Celine Rita | AW13 Comme Ci Comme Ca

Last week I went along to a showing of the latest Celine Rita collection, Comme Ci, Comme Ca. The collection is inspired by Celine's trip to Europe over summer and features a mix of thick knits, bell sleeves, timeless coats and structured dresses and separates. Needless to say I was swooning a little! Not to mention the viewing was accompanied by Rekorderlig Ciders, a cheese platter and macarons - pretty much a perfect afternoon :)

P.S if you'd like to shop the collection you can do so online here.

Shop Feature | The Bread & Butter Letter

This week I paid a visit to my lovely friends Sarah and Rose at The Bread and Butter Letter. If you've been reading my blog for awhile you might have seen me feature them before (here) but since then they've moved to a new location and I thought it was time I showed you the new (+improved!) store.

If you're in Auckland you can shop at The Bread and Butter Letter at 225 Karanghape Road. They sell a mix of vintage and upcycled clothing, tea, jewellery and crafty goodies for around the home. If you're not in New Zealand you can still shop with them just by visiting their online store here.

Enjoy! And happy weekend :)

Contributor | Arrow Nail Art Effect

Hi everyone. It's Katie back from Katie Jessica Creations  I am having so much fun as a contributor here. This week I'm showing you how to get a quick arrow effect without having the fuss of tape. I certainly don't have the patience to get very straight edges and I still like the effect it gives.

1. Choose your base colour

2. With your second colour do two big strokes of polish to get a small triangle shape in the middle of your nail. I have gone for a curvier effect but if you want to try to do it straighter than go ahead!

3. Repeat this process using alternate colours. If you want you can even add a third colour into the mix or go wild and do a different colour for every layer. It's a very similar method to the retro cloud nail art I did in a previous post.

4.  I would leave each layer to dry a little inbetween because your nails will dry quicker overall once all the layers are in place.

5. Finish off with a clear coat to seal in your design.

Have fun! I would love to see your designs and remember to leave comments on this post if there is anything you want to see in the future or questions you have!

Katie Jessica
Katie Jessica Creations
Here Comes the Sun Contributor

Boohoo | My Top 5

One of my favourite online stores Boohoo recently asked me to share with them my top 5 picks from their epic sale that's currently on. It took me forever to choose because I could barely narrow my list down to 5 but these are the ones I ended up with which they shared on their Facebook. Do check out the sale for yourself as well :) xx 

(P.s the pictures click-through to the items if you want to indulge in a little shopping!)

TWENTY6 (E.G It's my birthday tomorrow!)

(all pictures from my instagram - @herecomesthesunblog)

Tomorrow I'll be turning 26. It's been a bit of a weird number to come to terms with recently (it just feels like I'm edging my way out of my twenties way too quickly) but to be honest this last year has been a really good one and I have had a lot to celebrate. My 25th year was full of so many different adventures but namely moving to Auckland and finally getting kick started into my digital marketing career. I've been enjoying city life, meeting new people, trying new restaurants and bars and getting more involved in the blogging community here. 

It feels like the next year of my life is going to be just as eventful and I thought I would take a second to picture what it might be like and write down some of the things I want to achieve. So here are my goals for my 26th year:

• Holiday in China with friends - We've been saving for a holiday in 2014 with friends and my biggest wish is to visit China for the history and the food. 

• Save more than I spend - I love saving! Especially for future travels (we're heading to Melbourne in November and as mentioned above also on a bigger trip next year) so I've got to cut down on needless spending and squirrel away as much as possible. 

• Run my first half marathon - This has been a goal I've had for awhile. My current record is just over 15kms but I need to get my motivation back and finally achieve this one. 

• Declutter - I have so many clothes I don't wear and belongings I barely touch or use. I need to downsize and reorganise!

• Develop a better skincare routine - It's not that my skin is necessarily bad, it's more that I need to start taking better care of it so it doesn't start ageing too soon.

• Actually finish a book club book on time - this one is pretty self explanatory, eek! I can't remember if I've mentioned here or not but this year I joined a book club (it mostly involves wine + nibbles but the books do get talked about a little) and I've only finished one book on time!

• Cut down on sugar - It's time to think more carefully about what I put in my body and to take a cleaner approach to eating.

So I've decided being 26 is going to be awesome! Onwards & upwards!