My Birthday was on Thursday the 19th, and here's what I wore!
This shift dress in a beautiful apricot shade, styled to look like a top, and paired with leggings. I really wanted to shoot the outfit outside, but the rain would have soaked me! Ha! But I'm happy with the way they came out!
It was my first birthday being spent with my Mum in Two Years. My last two, I was away at University (My siblings made it up to Notts for my last one), and can you believe I always had exams around both? I'm so glad to have finished them in time to come home! Mummy got a little emotional sharing my birth story with me that morning, and I thought it was so cute. My mum is just so cute. Bless her.
We went for dinner and a movie, very simple and lowkey, but very special. We saw the Iron Lady, which my mum and I really enjoyed.
Dress : Zara
Leggings : H&M
Shoes : Zara
Trench : H&M
Bag : Zara
Earrings : Topshop
Bangles : H&M
Watch : Aldo
I also filmed a GET READY WITH ME type of video. Mainly me making myself up for the day! :)
Products used...
~ Face ~
Foundation : Matchmaster, 6.0 (MAC)
Concealer : Select Cover Up, NC44 (MAC)
Powder : Translucent (MAC)
Bronzer : Golden (MAC)
Highlighter : The Illuminator (Laura Mercier)
Blush : Glow CB05 (NYX)
Brushes : 190, 129, 130 (MAC), Angled & Highlight Brush (Sigma)
~ Eyes ~
Primer : Primer Potion (Urban Decay)
Base : Rose Gold (Laura Mercier)
Crease : Texture (MAC)
Outer Corner : Brown Down & Carbon (MAC)
Brow Bone : Orb (MAC)
Waterline : Smolder (MAC)
Upper Lash Line : Carbon, Blacktrack (MAC)
Lashes : Bad Gal Lash (Benefit) & Smoky Layers Lashes (Shu Uemura), Duo (MAC)
Brows : Speed Brow (Benefit), Spiked (MAC)
Brushes : 224,217,219, 266 (MAC) & Synthetic brush (Jolie Box)
~ Lips ~
Lipliner : Soar
Lipstick : Hug Me (MAC)
Lipgloss : LA~LA~ LG158 (NYX), i-gloss baby doll (New Cid)
Nail Polish : Porchester Square (Nails Inc.)
~~~
So thankful to have another year added to my life!
Thank you to all who have sent me lovely messages and tweets! Love you lots! :)
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82 Comments:
What a simple and chic outfit. You look lovely. Your looks gorgeous as well!
Happy Belated Birthday! :]
You're so beautiful! Love the outfit
Happy belated birthday! You look beautiful as per usual- seeing your styles always inspires me to be a more adventurous with my own hair. Also your mum sounds so adorable!
gorgeoussssss
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That's the orange dress you got from Zara a few hauls back?! Wow, it looks great as a top! Go, Shirley! Happy belated birthday! I hope it was wonderful! :-)
you are so stunning! love the shoes!!!
Love it! Happy Belated Birthday!!
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Awww! Your mum seems so darling. Happy belated birthday! You look gorgeous (as always).
Love the shoes, the leggings look wonderful on you and love the color of the shirt!
xxx
Lily
Happy Belated Birthday Shirley! You look so beautiful, the colour looks amazing on you! Also, MAJOR shoe envy! I need to find them tomorrow.
Lots of love,
shabna x x
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the shoes are to die for!
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you are so gorgeous!..happy birthday..x
love the look, happy birthday doll :)
Lovely. I love your posts and videos! Your so much fun to watch. Your so funny, corky and well spoken! So easy to watch. Your rather mature aswell, I would never guess you were only 22!
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Love this, you look fab! Xx
U look stunning as always hun, happy belated birthday darling x
Simple yet stylish! Hope you had a wonderful birthday :)
another day to wander
Shirley you look absolutely beautiful! I just love everything!
You look stunning at 22! XOXO
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIRLEY! you look stunning
You look lovely! Happy belated birthday all the way from New York. xoxo,
You look amazing. I just can't believe it! How can you be so perfect? xxx
Happy birthday, hope you had a wonderful day! :) x
Wow thats such a lovely colour. Totally gonna look in zara:')
thanks for sharing. Hope you had a amazing birthday xx
Happy Birthday Shirley! Wishing you all the BEST and many more birthdays to come:) Very beautiful dress
Happy Birthday, Shirley!!!!!!!! You look amazing :)
Very simple and chic and I love the apricot color. Happy B-day!
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Those shoes are just what I have been looking for, can't find them on Zara online though! Argggh need to get them in my life xx
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Happy Birthday Shirley...God increase you this new year! stay blessed
I'm really late Shirley but I'd still like to wish you a happy birthday. Mine is next week thursday, would appreciate a birthday greeting from you.
Would have said I hope you had a nice day but I can see that you had a warm and wonderful day.
Happy Belated bday. You look gorgeous. Love your hair? Please where is it from? What type of hair is it?
Happy belated birthday Shirley! I see your a aquarian like me, hehe ^__^ My birthday's tomorrow =D
All the best hun!!
xo, Dee
Lovely outfit! I'm glad you had a nice birthday!
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I like the outfit... simple but yet chic...
totally my style..
Happy Belated BDay.
Happy belated birthday!! you look absolutely gorge!!
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sexy shoes kiss from poland
you look gorgeous shirley, love it !!!
and happy belated bday !!
Love love LOVE your shoes :). Your whole outfit is lovely.
Happy Belated Birthday :)
Happy Belated. You look beautiful.
-Shakiyla
love the top/dress and shoes,although i cant help but think they look uncomfortable?
Such a simple outfit, but you look amazing in it! Especially your hair! Simple and beautiful x
you look amazing! happy belated birthday! =)
xoxo
MissCrystal
Happy belated Birthday! I love that color on you, so bright and fresh! Hope you had a great birthday :)
xx
Ashlei
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You have the most wonderful photos and looks! I love this outfit, you look gorgeous! Glad to hear you had a nice birthday. <3
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this outfit looks realyy cute and you're so beuatiful! =)
Shirley you look beautiful as always. Happy Belated Birthday!
Bluebox89
You look gorgeous. I love the outfit, especially the bag!
So in love with the Zara heels!Hope your birthday was fabulous :)
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Happy Belated Birthday! And what a wonderful way to spend it...special time with your Mom. That was beautiful.
I love the chic simplicity of this look! Happy Birhtday :)
-Chelsey
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You look beautiful girl! That's a very nice shade of orange on you as it really compliments your skin tone!
Happy belated birthday! Glad you had a great one!
What kind of camera (video and still) do you use for you outfit and makeup posts.
Thanks!
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Happy Birthday Shirley! You look lovely!! I hope you had a blast (^_^)
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Happy Birthday =)
Happy belated Birthday, Shirley! Love your bday outfit. Simple, understated, cute.
Chic outfit, really nice!!!!
Love the color of the pics, i like the way you take the photos!!
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beautiful outfit! i saw this zara dress in your haul video the other day, and i was wondering how you would wear it. you didn't disappoint! i love the clean structure & the colours. belated happy birthday! x
Happy Belated Birthday. You Looked stunning :)
Loving this look and the peachy dress is glowing nicely on your skin tone!! Those shoes are HAWTTT too
Girl, You can really get away with not even putting a spot of makeup on.. Your skin is Gorge!!
hothappenings
Gorgeous!
I have the same bag, but you wear it so well!
Will follow immediately!
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happy belated b-day ! :D
happy belated b-day ! :D
Very pretty dress.
Super cute. Happy belated Birthday Shirley!
Love your style, these shoes are fab, happy birthday! :)
i hope you had a fab birthday !!!!
i own a pare of the same shoes,, IN LOVE WITH THEM!!!!
beautiful! x
Happy belated birthday! You looked marvelous... as usual.
Gorgeous look, I like how simple yet chic this look is. Gorgeous heels, and loveeely top.
Happy belated!
Delaney
xx
Happy Belated birthday!!
How do you create the photos with different images in one frame? I think its so elegant.
Great birthday outfit.
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LOVE IT
I love your style-- really amazing and your blog has inspired me to start my own!!
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Happy belated bday what a nice and understated outfit so lovely. your hair looks amazing as well :)
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love it Shirley! THE SHOES ARE AMAAAAZING. Make ones feet look just out of this world;)
happy bday!
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Happy belated birthday! You look great!
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I spot your remote in the first picturee, its literally on your hand lol. You look really nice, muaahhhh xxxxxx
This hair?? ABsolutelyyy!! I'm loving it! Happy belated birthday!
-Kris
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Love the colour of the dress and the outfit is so elegant and chic, just beautiful
xx Rachel
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Love the colour of the dress and the outfit is so elegant and chic, just beautiful
xx Rachel
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Just got the nude version of these courts from ZARA, my new faves!
oh my god your hair looks fantastic!