The Seasons are Changing

Hellooo again...

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It is mid August so guess what that means?? Spring is on the way to greet us soon. Now that is a happy thought for me. Spring is my favourite season of the year, everything is so pretty and soft and new. I have noticed that the sun is starting to set a little bit later in the evenings and rise a little earlier in the mornings. One of the best things about Spring mornings is hearing all the birds singing, and yes, that has started softly too. 

Spring is the perfect season to me because you will have the days where it is still a little chilly but then there are the days that turn into beautiful sunshiney days where all you want to do is be outside and enjoy the tranquility of the beauty around you. Now not only is the nature around us gorgeous and happy and colourful, so is the fashion around us. During winter everyone seems to go into the greys and browns and neutrals mode and decide to only add colour in the dark form. I know I am guilty of this at times. So this is why I love spring fashion, everything becomes colourful and happy again. It is almost as if our clothes are smiling.. 

So here are a few of my favourite spring outfits for this year.

As everyone knows I am a huge fan of the denim shirt, these won't be going out of style for a while. They are perfect for the days that have a little bite in the air. Light weight denim is not very hot at all so it will work well when the "bite" goes and becomes a beautiful day.

The Boyfriend Jeans. These are a super cool must have. Besides being stylish and trendy they are uber comfy and look great. They always look best with the bottoms rolled up to the ankles and paired with a pump - be it flats or a heel.

The crop top and skater skirt are still very much in. The peach blazer is a great add on to cover up some skin  so you don't get too cold. For shoes, pair this outfit with flat pumps or pretty sandals.

 Two colours that are pretty popular are soft yellow and soft blue but not quite baby blue. Think muted tiffany blue and then you're on the right track. Whats even better is when these two colours are paired together, all I can say is perfection.

A pair of simple shorts can look so different and more alive and fun if they are in a cool colour. This same yellow as I said before looks perfect with cream, so why not try cream lace? And just to smarten the look up a little, add a blazer in a fun colour as well. Don't go matching and choose the same colour on the top and bottom, try something different, just make sure the colours compliment each other.

A trend that I really love is the over the knee socks. This is perfect for the colder days. Why not put the regular "go-to" leggings back in the cupboard and give these cute socks a try? You can wear stockings underneath if you don't want your legs to be bare. You can team your socks with a skirt like this picture or if you have a cool pair of shorts try that. For shoes these socks can be paired with either ankle boots of knee boots. Just make sure you can see the socks if you decide to wear longer boots, you don't want it to look as if your socks are peeping out when they're not supposed to.

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So these are only a few of my favourite Spring 2014 outfit inspirations. If you want to see more of my inspiration as well as outfits I put together then check out my facebook page Beautiful You. 

Think feminine, soft colours, flirty fabrics and fun accessories. If we get this right then we will be sorted perfectly for our Spring time fun.

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Bye bye for now

xoxo

Fun in the Sun

Hello lovely people :)

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Its good to be back again. It seems as if life has just run away with me and made me all busy for all sorts of various reasons. 

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So earlier in the year I mentioned I had exciting news - a Photoshoot with someone from England. Well after many many months of planning and a million messages back and forth figuring out details, the time has finally arrived! Wednesday afternoon I ventured out to Clifton 4th Beach for this highly anticipated shoot. To be honest I was nervous. It all started out with me just helping to organise models, outfits and where would be an awesome beach to shoot at but then I somehow said yes to also being one of the models. And then, doing a separate shoot with just me first. Oh the nerves! So lets just say the drive from home to Clifton felt like it took forever. In the end, I have no idea why I was nervous. Jonny and Hannah are AMAZING and I got along with them so well, they made me feel comfortable and just ended up having tons of fun. 

We were super lucky with the weather too. It was the perfect day. The cold ran away and the sun came out and shone brilliantly. There were even other people in the distance tanning. The only thing that gave away that we were in Cape Town was the icey water, but that is to be expected in the middle of summer as well. 

So instead of me going on about how amazing it was and how much fun I had, let me rather just show you all and you can decide for yourselves.. :) 

Here are some of the photos taken:

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As you can see, Jonny and Hannah are extremely talented at what they do! 

If you want to see any of their other work check out their page here - Verman Photography - and be sure to give them a like.

I am extremely excited for the next shoot with them and with the other models. That will be happening soon, when weather permits so watch this space for updates! 

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Bye for now

xoxo