It's a known fact that I have been graced with hands larger than your average female. As a result, I spend an inordinate amount of time painting my nails trying (and mostly failing) to beautify my massive, manly hands in any way I can. And in a more recent attempt to mask the manliness, I invested in a set of stacker rings from New Look.

 

 

I still had some money on a gift card from my birthday and as a little post-essays/pre-exam pick me up, I saw these shiny little (or large, thanks to my chunky knuckles) rings that I hope will do the trick.

 

There are ten rings in total and I love that there are so many different combinations to be worn (it's the simple things.)

 

 

I really like the detail on these three, the ring at the bottom in particular. These will be the ones that I envisage I'll be wearing more regularly because they're pretty yet plain, so should compliment most outfits.

 

 

The ring on the left  (and on my middle finger below) is very similar to a ring I used to own but sadly broke. This one is a lot chunkier which hopefully will mean my man hands won't completely demolish it. I have a very bad habit of twisting my rings around my fingers when I get nervous (and I get nervous a LOT) and I swear my fingers see new rings as some sort of a subconscious challenge.

 

 

The two below are perhaps my least favourite of the set. I'm not a massive vampire fan (I was going to try and make a pun on the whole fan/fang word play but I figured I've made you endure far too many bad puns in the past. I hope you appreciated my restraint.)

 

 

They are kind of cute though, perfect if I'm feeling like embracing my soft grunge side. But my absolute favourites have to be these three below.

 

The classic pearl, the geometric print, the dark and mysterious one on the end. Yep, I love them ALL.

Definitely worth waiting to spend my gift card on and as long as I can make these last long enough to wear in Paris, I'll be happy!

Jade :)

At long last, Spring seems to be on the horizon. I'm so happy to be seeing a bit of sun in the mornings and it's almost reached an acceptable temperature to not need gloves and scarves every time I leave the house. Which is nice.

If Twitter is anything to go by, pale greens and bright corals are the colours to crave this spring which is something I can definitely see myself embracing. It'll certainly make a change from my typically all-black attires. Maybe turning 21 really has changed me..

 

Although it hasn't changed me that much as I have added yet another two nail varnishes to my ever-growing collection. Clearly got my student priorities in the right order (who needs food anyway?)

 

I've been after a few of the Gel Hi-Shine Barry M nail varnishes for a while and after popping into Superdrug for a much needed new mascara (a week of applying stage make up really batters your make up bag) there was an offer on nail varnish that I was obviously never going to ignore.

 

Without exaggerating, I probably spent a good thirteen minutes trying to decide which colours to purchase and eventually settled on these fruity fellows.

 

 

 

 

 

I hadn't been able to wear these both yet for dance-related reasons but as soon as this weekend is over, the man hands will once again become manicured (and I cannot wait. I hate not having my nails painted.)

I really didn't wait long at all. Woke up this morning, had breakfast, jumped in the shower and pretty much smother my nails with colour. Hence the atrocious application pictured below (apologies.)
 

 Anyone else tried any the Barry M Gel range? So far, I'm pretty sold. And I can class wearing this as one of my fave a day, right?

 

 

Yep, I watched Les Mis and yep, I've been listening to the soundtrack every day since. This isn't about Les Miserables however (because that post would go on forever) but instead about my endless mission to make my man hands look a little less manly.

My man hands and I have managed to break two rings within the last year so I'm always on the look out for replacements. This one was meant to be £7 I believe, but with a cheeky 25% off I could hardly say no.

The gold is actually really very bright and the red is a much richer shade of ruby than my camera has picked up. I have never heard of Susan Caplan's jewellery before but I have a feeling I'll be a keeping an eye out for more pieces in the future if this ring is anything to go by.

Now I'm not about to second guess myself, but I'm pretty sure the main reason I was drawn to this ring over some of the others on Asos was because of a subconcious memory of one Blair Waldorf. Without sounding terribly obssessed by TV, I genuinely didn't even recognise the similarity until a few days after I received the ring and Gossip Girl happened to crop up in a conversation.

But I can definitely see it now. Seems I have, once again, been fully enticed by TV. Whenever will I learn?

Never, if my obsession with Les Mis is used as an example. I think Red & Black is one of my favourite songs from the soundtrack, I'd love to think that in another world, a much braver me would definitely be at the heart of a revolution, really fighting for something I believed in. But until that happens, I shall lie on my bed and listen to this.



Over and over again. Enjoy!

For the past five or so years, I've found myself developing some sort of penchant for old vintage items. I steal (read: take with permission!) so many items from my mum and dad's past: my dad's old Levi denim jacket, my mum's old Karen Millen dress, an old lace jacket.. the list goes on. Today, my mum found an old ring she used to wear when she was my age, that she thinks her Nana bought for her. Not only do I love the fact it's being passed down through the family, it's actually pretty on-trend too.

I already wear gold rings all the time anyway, so it fits straight in with my style and I can already see I'm going to get a lot of wear out of it. I do sadly have man hands (I kid you not) so the ring only fits on my fourth finger but I don't really mind, it was the finger my mum said she wore it on too so maybe it's just meant to be!