Specs appeal

Head to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/G8FVNTF to take our glasses survey, as part of our fashion entrepreneurship module at university. 

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Alexa Chung

We're still trying to get over the post Christmas blues, so while we struggle to pull ourselves away from sky christmas movies and the quality street tin here's a post dedicated to celebrity glasses wearers who always seem to look cool and effortless in their spectacles, because why not! 

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Zooey Deschanel

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Ryan Gosling

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Marilyn Monroe

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Gwen Stefani 

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Kendall Jenner

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Emily Ratajakowski 

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David Beckham

Thanks for reading! 

Hope you've all had a very merry christmas and happy new year for the end of the week! 

TurnerTurner xo

diy Christmas / 3

***8 days until Christmas***

What can we say, we absolutely adore this D.I.Y idea for Christmas decorations! It's such a simple and effective way of adding some homemade sparkle to your home! Anyone can get involved and it's a great activity to keep people of all ages entertained this season. 

Method:

1. Collect pinecones during Autumn, it's a good idea to pick up a range of sizes as an assortment will look more appealing. Don't worry if the pinecones are closed as they will soon open up.
2. Remember once you have picked the perfect cones you must 'Bake the Bugs out'. You can do this by putting them in the oven (200c for 30/45 minutes) to get rid of any unwanted pinecone guests, and its also a great way of opening up the closed pinecones. Baking the pinecones adds a warming, wintery smell to the house which beats any candle we own. 
3. Once cooled, your pinecones are ready to decorate! We chose gold glitter paint to add some festive sparkle, but feel free to decorate however you want, whether it be using a multitude of coloured paint or just a sprinkle of glitter its completely up to you!

(Images: Pinterest) 

These pinecones look great scattered along the fireplace, gathered in a bowl on the coffee table or hung on the tree amidst the baubles! We hope you've enjoyed the final post of our D.I.Y Christmas series! We'll be back tomorrow with another blog post as part of our #12daysofchristmas challenge! 

Thanks for reading xo

diy Christmas / 2

***9 days until Christmas***

Tis the season to be very merry and enjoy a cheeky tipple or two! We've been inspired to infuse cranberries and vodka to create a festive and homemade christmas drink to enjoy this season (and to also compete with our granddad's annual damson vodka.) We believe this cranberry vodka will be a great party offering to family and friends over the Christmas period! CHEERS

Ingredients:

(all divided by 2 to make two 500ml bottles)

1L of Smirnoff Vodka

500g of caster sugar

350g of frozen or fresh cranberries

Method:

1. If frozen, leave the cranberries to thaw, wash them and pierce with a fork.

2. Pour the cranberries into the bottles and add sugar with the use of a funnel. It may look like a lot of sugar but it will dissolve!

3. Measure out the required amount of vodka, pour into the bottles on top of the sugar and cranberry goodness.

4. Remember to shake the bottles everyday in order to aid the infusion of the Cranberry flavour. Shake once a day every day for at least two weeks and the sugar should dissolve and be ready to serve and enjoy. (It's worth taking note, the taste get's better the longer you leave the mixture to infuse so leave it for as long as possible.)

5. Before serving, you must drain out the liquid from the bottle (this can be done through a pair of tights) in order to separate the vodka from the leftover mixture.

6. Once all liquid is gathered, present your creation in any way you want to, feel free to add decoration and labels to your bottles to make them as aesthetically pleasing as they are delicious!

Thanks for reading xo

We'll be returning tomorrow with another blog post as part of our #12daysofchristmas series!

diY Christmas

***10 days until Christmas***

We're very excited to share with you the first in our DIY Christmas three part series of blog posts! scrolling through Pinterest and searching for Christmas inspiration we decided our first festive bakes would be these Rudolph the red nose reindeer cupcakes! These beauties are sure to become a new and delicious christmas tradition, and complete with curly wurly antlers, what's not to love?! 

Ingredients: 

175g Self Raising Flour

175g Caster Sugar

2 Large Eggs

175g Softened butter

1 Tsp Baking Powder

Milk Chocolate Chips (as many as you want)

2 Milk chocolate bars

3 Curly Wurly bars

Smarties (pick out the red ones, eat the rest ;)

Method: 

1. Preheat the oven - 200c

2. Begin by adding the sugar and butter together in a bowl and mix away until you're left with a soft and creamy texture.

3. Crack and beat the eggs into the buttery mixture

4. Sieve the flour into the bowl and fold the flour into the mixture 

5. Add in a Tsp of Baking powder to help the cakes rise to their full potential and continue by adding the baking friendly chocolate chips and mix well. (We chose to add milk chocolate, but feel free to replace these with dried cranberries if you're feeling fruity)

6. Ensure that all the ingredients are mixed well and then you are ready to pour the mix into the cupcake cases.

7. Place baking tray in the oven (baking time 10-12 minutes)

8. Ensure the cakes are fully baked with the skewer test, remove from the oven and leave to cool for at least 15 minutes before decorating.

9. TIME TO DECORATE. This is the time to get creative with your little Rudolph masterpieces! We decided to melt milk chocolate and spread this over the top for a delicious base followed by a little red smartie for the nose and chopped curly wurly's for the antlers. 

Feel free to improvise with this recipe, a chocolate sponge with cream and a cherry on top would be equally as delicious and most importantly very Rudolph like! Good luck with baking all your Christmas treats this festive season! We hope this puts you in a festive spirit in the most chocolatey way!

Thanks for reading! xo

Stay tuned for the rest of our #12daysofChristmas series! 

Christmas in London

***11 days until Christmas***

The colourful madness of Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park

"The best light decorations in London" did not disappoint! 

Cake goals at Harrods!

Mulled wine with a view!

The flying visit to London started at 5am from Cardiff bus station, ridiculously early but we arrived in time for the shops to open! Our first stop was Harrods, ignoring the fact that we're students that cannot afford the majority of the store, we settled with buying a delicious salted caramel brownie (which as you can imagine - it was divine) On our way to Harrods we strolled past the rows of beautiful, white houses in knightsbridge, which always make us feel like we could bump into Mark Francis and the rest of the M.I.C gang at any moment... It has to be said, these streets rival the likes of the dreamy rues de la Paris! 

After the brownie was demolished (and the sadness of finishing the chocolatey piece of heaven had gone) we made our way over to Hyde Park, which is somewhere we had never been before but felt like it needed to be ticked off the London tourist bucket list! We visited the magical spectacle that is Winter Wonderland which was so, so, so Christmassy!       (highly recommend a visit if you're in the festive mood.)

Once we felt we had consumed enough christmassy'ness, we decided to be stereotypical London tourists, so with camera's in hand we strutted down the mall to see the Queen, hoping to share a mulled wine and a cheeky mince pie with her majesty! In reality we stood outside the gates doing our very best to look as cool as Mary Kate and Ashley in the noughties classic winning London (of course). 

It's safe to say a lot of walking and mileage was covered on this day out - 9 hours to be exact! During this marathon of a day we popped to Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, China Town, Regent Street, Carnaby Street and the Embankment! A tiring day, but completely worth it! Christmas in London certainly gives you the festive feels! 

(All pictures our own) 

Stay tuned for yet another post tomorrow as part of our #12daysofchristmas challenge!


Thanks for reading! xo

Life is short - wear sequins

***12 days until Christmas***

(Images: Topshop, background: Pinterest)

As its the start of the christmas party season, it's only fitting that we talk sequins, glitter and anything that remotely sparkles. Christmas and NYE parties offer the perfect opportunity for the brave hearted to wear head to toe sequins and for the slightly more reserved to inject some glitter through their accessories. We've put together some of our favourite sequinned pieces from our go - to online stores, each item embracing the sequin trend in a different way. Whether you want to stand out in a statement, turquoise, sequinned bomber jacket or give the trend a subtle nod with a colourfully decorated clutch bag, it is completely up to you and your sparkle preferences. Personally, we can't wait to get decked out like christmas trees and get our sparkle on - oh yes, we went there. 

(Images: asos, background: Pinterest)

(Images: H&M, background: Pinterest) 

We don't want to make excuses... however... due to heavy work loads at university the blog has most definitely been neglected. To make up for our absence recently, we've decided to upload a new blog post everyday for the next 12 days until christmas! We realise it's going to be a challenge however it's also a really exciting way to experiment with new blog post ideas and to have a little fun during this festive period!


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London in a day

                              

We wanted to see and do as much as possible in the 10 hours we were able to explore London and oh boy did we give that a good go. We started the day with a visit to the 'Shoes - pleasure and pain' and 'What is Luxury?' exhibitions at the V&A which were definitely worth a visit. Unfortunately we couldn't take pictures so you'll have to take our word for it. 

Shortly after, we visited the National History Museum which was nothing short of incredible. You don't have to be a palaeontologist, Ross from Friends or a Jurassic Park fanatic to enjoy seeing the Dinosaurs, not to mention the museum's architecture is pretty incredible alone. If you're a lover of David Attenborough documentaries like we are, you'll probably love this museum just as much as we did. 

The rest of the day was spent strolling around various areas including Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Westminster and South Bank. As we had so much on our agenda's we decided to go with flat shoes for practicality, paired with dresses which just so happened to both be striped. Just to clarify we're not twins, just sisters that sometimes accidentally dress similarly. Check out our previous blog post 'London Wonderground' for more from our day.

Thanks for reading!

TurnerTurner xo 

                                                                   (all photographs are ours: TurnerTurner)

London Wonder-ground

It's not often that you just accidentally stumble upon a fairground while sight seeing, however we were more than happy that we did. The London Wonderground, situated beside the Jubilee Gardens, is open and free to enter until the end of September and we fully recommend a trip to this fairground even if you're just in passing. Colourful paper lanterns and an abundance of lights are hanging in the trees as you walk in, the atmosphere is instantly inviting. Music is playing from the many bars and food stands inside from hot dogs to candy stands there's a real sense of the fairground around you. If the London eye doesn't appeal to you, then maybe seeing London from the sky at the ride emporium is for you instead. The main area is filled with picnic benches and deck chairs which offer great spots to have a drink, grab a bite and relax after a busy day of walking around London.

We continued to stroll along the South Bank and on our way to Waterloo Underground Station we walked through the kaleidoscopic experience which was created by #sparkyourcity. Jungle prints and Mirrors adorn the tunnel in a completely fresh and exciting way, we couldn't help but stop and take pictures as our eyes were mystified by the concept of it all. 

We thoroughly enjoyed our day in London and have many more pictures and thoughts to share with you over the next few posts. 

Thanks for reading - Turner Turner xo

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Choco-Cranberry Cookies

So this recipe is incredibly quick and easy to follow which makes more time for enjoying the cookies with a nice cup of tea once they are fresh out the oven and have had a bit of cooling time (resist the urge to eat one immediately your burnt mouth will not thank you for it). 

200g Softened butter

300g Caster sugar

1 egg

325g Self raising flour

Chocolate chips (not in the photo.. oops)

Dried Cranberry fruit

Pre heat your oven to 200°c 

Cooking time: 10 - 12 minutes

Method: 

Measure out the caster sugar and the softened butter using your scales and add them into your mixing bowl. Mix the two ingredients together either by using a mixer or the old fashioned way with a wooden spoon (work those arm muscles) and do this until it's creamy. Add an egg to the mixture and continue to mix that in. 

Weigh the flour and then use your sieve to gradually add the flour and mix as you go along. Now it's time to add the chocolate chips and the cranberry pieces, use a wooden spoon to fold them into the delicious cookie dough. Lay grease proof paper on an oven tray(s) and apply half a handful sizes of dough onto the tray(s) (don't worry too much about the sizes, just as long as they have spaces between them so that they don't stick together).

 Pop your cookies into the oven for 10 -12 minutes, Keep an eye on them as you don't want any burnt edges! 

Ideally you want the cookies to have golden edges and lighter middles which will give you that crunchy outside with a gooey centre! You can always make the mixture go further by splitting it up into smaller sized dough pieces and on reflection we wish we'd added more chocolate.. because who can ever have enough chocolate! 

Hope this recipe and post has inspired you to get baking! We're blaming the Great British Bake Off for our obsession with all things cake, cookies and anything sweet! Side note, Mary Berry is a hero and we are so happy the series is back on our television screens! 

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Thanks for reading! 

TurnerTurner xo 

High Street Favourites

We don't know about you, but we are ready for autumn now. Our typically british summer lasted for about two weeks so now we're more than happy for our wardrobes to start transitioning. Retailers have started filtering in new stock for A/W 15 and we're loving it already! Bring on the suede jackets, long sleeved shirt dresses and a darker, warmer, colour palette! The seventies trend is here to stay, but we feel that it's getting a much more modern update for autumn which is fab! Zara, Topshop and Forever 21 are three of our high street favourites. Zara for it's beautifully crafted designs, Topshop for it's staple pieces and Forever 21 for fast fashion updates! So here's our top picks from our favourites!

(All images: zara)

(All images: Topshop)

(All images: Forever 21)

Thanks for reading! Happy shopping! 

TurnerTurner xo