Fiona Brianne | Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle Blog: December 2013

If you know me well, you will know that I admire Bethany Mota.

Not just for her style, but for her passion and drive ; she works extremely hard and this month, she is harvesting the fruits of her labour: a brand new teen aimed clothing line at Aeropostale.

Note: before this, Aeropostale was quite unknown to me; mostly because there are no stores her in the United Kingdom.

I decided to wait out the release weekend to have a look at the collection.
Since I have followed Bethany for over three years now, I have been able to keep up to date with the "tweet-to-release" lookbook pictures posted on Twitter and Facebook, so I knew what to expect.

The collection is definitely Holiday/Christmas themed with a colour palette of black and burgundy red, made from mostly lace and wool and modelled by Bethany herself. The style is definitely laidback-girly with an edge, which to be fair is how most girls describe their style.

So, here are my favourite picks from the collection!

photo credit: fionabrianne

C L O T H E S

Solid Skater Skirt (GBP 18.57)

The first item- which is also my favourite- is a solid burgundy red velvet skater skirt. I have seen many other stores this season bring out their own variations of this ( even Primark) and they honestly all look the same in value and quality.

I have a thing for velvet this time of the year, hence why I love this so much. If I was ever to get this particular skirt though, I would probably need to wear it with tights because Bethany likes her skirts a little on the short side!

Floral Tights (GBP 7.35)

Another winter favourite of mine is dark floral print.

Once again, I have seen lots of other pairs here in the UK, but this pair is exactly the type I was looking for. The flowers aren't too big but they are roses! Most of the other tights I have seen are little clusters of flowers, which I don't like. I would pair them with a black velvet dress and bootie style boots.

Long Sleeve Lace Bodysuit (GBP 20.12)

Lastly, the lace bodysuit, which comes in classic white ( or maybe cream?) and black. I particularly like the sheer panelling along the sleeves and in the back; a blazer and pair of dark jeans would dress the look down slightly, but with a skirt ( like the skater velvet one!) without a jacket would give it a boost.

A C C E S S O R I E S

Layered Owl Long-Strand Necklace ( GBP 6.96)

I already have animal themed pieces of jewellery, even a small delicate one with an owl; but I love this even more, even though my style is definitely beginning to be more classic. This necklace is typical Bethany and would look great with a pair of skinnies, a long jumper and combats.

Love Wrap Bracelet (GBP 4.64)

I once did a Do-it-yourself for leather wrap bracelets with studs, since I think they are perfectly edgy without being too much. I am not at all edgy ( although I like the odd piece here and there) but this bracelet is just enough; it isn't obnoxious and cheap looking, would be a great Christmas stocking filler!

Overall, a really polished collection that I would definitely invest in !

Check out the full collection here:
http://bit.ly/1gPkXFd

God Bless,

All images were made by me using Polyvore. Feel free to use, but please give me credit

I am a self proclaime Christmas-aholic.

It isn't an addiction that needs treating

I have been planning to decorate my studio flat since the end of October and this month I took some time for myself to do it. I am not someone who likes to spend big money on temporary decorations, so I went with a minimal, classic, simple and CHEAP approach 'Winter Wonderland' theme.

And here is what I came up with...

This is a new video on my channel, if you would like to watch the video, the link will be at the end of this post.

Desk/study area ~

Walls ~

Ceilings ~

Bedding/ extras ~

All the information for where I got the products shown will be listed down below. Don't forget to click the thumbnail below to take you to the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljMLTSwOiN0

DIYS

*with videos*
Paint chip calendar- http://bit.ly/IwKIyk
Wish bottles- http://bit.ly/1cfuX6e

Painted canvases
NOEL sign
Paper snowflakes
Glitter stars/ snowflakes

Tinsel and Silver Balls- Tesco
Charity Nativity cards- Tesco
Wire gold Christmas -Poundstretcher (last year)
LED snowflake candle- Poundstretcher (last year)
Silver garland- Poundland
White lights- Poundland
Bow pillow- Store Twenty One
Teal and cream striped pillow- Store Twenty One
Blue sequin pillow- Dunelm Mill
Bedding- Store Twenty One
Blue fleece thrown- BHS
Glitter piggybank- House of Fraser
Lamp- IKEA
Jewellery stand- Homebase
HO HO HO letters- gift
Spiced apple toddy candle- Bath and Body works

Hope you get some ideas.

Happy Christmas,

Bethany Mota Collection: My Favourite Items!

Christmas/ Holiday Room Decor Ideas