Step-bro's wedding...

Last month, my step brother got married, and it was beautiful.

I attended with my mum, sister and step-dad (not pictured).



My dress is from Cara, shoes from Primark, bag from River Island. Mama Smith's dress from TK Maxx, Alicia's dress from Boohoo.com, bag from Primark. Excuse the windswept hair!!

Geeky pics en route to the Church! Rocking my new Missoni's in case I cried.

He and his wife were married in Redland Parish church, which is just across the way from the tennis club he and my sister and I have been going to since we were kids, so we were very familiar with this gorgeous church.

It was a small wedding of family and a few friends, made ever so slightly confusing by all the half- and step-family members present! Thats modern families for ya I guess! The service was traditional, with the vicar's speech made extremely topical by references to Team GB's Olympic success in relation to the future success of Mark and Karen's marriage, and raising Karen's beautiful little boys Connor, 6 and Oliver, 4. He even gave the new family chocolate gold medals to wear which the bride and groom very gamely did!




Married! Their whole family.



Confetti time! Oh yeah

My beautiful mum and sister

From there we all went to Goldbrick House on Park Street for the reception. The room we were invited into for the wedding breakfast was gorgeous - kind of how I envisage my table decorations at my wedding!! Like that's gonna happen!!!

Excuse the terrible photos, they're (broken) iPhone photos!





The Groom!

Step Uncle Graham and his lady friend Viv

                                            My mama and step dad

We all had a gorgeous, emotional, totally fabulous day.

Congrats again to my step-bro and his new wife

<3





Foundation Trials and Tribulations

I am a complete makeup junkie. There, I said it.

I am also mixed race girl, and relatively pale with it. I tan to a very deep brown in the Summer within about two days, but in the Winter months I am kind of the colour of a milky coffee, and prone to looking pale and washed out without some colour in my cheeks!

Having gone through many trials and tribulations as a teen in an attempt to find a foundation that at least matched my skin tone I have been through everything from Natural Collection to Chanel.

I finally thought I was done with the search when I hit 20 and discovered No 7's 'Intelligent Balance Mousse Foundation'. I LOVED this as it was a great match for my skin, it had wonderful coverage, no need for powder to eliminate the T Zone shine I am so prone to... etc etc etc.

And then it was discontinued.

I am now older, wiser, more in touch with what my skin wants and needs. I am currently working my way through MAC's collection of foundations... but I expect the search for the perfect foundation will be with me for life.