Hi everyone
My name is Emily and I'm a 20something year old from
Edinburgh in the UK. I've been thinking about dabbling in a new blog for a
while now, and with the encouragement from some of my fellow blogger buddies I
decided to give it a go! As the name suggests, I’m a plus sized chick with a
love of shiny things (it is a fairly regular occurrence for the bf to tease me
about this and call me a magpie, but I’m okay with that).
I’m really into fashion, and I love seeing how the industry
is (slowly but surely) changing to give us bigger girls more options when it
comes to clothes. I’m not really sure
how I would describe my style; I don’t tend to follow any specific fashion
rules, and I like putting things together just because I think they’re cute,
not because they’re necessarily “on trend” at that time. I have some items of
clothing I’ve had for 10+ years that I still wear, but I do love shopping for
new clothes too! You will always see me sporting leggings, be it with a pretty
dress or tube skirt and top, or just a couple of tops layered with a cardigan.
I love getting dolled up for a night out as well, and have too many going out
dresses hanging in my wardrobe...
As well as being keen on fashion, I have a major passion for
makeup. I own far too much of the stuff, and can’t seem to stop buying it (you
can never have enough, right?). Eye makeup in particular is what I really love,
and I experiment a lot with my makeup looks. I didn’t learn how to apply makeup
from anybody, and I haven’t followed any tutorials on it. I’ve always just
experimented on myself and I believe that this is the best way to do it to
learn what you like and what suits your face – plus it’s fun that way! I
probably own just about every colour of eyeshadow under the sun, and it’s not
uncommon for me to wear several different ones at a time. Pretty, dramatic eyes
are my thing, but I’m also a major lippy fan. I can always be relied on to have
at least 5 lip glosses in my handbag at any given time (my little sister can
vouch for this as she has taken advantage on several occasions!).
I am also quite the jewellery addict, and have way too much
for it to all fit in my many jewellery boxes and stands, which now take up a
fair chunk of the space in my bedroom. You will pretty much never see me
without a necklace and rings on (one time I forgot to put on a necklace and a
colleague commented on how strange I looked and told me not to do it again,
ha!) and I’ve lost count of how many ear piercings I have. I love pretty hair
accessories as well and regularly adorn my blonde head with something flowery
or sparkly.
Nail art is another thing I’m really keen on. I love
experimenting with nail colours and nail art designs, and I own an obscene
amount of nail varnishes. I get my nails
done fairly regularly – no fake nails or extensions, just a French manicure gel
overlay – so they are always nice and even and in good nick.
Ok, that’s all the girly stuff out of the way... On top of all
of that I am a major FOODIE! I love dining out and I really enjoy cooking too,
especially baking. I am always the nominated cake maker for any birthdays
within my group of friends, which I have no complaints about! As well as the
outfit/makeup/nail posts, I will probably post some pictures of yums from when
I dine out, or if I’ve made anything that I think is particularly tasty.
I will no doubt ramble on about what I get up to as well as
I’m out and about gallivanting in Edinburgh and beyond! Hope you enjoy my
musings.
Big love,
Em xxx
YAY!
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