The Vanessa Bruno Athe Skirt

I have to be honest, I am struggling in this weather. The humidity is up to about 70% and so everything gets sweaty and ruined if you spend any time outside. I might be looking fresh in the photos below but I was most definitely "perspiring". 

This was what I wore this to happy hour drinks this week. It would seem that full, flirty skirts and cotton shirts are my attempt to look fresh.

I got this skirt in the Boutique 1 sale and it's from Vanessa Bruno's diffusion line. Just like the Tibi skirt I posted about the other day, as much as I might admire it, I would never have paid full price. Items like this - with the embroidery detail and full shape - are easily duped and can be picked up at Forever 21 and ASOS.

Thankfully it was heavily reduced to a reasonable high street price and I really enjoy wearing it. Add a shirt and a belt and it's happy days!

Skirt: Vanessa Bruno Athe - as mentioned ASOS do something similar - Link!
Shirt: Zara
Belt: GAP (old)
Bag: Celine
Shoes: out of shot but sparkly flat sandals!

A few other things on my mind lately: 

1) If you like pale pink nails and have a propensity to gravitate towards the likes of Essie Fiji etc...then you need to try Gelish's You’re So Sweet You’re Giving Me A Toothache. It's a colour that they released at the beginning of this year and my nail place just got it in.

I can't tell you how lovely it is. It's a white/pale peach/pale pink hybrid and looks very pretty - even on my mini stumpy nails.

2) I recently mentioned how I was using concealer on my skin - and no foundation - as I was finding colour matching tricky.

Well scrap that! It's a new week and all that!

I found an opened bottle of Chanel Mat Lumiere whilst having a clean-out, gave it a try, and I love everything about it. This is a great foundation for normal skins trying to cope in sweaty, hot weather. In the UK this would sometimes make my face look too flat, but here it works perfectly. Consider me obsessed.

I think I might make a video and upload it on here about my latest routine as I am in a new rut and fairly content with it :)

3) My current TV obsession is Twenty Twelve. Please someone out there tell me that they love this as much as I do. I came across it only recently but eagerly devoured every episode. If you have ever worked in a mis-management public sector culture then this is a dry comedy for you. I swear that the script is based on people I encountered in my first post-uni job.

My favourite character has to be Siobhan from Perfect Curve and I am so happy to find out that she has her own Twitter account #holyshet.

Happy Friday!