{NEW FIND//THECOVETEUR.COM}

I recently stumbled upon this website after having a quick browse on Whitney Port’s blog and noticed she had created a feature with them. Intrigued, I decided to have a look and it pretty much does what it says on the tin, as covet away I did. The website essentially gives the viewer the opportunity to have a sneak peek inside the wardrobes of many a famous faces, including Lauren Conrad, Charlotte Ronson and Garance Dore. Through lovely photography, you are taken on a tour of some of their favourite pieces, be it clothing, shoes, accessories or ornamental pieces, each displayed beautifully and giving you as the viewer a good idea of their distinct style and character. Being a fan of both decor and fashion and frankly a little bit nosey, I’m loving this website and look forward to seeing who else’s wardrobe I’ll be coveting in the near future!

You can read Whitney's full article at www.thecoveteur.com/, but here are a few photographs from the shoot.

photographs copyright of The Coveteur

{FAVOURITE BLOGS AT THE MOMENT}

I often spend far too much time on the internet and the main reason for it is probably, blogs. Ever since I gave up Facebook for lent two years ago and found blogs to fill my time, I have become obsessed and am finding new blogs that I love all the time. My tabs bar on my laptop is crowded with them, many of which I still check on a regular basis, so I've decided to do one big post about all of my favourite blogs. They range from fashion and make up blogs to baking and lifestyle blogs, and most of the things on them I love more than what I might find in a magazine. Sorry in advance if you had any plans this afternoon, because I think I might just be introducing you to a few websites that will be keeping you occupied for a fair while!

1. The Londoner
This is a lifestyle blog written by Rosie, a Londoner, as you may have guessed! Her blog is beautiful, and living a life of luxury, you get insight into some amazing places around and about London. Looking at her blog, I swear all she does is eat and she's still so skinny, no fair! The blog is a combination of fashion, food and generally day to day life and I find it quite fascinating seeing the life that she leads. http://www.thelondoner.me/

2. The Glitter Guide
I found this website actually through tumblr and thoroughly enjoyed looking at their photography and pinboard until I realised they had an actual website with some really lovely things on it. This website appeals to everyone's feminine side, and what's not to love about a website that has glitter in the title! It covers everything from fashion and beauty to lifestyle and shopping and is a great place to go for inspiration be it fashion or interior based. One of my favourite sections is where they interview their 'Glitter Girls', self made business girls and you get a little bit of insight into their style and personalities. http://theglitterguide.com/

3. Ring My Bell

This is a blog written by a London girl living in LA and is primarily a fashion blog. I think the reason I like this blog is that all her outfits are so well put together whilst remaining quite classic at the same time. Although some of the things are a little bit out of my price range, I love to flick through to get inspiration and dream of being able to afford some of the clothes one day. The blog does give me a little bit of weather envy though, as the sun is always shining! http://ashley-ringmybell.blogspot.co.uk/

4. The Beauty Department
I found this website through Lauren Conrad's blog as she had done a couple of features with this website. I love this website for both it's minimalist and fresh design and it's gorgeous content of beauty how to's. It's got loads of amazing nail art ideas and great simple ways to make your hair look amazing. I sometimes find beauty how to blogs can be a little bit confusing and sometimes quite dated, but this website definitely has it's finger on the pulse which I love. http://thebeautydepartment.com/

5. Zoella
I originally found this blog through Youtube as Zoe the writer of the blog, does quite a few Youtube videos too. Her blog is mainly about make up with a little bit of lifestyle and fashion here and there and I think the main reason I love it is because she covers both affordable make up and skincare as well as products that may be a little bit more pricey but worth it. I find following beauty blogs really useful because often with high street make up stores like Boots, you get little advice to accompany the products and with beauty blogs you can check out their thoughts on the products before purchasing or taking the plunge on an expensive product that may end up not to be worth the money. http://schoee.blogspot.co.uk/

6. Raspberri Cupcakes

I love this website because, although I haven't had the guts yet to try out one of her recipes, her cakes look absolutely amazing. She does a lot of stuff with macaroons which love, and some really gorgeous cakes and all the photography of the end product and the process are gorgeous. I generally look at this website in awe and dream that one day I could make cakes as amazing as this! http://www.raspberricupcakes.com/

7. Bash, Please

Being a real fan of Pinterest, I often find myself falling unknowingly upon a large number of wedding sites. Although I may not be in real need of this kind of advice right now, they're also a great place to look for inspiration when perhaps hosting a little party or get together, from cute decorations to table settings. Bash, Please is a wedding and events planning company, and as professionals, you get a nice little insight into how amazing events are created. http://www.bashplease.blogspot.co.uk/

8. Cupcakes and Cashmere
This was the one of the first fashion blogs that I stumbled across and just fell in love with. I love how everything is presented, Emily Schuman, the writer of the blog, has exquisite taste in both clothes and food and it's one of the blogs I always make sure to regularly check in on to get my daily dose. She's got a book coming out in August too which I'm really excited about as it's bound to have some really beautifully photography. http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/

9. Garance Doré
Garance's website is another one I adore for largely it's presentation, she is the most amazing illustrator and often does beautiful drawings to accompany her blog piece. She writes aboue some really interesting musings and I love having an insight into french lifestyle and how it compares to our own and other countries. Being a big fan of France, Paris and all that it encompasses, I find her website lovely to look through and being married to the creator of the Sartorialist, you know her photography is bound to be gorgeous. http://www.garancedore.fr/en

10. Lauren Conrad
I think Lauren Conrad's personal sense of style is really lovely and so when I realised she had a blog I became hooked immediately. She covers a large number of areas on her blog, from fashion and make up, to interior designs, DIY and etiquette. She has really pretty photography on the website too and she update it all the time, so if you're bored and looking for something to do, you know where to head. http://www.laurenconrad.com/

{PINTEREST-ED?}

I admit it, I have fallen head over heels for Pinterest. I just love it, it’s the best form of procrastination I have found to date and somehow I still feel like I’m doing something productive when I go on it. Pinterest is basically an online pinboard where you can collect lots of images of inspiration, whatever the topic and you can ‘pin’ them to you individual boards, creating a mood board. You can follow other people and because everyone is effectively doing the same thing, images circulate the whole website so you’ll constantly find something new that you like. It’s a really great source of inspiration for your own work too, it stops you from collecting the standard images from Google and actually provides you with some really lovely images that you can get some really cool ideas from. I have recently converted a couple of friends to it and now they can’t stay away, and I think the real reason why it reels people in so much is that it’s a really simple yet effective concept, that allows you to have all the lovely ideas and images you’ve found along the way to be in one place on a really clean and well thought out interface. If you fancy, feel free to check out my boards and below are a few of my favourite finds on Pinterest so far. www.pinterest.com

{NEW YOUTUBE SUBSCRIPTION//ESSIEBUTTON}

Over the past month or so, I had formed a real, possibly unhealthy, addiction to Youtube channels, predominately beauty ones and once again, why have I come across these channels? Through procrastination of course, and my oh my is it a good source of procrastination. The main channel that I am loving a lot at the moment is one by someone called Estee, otherwise known as Essie Button. She’s Canadian but living in Britain for university and I just find her so funny, brightens my day every time I watch one of her newly uploaded videos. She always has gorgeous make up and she gives you real insight into some great products and they’re all usually within a really achievable price range. I really do trust her opinion on things and I’m happy I’ve found her to help rid me of the homework blues with a bit of afternoon joviality, here, here!

{YOU AND ME IN THE PHOTOBOOTH}

{photographs from Pinterest}

I think when it comes to photography, I definitely have a specific style that I can just fall in love with again and again - vintage. The whole feel of it just gets me every time and gives me such a warm feeling inside, they’re the sort of photographs you just want to climb into because they just look so carefree and happy. An example of someone’s blog I’ve just come across that has loads of lovely photos is www.worldofvieta.tumblr.com, who’s photo’s I’ve also seen a lot on Lauren Conrad’s blog, another blog that follows the same aesthetic to the ones I love. Someone else I discovered a while ago who does similar style photography is a blog called everythingsright.com, where the blogger takes photographs, puts an effect on them and then layers thought provoking statements and quotes over the top to create some really great pictures. I myself love photography but I’m forever trying to work out how I can achieve the vintage look of photos with an SLR camera, I’d love to find out how at some point but for now I’ll just keep on searching…

{EDF//NEW ADVERT 2012}

I literally cannot begin to explain how much I love this advert, it brings a little bit of joy to my life every time I watch it. I always find myself subconsciously bobbing along with the little orange thing whilst simultaneously wearing a bit fat cheesy grin on my face. Aside from the fact it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, it’s actually really good advertising, it gets people talking and makes people enjoy watching the video so much they actively seek it out to watch it again (i.e. Me). One things for sure, if I had to pay for gas and energy I know where I’d be heading! Well, only on the pretences that I’m given one of those little orange things. Obviously.