We're walking in the air, We're floating in the midnight sky

Paloma is wearing: Shirt(worn as collar)- Primark, Jumper- DIY, leggings- H&M, Boots- Topshop

Jess is wearing: Jumper- Vintage, Jeans- GAP, Boots- Topshop, Santa hat!!

 

'Walking in the Air'- The Maccabees (cover)

 

Hey all!

 

The countdown to christmas has officially begun! With it being a matter of hours now till the day we have all been waiting for- I am so excited! This is an outfit post from our last day of school, when we celebrated christmas jumper day (late I know!- but I do have to say possibly one of the best days of the year!). Being very stuck, not owning any christmas jumpers myself I decided to make one, I made it up as I went along but would definitely reccommend trying it yourself (tutorial below).

Hope everyone has an amazing christmas, let the eating commence :P Its a veggie christmas dinner this year, no turkey for me!

 

lots of love, Paloma xxx

 

DIY Christmas jumper

 

If you want Christmas Eve to go that little bit quicker then try out this quick DIY for making a christmas jumper, using felt, pins and thread.

 

All you need is some different coloured pieces of felt, some paper, a pen, pins and thread and some christmas songs playing in the background!

 

1) Draw out your chosen design on a sheet of paper (I chose cute reindeer!)

2)Cut out and pin to a piece of felt.

3)Cut around the stencil, using fabric scissors

4)Sew on any further details using smaller pieces of felt

5)Sew your design onto the jumper

 

The great thing about this DIY is that you can simply unpick your design afterwards, saves you spending money on a jumper you can only wear for a couple of weeks a year!

 

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!!

 

See her with the green dress, she talked to me at the bar...

Arctic Monkeys- Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured

Hey guys :)

Sorry for the delay in posts, we've been planning a dinner party which we're both very excited about and will be a future post on the blog, so keep checking for updates. In the next few days, ...cos its The Bees Knees will be all festive and filled with christmas cheer as we have many christmas themed posts, such as jumper posts and baking posts, lined up for nearly every day leading up to the day we're all waiting for!

 

I thought i'd kick off the festive season with an outfit post which is very wintery themed with emerald greens and grey tweed, not to mention a huge ultra-furry 'cruella devile' parka coat.

 

My Outfit - Parka -Topshop, Dress- Topshop, Cardigan- New Look, Brogues- H&M, Tights- M&S. 

Paloma's Outfit- Dress (worn as skirt) - Primark, Jumper- M&S Limited, Tights- M&S, Shoes- Topshop.

Also, over the week i've been getting all excited about the amount of christmas nail art designs that I am imagining and am able to at least try to re-create. Here is a step by step tutorial in pictures for a design I like to call 'Santa's Workshop'. I used- Barry M in Bright Red, Sally Hansen Strengthening Top Coat, Collection 2000 in Green with Envy and Collection 2000 in Damson Jam. For the black and white, I used acrylic paints with a brush and dotting tool :)

The Macaroon

 

When it comes to baking, a particular nemesis of mine is the macaroon. After various failed attempts I always vow never to go near them again! But it neve lasts... I have been trying to hunt down a 'fault-proof' recipe, which isn't too fussy (you know its a no go area when thermometers are concerned!) I decided to try out a recipe by Lorraine Pascal and voila! By far the easier recipe I have come across and tasted so good! Here is the result, hope you enjoy...

 

      Ingredients

• 125g/4½oz icing sugar
• 125g/4½oz ground almounds
• 90g/3½oz free-range egg whites
• 2 tbsp water
• 110g/4oz caster sugar
• food colouring (optional)
• desiccated coconut, for sprinkling (optional)
• 150ml/5fl oz double or whipped cream, whipped

 

1.Preheat the oven to 170/C/325F/Gas 5 and line a large baking tray with baking paper.

2.Put the icing sugar, ground almonds and 40g/1½oz egg whites together in a large bowl and mix to a paste.

3.Put the water and caster sugar in a small pan and heat gently to melt the sugar, then turn up the heat and boil until the mixture starts to go syrupy and thickens

4.Whisk the remaining 50g/2oz egg whites in a bowl until medium-stiff peaks form, then pour in the sugar syrup, whisking until the mixture becomes stiff and shiny. For coloured macaroons, add a few drops of food colouring, at this stage I did not piut enough pink, hence how the colour did not show up when cooked!)

5.Tip this meringue mixture into the almond paste mixture and stir gently until the becomes stiff and shiny again.

 

 

6.Spoon into the piping bag. Pipe a little mixture under each corner of the baking paper to stop it sliding around. Pipe circles onto the lined tray, twisting the bag after each one. The mixture should be quite loose to give a smooth finish.

7.When they’re all piped, give the tray 2–3 slams on a flat surface to flatten them. At this stage, sprinkle with desiccated coconut if you want.

 

 

8. Leave to stand for 30 minutes to form a skin then bake in the oven for 12–15 minutes with the door slightly ajar until firm. Remove from the oven, lift the paper off the baking tray and leave the macaroons to cool on the paper.

 

 

9.When cool, sandwich the macaroons together with whipped cream. They can be kept for a couple of days, but they are so yummy you would want to eat them all!

Lots of love, Paloma xxx

And that Eureka moment hits you like a cop car...

Cough Cough- Everything Everything

Hey Guys,

How are you all in this chilly season?
This is just a quick post of what we wore for a day in Sixth Form life :) Paloma is styling a Peplum top, a major trend on the catwalks at the moment. A Peplum will attract attention to your waistline creating an hourglass and feminine silhouette. Definately an investment!
I am wearing a Purple skirt, purple is also a major trend this season :)

I am wearing: Blouse-Topshop, Cardigan-H&M, Skirt-Primark, Boots-Topshop, Tights-M&S 40D, Jacket (picture below) Republic.

Paloma is wearing: Peplum top-Primark, Jeans H&M, Bag-Primark, Shoes-TK Maxx.

Keep warm my lovelies :)

Jess xxx

You float through in your haute couture, Dolce & Gabbana, McQueen Armani Prada.

'I wish I was Girl'- The Vaccines

Jess is wearing: Top- The Vaccines store, Shorts- Vintage DIY, Shoes- Converse, Jumper- Primark

Paloma is wearing: Top- DIY, leggings- H&M, Boots and Coat- Topshop

 

Hey everyone!

Sorry for lack of posting, blogger has been refusing to upload our photos but we have now sorted it out, yay! and have plently of posts lined up! We went to see the Vaccines at Ally Pally a couple of weeks ago, and they were amazing! Here are our outfits, (looking back at it perhaps we did go a little over the top with the whole 'Vaccines' theme!) Despite being boiling hot and a little bit squished we had a great time, and they were even better this time round than when we saw them in July! Wow, summer seems ages away now, winter is officially here and its suddenly freezing,there is frost everything looks so beautiful! The number of teas I have been having recently is crazy, but, the cold doesn't matter because I am so excited for christmas its unreal!

 

Lots of love, Paloma xxx

 

That bloodymary's lacking in tobasco, remember when you used to be a rascal...

 

Fluroescent Adolescent-Arctic Monkeys

My Outfit - Blouse-Primark, Trousers-New Look, Cardigan-New Look, Shoes-Primar
Paloma's Outfit-  Dress-Primark, Cardigan-TKMaxx, Boots-Topshop, Belt-H&M

Hello my lovelies :)

As the days are getting colder and longer and christmas spending sprees are just around the corner, our fashion gets more and more cosy and thermal. Mostly wearing boots, black tights and trousers, our winter wardrobe is much more limiting than our summer ones. But there is a positive...christmas is coming soon - and we've already been discussing a christmas baking day and post for the blog, looking forward to it :)

 

Anyway, i decided to go for a slightly animal themed look for today, with a dog print blouse and leopard brint shoes...and of course, warm trousers. Paloma went for a more feminine look with a textured dress and her beautiful new heeled chelsea boots.

Quick question...what are you all asking for, for christmas, im stuck for ideas!!???

Love you all, Jess xxx

Like these autumn leaves I don't have nothing to hold

Paloma is wearing: Dress- Therapy, Boots- Topshop, Belt- Primark

Jess is wearing: Shirt- New Look, Jumper- Primark, Jeans- Bershka, Shoes- H&M

 

PAOLO NUTINI- AUTUMN

 

Hey everyone!

 

Yay, its friday, tomorrow we are off to see The Vaccines, so excited! Here is a little outfit post of what we wore today featuring my new favourite booties from Topshop, definitely left my purse quite a bit lighter, but kept telling myself they are an investment buy, and afterall you can never have enough boots right? Jess is wearing a jumper she bought from the mens section at primark last year, it looks so snug and cosy!

 

Lots of love, Paloma xxx