Recessionista Styling

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Halloween!!

Halloween is one of my favourite times of the whole year (aside from Christmas that is) and there is nothing I love more than choosing/creating/buying my costume!!

There is a huge campaign this year to encourage women to go scary not sexy with our costume choices, but to be honest I think as long as you're comfortable in your costume choice and it leaves enough to the imagination, Halloween is the perfect time to steer clear of your norm, take a risk, dare to bare or go as ugly as you want (and I mean that in a good way!)

Us girls spend practically spend the entire year trying to look our best and Halloween is the one night of the year that we can embrace our inner ugly! We can be witches, zombies, vampires, animals, movie characters, or even food, you name it and there is a costume to match. The joys of not worrying about your tan or make up or hair is quite liberating! Unless you're my mam that is, we call her the Queen of Halloween as her costume planning and prepping usually begins in June!!!

Here are some of my costumes from the past couple of years!

Myself (on the left) and my best friend playing Cops and Robbers!

Home made Zombie School Girl Costumes

(Very cheap and easy to do!)

This year I am once again making my costume and I have ordered some supplies from Partyworld.ie (Tramore Co.Waterford), Missguided.eu and PrettyLittleThing.com but I won't be revealing my costume until I'm wearing it on Sunday night! Don't worry, I'll do a full post what I wore and how to make it on Monday!

For now, here are my top ten favourite costumes available online this year!

www.littlestarparties.ie

Zombie Prom Queen €39.99

Batgirl €45

Zombie Scrub Nurse €28.99

Sexy Cop Costume €36.99

www.costumecorner.ie

Make A Wish €39.50

Miss Scissor Hands €43.50

Till Death Do Us Part Bride

€49.50

www.partyworld.ie

Dark Knight Cat Woman €48

Cleopatra €39

Katy Perry €41

So sorry for not having the direct links to the costumes tonight, for some reason it just won't work! :(

I cannot wait to share my 2013 costume with you all on Sunday!

I'll leave you tonight with a couple of pix to explain why my mam is the 'Queen of Halloween' in our house!

Enjoy!

Megan

Recessionista HQ

My mam and step dad as a knight and Princess Fiona from Shrek!

Mam as Mrs.Doyle from Fr.Ted...Ah go on ;)

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Reviewed: Double Wear VS Fit Me

Ok guys, here's my very first product review. I decided to review under eye concealers, for dark circles and imperfections. If your lucky enough that you don't have dark circles or imperfections, this review can still be beneficial to you, as using a concealer in this area will always brighten the eyes and can be slightly contouring too.

Estée Lauder - Double Wear Stay In Place Flawless Wear Concealer SPF10

(Such a long name)

Have you ever spent a fortune on a concealer - only to bring it home and realise it doesn't do a thing it claims to and you still have dark circles like a woman who has been awake for 365 nights straight?

Well fear not with this product! It conceals perfectly and stays all day! It is thick in consistency but it gives a smooth and flawless finish. It doesn't cake or sit in any lines. I think this is my favourite of all time. I know its a little pricey but it's definitely worth it.

Available in 8 shades

Price: €25.50

Rate: 5/5

I searched high and low for a more affordable version of the Double Wear Concealer

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer

This gel concealer definitely conceals. It blends easy and brightens the eye are. Doesn't cake on the skin. It looks natural and the colours are great too. The cons to this product are that it doesn't seem to last all day and by all day I mean from about 8am-8pm. I think this would be a great option for day time or days when you're not going to work and you don't need an extra magic concealer. Its a great everyday concealer. It's not a wow product but it's not bad for the price.

Available in 6 shades.

Price: €8.99

Rate: 3.5/5

Sammy

Monday, 14 October 2013

Reader Request: Steal Tess Daly's Strictly Style!

Hello and happy Monday to all you beautiful people!

The blog has been a bit quiet of late but that is only because we are working over time trying to get our new site and new format ready for all of you to see! We even have a brand new (and quite fabulous if I do say so myself) beauty blogger on board, you can read her first ever post here.

But for now, lets get down to business!

From time to time some of you fabulous readers email or tweet us asking if we can help find a particular dress, or if we can find a high street alternative, and seeing as it is what we do best, we're always happy to help!

Last night, our gorgeous reader Collette Walsh, sent us a quick tweet about the dress worn by Tess Daly on the Strictly Come Dancing results show! As soon as we read the tweet we began researching the dress and some budget busting alternatives!

Firstly, here is the beautiful Tess Daly rocking what we can reveal is a navy 50's style Doris Day dress from Suzannah Fashion that will set you back a cool £650!

(Image via Grazia Live on Instagram)

(Image via BBC/Daily Mail.co.uk)

Now don't panic if you haven't got £650 in your bank account just waiting to be spent, we don't either! Check out our favourite high street alternatives below!

We know some of these dresses only resemble Tess' dress but we figured that no matter if you only love the colour, shape or style of this dress, we've got a high street alternative for you!

Oasis £59.95 (approx €70)

Dorothy Perkins €65

Conscious of your shoulders? Cover up with small sleeve detail from Dorothy Perkins.com for €59!

Brighten up the classic navy dress by opting for this DP Crochet Back Dress for €60!

This navy blue dress (also from Dorothy Perkins) has a unique twist with the addition of some mesh panels (€42).

Bling it up with this embellished skater dress from ASOS €74.15!

Lace it up with this navy skater dress from iClothing €40!

We know this dress is only really similar in colour but we thought it was a nice alternative skater dress from iclothing and it is only €40!

Our lovely reader Collette mentioned she would like this dress for the Christmas season so we just had to share this fab Sequin detail ASOS Dress with you and it's only €56.61!!

This season, navy is the new black and the old fashioned 'you can't wear navy and black together' rule has been thrown out the window so team any of these selections with some sky scraper black stillettos and you're good to go!

We love these glitter heels for €38 from Boohoo.com

We really hope this post helped you find something you like!

Recessionista Styling HQ

xxx

We're growing!!

Here at Recessionista HQ, I usually refer to myself as 'we' mostly because I have always hoped to expand the blog and actually get a team of people who are passionate about writing, fashion, beauty hair and all things glam! My dreams are finally coming true and we (there is now officially a 'we') are currently building our new website, logo, and designing a whole new format!!! Eeek!!

Although our new site is taking a little longer than we originally thought it would, we figured it would be best to start introducing parts of the new format now, so you guys don't have to wait much longer!

On that note, I will leave you with a little introductory blog post by my new other half, enjoy!

A big hello to all Recessionista Styling blog readers! My name is Samantha Stacey and I will be joining the team at Recessionista Styling as a beauty blogger. I will be blogging about beauty products and services to include makeup, skincare and hair. I will also compare high street products against more couture priced products.
I have over six years experience in the beauty industry, working with one of the worlds leading designer cosmetics companies. I also have experience in the modelling industry since representing my county in Miss Ireland Universe finals five years ago.

-My first blog will be comparing concealers-

...so watch this space!

Looking forward to blogging for you guys!

Sammy x

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

The never ending trend of 'Skulls and Crosses'

Here at Recessionista HQ we love nothing more than 'gothing up' an outfit! There is nothing quite like adding a touch of grunge or gothic style to every outfit to make it your own!

This is a trend that is literally timeless and can be worked into every season! Celebs like queen Kimmy K, pop princess Katy Perry, Nicole Richie and Ri Ri wear this trend time and time again!

If you're not brave enough to go full on gothic chic then our top 15 'skull and cross' favourites is sure to help you!