In which I dress up for a NYE spent on the sofa

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Dress: Topshop Shoes: Purple Suede snakeskin wedges,  Newlook
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The dress clearly needs an iron, but a) I rarely iron, and b) it had been in my weekend bag and flung in the back of the car. If we were actually going OUT out I would’ve, I’m no skank!! It is a black fine net over a cream under lining, with an elasticated diagonal waist, that you cant really see here, as stuck a belt from a pair of H&M shorts with it. The shoes were a bargain Β£9 in the newlook sale, and the only pair of 4s left! (not available online anymore, I just checked!)
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Makeup: minimal due to conjunctivitis Earrings & Red shamballa bracelet from Snapshop Style the bracelet is the sparkliest thing ever! so very pretty!
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I spent New Years Eve with the beloved at his friends house in Norfolk (the people who’s wedding we went to in September) where we played a lot of articulate and had inordinate amounts of Chinese takeaway. I was miserable and moaning all night because my eye was playing up so much, I actually went and took all my makeup off at about half ten because I couldn’t stop rubbing my eyes!  You will be pleased to know that last Wednesday the pain got too much and I went to the eye hospitals A&E department to get the steroid drops that finally cured me! I had a ridiculously nasty bout of it in October β€˜10 where my eye swelled up so much that I couldn’t see out of it, and being half blind in one eye (the none puffy one) this caused some problems!
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Amusingly the drops are called β€˜FML’ But I am glad I spent 2.5hrs in A&E waiting to have my eyes poked to get this stuff as no eye makeup was annoying me, as people at work kept going β€œLauren you’re looking really tired, are you okay?” Although this is just because I normally wear a full face of makeup to work, outside work nobody went reeling away from me in the street, so almost 2 weeks without eyeliner and mascara has opened my eyes (haha, geddit?) to the fact that I look fine without it.
I am currently in the midst of planning my trip to Frankfurt for my birthday at the end of the month, and as soon as I get back its wedding planning time! We had our engagement shoot with Laura on Saturday just gone, which was awesome amounts of fun, and I will let you know when she puts the full post up… but here is her sneak peek post! I plan to write about my ideas and preparations for the wedding on here too, and this week just gone I asked my two bridesmaids if they are willing to be at my beck and call for the day! (they are. fools!)
Hope you all had a lovely weekend, what did you get up to? If you’ve been to Frankfurt please give some ideas of where to go/stay/do!

16 thoughts on “In which I dress up for a NYE spent on the sofa

  1. OHHHH ONE EYE BLIND, FML is actually saving your life! You looked very pretty on NYE and tinee tiny, im very sad I did not get to witness this prettiness in person.  I also would like to say a big priviledged appreciation for the honour of being your made of bride, I was rather suprised at the time and probably will cry at some point.  Especially if you go all Zilla on me ;-).  I am rather excited that the plans seem to be closer to haste, we must book in some gay girl time.  Maybe we can have a virtual bridesmaid-a-noon with Emily via Skpe?! Anyways, I am babbling away as if noone else can see this! PS LOVE the photos on the sneak. xxx

  2. I hate it when people comment that you look tired when you wear less makeup! So much for frickin’ natural fresh face! B******s lol!! SO excited to be a wedding voyeur and see all your planning! Loved the sneak peak at your engagement shoot too, such a nice idea! Glad the eye is better thanks to FML drops Hahah!! Brilliant! 

  3. had a look at your sneak peek pica t’other day and they are so beautiful, looking forward to seeing more! 

  4. I love that its called FML. just when you couldn’t feel any worse, your own medicine has to go and emphasise it for you. 
    awww poor baby! x

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