Caroline Burke | Burkatron

bold stripe crop tee: topshop

acid wash button through skirt: river island

bag: vintage

necklace: urban outfitters

coin and spike bracelet: c/o john greed jewellery

just a quick post today as I'm feeling a little under the weather, booo! I'm on my second course of antibiotics so fingers crossed I'll be out enjoying the sun again soon! 

I picked up this crop tee in the topshop sale (I can never resist anything with stripes!) I actually managed to get a few things in the sale this year and in the right sizes for once yipeee! I love topshop sales but I always seem to find something I paid full price for on the sale rail a few weeks later and I end up kicking myself aha!!

the acid wash skirt is from river island and has been a real staple in the last month, it's quite a light fabric so is perfect for this heatwave! the coin and spike charm bracelet I'm wearing is so darn lovely, I adore anything vintage inspired and have been looking for some coin necklaces so this was a real no brainer for me, thank you john greed! they have a huge selection of jewellery from pandora charms to designer watches (this bracelet is from their vintage range which you can find here with lots of other pieces!) 

so I hope you're all enjoying the sun? we had the most awesome thunderstorms here last night (the boy & I were awake until gone 5 watching the lightning) I failed miserably to catch any of it on camera though. I don't know why I've always been so obsessed with extreme weather, one day I will jump the pond to go storm chasing in the US... until then I'll just have to enjoy our own crazy british weather..

back soon!

caroline x

summer heatwaves call for fresh fruity fingers so I thought I'd share one of my favourite tutorials with you!

you may recognise this design from my collaboration with the awesome LA based company scratch.. it's been a dream come true having them made into nail wraps and seeing other people wearing them!

I though I'd revisit them again this week as the weather has been glorious and it's the perfect summer mani!

I've always used the two same colours for this nail art barry m bright pink and spring green, both having great formula's for the price! I'm a little hooked on barry m this month particularly the gelly range.. yum.

start off by painting the cuticle half of your nails green, fill in the remaining half with the bright pink!

use a white nail art pen or striping brush to draw a white band where the two colours meet!

once dry use a black nail art pen or dotting tool to add black dashes to suggest seeds, leave to dry and seal with a good clear topcoat!

if you don't have the time or patience to try this yourself you can head over to scratch and check out my watermelon wraps before they sell out! they have some incredible upcoming featured artists and have just launched possibly the greatest concept EVER.. a monthly mani box!

back soon!

caroline x