Jamie's Italian

Staying up ALL NIGHT trying to finish my 4,000 word English essay, Italian food was the light at the end of the tunnel. Having had our valentines plans to visit Jamie's Italian foiled thanks to my failure to complete yet another essay on time, the boyf and I decided to celebrate the end of uni coursework with some of Jamie's goods. Appropriate considering watching Jamie's 30 minute meals has lead to countless wasted, essay-less hours.

Blouse: Forever 21

Skirt: Topshop

Necklace: H&M

Bracelet: Forever 21

Ring: Kukee

Bag: Topshop

Boots: H&M

All dressed up, albeit with my red eyes and dazed expression, off we trotted to Jamie's restaurant in the heart of George Square.

Large and open plan, the setting was simple and elegant with a lovely mellow atmosphere. Seated beside a rogue child, waggling his tongue and jumping around was an irritating start, however once the starter came all focus was on the food. We ordered garlic mushrooms in a pastry dish to share which was amazing, so good in fact that I forgot to take a photo of it. For the main course, the boyf had the Wild Rabbit Tagliolini and i opted for the pumpkin and squash gnudi, a delicious sweet and savoury dish with a surprising mixture of flavours in every mouthful; from pear, to walnut, to cheese and pumpkin.

Having stuffed ourselves to breaking point, the boyf accepted his limits whereas i kept on truckin' and ordered my favourite desert, Tiramasu. This was definitely the best I have encountered, with it's multiple coffee saturated layers, masses of cream and with the addition of orange mascapone it was an utter delight. 

Having eyed up many, many other creations on neighboring tables, i will definitely be returning with a vengeance (and maybe a looser fitting waistband).

27.03.13

Dress: Forever 21

Cardigan: Topshop

Bag: H&M

Boots: Primark

Bracelets: Topshop, Forever 21 & Gift

Nails: Rimmel 60 seconds Sun Downer

Forever 21 Haul

Ok this is the laaaast post about Forever 21 (for a while at least) we promise! But its just a sneaky look at the things we bought on friday. We were on a tight budget (end of term student problems) so had to hold back quite a bit but between us got a few nice things!

Blouse - £18.75 here

Jewellery: Silver bangle £4.90 in store, Necklace £5.90 in store and Spiked gold bracelet £3.90 here

Aztec Vest Top - £8.75 in store 

Knitted Top - £12.75 in store

I also got the black and white dress in the first picture and you can see it in tomorrow's OOTD post!

What we wore 22.3.13

What we wore to the opening of Forever 21 in Glasgow on Friday (we might stop talking about it soon... but it was pretty amazing if you haven't heard!)

Ellie: Boots New Look £25, Blouse Primark, Cardigan Topshop - similar here, Joni Jeans Topshop £36, Hat Topshop £25 similar here, Necklace Primark.

Caroline: Fur Coat Vintage, T-shirt stolen from the boyf, Hat Accessorise, Handbag Topshop, Boots H&M, Joni Jeans Topshop £36

Forever 21 Glasgow - The Grand Opening

Friday morning dawned snowy and freezing, after cursing the smarty who decided to open Forever 21 in these conditions we fiiiinallly dragged ourselves out of bed, got dressed and made our way through the blizzard into town. After an hour or so of being 'entertained' by local radio DJs while we stood in the queue with all the other crazy shopaholics of Glasgow, some fireworks went off, then a fanfare, then a dance crew and THEN they opened the doors! And boy-oh-boy was it worth it! The staff lined up to clap and cheer as we went in (we so deserved it) and gave us each a £5 gift card too!

- Fireworks - The queue of crazy people - Trying to keep dry - And OMG they're letting us in!!!

Oh and Nina Nesbitt cut the ribbon and performed in store....

Once we'd spent a good 5 minutes repairing the damage an hour in the snow had done to our faces and having finally regained the feeling in our toes we turned our attention to the store. And oh-my we had some serious work to do! Spanning 3 ginormous levels it took us over 3 hours to make sure we had the place fully covered top to toe, this was not helped by the queues for the changing rooms and tills but hey, it was opening day what did we expect. The place was immaculate and the stock even better....

- Excited us on an escalator - Gorge maxi Caroline can't stop thinking about - Over enthusiastic Ellie surrounded by too many pretty clothes

- Beaut displays - Fashion Never Sleeps - Neon vs Monochrome

For more details and a look around the store check out videos here and here

We had a fabulous, exhausting time and managed to pick up a few killer pieces. It's the end of term so money is tight but Forever 21 is certainly a place where you get a decent amount for your money! Keep your eyes peeled over the next few days for our haul and see if you can spot the new bits in our next few outfit posts! 

Forever 21 Glasgow

We are excited. We are verrrrryyyyy excited here at 18 Oakfield because on Friday Forever 21 are opening their first Scottish store on Glasgow's very own Buchanan Street. We will be there with bells on and to prepare ourselves we have been trawling the website daily to find our favourite pieces, here's a selection of what we'll have our eyes peeled for on Friday!!

SO MANY NICE THINGS! And the best bit about Forever 21 is that none of these pieces break the bank. My personal fave's are the print maxi here £25, the straw fedora here £9, the Doctor's bag here £32 and the lace top/coral skater skirt combo which you can find here.

Looks like Friday is going to be an expensive day for us! What are you eyeing up from Forever 21 at the mo? Check back at the weekend to see what we thought and what we bought!

18.03.13

Dress: Inlovewithfashion, £38

Bag: H&M, £10

Bracelets: Topshop and gift

Boots: H&M, old.

A buy that changed my life #2

This weeks buy is actually 2 buys! Both from the VO5 'Give Me Texture' range. As someone with rather a lot of thick, heavy hair, I'm always looking for products to give me a bit of 'oomph'. I actually first purchased both of these in January but having replaced my empties this week I though I'd let you in on their magic! The 2 that I have are the 'Dry Texturising Spray' and the 'Instant Oomph Powder'.

(apologies for the sketchy photos - Caroline's off out with the camera so I'm making do with my phone)

The spray claims that it gives 'sexy, undone hair that's easy to achieve'. It comes out much like dry shampoo, and to an extent achieves the same refreshing effect. But it also works to separate layers in your hair and give grip, texture and a matte look to your locks. I use it a lot when I've styled my hair into beachy waves or curls and to help keep my fringe looking fresh and clean, but its also handy to use before I put my hair up to get rid of the slipperyness that comes with freshly washed hair. 

Basically its dead handy and pretty cheap too, I can't get enough, you can grab some from Boots or Superdrug.

The powder is a bit weird; not in a bad way, just in a 'takes some getting used to' way!

It claims to give 'extra texture and instant volume' and boy does it! A wee sprinkle of this magic stuff in your roots rubbed in (or backcombed if you want it massive) and you've got all the volume you could want. Now be warned, it feels pretty gross when you rub it it, kinda sticky but dry at the same time, but it really does the trick, I can't recommend it enough. Again its great for wearing my hair up or down and really gives my hair grip. Love it.

Also very reasonably priced, and it lasts aaages for such a teeny pot, you can get it at Boots or Superdrug.

Oh, and they both smell AH-MAY-ZING. Let me know what yo think!!

15.03.13

Top - H&M

Jeans - Topshop

Chain- Topshop

Rings - Kukee

Bag - Topshop

Boots - H&M

Monochrome 3 ways with ILWF

e-tail PR have hooked up with our favourites at LOVE to offer bloggers £200 store credit in return for a wee post telling them which pieces we love the most. This was an easy one for us as we have been in love with love for years, ever since the gorgeous Gi Fletcher let us in on the secret nearly 3 years ago, one of the very first posts on this blog was dedicated to them!

We've put together a few outfits ranging from a trip down town to occasion wear all bang on trend for this season in clean cut monochrome.

Details:

1. Top £18, Skirt £28, High Tops £34

2. Dress £38, Heels £45

3. Dress £28, Heels £30

If you fancy a go all the competition details are here - good luck!!

06.03.13 - Floral Leatherette

Jacket: Topshop (old/ accidentally took it from a club, oops!)

Top: New Look, £9.99

Skirt: River Island, £20

Necklace: H&M, £6.99

Bag: H&M, £10

Boots: New Look, £20

Bracelets: Topshop, pack of five on sale for £3.50