New York Fashion Week A/W14 | Round Up

Hello my loves,

New York fashion week is done and dusted and now the attention is on London!

London is my favourite fashion week however this season New York have upped their game for me, there are so many collections I loved. I found it so hard to pick out only 5 but I managed to. I'd love to know what your favourites were from NYFW. I'm still going to mention that Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta, DKNY and Badgley Mischka all had amazing collections.

First up is my love from last season, BCBG Max Azria.

Everything about this collection I love, the shapes, the prints, the fabrics, the colours, the styling, ev-er-y-thing! If my wardrobe was full of these clothes, I'd be over the Moon, Venus and Neptune.

Rebecca Minkoff is a new one for me, I love the edginess of her collection this season.

I think this collection is very me, I could see myself wearing all these outfits, I'd make it werrrrkk! *flips hair*

Shoji is another new one, this collection was definitely a 'beautiful' collection. 

The elegance of this collection was eye-catching, going to be keeping an eye out for Tadashi Shoji next season!

I love Vera Wang, her wedding dresses are so amazing. With this season's collection, I loved how she mixed hard fabrics with soft fabrics and managed to pack in a whole load of trends in one collection.

Now, what goes on Zac Posen's head? How does he create such beautiful garments? I remember Oscar de la Renta's collection from the past seasons where he created these voluminous gowns that looked absolutely gorgeous. These dresses by Posen have topped them by far, I sat staring at my screen in amazement when I saw the first dress. His collection as a whole was executed so well.

That is my round up of New York Fashion Week, I hope you guys liked it!

What is your favourite from my top 5? I'd love to know!

Thanks for reading and don't forget to read my little update.

Jesslyn xo

LITTLE UPDATE.

Hey everyone,

Just thought I'd update you all on what's been going with me.

One of my main new year's resolutions was to get organised and I'm absolutely failing. I wouldn't say I'm failing in general but blog-wise I'm failing miserably.

Obviously my education has to come first and that's what I've been doing, I've been getting my portfolio up to scratch for uni interviews and trying to make my final piece for a project. On top of that, my tutor has informed us all that we have to start thinking up ideas for our final major project, exciting but stressful.

 Today, I sat at my sewing machine and sewed my life away, I managed to get a garment done from scratch which is a mega achievement as I get bored quick and give up on things when I get tired.

It's quite late now but I'm not tired and the creative wires seem to be going crazy, up inside my brain which is annoying for my sister who doesn't care about what I have to say at this time of the night whilst she's trying to sleep haha

I've been using my blog schedule a lot to help me plan out posts for the next couple of weeks which is really helpful at this time of the year where I've got so much going on at once.

I've also got a few personal projects coming up soon that I can't wait to share with you all, one's a styling gig which is super fun at the moment and the other's a little modelling thing so I'll definitely keep you all posted and show you bits and pieces of what I'm up to.

I'm not a huge Valentine's Day fan but I hope everyone had a good one, I can't wait to get back into the swing of blogging now I'm on half term break, I've got so much I want to get out there!

Also, because the blogging community is the most helpful community, I'd really love to invest in a new camera very soon so if any of you have suggestions on what would be a good one to get, let me know!

Thanks for reading and feel free to tweet me (@JesslynJuly) or email me (fashionsquash96@gmail.com), I'm always quick to respond even when I'm not around on the blog.

Hope you're all well!

Jesslyn xxx

LOVE Blogger Event | OOTD

Blazer French Connection | Dress LOVE* | Boots eBay | Watch eBay | Jewellery (mix of Primark, eBay and sister's jewellery ;) )

*the last 4 pictures are not my own*

Blazer French Connection | Dress LOVE* | Boots eBay | Watch eBay | Jewellery (mix of Primark, eBay and sister's jewellery ;) )

Hey everyone, 

It feels like ages since I last blogged, I'm currently putting together a mood board for a stylist project I'm helping out with and it's quite fun, I must say. 

I've spent my day running around my end of London, fabric hunting. Thankfully, I found the exact fabrics I was looking for and for great prices too. I also had to run to WH Smith just before it closed because I needed to buy a A3 display folder for my portfolio, only the Lord knows how I made it before it closed!

Well, enough about my day! Some of you may know, I was invited to LFA LOVE blogger event which I was truly excited about as I love LOVE (love love haha!) and they sell amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing things over on their site InLoveWithFashion! 

So me being me, I turned up late but luckily I hadn't missed much. I was very nervous, I went on my own and I was late, nothing worse than that. I was greeted by tons of smiles, everyone I made eye contact gave me a grin and it made me feel at ease. I hung my coat up, got my camera out and started having a look at the LOVE Spring/Summer collection. Seeing the collection made me so excited for Spring, there were some powder blue (my new favourite colour!) pieces, some peach pieces, some mint green pieces and some floral pieces. I seriously cannot wait to get my hands on some of the pieces I set my eyes on that day.

By the way, when I said 'I got my camera out', after the event I got home to discover that there was no memory card in the camera which absolutely ****** me off and I couldn't find the USB wire for my camera which was quite depressing. *sighhhhhhh*

Anywhooo . . .

After having a look at the collection and the sale rack, the LOVE team called us over so they could do their talks. Both Coco and Sophie gave inspirational talks about how they came to be at LOVE and how you can do anything you want if you strive for it. Guest speaker, Naomi from Two Shoes, One Pair spoke about how she keeps up with blog and what's like to be the other half of a blogging duo. She gave us tips on how to expand our blogs and how to use our blogs to get out there.

After the talks, I was approached by a couple other bloggers who were all so lovely! Everyone seemed so surprised I was 17, I felt so young haha

I even had an lovely girl named Dillon (LiveLaughLipgloss) touch my hair and compliment my eyebrows, I spoke to her and her friend Funto for ages. We discovered we were all doing the same course and we all planned to do the same course at university, strange but cool stuff!

I had an amazing time, I even received a £50 voucher which I can't wait to spend so you'll definitely be seeing some new LOVE pieces here on FashionSquash.

I'm looking forward to working with LOVE in the future, it's such an amazing brand and the team behind it are even more amazing!

Thanks LOVE team!

Jesslyn xo

The Battle | Lipsticks vs Lip Lacquers

Hello everyone, 

A while back, I started a series called 'The Battle' which is basically me comparing 2 items in the same category and coming to a conclusion of what's best. (Click here for the previous post)

Today's battle is lipsticks versus lip lacquers.

I have the Nivea Lipstick in Aubergine and MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in Kooky which I'm going to be comparing.

First up is the Nivea Lipstick. I never knew Nivea did lipsticks but I found this little gem at a make up stall inside my local shopping centre. It was around £3 which is a major bargain for such an amazing colour.

When I first wore it, I wore it without a lip liner and it didn't last very long on the lips and I found myself re-applying several times throughout the day which didn't make me happy. The next time I decided that to make this lipstick work, using a lipliner would be a big help so I did and voila! There was a big difference. 

It lasted much longer and only had to re-apply twice, max.

Next is the MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in Kooky. I love this product, I wear it every now and then and I always get asked where it's from, most are surprised when I say MUA. Not sure why?! I think I paid either £2.50 or £3 for it and it's definitely a bargain. I always make sure I moisturise my lips before wearing because it dries matte and can be quite drying. It last ages, I only ever apply it again once, if that.

It's very pigmented and I love the frosted glass packaging!

The only downside is that sometimes it transfers and other times it doesn't, I don't think it's supposed to which is quite annoying but it isn't anything major.

swatches

In this case, I think the lip lacquer wins this battle. It lasts longer, it's more pigmented and everyone loves a matte lip. The nivea lipstick is a good lipstick however it doesn't last as long as the lip lacquer and I have to apply a lip liner to make it stay on longer!

So what do you guys think a lipstick or a lip lacquer? I'd love to know!

Thanks for reading!

Jesslyn

OOTD | Another Primark Jumper

Jumper, Jeans, Snood, Coat Primark | Necklace H&M | Casio Watch The Watch Hut* (review)

Shoes Nike Satires

Hi guys,

I'm on a roll with these OOTD's, I've been trying to make an effort with outfits and trying to actually wear things I buy. It's late and I really wanted to get this OOTD up today so I thought why not take a break from all the work I'm doing and put up a post.
College is hell at the moment, I'm trying to get my portfolio up to scratch for my uni interviews. I have an interview for London College of Fashion on friday and I'm excited but also bricking it. Thinking about having to lug my A2 portfolio around London for all my interviews is making me tired already. But anyway I'm rambling, parents aren't listening to me talk so I might as well tell you guys!

Okaaaay, I bought another jumper from Primark which I'm loving, I bought it in a size 16, I usually buy jumpers in a 10 or 12 but I'm surprised at how the arms fit me exactly and it isn't so oversized considering it is a 16 and I'm petite.
My outfit is pretty Primark, I love the High Waisted Skinny Jeans, I saw so many reviews and everyone seemed so happy they hadn't dunked themselves into the deep end and bought the Topshop Joni Jeans which they claimed to be not so great quality.
I love the fit of the Primark jeans, I didn't get it in black because I have too many black pairs so I opted for the navy. They were only £10 which is a great bargain!

You guys know I love my trainers so I've chucked another pair on today, it's not really a hard choice, whatever I feel to wear that day, I just pull out the stack and throw them on!

Phew! Never typed so fast in my life!
Thanks for reading guys and keep your lovely eyes peeled for more posts this week.

Jesslyn

OOTD | Back In Business

Jumper Primark | Jeans River Island | Necklace old (can't remember) | Watch eBay | 

Bracelet & Belt Primark | Coat Primark | Nike Blazers JD Sports

Hello!

Hope everyone's having a chilled out Sunday, I know I am. Sundays are great, it's always so quiet in the house, everyone's relaxing and the best movies come on. The only downside to Sundays is that you have to think about Monday morning. Ugh.

I can't believe January has whizzed past me, February is definitely going to be a busy month full of work, interviews and events. I'm anxious but excited.

I haven't done a OOTD for a while now due to the weather (excuses!), I really wanted to take my OOTD pictures outside but it's been raining non-stop here in London. So I caved in and took some pictures in my room.

I'm really loving the jumpers Primark have in-store. There are so many, every time I go in, I end up buying a jumper because there's always that one I didn't see the last time.

I chose to wear my cream one and paired it with my light blue jeans. 

I hadn't worn my Nike Blazers for a while too so I also used that chance to throw them on, it reminded me of much I love them, I should really wear them more.

I definitely want to do more OOTD's this month whether or not the weather is rubbish, this is the start of many!

Thanks for reading

Jesslyn xo