The English Mademoiselle Diaries

Rating: 9/10

The synopsis (blurb):

Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has brought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

My views: 

"The Fault In Our Stars" is the New York Times best-seller for a reason, there is no fairytale ending but a emotional roller-coaster of life and death that brought me and many others to tears.  I became emotionally attached to Augustus, mainly because not only can I see many of the same traits in him as I do in myself (minus the cancer). If I am honest Hazel irritated me a bit, feel free to disagree with me though. 

Warning do not read this in public as you will cry

xo xo Miriam 

p.s. Next week is The Little Coffee Shop in Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez 

The air was warm and sticky, as the ladies chinked their ice cold gin and tonics together. The misted tumblers glistened in the light as that all important topic of the nights party arrived, and it was with the quart once of venom in the voices of many that told the newbies that this was exclusive. You have to fight your way in with money, wit and good looks. Anyway back to the tale in hand, she sat just away from the main party by the art that had be laid against the wall, her head lowered just enough to create a sense of mystery about her. 

Later that evening, in the same attire she had donned earlier, layers of chiffon silk and a cotton tee, all cinched in tightly has her waist.  The summer weather called for a night of freshly cut grass, stars and swings. So as the sun set the party began, the icy champagne flowed from the bottles, as she began to swing higher and higher towards the sky, her legs outstretched until she jumped...landing with grace and poise next to the only eligible bachelor, who happened to be in the shadows away from the judging gazes of the many who surrounded them. She sat once more, but this time with a halo of light and flowers and a no longer single guy on her arm...

Dress from Angel Eye

T-shirt from New Look

Tights from H&M

Belt from New Look

Bracelets and ribbon are random 

xoxo Miriam 

Inspired by the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver, I painted these nails based on the character Lena's and also my favourite colour. Grey. "Not grey, exactly. Right before the sun rises there's a moment when the whole sky goes this pale nothing colour - not really grey but, sort of, sort of white, and I've always really liked it because it reminds me of waiting for something good to happen."  

So here is how to get my sunrise nails:

Step 1: 
Gather your equipment. 

(Moisturiser and nail file both Cath Kidston, make up sponge form boots, nail polishes: green from rimmel london, peach from barry m, and grey is a mavala colour given away by Elle magazine a couple of years ago)

Step 2: 
Moisturise your hands and file your nails.

Step 3:
Paint nails with clear polish and leave to dry.

Step 4:
Paint nails with a nude/peach colour.

Step 5:
Sponge a layer of pastel green/blue 3/4 of the way down the nail.

(Yes this is a messy process and I apologise for that) 

Step 6:
Sponge a light grey nail polish can be metallic on to the tips of your nails.

Step 7:
Apply a clear top coat and clean up around the edges of the nail.

(At this point I had not removed all the polish from around my nails.. Ooopps) 

xo xo Miriam

(if you try this, tweet me the results @coffeechanel)