Geometric Jewellery 

There's a large part of me that never left my little emo / punk stage that I went through in my youth and I think my obsession with the jewellery here is just the.. sophisticated evolution of that phase, if you will, the nod of recognition to my younger, khol-eyed self. 

The little studs are from H&M and I love the way they tip their hat to the trend without being full on dangerous.

The luuuurvly dangling ones on the left are from Topshop. Slightly more... eyecatching / statement making than I'd normally go for, but I love pearls, I love gold and I love the triangle style that a lot of jewellery has taken on recently - so these are clearly the earrings for me.

The black and gold diamond shaped ones are also from Topshop and, again, they're a little more eye-catching than I normally go for but I love how bold they are with a fair amount of classiness and sophistication thrown in, so in the shopping bag they went!

What's your favourite jewellery trend at the moment?

~ A

THE OLYMPICS!!

Love them or hate them the Olympics have Britain in a strangle hold at the moment, and you know what? I love them. Absolutely.
I'm not a hugely sporty person but I have a massive competitive streak inside me that goes berserk at the atmosphere of the games and urging our athletes on.

The highlights for me so far?

- Jessica Ennis winning Gold in the Heptathlon. Truly an inspirational athlete, she had a lot of pressure on her shoulders being the poster girl of the games but kept her cool and came out on top. I'm in the process of developing a serious girl crush as you might be able to tell.

- The cycling.
Really?
Yes, really.

If you know me, you'll know my taste for sports that other people tend to find as interesting as watching paint dry (think snooker, F1 etc) and my love for cycling is no different. I've watched the Tour de France for a few years now and seeing Bradley Wiggins win it with Chris Froome in second made me a lot more interested in events in the Velodrome than I would normally be.
British cycling is certainly on fire this summer with medals coming left, right and centre. Wouldn't mind hoping on a bike myself after all this...

- Big Ben v The Great Dane.

(Sailing, for people who haven't been watching)
I get caught up in the competition more than the actual sport, and seeing Ben Ainslie come out on top against his nemesis Hogh-Christensen from Denmark had me please as punch.

- Usain Bolt.
He won. Again. 'Nuff said.

So, love them or hate them? Have they inspired a generation as they promised? Not sure, but they've certainly kept me entertained.