Spotlight On: Statement Earrings

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of statement jewellery, especially massive (and often very heavy and painful) earrings. I won’t lie, I can’t say no to a Lily Allen gold chav hoop (no shame), but recently I’m loving the chandelier earring with huge sparkley gems. It’s definitely a case of the bigger and more bling-y the better! My earring collection is rather substantial now so I thought I’d share with you a few of my favourite pairs, and give them comfort, price and bling-tastic statement-ness ratings (Yes, bling-tastic statement-ness is an official thing!) Enjoy! :)

I got these stunning vintage-style earrings for Christmas and I absolutely love them, they’re small enough to wear during the day (in my opinion anyway), but special enough to wear on a night out. Believe it or not this pair are from Amazon and they’re so inexpensive! The quality is fabulous, I wear these all the time and none of the gems have fallen out and they’re not too heavy.

Comfort Rating: 5/5

Price: 5/5

Bling-tastic statement-ness: 3/5

I know these earrings won’t be for everyone, but I can’t say no to a tassel! This may sound strange but these earrings remind me of the oh-so-chic earplugs worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (which is my favourite movie by the way, you must watch this if you haven’t already!) Anything that makes me feel slightly more ‘Holly Golightly’ is fabulous in my book. Unfortunately I bought these in store at Newlook and they’re out of stock online but I’ll do my best to find a similar dupe (similar here).

Comfort Rating: 5/5

Price: 5/5

Bling-tastic statement-ness: 4/5

These stunning earrings are probably one of my best purchases of the year, and an absolute steal. I purchased these in store at Newlook for £4 on sale!!! They’re from Newlook’s luxury exclusive range and you can definitely tell, the detail and quality is amazing. Now I won’t lie, they are very heavy and basically rip your ears off if you wear them for longer than a few hours but beauty is pain! Just look at them…earring-porn at its finest! If you’re after these, they aren’t available online at the moment so I recommend looking at the sale section in your local Newlook, but I have found some similar ones online here.

Comfort Rating: 1/5

Price: 5/5

Bling-tastic statement-ness: 5/5

These are my go-to earring for literally any occasion, because the stones are very neutral colours they go with pretty much any outfit. They’re also surprisingly light considering how big they are, and once again, the quality is amazing, but these were on the pricey side at £12. These beauties are from Oasis but I got them from Asos (10% student discount you know!). They also come with really sturdy earring backs (one of which I did manage to loose, which isn’t surprising considering how often I wear these). I think I wear these so much because they are suitable for any occasion and any season, so they were definitely worth the money. It’s fair to say, if I lost these, I would probably have a small breakdown.

Comfort Rating: 4/5

Price Rating: 2/5

Bling-tastic statement-ness: 4/5

I hope you enjoyed this post, if you couldn’t tell, I am a statement earring addict so if you have any favourites of your own or any go-to brands for big earrings then feel free to share these in the comments.

Tam x

Style Edit: Graphic Prints

Hello everyone! I thought I'd share another style edit with you guys, this is my take on the graphic prints trend we're seeing a lot of this AW14. Enjoy :)

What I'm Wearing

Playsuit - River Island

Chelsea Boots - Schuh

Watch - River Island

I am so impressed with River Island's AW14 collection, I think they can be quite hit and miss but this season's collection is my favourite on the high street by far. For a high street store, everything is such great quality and looks far more expensive that it is, I have a feeling that a lot of the pieces in my Autumn wardrobe will be coming from RI so I would definitely recommend you check it out! Graphic prints are everywhere this Autumn, we're starting to say goodbye to dainty summer prints and hello to big, bold prints and loud colours. This playsuit from River Island is one of my favourite graphic print pieces I've seen. I love how eye catching this piece is, it's so easy to wear a lot of black in the Autumn months but I wanted to inject some colour into my Autumn wardrobe. I love wearing playsuits and I know I'll get great wear out of this; it's such a staple piece that I will definitely wear on nights out. I think this would look great paired with a piece of statement head jewellery and an oversized clutch or if you are feeling particularly bold, you could dress it down for the day time with thick black tights and a duster coat. As always, I'll put the links for each of the pieces in the 'What I'm Wearing' section if you're interested in any of the pieces shown.

What do you think of River Island's new collection and what are your favourite pieces?

Tam x

Style Edit: Tropical Trends

Hello Everyone! I've got another Style Edit to share with you today to give you some summer style inspiration. Enjoy :)

What I'm Wearing

Co-Ords - AX Paris

Flower Crown - Primark

Unfortunately the weather here in the UK has been less than tropical but I'm definitely not ready to say goodbye to cheerful summer prints and hello to chunky knits yet. These tropical printed co-ords make me feel as if I'm sipping sangria in the sun even if I'm desperately trying to catch the last rays of sun in my back garden. I'm so obsessed with the co-ords trend and these instantly caught my eye on the AX Paris website; you don't often see such bright prints on the high street and these are even brighter than they appear in the pictures. Definitely not anything to wear if you want to blend into the background! I also think the bright green would look fabulous against darker skin tones too and this would make a great day-to-night outfit for holiday. I love the pom-pom detailing on the hems, it's little details like this that I always look out for when buying from the internet as it always makes items look much more expensive than they are. These are actually sold as a set too which I much prefer as it often works out cheaper than buying the top and bottoms separately. All in all, I would definitely recommend these to anyone who is off on holiday soon or if you simply want to feel as if you're in the Maldives when you're really in the Midlands.

What are your favourites outfits to stand out in a crowd?

Tam x