Instagram #3 and My Spending Challenge

Hey lovelies, so it's been awhile since I've posted anything, I've been super swamped with revision my first exam is in 8 days... oh, my, god. So I'm trying to cram everything in, I'm actually pretty proud of myself because I've never revised so much in my life! 

Just thought I'd do a quick instagram post because I haven't in months. Sorry that the pictures are quite small, but if you want to see them in better quality check out my instagram @charlierendall or click the icon

ǁ Me and Hayls demolished a dominos last night and words cannot describe how amazing it was ǁ On the way back to Leeds for Carnage ǁ Buying David's Carnage outfit (zoo themed) I went as a lion, rawr. ǁ David's band Valys played at a local venue ǁ My new book from TKMaxx, I'll do a separate post about this next week ǁ I'm in love with Estée Lauder Doublewear Foundation at the moment ǁ Tigs in the garden ǁ Tigs going crazy with the mirrors ǁ I got some company doing my work ǁ My brilliant steak ǁ David cooking for me- cutie ǁ My new favourite chocolate ǁ We all tie-dyed life, I will show you my creations next week too ǁ I bought a new foundation which is too dark, boo and got a MaxFactor bronzer for free... I couldn't believe it either. ǁ Me and Hayls lost our Manchester night out virginity with the girls in Missoula!

So apart from uni work, I've actually been pretty busy and we've been out a lot quite recently too. Which isn't like me that much, plus my bank balance isn't very happy with me at the moment.
So my plan is to do the '100 day spending challenge' but instead bend a couple of rules:

Charlotte's '20 day spending challenge':
- I'm allowed to do a food shop when needed and buy essentials like toilet roll etc. (obviously)
- I'm possibly going to allow myself buy a Beyonce souvenir just because, y'know, it's Beyonce (ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO AHHH)
- I'm not allowed to buy any makeup or clothes
- I can accept presents (My mum is coming to Leeds tomorrow, a shopping spree is what I'm hoping for...)
- I can't go out for any meals, David can't buy me any meals and he shall not persuade me to eat out (Again, I'm hoping for a Handmade Burger co. tomorrow from my mother)
- For every time I swear I'm going to put a £1 in my London savings
- I'm not allowed to go on a night out until i've finished my exams on the 22nd May!

That's all I can think of at the moment, let me know if you have any other ideas. By the way, it's only 20 days  because that's when me and David go to London to see Muse again, yay!
As soon as I'm back I'm going to start another one as me, David, Tori, Brad (Tori's bf) and Hayls and her boyf are going to Tenerife so we need to start saving for that too!
Ps. We're going to holding a blog sale very shortly, so make sure you don't miss out

Have you got any spending free ideas, tricks or tips?!

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S/S13- Get Cutting!

C u t o u t s

Cut outs are not to everyone's taste depending on your shape and size, however this season there are so many ways to do it. Below I have shown a variety of ways to wear this trend for Spring/Summer 2013.

My personal favourites are 1, 2 & 3 from Topshop and ASOS. I love the pattern on the first dress which you can also get in a top and skirt, I like the incorporation of different prints and how it has achieved a pretty but edgy look. The second dress is something I am going to purchase my self, it is so sophisticated with the high neck and simple shape but the zig zag cut outs in the middle add something different, I think paired with a simple Vivienne Westwood necklace and pointed heels would finish the look perfectly. 

1. Topshop £42 Acid leaf cutout sun dress // 2. ASOS was £35 now £25 AX Paris dress with cut out waist // 3. Topshop was £59 now £35 brocade cutout dress // 4. Urban Outfitters £16 Sparkle and Fade lurex cut-out crop top // 5. Topshop // 6. ASOS // 7. Urban Outfitters £30.00 Sparkle and Fade cut-out roll neck bodysuit // 8. Urban Outfitters


PS. How awesome is this sunny weather? It's definitely time to start wearing the cut outs and hopefully not getting ridiculous tan lines!

What do you think of the cut out trend?

Will you be taking scissors to fabric any time soon?

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GIVEAWAY WINNER IS...

Firstly we must apologise for the lack of post recently, exams are coming up so everything is very tense at the moment, but as soon as it's all over, blogging will be our top priority!

But for now, we have the announcement for the winner of our first ever giveaway, yay!

Drum roll please...

Congratulations Hele R.

Please email us your address within the next 4 days and we will get your Ruth Clemens Cake Decorating Book sent to you as soon as! :)

If we receive no email, we will announce a new winner on Monday! 

S/S13- Bright and Beautiful

Neon

One must have trend this Spring/Summer is 'neon'!. Personally neon is always something I have avoided, however the catwalks have shown me just how to make it work and the high street is going crazy for it!. I think we can make most of the trend in our accessories for a more than reasonable price! Below are some of the items I love and they can be worked into most outfits!

1. Topshop £16 neon snake sip around purse // 2. Topshop // 3. Boots £4.99 Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer // 4. Bershka £9.99 Transparent bag // 5. American Apparel £9.00 Neon Nail Polish // 7. Topshop £35 Trace neon lace up runners.

Yes the scrunchie is back and even our trainers can be on trend. Although I am more of a lipstick than lipgloss kind of girl I highly recommend the Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer, the vibrant strong colour lasts all night and still gives that strong lipstick look. My favourite is the see through clutch from Bershka (4.) for just £9.99, but be careful what you are putting in there!

   Are you going to grab yourself something neon for this Spring/Summer!?

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Baking Mad #3 GIVEAWAY

We finally have our Cookbook to giveaway, excited? We are!

So because this is for a cook book, the obvious route was to do another baking post, yay! This time we went for something which we thought was a bit different, bread.
We actually expected this to be a lot harder than it was, and were surprised that we didn't need much ingredients at all to make great tasty bread. We follwed this repcipe on bakingmad.com

This bread was amazing, even though it was just plain white bread, it tasted so good especially with Heinz mediterranean vegetable soup! David also made his own Hairy Bikers Beer and Cheese Bread which was just as good especially toasted!
I definitely would recommend using the Bakingmad.com website as it so easy to use and there is so many differenet recipes for you to use and browse through. There is also great ideas and inspiration if you're bored or just ran out of imagination. Also definitely check out The Pink Whisk, Ruth Clemens's blog, as we are giving away her Cake decorating book, which is amazing! It has some great tips, templates, ideas, and pictures, there is even a motivational ending on cake decorating!
I think our next baking challenge will definitely be either Chelsea Buns or Scones, because who doesn't love homemade scones! 

Also guys, what do you think of our new layout?!

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