Inside Melly's Mind

Berry lipsticks are absolutely everywhere right now. I shared a makeup look recently and was asked for recommendations on berry lipsticks. So here is a round up of my favourites that are out right now. The best part? They're all under £30. I'm still experimenting with how to get the look right. I find that with the very dark colours, I can look a little washed out. So to combat that, I go quite warm on my cheeks with a highlighter. False lashes are a great addition too, as they mean I still get the 'wow' factor without adding more colour to my face. How are you wearing your berry lipsticks? Check out my latest berry-based look here .  Lots of love,  Melly  xox 

We all know one person who seems to constantly be rushing between meetings, organising their lives or jet-setting somewhere. These gifts are perfect for girls who need to stay savvy on the go.

It's been a crazy few weeks. This is an outfit that I wore on a day filled with meetings, which included one of my biggest freelance wins yet. Black with a splash of colour is my go-to and you can't go wrong with a red lip, can you?

If you've had your fashion wits about you at all recently, you'll have noticed that velvet is absolutely everywhere right now.

Are you as obsessed with berry lips as I am, right now? I can't get enough of them. This is a great day to night look. I'd go for the eyes during the day and then take it up a notch with the lipstick for an evening out.

This is about a charitable initiative that I am so excited to be a part of and is a cause close to many of our hearts, I am sure. See what ' For Homeless People' is all about and how you can help...

Aside from having a horrible cold, I have had a lovely week and on Tuesday, I got to play in front of the camera. See what I got up to... Photo by  Pèétürh Jackson He invited me to be the subject of a photography workshop, at a new collective space called Mental Images . It's set inside Newhampton Arts Centre and houses a fab photography studio service, for commercial and personal use. Everyone from brands to families who want portraits have been using the space and they're very reasonable on price to hire, as well. I've met some of the team and they're great. The whole space is very well-equipped and I'll be using it for a project of mine in the future. It's set in a Victorian school building, so you can even make use of the original features. There's a dressing room there too, so I had somewhere with great lighting and mirrors to do my hair and makeup. I think that there were a lot more photos that I'd have liked but I don't own them. If I g

So, it's been an unusual few days for me. I've been away for a couple of days...for work!

Another post about one of my favourite items and today, it's the turn of my black skater dress .

I just love a blogger event. I think this is my fourth of the year and it's been great getting to know new faces...

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Pinterest UK training, run by the fabulous Elizabeth ( Rosalilium ). Followed by cocktails and nibbles... The training itself took place at Work + Play at Malmaison. We had half an hour or so to mingle and grab coffee, then sat down for the talk.  I think it was over an hour long but I was so engrossed in what Elizabeth was saying, the time flew by. Did you know that... - Pinterest is not a social media platform but a catalogue of ideas? - 75% of all content is generated by businesses and blogs? - no other platform has a more receptive audience than Pinterest? - hashtags don't work on Pinterest? I've come away from the training with a whole list of things to do, to improve myself as a pinner. I'm very excited, especially as I've been hearing about how other bloggers have used Pinterest as an element of their blog strategy and how that's worked for them. Goodies! Thank you, Pinterest UK. I also