Saturday 29 August 2015

Wrist wear loving


When it comes to jewellery I am such a minimalist, and at this moment in time it’s wrist wear and nothing else.

So, today I thought I would share a few of my favourite pieces. The first one is a plait pastel threaded bracelet with rose gold detailing. I got from AliExpress for something silly like 80p, this included free delivery! I really like this bracelet, it has a t-bar style fastening and the colours are just beautiful. It also has a cute, pastel blue tassel on the side, with a gold coin design. LOVE.

My next favourite piece is of course my new Daniel Wellington watch, in St. Mawes. I have had this for almost a month now and have worn it near enough, every single day. I just love the way it looks, so classy yet stylish. The leather strap is high quality and the winner for me was the rose gold watch face. I find gold looks a little harsh on me so the rose gold option was totally welcome. Oh, my 15% off code is valid until the end of this month (31st) so make sure you type in ‘aleelily’ to get a cheeky little discount.


 Last but not least, my Pandora bracelet, of course. I have wrote more in depth about this before, but thought I would feature it again as I absolutely love this little bracelet. I really appreciate the fact you can purchase charms, each holds a different memory and meaning. I have a HUGE list of more charms I want so I really need to pop into Pandora soon. I have the Pearl, woven leather bracelet and find it matches with pretty much everything. I really like the look of their new ROSE GOLD charms.

You can also see my Rose gold bar bracelet, I got this sometime last year and again have been wearing this a lot. I love how it is 18k rose gold plated, I sometime wear it without taking it off and it hasn’t tarnished at all.  // sorry for the blurry pic! 

I hope you enjoyed this little post, let me know what you think? I always find I gravitate to the same few pieces, do any of your guys do this too?

Friday 21 August 2015

A little beauty wish list



1. Pixy Stix, nail polish - Orly
2. Naturalash Strip Lashes, 070 Black - Salon System
3. Ceramic Rodial brush - Head Jog
4. Mythic Hair oil - Loreal
5. Epic volume Shampoo - Tigi, Bedhead
6. Mint Hair dryer - WAHL
7. Sensitive skin care kit - Strictly Professional

A little while ago, I threw out about 80% of my makeup and skin care. I found I had so many products that were well passed their sell by date and things I just accumulated but didn’t actually use. It been great to refresh my collection and now I am able to just use what I have. However, whilst my huge clear out I have noticed I am lacking a few really important bits. 
So I thought I would do a little beauty post today as I haven't featured beauty on my blog for a little while. This post contains miscellaneous beauty products that are currently missing from my collection. How cute is the mint hair dryer?

Hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know if you have given your makeup collection a recent refresh? I need to do this more often - it honestly feels so great being able to make use of products rather than them just collecting dust!


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As always, all opinions are my own

Saturday 15 August 2015

Daniel Wellington: St. Mawes




I am so happy to bring you this review, I have been wanting to purchase a Daniel Wellington watch for a while now, especially after seeing so many blog reviews, particularly last year.  So you can imagine I was absolutely amazed and ever so delighted when the brand offered to send me one to review!

After spending quite some time comparing a few different styles, I finally settled for the Daniel Wellington, Classic St. Mawes watch. I absolutely adore this watch, I picked it because the brown leather strap will go with everything be it a smart or casual outfit or a day or evening outfit. I am glad I went for this shade as I have worn it almost every single day since receiving it.

With Daniel Wellington watches you have the option of selecting silver or rose gold for the watch face. I am totally a silver kinda girl, but I felt rose gold would match the strap colour a lot better.
You also have the option of changing the strap, this I what I am looking into next. I really want the 'Glasgow' strap,  this nylon strap has blue and white stripes.

The watch is really high quality, the strap took a few days to mould around my wrist, being leather. I have had so many compliments on it already, it just looks so classy. I absolutely love it. The watch face size I went for is medium/large, there are so many different options on the site. I found this size to sit on my wrist a lot better. The watch comes well presented in a box, and you can also use this as a place to keep your watch safe when not in use. 

Daniel Welligton have kindly given me a discount code to share with you all. If you type in ‘aleelily’ you will receive 15% off the website, until 31st August.

I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know what you think?

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