For my final day at London Fashion Week I only had one show, but it was by far the most exciting... Topshop Unique S/S13. I decided to go for a casual look, something that's more of an everyday outfit for me. My hair was due a wash so being lazy I just put it up in a top knot and because it was out of my face I decided to wear a big statement necklace. I love the khaki jeans paired with the military style boots and wear these together A LOT. 

For day 2 I wanted to wear something a bit more fun and less serious. I think I was inspired by all the crazy people I saw walking around the day before. I had no idea until writing this post that my outfit was nearly entirely Topshop... crazy. I bought this skirt in the Summer and love it, but I think I actually prefer wearing it like this, mixing it with the black polka dot tights and masculine boots. I love pairing soft with hard, like pink floaty tops with a black leather jacket. That's what I was going for with the skirt, tights, socks and boots. 

For Day 1 at London Fashion Week I wanted to look stylish but comfortable. My main reason for being at London Fashion Week this season is to cover it from a beauty perspective so I had quite a few backstage plans, which means lots of rushing around. 

When I first entered the Topshop Show Space it was empty, backstage was buzzing, yet none of the guests had started to arrive. It was based in Bedford Square Gardens and it was the perfect London location. There was a giant tent for the 'U' shaped catwalk, a smaller tent for the backstage area and an open air cafe in the middle. 

Backstage was buzzing and in true Topshop style it felt fresh, new and exciting. Let's start with nails.... one word, nude. So many shows this season have done nude nails, maybe crazy nail art will be dead by Spring/Summer? For this show they used Topshop's 'Nice n Neutral' which is a very natural, skin tone nude.

The story behind the hair look for the Todd Lynn show was my favourite of them all. The Toni&Guy session team was lead by Cos Sakkas and was based on a 'wealthy woman on safari'. 

The Yifang Wan show was at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout at Freemasons Hall, a venue I've walked past hundreds of times but never been into. The building is gorgeous and historic, but enough of that... onto the hair! 

The look for this show was very dark and alien. The whole idea is that the small opening in the back of the head is exposing what looks like a spine. Words used to describe this were bones, ribcage and spinal cord. 

The first show I went backstage at this season was Corrie Nielsen. Toni & Guy were doing the hair and the talented team was led by Indira Schauwecker. 

Lurpak tea cloth  |  Bioderma, thanks Mum  |  Gorgeous flowers

I don't know if you've all heard, but Selfridges in London has recently opened the Beauty Workshop, which is an extension of their beauty hall. This part of the beauty hall stocks the more niche products such as Stila, Phyto, Bumble & Bumble and nail polish brands like Nails inc, Butter London and Essie.

Ok let's talk about the Face & Blush palette first. It looks absolutely gorgeous right? But when I first opened I wondered how it would look on as the colours are all quite skin like and I was afraid it just wouldn't show up. Thankfully I was wrong, this is a lovely multi-purpose product and I've tried using a few different ways and so far I really like it.

I was so excited to have my nails done by WAH nails. They've become massive over the last year and have constantly wowed me with their incredible hand drawn designs. Take a look at their website, it's so impressive! 

A bit of a different kind of post today. I was recently contacted and asked if I'd like to do a giveaway for the Zaggora Hotpants and well seeing as everyone is so into their fitness at the moment, I thought you guys might like it! 

So here's part two as promised. These are the products I was looking forward to trying and was very happy with when I did. Enjoy the video and click to watch on YouTube for all the product details below. 

I've been enjoying trying out some of the products from Illamasqua's Generation Q collection, so I thought I'd show you one of my favourites. This is their Magnetism lipstick, which is an intense deep raspberry pink. It's not a colour I would usually go for, but I actually really like it... I guess that's the whole point of Illamasqua! The formula is really moisturising and easy to wear which is perfect for a bright lipstick. I also really like the sleek, black packaging. 

Trying out lipsticks  |  Essie 'Meet me at sunset'  |  On the nails

I'm a big fan of Japonesque brushes from what I've tried so far, my favourite being the Pro Blush Brush. Their new collection though is really quite unique and a real show stopper. It's called the 'Safari Collection', which is the perfect name as you can see from the photos. 

Initially what caught my attention was the sweet and unique packaging, it's so different to anything I've seen before. Not only are the illustrations gorgeous but when you open the lid to the outer packaging there's a cut out heart and slice of toast which is a lovely touch. 

This is part 1 of a 2 part video and in this one I'm talking about products that dissapointed me. It's not about 'bad' products, it's just that they didn't live up to my own personal expectations. As I'm sure you can guess, the next one will be 'Thumbs Up Products'!