Christmas Gift Guide | Brothers & Boymates and Besties & Sisters

Sometimes the people you thought would be easiest to buy for, turn out to be the most tricky. Especially if you leave them to the last minute and everything you thought of has sold out in the Black Friday sales... If this is what you've done, don't fear, here are some new ideas for your pals and siblings.

ASOS | Hot Guys and Kittens Book | £7

ASOS | Busy Bee Notebook | £13

Missguided | Flawless Clutch Bag | £17.99

UO | It was amazing photoalbum | £18

Boohoo | Blanket Scarf | £18

Urban Outfitters | ICK Mug | £12

ASOS | Catapult Game | £5

Topman | Brussel Sprout Socks | £4.50

Topman | Bobble Hat | £12

ASOS | Watch and Cufflink Set | £28

Hopefully you've been able to get some ideas and if all else fails chocolate is always a winner!

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Look out for more of my Christmas Gift Guides coming up soon, while you wait, here's some more Christmas themed posts!!

Lush Christmas

Best High Street Christmas Jumpers

Friday Cocktails | OOTN

Thank you to my camera lady and cocktail buddy Nadine for helping out with this post!

Burgundy Top - Topshop

Pleated Skirt - H&M (similar here)

Studded Clutch Bag - Primark

Bangle - Azuni London*

Necklace - H&M (similar here)

Cocktail Ring - Azuni London*

Midi Ring - H&M

Heels - ASOS

Individual Lashes - Eyelure

I realise this OOTD isn't halloween-y, if that's what you want take a browse below:

Pumpkin Carving 

Halloween Nails with Bourjois 

Halloween Costume Tutorial 

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What to wear to work

When you reach your early twenties, I feel like it's normal to have a bit of a fashion crisis... if you went to uni you will have, like me, spent 80% of the time in pyjamas, 10% of the time in fancy dress and the other 10% in something you just threw on to run to a lecture. So after three years of this, you're thrown into a job where you are expected to look professional and sophisticated...

This isn't a year 10 work experience placement, your black school trousers and your mum's blouse won't cut it this time!

So I've made a list of tips to share so you can manage your workwear style without taking as many wrong turns as me... enjoy!

Please note...I had a dilemma, I couldn't take the pictures at the end of the day because I look all tired and flat, so I had to quickly snap them at the beginning of the day, hence the bad mirror selfies... I hope that the outfit inspiration makes up for the bad photos ;) 

I don't have to dress mega-smart at my office, so if you need to be suited and booted I'm sorry, I guess grab those black trousers and hope for the best... 

TIPS

• It can be hard to think of five work outfits, the trick is to mix and match. As long as you have some smart staple pieces, you can wear them with anything to smarten up the overall look. 
• I think monochrome is always a winner if you need to look smart, a simple black dress or a white shirt will work wonders.
• Footwear is important to finish of the look. I'm not saying you have to totter around in massive heels all day, ankle boots and brogues work too... but heels always look good. ( I realise I have flat sandals on in one outfit but it was like 30 degrees that day, I wanted to be comfortable...)
• Don't wear mini skirts... its awkward. I speak from experience.
• Try different hair styles. My hair is wavy and untamed naturally so I usually pin it back to make it look like an actual hair style... If I want it tied back I often do this style, its really easy to do and looks pretty.

And then forget all about it for casual Friday! ;)

That's all my tips! The links are attached to the picture :)

Thanks for reading,

Georgia x

Zara Printed Jacket | OOTD

I added this kimono to my wishlist here a few months ago and have seen it EVERYWHERE since. Its like it was calling out to me "buy me Georgia I'd look so nice with ripped jeans or cut off shorts or on the beach on holiday..." Who am I to refuse something that speaks so much sense? 

I find sizes in Zara very odd, I'm different everytime I go in there, I got this in a small and it fits really nicely. I think as I'm only 5"3 if I'd got a bigger size it would have dragged along the floor! 

I want to work out a way to wear this for work, maybe with a leather skirt? What do you think? Any ideas very welcome!

Kimono | Zara

Strappy Top | Missguided

Leigh Jeans | Topshop

Sandals (similar here) | Topshop

Backpack | Primark

Ear Cuff (similar here) | ASOS

Sunglasses (similar here) | Topshop

Necklace | Vivienne Westwood

Georgia x

Pastels for spring... groundbreaking

Asymmetric hem Tshirt - ZARA

60s Lace Shift Dress - TOPSHOP

Textured Short Sleeve Top - TOPSHOP

Small Croc Effect Clutch - WHISTLES AT ASOS

Pointed Sling Back Shoes - TOPSHOP

Mini City Bag with Zip Detail - ZARA

Those of you who caught the slightly amended Devil Wears Prada reference in the title, 10 points for you!

Spring Wishlist

Topshop Lexi Round Sunglasses

Zara flat pointy sandal

Asos leather clutch

Topshop Kiss me jumper

Motel Lilah Jumpsuit

Topshop Summer check tee

Georgia x

Winter Warmers

 

 

Coat Asos

 Tartan Scarf H&M

Fur Stole Asos

Dress Forever 21

Mittens Superdry *

Leather Gloves H&M

Name necklace Anna Lou of London *

Bullet necklace Forever 21

Hair Bow Primark

Watch Michael Kors

Daisy Ring Accessorize

Band Rings H&M

Makeup

Benefit Hello Flawless foundation in Honey (review here)

Liz Earle Bronzer

Daniel Sandler Watercolour Blush in So Pretty (review here)

 Bourjois Universal Illuminating Powder Highlighter

Stila in the light palette, colours Champagne and Sunset (see here)

Stila Smudge stick

Benefit They're real mascara

Liz Earle Sheer Lipgloss in Mallow

Georgia x

 

2013

 I've been watching a few of these nifty little 2013 videos from people I follow, and as I'm feeling just as reflective about my year in this strange limbo like time between Christmas and New Year, I thought I'd make my own!

This really made me realise how much I love Instagram, it makes you appreciate and remember all the things you thought were important enough to stop and take a picture of! AND I don't even care if I'm that person taking a picture of their dinner, I actually love looking back through them!

I've had such an amazing 2013, starting off interning at ASOS, then I spent my last few months at uni before going to the Amalfi Coast, interning at Oasis and Monsoon, Graduating, attending some great events, and then moving to a lovely new house!

Fingers crossed 2014 will be just as exciting! My aim is to finally land myself a job in Fashion PR, what's yours?

Link my Instagram (xgeorgia) if you've made a best of 2013 flipagram, I'd love to see!

Happy New Year, see you in 2014!

Georgia x

I miss Italy!

Hello!

I'm finding myself with severe holiday blues this week, its especially bad when I find myself squished on the underground with a crowd of grumpy commuters!

So I thought I'd flick through some pictures and reminisce whilst also showing you guys some of the holiday outfits I put together whilst out there :) Hope you enjoy!

That's all folks!

Thanks for reading!

Georgia x

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Whiter shade of pale...

Hellooo!

I've been seeing white bags everywhere recently and loving them! They're quite girlie and pretty and I think they would look great with a monochrome outfit or even to contrast a bright one! Only problem is I'd imagine they'd get pretty dirty in day to day life so if I give in and buy one I may have to invest in one of these!

1 | Asos flower cutout detail bag £35

2 | River Island white metal plate geometric backpack £40

3 | Topshop edge paint satchel £28

4 | Next laser cut clutch (Also an Ipad case!) £22

Which is your favourite?

What do you think of this trend?

Thanks for reading!

Georgia x

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ASOS delivery!

Hello!

I've been doing quite a bit of holiday shopping recently and getting mega excited that in just under a month's time I'll be here!! I've still got lots to get but I'll start by showing you my recent Asos order! I always like it when it's delivered in a box, it's more exciting that way, not sure why!

Daniel Sandler Watercolour blush

I'd seen GemsMaquillage talking about it here a few weeks ago and wanted to give it a try! It's a liquid which is very odd for a blush but I really like it so far and will be doing a full review soon!

Tangle Teezer

I finally got one of these! I've heard so many people say good things about them and I can see why, it's so good and I'm hoping that less breakages as a result of using this will mean my hair might grow a little bit before my holiday! fingers crossed...

Asos scallop across body bag

I thought this was soooo cute, and as I don't want to be lugging round my massive Zara basket bag with my round Italy I thought I needed something a bit lighter and smaller! I love tan bags as well because they go with everything.

Asos floral embellished bikini

When I ordered this online I didn't realise it had the little plastic flower embellishments on the top,  (the fact that the word 'embellished' is in the title should have given it away but nooo...) and I'm not too keen on how this fits so I'm going to send it back, pretty pattern though!

Asos Penelope floral bikini

I love this bikini! I'm going to get a plain white one when I return the one above, and then mix and match the top and bottoms like I'm different and cool and whatnot! 

That's all for now! 

Do you think I should send the embellished bikini back? 

Do you think a white bikini would mix and match with the Penelope one or just not work? 

Link any holiday shopping hauls you've seen or done below for me, I love looking at them at the moment!

Thanks for reading!

Georgia xx

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Trends better off left in the 90s...

When we think of 90s fashion now, it's all cute pinafore dresses, dungarees, tartan, crop tops and high waisted jeans. You only need to look at any 'new in' section to find these trends reinstating themselves today. Wildfox, Asos, Topshop and so many more have jumped on the bandwagon and I love it! Nostalgia is the best but when I think about it realistically, I wasn't wearing all these cool things in the 90s! I was wearing these... things that NEED to be left firmly in the past and never spoken about again!

Bubble wrap bags

Anyone remember these? I used to have a pink one which I took to school, it was more like a backpack. It was hideous, I don't know what I was thinking.

SKORTS!

A clever cross between a skirt and some shorts, for those who just can't decide between them, just wear both! I had a black one of these I used to wear to school, I really don't know why my mother let me out of the house.

Do these have a name? Weird plastic choker jobbies...

These were reserved for the school disco obvs, I think I had glittery ones and everything...

Bandanas

No offence Xtina, you do look good in yours... but mine was pink and black and glittery, I think I got it free with my Sabrina magazine! Good times...

So there you go, enough is enough, lets lay these things to rest and never speak of them again. We've established I was a hideously dressed pre-teen, does anyone else remember these, please don't say it was just me!

Thanks for reading!

Georgia xx

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If you're feeling the 90s fashion, have a look at these posts, How I'd Style Floral Cami Dress, and Totally 90's!

How to be an Intern...

Hello! How are you?

Today I'm going to be talking about something a little bit different... ohh how exciting! Some of you may remember that over Christmas I landed my first Fashion PR internship at Asos! You were all so lovely as to wish me luck and ask how it went so now I'm finally getting round to talking about it, and I've also got some tips for anyone who is interested in interning with a fashion or beauty company! 

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I'll start with a bit of background and how this all fell in to place...

It all started way way back at the end of my second year of Uni, when I had to pick my modules for my third year, For my second semester I chose Comedy, Culture and Form (because I thought that sounded like a laugh - it wasn't) the Dissertation module and Learning from Experience, (which is abbreviated to LiFE - not sure how that works, also it did sound funny when I was all, "I'm off to my LiFE lecture now!") 

So this was a placement module which NONE of my friends were in, no one had even heard of it and it was mostly full of second years so I was kicking myself for not picking the Public Relations module which would be so much better suited to what I wanted to do! 

Anyway, in case you were wondering, this long drawn out story has a point; I had to find myself a work placement to assess for the unit and found it really difficult, sending out emails daily and getting no response I resigned to the fact that I was going to have to so something irrelevant like helping out at Brownies and Scouts. Then I got an email from the Press Assistant at Asos who had seen my email and wanted me to come in for an chat about the placement! I went along all nervous, but it was really informal and she was so nice and asked me to start as soon as I'd broken up from uni for Christmas! 

Then fast forward a few months, I was trying to plan what I was going to do after graduation (so I didn't end up working back at the cinema with no prospects) and I emailed Oasis to see if they needed a press intern, and they did so I went along for another interview and I start that internship in June!

I really enjoyed working at Asos and can't wait to start with Oasis, yes it's unpaid but it's so beneficial to my career in the long run and also it had made me certain that this is the field I want to go in to! The summer holidays are fast approaching and whether you're at school, college or uni, work experience always looks great on your CV, it keeps you busy in a productive way and once you've got one internship under your belt it gives you experience to talk about in interviews! So here are my tips on how to get yourself an internship this summer!

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1. Email companies directly. Companies nowadays rely on interns, they are happy to work just for the experience and that's great for the company who don't have to pay them. At Asos, the press team alone had two interns at all times so there are always openings coming up every 3 months or so, maybe even every month. Go on the companies website, under the contact me page and email the press office (or whichever department you want to work with) directly asking if they need an intern.

2. Send out your emails on mass, a lot of companies won't even respond but if you've contacted all the fashion stores you can think of, you have a good chance of getting a reply.

3. Also keep up to date with websites like MediaJobs.net and InspiringInterns.com which list the internships that are advertised. (You can also follow these sites on twitter too!)

4. When you've got an interview, remember to know your stuff, ('Interest in Fashion is crucial' name that film!) research the company. If it's a PR internship, have a look at what kind of PR stunts they have pulled recently, look at which bloggers work with the brand regularly, look at which celebrities are often seen in their pieces. Also remember to be open about why you want to intern at the company, they know it's not for the money and it's not long term enough to start discussing what you can add to the company, so telling them that you want it to enhance your career is fine! 

5. When you've landed your internship make the most of it! Get to know people from all departments and make contacts, ask as many questions as you can and observe how the company operates! Most of all enjoy it, and if you can see yourself working there, that's great! If you can't then that's fine too, you've ruled off that job from your list and you can pursue something else.

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So that's all of my tips! I'll be sure to keep you updated when I start on Oasis's Press team!

What's your experience of internships?

Have you got any planned for the summer?

Thanks for reading!

Georgia xx

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How I'd style | Floral cami dress

Hello! How are you?

I've recently booked a little holiday to Italy with Craig for the end of May and I'm realllllly looking forward to seeing some sun! I've been online holiday shopping in excitement, I found this really pretty dress and pictured wearing it 90's style with nude lips and black accessories! What do you think?

Dress | Lipstick | Shoes | Sunglasses | Bag

Who's looking forward to summer holidays? 

Got any plans yet?

Thanks for reading!

Georgia x

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