DARK GLAMOUR: Black, black, black, very seductive, lacy, bondage inspired and more adult appropriate to say the leastSNOW ANGELS: Diamonds, jewels, lace, fur and lots of it, slight bridal theme too
HERO: fun, playful, the usual younger generation PINK line, combing cheeky junior high meets american hero looksWESTERN: fringing and lacing, festival chic and very colourful created the wild west theme.

Its November! I.e. time to pull out our favourite coats, fuzzy scarfs, woolly socks and a hot drink to go .. (Chai latte, yes please). Now every year I always have a 'go-to' winter coat which pretty much sees me through until the year after and maybe the year after that too. This year however, lets just say my outerwear selection was looking quite slim and within that moment of weakness I decided to buy a new coat!

Every year, there is 1 particular style of coat that always catches my eye and I lust for one in every colour, size and style, this time round it's all about the padded coats. I personally feel like these coats are so stylish yet practical and I'm literally in love with them, here are a few of my favourites from the high street. I obviously caved in and bought myself the Zara coat featured in the first picture which at £59.99, isn't too expensive considering how much wear I'll be getting out of it.

The coat is so cosy and keeps me feeling so snug on those cold wintery treks back and forth to Uni, definitely a good investment although something a little longer might have been a bit more ideal. With that thought in mind .. there is a gap in my wardrobe that would quite happily welcome another coat!   

What is the coat of your choice this year?

When someone asks me the infamous line of "Are you more of a savoury or sweet person"? I would naturally gravitate more towards savoury as I'm a sucker for a good old sandwich or a mighty slice of pizza (or the whole thing). But recently my sweet tooth has crept its way in and anything smothered in chocolate, caramel sauce or ice cream screams out heaven to me.

Now even though I'm constantly on a health kick, it only seems right to take a well earned break some days and satisfy my major sweet tooth cravings, hence the little trip me and my friend, Emma took to Icestone Gelato based in Manchester, Oxford Road.

Only opening a few weeks ago, the place is well furnished with an American diner like feel to it, velvet chairs, neon bright signs and a menu to suit anyone's needs. From sundaes to cookie dough to waffles to cakes, they offer a wide choice of desserts and drinks that I'm almost certain that everyone would find something that appeals to them.. It took us almost 10 minutes to decide so be warned!

I choose the 'Royal' waffles and Emma choose the 'Rocher Dough'. A mix of nutella, ferrero rocher pieces, chocolate ribbons, chocolate ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce, dollop's of cream on both sides and a wafer to top it off, these waffles were so tasty and indulgent that every mouthful seemed like a blessing. At £5.79, prices are reasonable for a dessert place and in my opinion definitely worth it!

So if your looking for a great dessert place in Manchester then Ice Stone Gelato is somewhere you ought to try out as I know I sure will be.

H&M, a retailer we can all rely on for supplying us with fashion forward products and affordable price tags. As a university student, anything deemed as "affordable" is a must buy and keeps my bank balance happy ..for a little while anyway. 

Supplying women and men with clothing, shoes, bags, accessories, lingerie and even delivering their own line of sportswear, it should come as no surprise that the next big step was of course to re-brand their once very limited make-up section to a brand new 700 piece beauty collection. 

When I first heard of the news I can honestly put my hands up and say I wasn't expecting big things and quite frankly wrote the whole thing off straight away. This was mainly because of the days when I would see the odd scabby lipstick or half broken eyeliner that I would clock just before heading to the till but never thought to chance it. 

Intrigued by the hype around the collection, I decided to go into my local H&M store with the intention of just browsing however with my love of cosmetics, once again i found myself sucked into the 'low' prices and classic packaging. Although to ease my way in a little I decided to purchase only two of the nail varnishes as I'm forever trying to find colours that I actually like.

The range of colours throughout the nail varnish section was amazzzing and I found myself having to narrow down from a firm 10 colours to just 2 which let me tell you took me way longer than what it should have but hallelujah I did get there in the end! As a neutral kind of gal I decided to go with 'Kalahari' and 'Mauve It' both of which were right up my street. As far as how good they are, I would say they stand at a middle ground, yes they do apply really easily and one coat is enough however the dreaded chipping will happen around the 2nd-3rd day. 

Having said that I would definitely recommend the nail varnishes to anyone who wants to try them as they are pretty much similar to ones available on the high street, at £3.99 each they comply with the lower end nail varnish prices. The colour range however is sure to draw me back in and I look forward to trying and testing more cosmetics from H&M.