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Heya,
So as you may or may not know, this Friday (31st October) is Halloween! A time of dressing up in scary costumes, trick or treating and freaking the living daylights out of each other! So I thought it was only right to put together a Halloween themed post!
I have noticed that this year a lot of High Street shops have joined in with the excitement of Halloween selling themed but subtle items of clothing and accessories and so i'm going to pick my favourite items from the ranges which could be worn for a costume or just to get in the Halloween spirit!
TOPSHOP:
NEW LOOK:
Thank you so much for reading this weeks post, and I hope that it has given you some inspiration for Halloween this year!
So as you may or may not know, this Friday (31st October) is Halloween! A time of dressing up in scary costumes, trick or treating and freaking the living daylights out of each other! So I thought it was only right to put together a Halloween themed post!
I have noticed that this year a lot of High Street shops have joined in with the excitement of Halloween selling themed but subtle items of clothing and accessories and so i'm going to pick my favourite items from the ranges which could be worn for a costume or just to get in the Halloween spirit!
TOPSHOP:
Lace Ears £7.00 www.topshop.com |
Glitter Bone Over-the-Knee Socks £8.00 www.topshop.com |
Monster Bodycon £29.00 www.topshop.com |
Beaded Drape Choker £16.50 www.topshop.com |
NEW LOOK:
Ghost Busters T-shirt £12.99 www.newlook.com |
Black Glitter Chunky Sandals £27.99 www.newlook.com |
Pure Colour Burgandy Lipstick £3.99 www.newlook.com |
ASOS:
POP Boutique Halloween Scene Jumper £22.00 www.asos.com |
ASOS Cat Waist Belt £12.00 www.asos.com |
ASOS Ghost Jumper £30.00 www.asos.com |
Face Lace Eye Lace £14.00 www.asos.com |
Face Lace Eye Mask £20.00 www.asos.com |
Halloween Pumpkin Headscarf £6.00 www.asos.com |
MISS SELFRIDGE:
Red Devil Horns £7.50 www.missselfridge.com |
Thank you so much for reading this weeks post, and I hope that it has given you some inspiration for Halloween this year!
Just a quick update: As well as my weekly, main blog post, I will also be posting an outfit put together from items from a high street shop each week. This could be mid-week or towards the end of the week. This week I posted an outfit from Miss Selfridge (Click here). Let me know if you like these!
Love Emily x
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- 09:40:00
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Heya,
So it has been a while since I was posted a recipe, yet my last one went down a treat! (Yummy Chocolate Brownies). This time it is another chocolate themed recipe, as who doesn't love chocolate!
A 12 hole muffin tin
A 4-6 hole muffin tin
16 muffin cases
An electric mixer/ kitchen aid (or if you don't have one and wooden spoon will be fine!)
A Cake Corer (or any corer you have)
Mixing bowls
Scales
1 Cooling Rack
For the Cupcakes:
180g Caster Sugar
160g Butter (or Sunflower Oil equiv.)
3 Eggs
40g Cocoa Powder (I use Cadbury Bourneville)
130g Self-raising Flour
1tsp Baking Powder
For the Filling/ Icing:
3 Standard size Flumps (or 16 medium marshmallows)
200g Icing Sugar (powdered sugar)
100g Cocoa Powder
50g Butter (or Sunflower Oil equiv.)
Warm Water
So it has been a while since I was posted a recipe, yet my last one went down a treat! (Yummy Chocolate Brownies). This time it is another chocolate themed recipe, as who doesn't love chocolate!
You will need:
A 12 hole muffin tin
A 4-6 hole muffin tin
16 muffin cases
An electric mixer/ kitchen aid (or if you don't have one and wooden spoon will be fine!)
A Cake Corer (or any corer you have)
Mixing bowls
Scales
1 Cooling Rack
Ingredients:
For the Cupcakes:
180g Caster Sugar
160g Butter (or Sunflower Oil equiv.)
3 Eggs
40g Cocoa Powder (I use Cadbury Bourneville)
130g Self-raising Flour
1tsp Baking Powder
For the Filling/ Icing:
3 Standard size Flumps (or 16 medium marshmallows)
200g Icing Sugar (powdered sugar)
100g Cocoa Powder
50g Butter (or Sunflower Oil equiv.)
Warm Water
Method:
Making the Cupcakes:
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°c (fan)/ 200°c/ 356 °f/ Gas mark 6.
- Line the two muffin tins with the cupcake/ muffin cases.
- In a Large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using the electric mixer/ Kitchen-aid/ wooden spoon, until light and fluffy.
- To this add the three eggs and three dessert spoons of the flour (this stops the egg and creamed mixture from curdling), combine using your preferred method (electric mixer/ Kitchen-aid/ wooden spoon).
- Next, add the rest of the flour, the baking powder and cocoa powder to the mixture. Combine on a slow speed if using an electric mixer or Kitchen-aid.
- Using two dessert spoons, take a spoonful of mixture and place in one of the cases so that it is 3/4 full. Continue until all of the mixture is gone, or all of the cases have mixture in them.
- Place the two tins in the oven, and leave to cook for 15-18 minutes until they bounce back when pressed.
The filling:
- Firstly chop the Flumps into 16 pieces (or as many cupcakes you have)
- As soon as the cupcakes are cooked and removed from the oven, turn the oven off and close the oven door!
- keeping the cupcakes in the tins, take the cupcake corer, and press down the centre of each cupcake, careful to not remove the middle.
- Place a piece of Flump/ Marshmallow in each hole just made until every cupcake is filled.
- Place the cupcakes in the tins, back in the oven and leave until you have made your icing as this allows the Marshmallow to melt!
Making the Icing:
- Place the icing/ powdered sugar, butter and Cocoa powder into a bowl and mix using an electric mixer/ Kitchen-aid/ Wooden spoon until smooth. The icing should be runny enough to slowly fall off the spoon but thick enough to hold its shape.
- (Optional depending on the consistency) If the icing is to thick, add enough water until the icing is smooth and spreadable. If the icing is too runny, add more icing sugar, until the icing is thick and spreadable yet smooth.
Decorating:
- Take the cupcakes out of the oven and leave to cool for 6-7 minutes. They should still be warm for the next step, so don't leave them to cool completely.
- Take a heaped teaspoon of icing and fill the rest of the cupcake with icing.
- With the remaining icing, cover the top of each cupcake. This can be done using a piping set or the back of a spoon.
Optional Extras:
- Add chocolate chips/chunks for an extra chocolaty treat
- Add a little Orange essence to the cake and icing mixture for a Chocolate-orange Cupcake
- Decorate the top with sprinkles, chocolate chunks/ chips/ buttons or mini- marshmallows
Enjoy it as a Dessert too:
Heat a Cupcake in the microwave (out of its case) for 20-30 seconds, for a hot, chocolaty dessert. Serve with Ice cream, Custard or just on it's own!
Hope you have enjoyed this post, and will enjoy making these delicious treats as much as I did!
I would love to see your versions of these, so tag me in your Cupcake pics on Instagram/ Twitter or leave a pic in the comments and let me know how you get on!
Love Emily x
- 21:24:00
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Heya,
So this week I thought I would revert back to my old type of posts based on the latest trends right now, but with a twist. I shall be putting 2 outfits together based on one of the top trends right now, with one on a budget of £50.00 and the other not.
As always I will leave the links to the items I include, along with their price. I will also provide you with an overall price for the whole outfit trying to keep costs as low as possible for the budgeted outfit.
I thought I would start with Casual wear using the trend of Checks and Tartan. The outfits will something that can be worn to go shopping, out with friends, and just general daytime, every day wear.
Outfit 1: Not Budgeted
Red, Grey and Black Oversized Scarf www.newlook.com £14.99 |
Faux Leather Jacket www.topshop.com £48.00 |
Textured Step-Hem T-shirt www.topshop.com £32.00 |
Black Grid Print Back-pack www.newlook.com £22.99 |
Gingham Tube Pants www.missselfridge.com £25.00 |
Frill Socks www.topshop.com £3.50 |
Black Mono Converse www.office.co.uk £44.99 |
= £191.47
Outfit 2: £50.00 Budget
Ribbon Band Fedora www.boohoo.com £10.00 |
Textured Checked Smock Dress www.asos.com WAS £38.00 NOW £15.00 |
Black 70 Denier Tights www.newlook.com £2.99 |
Black Pull-on Chelsea Boots www.boohoo.com £22.00 |
= £49.99
I hope you have enjoyed reading this weeks post! I had great fun putting it together! Please let me know whether you liked this or not, as if it loved, I may create a series of these?! Also please let me know whether you buy any of these outfits, or something from them if not all! As always you can let me know via the comments! :)
Love Emily x
- 18:30:00
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Heya,
So this week I thought I would share withy current faves so that you now what I love, and what's good in the shops right now! All of these products are drugstore brands (with the exception of one) and so are easily accessible and affordable.
N07 Lipstick in the shade 'Waterlily':
Benefit High Beam:
Real Techniques Expert Face Brush:
Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer in the shade 'Light':
Maybelline Matte Maker Powder in the shade 'Natural Beige (30)':
Rimmel Wonderfull Mascara in the shade '01 Black':
Rimmel Kohl Liner in the shade '011 Sable Brown':
Tresemmè 'Liquid Gold' Argon Oil Treatment:
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer:
Carmex Strawberry:
Simple Revitalising Eye Roll-on:
Thank you so much for reading, i hope you have enjoyed reading it! If you would like any information about any of the products please contact me!
Love Emily x
- 13:24:00
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