Trend - The Bomber Jacket

Zara £39.99

The Bomber Jacket. Once worn by pilots in World War 1, these beauties are all the range in the fashion world. The runway for Spring/Summer '16 featured bomber jackets galore. They have the ability to literally turn the most boring outfit into a chic yet sporty fashion organza. You can stick with the traditional sporty style, or glam it up with an embroidered jacket. You can even try out the sequined jackets for a unique twist on the traditional night out look. I've pulled together for you an edit of what I think are the best ones out there at the moment so happy shopping! 

New Look £24.99

New Look £29.99

New Look £34.99

New Look £34.99

River Island £35

River Island £48

Topshop £70

Let me know in the comments below which one is your favourite and also if you know of any others that I might like! 

Seda x

Jamie's Italian - Review

The other day, my mum and I went on a little girly shopping trip to the Bluewater shopping Centre in Kent. It's one of our favourite places to shop, and I have to say, I did quite a bit of damage even though I did not need one thing! So after a lot of shopping we turned to the restaurant end of the centre and tried to decide on where to stop for dinner. Usually when we come here, we stop at Ed's Diner, or something a little bit more unhealthy and fast foody. But on this occasion, we both wanted something a bit more light and healthy so I suggested Jamie's Italian. I had heard some great things about this place from friends and as we are both massive fans of Jamie himself, we thought we would give it a go. Obviously, so did everybody else, as we did have a 30 minute wait before we were seated. Luckily, there's a small bar on the side with some seating where you can order a drink while you wait, which is what we did.

 

The Atmosphere

I have to say, the atmosphere of this restaurant is amazing. I love the rustic decor of the entire thing, and all the small little touches Jamie has chosen to make this restaurant have really amazing atmosphere. Around the restaurant, there are television screens showing clips from Jamie's TV shows and other little cookery snippets. There is a massive chandelier in the middle of the restaurant which is quite impressive and if you look closely, which my mum and I did seeing as we were waiting for our table for quite a bit, you can see it's made of old china and cooking equipment which I thought was quite cool. The tables are all made of rustic wood and the whole thing is very Italian inspired, which I would obviously expect. The restaurant seemed very popular, all the tables were full and everyone looked as though they were enjoying the experience. I would definitely rate the atmosphere a 10 out of 10. 

The Menu

I really liked the way the menu was set out. They had a nice selection of nibbles and starters that you could from and everything seemed very authentic to the Italian theme. We chose to have the 'Olives on Ice' to start with, which were absolutely delicious. 

There is a pasta menu, which my mum and I were both interested in, however we did think it was a bit limited. We are both not very big meat eaters, so were after a vegetarian pasta dish. On the official menu on the Jamie's Italian website there are quite a few more seafood pasta dishes which sound delicious, so I think it was just the restaurant we went to that had a more limited menu. There was only really 3 vegetarian dishes to choose from and two of them included chilli, which again I am not really a big fan of. If you do fancy it, there is pizza, which we could see was being freshly made from our table. At the very bottom of the menu I did notice a fish of the day option which turned out to be salmon which I ended up choosing as I love salmon. However, it didn't come with any sort of carb so I did have to order a side of the fries. My mum chose the 'Baked Crespelle'. Lastly, everything was priced suprisingly well for how good the quality of the food was, mains ranging from £9.95 to £16.95. 

This was my salmon dish and it was probably the best I have ever had. The salmon was cooked perfectly and it came with a whipped cream cheese and two different types of beetroot. Absolutely delicious. [£13.95] 

These were literally the most delicious fries in the world. They were crispy, perfectly salted and infused with rosemary which made them a little bit different. I shared these my my mum, and she was just as obsessed as I was!! We almost had to order another one! [£3.85]

The 'Baked Crespelle' which was apparently, although on the very slightly watery side, very delicious. [£11.95]

Dessert

We did decide to take a look at the dessert menu, firstly because the main meals were not the most filling in the entire world, but also because some of them did look really delicious. 

This was my 'Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake' which was absolutely delicious. It was very rich and rather massive so even with my mum helping me, I could not finish. Nevertheless, it was really one of the best cheesecakes I have tried. [£5.95] 

My mum chose the salted caramel ice cream. The ice cream did actually come with your choice of two toppings, but she didn't fancy any of them. I was quite surprised at the presentation of the ice cream compared to the rest of the food that evening, it looked like something you would find on a school dinner menu, not at an Italian restaurant. Anyway, she said that it was subtly flavoured and delicious nonetheless. [4.95]

Overall

I would 100% recommend this restaurant to everybody. I would probably be eager to try out a different location to sample the bigger menu selection, but the food was of the best quality, the customer service was really good, and the atmosphere of the restaurant was great and you could really tell that Jamie played a huge part in creating and designing the restaurant to be exactly the way he wanted. Definitely check it out! 

Seda x

Summer 2016 Beauty Trends

Finally Summer is here! Gone are the months of smokey eyes and vampire lips, Summer 2016 is bringing with it pink peach tones, snow white lips, and bronzing to the max. As per usual, the catwalk shows at the recent fashion weeks have inspired these new looks and I have picked my favourites that I think you will all love! 

Summer is all about bright lips this season, and these candy apple lips are the perfect way to wear this look. Depending on your skin tone, you can wear this in many different ways. If you have pink undertones to your skin, a blue toned berry lip would look amazing. If you have more of a yellow undertone, this bright coral red from MAC is perfect for you. The more darker complexion is super lucky because any tone of red will look great on you.  

       MAC matte lipstick in Lady Danger                 Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm             YSL rouge velupte shine lipstick
                             £15.50                                                         in Provocateur £7.99                                 in Rose Intime £26

                                                           

When anyone says to me 'summer makeup', I automatically think bronzed skin. There are some great bronzers out there that can help you achieve this effortless glowy bronzed look. It is the quickest way to make yourself look as though you have spent ages doing your makeup; everything looks miles better when you have a bit of bronze going on.  

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess £33            Loreal Glam Bronze Terra Bronzer £12.99    MAC Bronzing Powder/Vibe Tribe £24

This summer it's all about the sunset. In the past the beauty trends have very much been centered around peachy blush and bronze eyes, but this year the roles are reversed. The catwalks have been full of pink/peach tones on the eyes, and I am loving it. Being a girly girl at heart, I love any excuse to put pink products in my makeup kit, so this trend is definitely one for me. 

Maybelline The Blushed Nudes £7.99    Revlon Colorstay 16hr eyeshadow £7.99     Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette £38.50

Seda x