BLACK & BLANC: Room Décor

What I got for my 18th Birthday | Haul

I turned 18 last Sunday as some of you may know from my 'Birthday outfit' post. I thought I would do a little haul of the wonderful things I got on my birthday, as I do each year. I've grouped everything in to categories so I can just give you an overview as opposed to going through each and every item. Let's go!

+ Makeup

If only you saw my reaction when opening the Anastasia Modern Renaissance Palette then you would already know how ecstatic I was. I can't wait to try out the MUA Luxe highlighting palette as well as the 'I heart' makeup palette, I mean just look at those shades which by the way are incredibly pigmented.

+ the 'Cliche' 18 presents

Is it really your 18th birthday if you didn't get something with the number 18 on it, whether it be a card, balloons or a badge? The champagne flute is so pretty and the bear is adorable.

+ Homeware

I'm a sucker for home decor especially when it all looks so damn cute, how talented is my best friend for painting this canvas for me? It has my name on it but because of the exposure you can't see it. I love the 'love' wooden sign because you can hang it up pretty much anywhere and the blue dish is great for storing my excessive jewellery.

+ Miscellaneous

I adore this makeup bag with the letter 'S' with the gold polka dots and it's a great size for when you want to carry a little more than just your go-to lipstick. How handy are these map printed notebooks from Sass & Belle?

+ Shoes

I'm pretty sure my cousins wanted me to 'break a leg' quite literally in these killer platform heels nonetheless they're so gorgeous but oh so painful. I'm not one to wear platform heels, I'm more of a stiletto heel kinda gal.

+ Jewellery

I adore the colour of the statement necklace and how shiny the little drop pendent necklace is, but most of all I adore the thought and effort that went into making the owl keyring and the wings necklace ( no not chicken wings, actual wings) from my best friend.

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Cushion

DIY Tassel Pillow Cover

I have not done a DIY in what feels like the longest time but truth be told I haven't really been inspired to create or make anything but this tassel pillow cover has been on my to do list ever since I laid my eyes on similar ones from Zara & H&M home. This is probably one of the more simpler DIY's perfect for everyone (even those who claim they can't make or do anything creative, we all know we've heard that excuse before).

For this DIY you will need the following:

+Different Coloured Threads

+A needle

+A Pair of Scissors

+PVA glue or fabric glue

+A Pillow case

The first step is to simply bunch up your thread using your fingers, all you have to do is grab one end and wrap it around your four fingers until you are happy with the amount. You will need to repeat this for all the colours of your chosen thread along with the number of tassels you would like, I chose to do 12. The more times you wrap the thread around your fingers and the greater loops you create the fuller your tassel will be at then end, keep that in mind!

You then need to select one of your coloured threads again to create the loops for your tassels, simply pinch the tops and wrap the thread around the top a few dozen times just to secure it and then repeat this will all your tassels.

We're almost done, simply snip the ends of the loops to create the tassels. They may look messy but don't worry we'll be fixing that later, the most important thing right now is to make sure they actually look somewhat like tassels and not loose pieces of string.

Time to neaten things up a bit! Trim the ends of the tassels just so they are all of a similar length and here's where the PVA/ fabric glue comes in to hand. The glue is to stick the loose ends together at the top where we made the loops with the separate pieces of string.

All you gotta do now is position your tassels on your pillow case, I made 12 so there would be 4 down each side but you can space them however you like. Last but not least grab your needle and feed some thread through so you can stitch the tassels on to your pillow case, alternatively you can use glue but stitching it on is a lot more secure.

And you're done!

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Bracelet Choker

Miscellaneous Monthly Must-Haves - March

Cue the monthly favourites! This month I haven't particularly been obsessed with fashion so this month it's mainly just been make-up & accessories. The weathers has finally started to get warmer & sunnier which means all the chunky knitwear can be put away unless you're like me and you live in England! Tough luck I know but anyway here are my 5 favourites for this month.

+ Collection 'Colour Lash' Clear Eye Brow Gel

I don't know what it is but I'm loving the messy brow look, you know the one where they don't look tamed and the hairs stick sort of upwards whilst still looking thick & full! Yeah? That look, this brow gel just sets your brows in place for the day without hardening up your eyebrows making them look naturally messy. . ?

+ Flat Top Concealer Brush

This brush works perfectly with this Recover & Correct Concealer for that flawless & airbrushed finish. I find it quite hard to work with liquid concealers like this one and a beauty blender so I use a brush instead for more control & it's easily blend-able.

+ Vintage Floral Suede Bracelet Choker

This choker literally screams me! No, but seriously how pretty is this blush-coloured choker? Apart from the black tattoo wrist chokers everybody has, I haven't seen many chokers in bracelet forms so I created one myself! If you guys want a DIY on this let me know in the comments down below.

+ W7 Bronze & Glow Cheek Duo

I recently mentioned this in my Tips on Dewy Looking Skin and that's because it provides the perfect highlighted skin and contoured skin! Another plus is that it's from the drug-store and so it's not crazily overpriced & the packaging is pretty! Could you ask for more? No!

+ Room Decor Inspiration

I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty bored of my room aesthetic and I want to change it up and what better way to seek new styles than décor magazines? Here are a few clippings, how comfortable does that bed look? And the simplicity of that vanity is gorgeous!

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Diy

Tumblr Inspired Room Décor

Tumblr inspired décor is everywhere! So I thought I would come up with a quick DIY to revamp your room or desk area in under 5 minutes.

First you are going to need to select however many photos you want for this DIY. I chose my Instagram pictures simply because I wanted to print out them as Polaroids.

You then want to grab your cork board and measure a piece of string to your desirable length.

Tie a knot at both ends of the string making it easier to attach to the cork board with push pins. Layout your photos equally distanced from each one.