Interior planning

Since beginning my course and studying every aspect of the fashion industry extremely in-depth my fashion sense has changed massively! My mindset, outlook of style and personal taste has improved a lot (i hope)!

I have become slightly obsessed with Pinterest you can follow me here - pinterest.com/nataliebowles1 i can spend hours looking at the dreamy street style photos and idealistic home lifestyle. Pinterest has recently inspired my ever-growing interest in Interior design (I'm sure you've seen a few interior images randomly pop up on my Instagram @natalie_greenst).

Unfortunately, my little boxy university bedroom is difficult to style due to the severe lack of space as my beloved huge black bed and black framed mirror take up the majority of the space. However, i am grateful to have a nearby Ikea two full length patio doors and white walls to full fill my need of lots of natural light when I'm working.

Coming up to the big old grown up age of 20 next month I have been thinking a lot about my ideal future lifestyle and my personal style. These are a few of my favourite inspiration photos that give off a 'earthy industrial' style (all images gathered from Pinterest) . I am in love with the geo-metric patterns, fur details, high ceilings, bright natural lit rooms, the mixture of modern and classic items and most importantly the simple monochrome style throughout the home. I have developed a real passion for fresh modern and unique designs.

Let me know what you think of the designs and feel free to recommend me any decent users i should follow! Hope you have a lovely week!

- Useful links -

nordic house

Ikea

upknorth home

nous décor

Etsy

anthropologie

University First Day #OOTD

White vest - Topshop

Check shirt and bag - H&M

Leather look Jeans and long blazer - River Island

Charcoal Jeans - Hollister

Necklace  - Accessorize

I am extremely happy to realise i have chosen the correct career path in the Fashion Industry! My new course is perfect and i have loved my first week back at University!

The weather here in Winchester has been crazy, with freezing foggy mornings and then sunny middays, therefore I have begun working layers into my outfits, I'm still a big lover of waist ties and I love the smart look of the black blazer in contrast with my slouchy brushed cotton shirt. I love loose beach waves hair so I've left my hair to be pretty natural recently! My entire AW wardrobe seems to be filled with monochrome pieces this season so its so simple to put together stylish and pratical outfits for busy campus life. 

Novo London

For those of you who follow my Instagram (@natalie_greenst) you would have seen my excitement at receiving these two stunning dresses from a brand i am very excited about! 

Novo London is home to some of the most beautiful crafted dresses i have ever laid my hands on! I was over the moon to be sent a couple of dresses from their SS14 collection. The dresses are made to be catwalk inspired pieces which are accessible for everyone, taking on street style and contemporary design to create one off trend conscious wardrobe essentials! All the dresses have an 'essence of luxury with a sexy edge' playing on how simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication, each piece flatters the female form - read more on Novo London here and you can shop here!

I received this stunning white halter neck asymmetrical backless dress (found here), it completely flatters the female form with tailoring in all the right places and cut to create perfect focal points. Its obviously perfect for occasion events, however I think it also looks amazing dressed down with a duster coat or blazer for winter season. 

The green dress is another beautiful piece, with a mesh neckline and an inbuilt lace triangle bralet to create more focal points, i love how this is slightly daring and creates confidence with the female form.

Dresses - Novo London

Gold Earrings, Fur Snood, Gold Necklace - Accessorize. 

Long black blazer - River Island

Pinterest inspo AW14

One thing i usually dislike about fall in the UK is that all outfits have to be layered and then covered up with a big coat. Pinterest, however, has given me so much inspiration on amazing minimal street style outfits for this upcoming autumn. Mostly concentrating on textures, monochrome tones, lots of black, denim, and gold details. You can follow me here pinterest.com/nataliebowles1 

leather obsession OOTD

Here is a lil post for a lil insight into my simple monochrome wardrobe. I am so obsessed with city styles and seeing faux leather everywhere this season is a beautiful thing, i believe it is the perfect way to improve up a casual outfit. After purchasing my leather look trousers (previously featured on my blog and all over my instagram @natalie_greenst) I realised how great they look paired with almost anything in my wardrobe, even some really basic pieces that i would feel too under-dressed or boring to wear with just classic jeans. Consequently, I decided to add this Missguided Rica Faux Leather mini skirt to my winter wardrobe! Today i casual'ed (yep casual'ed is a word now lol) it down with a black knitted jumper, cut out boots and a simple plain white tee (these oversized v-neck tees are forever falling of my shoulders grrrr proves what a shorty i am).

This skirt will also look great styled up for a night out with some silver jewellery and a black long sleeved crop top! The boots i am holding are from New Look (only £22 fyi ahhhmazing bargain).

frank original coffee scrub

Made naturally in Melbourne, Australia. Frank body coffee scrub is hands down the best whole body exfoliator i have ever used. 

Firstly, the smell is incredible, i feel like I'm in showering in a Starbucks coffee shop very morning which completely awakens all my senses. I was abit wary about using a scrub to begin with as i was unsure wether it would make my skin sore, however i can assure you now after using it every other day for a couple of weeks my skin has never been more soft and glowing! Cant beat the affordable price for   a packed 200g of tough lurrrrrve. 

The perfect natural mix of roasted ground robusta coffee targets dry skin, the brown sugar and sea salt cleanses and clarifies and the cold-pressed almond oil soothes moisturises and tones. Go have a peek at the Frank website and pick out a scrub that suits your skin best frankbody.com 

(I also love the amusing packaging and website 'babe'.)

leather lace knits

Quick post today, obsessing over simple midi rings (ASOS), leather look trousers (River Island) and cut out boots (New Look)! Layered up today with lacey trim vest from Gilly Hicks and loose fitting knit jumper from H&M. Going to have a very monochrome wardrobe this season! 

Fall Essentials

Picked up these incredible "molly" leather look trousers from River Island yesterday - have so many ideas of how to style them! Can't wait to pair them with a oversized white knit jumper or duster coat when the weather starts cooling down abit. Have had this H&M tote bag for a few weeks now and it has been a life saver, such a decent size to throw all my bits n bobs in (mainly snacks) and of course matches every outfit. I personally think this fall'14 is incomplete without long effortless wavy hair and a classic fedora hat. Thought i would add in some cute details like these pretty basic Asos rings. 

Apologises again for the messy/bad lighting room shots, we're currently having our landing flooring replaced so I'm imprisioned in my student house bedroom woooooo. 

Enjoy your thursday! x

TRIANGL

It took about an hour of 'umming and ahhing' to decide which Triangl bikini to pick out to be sent to me, their entire collection is absolutely gorgeous. I decided to stick to mygut decision and go for the New York Noir, which is the first design which really caught my eye and suits my personal style. Receiving this bikini in the post actually made me slightly speechless. I have never felt so much love towards a bikini in my life. The neoprene material is unbelievably flattering alongside the triangle shaped design and i love the little high quality details such as the cubed tassle ends and the handy draw string bag which will be perfect for beach trips. Im now going to take every opportunity possible to go to the beach or spa pool!

Hope you all enjoy these last few weeks of summer x

wurk out

Best way to deal with the summer "slob" feeling? - work out! I work 5 days a week but have different shift times throughout the day, if I'm not out on the town/shopping/seeing friends then i can find myself slobbing around the house. Although "chill time" can be nice, i don't like feeling lazy or having unproductive days. I have recently been using online YouTube videos to work out in my room every morning a great recommendation is Passion4Profession, i can watch the animations on the screen whilst also enjoying my own music (without some goddess looking whiney girl shouting at me through my laptop). I cant stress to people enough that there is no need for an expensive gym membership - there are sooo many free resources! Also gets all that blood pumpin' and puts you in such a good mood for the rest of the day! 

Moving on to this AMAZING sports bra i received from Onzie (www.onzie.com)  being petite i decided to go for the Elastic Bra Top as it looked slightly smaller then the other styles, i also fell in love with the unique square cross over back and galaxy design - perfect for the Brighton Colour Run that i am going to complete with my sister next month! Their site is filled with different patterns of sports bras, vest tops, sports leggins and shorts all in amazing block colours and patterns. I'm positive that nice sports wear gives you more motivation to get up and be active. Follow them on instagram @onzie for daily updates and inspiration! 

OOTD saturday city style

Have quite a few exciting plans for this long weekend! Blogging whilst on train journeys is becoming a habit now! Thought i would keep my outfit simple and comfy today as I'm out and about - it's also difficult to judge the weather so i decided to get my legs out and add a waist tie to my outfit (that can double up as a cover up if the heavens open).  Black leather chelsea boots and plain white t-shirts are a couple of my favourite wardrobe staples - simply because they match everything for an effortless classic street style. I have owned these boots for years now and they're still one of my favourite pairs!

Shirt Asos

Basic Culotte shorts Asos

Tshirt H&M

'N' initial necklace Urban Outfitters

Boots New Look

golden state of mind

Received a lovely email from Rock on Ruby with the opportunity to create my own personalised top, i chose the black crop top with white italic print - you can buy mine or other bloggers designs at girlynightsout.com (click here for link) or get creative with your own slogans! 

I'm the type of person who tries to be slightly different with my style, as much as i love most trends I'm not keen on looking the same as 90% of the girl population! This brand is such a fun way to create some 'one-of-a-kind' pieces for your wardrobe. Its such a cute basic statement crop top to wear with jeans or a black skort to style your own co-ord. (It also arrives all cutely wrapped up in pretty paper with a heart lollipop - very cute!)