can now see the accompanying editorial over at Vogue.com featuring a velvet Valentino Haute Couture dress and a Ralph Lauren ruffled blouse. You can also read a part of Anne's interview where she reveals that she knew the part in Les Misérables was hers from the get-go...

“I knew that someone was going to have to go in there and do something pretty special to unseat me. Sometimes you leave a room and you feel like maybe you’ve left the door open a crack. This time, I knew that I had slammed it shut behind me.”

This may sound like Anne is a tad over-confident but have a look at the trailer and you decide, I personally feel that an award or several are definitely going to be heading her way.

What do you think of Anne Hathaway's December cover of Vogue US? Will you be going to watch Les Misérables? 

Emma xo

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INSTAGRAM 021

 £1.50 ring | finally found one | free dvds thanks to o2 | chinese buffet | stupid tweet, pandas not koalas! | red starbucks cups are back | ear 

cuff | favourite | ootd

it's dark so early | ice... | dessert 1 (before complaining) | dessert 2 (much better than dessert 1) | ootd | nicole scherzinger on marie claire! | hot 

chocolate and tv | a pop-up lady gaga ad? | evening...

This is sort of a mixture of the week just gone and the week before as I appear to have missed my weekly instagram post last week...Anyway, this week has been mainly finishing two assignments for deadlines, eating food and then coming home this weekend which is exciting! 

I'm now home for a week so I should be able to get some posts done, and have a bit of a rest from work until I go back and more assignments come my way. One thing: has anyone seen any other pop-up ads in magazines? This Lady Gaga one really surprised me, and it's perforated so you can take out of the magazine and...well I'm not entirely certain what you are supposed to do with it after you've taken it out but hey. 

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

current playlist: blown away carrie underwood, sad beautiful tragic taylor swift, incredible machine sugarland, i run to you lady antebellum. 

Emma xo

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GREEN & YELLOW NAIL POLISH

U & I | Acid Yellow | Spring Green | Shade 4 | Green Glitter

803 | Lemon Ice Cream | Hidden Treasure | Totally Teal

Me and green nail polishes definitely have a hate hate relationship. I hate them and they hate my nails, every time I wear one they turn my nails an ugly colour. That being said, I do really like some of these polishes and one of my all time favourites is among this group! 

Hidden Treasure from Topshop is a multi-toned, mainly green metalic shade which gets me so many compliments every time I have it on my nails, this is one of my all-time favourite nail polishes! Totally Teal by No 7 is a dark teal shade that in some lights can look more black. Acid Yellow by Barry M is a neon yellow/green colour and is one of the few polishes I regret buying - it's so ugly on the nails! U & I is from the love hearts collection by MUA and is a really nice pastel, mustard yellow. 

Emma xo

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