As a final year under grad law student living with other final year under grad law students, I don't get out much. The dawning realisation of how boring I actually can be, was when it was pointed out, that at the age of 20, you should not find excitement in a 'bouquet garni' to pop into your homemade casserole that also requires great organisation and forward planning.
So last weekend was a bit of a mad one, and it was almost too much excitement to handle!
For my friend's 21st, we all went out for the night, and whilst it's apparently the 'the look' these days to rock your converse and jean shorts on a night out, us girls went to town and glammed ourselves up!
From left to right
Birthday girl - Vodka Jelly Shots - All of Us - All of Us Again - Hugs - Essentials - Turtle Bay - Instagram Purposes
- Bubbles
It's true that you can never have too many little black dresses. I know it's fun to mix things up every now and again and go for something a little outside of your comfort zone, but when you're in need of something that's fool proof and guaranteed to make you feel comfortable, your good old trusty black dress is worth it's weight in gold.
I talk like I have a whole wardrobe dedicated to little black dresses, but I don't haha
I have this little number and it is my absolute favourite...
Misguided have provided us with a beautiful dupe of a dress in last year's collection from French Connection, and whilst it's a fraction of the price, the cut of the dress is beautiful and it clings to all of the right areas as well as washing really well without racking up a dry cleaning bill after every time you go out.
In terms of make up, I didn't hold back. My face consisted of my usual Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat, and then I left the rest of my attention to my eyes.
This little beauty is hands down, the most stunning palette I've seen...
This is actually from the range that Clarins had out just before Christmas, and although it's no longer being stocked, I think it would be rude not to give it a little shout out, mainly because it deserves it.
It's incredibly pigmented, and the gold shimmer (top right) is amazing. The packaging is beautiful as with all Clarins products, and I just really can't fault it.
I think we forget how important it is to act our age every once in a while. Our extent of excitement has boiled down to 'Mr Selfridge' on a Sunday night, and as much as I love Mr Selfridge, I think it's forgotten that we're in our last year of undergraduate study at university, and we'll never get this kind of freedom or opportunities again.
So as well as being a long weekend of celebrations for one of my absolute favourites, it was also a good excuse to act our age, dance around, and get drunk and embrace all that is 'student life'.