kukee.co.uk

I heard about kukee.co.uk through a youtuber. Kukee is a website which sells on trend and quirky jewellery. I'm a sucker for jewellery..it just takes me to my happy place and then it fizzles out instantly when my mum shouts "COME AND WASH DEE PLATES OO" " *sigh*

I ordered 2 pieces of jewellery just to make sure I would like it & it was legit. I ordered vintage white earrings for £1 and a spikey bracelet for £3 and then delivery was 2.20 so the total was £6.20. and I LOVE IT.

It took 2 days to get delivery and it comes in a cardboard box type package like the one above with your address on the front.

 I almost left my address on the front but there's already paparazzi outside my house, I don't need any more ;)

On opening the box, there is  pink tissue paper with a sticker stating "kukee" on the front and then comes the good part!

Each item was in its own kind of packaging inside.

 

My wrist and this bracelet are very much in love, for better for worse.

I personally love them, the bracelet just makes my wrist look more like BAM!I can't wait to wear them both.

Kukee sell a lot of inexpensive rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings. Some vintage and some handmade. Check 'em out. www.kukee.co.uk

One tip, which might sound obvious is to buy EVERYTHING you want to buy at once rather than buying a few at a time because you'll have to pay for the delivery costs each time which is a waste of money.

Thanks for reading.

PS WHERE IS OUR SUMMER? 

To be honest, I don't really care. My favourite season is winter but what annoys me is that I never know what you wear. I step out without a jacket and I come home drenched. I step out with a jacket and I end up holding it allll day and sweating like there's no tomorrow. 

Tosin xo

High School Prom - Lady in Red

  On the 6th of July 2012, I attended my high school prom and it was amazing. It was good to see everyone that was there, the girls looked gorgeous in their dresses and the guys looked dapper in their suits and even the teachers looking gurrrd! 

I was an hour late(WHY MUST I BE LATE TO EVERYWHERE I GO?!)...fashionably late of course ;) Getting ready had taken longer than me and my friend Ebony had thought. In my defense, I was ready but Ebony's hair just would not curl. 

My Dress
My dress was made by a friend's mum who is a tailor and anyone who wants her number, feel free to ask!
I  was inspired by two lace dresses Kim Kardashian wore not too long ago.

I bought the lace material and the satin lining underneath for about £24 all together, it was then made for £30. The great thing about getting it especially made is that it was EXACTLY how I wanted it, and fitted to my shape and figure as sometimes when you buy a piece of clothing, it doesn't fit properly or it doesn't fit a certain part of the body. 

The lining of the lace started just on my chest and ended on my knees. From my knee downwards was lace only. 

JEWLERY & ACCESORRIES 

I decided to go with black and gold for my jewellery and accessories as I felt it looked good and matched my dress well and went with my shoes. Not wanting my nails to clash with the colour of my dress, I painted  my nails black.

Earrings, Newlook -£3

Ring, Primark - £2.50

Bag, Primark - £8

Shoes, Primark - £16

Makeup

My makeup was done by my friend Grace and she did a brilliant job; when I saw my face at the end, I could not believe it was me. THAT'S HOW GOOD IT WAS.

Re-Gen Cream - £3.99

17 photo flawless primer - £5

Mac foundation- £19.50

Sleek Makeup Blush- £4.30

MUA lipstick- £1

Body collection classic eyeshadow- £1.19

Sleek Makeup Pressed Powder translucent- £4.99

For my hair, I used a hair donut like the one below that I bought from Primark for £1 with the help of two of my friends Grace and Victoria. It took a little while but we got there in the end and my hair stayed put all night, thankfully!

Me and some of my friends.

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Beautiful girls at prom.

I had an incredible time at prom and even managed 

to get picture with people who might be famous in the long run a lot of my friends and it's a night I'll never forget!

One advice I'd give to anyone who'd got prom coming up is that you should try not shop for things too late. Most of the things I used was bought in the week of my prom and so it amounted to a lot of money and for that I'm so grateful to my mum. If I started shopping in May, there might not have been such a noticeable drop of money in my mum's bank account. haha. no seriously.

 What was your prom like? Lemme know.

Tosin xo

Re-Gen Cream.

I have blemishes/pimples (unfortunately I'm not a fine girl no pimples) on my face and I've been looking for something that's inexpensive but will still do the job and I think I've found it! I found out about Re-Gen Cream through a youtube channel and I absolutely love it! I bought it at Home Bargains for £3.99!

It does a lot of different things but I'm using it to help protect against the drying effect of wind and water & moisturise my skin, to reduce the appearance of blemishes and pigmentation marks and to make my skin soft and supple!

It come in a tub containing 125ml , it might not seem like a lot but honestly, you don't need to put too much on the face anyway  so I reckon it'll last about 4 - 6 months.

I use it in the morning and evening after a bath/shower so that my skin can absorb it better and before applying my foundation. When putting it on, I can feel it working as it tingles and stings but I don't mind besides my skin does feel very soft after applying it, if I do say so myself ;)I find myself just stroking my face like a weirdo as it's so so smooth. 
I love that it's cheap and also easy to carry around when travelling for example. If When you buy it, let me know how you found it. :)

Thanks for reading!
Tosin xo

My Natural Hair.

GOOD DAY MATE.

(Going for an Australasian accent today yana) 

Did you know you can't say "good eye might" without sounding Australian?

Gonna write about my natural hurr now :) 

Going natural means that I don't relax my hair anymore, I just let it grow. Naturally. Pardon the pun ;)

I cut my hair on the 11th of February 2012, and when it was cut by the person who does my hair, I didn't intend on going natural, my hair was just an eyesore;it was long as the back, short in the middle, long at the front, short at the sides and I was just like is this life?  and it was time to say ba-bye to my Rapunzel locks. A bit of an exaggeration  
During the period of having my extensions in, my sister was obsessed with being natural, people who were natural and she would point out every natural person we saw therefore she said suggested I should go natural and I did so. :)

Now it's July 2nd 2012 so i've been natural for almost 5 months now and this is what my hair looks like! 

Honestly when I first got my hair cut, I didn't like it. It was too short for me to handle. The good thing about being natural is that you can still put your hair in braids or a closed weave(if you leave your natural hair out and add too much heat to it, it could be damaged) so when it's full and long and flowing, people are like WOW.*if they don't say that, make 'em*

Natural hair does need a lot of TLC. It needs to be looked after well because there's no point being natural if it's not but it's definitely worth it!

I'm learning myself about being natural. There are a lot of very good youtube videos about how to style, take care of and wash natural hair. 

I'm getting my hair done today, in a style of long braids, by the time I take it out I'll be 6 months natural!

Thanks for reading!

Tosin xo