out&about

You may have noticed that I've recently started uploading some outfit photos that I've thrown together on a website called polyvore.com. 

Now I don't say this every often, so listen up: IT IS AMAZING. 

Very rarely do I get excited about new websites or blogs, because they all seem to be very much the same. However, on this site you sort through designer brands or great knock offs, and can even upload some of your favourite pieces to put together a look that's fun, flirty, fashion forward, and fab-u-lous. I definitely recommend checking it out!

So this time around, I tried to duplicate an outfit that I spotted on the fashionably fierce, Rihanna. However, instead of having a $900 bustier from Bottega Veneta, I've tried to copy her look for less. A great pair of wedges and sexy little top that's both flattering AND wallet-friendly, how can you go wrong?!

Original outfit worn by Rihanna circa 2011

My less expensive, equally as daring rendition...

out&about by sidneycee

Bustier top
$45 - topshop.com

Hot shorts
£35 - riverisland.com

Leopard booties
£35 - axparis.co.uk

Prada leather handbag
bagborroworsteal.com

Stella dot jewelry
$20 - stelladot.com

South sea pearl necklace
$30 - topshop.com

H M feather ring
£3.99 - hm.com

Wet Seal beret hat
$8.50 - wetseal.com

Essie bright nail polish
$8 - zappos.com






The website also lists where the items can be bought/ordered from and the retail price. How great is that?!

Definitely more to come,

Much Love  xo

add a little spring to your step

In my part of the world, Spring is just beginning to peak out from those chilly mornings and the unpredictable weather is starting to look more like those lush summer days and less like the bone chilling winter months. So in the spirit of all things Spring, here are some great transition colours for this lovely time of year...

Essie Spring Collection 2012 

Love this!

I loved this collage of Spring colours and just had to share it!

I thought this was a really awesome idea, so I'm reposting to help spread the word. Definite bonus that the polish is a fun beachy colour too!

 Illamasqua Nail Varnis in Milf.
China Glaze in Innocence.
 Revlon in Stormy.
 Sephora by OPI Nail Color in Iris I Was Thinner.
OPI in Mermaid’s Tears.




Happy Saturday!  xo

won't poke holes in the seat with my heels, 'cause thats where we make love

When Carrie Bradshaw stepped onto the screen in Sex and the City 2 wearing that gorgeous Badgley Mischka white dress paired with Louboutin gold encrusted stilettos, women all over the world swooned at the sight. Diamonds may be a girls best friend, but let's be serious, a great pair of stilettos are a diva's best friend. 

"The fact is, sometimes it’s really hard to walk in a single woman’s shoes. That’s why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun." -CB.

Christian Louboutin Pigalle Gold Stiletto

On the topic of great stilettos, and seeing how this blog was originally meant to be about nails, it seems as though stiletto nails have become huge in the fashion world. Below are just a few photos of some fierce females and their deadly diva claws...

Queen B and her metallic gold polish nails

Always a fashionista, Black Lively and her mermaid-esque look

The Lady and her 3D jewel encrusted nails

Looking fab as ever, Rihanna in pale lilac colours

Katy Perry and her all-over black as night look

Adele sporting nude coloured nails

I'm not going to lie, I'm really loving this look right now. Maybe I'll have to head down to the salon in the morning and see if they can hook a girl up! 

Until then,

Happy Friday!  xo

(title lyrics from Marry the Night by Lady Gaga)

on the road to love

on the road to love by sidneycee

Cropped shirt
$38 - modcloth.com

Crop top
£8 - republic.co.uk

Mulberry full skirt
$435 - mulberry.com

Marc Jacobs leather sandals
$770 - forzieri.com

Irene Neuwirth diamond earrings
$9,660 - ylang23.com

Pippa Small moonstone ring
$2,130 - astleyclarke.com

Multi strand beaded necklace
£114 - farfetch.com

Dorothy Perkins wooden bangle
$25 - dorothyperkins.com

See by Chloe bow belt
€112 - lindestore.com

Wet Seal straw hat
$18 - wetseal.com

Monki retro sunglasses
€10 - monki.com

Monsoon flower hair accessory
£8 - monsoon.co.uk

do you want love or you want fame?

So I promised a picture of the Sally Hansen Café Au Lait in my last post and then I remembered why I haven't actually uploaded any of my own photos yet...the memory chip for my camera is missing. After anxiously texting some friends, it turns out Alexa had it in her beach bag from when the four girls went to Punta Cana in the Dominican a few weeks ago. Sooo for now, I hope these iPhone uploads will do! Not the best lighting/angle ever, but here ya go!

Café Au Lait by Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure

Which led me to this next idea... I desperately wanted to try and re-create the look featured below. It seemed very edgy and classy at the same time, which is never a bad combination! However...after three coats of Sally Hansen Café Au Lait, Revlon Perfect Pink for the triangles, and Sinful Colors Professional Pinky Glitter for the sparkle coat, I am sad to report that it did not turn out quite how I expected... 

This is the photo I found online. Looks simple enough, right??

Crazy tape job. The edges of the triangles actually turned very nicely. I let the tape stick to my arm for a few seconds before putting it on my nails to avoid any damage to the polish.


Final product...

Triangles are too thin, base coat and triangle colour didn't
end up mixing so well together.
Oh well. Learning experience, right?



Might have to try this again with different colours and sizing.

Until next time,
Happy Thursday!  xo

(title lyrics from Love Games by Lady Gaga)

you make it werk.

you make it werk. by sidneycee featuring peep toe heels

Deep v neck shirt
$53 - romwe.com

Black blazer
$130 - topshop.com

AllSaints short skirt
$275 - allsaints.com

Giuseppe Zanotti peep toe heels
$930 - giuseppezanottidesign.com

Nine West cross body handbag
$59 - ninewest.com

Stackable ring
$115 - reissonline.com

Chain jewelry
$20 - modcloth.com

Hair accessory
stone-bridge.co.uk