The Things THat Pick Me Up

LA left me with a weird jet lag that manifested more in feeling unwell and unmotivated than really effecting my sleep pattern. It got me thinking about the little pick me ups you need when something has you feeling a little under the weather.

Giving yourself an extra half hour in bed. 

I have always very much been a morning person. I find it easy to wake up early and get to work, and my idea of a lie in is around 8:30 and anything later will make me feel like I have missed too much of my day. It’s also meant I am often strict with waking up at a certain time, but this past week I have been revelling in having an extra half hour in bed. Even if it’s to lie there and day dream or scroll through my phone, just not jumping straight out has been making me a feel a little less run down each morning.

 The smoothie run

Another morning aspect has been to get out of the house sharpish - which is an easy thing to do in the gorgeous weather we had last week. I have been trying to look after myself, eat a bit better and mostly not drink a lot of alcohol, so a smoothie in the morning has been feeling like an amazing treat. I have been talking a little walk down onto Westbourne Grove and picking up my fave smoothie which takes me about 0.3 seconds to finish and keeps me full for a few hours.

 TV Binge

I very very rarely watch TV, mostly it’s background nice while I scroll through my phone. But after hearing so many people reccomending it I finally started Marcella and got completely hooked!! I watched the first series in three days and can’t wait to get onto the next. It’s one that makes you go ‘ahh just one more’ even though your eyes are stinging because you’re so tired. 

 New ideas

The feedback you guys gave me on my Coachella blog post was a huge HUGE pick me up, so thank you so much!! I am hoping to incorporate that collaging effect in more upcoming posts I have been feeling a little stuck for something new to do for a while and this felt like turning a corner, and the fact you guys all loved it so much made it feel ever better. As always, thank you for your ongoing support and incredible comments! 

 Under eye things

Odd one, but I have been loving the Patchology Under eye gel things. They really, really do the job and despite the price tag you do get a lot of them. I have been using them a couple of times a week and it really helps a puffy-tired face to look more awake, especially if you’ve been travelling loads. I would 100% repurchase these once I have run out, and look for some other ones to try out too.

DRESS: REALISATION PAR | SHOES: VANS

PHOTOS BY DEAN MARTINDALE

Coachella

PHOTOS BY ME & DEAN MARTINDALE. TRIED OUT SOME COLLAGING TOO, ALL THE THINGS YOU SEE ARE BITS AND BOBS PICKED UP ALONG THE TRIP. 

LA Day Three & four

Ok so DAY THREE & FOUR of LA. I am now back in London (12am, writing this post, ready for jet lag to kill me) so writing about the third day of the LA trip seems like a lifetime ago!!! I am never amazed by how confusing time can feel, the trip flew by but yet these photos seem like forever ago?! Anyways, this is the last day of LA Diary blogging before moving onto Coachella content which I am so excited to share with you all. 

It was mega hot on the third day in LA, and I wore this vintage Bob Dylan t-shirt which is incredible. I bought it on Melrose the day before and did the thing I always do by wearing it almost straight away. There is such an LA vibe to a printed tee, denim cut offs and some Vans, so I felt like I fit in perfectly. I spent the morning in this outfit finding a quick spot to develop film, going on a long walk to shoot some content, and then heading to Karla Deras' offices to meet her. I imagine a few of you might remember her amazing blog, Karlas Closet, and I am such a huge fan of the content she creates and now her amazing clothing line, The Line By K. It was amazing to meet her and we spent a good hour chatting away in her office, I am never not amazed by the different women my job allows me to connect with! 

As it was so hot, I then caught an hour or so by the pool in another amazing Topshop bikini!! This one also fits really well and I love the fact you sort of look naked when you wear it. For the evening we went and ate at Norah's which is one of my all time favourite spots to eat in LA, it is always incredible - you HAVE to pay it a visit for dinner if you are ever in the area, I have the outfit I wore for that evening coming to you in a separate blog post soon because we got some amazing shots that felt too good to get lost in a big old post like this one! 

The following day we checked out of the amazing Avalon hotel and headed to The Line in Koreatown to meet up with the Levi's team. I have never really spent much time in Korea town so it was great to got to explore there a little more. Levi's had put on an amazing dinner in the evening for everyone to get to know one another - I am going to talk more about the trip Levi's put on for everyone in my Coachella posts, but as a little precursor to it all, they have set a bar for the way brands do trips and I have not stopped pinching myself! For the day I wore a new Realisation Par dress (this is one of my favourite styles from them), with my love or hate Celine sunglasses, a Levi's denim jacket and some black leather slides. I have decided every Summer holiday from now on needs to involve a Realisation Par dress in some way! 

LOOK 1: Vinatge T-Shirt, ASOS Shorts, Vans, Ray Ban Sunglasses

LOOK 2: Celine Sunglasses, Realisation Par Dress, Levi's Denim Jacket

PHOTOS BY DEAN MARTINDALE AND ME. ALSO THESE WERE DEVELOPED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AROUND LA, ALL THE FILM PHOTOS I SHARE ARE UNEDITED SO YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COLOURS YOU GET DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU DEVELOP YOUR FILM!