Olivia and Sophie

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Summer Bucket List

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Hey you!!

We are officially on summer break!! Yippee!!

Sorry for not posting anything for the past month or 4, we have just completed our GCSE's, double Yippee!!

Anyway we thought we would share with you our summer bucket list. If you are unaware of what a bucket list is, it's a bucket with a list, haha! Just kidding, it's basically a long list of tasks and adventures that you want to proceed during the summer. For us it will be before college in September.

Here it is!!

go to the beach
go to london
have a paint fight
have a water fight
go for long walks
read a book
blog more often
make a pillow fort
camp in the garden
go bowling
sleep beneath stars
have a picnic
bake a cake
disney movie day
scary movie day
pixar movie day
watch fireworks
watch the sunset
go kayaking
swim in a paddling pool
dance in sprinklers
go on bike rides
blow bubbles
go to thorpe park
have the best 2 months ever

We are looking forward to reflecting on whether we have achieved what we have listed. We tag all of you to write your summer bucket list. Let us know any of your plans during the summer as well. Be sure to keep checking back as we will be updating to a new design and posting at least 2 times a week.

Sophie and Olivia x

Sunday, 10 February 2013

Print Perfection

I've recently become addicted to prints - graphic prints, boho prints, grunge prints, floral prints. Basically, absolutely any print. I thought I'd show you a few of my favourite items that I'd love to get my hands on. 9/10 of these items are from Topshop or Urban Outfitters because their prints never fail to disappoint me and also because I have an unhealthy obsession with their clothes.

(from left to right)

001: I absolutely love these wave print joggers. They'd be perfect for chilled days paired with some converses and a cute tee.

002: This dress has such a gorgeous pattern and although quite dark, is balanced well with the cinched waist and short sleeves for a girly finish. It would look great with a leather jacket!

003: I've seen this strappy sun top in the shops for a while now and just think its an ideal cover up for a beach day abroad or on one of England's rare summer heat waves. It has a loose, flowy fit so would be perfect for keeping cool, yet still being practical.

004: I.am.in.love! This bohemian playsuit is absolutely gorgeous. I desperately want this in my wardrobe!

005: I stumbled across this daisy bralet on Wanelo a couple of weeks ago. I adore the red, black and blue pattern. Again, it's quite dark and revealing, but would look amazing with a black, high wasted skater skirt and a denim jacket, making it instantly wearable.

006: I adore Cath Kidston and so I had to have something floral in this post! I can imagine styling this tucked into some denim shorts, tights and boots for spring.

007: Okay, this may not suit me or be my style, but I think the print, shape and fit of this dress is fabulous! I also really like the collar and buttons, plus, the three quarter length sleeves really make it stand out.

008: Another Urban Outfitters playsuit I desperately want! I'd style this with an oversized denim jacket, combat boots and statement jewellery.

009: I'm obsessed with Keeping Up With The Kardashians, so when I first heard about Kylie and Kendall's clothing line last year, I was so excited! I love this cute little, bandeau top and think Kylie rocks it amazingly here with the military jacket.

010: I've always loved fairisle prints and thanks to Topshop I've really been loving dresses lately, so this dress seems like the ultimate want. I also like how Topshop's cinched-waist dresses fit me.

I hope you've enjoyed this post. Let me know in the comments if you like any of my picks. Sorry for the absence again but we are still alive and we'll have some new posts up soon.

Sunday, 27 January 2013

The Liebster Award

Hey hey hey, we can proudly say that we have been nominated by the lovely Lauren to do the Liebster Award.
Lets get started!

The rules:

1. List 11 facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 questions given to you by your nominator.
3. Ask 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominate.
4 .Thank the person that nominated you and link back to their blog.

Olivia:
1: I love Matilda and when i was younger i used to get told i looked like her so i named my email address Matildaaa, yes with 3 a's.
2: I am organised, pretty much a perfectionist.
3: I want to visit L.A so bad, maybe even live there for a while.
4: I am one of the youngest and shortest in my year.
5: I watched friends with benefits last night (26/01/13) for the first time ever. It's now my favourite film.
6: I want to be an actress or a graphic designer
7: I'm not very flexible and therefore this year i am hoping on changing this.
8: I get very paranoid, very easily
9: I LOVE meeting new people.
10: I've never been abroad.
11: I want to be a Youtuber and be part of the Youtube community.

Sophie:
1: The only concert I've ever been to was to see Britney Spears in October 2011. She was brilliant!
2: I'm quite obsessed with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
3: I hate cheese. I hate it so much that I scrape it off my pizza...I know, I'm very strange.
4: I've had two blogs before this one, which I've never told anybody about...until now. Both blogs were deleted within a few months.
5: I've visited 10 countries - Spain (three times), Portugal (two times), France (three times), Tenerife, Lanzarote (twice, although the second time I went was just on a day trip on a boat from Feurteventura), Feurteventura, America, Italy, Menorca and Majorca.
6: I've only ever watched one disney princess movie and that was Tangled, which I saw for the first time at the end of 2012. Pretty shameful, I know. I was brought up watching James Bond and other action movies.
7: I have trust issues. I don't tell anyone my secrets.
8: When I'm older, I really want to travel America. I'd love to visit New York (again), Chicago, Florida, LA, Tennessee, Texas and North Carolina
9: I've only worn foundation a couple of times in my whole life. My sister put it on me when I was about 13/14 a couple of times. I don't think I've ever worn it since.
10: I'm one of the eldest in my year group. I was born on 13th September.
11: I love Coldplay, Bombay Bicycle Club, Foster The People, Two Door Cinema Club and Lana Del Rey.

Laurens questions:

1. What is your favourite shop (clothes, shoes, make-up and gifty bits)?
Olivia: This is so hard, i have a number of favourite clothing shops such as, Topshop, River island, Urban outfitters, ASOS, American Appeal. They are all so expensive but they have to be my favourite, i can't choose one. :-(. For make-up and gifts it has to be the good old Boots or superdrug
Sophie: Ooh, it's gotta be Urban Outfitters and Topshop, although I can hardly afford anything! I don't wear much make-up and I'm not really interested in it, but Boots or Superdrug for the necessities. And Boots have Soap and Glory, so that's a huge benefit!

2. What is your favourite perfume/scent?
Olivia: This is easy, Daisy by Marc Jacobs for perfume and scent but I love the Soap and Glory body spray.
Sophie: Again, I'm not really fussed. However, my Dad bought me Jimmy Choo a while ago and I love that. I love the Soap and Glory body spray too.

3. Would you like to go to university? If so what would you like to study?
Olivia: At the moment i'm not entirely sure, I want to see how college goes. If I was to go there I would either study drama/ acting or Graphics. However I might choose to do to an acting academy instead, I just don't know.
Sophie: I'm not really sure if university is for me to be honest. I have no idea what I'd like to study either.

4. What is your dream job?
Olivia: This is hard as I just want to be happy with whatever I do. It would have to be a graphics designer or journalist. My cousin is a journalist and she has inspired me so much, that anything is possible. Even though I would love to be an actress, it's just so hard to get into.
Sophie: My dream would be to act. But that's just a dream I suppose. Or writing for Company Magazine would be pretty amazing.

5. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and what would you do?
Olivia: L.A or Australia. I would just have the time of my life. I would stay at the nicest place and go to the beach ever day and visit around as much as I could. I would just go wild and feel so free, I can't wait to hopefullt for fill this dream some day.
Sophie: Definitely America, but also Australia. My parents met whilst travelling in Australia and they always say it was the most amazing adventure. I'd imitate the Australian and American accents whilst having the time of my life!

6. Why did you start a blog?
Olivia: Well me and Sophie were talking one day about blogs and thought how cool it would be to run one ourselves. Ta dah, magically we decided to create one, it's been perfect every since. It is also a great place to begin I think, for example Zoella, I mean look at her now, she's living her dream.
Sophie: I think we were in the cinema waiting for The Perks Of Being A Wallflower to begin when we randomly started discussing creating a blog together. I've always loved to write. And I've read blogs ever since I was 12, so I just wanted to have a go at writing one myself.

7. Would you ever make YouTube videos?
Olivia: Yes! I would absolutely love to. I don't want to start all of that yet as i am more focused on my education at the moment but later on in life I am hoping to, just imagine being part of the YouTube community and getting paid to make videos you love and spending time with the most amazing people.
Sophie: Yeah, I think it would be amazing. I'm not sure what I'd film, but I think it would be a fantastic experience!

8. What is your favourite film?
Olivia: This is literally impossible. My all time favourite has to be Mean Girls, I mean it's just perfect. However my favourite movie at the moment is friends with benefits, it's honestly the best. Love you Mila, haha.
Sophie: I can't pick one! I love 'We Bought A Zoo' because of the stunning cinematography and the wonderful story line but then again I love Tangled, This Means War, Crazy, Stupid, Love and the whole Bourne series (although, the latest Bourne film was pretty disappointing I mean you can't make a successful Bourne film without Matt Damon!)

9. Who is your favourite singer/band?
Olivia: My favourite singer is Frank Hamilton, he's just amazing, all of his songs are so relatable. I then love The Weekend, I love their music. Two door cinema club have to be my favourite band though. I love so many more singers and bands though, this is only a snippet, hehe.
Sophie: This is so easy for me. Band - Coldplay. If you don't like Coldplay, then I'm sorry there's something wrong with you. Every song is perfect. And singer - Lana Del Rey. She's a lyrical genius. I could listen to her all day.

10. Is there anything you wish you could change about yourself?
Olivia: Just to be happy about everything. It's easier said then done but I worry too much, it really, really bugs me. To be honest I wouldn't change anything else as no one's perfect and I love everything i have.
Sophie: My ability to worry about anything and everything.

11. What is your biggest achievement?
Olivia: This is hard, I mean getting A's in school for an exam feels amazing but also getting into a production at a theatre just felt incredible. One of my biggest achievements has to be staying strong for my family, like my nanna and grandad, honestly this was the hardest time and when they did pass I felt like I had achieved so much with them.
Sophie: I honestly have no idea what my biggest achievement is. I'm sorry, but that's quite personal for me.

Our questions:
1. What's your favourite song?
2. What's your biggest fear?
3. Why did you start your blog?
4. If you could be any person for one day, who would you be?
5. Summer or winter?
6. What's your favourite shop?
7. What's one makeup item you couldn't live without?
8. If you could listen to one genre of music for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
9. How many countries have you been to?
10. If your friends or family described you in 3 words, what would they say?
11. What age would you go and relive and why?

We nominate:
Olivia - De Janvier Fleur

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Wanelo Wishlist

Hello, we apoligise for not posting lately and we promise we are going to be posting more but at the moment school as gotten on top of us. On a more positive note we have found a new discovery, dun dun dun, Wanelo. It has definitely become our latest addiction.
Download the free app from the app store and you can instantly browse and make wishlists of you're most wanted items straight from your phone. Or, if that's not for you, simply create your account manually on your computer and do the same thing. Wanelo is a fantastic way of discovering gorgeous clothing, gadgets, food or whatever your hearts content, and allows you to save them to different types of collections.

We discovered this amazing site through Instagram last week, and have not stopped browsing the endless items since. We are definitely ready for a much needed shopping trip! We thought we would show you some of my favourite discoveries. If you click on the links you will be directed to the items on Wanelo, but if you click 'buy' on the right hand side, you'll be taken to the actual shop.

Sophies Wanelo wishlist: