I'll start by running you through my outfit for the night. I purposely didn't show you all my dress and shoes in my most recent haul video because I wanted the whole thing to be a surprise, not that anyone probably cares that much but still...
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| Taken from my Instagram: @amy_96_ |
My dress was bought a few weeks before the event itself from Miss Selfridge and cost £45. I'm head over heels in love with it as the overall vintage look with the high neck and lace detailing makes it perfect for a formal occasion like prom. Skater style dresses are my absolute favourite to wear so with this dress fitting in with that but with a touch of added classiness and formality, it meant that this was the most perfect dress ever for me. Once I'd seen it on the website there was no way I was going to wait to see if I found anything else that I preferred because I knew it was going to be a fast seller.
I hadn't really given my shoes much thought until my dress arrived and I realised that the majority of the shoes I own are black and would look too much with such a pretty dress. I headed over to the Public Desire website and I was not disappointed. I found these gorgeous Nude Stilettos that I instantly knew would work perfectly with my dress. Public Desire is my favourite place to shop for shoes because they always know exactly what's in fashion and at the same time keep up with that whilst also making sure all their shoes affordable and good quality. These shoes were more comfortable and easier to walk in than the majority of my other heels because they don't have any kind of platform to unbalance you and make you feel as though you're balancing on stilts.
The bag I chose to take to prom was the one I used two years ago for my year eleven prom. It's a simple clutch bag with a diamante covering. This gave my outfit a slightly more prom looking finish as I always associate prom with an abundance of glitter and sparkly things. Unfortunately I can't remember how much this bag cost as it was bought two years ago now but I know that it was from Debenhams. Here is a link to their clutch bag page where you can find some that look similar if any of you are interested.
In terms of my makeup I wanted to keep it classy and overall neutral so that it matched up with my outfit and was fitting with the occasion. I'm not going to go through everything that I did because I didn't take photos of each step but I'll give you a basic overview.
I first moisturised my skin using my Clarins Ultra-Matte Rebalancing Lotion for oily skin before using my Clarins Ever Matte foundation in the shade 103 Ivory, all over my face. Then I took my Essentials Mineral and Plant Extracts Pallette again by Clarins (yes I love Clarins products and I'm not even sorry) and because these shades don't have names, I can't really list what I did properly. Basically, I used a warm brown colour in my crease and blended that out. I went back into my crease using a dark brown shade on a pencil brush to give my eyes some definition and then on the rest of my lid I used a champagne colour before adding a small amount of gold glitter. I then applied my usual eyeliner which is my Maybelline gel one which again doesn't have a name on the little tub it comes in. After spending a ridiculous amount of time perfecting my wings, I then added a coat of Rimmel's Lash Accelerator mascara to both my top and bottom lashes.
On my cheeks I used a Models Prefer bronzer to contour my cheekbones before blending that out to make my cheeks look all lovely and glowy. And finally, on my lips I used a Rimmel lip liner in the shade 063, Eastend Snob which is my favourite pink, lip colour of all time.
You can probably see my hair better in the first photo but my hairdresser pinned up half of my hair, leaving my fringe and some at the back down. Since my dress was quite vintage and pretty looking I wanted to keep that look with my hair as well so I went for a half up-do with some added curls. This also meant that my earrings were on display for once and not smothered by masses of crazy hair. The earrings I wore to prom were from Next, again around two years ago but they worked perfectly with my outfit.
The night itself was absolutely amazing and everyone looked so gorgeous! We had our prom at the Victoria and Albert Hotel in Manchester and my evening was made as soon as I had a glass of Prosecco in my hand, which was about five minutes after arriving. Before our meal, everyone took selfies together and the photographer was taking group photos of everyone stood in front of the huge fountain that the hotel has at the front entrance.
For dinner we had tomato and basil soup (I'm guessing that's what it was because we weren't explicitly told, but going off taste, I think it was that), chicken and a variety of vegetables and my favourite part was the dessert. I'm a sucker for all things sweet so when a plate of what can only be described as half chocolate brownie, half chocolate fudge cake, was placed in front of me, drizzled in chocolate sauce with a side serving of ice cream I could have cried.
After we'd eaten, my friends and I went into the photo booth to take some ridiculous photos with silly hats, masks and my personal favourite, a Spongebob inflateable.
Later on that night at around eleven o'clock, after speeches had been made and everyone had eaten, quite a few of us headed out into the centre of Manchester for a night out. I'd never been clubbing before and it's safe to say that I was quite skeptical about the whole experience. The club the majority of us ended up at was Fifth Avenue and after having to take my glasses off for the bouncer to determine that ten year old me in my ID photo, was in fact me, I was let in to join the rest of my friends. Admittedly the first half an hour or so left me wondering why the hell I wanted to go clubbing in the first place. I felt as though I was surrounded by generic people whilst all I could hear was music which sounded like the 'UK Top 40' playing so loudly it felt like my brain was melting. And for those of you that know me, you'll be aware that the majority of today's mainstream music isn't really my thing. Nevertheless, or should I say, four or five shots and a few pints of cider later, I actually began to enjoy myself. Our group alternated between the R&B room and the main room which I'm guessing was just mainstream music although I did hear an Arctic Monkeys song which made me very happy.
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| Taken by Shane Agnew |
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| Taken by Shane Agnew |
Thank you so much for reading all of this if you got upto here. I hope you enjoyed hearing about my prom and first clubbing experience; I can't wait for my next night out.
Amy x
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