Cire Trudon candle

Just finishing this one off so I can get my Christmas candles out tomorrow...

ARRRGH CHRISTMAS!!!

Chanel bag

I added some glamour to my life yesterday and went shopping in Chanel. Sadly it wasn't pour moi. I went along with my bestest friend to get her long awaited Classic Flap.

(Large black caviar with gold hardware in case you're interested)

Feels like she's been talking about it for EVER! I've been teasing her about being tight for not buying it sooner actually but in all seriousness £2700 is a lot of money to spend in one go.

The most I ever spent in one go was when I bought my YSL Montmartre bag a couple of years back. It was £1200 (eek!) but I had a bonus to spend and it was too beautiful to resist. Was still scary though. The fact I still use it every day reassures me it was the right decision. 

I'm not sure which bag I'd buy if I were a woman... Tough decision. I think I'll stew on that and write a future post about it actually. Good excuse to shop online for girls stuff in the meantime! 

Black manicure

I went round a friends last night to give her a manicure and we had a bottle of wine and a gossip about her new man while we were at it.

Yes I do nails and yes I know it's camp but I really enjoy it and I'm actually really good at it! Not surprising I suppose as there are three fully trained manicurists in my family and even more than that if you include wives and girlfriends. It's basically in my blood. 

We'd been discussing what colour to paint them all week and we were really close to doing them pure winter white in honour of Nigella...

(allegedly)

In the end we went for the opposite of that and painted them in Black Satin 219 by Chanel. 

Black Satin is one of the 5 colours in the Culte de Chanel collection which also includes probably the most famous nail colour ever - Rouge Noir. 

I'm collecting them all (like I don't have bills to pay). I think I'll buy my next one today - seems sensible seeing as Selfridges has 10% off most beauty brands at the moment! 

Jo Malone

I used to love splashing on a bit of après rasage when I was younger, but I spent so many Sunday mornings hungover in bed reeking of stale Dior Homme that I've been put off more recently.  

The problem is (seeing as I'm gay and all that) aftershave is an easy go to for friends and family to buy me as a gift so despite my recent aversion my collection has continued to build.

Anyway, I was talking to a friend last week who has been contemplating her next perfume purchase for a while now. She was looking for something fruity and wintery so of course I recommended Pomegranate Noir by Jo Malone. It's one of the only fragrances I still wear from time to time. 

So last week we went for a walk down Sloane Street and popped into Jo Malone for a browse. Pomegranate Noir was recommended to my friend straight away and of course she loved it and added it to her Christmas list. 

While we were there I thought I might as well treat myself and ended up buying Dark Amber & Ginger Lily from the Cologne Intense range. It's really warm and spicy on its own and when it's blended with the Pomegranate Noir it smells just like mulled wine. In a good way... Well, I think it's good anyway. 

The Hemsworths

Look at them...

I look at them quite often. I'm especially fanatical about Liam and since he's been plugging The Hunger Games: Catching Fire recently my obsession has reached hormonal teenage girl levels.

I suppose he's not really stylish... But he looks so good in a casual shirt over a v neck that he's inspired the way I dress lately. 

I don't have his looks or physique and I also don't live in a city where it's warm most of the time so to get that Liam look with a bit of me in it I wear a crew neck t shirt with my fave Isherwood denim shirt by Acne over it leaving the top three buttons fastened.  

I could literally buy everything Acne sell but until I have a movie star bank account I have to choose my pieces carefully. This shirt will last a lifetime and never go out of style. Liam would look amazing in it!   

By the way, here's a pic of him looking amazing all topless and wet. 

You're welcome! 

*dribble*

The Kanye coat

Talking of Kanye, Reiss have paid homage to his style with a limited edition camel coat they've named after him. It's actually inspired by the Maison Martin Margiela for H&M coat that he wears. 

I love the fact Kanye wears a coat that only cost £149.99 - even though they re sell on eBay for much more - and I really love the fact he wears it so often. He could afford something new every day of the week if he wanted and this shows admirable restraint from somebody you wouldn't expect that from. 

The Reiss version isn't as interesting as the original but of course they're appealing to a more reserved market. I quite like it but camel is a colour I just can't wear - as much as I'd like to. 

Kanye Vs Louis Vuitton

Kanye West. Isn't he just so fucking annoying right now? I actually think he might be going crazy with all the shit he's coming out with lately. And this morning I just read that he's asking his fans to boycott Louis Vuitton because its Vice President, Yves Carcelle, didn't want a meeting with him when he was in Paris last.

But why should he? Why should an old bloke at the head of a huge company want to sit down and chat with Kanye West? Why would Kanye even want to speak with him? I'm sure he already gets front row seats at the LV shows... I'm sure he already gets a celeb discount when he makes a purchase... So he must have wanted the meeting to discuss other things... Maybe he wants another chance at collaborating? The first time was bad enough...

Or perhaps he was going to ask whether they'd consider using Kim in the next LV campaign? Lol. 

Yves probably knew that Kanye would want to ask for something he wouldn't want to give. So he avoided the situation and that was the right thing to do. Perhaps the ONLY thing to do as I can't imagine Kanye takes knock backs too well.

Here's exactly what Kanye said about the situation on an American radio show:

"What happened while I was out in Paris I wanted to meet with the head of Louis Vuitton, he said I don't understand why we need to meet with you. I said "let me explain to you why you need to meet with me. Everybody in New York City right now don't buy any Louis Vuitton until after January. Now do you want to meet with me?" Influence. They think that I don't realise my power. "

People are more likely to stop buying his albums than stop buying Louis Vuitton. 

I mean, who can resist a bit of Louis? I got this Monogram Macassar toiletry bag for Christmas last year.

Perhaps I'll get the wallet to match this year? Oops... Looks like the boycott is already failing Yeezy!

Check shirt

I wore my new Beams plus shirt to work today...

Innit pretty?

I've wanted a checked shirt for ages and I never usually wear red but I couldn't resist this one when I saw it on Mr Porter a couple of weeks ago. 

I wore it over a white J.Crew tee with a pair of slim black jeans from Uniqlo and my COS boots. 

Definitely my new fave outfit.

First post

So last night I watched Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1. I know I'm super late with this but it had been on my Lovefilm list forever and just arrived last week. You've probably seen it and know how bad the film is. If you haven't seen it then let me tell you it's SO bad. But right at the end there was a bit that I really enjoyed and so I decided to write my first ever blog post about it.

Here you go, watch the bit I'm talking about...

Did you see it? Did you see her skin going all plump and flawless? Her hair getting all shiny and full of body? Her eyelashes growing longer and thicker? She ended up looking like a L'oreal girl!

I think a thorough exfoliation and moisturisation session is needed tonight to help me with my Bella envy. 

If I had a spare £64 I'd use some of Dr Brandt's Microdermabrasion Exfoliant but I'm poor so I opt for one of these exfoliating pads from Boots instead with a squirt of my favourite StriVectin Replenishing cleanser.

I always exfoliate in the evening which means I can do as Catherine Zeta Jones does (of course) and slather on a glossy layer of Eight Hour Cream by Elizabeth Arden afterwards which I'll leave on overnight.

OMG I'm gonna wake up tomorrow looking so dewy!

(lol... dewy)