FatFace - Washed In Happiness

The weather has been amazing lately and sunshine always makes everyone so much happier. As does receiving a wonderful hamper of happiness from one of my favourite brands to celebrate their brand spanking new summer collection...thank you FatFace.

For those who love the happy, healthy lifestyle FatFace's new collection is perfect for you. As the days get longer, warmer and full of adventure this new collection is perfect for those days full of happiness. With light coral and midnight blue prints the Sand Dunes Collection is created to make you embrace every minute of your summer days.

There are absolute beauties in this collection which I will be dragging out all summer. The Anasofie Sand Dunes blouse is a big favourite for me, paired with their Ripped Denim Shorts it's the ultimate chilled out vibe for beach days or afternoons exploring the country. Anyone who knows me will notice I love a good tassel on my clothes and this blouse has the sweetest detailing in their drop tassels that tie at the neck to give you a boho feel to your outfit.

Summer wouldn't be complete without a favourite white cami top to pair with any bottoms you can think so. Fresh and crisp for the sunshine allowing you to keep cool, look fabulous and flutter in the breeze the Saunton Cami, with its crochet detail is a delight for summer outfits.

Summer evenings BBQing in the garden or on the beach often get a bit chilly but FatFace's new jumper solves this problem. The light but snug Harym Stitch Jumper keep the breeze off and keep you toasty warm so you can enjoy your summer eve until everyone calls it quits...no leaving early because you're too cold. This is a big love of mine as I love a cute jumper in summer but find with dark colours it can be a little sad when you have to put it on as you feel a bit defeated, but this creamy colour is beautiful in the sunshine.

If you love the Sand Dunes print as much as I do your new summer dress beauty will be Felicity Coral Sand Dunes dress. It's a fabulous length which, if I'm honest, didn't think I'd be able to pull off. Being 5"4 can be a bit of problem when searching for summer dresses. As this one if just above knee length I thought it would make me look shorter but it flows effortlessly in the wind and moves with you body to create a magical flirty dress for summer days. It's a huge hit with me and keep your eyes open for this beaut when I head off to Rhodes.

Jackets can also be a bit depressing in summer...you don't want to wear a jacket, it's sunny! But the new Denim Jacket is the best exception. Denim blue screams sunshine to me and over the top of the Sand Dunes dress it makes for a bright, happy outfit that anyone would be proud to strut around in all day on those cooler summer days. I have found in the past a lot of denim jackets can be uncomfortable when first bought. They can be too stiff and you find yourself pulling at the sleeves or trying to stretch them out so they feel more worn to your shape. I am happy to announce this Pennymoor Denim Jacket is already worn in, soft and loose so you can put it on straight away and feel like you've had it years. It's super soft and I've overcome my fear of new denim. 

Think of this post as your perfect guide to your summer wardrobe because now I have these that's my new arrivals for summer sorted. Dresses to dress up or wear everyday, tops to chill in the sun in, shorts to get your legs gorgeously tanned, warmers to keep the wind off...all from the New Sand Dunes Collection launching today in FatFace! 

Enjoy being Washed In Happiness!

Spring Feeling

Hello Spring...about time too, it felt like winter lasted forever. I'm overly keen to see the warmer weather arrive and outfits requiring less layering. However with the fresh crisp wintery winds and evenings, it's still the perfect time to accessorise perfectly with HollandCooper beanies.

This is one of my current favourite Spring outfits, fresh but snug, everything you need to look sweet in Spring. This cable knit beanie in Biscuit is so cute and warm it's perfect for spring outfits in the colder days and with it's paler colour looks a lot more neutral and earthy. I don't usually wear or look good in beanies but I can't stop wearing this gorgeous one! Paired with a fresh white shirt from Jack Wills and their high waisted blue jeans (always go for the high waisted) make for a clean cut outfit for the colder sunshine. With the hat, shirt, jeans and bag it makes for a fresh colour palette which I love in outfits.

As it's still pretty chilly I find taking my gorgeous Preloved Boutique Truro tote out with me, fits everything I need in for a day shopping. A light jacket or scarf, mittens, make up and of course my camera for blogging photos, it fits everything, compliments the outfit and adds another natural tone. It does help when your hair is the same colour as the bag so you can't really have an outfit it won't go with. I have been using this on my little trips to London which fits all my essentials in that I don't want to put into my suitcase. It's a total lifesaver. 

Finishing my spring outfit with my favourite little everyday ankle boots from Topshop which are now reduced to £30 (they are super cute and comfy definitely not a deal to miss) 

I don't really do well in winter as I hate the cold and wet weather but now the sun is shining more I have some lush outfits to blog and they will be up very soon! Some seriously fluffy outfits coming your way! FiveFootFour is out of hibernation! 

Winter Wondering

Exploring and finding new places to adventure is something I've always loved doing and as the crisp winter air finally hit, it was time to venture out in the cold and feel properly alive. We stumbled across these old remains of a house and decided to shoot you a blog post on one of my favourite winter outfits. 

White is always a beautiful colour to wear in winter. I for one am totally guilty for wanting to do all-black-everything everyday of the week but I need to branch out into bright colours when the rains and the cold sets in. This is one of my all time classics, my cable knit jumper from Jack Wills, it's super warm and great for layering when it's freezing. I wore a little shirt underneath so I had a pastel colour poking out by my neck so my pale skin doesn't totally disappear into my sweater. (Funny but serious)

It was of course another perfect opportunity to show off my Fairfax & Favour boots that I can't get enough of, The quality of them is just amazing and totally worth every penny. The option to personalise them and fit the colour to your outfit with the interchangeable tassels on the zips is such a beautiful quality these boots have. (you've already seen the colour pop of the blue in my snowy blog post but I just adore them)  I really can't wait for spring so I can show these babies off in spring wear. The tan colour brings the outfit to life and stops it from being completely dull.

My jeans are my safety net, everyone has that one pair of jeans you wear till they die...and even then you still wear them because you can't bring yourself to throw them away. Thankfully these jeans are not done yet but they are my favourite. As i'm petite it is a total nightmare trying to find jeans that fit all your measurements but honestly these JONI jeans from Topshop fit like a glove.

I'm dying for the warmer weather so we can do more fun blog posts with brighter colours and sunshine but I have some totally different experiments coming this year and over june there will be some really new things I haven't done on the blog before, I'm so exciteddd...roll on summer!!! 

What's Getting Me Through January

January is always a month we struggle to come to terms with a new year, put pressure on ourselves to change and make this "our year". So far I have restarted yoga with hope it will bring me a calmer year and allow myself to worry less. But in terms of anything else, all I have wanted to do is chill out and relax. So I've put together a blog post of things that have been helping me great through the January blues and things I'm just loving this month.

*I now have all the Marc Jacobs fragrances thanks to a wonderful christmas gift of Daisy by Marc Jacobs and it smells divine! A new scent for a new year.

*I have finally captured Velvet Teddy which I have been after for over a year and it is amazing, although i do cheat and put a light lip balm on my lips first with this as it's a matte and this stops my lips crisping up and flaking like all matte lipsticks do to us! 

*I have always loved silver much more over gold and my new boho beachy silver pieces are amazing and I don't see me taking them off at all in the future. My lovely man bought me this solid silver bangle and engraved it saying "Your heart is my compass, Your soul is my odessey" and signed it with his initials. I do love jewellery but it always stays deeper in your heart when it's been hand made especially for you. This is helping to remind me that I'm going to Rhodes with him for my birthday in June...roll on the sunshine!

*Much needed early nights through January haven't been happening as much as I would like but I have found a lovely light night cream that is really helping with my skin. It's by Simple, and it feels totally weightless on my face. In the past if I used moisturisers my face has huge break outs but with this it's actually improved my skin a lot, definitely something I recommend and totally affordable.

*My wonderful wooden watch a featured not long ago but my Michael Kors has run out of battery (nightmare) so this has been my best friend recently and the more I wear it the more I totally love it. Totally unique and still keeps my rose gold obsession under control.

*Tassels are definitely a growing love of mine and as you saw from my last post, my new super hot boots from Fairfax & Favour are the reason I'm loving movement on my shoes. Little things that make you smile will help you through January.

*For the days we can't be bothered to wash our hair because we are messed up from the long holiday or just when your hair wont stay up because it's too soft, Batiste is an absolute life saver and the one I use actually makes my hair smell pretty damn good too. 

*Finally one for the deeper thinkers and souls out there. I really love reading about being present and mindful and this book is great for it. It reminds you that you are present, you aren't living in the past, nor the future. Leave your past behind you and focus on your life right this second. It really helps with meditation and my yoga too so this is my January read. 

I'll hopefully be doing more outfit posts soon...if this weather gets a grip and stops ruining my weekends. Wishing you all a relaxing and calm January.