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We're about to start a brand new year - where did 2021 go?!?! This year has really flown by. I know I've posted less on the blog, but sometimes Stardoll was particularly uninspiring to me, and also RL has been so busy - I really am exhausted and I don't see it getting any easier in 2022 either. Enough about that, lets look at my 2021 STYLE ROUNDUP, selecting some of my favourite looks that I've shared across the year. I wanted to split my stylings into darker and lighter looks - there's a dominance of darker based stylings which I hadn't realised I'd done this year and clearly I struggle to remove my favourite sunglasses haha! I feel like this year I've become much more confident in my style and know what I want while still allowing a little experimentation with combinations of colours, prints and pieces. What I know for sure is that I'm ready to head back to blonde for the new year, it's been too long^ 

Let me know what your favourite look of mine was this year, and let me know your style revelations from the year and resolutions for the new year =)

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Kendall Thigh Highs Inspired By Balmain

HotBuys 60s Inspired Cateye Sunglasses RIO with the Silver Corner Shades Inspired By Chanel

Miu Miu Black Bag Museum Mile

Patent Black Mules It Girls

These are the pieces that featured most in my round up of looks from 2021 - somehow they're all black accessories, completely unintentional, but they make a super cute set. The shine really stands out this year, I think this patent jewel-embellished bag is a stand out piece for my stylings this year and I'm excited to keep wearing it. And these aren't all new pieces, some oldies are goodies too^

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Wow, another year has come to an end, where did all that time go?! Today I'm looking back at my favourite stylings of 2019 - what a year of styles! I tried out new things, found some new favourite pieces and styles, and made a few mistakes - but that's the fun of fashion!

I think this set of stylings confirms a few things to me - I'm a total repeater, once I love something specific I naturally gravitate towards it, whether it's a style, colour, or particular item. It also tells me I love a neutral tone and can make it work all year round. Plus where I once focussed my hair styling on blonde looks, I've been a brunette more this year! I'm thinking of going back to the blonde for January though^

Let me know your favourites of this year - whether it be one of my looks, your favourite trend or a piece to wear!

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I cannot believe we're here at the end of 2017! I feel like it was just January a few weeks ago and now we are 12 months later at the next January in just a few hours =) I've styled an un-countable number of looks this year between new releases and good ol' styling posts and the We Style It segment, I have so many looks to wear! One thing I have found it easy to do is sum up my year of styles in just a couple of words:

'S K I R T S' | 'S H O E S' | 'P O P  O F C O L O U R'

For me these styles have become so prominent in my stylings and in the way I've styled looks over the year and I think my style has developed so much over the year of 2017 and I'm so happy with the way that it has gone. I've gotten so much more into skirts and dresses this year, which makes me happy as I'm finally getting good wear out of some older pieces in my wardrobe. I've focused a lot on shoes this year, wearing different styles and colours and following shoe trends, boots have been so big this year and I've fully embraced it. And finally those pops of colour, it's mostly pink, but actually, looking at my 'favourite sets of the year' below, red and orange tones, along with a bit of blue also seem to have been big hits!

But I couldn't just have a couple of favourites to sum up a whole year of styling! Below are a small selection of 13 looks that I've picked out from my stylings posted here on The Stardoll Lookbook in 2017, and actually after picking them I found they fell into these two categories very nicely and I'm somewhat relieved and also pleased to see that I have worn a good range of pieces over the year. Maybe a little goal for 2018 will be to branch out with hairstyles next, I clearly have a couple of favourites judging from these looks^

How do you think you guys have done style-wise in 2017? Are you pleased with developments you've made or do you have great ideas in mind for where to take your style in 2018?

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

2017 H O T B U Y R E V I E W

Happy New Years Eve! We did this last year, and decided to repeat it again this year, doing a round-up of our favourite Hotbuys of 2017, which was our second full year of the We Wear Hotbuys posts. We've each picked our 10 favourite HB's from this year of 120 to choose from and we've styled them up and presented them to you. This was a real mixed year of HB's with a huge range of styles and trends and colours, with a lot of individual pieces and some repeat offenders in there like straw bags and mom jeans! Hope you enjoy this post =D

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1 Twisted Hoops 2 Lace Detail Smart Pants 3 Patent Cream Court Heels 4 Patent Red Mules 5 Prada Inspired Faux Fur Bag 6 Vintage Stone Washed Denim 
7 High Neck Designer Shirt 8 Proenza Schouler Inspired Pants 9 Reds Puzzle Bag 10 Metallic Peach Pumps

2017 has had it's ups and downs with Hotbuys, but overall I think we've had a great year with HBs! I had high hopes entering the year and I think I've managed to get some fantastic pieces out of the Hotbuys on offer. While clothing takes up the majority of the HBs, for myself, I was super pleased with the accessories, which is quite the turn for me that makes me smile^ My top 10 choices include 6 accessories, so for me it's been a great HB year on that front - the shoes and bags have just been on great form, particularly towards the end of the year and the pinks and reds are completely spot on! Clothing has had some misses, but I'm quite pleased with several of the pieces and a lot are coming from great RL inspiration in terms of designs and trends, I can only hope everything continues and we get some more fantastic pieces in 2018 =D

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A U D R E Y H E P B U R N .

In this year’s HotBuys, it was all about accessories for me. When I was browsing all the items we’ve gotten this year, almost all of my picks were accessories at first! In the end I wanted also to style some clothing pieces too, so did another browse. When talking about clothes, the two midi skirts I've picked are most definitely my favourites - but that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone! As you can see, there are no tops this time, only one jacket. I did try to look for a nice top too, but I just didn’t think any of them deserved to be in my top ten list! There a lot of red and pink shoes this year, and I loved them all, but included only my favourite pair here, the Patent Red Mules - I just love the pointed toe on them =) My looks this year are all pretty wintery, as you can see from the make up too and all these big coats, which are perfect for the season, it is so cold here where I live!

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As 2017 comes to a close, so does my second year as Guest Writer and how time has flown! When looking back over this year of Hotbuys, I can’t believe how many hits we had. There are so many that I actually had trouble narrowing it down to a collection of ten! Overall, we’ve had lots of red and blues as well as some hefty designer name drops. My absolute favourite pieces are the Loose Fit Denim Jacket from It Girls and High Neck Designer Shirt from Pretty ‘N Love. They are super versatile which always secures a high opinion from me, and I can see them cropping up in many stylings to come. I’ve also found myself very fond of shoes this year – I could easily have added another three or four pairs but the Patent Red Mules from Rio and Valentino Inspired Heels from It Girls are instant colour-pop classics. Expectations are high now, so let’s hope 2018 is just as promising!

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 Prada Inspired Faux Fur Bag | Patent Red Mules | Proenza Schouler Inspired Pants | Loose Fit Denim Jacket | High Neck Designer Shirt

2016 H O T B U Y R E V I E W

Happy New Years Eve! Tonight is a bit of a special HotBuys post as we decided to do a round-up of our favourite HotBuys of 2016 seeing as 2016 was the first full year of doing the We Wear Hotbuys posts, can you believe it?! That's a whole lot of HBs to look through and a whole lot of different styles and trends and items - so we've each put together a little composition of what we liked, hope you guys enjoy =D

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Overall, I think 2016 has been a good year for HotBuys^ I didn't enter the year with the mindset that everything would be great, I think we all know there can be great hits and gems but also some big misses that really get forgotten about, and that definitely applied for this year and I know will also apply for 2017. There are certainly pieces I don't wear and have sold but there are some fabulous items which now hold a dear place in my wardrobe (and sometimes my heart) and I wouldn't be able to do without - I'm sure some of you know the ones I'm meaning as my doll wears them at least a few times a week. I look forward to exploring these pieces more in the next year and getting a whole new dose of HotBuys =D

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It’s hard to compose a final opinion of this year’s HotBuys. There has been lots of hits, but certainly lot of misses too! Though the first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about what Stardoll offered us this year is the very noticeable increase in the prices - I’ve been moaning about this to Kirsten and Mollie for quite a while, so lets not rant about it now! When I picked my favourite items, I first thought it would be difficult, but it turned out that it was easy. My words above summarise the 2016 year for me HotBuys-wise: lots of lovable big earrings and sunglasses, and lots of printing details, that butterfly coat has a special place in my closet, I really do love it, and I declare it my favourite HotBuy of the year!

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In true 2016 spirit, I struggled to pick my HotBuys highlights out of my wardrobe! Many have fallen to the wayside because they're not my taste or there was another piece that does it better. That being said, there are a handful of pieces that I have accepted into the inner circle of my wardrobe, mostly for their versatility and their ability to complement some of the trendier, noisier, flash-in-the-pan-ier pieces that I’ve accumulated over time. So there are my favourites of 2016 in HotBuys – it’s been a tumultuous year, but if we can count anything for 2017, it’s Stardoll releasing a Hot Buy or two to lift the spirits (though perhaps not on the scheduled day!)

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Hope you guys enjoyed this special post for tonight and I hope you have a great celebration with your friends and family, all the best for 2017^

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