a colour study / 01.

I love the way that certain colours compliment each other, how one persons view of a colour or shade can be completely different to your own.
I have always been interested in colour composition, when I was younger I would often colour code things like my bookshelf or my stationary etc (I'm sure I wasn't the only one). As someone who enjoys styling, designing and creating, colour is such a big part of what I notice in everyday things, I am constantly looking for new combinations to fall in love with. This is why I've decided to start a series here on the blog all about colour.

I took these pictures in the holidays of my lovely friend Martha using the Lumix G7 with a 25mm lens and I'm super pleased with how they turned out. It was a pretty overcast day, the sky was this perfect grey to white shade at about midday and although I love shadows for me this was the perfect lighting for the kind of portrait I was looking for.
One of my favourite colour combinations is pink and green, it's pretty much my whole aesthetic (shocker!) After looking at these photos I felt that despite the pink they looked a little washed out especially because I'd heavily desaturated them. So I decided to look at the way the green from a picture I had of the mandarin tree at the vineyard looked with the pink of Martha's jumper.

I'm a very new photoshop user so I'm still getting used to it but coming from hardly any editing software at all, just wow. I've become especially obsessed with just swatching a whole bunch of colours from my images and playing around with colour blocking etc.
I am really pleased with how the end photos came out and I just love the olive-y green that I took from one of the leaves on the mandarin tree with the pink from Martha's jumper. Although I would consider myself to be quite a minimalist when it comes to colours (black, white and grey - hello) I've really been feeling rusty oranges, greens and yellows recently so I'm just gonna go with it and I'm sure you'll be seeing more of them around here soon!
Let me know what colours you've been loving lately.
B.

city.

photos by Martha - ig

bomber / emporium vintage
shirt / asos
denim / levi's 501 thrifted
belt / farmers
shoes / adidas
socks / country road
bag / letliv

The holidays are coming to an end. Bonfires, car trips, vineyard runs, thrifting and photo expeditions, good food, fresh air and rainy afternoons have consumed my two weeks away from school.

On this particular day my friend Martha and I decided to have a city cafe hunt, finding lots of amazing vegan food, taking photos and stopping at a few thrift stores on the way. I managed to pick up this sandy coloured bomber (which is actually a mens large) in Emporium Vintage which I was super pleased about + some more vintage Levi's because you can never have too many pairs of 501's!
I've been loving the simplicity of a plain tee shirt and denim, especially for a day in the city or even just lounging at home (me) I've basically been rotating my denim with a black or white shirt for the whole holidays - I just love it!

For now I'm going to spend the last few days I have left away from school sleeping in and catching up on leftover homework + possibly sneaking in a couple of episodes of Stranger Things! I hope your having a relaxing day or night wherever you may be!
B.

why this summer is going to be great.

I'm currently staying at our holiday home for the weekend and it's been raining for the entire day, it smells like wet concrete and countryside (because it is) and apart from a few birds and Bastille's new album it's completely quiet. I feel like in the middle of all the busyness and school craziness it's so important to have those days where you're just completely relaxed, not thinking about much, eating good food and listening to good music.
I've always considered myself a city person but recently I've realised that I love the countryside just as much. It's so quiet and I can actually hear myself think and just breath.
There are so many fruit trees here - even a fig tree which I'm most excited about. The best part is that I have no idea what some of the fruit trees even are so as they start to bloom they'll be a complete surprise.
There's a cute little cafe walking distance from the house that does the best smashed avocado on toast and there are just so many flowers and animals, the people here are nice and soon I'm going to plant my own veggie garden. That's why this summer is going to be great.

Here are some cool things that I've been looking at that you should look at too,
This throw is the reason i love the colour yellow
I want to make these
This is awesome
In love with these pictures
This backpack
And this apartment

B.

things to talk about.

Hello - I'm back!
Yes, it has been a while. I've just been struggling recently with a lack of inspiration + a bad cold that's kept me in my bed all week! However, I'm not complaining because a week ago I finally picked up some of the Cultiver linen from Letliv that I had been just lusting after for so long. I picked up the duvet in smoke grey + smoke grey and blush pillow cases and my goodness they are gorgeous. I didn't know weather I liked the feel of linen at first but now that I've had a few sleeps in it I love it so much!! I'm not sure what it is about me but I just can't stop changing my room and I never seem to be fully satisfied with it - which is why I hesitate to do things like room tours as I always feel like there's still a few more things I'd like to add to make it perfect.
It seems like in the last couple of weeks my aesthetic has changed quite dramatically, I would have considered my style to be predominantly monochromatic but lately it seems little pops of colour have been sneaking their way in. I have been loving yellows, oranges and greens especially and I can't wait to start adding more of them into my bedroom and wardrobe soon! I've had my eye on this, this and this.



This Aesop body cleanser I actually got for free at the Aesop store in Venice beach at the beginning of the year and it was only last week that I actually got around to using it and it was just so lovely. I forgot how much I love Aesop products and I'm so excited to hear that they have an actual store coming to Newmarket in Auckland!! Let me know if any of you have tried Aesop and what you thought of it as I know it's a little on the pricey side which did put me off for quite a while. I've also been kind of obsessed with painting my nails recently and enjoyed watching this video of Connor Franta painting his nails as I too painted my nails! + how pretty have Connor's Instagrams been recently!!?



As I've been playing around with the look of my room I've started sticking lots of interesting things on my wall with black washi, some posters, prints, tags, magazine cut-outs and even plants that before they inevitably die without water look really pretty. I've also discovered the power of greenery in my bedroom, it honestly makes such a big difference to the whole vibe of any space and I just love it. If you follow me on snapchat (bellafosterblog) you would've seen the actual jungle of plants that I brought the other day that are now sitting in various jars and bottles throughout my room (and the house) and making everything all green and gorgeous!
Well, for now I'm gonna try and focus on getting myself better so I can actually get out of bed as I have so many new and exciting things planned for this blog that I can't wait for you to see! As things are getting warmer and the sun is finally showing I've been noticing the prettiest dappled light all through the city and I can't wait for those warmer months where I can get out and start taking photos in the sun again!!
I hope your weekend has been good wherever you are and I'm about to go and make a rather large Asos order that will put a big dent in my bank account - so, until next time,
B.