Marina 'Hearts' Girl Meets Dress

Hey guys, so I was lucky enough to be chosen to collaborate with Girl Meets Dress.. What exactly is Girl Meets Dress I hear you say well let me explain. It is a FANTABULOUS dress hire company where you get to hire designer dresses for unbelievably affordable prices, and when you’re done with the dress you send it right back and don’t have to worry about the dress taking up space in your closet. Now if you don’t want to take my word for it then how about the word of The Apprentice runner up Luisa Zissman. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbKweV9t0DM

How it works I hear you ask, well you simply head on over to the site, drool over the dresses (optional), choose your dress from any of the sections, stare at the price in disbelief, have a little cry over how much money you’ve saved and then wipe your tears and hit that hire me button. Of course after you’ve selected your size and how long you require the dress for. For even more information have a look at this video. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwUaLZvQ9n0

Right so now you have a better understanding of Girl Meets Dress I thought I would share the 5 cocktail dresses I picked out. 

1) LILI LONDON - Lace Halter Neck Skater Dress - HIRE: £29

http://hire.girlmeetsdress.com/collections/cocktail-dresses/products/lili-london-lace-halter-neck-lined-skater-dress

A navy halter neck dress from Lili London. I love this dress as its cute and sexy, the colour is fab and of course the price is just jaw dropping. It would definitely be my alternative to and LBD if I didn't want to wear black.

2) TFNC - Folly Dress - HIRE: £49

http://hire.girlmeetsdress.com/collections/cocktail-dresses/products/tfnc-folly-dress

The perfect red dress from TFNC. We all need that perfect red dress in our lives and this is it. This is sure to turn heads as its figure hugging and super sexy. This dress has left me speechless and I’m sure that you too will be leaving other speechless when you turn up in this little number.

3) DARK PINK - Joy Halter Maxi Dress - HIRE: £49

 http://hire.girlmeetsdress.com/collections/cocktail-dresses/products/dark-pink-joy-halter-maxi-dress

A stunning maxi dress from Dark Pink. This really caught my eye as it’s simple and elegant but not in a boring way that some dresses tend to come across as, because this dress features a lace halter neck and slit on the side of the dress to add that bit of sexy back in.

4) ELISE RYAN - Trim Cross Front Dress Red - HIRE: £39 

http://hire.girlmeetsdress.com/collections/cocktail-dresses/products/elise-ryan-trim-cross-front-dress-red

An effortless flawless dress from Elise Ryan. The next thing that caught my eye was this red sleeveless dress as it’s absolutely gorgeous, and this colour will work so well for so many skin tones. Now we all know that every cocktail dress needs to have that pop of glam and this dress certainly ticks that box as it features a rounded neckline of decorative stones.

5) GORGEOUS COUTURE - The Bailey Dress Blush - HIRE: £49 (RETAIL £202)

http://hire.girlmeetsdress.com/collections/cocktail-dresses/products/the-bailey-dress-blush

Gorgeous couture really is gorgeous (excuse the Dad joke) I had to include this dress in my top 5 as this shade of pink is to die for. It’s loved by celebrities and fashion editors, and can be loved by you too in this specific design or in the best-selling maxi dress design.

Girl Meets Dress caters to every woman’s needs, have a look for yourself. http://www.girlmeetsdress.com/

I also came across this quote that was emailed to me from one of the lovely ladies at GMD (Girl Meets Dress) and it said "Everybody deserves a Cinderella experience" *Wipes tear* You're right, we do! Now I don't know about you ladies but I WANT MY CINDERELLA EXPERIENCE AND I WANT IT NOW! OH WE GOIN' TO THE BALL TONIGHT LADIES *Snaps fingers* Now who's with me!! Everyone to the Girl Meets Dress website http://www.girlmeetsdress.com/ I promise you, you will find YOUR perfect dress. 

Lots of love.. Mx

Marina 'Hearts' H&M

So today I thought I'd do a quick post about some things I picked up lately at H&M. As I was passing by one of the mannequins said "hello, why don't you come in and get out of that rain" so I did as it would have been really rude of me not to (It happened I swear) First up I got this gorgeous simple layered gold chain for £7.99, I LOVE GOLD JEWELLERY! (Don't worry we can all share it) 

I also picked up some rings as it is very rare that I find a ring that I love, but most importantly a ring that fits me as I have weird fingers. These pack of rings were £3.99..

I also got these pack of rings that were also £3.99 as I just couldn't decided which ones to get so I got them both..

Lastly from H&M I got.. *sigh* yes another ring I am only starting to realise that I may have went a little insane.. oh well at least when I slap myself in the face with shame I'll do it in style.. Oh but did I mention that it was only £1.99.. oh I feel much better now :) 

Make sure you all go check out the H&M sale before it's over as you always get your money's worth and there are TALKING mannequins (covers mouth with hand purposely to show off rings) 

Lots of love.. Mx

Welcome To My Blog..

Okay so I have absolutely no idea how to start a blog so I’m just going to write whatever pops up in my head (chocolate) okay maybe I shouldn't write absolutely everything otherwise this will probably turn into a food blog. I guess a smarter approach to starting a blog would be introducing myself, my names Marina Tilahun, I am 20 years old and I live in London. Is it just me or did that sound a bit like the “about me” section for a dating profile.. Sorry about that, moving on.

I decided to start a blog as one of my new year’s resolutions is to do more things that I’m too shy to do, and this is definitely one of them. Another one of my new year’s resolutions is to actually try and complete a new year’s resolution for once in the 20 years of my life. I must say I’m very proud of myself for actually doing this as throwing yourself into the blogging world is actually quite scary. You never know who is going to be reading your blogs or who you might come across, there are tons of weirdo’s out there and I know I’m a bit of a weirdo but I mean a weirdo past normal.

(Oh just get to the point Marina) What my blog will be about... well mainly my interests like photography, fashion, make-up, events, TV shows/films, food and MAYBE (sorry for shouting) some motivational blog posts. Right I think I have taken up enough of your time with my rambling so I should probably go, thanks so much for sticking around and reading my first blog post and hopefully I can get to know each and every single one of you. Happy New Year everyone I hope this year you too do something that you're too scared to do.. trust me it feels great to do something you’re absolutely petrified of doing. If I can do it so can you.. I BELIEVE IN YOU! Smiley face, yes I just typed smiley face and no I’m not going to erase it.

“If you can dream it, you can do it” 

Lots of love.. Mx