Valentine's Day

Valentine's day is one of them days that you either love or hate. For some of you it can be a day of happiness, for others it can be a day of watching the notebook in bed, while wishing you had someone like Ryan Gosling in your life. However for most of us its just a normal day. 

For those of you who do have plans, its time to get organised and get that perfect outfit, as you don't want to be in that situation when the day comes and you have nothing to wear! Below are a few pieces that may help you out when trying to find that killer outfit. 

1. The Dress
Red Bardot Bandage dress from ASOS- for a glam and dressy evening meal or night out.

Or for more of a casual look you can go for this jumper dress from Topshop, which you can pair with some over the knee boots, and a statement necklace.

Another option is a Kim Kardashian style co-ord from Celeb boutique

2. The Shoes
At the moment it seems to be all about the lace up heels. For those of us that can't afford the designer shoes do not worry as there are plenty of cheaper options on the market right now. Just fab have a great range of lace up style shoes at a very reasonable price so make sure you check them out!

3. The Accessories 
Accessories are so important as they have the power to make an outfit go from average to downright amazing! Here are a couple of pieces that could help you make that change.

This bag is from Butterfly Jewellery it comes in 7 different colours and is a small but elegant style clutch that is perfect on a night out.

This necklace is also from Butterfly Jewellery. I love it, i think it would look perfect teamed with a black jumpsuit or dress. The colour will also bring an element of warmth to an outfit, and it will also be great in spring/summer.


4. The Underwear
This Victoria Secret combo is a sexy, but highly versatile little number. Its time to ditch out those ugly strapless bras and replace it with this. The bra can either be strapless, have straps, or the straps can be crossed over at the back. This means there will be no excuse to see your  bra straps on a night out (pet hate of mine).

I hope these pieces have helped give you a bit of inspiration for Valentine's day, or for just a usual night out.  For those of you haven't got any plans it still doesn't mean you can't treat yourself.

Enjoy
love, the average brown eyed girl x

New Room- Part 2

Over the past couple of week i've been working on a little project to re-style my room. As you are all aware from my previous blog my inspiration for the design was chalet meets the contemporary minamilist style. After a trip to Ikea, and the purchase of a variety of other products from various  stores, I am slowly getting there. 

So far.. 

1) IKEA

2) IKEA

3) HOMEBASE

4) HOMEBASE

5) ZARA

6) IKEA

I'm so happy with what i've brought so far. Together they all look really good, and my rooms slowly starting to look like how I pictured it would.   

What's next?  I've still got a way to go until I'm completely finished and happy with it. However like my dad keeps on telling me "you can't design a room overnight, it takes time to develop" (wise words). 

The other bits I need to get:

-Curtains

-Decorative pillows for my bed

-A variety of different size posters to go up on my wall in frames

-Desk chair 

-Fur stool

-Bedside lamp

-Desk Accessories 

- and anything else that grabs my eye! 

Hopefully I can get some more bits this week as I am back to uni on saturday. I can't wait to come back at Easter and finish the final bits off that need doing. I've thoroughly enjoyed this project and I can't wait to show you it all once its all done. 

Enjoy! 

The average brown eyed girl x

A Green Morning

After eating way to much over christmas its time to get back into healthy eating. This year it seems to be all be about the Juices. Every magazine i've been reading has featured an array of different styles of juices/smoothies that you can try at home. With that in mind i decided to try it out for myself.

I went out and bought a smoothie/juice maker. The one i purchased was called: Breville blend active. Its easy, simple and cheap (£20 from Currys).

It is also designed so that you can easily take your juices to the gym, for a run, or just outdoors. The bottles are versatile you can even just use them to put water in if you want. Its also so easy to clean, so there is no chance of you spending hours trying to get all the juice out. Overall I would definitely recommend it.

The first juice that I decided to try was the well known green smoothie. It's full of nutrients and is a great healthy alternative in the morning.

Ingredients:
1  green apple- I peeled the skin off which i found made the consistency less thick
1 lime- roll it before squeezing it, as this will enable you to get most of the juice out
Handful of spinach
Mint - a small bunch of leaves
Small cucumber- I cut off the skin on this too
Small segment of diced Ginger
I also put around 150ml of cold water in, in order to make it more of a juice than a smoothie. However if you have a juicer then there is no need for this.

If you want to make it a bit sweeter you could put in some
-kiwi
-pineapple
-banana
but it's up to you!

Once they are all in the juicer, blend away! If the consistency is too thick for you and you've blended it enough, you can just strain it using a strainer but this will take some of the nutrients out. But it's up to you!

The end result is a green looking juice. Believe me it tastes better than it looks. They are easy and simple to make, but it is a bit of trial and error in finding your perfect recipe.

Enjoy!
love
the average brown eyed girl
x

New year, New room.

January is a month that can only be described as bleak, dull and downright depressing. With that in mind, I thought I would set my mind on a little project which involves doing up my room at home. I am fully aware that i will be back to uni in 2-3 weeks and you'll probably all be thinking whats the point.

However when I came home for Christmas my room didn't feel like it used to, and quite frankly I didn't really like it anymore.  So I thought why not take the opportunity and it give it a new years refurbishment/re-style, whatever you want to call it. I have such long holidays at uni anyway, so in my opinion its so worth it.

I have a love for the rustic chalet style look. I think it can look so effortlessly stylish especially with the combination of old wood and more contemporary furniture. With that in mind I've decided to try and convey that style into my own room. 

The inspiration....

The real dream, that will remain a dream...

With ideas buzzing around in my mind i can wait to start buying pieces and sharing this mini project with you all.

Keep tuned in,

love 

the average brown eyed girl. 

Happy New Year!

2014 has been a good year. I'm sure like everyone its had its ups and downs, but either way I hope everyone came into 2015 either thoroughly intoxicated or just downright happy! 

The start of the new year is always highly predictable,

1. New years resolutions are often made but never stuck with

2. Diet plans are put into force to burn off the mountains of food that was consumed over christmas 

3. ...and finally the sales start where you find all the gifts you brought for people at half the price, alongside an extreme dent in your bank account.

However instead of drowning in the January blues, I thought I would just reminisce and share little snippets of my christmas with you. 

1. Just before all the christmas events started it was my dads birthday so we had a day out in London. It included a tapas lunch at Polpo, a spot of shopping, afternoon tea and an evening watching the Jersey Boys.

2. Christmas Eve consisted of cocktails with the girls. 

3. Christmas day. The day consisted of opening presents, eating way to much food and playing games with all the family. 

and even Alf got into the christmas spirit.....

4. Boxing Day included more eating and the annual dog walk across the hills. 

5. Finally after all the christmas shinanigans were over the final event of 2014 was upon us and we entered the new year in style. 

I can safely say its been a good christmas, and with the new year upon us its time i hit the gym and got back to eating healthy. Christmas has definitely taken its toll on me! 

Love

the average brown eyed girl x