Trends I'm currently loving: Pastels

Topshop: Tonal Fleck Tee - £15
ASOS: Pastel Bunting Necklace - £10, American Apparel Pastel Nail Lacquer in L'espirit - £7
Missguided: Marka Padlock Front Bag - £26.99
New Look: Slip on Suedette Loafer - £15.99
Miss Selfridge: Peach Textured Rib Mini - £22

Lovely, lovely, lovely is what I have to say about Spring 2012's latest trend. Although it's not exactly 'new' and pastels get reworked every year, they still always come back better than before.

I am loving the Pastels vs Neon battle that's going on at the moment, but I definitely know which one I prefer. I've not exactly got on board with the whole pastel trend in the past but seeing pastel jeans, shoes and even leggings has already got me planning my Spring wardrobe additions. I think small hints of pastel are definitely the best way to go, perhaps in a nail polish or subtle accessories. I'd have to be having a brave day to wear some all out pastel jeans, but we'll see!

I am loving the loafers and the different casual tops that are available at the moment. I still have a £25 New Look giftcard left from Christmas so this could possibly go towards the shoes!

I'm also considering a pastel coloured skirt like the one pictured above! These could be great with a light t-shirt, not too over the top and very 'me'.


What do you think of the Pastel trend?

Elemis Pro-radiance Hand & Nail Cream

Elemis Pro-Radiance Hand and Nail Cream 100ml - RRP £22*

I was very kindly sent this amazing new Elemis product, that's not yet available in stores. I was expecting to receive a small sample type packet but I received a full size 100ml product and I absolutely love it!

I've been looking for a good hand cream for a while now. I get very dry skin/Psoriasis on my hands and every cream I've tried has irritated them. They're also very sensitive to hot/cold temperatures and I sometimes feel them swelling if I go from being outside, to somewhere inside that's particularly warm, such as a shop.

I've used lots of medicated creams and special Psoriasis creams and moisturisers which have helped for a limited time and I do go back to using them when it gets particularly bad, but I wanted something that I could use every day/pop in my handbag and carry around with me. Although it's a bit large for my handbag, I've been using the new Elemis Pro-radiance Hand & Nail Cream for a little why and am finding that my hands feel lovely and soft and there's no itching, which is great.

The dry skin on my palms is gone and my usually sore/flaky cuticles look lovely and healthy. I think I've finally found a winning hand cream!

The hand cream is part of the new Elemis Spa@Home range and is also filed in their anti-ageing category. The cream includes Omega 7, Avellana seed oil, Macademia seed oil, Virgin plum oil and last but not least, Camellia seed oil! It's also formulated to be silicon free and is designed to stay on the skins surface and not leave a tacky/sticky feeling after application, which I absolutely hate!

Almost instantly after application, I can go about my business as usual instead of having to sit and wait five minutes for it to 'sink in'. It not only smells lovely, but I think it's also priced pretty reasonable for an Elemis product!

Will you be trying it out when it's this month? I'd certainly recommend it!

This post contains PR samples

Wednesday Wishlist #18

Last week's Wednesday Wishlist featured a River Island Zebra Print T-shirt which looked lovely online. I ordered a size 10, thinking it would be quite tight, only to receive it and for it to be way too big and loose, and also really long?

I absolutely hate when that happens. The image online makes it look like a normal length t-shirt. Anyway, I've returned it now and asked for an exchange, but I'm not sure it works like that. I might have to have a refund and then re-buy, though I'm not sure I want to now? Such a shame!

Anyway, onto this week's wishlist!

New Look: Slip On Suedette Loafer - £15.99
Missguided: Veronica Contrast Outline Blouse - £26.99
Topshop: Tonal Fleck Tee - £15, Metallic Pleat Skirt - £28
ASOS: Vera Pointed Flatform Shoes - £40

Originally I wanted the Topshop Tonal Tee but can't justify spending £30 on a t-shirt, so the Tonal Fleck Tee is my next choice at half the price! Lovely and simple and great with a pair of skinnys and the New Look Slip On Loafers!

The Missguided Veronica Contrast Outline Blouse is so lovely. I love the contrasting black/pink on the white and it's a nice change from normal blouses.

The Topshop Metallic Skirt is really cute, and similar to a casual H&M one I already have, with the exception of the metallic finish!

And last but not least, the ASOS Vera Pointed Flatform Shoes. What a nightmare I've had trying to order these! People on Twitter were giving me the code TREND20 to use at the checkout to get 20% off, but the code wouldn't work for me. I contacted the ASOS Here To Help people on Facebook and they told me that the Code doesn't work with my account and there's nothing they can do about it. Absolutely ridiculous and unfair if you ask me. Luckily, the lovely lovely Charli offered to order them for me, using the code, and have them delivered to me. This is one of the reasons why I absolutely love blogging and bloggers, because they go out of their way to help eachother, which is great! I can't wait for them to arrive! Thanks so much Charli!