Stripes In Spring

Stripes are apparently the latest come back trend but to be honest when did they go out of style. Stripes are timeless and style them correctly and they'll take pounds of your figure.

This season the bolder the stripes the better, there's horizontal, vertical and asymmetrical too. I know we all love our regular black and white but a little colour never hurt nobody.

Here are some of my favourite striped pieces this Spring.

Everyone needs a pair of statement pants so why not kill two birds with one stone and get your stripe fix aswell. Pair them with a black off the shoulder crop top, a black fedora and your ready to go. If your looking for a more off the duty look, style them with a plain oversized t-shirt and black Birkenstocks. 

No. 3 & 4 are very similar in style but I just couldn't decide which one I liked best. What I love both about these is that they have a very summery vibe. It's best to stick with black and white with pieces similar to this. Gladiator heels are perfect for those Coachella vibes and even if it's still raining where you live ( like here ) you'll look fabulous while marching through the mud!

The contrasting colours on this piece are very eye catching and this piece even incorporates the lace up trend that was loved last season. Since there's already a lot of colour on this, keep it minimalistic. This romper is lovely for a night out, style it with some white stilettos, and white fluffy clutch.

I hope I gave you enough advice on how to style stripes this season and dot forget to suscribe to get updates on when I post! 

Piece 1 - Topshop
Piece 2 - Missguided
Piece 3 - Missguided
Piece 4 - Missguided 

KIKO Haul + Review

Only people in the country will understand how hard it sometimes it is to find good quality makeup! There's currently no KIKO counter in my area but I've heard many good reviews from friends and I decided to try it for myself. I only spent less than €40 and managed to buy a variety of products. 

I bought two foundations, their Universal fit hydrating foundation 

and Skin evolution foundation. When I realised they actually had foundations in my shade, I was beyond excited. Hardly any shops where I live sell foundations in my shade and sometimes it's a real struggle. Out of the two of them I preferred the hydrating foundation as I barely needed to use as much as I usually do to create an airbrushed look. It covered all my flaws while still feeling very light and looking full coverage. The only downsize to this foundation is the packaging I would have preferred if it came in a bottle with a pump. The Skin Evolution does exactly as it states, my makeup did look very matte although I did put a lot of powder on because I have oily skin. It also felt a bit heavy after a while but other than that it was great.

I have nothing to sing but praises for their eyeshadow and eye pencil range. I bought three eyeshadows (shades - 139,156 and 180) and they were only €2.69 each! They are extremely long-lasting and when I mean extremely I mean extremely. This can also be seen as a disadvantage to some,It took me ages to remove it but maybe it would be easier to remove if you used makeup remover instead of water. The eyeshadows are also really pigmented and pick up well on camera. The shade 139 is also brilliant as a highlighter. 

I also purchased their eye pencil( 815 and 800), Long lasting stick - 31

and Kajal pencil - 115. As you can see they are really pigmented and bright.

I'd definitely recommend everyone to check it out and I'll definitely shopping their again!

OOTD

OOTD by culchiecween featuring black booties

The Row turtleneck sweater
€1.235 - net-a-porter.com

Jakke faux fur vest
€77 - lambertsyard.com

Topshop high waisted legging
€36 - topshop.com

ASOS black booties
€31 - asos.com

Moschino shoulder bag
dress-on.it

Michael Kors gold hoop earrings
€30 - 6pm.com

Dorothy Perkins silver ring
€8,74 - dorothyperkins.com

It Can't Be Spring Yet?

It seems Ireland hasn't got the memo it's Spring time because it's still a bit chilly here. I decided to pair my new long gilet with my white wool halter neck. You can never go wrong with white on white!

Gilets are an absolute essential, they honestly never go out of style. You can get them in so many different styles and colours. Small knitted ones are cute for summer and spring or you can get a large black one that you can pair with everything for winter.

 Since I have a small hatred for jeans and I only wear them when I absolutely have to I paired this white combo with the comfortable black pants.As you can probably tell I was in a very minimalist mood but if you want to add some colour to this outfit. I'd suggest swapping the white turtle neck for red sweater or a long sleeved pastel t-shirt.

Gilet - Forever 21
Turtleneck - Penney's/Primark
Shoes - Penneys

Culchie Goes to Dublin

I'm back! I'm so sorry for the wait...Happy Late New Years I suppose. I recently went on a class trip to Dublin, to watch a play. It was a lovely day and I got to go to shops I usually don't get to visit. I went into Brown Thomas and let me just say I nearly died. It wasn't like I could afford anything there...but a girl can visualise and hopefully one day achieve.

I'm wearing black high waisted skinny jeans with a David Bowie shirt for a more rock star vibe. A plain black or white t-shirt can also be worn if you are looking for a more minimal style. Everyone needs a bit of glamour in their lives so I threw on my new white faux-fur jacket. I recently purchased some new coats so I might do a coat haul so watch out for that! To complete the look I wore a pair of pleather Chelsea's. This look is perfect day time but you can also make it night time appropriate by swapping the boots for some lace up high heeled boots or the t-shirt for a silver crop top.

Once again I'm very sorry for the delay but I hope to start posting at least once a week! You can also check out my polyvore -culchiecween

Jacket - Forever 21

Jeans - Penneys

Top - Penneys

Boots - Penneys 

Penney's & T.K Maxx Winter Haul

I know I know it's been ages but I'm honestly so busy with 5th year. People aren't lying when they say it's hard transitioning from 4th year to 5th year but I'll try my best to update frequently! 

 

This post is just to show you some of my recent purchases from Penney's & T.k Maxx. Don't you just love Winter! I certainly do its my favourite season after Autumn. I just love hot coco in front of the fire with your family all gathered around or just by yourself reading a novel. I think it's truly during winter you actually appreciate what a great family you have because you spend so much time with them cause it's hella cold outside. Well it certainly is here in Ireland anyway. So in celebration of Winter I decided to buy some new clothes but let's be honest here when is it not a good time to buy new cloths.

Halter Necks! Halter Necks! Halter Necks! Do I need to say it one more time before I can get my point across. Halter necks are the staple of any Winter wardrobe, you can dress them up or down. Make sure you have them in a variety of colours and styles then people can't say didn't you just wear a halter neck yesterday. I'm honestly planning on buying more and wearing them everyday they go with absolutely everything and you look so classy and sophisticated wearing it! Please if you learn one thing from reading this post, it's the Halter Necks are everything!

These khaki pants have more of a summer vibe because of their fabric but I couldn't stay a way from a good fashion deal. The fabric feels really soft and it make you look much slimmer. I plan on pairing it with one of my halter necks, see they go with everything! These pants are nice for if you going for a casual look by pairing them with a simple short and some brogues. Or a night out with some friends by math chick it with some black stilettos and a black blouse like the one in the picture. The picture doesn't do the blouse justice. Its a bit on the daring side because of how low it is at the front so I'm definitely wearing something underneath it, but if your feeling at risky! Work it!

Thank you so much for ready my post, please comment I love hearing feedback and I promise to post again as soon as I can!!

Lots of love Aisha x

A Culchie Goes To London

This is an outfit I wore to church, who says you can't get dressed up to go to church! This outfit is very similar to an ootd I posted before! I love pairing black with grey, it goes so well! They compliment each other so easily and fashionably. 

I know it's summer and your supposed to wear bright colours that communicate the weather but as we all know the weather in England is not very dependable one minute the sun is shining and the next it's hiding behind layers and layers of clouds. So since it was a bit chilly I decided to wear my favourite turtle neck jumper and a pair of black tights. I then paired it with my favourite leather combo. 

This colour combo gives you an edgy and minimalistic vibe because it's so simple. There's no designs or patters to distract each other.

Please don't pay attention to the sad excuse that is my hair. Hopefully it doesn't take me as long to post the next post! Slàn for now!!


Jumper - Penneys
Skirt - H & M
Leather Jacket - Vera Moda
Shoes - H & M
Tights - Penneys