When visiting this blog, you'll typically find fashion. AKA, me, styling up the latest must-haves in my wardrobe. And I'll play it safe, most of the time. Typically I feel most comfortable in a pair of my black skinny jeans and a t-shirt - standard.

But then, Ghost approached me with the launch of their brand new fragrance and guys, the idea behind the campaign is absolute genius - And let me tell you, this won't be your standard perfume review...

The new fragrance is Ghost Girl, and their motto? Dare to be you.

Simple, but not as easy as you'd think. To take a journey of self-discovery - challenge yourself to reveal a more edgier, daring and stronger side to who you are.

Now, this could be anything, on any level - but I wanted to stick with fashion - I wanted to create something completely different to what you'd usually find on Wonderful You. To step out of my comfort zone and create a look that contrasts the more masculine, casual style I always go for. It's been a turbulent few years in my life, but it's taken me even longer to get to a place where I feel confident in my own skin - so I think it's about time I took a few risks with my wardrobe, too.

I picked out a rather fancy frock - and anyone who knows me, knows you'll rarely see me in a dress, let alone something so elegant and pretty; but I thought it would be a pretty perfect fit.

With fresh, fruity scents such as pear, pomegranate and orange blossom the perfume lends itself to a girly and dreamy persona - but punches of cedarwood and musky amber contradict that with bursts of attitude and strength coming through. The same goes for the packaging with a graffiti, street style print across the bottle, giving it an edgy look with a bright pink lid to bring back the element of femininity. Contrasting in the most beautiful way.

That's what I hoped to create in these images.

The dress - ethereal in it's beauty with a tight, body boosting bodice and a full but light wispy skirt work together to bring out that feminine, delicate side to my personality. But the smoky eyes, haunting feeling of the woods and the grey, almost eerie tones to the dress allow for an element of strength and edginess.

I feel incredibly girly. But I also feel like I could pretty much conquer the world. Two things that I rarely feel when getting dressed. And d'you know what? I really like it. 

I love that a perfumes campaign has been able to make me think outside of the box - get dressed up and let myself celebrate that just because I'm not curvy, doesn't mean I can't try and pull off beautiful ballgowns and still feel good about myself in the process. It's given me the confidence to look at dresses more when I'm shopping, even get myself a little excited at the prospect of having an occasion to wear one...who knows, I might even brave a gown for my friends wedding coming up next weekend!

So. This is me. Being comfortable, out of my comfort zone. And smelling damn good, too.

Do you know what? I think it's my favourite set of images since starting this blog back in 2012...goes to show what a bit of change can do, hey?

Crop Top: Missguided. Shorts: Vintage Levi's via Urban Outfitters. Sandals: Dr Martens. Bracelet: Azuni London. Watch: Daniel Wellington. Sunglasses: Oasis. Jacket: SheInside (similar here). Belt: Vintage.

What is this weather? One minute the skies are glorious and sunny and the next we're running for shelter from that goddamn bitty rain. Make your mind up England. My hair is not enjoying the frizz.

These snaps were taken on a jolly weekend with my good pal just before I went away to America. The sun was shining, but like always here in the UK there was a cool breeze and a cloudy sky - needless to say a jacket of some sort would be required.

And that's where this hooded sweater coat from SheInside comes in. Basically, it's like all my granny, vintage inspired hippy style dreams have come true.

Not only is it the comfiest, softest, thickest jacket I own - but it also has pockets and a pixie hood that covers my entire face when I put it up. It's the perfect accessory for the summer festival season and carrying it through to the evenings in autumn. It's out of stock at the moment, but there are heaps of similar ones flying around the internet and if you add it to your wishlist there's always a chance this one may come back in stock :-)

I've never been to a festival before (here's hoping for next year, eh!) but I imagine this outfit is similar to something I'd pick out to wear - with some wellies packed too for safe measure, of course.
Shorts are an easy staple for long festival weekends; you can simply whack on a pair of tights if it gets a bit chilly, and Missguided always rule the roost when it comes to basics, with this crop top being no exception. I always figured that less would be more with fashion at a festival, and comfort would 100% be my first priority. My first pair of Dr Martens help to finish off the look perfectly - they're super sturdy but have the softest leather so there won't be any blisters from all the walking around!

Are you attending any festivals this year? What would your festival wardrobe look like?

Get my look here:

Poorly Face C/O: Me. Adidas Crop-Top: Urban Outfitters.

If you follow me on you'll have been inundated with snaps from all of the places I visited - but I'll be writing about all of it on here too, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

It really was the trip of a lifetime and something I'd love to film a video on too, i.e. the process of booking it, how much spending money you'll need etc. So if you have any questions about it, please leave them below and I'll make sure I answer them.

But today, I wanted to talk to you about the reality of being your own boss.

I arrived back in Heathrow airport last week and realised I didn't have a 'job' to go to. My office was my home. If I didn't work, I wasn't getting paid. Simple.

I took a few days to recover from jet lag and let myself have that time to get back to normal before setting up camp at my desk.

Then I woke up on Friday morning, sick as a dog. With quite possibly the worst fever I've ever had - dripping with sweat, an achy body and a full of cold. Excellent.

And all I could feel?

Was guilt.

I needed to work. My inbox was bursting with emails and my blog had never looked so lonely. It just didn't feel right to leave it any longer. I felt bad that I wasn't tweeting about everything I had planned, or writing bunches of blog posts and filming videos. So I spent a day working through my inbox, replying to every email since I'd left for New York back in July - and then responding to their responses to my replies and so on and so on. I arranged shoots to get the ball rolling for the next month and got myself ready to go and take some initial outfit shots, drove to a location and had to go home because the heavens opened and I got drenched.

And basically, I just felt, really really shit.

I went to bed feeling crappy but I woke up today feeling even worse. Not being able to move my head off the pillow this morning for the blinding pain in my face, I'd only gone and landed myself with a tooth infection too.

So I thought to myself - would I be pushing myself like this is I was still working in a 9-5 office job? The answer was, in short: absolutely not.

I've found my passion, something I feel so strongly about. That I get excited to get up every day and work makes me feel like the luckiest girl alive. And in my head, there's no way I can sacrifice even a second to let it be anything but all guns blazing.

But that doesn't mean my health should suffer because of it.

My lovely friend said something so brilliant to me on Twitter today:

You do your best when you're feeling your best. Sometimes you've just got to put yourself first.

And she is so right.

Whilst it's positive that I feel so passionately about this new adventure, I still need to look after myself. Make sure I'm healthy - because if I'm not, I won't be my best self and it certainly won't be my best work.

It's going to take a while to adjust to only having myself to answer to. Being my own boss. I'm lucky that I won't struggle with finding the motivation to get up and at 'em, because this is exactly what I want to do - but I need to take time for me, too.

This is the industry that never sleeps, but it's important to remember that we must.

So I'm taking the hit, admitting I'm too poorly right now to have all of my shit together. It's okay to take a few days to recover. And when I'm better, I'll have double the hunger to kick that days ass. And most importantly, and why I'm writing this all down in the first place - is because I know I'm not alone. I know there are heaps of you, doing it full-time or not, that beat yourself up over not having enough time to do all the things you feel you must. Or not letting yourself have a day off to recoup with family or friends because you feel like you're letting people down on the internet if you do. So here's a gentle reminder:

It's okay. It's okay not to be okay. It's okay to take a break. It's okay to step away and reflect. And it's definitely okay to rest and be healthy. No apologies needed. Don't feel guilty for your body telling you to take it easy. It knows what it's doing :-) and know...