the guide book.

(image from here)

AS you may know by now, I'm off to Los Angeles. What you may not know however is that I am off to L.A in 7hours! I have to be up to leave for the airport in only 2hours however I haven't even had a wink of sleep yet! I'm too excited what can I say?!

So after all of my scouting around trying to find the best places to go/see/visit whilst I would be in the city I thought I would compile a list of all the things I plan on doing whilst I'm there.

The venues were all suggested to me by lovely ladies (Erinn, Emily & Lisa) currently residing in LA, so you know that the spots will be hot, hot, hot. Enjoy lovelies.

the coolest places to eat in LA:

*cliffsedge.

*pinks. ((via lisa's likes))

breakfast

*the griddle cafe.

*grub.

lunch

*toast bakery cafe.

*sur.

*clementine's.

dinner

*pizzeria mozza.

*sasabune (sushi) ((all via Cupcakes and Cashmere))

the best places to shop in LA:

*milk. boutique on third street

*opening ceremony.

*intuition.

*madison. ((all via Cupcakes and Cashmere))

*planet blue ((via Cupcakes and Cashmere && Lisa's Likes- Double seal of approval!))

*the grove. ((via Lisa's Likes))

the hottest spots to bathe in LA:

*zuma beach. ((via Living and Loving in LA))

*manhattan beach ((via Lisa's Likes))

pretty places to visit in LA:

museums

*LACMA

*MOCA

*the getty

other bits and bobs

*farmers market ((all via Lisa's Likes))

Next time you visit LA I hope you plan on visiting these amazing spots.

I'm off now, have alot to do before I jet off.

I'm going to be twittering alot, so follow me to see what I'm upto all the time. I'll be popping in from time to time also, comments and emails will be muchly appreciated.

Goodbye lovelies. Have a fabulous 2 weeks ;)

SMILE. Because its the only vacation I'm getting this year and I'm so god dam excited!

xxxxxxxxx

your opinions please...

my brighton outfit....

ok its a kinda confusing one:

i'm wearing a warehouse strapless body con dress with really nice detailing on.

then i'm wearing a black/floral topshop boutique dress which i tucked down.

my favourite h&m belt.

next (runway collection) shoesies.

what do you think?

and yes i know the pic isn't very glam, it was taken in some dingy pub toilet and my facial expression was awful so i decided to airbrush my face via good old paint. haha.

AVx

skinnyBum, flaredLegs, highWaist

WOW I finally fit into these Jeans!

After having them for a year now I can finally wear them without the fear that they are going rip or any buttons pop off!

I got them from Charlotte Russe last year when I was in L.A, these were the last pair in the shop and I loved them so much that I didnt care whether they fit me or not! So i was determined to make myself fit into them.

Well I completely forgot about them and left them in the bottom of my jean drawer, and after my vigorous exercise regime I've been enduring lately, when I found them this morning I just had to see how they fit!

I'm wearing them with an Urban Outfitters tee, and New Look heels. Oh an of course my beloved trilby that I am getting more attached to by the day!

Hope your all well, I've just been busy sorting out uni stuff and holiday bits and bobs!

CALIFORNIA IN 5DAYS!

SMILE! because you only live once, and whats the point in wasting it?! XO

hats never suited me...

Trilby- Primark

Blazer- Dorothy Perkins

Top- UO

Jeans- New Look (Modified)

Heels- Aldo

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I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET.....

'EMILY'

Everybody, meet the newest addition to my already huge family, but by no means any less special, Emily.

Born on Sunday 16th August at 2:32am, she weighed 6lbs8oz.

I love her.

Smile. Because you can. Because nature is such a beautiful and wonderful thing. Be thankful, and just smile. XO

'After the show' episode...

So these are a few more photos from MODA, sorry its taken so long to post them up! I've had the most incredible weekend! (See next post..)

I hope you like the pics, we raised overall nearly £1000, had 4 newspapers feature stories on the show and most importantly, we had the most fabulous experience organising all this. I am so thankful to everyone who helped us make the show such a success x

The last pic is of us recieving flowers from our mums, who were so proud of us, the lady handing me (on the right) is Jaz's mummy, therefore the one on the left is my mummy, she was so proud of me, and I was so proud that I had made her so proud of me. Wow, what a tongue twister haha.

SMILE (its a good day) XO

15DAYS UNTIL CALIFORNIA! XO

'the show' photo episode

Today is actually the Miss Teen Queen Finals, the competition that all the fashion show efforts were in aid of. So a big shout of to Jazzy Fizzle my besty bestest friend, I hope all your dreams come true today baby!

The pics above are of the actual catwalk show, my photographer has only sent me 30 photos at the mo, so these are all the photos that even I've seen! I hope you like them :)

Have a lovely day, and SMILE, because you can. XO

(19days until California!- I still want tips on the coolest places to eat, the greatest places to shop and everything in between please!)

'before the show' photo episode.

Jasmin & I, just before the show, we were quickly grabbed by our great friend and fabulous photographer Lily to get a snap of us. Oh boy were we busy, but we had such a great time.

There was a champagne and strawberry reception but we grabbed a few glasses to give the models some courage before the show ;)

One of our fabulous models being made up by our equally as fabulous Benefit make up ladies, so so many people kindly donated their own time to help us out with the fashion show. I am so thankful to them for helping us to make it such a success.

Another one of our beautiful models having her make up done for the big show! They looked so beautiful, I was so proud of them, I quickly caught like 10 seconds of the catwalk show and a tear fell down my cheek. Quite sad really!

The final pic of the 'before the show' episode of photos, another of our models having her hair done by yet another fabulous individual who gave up her time to be a hair stylist for the show.

You like? More photos added soon.

SMILE XO

this clear blue sky

Since you've been gone, I've lost that chip on my shoulder.

Since you've been gone I feel like, I've gotten older.

- Lily Allen

I feel like I'm in a tropical paradise. I'm free, as a bird. I'm swimming in a pool of crystal clear blue water. I'm bathing in the rays of golden glowing sunshine.

The fashion show is coming up very fast 4days until its all over. I'm trying to make sure I think of this as fun, and not getting stressed, but lets just say its hard...

L.A is coming up just as quickly, only 30days until I'm on that aeroplane, all by myself, setting off on this big adventure, of fun, shopping, and getting that one step closer to fulfulling my dreams.

Another big date that is coming up is my A-Level results day. The 20th August, I basically get told whether I am allowed to go to university do to the course of my choice at the places that I want to.... Its a day I've been dreading for pretty much the last two years, and its coming and theres definitely no escaping it. Its going to be one of those moments where you really realise how hard you have to work to get what you want in life.

Sorry for my philosophical rant there. I hope you've all had a lovely weekend.

SMILE, because it uses less muscles than frowning :)

XO

Photo by Ryan of Pacing the Panic Room

I can feel the rain on my skin...

Nowm I'm not 'what I wore' whore, but I thought I would be nice and let you have a little peek at these pics :)

I'm wearing a blazer, kaftan kinda thing, jeans, and some really hot new heels. You like?

Blazer- Dorothy Perkins

Kaftan- Zara

Jeans- Forever 21

Heels- Next (The Runway Collection)

Bag- Primark

So what do you all have planned for today? I'm gonna go for a run in the rain, and then get to work sorting out this fashion show, got to make posters and flyers.

10 DAYS until the fashion show.

35 DAYS UNTIL L.A!

Smile! XO

shouting about my big night out....

I finally managed to get a night off from working in the club, and got the chance to go out last week with my best friends, I had a fabulous night and the best part was I knew it was a good night because I didnt wake up with a hangover. (Most people would say its the other way round- but I'm a terrible drunk haha)....

So here are some pics from the night out...

Jazz and I getting ready. She has theee biggest smile ever! (You can see my Audrey Hepburn canvas in the background...)

Lily, Jazz & Myself when we got to the club. All three of us nice and sober.

Jazz and Josh towards the end of the night. VERY drunk.

Lily & Jazz. Look at her HUGE gorgeous smile again. Thats the reason she's in the Miss Teen Queen finals!

Me, Lily & Jazz.. Posers. Josh on the right. What a cutie.

So pwettyyyyy.

Jazz, Josh and Lewis (The Aussie!).

Final pic of the night! Me and Josh, a bit worse for wear. You can tell when I start getting tipsy as I pout in like EVERY photo! Haha.

Well it was a good night, and I'm glad I got it off, and spent it with my two besties Jazz and Lily, can't wait until I finish working at the club before I go to Uni, I may get a whole weekend off :O haha, that would be crazyyyy! I have to work hard this week though as I need to save up as much mohoneys as possible for L.A!

I'm off to London again tomorrow to get my new passport! I'm not stopping for long however, saving my pennies NO shopping for me!!!

Sleep tight. Love to you all. SWEET DREAMS AND BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARES. SMILE. XO

(My outfit consisted of: Topshop floral crop top, Topshop high waisted shorts, Topshop gold headband, Aldo shoes. Jazz's outfit: Topshop dress and Miss Selfridge shoes. Lily's outfit: Unknown.)

I missed you lots.

So after a long long week, and a break from blogging, as of today I'm BACK! To blog blog away.

A quick recap of whats being going on in my life....

• I had a pretty hair cut.
• Been busy organising the fashion show for the Phillip Green Memorial Trust, wow its hard work!
• I went to Oxford Street, London and hit Topshop. Yummy.
• My mum went on holiday and is now back, so I can once again eat nutritional meals. Phew.
• Jazzy got her new Beetle, its called Bam Bam! So we've been driving around in that.
• I got tonnes of new clothes so I've had lots of fun this week having soooo much choice! LOVE. Some outfit posts may well follow. So keep your eyes peeled!
• I went to see BRUNO, THE HANGOVER and HARRY POTTER. Good films!

Here are some pics from the week... i'll post some of my big night out later! :)

This awesome tattoo is my friends sisters, I love leopard print so I completely fell in love with it, however I'm not sure I'd ever get it done!

This is my friend from work Shane and I, we went out for a few drinks one night, and I got a bit tipsy. Hence why I look so phased haha. Good times.

My 'evil' eyes. And Jazz being a child again with the hair dryer hehe. Wow we need to grow up. 18 and very immature.

Love to you all, I'll be catching up on other blogs later. I'm sure I've missed lots and lots!!! Hope your all SMILING :) XOOOO

snakes and shoulders

These snakeskin shoes are from Primark £15, bargain. Went to LDN yesterday, didnt go near Oxford street. It was oh so hot plus the amount of people in that area would have just made it feel a hundred times hotter. Hit a few other shops such as Urban Outfitters...

Got a cute top and skirt/short (called skorts right?), aswell as a leopard print vest which only came to £30 in the sale. Happy days.

I love one shouldered/off the shoulder tops so this one is really cool as the sleeve is HUGE!

Gonna wear it tucked into skirts, high waisted shorts and also pair it with skinnies and killer heels. Yes?

SMILE XO