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OOTD Channelling my inner Italian | QueenBeady

WELCOME HOME! I hear you shout!

Some of you may or may not know (and if you don’t, do you live under a rock?!?!) that I have been wedding-fying and honeymooning myself up with my HUSBAND.

I hope to bring you a few posts over the next few weeks that share a glimpse and a peek into our special day, but for now in the spirit of keeping our honeymoon alive & well I thought I would post an outfit inspired write up today because I have been lusting after the Italian lifestyle.

“why?” I hear you say. Well. Let me tell you.
1. Everything is just effortlessly chic.
I could go on to point 2 but to be honest the above sums it up pretty nicely. Having skirted and winded around the Amalfi Coast, explored the billionaire practise that is Capri, people watched from a quaint cafe in Sorrento I can safely say we experienced all of what the beautiful region of Italy had to offer.

Leopard print sunglasses – Next
Cream Silk Top – River Island
Red Cigarette Pants/Ankle Grazers – H&M
Birkenstock Madrid Sandals – TK Maxx (can also be found at Cloggs

I have so much to look forward to this year. I thought I’d be lost after the wedding with something to do but I’m looking forward to my first Bloggers Meet in Leeds next month, so please say hello if you will be there too!

How would you dress for Italy? I’d love to know, post your comments below!!

Rebecca xxx

June 23, 2014
Las Vegas Style with Quiz Clothing | QueenBeady

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In the spirit of all things glitzy & glamorous I thought I would do a very different post to what I normally do! In an ode to the bright lights of VIVA LAS VEGAS, I have put together the ultimate, classic outfit that I would adorn myself in for a night on the razzle in Sin City!

Firstly, THAT DRESS?! That beautiful gold embellished dress oozes class and sophistication. I am loving gold glitter at the moment (you will soon see in my wedding posts!!) and at £64.99 I could not find a better statement than that sexy, long, flowing, silhouette dress. Quite simply, stunning!

To adorn the dress with too much glitz would be crazy so you will see that I have opted for nudes for both the envelope style clutch and slingback heels. Both, very understated so it doesn’t take the dazzle away from the dress. Both priced at £14.99 they are an absolute steal in my eyes!

The earrings, ahhhh the earrings. I do not have pierced ears but if I were these sparkly beauties would be bestowed on my lobes. Priced at £8.99 I think these will add that final touch of American glamour that we are trying to achieve here!

All these individual pieces (and more!) will be found at Quiz Clothing

So all in all, how would you style yourself for a night around Las Vegas in all those amazing casinos and star studded theatre shows? I’d love to hear from you.

Rebecca xxx

May 28, 2014
HM Loves Music Roadshow | QueenBeady

Some of you may, or may not know that I work for a really cool company that hires out photo booths and some crazy fun experiential marketing.

This week I got to be part of an event at H&M Leeds Briggate which was in aid of #HMLovesMusicRoadshow. This is all about the music-come-fashion collab, that we see so very often. The edgy range is aimed at the festival goers and the music lovers out there that are inspired by neon colours, short shorts and flowers in your hair! And what’s more Alexander Wang is the muse behind the madness, so you can expect greatness from this amazing collaboration between high end & high street!

Some of you will know that the roadshow hit Coachella in April this year with this announcement, and what an awesome place to let the world know? NB: Remember to buy a coachella ticket for next year!!

So, back to the event in hand; our photo booth looked totally AWESOME! With our props all ready to go we were all ready for action for a full day entertaining the shoppers of Leeds on this gorgeous, sunny Friday.

I invited lots of lovely bloggers to the event to come say “hi” but most of you were working! (WAAAAA!) So not only were we there we had some fun guys from Radio Aire playing the tunes during their DJ sets, discount cards, Manicures & Mini makeovers.

It was so much fun!

So of course, I had to have a go…..

What would the job be if you couldn’t have this much fun?

Rebecca xxx

May 17, 2014
Nails Inc Nail Polish #1 | QueenBeady

It’s Friday! I bet many of you are shouting out with glee but for me it’s been Friday for the past week as I’ve been enjoying a nice week off before I start my new job on Monday (cue the scary face!)

After reading Erin Louise Blog post on her new set of Nail Inc. polish set it inspired me to get my favourite nail polishes out & give my nails a once over.

Now my nails are not in the best condition due to copious amounts of gel & shellac sessions so I’ve been laying off putting on nail polish for the last few days. I filed them down to a nice rounded finish to get them looking remotely acceptable.

I chose to use George Street which is the nice pale pink (perfect for Spring!) & I sometimes like to jazz up my third finger with a bit of glitz & glitter so I used St. Martins Place from the Modern Art collection. I love the finish to this polish because its so different to your usual “glitter” polishes on the high street.

Please excuse the poor lighting but, I hope you can see the standard of these nail polished. Whilst I am a fan of Rimmel I don’t think you can ever beat Nails Inc. because they lasting finish with the is second to none.

The way these polishes went on was fantastic. Very smooth and it’s dries so quickly that you very rarely get the chance to smudge (& being a lefty I very rarely get it right first time.) It is ok to blame everything on being a lefty, right?

Now you must excuse me, I am off I see the vicar today so I must go & beautify myself! TOODLES.

Rebecca xxx

March 28, 2014
Rita Ora Rimmel Nail Polish #703 & #873 | QueenBeady

I recently spoke of how much I didn’t want to buy a few (gorgeous!) nail polishes from Rimmel as it’s celebrity endorser was Rita Ora (I can’t say I’m her biggest fan!) but I bit the bullet this week as I noticed they were on offer in my local Morrison’s & I had been dying to get these colours for AGES!

#703 Is a beautiful pearly white and its name is White Hot Love & I have been after a colour like this for ages but never found one. I thought with it coming in to spring it was a perfect time to get on the look for it & woe behold, there she was sitting pretty. When I started to painted my nails it came out in a thick gloop (even after a vigorous shake or two!) and it just didn’t seem to go on very well. It was far too thicker consistency than my usual 60 seconds polishes. I was not impressed. I am however, going to have another go & see if it was just the artist at work (me) or if it was the actual polish itself. I think it’s going to be the latter as the my other polish #873 was a dream.

#873 is a beautiful mint shade that is perfect for these glorious spring months ahead. Her name is Breakfast in Bed which I thought was awesome! This will go so well with my new work outfits for my new job. The brushes in both of these polishes were a little bit different and were not as wide as others, which I really liked about the Rimmel collection. Why they have done away with that style I don’t know? #873 glided on smoothly and stayed a lot nicer than #703 (which, did I add looked like I had painted my nails with Tippex?!). I really liked the colour and it also painted on very nicely.

Like anything one thing can be good, another can be horrendous & on this occasion I think I have come across this. So now I am off to go paint my nails in my lovely #873 whilst I enjoy this sunny day off.

Have you tried any of the Rita Ora Rimmel nail polishes recently? I’d love to hear what you think!

Rebecca xxx

March 21, 2014