COMPETITION | Curlformers Blogger Competition

Curlformers are running a bloggers competition to win a £100 ASOS Voucher and I am lucky enough to be the judge! Details of entry are below and the Terms and Conditions can be found at the bottom of the competition post on the Curlformers blog. I have also created a sample post which can be seen below.

How to Enter

·      Write one of the following types of blog posts

o   Create an outfit post (with links to all products) including a curly hairstyle of your choice stating which Curlformers you would use to achieve it with a link back to the product page.

o   A post with a montage of curly hair/hairstyles images stating which Curlformers you would use to achieve it with a link back to the product page.

o   A how to/tutorial demonstrating how to create your favourite curly hair style stating which Curlformers you would use to achieve the initial curl type with a link back to the product page.

o   If you have Curlformers please fill free to create a post with your Curlformers tips and which Curlformers you frequently use.

·         Let other bloggers know they can enter by pointing them to this page.

·         Send your entries to Nazilla.Allahiary@freshegg.com

·         A sample post can be seen below.
The Competition closes at 23.59 12/11/2012. Entries received after that date and time will not be considered. 

   Curlformers Blogger Competition

loose wave curls - curlformers long and extra wide /dress - missguided /shoes - misguided / tights - misguided

      I'm off on holiday next week! So thought I would look at an outfit to go out in one evening. I like to wear my hair down, it gives me more confidence, especially if it is full of volume and shine. To achieve this look I would blow dry my roots to give them a boost and then apply Curlformers Long and Extra wide to the ends of my hair and then leave them to dry. 

      Once dry I would remove the Curlformers and separate the curls using my fingers or a wide tooth comb and apply a bit of shine serum all over and some hair spray. Curlformers curls last longer than 'tonged' curls so my hair will maintain the curls throughout the night and as there is no heat used so create the curls they are softer and shiner than 'tonged' curls too.

      I'm going on holiday near Marbella, and Puerto Banus is glam central, so I have teamed together this beautiful sequined dress with these red soled killer heels. The dress covers my arms, which I am quite conscious of and the cross over style will flatter my shape. To add a bit of fun and 'me' to the look I have added these cute tights with the heart 'seam' at the back.

      Hope you like the look and good luck to anyone who enters the competition!

       Love Lilla xx

FASHION | BooHoo £50 Blogger Challenge

1. Alana Tartan Check Stud Trim Shirt £18.00

2. Layla High Waist Legging £6.00

3. Erinne Multi Studded Bracelet £8.00

4. Nina Spike Ring £6.00

5.Mia Patent Quilted Purse £5.00

6.Basic Canvas Pumps £4.00

Total: £47.00

To celebrate BooHoo.com making it into our Top 10 Fashion Money Saving Websites list, they have launched a new blogger challenge to find the best outfit for £50 or under at BooHoo.com. Your outfit can include whatever you like, a dress, shoes, jewellery, accessories and whatever else you can find as long as the total cost does not exceed £50. There are four £50 BooHoo.com fashion vouchers up for grabs for the best four fashion outfits, which means if you win you can buy your creation! - Details of entry below.

This is my outfit! When I first saw the £50 challenge I thought it couldn't be that hard! Boy was I wrong. Getting a whole outfit including shoes and jewellery is a lot harder than it seems! But I did it with £3 to spare!

I'd wear this outfit to work as it's simple and comfortable, but the studded detail on the shirt, the accessories and the patent purse adds a bit of edge to it. I'd glam it up with a high ballerina bun, lashes of black eyeliner and a bold red lip!

How would you spend your £50?

How to Enter

1. Head over to BooHoo.com and start piecing together an outfit, making sure you do not exceed your £50 budget (no student discounts or other voucher codes can be used to help you stretch this budget I’m afraid).

2. Write a post about your outfit and this competition on your blog, which includes a link back to our home page www.fashionvouchers.com.

3. Email a link to your entry to competition@fashionvouchers.com.

To help you get started you might want to check out the BooHoo.com clearance page.

Rules

1. The prize will consist of 1 x £50 BooHoo.com voucher, and there will be four winners.

2. No cash alternative is available for the prize.

3. The competition starts on September 1st.

4. Closing date for entries is September 30th.

5. Winner will be announced by October 10^th on our twitter page @fashvouchers.

6. Only one entry per person.

Good luck 

Love Lilla xx

BLOGGING | Versatile Blog Award

I have been really honoured to be nominated for a Versatile Blogger Award by the lovely Chelsey Plumb, thank you so much!

The Versatile Blogger Award is by the one who nominated you, usually someone who enjoys reading your blog and is basically a huge honor if you receive one. But of course there are some rules that must be followed. 

Rules:

1. Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post

2. Share 7 things about yourself

3. Pass this award along to 15 blogs you enjoy reading

4. Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know about the award

Seven Things About Me:

1. I'm addicted to leopard print
2. I have size 6 feet, but I think they are shrinking
3. I love Harry Potter
4. I hate driving
5. I miss Veronica Mars - They should have made a movie.
6. I love classic 80s films like Heathers, The Goonies and Ferris Buellers 
7. I'm Brighton til I die....

My Nominees:

Not in any particular order!

1. NatalieRoseanne
2. Stacey Kane
3. CityScape Bliss
4. Perfectly Polished
5. Miss Drifted Snow White
6. The Bode Boutique
7. Unwritten Hollywood
8. WYOSparkles
9. ProductJunkiesJunk
10. BethLovesBeauty
11. Laura Is All Made Up
12. Miss B's Beauty
13. Jenxxhope
14. A Thing Of Beauty
15. Confessions of a Secret Shopper

HAIR | Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque Review

I recently came across a sample of the Macadamia Natural Oil deep repair masque, so I thought I would review it. My hair was feeling a bit dry and yucky after the Dove Colour Radiance challenge, I don't think the range really agreed with my hair, so I went and got a trim off my mum to minimise damage. 

On the morning of my friends wedding I decided to give the masque a try - in the stress of getting ready I forgot to take any photos! I left the masque on for seven minutes and combed it through my hair, before I washed it out as instructed on the packet - the masque smells amazing.

When I dried my hair I was really surprised at how much of an affect it had had, my hair went from looking dull, dry and straw like to soft, smooth and shiny. I know that there are loads of amazing oils out there but I would really recommend this masque. 

I've washed my hair a couple of times since using the masque and it is feeling so much better as a result of using the masque. They recommend that you don't use the product more the two times a week, which I think would be sufficient, especially as it is £23.95 per 250ml, despite this I will be purchasing it.

Love Lilla xx

FASHION | House of Fraser Blogger Style Challenge

1. ONLY Sleeveless Bow Top
2. BIBA Short Tiger Printed Fur Coat
3. JANE NORMAN Back Stud Pumps
4. GEMINI Framed Cluster Ring
5. THOMAS SABO Rebel At Heart Black Matted Bracelet
6. GLAMOROUS Shiny Pocket Leggings
7. JANE NORMAN Battered Cuff
8. THOMAS SABO Charm Club White Pearl Bracelet
9. JANE NORMAN Pyramid Ring
10. BIBA Faith Embossed Clutch Bag

Autumn/ Winter 2013 for me is about spikes, embellishments and detail. What I love about this outfit is that it is glamorous but casual. You could wear it to work without the faux fur jacket and then transform it into a night look with the jacket, to go for drinks with the girls.

I am a big fan of studs and spikes, so I love this ring and the studded shoes. I also love the statement cuff and ring.

Clothes wise, I know disco pants are huge, and although I personally couldn't wear them or the shirt, I think they are bang on for A/W13.

Love Lilla xx

FASHION | Curvy Kate Entice Bra Review

When I was at the Curvy Kate Blogger event I fell in love with this Entice set*. I never wear a padded bra because I usually want to minimize the size of my chest, but every now and then a girl needs something that makes here feel sexy.

At the moment with my weight loss I've got a limited amount of bras and clothes that fit me and to constantly replace my wardrobe is just not financially possible. This has left me feeling a bit down about my appearance, firstly the clothes I have are limited, because some have just got too big to wear and those that are wearable aren't necessarily the most flattering things.

Getting this Entice set, even though Joe is the only person who is going to see it, is going to give me some hidden confidence. I decided to get it with the matching thong, to make me feel even sexier, i'm usually a brief or shorts girl. Having tried the set on the bra fits perfectly, I instantly felt amazing! I got the 34 GG ( the same as I got for the replacement princess) because I think this one comes up a bit smaller than the others.

Also I just saw that you get £7 off a £30 spend at Brastop http://useth.at/bx7a  today (9/08/2012) with the code GAMES

Love Lilla xx

LIFESTYLE | Weekly Portrait #5

I just realised that I hadn't posted a weekly portrait yet! I'm in prep for my friends wedding on Saturday so I though I would post this picture of me in a face mask. I'm doing the mask now incase it brings out any spots.

I've been really busy the last few weeks, and my weekend was taken up by a spa day at the Reading Room Day Spa for my friends hen party, I had a deep tissue massage on my back neck and shoulders followed by a Foot Ritual. It's a hard life! We then had a lovely dinner at Hotel Du Vin in Brighton.

Any way hope you are all having a fantastic week and enjoy my rather different photo!

Love Lilla xx

HAIR | Final Week Dove Colour Radiance Challenge and #giveaway

I've finished the Dove Colour Radiance Challenge. My personal favorite item from the range is the leave in conditioner, it's so light that you can use it to help refresh your hair in between washes, not to mention is has UV filters so protects from sun damage. The regular conditioner did the trick as well despite my early doubt. My personal experience with the shampoo is that it made my head itch, which is normal as I have to use 100% natural shampoo, but as this is low in sulphates it took 3 week or so before it started itching which is a miracle.

Anyway, the lovely people at Dove sent me some of the range out so that I can run a competition and give you guys the chance to try the range for yourself!

                         

a Rafflecopter giveaway ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

LIFESTYLE | My Week In photos #4 and Some Future Blog Changes!

Stargazer products	I wish I was a wizard....	Tobias and I having cuddles
Morrocan Shampoo + Conditioner	Maybe a competition soon...	Curvy Kate models and designer
Drinks on the beach	Beautiful sea!	Amazing sunny evening
Joe's Penny Cruiser	Joe and I	Proud Olympic neighbours

Here is my week in photos :)

In the coming month(s) I will be making some changes to my blog.

The first is that I'm going to get a custom URL, most likely LillaLoves.com. This will mean I will be making a few changes to my site- well I'll be getting a new banner and adding some pictures of myself!

I'm also toying with the idea of doing the odd video blog, just to vary my content and hopefully bring in some more beautiful readers like yourself! It's odd because I film a social media news vlog every week at my work, but whenever I try to vlog on here I can't get my words out!

Finally I will be (begrudgingly) setting up a Facebook page so please like it!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Love Lilla xx

FASHION | Curvy Kate Third Birthday Blogger Event

I was lucky enough to be invited to Curvy Kate's Third Birthday and I had a fantastic time. When we got there we heard some great stuff about the brand, including how it came about and also how they work with De Monteforte University, who have a design a Curvy Kate module! It was really interesting to hear how Curvy Kate has evolved but has kept very much a family business. It's great to hear that everyone has input into designing the bras and the relationship between the models and the girls at Curvy Kate is amazing.

The second I walked in to the room I felt comfortable with everyone and as if I already knew a lot of them (even the bloggers). We got to meet a few of the Curvy Kate models who gave us a sneak peek of some of the Autumn Winter range which I might add is lovely, there are some really lovely pieces that I can't wait to buy!

After having a look at the range (and a few glasses of bubbles) we started playing pass the parcel so that we could all get to know each other! It was hilarious! We then got fitted! I went there wearing the 36E I got from Boux Avenue, that I blogged about a here. Although I loved the bra and said it fitted at the time, having worn it for a bit longer I realised that the cup was too small and I was bulging round my armpits, the bra did however support me better around the band than my old ones. Curvy Kate fitted me at a 34G and even replaced the Princess Bra that I reviewed here. The new fit is amazing. 

I get to choose one of the bras from the collection to review, it's a tough decision but I'll let you know once I get it!

Love Lilla x

FASHION | Love Struck Clothing Collection

Daria - Sage

Gina Top

Amanda

Available at Topshop and at www.lovestruckclothing.co.uk ,  Lovestruck showcases a  collection of pretty vintage inspired dresses  and tops in feminine florals and on-trend pastel tones- perfect for summer parties to festivals.

The whole collection is absolutely lovely, I'm tempted to ware the Daria dress to my friends wedding next month, it's absolutely lovely. The Gina top would also be a lovely way to jazz up my day to day wear - I wouldn't have dared ware it before, but I'm trying new things. I'd love to wear this top with some 7/8th jeans and heels for a casual night look!

The collection is very 50s inspires and I love the quirky pattern on the Amanda dress, there are also some other dresses on the website that are very Mad Men with full skirts and halternecks. I definitely recommend giving it a look and there are a lot of brilliant items in the sale.

Love Lilla xx

LIFESTYLE | Weekly Portrait #3

I promise one day I will wear make up in my weekly portrait! The sun is out today which is amazing, so hopefully it'll stay that way! Now I need to think about buying a few summer pieces. This week my younger sister is graduating and I am so proud of her so we are having a graduation dinner with a few family members. I'm also going to the Curvy Kate bloggers event this week so I will let you know how that goes! Have a good week :)

Love Lilla xx

FASHION | ASOS Blogger Challenge - My Entry

Top : £15.00

Trousers : £28.00 

Shoes : £18.00

Sunglasses : £12.00

Bracelet : £18.00

Outfit Total: £91.00 

I decided that I would enter the Discount Coder ASOS Blogger Challenge. The aim of the game is to make an outfit for £100 or under from items bought solely from ASOS. The winner of the challenge gets £100 ASOS vouchers.

I know fashion isn't something I've really approached yet, but as I get slimmer and start buying new clothes (I find it hard to bring myself to spend money on clothes that won't fit me in a month) I would like to start doing more fashion focused pieces and maybe even outfit of the days.... But we will see. Anyway let me know what you think of my out fit :)

Love Lilla xx

BEAUTY | My latest obsession Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm

I've never been much of a lip girl, I more of a strong eye plain lip person. I rarely wear lipstick and gloss makes me feel uncomfortable, I usually just stick to a coat of Carmex. In fact, Carmex is wonderful and I have been using it religiously for years, there is a pot in every hand bag I own and all over my house. The cats have even kindly hidden some under the sofa for me should I ever be at a loose end. My love of Carmex has also rubbed off on my sister and a few of her friends.

The only problem with just using Carmex is that sometimes it just doesn't complete my look, my lips can look really pale and plain. I recently came across Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Red Dahlia, at first I was sceptical, worried that the colour would be to bright and that my lips would not feel soft, which is something I have experienced with non-Carmex lip balm. So after trying it I was very ecstatic with the results.

 

My lips are not dry and feel great just like when I use Carmex, also the colour is lovely, it is definitely a tint, rather than a bold statement and is a great addition to any make up look, just giving a bit of a natural enhancement.  

Before

After

At £5.99 it think it is a steal!