Lady In Red

I just wanted to wish you all a happy new year and I hope that you're all having fun wherever you are. I had the most low-key Christmas ever and I basically spent the entire day enjoying my 'Alias' marathon on Netflix. I also went to see 'Les Miserables' in the evening and I thought it was fantastic. It was unashamedly sentimental but it had some great performances and I'll definitely be seeing it again soon (after 'Django Unchained').

I'll leave you with an OOTD and FOTD from this past Sunday when I was actually in the Christmas spirit. I wore this great cropped jacket from Forever21 (!) and I loved it so much that I wore it again on new year's eve with my Christie Brown necklace.

Wearing my beloved NARS "Dragon Girl" lip crayon with MAC's "Ruby Woo" on top
Sleek's "Coral" blush on my cheeks
Urban Decay's "Sin" and "Zero" eyeshadows on my lids

Ha! Please excuse my ghetto pose in the following pic but at least you can see my shoes....

Jacket: Forever 21
Top: Forever 21
Jeans: Burlington Coat Factory
Shoes: JustFab.com
Bag: vintage Stuart Weitzman

Here's another one with new hair and a different look exactly a week later for new year's eve:

Face
Mat Velvet+ matifying foundation in #75 Coffee (Make Up For Ever)
LA Girl HD concealer in "Fawn"
Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder in "Dark" (under eyes) and "Dark Deep" (whole face) (MAC)
"Taos" blush (NARS)Lips
"Bare it all" lipstick (Wet 'n' Wild)
"Doug" lipgloss (Urban Decay)
Eyes
Loose pigment in "silver pearl" (NYX
Eye crayon in "black bean" (NYX)
"Zephyr", "Crystal" and "Skimp" eyeshadows (Urban Decay)
"Vanity Palette" (Wet 'n' Wild)
False lashes (Miss Adoro)

Jacket: Forever21
Top: Talbots
Necklace: Christie Brown

Hope you all had a wonderful festive period and here's to great things in 2013!

Love and life,

Nana Adomah

xx

Lime And Fur

Yes, this OOTD is about 3 weeks late but better late than never eh? We were having a bit of a cold spell so I took the opportunity to bust out my tattered "fur".

I went full-on with the makeup too. It was just that kind of day. I used my oft-neglected Sleek "Storm" palette and had "Jubilee" by MAC on my lips. I'm still not convinced that nude lipstick suits me but I had no other option with that heavy eye makeup.

Dress: Custom-made by my seamstress in Ghana
Blazer: Talbots
Bag: Zara
Shoes: Charlotte Russe
Fur Collar: New Look

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving which was made all the better with a visit from my sister from another mother (hey Aks!) all the way from London. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too.

Love and joy,

Nana Adomah

OOTD: Stylish Strands (Christie Brown)

Christie Brown is a brand founded by Ghanaian designer Aisha Obuobi and they've become known for cutting-edge fashion with an African twist. I've wanted a Christie Brown necklace for a few years now and I was finally able to get my hands on one over the summer. However, this gorgeous necklace stayed in my closet for months because I had no idea how to style it....

My friend C gave me a last-minute invitation to her friend's fashion show in downtown Atlanta and I hurriedly threw on the necklace in an attempt to jazz up the most boring outfit in the world. Loads of people stopped me to ask where it was from so it can't have looked that bad. Even my cousin, who hated this necklace when I first bought it, conceded that it was "quite cool".

Necklace- Christie Brown
Blazer- Talbots
Clutch- Ted Baker
Wedge booties- New Look
Jeans- can't remember....

The multi-strand necklace is super long (almost knee-length) and each strand is made from a patterned Ghanaian cloth. I absolutely adore it and I'm looking forward to styling it in different ways. Do check out the Christie Brown website as they have some fantastic clothes and accessories. Their new A/W 2012 collection is a particular favourite.

So what do you think? Yay or nay?

Until next time,

Nana Adomah

Leopard and Coral

Here's just a quick FOTD and OOTD of what I wore to church last week. I've lived in this shirt all summer as it's so easy to wear and goes with almost everything I own. I'm in desperate need of some new clothes since all of the clothes I have here are mainly autumn/ winter clothes from when I was in Atlanta in November.

I went for  pretty casual look and I accessorised with this great leather satchel I got in Ghana for the ridiculous price of 15GHC (about £5/ $8!) and these Pocahontas style sandals I picked up in Primark last year when my feet were hurting from wearing heels all day.

Shirt: New Look

Skirt: Forever 21

Top: Primark

Satchel: from a vendor in Osu (Ghana)

Sandals: Primark

Anklets: Ghana

Earrings: Primark

It was a staggering 41C/ 106F on this day and I actually thought I was going to have a heat stroke. Shockingly, my makeup actually survived the heat. I guess living in Ghana was good training ^_^ I primed my face with Milk of Magnesia and this stuff has made such a huge difference to the staying power of my makeup in the heat.

Face

Foundation: PhotoReady foundation in Cappuccino (Revlon)

Concealer: Studio Finish concealer in NW45 (MAC), Select Cover-Up in NW40 (MAC)

Powder: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in "Deep Dark" (MAC) & HD Powder (Make Up Forever)

Blusher: "Sunrise" (Sleek) 

Eyes

Lid: "honey" eyeshadow (Urban Decay) and "Singapore sling" in the Curacao palette (Sleek)

Crease and transition: "Vanity" palette (Wet 'n' Wild)

Highlight and inner tear duct: "ricepaper" eyeshadow (MAC)
Eyeliner (lid): Random black liquid liner from Superdrug

Eyeliner (waterline): Waterproof velvet touch eyeliner in "black ink" (GOSH)

Mascara: Supercurl curling mascara (Urban Decay)
False lashes: Ardell

Lips

Luscious liquid lipstick in "raspberry" (E.L.F)

I decided to wear falsies and I think I'm getting better at the whole application process. I must admit that I'm not the biggest fan of falsies because I don't want to get used to them on my face and then feel as if I "need" them but they are fun to wear once in a while.

How are you all enjoying your summers?


Love, life and sunny days 


Nana Adomah 

Happy (belated) New Year!

Oh dear, I haven't done very well have I? Well before I start I would like to wish you all a very happy new year and I hope that 2012 has started off on a great note for all of you. May this year be better than the last because 2011 was a seriously  sucky year. At least that means the only way to go is up right?

Moving on, I'm actually in Atlanta at the moment and I've been here since late November. I came to visit my family because I hadn't seen my siblings in a year and I'm still here! I'd be lying if I said I miss London (and the exorbitant travel expenses) but I'm sure I'll be craving a slice of the Big Smoke sooner or later.

Due to my crappy blogger ways, I have a TON of blog posts lined up so I'll kick them off with an outfit of the day (OOTD). I wore this last Sunday to church:

Blazer: Talbots

Pleated maxi skirt: Primark

Top: Primark

Bag: Ted Baker

Shoes: Jessica Simpson

Necklace: Accessorize

Bangle: Top Shop

Charm Bracelet: Accessorize

My apologies for the blurry picture. I've come to realise that a lot of people struggle when it comes to working a camera X_X How do you fashion bloggers do it? I can never seem to get people to take decent pictures of me!

Thanks to all of you who sent me lovely messages while I was away; I had no idea that people were even reading this thing so it was very much appreciated. It's good to be back!

Love, life and new beginnings
Nana Adomah
x

(P.S. Nana Adomah is actually my name. "Domzy" is a nickname from Adomah that some of my friends call me. I've decided to use my real name on this blog from now on. Hope this isn't too confusing.... )

OOTD: Orange Genie

The weather hasn't been too mad in London town this week so I decided to wear my sheer orange blouse for the first time when I went to church. I've had this top for a while now but strangely, I've had no clue how to wear it. I finally decided to stop over-thinking it and I went for a simple look with jeans and paired it with my turban as the wind was acting up (yet again!).

Fern ring: Dorothy Perkins
Plain band: H&M
Stone ring: Miss Selfridge
Nail varnish: Barry M "Berry Ice-cream"

Sheer orange blouse: New Look

Jeans: (some shop in America)

Black wedges: (New Look)

Bag: Ted Baker

Blazer: Talbots

Headscarf: Primark

Earrings: Accesorize

I need to learn how to take better pictures. I always look cheesy smiley or just plain awkward. Time to get my "smizing" on methinks! Hope you're all having a lovely day.

Love, life and lipgloss
Domzy
x

Quick OOTD

I've been an absent blogger again, I know. I've been busy drowning in school work, giving up, and then feeling sorry for myself. Right now I'm in 'Domzy must find a job at soon as possible" mode so wish me luck! I have another OOTD for you guys. I hope you don't get bored of them and I don't like to do too many of them anyway because I'm that girl that once she likes something, she'll wear that thing to death!

At the moment, these Aldo wedges are doing it for me. I love, love, love them so much and I'm convinced that they go with everything. I paired them with my Ted Baker straw clutch that I'd forgotten I owned (the perils of having far too many bags for my own good).

I think I need a new blazer, the tattiness of this one is just plain embarrassing....

Trousers: ASOS

Top: Primark

Blazer: Talbots

Clutch: Ted Baker

Necklace: Accessorize

Earrings: H&M

Love, life and new jobs!

Domzy
x

A week of pictures

I took a few OOTD and FOTD pictures this week but they never quite made it up so I'm lumping them all here. The weather has been utterly sublime and it's made me want to do nothing at all. I've been hanging out with friends and just generally loafing around.

What have you guys been up to in the fine weather? Let me know!

My friend Madeline and I decided to wander around Camden for the afternoon and we had fun just enjoying the usual Camden sights. We both picked up these silly Harry Potter-esque clear glasses so I could pretend to be a cool hipster and blend in with the Camden crowd! We also had some delicious (and cheap) Thai food at this little pub. We've been there a few times but it'd been a while so we decided to treat ourselves. After all, you can't go wrong with Thai.

My best hipster look

Jeans: ASOS
Top: George by Asda
Blazer: Talbots
Turban: Primark Scarf
Leather satchel: Oasis
Black Wedges: New Look

I was in the mood for bright eyes on this day and I wanted to pair it with a neutral lip. I'm convinced that "nude" lipsticks look terrible on me even though I like that look so I decided to make it work for me. I used "Touch" by MAC with Urban Decay's "Pocket Rocket" in "Kirk" over it. I kind of like it but I'm still firmly on the fence. Oh well, at least I tried something new. My eyes were done using the Urban Decay "UD Loves NYC" palette.

Finally, this is what I wore to church last week  and I actually bared my arms (shock, horror)! I detest my arms with a passion so they're usually under wraps, even the summer. I wore a simple tunic top I picked up in the New Look sale with my ASOS jeggings. I also wore my gorgeous, gorgeous wedges for the first time and I'm still in love. I'll be doing a detailed shoe post soon as I've picked up quite a few new ones (naughty naughty) so I'll talk about them there.

Top: New Look
Jeggings: ASOS
Wedges: ALDO
Bag: Ted Baker
Necklace: Monsoon Accesorize

Love, life and more sunshine!
Domzy
x

Summer days, make me feel fine....

My, my, my, haven't we been blessed with some stonkingly good weather in the UK these past few days? I won't hold my breath that it'll last but it's been nice to see everybody enjoying it in the meantime. I don't know what it is about sunshine that makes everything in London look great but I'm sure not complaining.

I went to church on Sunday and I was going to wear heels but switched them out for some espadrilles at the last moment. I'm glad I did because I ended up doing a lot of walking and there's not much worse than aching feet.

Outfit

Navy blazer- Talbots

White Shirt- Primark

Jeans- a random shop in Atlanta. It may have been Ross or Marshalls!

Nautical espadrilles- New Look

Bag- (very) vintage Burberry

Belt- Talbots

Bangles- Accessorize

Necklace- possibly Dorothy Perkins

 Face

Foundation: Studio Fix Fluid in NW45 (MAC)

Concealer: Studio Finish concealer in NW45 (MAC), Select Cover-Up in NW40 (MAC)

Blusher: "Crazed" (NARS)

Powder: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in "Deep Dark" (MAC)

Eyes

Long-wear gel eyeliner in "Black Ink" (Bobbi Brown)

Waterline- 24/7 Glide-on eye pencil in "Ransom" (Urban Decay)

Lower lash line- 24/7 Glide-on eye pencil in "Stash" (Urban Decay)

Mascara: Studio Lash Instant Volume (Miss Sporty)

Lips

Lip Liner in "Chestnut" (MAC)

Lipstick in "Lickable" (MAC)

Lipgloss- Pocket Rocket in "Doug" (Urban Decay)

You may have noticed that I've changed my hair. I got some extensions put in on Thursday and I'll be telling you all about them in an upcoming post.

Finally, thank you to all my new followers. I appreciate every single one of you! How have you been enjoying the sunshine?

Love, life, and Spring-time fun

Domzy 
x

Springtime Sun OOTD

 What a glorious day in London Town today! London was bathed in sunshine from morning till evening, which made a very nice change from the usual doom and gloom. As usual though, some people got excited and were swanning around in short-shorts, string vests, and the like. Erm, it was sunny but it's not yet summer so calm down folks.

I went into uni for my morning lecture and I had to hand in my dissertation proposal today so I hope I have no problems there (fingers crossed).

I wore my ASOS cape which I had been coveting for aaaages before finally getting my hands on it. It was originally £75 but I did not have the desire (or the funds) to pay that much for it so I resigned myself to never having this cape. It also sold out insanely quickly, further depleting my hope. However, I was browsing the clearance section as usual when I saw this cape on sale for £18(£15 after my student discount)!!!! My fingers clicked "buy" before I could even draw breath. I didn't care that it was about 4 sizes too big for me at a size 26 as I was determined to make it work regardless. It is quite insanely big on me but I wear it with a belt most times and I can also make it work with it unbuttoned. I love, love, love it regardless and it keeps me very warm when I button it up.

I have a serious weakness for brogues and my canvas and (fake) leather ones from Primark made an appearance today. I've had them for a while but I haven't worn them too often for some reason. I think I'm worried that the white part will get dirty on the grimy London streets, as I have no way to clean them. Ah well, I'll enjoy them while I can.

Outfit

Military cape- ASOS Curve

"I love Paris" top- Primark

Dark wash jeggings- ASOS Curve

White and Tan Brogues- Primark

Necklace- H&M

Ring- TopShop

Hope you all had a wonderful day and that you took advantage of the sunshine. This is London after all- we never know just how long it'll last!

Love, life and sunshine


Domzy 
x

Quick OOTD

Gosh it's so hard to rope people into taking picture of you! Just as the sun was going down on a surprisingly sunny day in London, I grabbed a friend to snap a few quick pics of me. I hope South London enjoyed the impromptu photo shoot and hope you do too.

This was what I wore to uni and I wasn't in a heels mood so I wore my trusty white brogues from Office. I couldn't really capture the detailing on them as well as I wanted to but they have a really cool pattern on them.

I wear my fern-shaped ring pretty much all the time as I love it! I also wore my H&M stag ring and  a Louis Vuitton ring on my pinky I stole from my friend.

I love these jeans and I usually wear them with heels but I kinda like the casual way they look with flats too. They're about 2 sizes too big for me but you can't really tell as I have big thighs. However, they're way too big at the waist so I'm thinking of taking them somewhere to get them altered. I got them on sale for the bargain price of £9.00 so I didn't care that it wasn't even in my size!

Outfit

Peg-leg boyfriend jeans (ASOS Curve)

Cardigan (ASOS Curve)

Black top (Dorothy Perkins)

White Brogues (Office)

Snood (ASOS)

Headscarf (Primark)
Earrings (Dorothy Perkins)

Rings (Dorothy Perkins, H&M, Louis Vuitton)

Love, life and leopard-print

Domzy x

CHILLaxing

I was dragged to a networking event last night on Kensington High Street with my wonderful friends and I surprisingly had a good time. I managed to persuade one of them to take a picture of me so I could fulfil my promise to the blog so here  goes:

I can't say that I was loving what I was wearing but I just slapped an outfit together and braved the disgusting cold. It was seriously COLD, the type of cold that chills you straight to the bone. I couldn't get a great close-up of my face because my camera decided it hates me but, hey, I tried.

Outfit

Slouch grey harem trousers: ASOS (Curve)

Blouse: Primark

Ankle boots: Primark

Coat: H&M

Snood: ASOS

Bag: Random leather bag from a man on the street

Earrings: H&M

Rings: assorted Dorothy Perkins, H&M, Evans

Eyes

Primer: Primer Potion (Urban Decay)

Lids: Liquid liner in "Smog" smeared all over lids (Urban Decay)

Inner eye: "Shag" eyeshadow (Urban Decay)

Lower lash line: 24/7 Glide-on pencil in "Stash" (Urban Decay)

Eyeliner: Felt tip liner (NYX)

Waterline: Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink (Bobbi Brown)

Mascara: Studio Lash Instant Volume (Miss Sporty)

Lips

Base: Smith's Rosebud Salve

Lipgloss: Hi-Shine lip treatment in "Juicy Peach" (The Body Shop)

Face

Foundation: Studio Fix Fluid in NW45 (MAC)

Concealer: Studio Finish concealer in NW45 (MAC), Select Cover-Up in NW40 (MAC)

Blusher: "Taj Mahal" (NARS)

Powder: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in "Deep Dark" (MAC)

Love, life and warm nights
Domzy x