Small Haul

Hey guys!


So a few weeks ago, we went to London for a shopping spree mainly to pick up a few summer essentials. Firstly, we went to Westfield Stratford, one of our favoured shopping places, only because you can practically find every shop you can imagine! Some our favourite shops include Forever 21, Vero Moda, New Look, Pull and Bear, H & M and Urban Outfitters because you can find all the best trends all at reasonable prices. 

Pastel pink dress- Forever 21: £19.75
Denim dress- Forever 21: £19.75

So we have a busy summer ahead of us, as we're heading out to a few concerts, festivals and parties as well as a week trip to Norway for a wedding, so we kept our eyes open for some summer must-haves.

A denim dress is a summer essential and we loved this dress from Forever 21, especially with the lace cutout and cinched waist. This will go perfect with a simple statement necklace, the top button done up, a pair of biker boots and your hair up in a top knot.








Another must-have is a pastel dress. When we saw this dress, we fell in love with the colour and we dont really own anything in the same style. Close up, the dress has a crotchet-type effect and fits tightly down to the bust then flows out. The good thing with this dress is you could pair it with a cute pair of pumps for a casual day out or  with a leather jacket and pair of heels for night out.

Aztec Shorts- Forever 21: £16.75
Black Military Shorts- Forever 21: £5.99

Your summer wardrobe isn't complete without a pair of printed shorts or high-waisted shorts.

Aztec shorts are the next big trend and we loved these shorts with the black/white print and frayed ends. You could keep it simple with a black tank tucked in and statement necklace and we will do other stylings in another blog.

The best thing about Forever 21 is that it constantly has sales and we managed to pick up a pair of cute black military shorts for £5.99 and you could practically style these with anything!

H & M- £7.99

The last shop in Westfield we visited was H&M, in hope to find a pair of new sunglasses but were slightly distracted by this cute Bohemian style tank. We really liked the braided straps and thought it would look good with a bandeau and tied up to the side with a maxi skirt or a pair of white high waisted shorts.

Stay tuned for 'How to Style' for these summer clothes!

After spending half the day at Stratford, we decided to hit up Selfridges on Oxford Street, in the hopes to find a Rebecca Minkoff bag, but turns out there wasn't even a Rebecca Minkoff section! But we weren't going to leave empty handed, so we hit up the make-up section, which is like beauty heaven!

Tutu- £19.00

5 Honey- £30.00

Bobbi Brown is great for foundation and it's our second time purchasing this product and the service is amazing, so make sure to ask for your suited colour.  The lipstick on the left is a pretty colour for summer!

Rose Surprise- £22.00

Another company which is great with lipgloss is Dior. This sheer babypink lipgloss is super glossy and quite pricey but totally worth it, because it has lasted a very long time. If you don't mind pricey products make sure to check the whole range or check out the YSL lipstick range.

We ended our busy, exhausting but totally worthwhile day by grabbing a few cheeky cupcakes from 'buttercup'. Personally, I'm a chocolate lover and went for Chocolate Purist which was so delicious, words cannot describe and my sister picked up a red velvet cupcake. If you ever pass a buttercup shop, we definitely recommend trying their cupcakes!

Sorry for such a long blog and I'll try to keep them short next time. But for the time being, keep smiling and make sure to check back soon!

Ace Fashion

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Mint Bow Nails

Hey guys,

I'm really sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have exams and unfortunately don't finish till the end of June. However I will try to blog as much as I can :) This nail design is what I wore on my birthday and I received a lot of compliments so I thought I should create a tutorial.

These are the nail polishes I used:
Rimmel London - Your Majesty
Essie - Mint Candy Apple
Rimmel London - Disco Ball (optional)
Revlon - White on White
Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat

1) To start off, apply a base coat to all your nails to protect your nails and then apply two coats (or more - you need it to be opaque) of a mint nail polish.

2) For the next step, you have to find a sponge material. Those make up applicators that you get from eyeshadows are perfect. Take your silver nail polish apply on the sponge material.

 3)Take the sponge applicator and dab on the tip of all your nails except the ring fingers. Make sure to dab more right at the tip of your nails - you want a 

gradient look.

You want to end up with something similar to this:

4) On your ring fingers you are going to create a bow. To do this, start off by making straight lines that are perpendicular to each other. I wanted the bow to be more to one side but it looks just as good having the bow in the middle. 

5) Next you add the bow. To do this, create a sideways '8' on one side of the horizontal line making sure the centre of the '8' aligns with the point where the two lines meet. From that point, create two curvy lines going towards the end of the nail.

6) This is the fun part! using a dotting tool or toothpick, place a dot of top coat in the centre of the of the bow. Using that same dotting tool or toothpick, pick up a gem and place on the dot. 

And this is what your ring finger should look like:

7) To finish off apply a liberal amount of your favourite top coat. This part is important as it makes sure you gem is not going to budge and protects your nail design. For me the gem stayed put for 10 days with the Revlon top coat. 

You may realise that I didn't end up using the Rimmel London nail polish in Disco Ball. This is because I felt that it would give too much of a sparkle but if you love glitter, make sure to add that nail polish on top of the silver polish. 

I hope you do try out this nail design and enjoy it as much as I did. We have a haul coming up soon so make sure to check back! 

Ace Nails

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My First Nail Design - Prom Inspired

Hey guys,

Here is my first nail design. I thought it was too easy for a tutorial but I think it would look amazing for all you girls going to prom. These nails are fun, sophisticated and elegant and I really hope you enjoy them :)

Here is an image showing you all the nail polishes used:

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Basecoat

Barry M - Strawberry

Revlon - Sparkling

Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat

As you can see they are all drugstore nail polishes and if you want me to review them, make sure to leave a comment

1) Apply a basecoat to protect your nails. This step is a must if you are using darker colours as they can stain your nails

2) Paint two coat of your base colour (or till the base colour is opaque)

3) Apply two coats of the glitter nail polish on the ring finger

4) On the other nails, put glitter nail polish only on the tips

5) Finally apply your favourite topcoat to protect your design and ensure your nails lasts all night

I really do like this nail design especially since it works on all nail lengths. If you have any requests for me, please leave me a comment.

Acenails

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