Work Experience at Hello! Fashion Monthly

Last week I was lucky enough to spend four days at Hello! Fashion, a monthly magazine based in central London. It was a rush to say the least as I only received the offer four days before travelling but it was a fab experience that I'll now share with you!

Luckily I have wonderful cousins who live near London so I was able to stay with them for the duration of my placement. However this meant catching several trains each morning to get to work which was uber stressful but here we go....

I FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS

Do you ever have that odd morning of hyper-productivity? Well, that was me today. I woke up at 7am, had a healthy breakfast of fruit and cereal and got myself ready for the day ahead.

I did a little workout video, showered, and did my hair and makeup, ready to go out. I've been working non-stop recently, so it was nice to pamper myself a bit today.  

For my makeup, I used my new Rosie, for Autograph pieces, I got for my birthday, which I've been dying to try out. The palette, 'I feel like a million dollars', is divine. The colours are creamy smooth and have a shimmery pearl to them. Today I built up the top two with the lighter shade in the crease of my eye and I really the like the way it turned out. 

I also have been LOVING this Liquid Liner from Rosie's makeup range for M&S. I find it so much easier to use than normal eyeliner pens as the tip is so sharp but it's soft to create versatile looks. I mean, for someone who normally ends up reapplying liner at least four times, this only took one go on each eye!

Makeup used: Rosie for Autograph Liquid liner and eyeshadow palette, Mac Studio Fix Fluid, Mac Velvet Teddy lipstick, Sleek brow kit, Makeup Revolution Palette Iconic 3, Lacôme Magie Blush, Makeup Revolution baked highlighter in 'Golden lights' and L'oréal Infalliable 24h matte powder.

Overall I give both Rosie for Autograph products a solid 10/10 for the product, the packaging, which is divine and the price tag - so affordable!  Next on my wishlist is the creamy eyeshadow stick which comes in four colours.

Hope you enjoyed this post guys, I'm working on posting much more frequently over summer, so keep an eye out for me! 

Love Rosie,

xx

Westwood, Leather and Pointy Boots

Top - Vivienne Westwood, Jacket - ONLY at Vero Moda, Jeans - Topshop Leigh, Boots - New Look

After a few weeks of travelling back and forth between Derbyshire and Sunderland, I'm finally on the mend and I'm falling back into my usual routine up North. Today I'm just having a chilled day, after I had my first exam yesterday. It went well, but I know I've got a lot to work to do before the next one. Right now I'm off to pick up an my module results from uni *fingers crossed I did okay!* Then I'll nip into town to pick up some food and come home and crack on with revision. 

This isn't my usual style, it's more rock-chick than I'd like to admit but I'm secretly (now not-so) loving it! Also it shows off my new hair do - woo!

Love Rosie xox

Two Ways to Style a Christmas Jumper!

I love cold weather because it welcomes back my wooly winter wardrobe! Today I've teamed up with FatFace to show how you can style a Christmas jumper two different ways, and quite possibly all year round prolonging your festivity.

I picked this lovely grey Fairisle jumper*, with festive patterns across the yoke. I think this jumper is quite versatile, as Grey basically goes with everything, especially in my case as half my wardrobe is black and white!

 Jumper & Jeggings - FatFace*
Brogues - Zara
Bag - H&M
Watch - Olivia Burton

This morning I went to the library to crack on with some uni work, so I paired it with these gorgeous Black Chord Jeggings*, alos FatFace, my chunky burgundy brogues and my black H&M handbag. A laidback daytime look, perfect for keeping you warm whilst also looking stylish.

Tonight, I'm going out with a few friends, so I've swapped the leggings for a chord skirt and some little heels, paired with my Tres Chic clutch bag. See, whoever thought a wooly jumper couldn't be dressed up thought wrong!

Here are a few other lovely knits available from the new FatFace Winter Collection, full of lots of cosy jumpers and cardigans appropriate all year wear. I have my eye in this :

Christmas Jumpers at FatFace this season! by leblogderosy featuring a long sleeve jumper

And here are a few more from the High Street:

High Street Jumpers by leblogderosy featuring a christmas sweater

Until next time my dears,


Love Rosie,

xx

 *These items were gifted to me by FatFace, but all views and opinions are my own.

Polyvore - Textural

My favourite thing about winter is that no one questions my dark attire, as for once it's acceptable to be dressed in dark colours. Hooray for winter weather. Here are a few items on my current wishlist, and shock horror: they're all black or burgundy.

See here for where all these beauties are from!

Also, Ive just joined polyvore, so head over and follow me and I'll give you a follow back.

Love Rosie,

xx

Last Minute Halloween: Cruella De Vil!

Happy Frankenstein's day everyone! And we all know what that means: it's halloween tomorrow Woo! Or should I say Boo!

This time of year always tends to get busy, I can't believe how fast October has gone by. It's likely that you'll have got caught up in all the work you're buried under, or I am at least. 

So here I have a easy last minute Halloween dress up idea for you: Cruella De Vil!
All you'll need is:
- A black dress - any one you've got in your wardrobe will do! 
- Black & White coloured hair spray - the killer look!
- A black clutch bag
- Something Dalmatian

I picked up the two hair spray's for only £1.99 each on the market, where I also found a few pieces of dalmatian fabric, which I've sewn together to create a little shawl. If you have a bit more time on your hands you could pick up some red gloves to complete the look. 

Don't forget to go all out with the hair spray, after all, her hair is her most recognisable feature, so don't be afraid to backcomb it all and spray away for the DE VIL look!

And that's it! A cheap and easy halloween costume all for under £10! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram @leblogderosy and on Facebook to see the finished look.

Have a happy Halloween!

Love Rosie 

xx

Stylist Live!

After such an extremely stressful time last week, I was super happy to be surprised with two tickets to Stylist Live in London.

You see, Stylist is by far my favourite magazine, but I'd already ruled the event out after my student budget couldn't reach that far, to get me a ticket and all the way to London. So a couple of weeks ago I entered a competition on their twitter page and magically, I won!

My friend Lucy and I got the train from Newcastle in the early hours only to arrive in London with an hour and a half to spare, so we popped into Kings Cross so that I could get my 'Platform 9 3/4 picture,' which for some reason I'd never done before!

Then after a lot of tube-hopping and google-mapping, we finally arrived at Islington Business centre ready for the day ahead!

It was fabulous to say the least. We got VIP seats at the catwalk show where the ASOS styling team showcased next seasons trends: Sweet and Sour, Supercharged Tweed, 80s Glam, Décor Dressing, and my personal favourite: Period Dressing!

We attended several talks and Q&As including one between Lucy Mangan and Bridget Christie, who even signed my book! We treated ourselves to a manicure and one three glasses of complementary bubbly, then ended the day with a Q&A with makeup artist, Lisa Eldridge. 

Honestly, it was so jam-packed and went by so quickly it's hard to believe that only two days ago I was in the capital. But I have the pictures to prove it, so it must have happened!

Thanks for reading! 

Love Rosie xox

Just like rubies

Burgundy is my colour. It always has been and it always will be. But you know what, after over three years of blogging, it seems I must've used up almost every burgundy synonym that I could possibly find to name my post, which explains why i found this one so hard to name.

However, Judy Garland was just mentioned on the telly, which reminded me of her ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz (all time fave!) and although mine aren't quite delicate time-travelling slippers, they're pretty dang cool, and they even have that ruby colouring. Saying that though, they came at a magical price of £12 in the Zara sale!

Today was the usual Thursday, however I woke up with a rather bad headache with having varsity yesterday. It was such a fun day, despite the losses, and the night out was class - we dressed up as cartoon characters.

Then I popped off to uni for an hour of shorthand followed by a meeting for Fashion North - which I've just been named Deputy Editor, of - so go have a read, yes now! Exciting times lie ahead!!

Top - Primark

Scarf - Vintage

Skirt- F&F @ Tesco

Shoes - Zara

Bag - Mary Portas

As for this week, it's basically over for me, as I have work tomorrow and Saturday, then Sunday will be spent practising shorthand and catching up on some much needed zzzzzzzz's.

Catch ya later huns, thanks for reading!

Love Rosie 

xx

Every skyline was like a kiss on the lips

Last night was the best night of my life. I was so so lucky to be able to attend Florence and The Machine's UK tour, live in Nottingham, with two of my bestest friends.

Florence has such a true delicate voice and a beautiful awe-inspiring belt that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand on edge, then sway to the music as you dance.

You can see a short clip of her performance here on my Instagram.

Top & Skirt - New Look

Brogues - Zara

Bag - Miss Selfridge

Watch - Olivia Burton

Dog Days was by far my favourite of the night, the atmosphere was sensational with the whole crowd on their feet, singing along. It couldn't have gotten any better, it was truly a night to remember. If only I could do it all again tomorrow...

Love Rosie

xx

Travel Bound

This is probably the quickest blogpost I've ever written as we're leaving for the airport in a matter of minutes but I totally forgot to pre-write this post . . oops!

Today I'm off on a family holiday to Tenerife, which should be lovely as it's been a long time since we had one together. 

Here's my OOTD. I opted for comfort whilst sticking to my colour scheme: Navy and Tan.

These trousers are probably the best thing i've ever picked up in a charity shop as they were only £4! Can you believe it? And the sandals are so so comfy. I practically lived in them on our trip to Prague and at 14.99 a pair, I'll most definitely be going back for more!


Top - Topshop
Watch - Olivia Burton
Earrings - Claire's
Cardigan & Necklace - Dorothy Perkins
Sandals - Deichmann
Trrousers - Charity Shop

Au revoir mes amis et bon vacances!

Love Rosie

xx

Bronze Magic

I'd originally planned to name this post after my newest addition to my makeup collection:the bourjois eyeshadow in 54 que j'adore! But sadly it was named Marron Glace. Yeah . . . slightly boring. 

In french it translates to 'Chestnut Ice', but then that sends a whole different message and bringing trees into the equation is even more confusing. 

So if you're wondering, the Bronze Magic is the name of my trusty Lancôme bronzer, and it sort of ties in with my colour scheme hehe!

This makeup look is from yesterday when Claire, Frances and I went to the cinema to see Paper Towns. Basically I just wanted an excuse to wear my new eyeshadow (such a child really!)

 

What's on my face? 

- Mac Studio Fix Fluid in NW10

- They're Real Mascara

- H&M's Eye Pen in 'Pink'

- Bourjois Eyeshadow pot in '54/Marron Glace'

- Bourjois Blush por in 'Rose de Jaspe'

- Lancôme's Magie Bronzer in '02 Bronze Magic'

- Sleek Brow Kit in Dark 81
   - Mac Peach Blossom Lipstick

I'm all about the warm tones at the moment and I seem to have accumulated many tan/bronzey coloured items of clothing all of a sudden, oops!

I picked up this little bourjois eyeshadow in a sale at McArthurGlen Outlet and snapped it up straight away. It's highly pigmented and layers easily without smudging, which is fab if you've got a long day ahead!

I also only recently discovered this Sleek Brow Kit, but after consulting my friend Emma who has fabulous brows, she suggested this lil kit, and I've been using it ever since! It has a soft gel on the left and a lighter powder to apply afterwards, creating a fantastic brow shape! Em also has a wonderful blog too - so go follow her (here) asap! 

Lots of Love,

Rosie 

xx

Hand Luggage - What to pack?

With it being holiday season I thought I'd share with you all what I'll be taking in my hand luggage on holiday and hopefully some of you will find this useful either now or sometime in the near future! 

First off, grab a medium sized bag that you'll be able to take on the plane, on the train, or even in the car. I've chosen this red floral one I picked up in the Accessorise sale because it's a good size and not too heavy.

So What is in my hand luggage?

- Passport

- Any tickets/holiday bookings & papers

- Purse/Wallet

- 24hour Lipsticks - always handy on long journeys

- Tangle Teaser

- Compact Mirror

- A trusty book (I have Northanger Abbey)

- My bikini (in case I want to head straight to the pool!)

- Sunglasses

- My Watch
- Headphones & Mobile 
- Hair clips & bobbles
- Contacts Case

- Any other makeup items (remember they should all be under 100ml though!)

And there we have it! I'm all packed up!

Although I did just get back from Prague, ever since then I've been working full time and the shifts weren't the best (5am starts!) but now i've finished, it'll be nice to just chill away from home with my family.

I hope you're all having a fabulous break despite the ever-changing British weather, hopefully you've had time to kick back and relax!

Love Rosie 

xx

Who to Follow on Instagram

Travel Photography - VuTheara Kham (@vutheara)

Fashion - Audrey Rogers (@FrassyAudrey)

Makeup - Jamie Johnston (@j4miejohnston) 

Blogger - Aurélie (@O_Reilly_S)

Fitness - Rosie Fortescue (@rosiefortscue)

Art - Dou (@dou.illustration)

Just like the rest of you, I look to Instagram for inspiration and I've found some amazing Instagrammers, many of whom you may not have heard of or yet discovered, but they are all well worth a follow.

Believe me, the list was much longer but I decided to narrow them down into categories and pick my faves because my oh my, I'm an avid Instagrammer! 

Hope you enjoyed this post and may have given one of the guys above a cheeky follow.

Also don't forget I'm on there too: you can follow me here.

Thanks for reading guys. Don't forget to leave my links to you and your favourite people to follow, and if you have the same faves as me, let me know in the comments below! (Poet and I didn't know it - hehe!)

Love Rosie xx

Bittersweet Chaos

Cami - Zara

Blazer - Zara

Jeans - Topshop Leigh

Shoes - New Look

Watch - Olivia Burton

Bag - Cath Kidston

These past two weeks have been super busy as I've finally been able to sort my Costa transfer out I've been working non-stop. It's nice to work somewhere else for a change but I have to admit, I'm not a fan of the 5am starts. So apart from work, this week has basically consisted of binge-watching Game of Thrones, picking up bits and bobs for Prague (two weeks away aah!) and crazily pinning for hair inspiration as I'm going red soon!

Today I went to Burton with Mum and Claire for a spot of holiday shopping and I finally got some jelly shoes! Speaking of shoes I've been after a pair of these kinda heeled sandals ever since I fell in love with Rebecca's over at Ginger Ecstasy, so I was really happy when I found these in the New Look sale for £12! 

Love Rosie 

xx