My Friends Are All Adults, I'm Still A Teenage Girl.

I first came across these guys a while back, when watching an episode of the hit series 'Girls'. They were playing over the end credits, and usually I don't wait around after a show finishes but the tune got to me. After frantically typing the lyrics into google to trace these guys down (does anyone else do that?), I listened to all their stuff (that I could find) and honestly, I'm hooked.

The Echo Friendly are an atmospheric duet, on-again-off-again couple, from Brooklyn, New York. They really create an ambiance in their music, their method seems pretty simple and their stuff is completely relatable. The husky lead vocals of Jake are perfectly complimented by his female counter part, Shannon. They are light and airy, and they provoke nostalgia in me.

I think you'll dig it!

Winner Announcement!

Hey everybody! Sorry for being a negligent blogger lately, been a very busy bee.

As promised, I am here to announce the winner of my give away for a pair of Viabloomfield Boutique Shoes - the winner gets to choose between either Batman or Wonder Woman!

Thanks so much to everyone that entered and spread the word, its been fun! As this is my first ever give away, its quite exciting. But, I promise that there will be many more to follow to celebrate blog milestones...assuming of course that I reach them ha.

Any way, with out further adieu....*drum roll*...

And the winner is.... Racheal Martin! Congratulations Rachael! An email will be coming your way tonight.

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Will be back soon with some proper updates. Happy weekend folks.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

So today I went on an outing with my manfriend and his bassist to help out by taking some promo shots for them. Now, I am no professional by any stretch of the imagination, in fact I don't even claim to know alot on good photography, but its something I like to experiment with and well, I love a challenge. 

Off we set to the castle grounds were there are all sorts of interesting surroundings to take pictures, with not to many people around. Light wasn't really my friend as it was incredibly dull out, but regardless we got some good shots outside. 

On the way back to the car we stumbled across an exhibition that was open, but completely empty. So we wondered in and had a nosey around. The room was beautifully lit and it seemed like the perfect setting for an impromptu snap or two of the lads. Not to mention it was an interesting exhibition for any music lovers, which we definitely are. Here are just a few of the pictures taken today.

Doesn't he look dapper in his suit!

I recently got a bridge camera, fuji finepix, which is what I used today. To be honest, its not fantastic. I thought it might fill a void for me as I pine for a DSLR, which I just can't afford right now. I'm sure it will be good for a beginner like me though, and something I want to do this year is take alot more pictures!

Hope you all had a lovely Friday!

Shell vs Cool Bone

I went into town recently for my quarterly Estee Lauder Double Wear replacement run. So I approached the counter with confidence and asked for my usual shade. Much to my complete horror, the girl uttered those words you never want to hear "Shell is a shade that is no longer". To say I was gutted is an understatement. Any one who has used Double wear will know how great its coverage is, and in my opinion there is no other foundation that really compares to it. On top of coverage, it was seemingly the only foundation that catered to us celtic (read: ghostly) skinned ladies. So with a deflated heart and a handful of testers, off I went, dragging my feet behind me.

I have learnt now that they are actually bringing Shell back due to the volume of complaints, but it is yet unknown when this might be. Among the testers there was a supposed replacement shade for Shell called Cool Bone, it even had the same code (1C1 - which means its the lightest shade, with pink under tones). I tried it out for several days and while it isn't bad, it just isn't the same. It is alot peachier than what shell was, and a lot more noticeable along my jaw line. Of course it all depends on your own skin tones, but if you were previously matched to Shell, you might find similar disappointment in Cool Bone as I did. As for the other light shades I was given, Ecru and Ivory Nude, they were more yellow toned, which is the main problem I find with other brands - making Shell the god send that it was.

I spent a good hour going around Debenhams trying out lots of brands, but none offer the same coverage as Double Wear, and most/all the lighter shades were yellow toned. So this really just leaves me hanging in wait for the return of Shell, which by the sounds of things will be taking its time to return.

Any pale skinned ladies got any fab finds? Foundation or other? I would love to know!

Blog Giveaway - Win a Pair of Gorgeous ViaBloomfield Shoes

What better way to start the new year off on the blog than a give away. And more than that, but its hopefully the first of many here on the blog! For the entire month of January you will be able to enter the give away to win a pair of ViaBloomfield originals! Choose between these two fabulous designs...

Winners can choose either the fabulous Wonder Woman Flats or the Bat-tastic Batman Flats, in a size of their choosing.

There are 5 easy ways to enter this giveaway;

1. To qualify you must follow ViaBloomfield Blog using Google Friend Connect (click 'join this site' on the right side bar)

For added entries:

2. Follow me/the blog on twitter @surah_elle

3. Tweet about the Giveaway using the quote provided in the Rafflecopter.

4. Like Viabloomfield Boutique on Facebook.

5. Blog about the Giveaway, including a link back to Viabloomfield Blog.

All you have to do is fill in the Rafflecopter form below. Winners will be drawn at random by the rafflecopter and announced on Febuary 1st! 

Goog Luck :)

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