Writer's block

Hey guys,


First off I want to say I'm sorry i haven't written anything in about 3 months, i guess I went on a kind of hiatus from writing because I was pretty ill for a while and was in a bit of a crossroads career-wise where I didn't know what to do with my life. I didn't feel like writing anything because I put a lot of pressure on myself to make this into more than just a hobby and it led to me resenting my little space on the internet.
But I've realised how much I miss this, just writing about things because I want to, not because I feel I should. I'm going to write for the joy it gives me and not care where it takes me.
I went to London last week for work and I think thats when I realised that there's still more life to live outside my little house and village. I used to dream of travelling the world and writing about beautiful things whilst wearing equally beautiful things but after i got married I kind of got caught up in the romance of having my own house and waking up next to M and my ambition seemed to fade because all I wanted to do was to become a housewife and nest and look after my husband. None of these are bad things and are still things I love to do but I've still got much more I want to accomplish and dreams I want to fulfil so new dreams can take their place.

There is a great quote that sums up my feelings just now:

So hopefully this explains why I've been so silent this past while but I'm back and very much raring to go!

Samantha x

So MAJ that she is totally BA-NA-NAHS!!

I want this woman's job, actually I her want her closet...maybe, probably both!

I wanted to do a post about Rachel Zoe because she's one of my inspirations career-wise as well as style-wise. I love all most all of the looks she puts together for her clients (Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner, Kate Hudson etc) as well as her own personal outfits.

Yes, she is petite in the extreme but that should not discredit her work ethic or styling abilities. I remember when I was younger and magazines called Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan 'zoe-bots' because their style choices became more in sync with Zoe's but mainly because their figures changed drastically, again more in sync with Zoe's.

But all I could think when I looked at them was that they had never dressed better. Previous to this all I thought of when I imagined Nicole Richie was circa her Simple Life days where she looked trashy and obnoxious. Fast forward a few years and Nicole's personal style is another one of my fashion inspirations and her jewellery and clothing lines are beautiful. I thought it was unfair of the media to attack Zoe, blaming her as the root of size zero evil, she is hardly locking their refrigerators and kitchen cupboards forcing them not to eat anything. Her other clients looked healthy and beautiful, she can't be held responsible for a client's change in weight loss/gain.

But anyway thats all irrelevant now, I just wanted to share that I love Rachel's glam-luxe effortless 70's urban bohemia style. I also loved watching The Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo and hearing her hilarious catch phrases and banter with her husband Roger.


Here's some of my favourite Rachel looks:

Samantha

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And best dress goes too....

I love awards season for the amazingly major dress action.

I try to record most of the award shows but we still haven't got our sky/cable organised so i'm having to resort to online :(

Golden globes dresses were lovely but I wasn't blown away completely by the dresses overall to be honest. Anne Hathaway in Chanel was standout my FAVOURITE look of the night. I say 'look' because her hair/make up/ skin tone just everything overall was as goldilocks would say JUST RIGHT!! She was divine monochrome, classic, Chanel perfection.

Here's some of my favourite looks...

 Amanda Seyfried in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci 

 Amy Adams in Marchesa

 Eva Longoria in Emilio Pucci 

 Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture

 Nicole Richie in Naeem Khan 

Michelle Dockery in Alexandre Vaultier Couture 

Anne Hathaway in Chanel

Jennifer Lopez Zuhair Murad

get the look - yellow gingham and beige

get the look - yellow gingham and beige by samantha1622 featuring abro handbags

Warehouse belted trench coat
$89 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Gap
gap.com

Leopard print pumps
$69 - nelly.com

Abro handbag
$300 - zalando.co.uk

Circle sunglasses
nastygal.com

Off White Ornate on Offwhite Background
designyourwall.com

Knee length skirt LORELLA SIGNORINO
$260 - yoox.com

Get the look - mint green, oxblood and gold sequins

Get the look - mint green, oxblood and gold sequins by samantha1622 featuring topshop

Topshop
topshop.com

Dorothy Perkins cross body handbag
dorothyperkins.com

Autograph Short Sleeve Sequin Top - Marks & Spencer
$29 - marksandspencer.com

Matalan - Premium Tailored Blazer
$8.02 - matalan.co.uk

We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.

^  So fitting for a finance man marrying a fashionista!

Contrary to popular belief I don't actually enjoy shopping as much as you would think. Shock horror!!

For as much as I love personal customer service, which i'm a massive champion of, in all honesty I just don't like people. Well, I like people (love some of them) but other people stress me out when shopping because there's just too much of them, especially as christmas is fast approaching and all these aggravated and rushed people are pushing, shoving and bulldozing their way through the shops on their lunch hour trying to buy all their christmas presents at once.


Shopping for something is the same as love, if you go out of your way searching for it, on a determined mission looking for it chances are you won't find it or it isn't what you expected it to be but if you come upon it unexpectedly then it may be the very thing you were looking for all along.

Here's a few little christmas gift ideas that might inspire the Santa within...

First up is something pretty special, this is the Clarins Odyssey Face Palette £35

It's a beautiful pressed powder with the most gorgeous packaging which makes it such a great christmas gift. As it is quite expensive for a face powder I would recommend this product to someone who is a little older, possible gift for a mum who enjoys her make up, or for a beauty obsessive because regardless of her age she would appreciate something this special.



Next is the something I have my own little eye on is this bubble bath/ shower gel/ shampoo from PHILOSOPHY's Christmas collection - Caramel Apple  £14 mmmmm yummy!!

If christmas had a smell this would be one of them! Every time I see this in the shops I am compelled to have a smell it's beyond delicious without being too sickly. This is a great stocking filler or small hostess gift if you're going to someone's house over the festive period, much more imaginative than flowers or chocolate :)

Finally this little gift is for the techno-fashionista. A beautiful McQ Alexander McQueen Tartan jacquard ipad case £85 would make any chic geek indescribably overjoyed on christmas morning.

I love the faux leather tassel zip and the gorgeous autumnal colours of the tartan. 

If you would like to see anymore christmas gift guides let me know

xo S

Hiatus

Im super sorry for not posting anything for the last 8 months I've been busy getting married, changing jobs, finishing university and buying then subsequently moving into a house...phew!!


Here is some photos from our wedding day