Rihanna's Holographic Outfit - Get the Look

Ever since I saw this image of Rihanna a couple of months ago I've been drooling over her outfit. I have loved the holographic trend but it takes a lot of balls to pull it off, I really admire how Rihanna has made such a statement top look casual with ripped boyfriend jeans.

image source: Splash

The holographic trend was big on the catwalks for S/S 2013 but is pushing its way into the Autumn too. Bonfire night, Christmas... the best time to wear something sparkly surely? Rihanna's top is Stella McCartney but I found some high street alternatives below.

 

1. Missguided £13.99

2. Asos £45.50

3. Topshop £58

4. Naven at Asos £80.50

5. Asos £38

6. BooHoo £18

7. Mango £44.99

8. River Island £45

9. Topshop £65

10. River Island £55

11. Etsy £16.17

12. New Look £12.99

& Other Stories...

& Other Stories opened it's doors on Regent Street this March, but it hadn't really caught my eye until now. It wasn't until I stumbled inside on Saturday that I realised how captivating the store was. This is the first, and currently the only store in the UK and has a very unique vibe. It is under the H&M group but is quite different from it's sister brand. Similar to COS there is an emphasis on minimalism and clean lines but with a more contemporary and diverse mixture. 
As well as gorgeous lines of designs of clothing, swimwear, bags, beauty and jewellery to name a few, & Other Stories also houses a small sample of other brands such as This Works skincare and Nike trainers.

Here are a couple of sneaky snaps I took whilst having a look round the store. Clothing sections were grouped together by colour and style with co-ordinating jewellery alongside. This was a fun change to a generic 'jewellery stand' as you have the opportunity to explore new pieces throughout the shop. There are just two floors and the second is home to a stunning shoe collection. 

I love Primark bargains as much as the next girl but it's a pain when everyone knows where your £3 top was from. & Other Stories is priced much higher but you know you are getting an individual item. 

I couldn't leave empty handed and took away these pretty rose gold hair clips with baubles for £4. 

Here are a few of my favourites from the website, have a browse for yourself at www.stories.com

Updates...

Blimey I have been a very naughty blogger! May was a crazy month for me, started a new job and focused hard on a play I was appearing in. However I have still been reading bloglovin' daily, enjoying all your posts - and will try and be more active from now on!

In other news, my obsession with Soap & Glory is growing and my Primark addiction is still unhealthy!

Birthday gifts, Birthday meal & cocktails, £1 Primark bracelet, Amazing Primark shorts for the bf, Summer in the city.

Wantworthy

I have discovered a very cool site... wantworthy.com is essentially an online shopping list that will interact with ANY e-commerce website and drop the item into your wantworthy list. What I love about the site is it's simplicity; there's nothing difficult about signing up, the layout is minimal and you can connect with your friends and see their desires. I think this will come in handy when you are looking for inspiration for a friend's birthday!

I don't know about you guys but I spend far too much of my time scouring the 'new in' section on the Topshop and Zara website, just to then forget how many beautiful things I've spotted, or have a billion pointless bookmarks! Wantworthy allows you to keep all the images and links in one place, allowing you to remove items at ease or 'tick' that you've bought them!

With the ominous dark cloud of the disappearance of GFC hanging over us bloggers, wantworthy is another option to connect with each other; so check out the items I'm lusting after and follow me here - www.wantworthy.com/catherinejones

And if you're not already, follow me on bloglovin here

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My week in photos #17

Valentine's, meal in Zizzi, cupcake in Selfridges, love this coat in Primark, NME awards, extra chips in Nandos and Maiden Castle Iron Age hill fort.

NOTD - with L'oreal Confetti

Just a quick post today to show you my new love for L'oreal's unique top coat - 'Confettis'. It is similar to Illamasqua's speckled nail varnishes but also contains white particles. It is a snip of the price at just £4.99, (Illamasqua's are £14.50).

Underneath I paired it with 2 coats of Barry M's 'Berry Ice Cream', however you only need 1 coat of the 'Confetti' to achieve the desired effect. I really like the fact that the particles aren't raised - it's a pain when glitter nail varnish catches on your tights! Hopefully it will also be easier to remove than glitter. I think I'll have a lot of fun trying this top coat with different colours; it definitely works best with pastels.

I picked this up in a Boots on Oxford Street as it's not available nationwide yet - although seems to be available online!