Summer BBQ's and oreo smores!

Now this post is a little delayed as this BBQ was actually about a month ago but I still wanted to share it. 

So this was around the time that England got pretty hot, so of course we wanted to make the most of it and had a little family BBQ. It was a really lovely evening full of DIY lemonade, oreo smores and lots of laughter. Therefore, I thought I would share a few snaps from the evening.

My brother (Alfie) on our DIY slip and slide.

It wouldn't be my brother if he didn't find some way to injure himself.

I decided to wear my floral maxi dress from Forever21 (from my NYC trip actually) with some very messy hair and no makeup this time.

My DIY super easy (and very pretty) lemonade - maybe I should write a post on this?

The food for the BBQ - it was very yummy!

Alfie and his pet bird, they are so cute!

Post-dinner marshmallow toasting.

There is always someone who drops their marshmallow.

So that is all for today's rather brief post, I had a lovely evening and can't wait for more summer evenings.

Thanks for reading!

Holly X

2 fast and easy prom inspired hairstyles!

Now this year I have no prom of sorts, however, I am aware that many people do. Therefore I decided to share two super quick and easy hairstyle that I have been loving and think would be perfect for prom!

For this first hairstyle, you will need to start with your hair down in  a middle parting. Next, you need to split your hair into three equal parts. I suggest using a hair band to keep the sections separate. Then you select a small amount of hair from one of the front sections, near the roots and split it into two. You then simply twist the two pieces of hair around each other, adding in a little more hair as you go, until your entire section is a French twisted braid. You then repeat this on the other front section until you have two French twisted braids and one section left. The final step is to the take all three sections and complete a normal braid and voila! To finish of this hairstyle, you can then pull at the braid a little to add texture and pull a piece of hair down to frame your face, whatever suits you.

I think this hairstyle is super cute, easy and only took about 5/10 minutes. This hairstyle can be dressed up for prom or dressed down for an everyday casual hairstyle.

Sorry about the shocking phone photo quality.

For the second hairstyle, you firstly need to complete the stages above for the first hairstyle. However, you then twist the braid into a bun and pin into place. Again, this hairstyle is super easy to do and is the perfect updo for prom!

So there we have my two prom inspired hairstyles.

I am 100% not a professional, nor do I claim to be. I did, however, enjoy experimenting with these hairstyles and am happy with the result. Also, I apologise for my bad explanation on this styles and hope you still understood my rambling.

If you are going to prom then I hope you have a lovely time, stay safe and I am sure you will look amazing!

Holly X

Autumn OOTD

Today I thought I would share my OOTD. As autumn has hit I have really enjoyed starting to layer up my clothes. I am somebody who really does feel the cold and I can't stand it, so layering up is compulsory as the months get colder. This outfit makes me feel very autumnal and so I have decided to share it with you.

As a base, I wore a simple white strappy top. Then on top of that, I wore my white 3/4 sleeved collared top from Primark. As this top is rather thin I then added my navy hooded jacket from new look, followed by my khaki coat from Asos (which I love an awful lot). To top off the look I added my tartan style scarf from Scotland.

I also wore my red high waisted jeans from new look and paired them with my brown boots from next.

I then did a quick side braid with my hair to keep it out the way on a windy day. Then I just did minimal makeup.

This is just one of my outfits that I love for the Autumn time. 

Thanks for reading,

xxX Holly Xxx