Notes from my closet- May, the best bits

So, it's been a short month for blog posts but I think the most exciting bit of the month was starting to post videos on YouTube. Well, apart from going on holiday but you will be reading all about that soon! Yay! :)

Love, Rachel

Notes from my closet- #TodayImWearing

From left: My Birthday outfit; Being brave in trousers; Filming a YouTube video; Going out for dinner with friends. 

I am going on holiday on Saturday! to Gran Canaria! Yay! I'm not going to be posting while I am away but I will probably still be tweeting! :) So, this post is the second #Today I'm Wearing post so far and with a whole months worth of outfits to choose from... these are my favourites :)  So lovelies, I will see you when I get back home!! The next post will be up on the 30th, I hope you will all stick with me :)

Love, Rachel

Notes from my beauty closet

YouTube

Since starting my blog I have become a little obsessed with beauty and fashion channels on YouTube and I really like watching videos about what people have been buying! So, I hope it's something that you would be interested in too, because I'm hoping to make this kind of post into a monthly feature on my blog :) Some of the makeup products I bought over the last month are just repurchases and some are just for fun, I hope you enjoyed watching! :)

Over the past month I have bought:

• Vaseline Cocoa Butter £1.99
• Gosh Eyebrow pen £6.49
• Loreal Rouge Caresse 07 Cheeky Magenta & 202 Impulsive Fuchsia £7.99 each
• Maybelline new york Colour Tattoo 24 hr 40- Permanent Taupe £4.99
• No7 Exceptional Definition Mascara 02 Brown/Black £12.50
• Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer 1 Fair £4.19
• Miss Sporty Just Clear Mascara £2.99

I am really enjoying making YouTube videos, so if you have any requests for videos feel free to let me know in the comments :) 

What new makeup purchases have you made recently?

Love, Rachel

Notes from my closet- York Blogger Meet

Caroline from Stars and Butterflies and myself have become good friends after meeting through the blogging community a few months ago and at every coffee meet we always say how nice it would be to meet other local bloggers. So, after a bit of organising we decided that a picnic in the beautiful Museum Gardens, York would be a lovely idea :) 

If you can make it please bring a picnic blanket and some food for yourself (if you wish) and get your business cards at the ready! :) We are hoping for glorious sunshine, but as we live in good old Britain if the weather does take a turn for the worse, then Plan B is to venture to VJ's Art Bar. 

Watch out for twitter updates on the meet under the hashtag #yorkbloggermeet :)

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York Blogger Meet

Sunday 10th June 2012

12pm 

at the Museum Gardens, York.

 Look out for us sat with colourful balloons!

Please contact either myself or Caroline if you can make it and if you have any questions :)

Me: twitter @notesfromcloset and email notesfrommycloset@hotmail.co.uk
Caroline: twitter @carolineelgey and email info@starsandthebutterflies.com

Let's hope for sunshine! and I look forward to meeting some faces from the blogosphere!

Love, Rachel

P.s Please be aware that this is just a meet, there will be no guest speakers, brands attending, snacks or goodie bags. This is purely a networking meet.

My Style- 100th Post

My favourite winter outfit Here

New Years weekend in Newcastle Here and Here

Dinners out with friends :)

Trip to Glasgow Here and Here

The first days of spring Here

My favourite colour combination Here

My 25th Birthday Here

I have reached 100 posts! Thank you to all my followers for sticking with me :) I have gone back through all my old posts and here are my favourite bits of my past posts - it was SO hard to choose between them all! I've had some great adventures over the past 5 and a bit months. I hope you will all enjoy and stick around for the next 100 :) I have quite a lot going on at the moment such as my bedroom renovation and shopping for a car! So, it should be a fun ride :)

Love, Rachel

Notes from my accessory closet

Firetrap

L.K.Bennett

Vintage

Vintage

In previous 'Notes from my accessory closet' posts I showed you a sneak peek of my Ballet flat and Heels collections. I feel like the next natural step would be Boots... But as we are in Spring now and the weather IS getting nicer! Yay! I thought I would skip Boots and go on to Bags :) I have quite a few bag so to stop this post being really photo heavy I will start with Clutch bags! You can never have too many bags and they are certainly amongst the items with the most longevity in my closet :) I wish I had a clutch in a bright colour! I think I'll have to add one to my lust have list!

Do you own any bags with special details or ones in bright colours?

Love, Rachel

Capsule Closet- Little Black Dress

Here

Here

As part of my Capsule Closet page/project I am highlighting each item in their very own post :) I started off with my favourite classic closet item... The Trench Coat and have featured Breton stripes last month :) And now it's the turn of the ever so faithful Little Black Dress! My dress is from Monsoon and is quite a recent purchase but it has already earned it's place on my favourites list :) It's classic wrap style is very flattering and I feel the sleeve detailing makes the shape classic, but with a modern twist :)   I'm SO looking forward to styling it in different ways for every occasion :) The possibilities are endless!

Have you found your perfect LBD yet?

Love, Rachel

My Style- My Bedroom

Via Decorology

I have a bit of a LOVE/HATE  relationship with my bedroom at the moment... When I first decorated maybe 3 years ago it was perfect! I bought some beautiful antique furniture and I felt like there was still enough space to grow into. Just recently the 'space to breathe' feeling has definitely gone... As most of you will know I started rebuilding my closet at the start of the year, so it's definitely not that I own too much 'stuff'; it's more that it's starting to look a bit messy, my books don't have a proper place, along with Jewellery and lotions and potions that also need a special little home... so I am feeling restless. I think that my lifestyle has really changed. Back when I first decorated I was working as a dental nurse and time in my bedroom consisted of sleeping, getting dressed, and out the door I went. Whereas, now I work from home the majority of the time, having an uncluttered space to work in will make a huge difference in my productivity :) So! I have decided to either sell or store my antique furniture and start over with 'clever' sleek light reflective furniture and storage. I already have a few ideas but I'm still in the planning stage :)

I am going to make this a little monthly feature to keep you guys that are interested up to date with my room renovation :) It should be fun!   

Love, Rachel

My Closet Lust Haves

Mui mui

I'm going on holiday this month :) and I have a few things left to buy before I go, one very important item being Flip flops! A pair to wear on the beach and by the pool that don't mind getting wet and won't complain about sand! :)

A little update on previous Lust haves:

• A pair of Black Ballet flats; are harder to find than I thought... Still looking for the perfect pair.
• A Black clutch Bag; I still haven't found a 'classic' enough clutch, but I don't mind waiting for that perfect purchase. Good things come to those that wait, don't you know :)   

What are you lusting after this month?

Love, Rachel

P.s It's also my friend and fellow blogger Sarah's Birthday today! Happy Birthday lovely! :)