March 4, 2017

Lily and the Lamplight and Miracle Eye both make such beautiful clothes, I don't know which piece to talk about first! I've never bought from Lily and the Lamplight before, but I've had my eye on their animal print skirts for a long time. I don't usually buy skirts in this style or length. The A-line cut doesn't always sit right on my plentiful hips, but I think I get away with it here. My comfort
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged ethical fashion, lily and the lamplight, miracle eye, outfit of the day, sweatshop free, what i wore |
March 2, 2017

Food and Friends in London!
Long walks in the Edinburgh countryside
Forest Holiday for my friend Amy's birthday
Everyone says "February went so quickly" but that's because February's a short month, duh. I've had a pretty great February. I started off the month with a long weekend in London, mostly eating all the food. We gorged on vegan all you can eat Chinese buffet at Dou Dou's, queued
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Posted in Monthly Recap | Tagged forest holiday, herbalism, kombucha, London, sherwood forest |
February 26, 2017

You might have guessed from all the autumnal colours, but I actually visited Blair Atholl back in October. I've been so busy writing about California that all the other small trips I've taken have been neglected on the blog! Blair Atholl is a castle in Scotland close to Pitlochry, with a huge estate. I stayed in a large house close to the castle with a bunch of my Edinburgh friends. The turning leaves,
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Posted in Travel | Tagged blair atholl, halloween, pitlochry, scotland, travel |
February 24, 2017

At the beginning of summer last year, I went on a beautiful yoga retreat with my mum. The yoga instructor gave us each a tub of homemade moisturizer and homemade sugar scrub. I'm telling you, this stuff was heaven! I've tried so many moisturizers over the years but never found one that works with my very dry and agitated skin. I have eczema on my eyes and rosacea on my cheeks, and struggle to find
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Posted in Beauty, DIY |
February 22, 2017

Outfit Details: Dress, Vintage (Miracle Eye) / Top, Handmade by Me / Boots, Dr Martens (hand-me-down from a friend)
Apparently I like to torture myself because I decided to take outfit photos on Winter Solstice a.k.a. the time with least light of any day of the year. Yes, it's taken me a while to post these photos, I have a backlog! I adore this dress because it's comfy and floaty and with a roll
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged funki fabrics, miracle eye, vintage, what i wore |