Rings&Tings Review

I recently bought some bits from Rings & Tings and thought i'd do a little review. I came across the site when I saw a really interesting upside down, triangle necklace on LookBook.

The necklace was really cheap and there were a few other items that I thought i'd try.

In the end I bought the triangle necklace, a thin gold, heart bracelet and white heart, silver necklace (all above).

In total the three pieces came in at under £10 (inc delivery) and they arrived really quickly (it literally arrived the next day)

The quality of the pieces are what you would expect for the price but great for costume jewellery pieces and great if you like to buy a lot for less.

The only thing I would say is that some of the pictures on the site are a bit misleading. I recognised a few images from ASOS and the heart bracelet had an image of a Dogeared bracelet and box (which isn't what your going to get)

But overall I was quite happy with what I received and would definitely go back and check out their new stock. 

Zoe Saldana

 Get the Look

One of my favourite looks from all of the Fashion shows of late is Zoe Saldanas outfit at the Prabal Gurung’s Fall 2012 show. 

Pulled straight from his Spring 2012 runway, Zoe definitely pulled of the look and stood out from the crowd (which is a hard task when sat amongst the celebrity filled front rows).

Not a look I think I could pull of in my mundane day to day world but if I ever got a chance to go to New York Fashion week, this would be amongst one of the first outfits i'd try. 

1. Top £3.99, H&M

2. Turquoise 3/4 sleeve blazer £35.00, River Island

3. Blue scarf print paper bag trousers £15.00, River Island

4. Sarah Black Suedette heels £30, Boohoo.com

Jill Sander A/W 2012

One of the most beautiful catwalk shows this year was Jill Sanders. Marking the end of Raf Simons reign and the return of Jill Sander herself to the design house the collection was particularly poignant. 

Surrounded by seven plinths of flowers in perspex boxes, marking the seven years of Simons years at Jill sander, models walked the runway in a soft colour palette and simple silhouettes. 

I think I particularly liked this collection because of the feminine and softly sweet colour palette and I bet a number of celebrities will be clamouring to get their hands on the collection first.

It will be interesting to see when Simons ends up and await to see what Jill Sander will bring to the next collection for the runway. 

St Patricks Day Recipes

With St Patricks day just around the corner, it's the time of year to celebrate all things Irish and green. Often celebrated I find world wide, more so than St George and St Davids day but any excuse for themed food and festivities gets my vote. 

If your looking for inspiration this St Paddys day, take a look at my favourites. 

Sweet and Salty Guinness Chocolate Pie with Beer Marshmallow Meringue

Shamrock Macarons with Baileys Chocolate Ganache

Shamrock Cake

Ballymaloe chocolate carrageen

Alexander McQueen A/W 2012

From all the A/W Catwalk shows, one of my favourites had to be Brit, fashion staple McQueen. Since inheriting the designer's chair, Sarah Burton's fourth catwalk show for the label had to be the best collection so far. 

Layer upon layer of frothy and fantastical pieces took centre stage and was a beautiful mix of futuristic yet feminine dresses. 

How the models balanced in heel-less shoes in the voluminous looks is beyond me but the looks were ethereal and the glowing, bubbling baubles above added to the theatrical dream. 

If you get a chance you must take a look at the whole collection. They are certainly not every day where but more, works of art. 

Oscar Dresses 2012

Only a week after the event itself, I got a chance to see the dresses worn to the oscars. I did contemplating watching them live but with it being a sunday evening with the Oscar's not happening until 3am, I thought best to give it a miss.

Equally as stunning as the Bafta's the U.S didn't disappoint. Metallics were big this year as seen by Oscar winner Meryl Streep and George Clooney's lady friend Stacey Keibler.

Red made a reappearance as it does every year in one form or another but the stand out gowns for me were the all in white on the night. Gwyneth Paltrow's sleek, caped Tom Ford number and Rooney Mara (Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) in a couture sheer lace Givenchy dress stood out from the crowd on the red carpet (which is no mean feat in a sea of famous faces).

Images: Daily Mail.

There was one dress or should I say leg that almost overshadowed the event and that was the exposed limb of Angelina Jolie.

After the infamous appearance, a twitter account called @Angiesrightleg, gained thousands of followers (the account currently has 47,613 followers and follows Bradley Coopers Moustache @CoopersMustache and @JLosNipple). The twitter account and bloggers around the world took to their computers and photoshopped said leg onto various celebrities and photographs, even the Queen got a leggy makeover, (click here for pictures gone photoshop, leg crazy). 

It seems even without a nomination, Angie can still steal the show. Maybe she felt threatened by Miss Piggy, who wore a show stopping gown to the Bafta's and felt the need to step up her game? But to be fair I would feel inferior too.  Without disappointment, Miss Piggy rocked up to the Oscar's wearing a dress by Zac Posen, jewellery from Fred Leighton and shoes by Christian Louboutin.
Ah it's a hard life being a pig.