Tartan and Leather

I'm so sorry for my lack of my blogging recently, I've been partying way too much but I'm having a sensible month this month so I'm hoping I can get back into the routine of blogging weekly! Thank you all for still reading and commenting even though I've been completely rubbish. Here is a quick blog post to get me going again, happy reading!!

Faux Leather Jacket, Forever21 - £20.00

Bandeau Top, River Island - £7?

Tartan Skirt, Missguided - £18.99

Platform Shoes, Topshop - £35.00

Necklace, Topshop - £7.00

I look so grumpy and pale in these photos, literally hate winter so much! I just want summer, I'm sure most of you are the same, winter in England is just so dull.

I wore this skirt to my staff Christmas meal about a month ago and never got round to blogging about it, I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, but I love love love Missguided, they're so cheap and I always find things on there website that are different from anything else on the high-street.

I know it's not a particularly wintery ensemble but it's definitely the type of thing I would wear on a night out, regardless of the weather! The jacket adds a bit of warmth but I still wouldn't wear this outfit on an average winter day.

These shoes were a bargain and despite them being a size too big I still bought them, they were reduced by £20 in the Topshop sale and I love Topshop shoes so I had to get them. I also bought the Necklace in the Topshop sale which was reduced by 50% which i thought was so so good!

I think that just about covers it, sorry it's a bit of a short post, I will try to blog again very very soon x

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Minty Winter

Hello my darlings. For once it actually wasn't raining for the photo's!! Hooray! I'm trying really hard to not wear all dark colour this winter because I always fall into that trap. Enjoy :-)

Jacket, H&M - £24.99

Jumper, H&M - £14.99

Blouse, Primark - £5.00

Leather Look Trousers, River Island - £40.00

Necklace, H&M - £8.00(ish)

Jeffrey Campbell Big Lita Lookalikes, eBay - £34.99

As the weather conditions were pretty good today my sister managed to get a nice selection of photos. I love this jumper, I'm so happy with it! I've said before and I'll say it again, H&M have some really gorgeous things in this season and everything is such fantastic value! So for people that don't have a lot of money (like me) it's great. I also bought the jacket from there and I wear it all the time, my leather jacket is feeling a bit left out haha. 

I do love my leather look trousers from River Island but they don't look very shiny in these photos and I'm after some super shiny ones! I accessorised with my lovely statement necklace from H&M, I love the colour of the gems so much!! Finally I added my trusty Big Lita lookalikes which I really do wear too much, but they're seriously so comfy!!

Tonight is the staff Christmas party for where I used to work so it's going to be a good night, and I'll do a post on the outfit next weekend! Who else has their staff party this weekend? What are you all wearing? x

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A Weekend Away

Hello everyone! I spent this weekend in Amsterdam with one of my friends and it was lovely, except from the weather and the fact we kept getting lost!! But it was a spontaneous adventure which can only be a good thing. We missed our flight out there and had to be transferred onto another flight which was 5 hours later, so to kill some time I asked my friend to take a few pictures for a blog post. Unfortunately I had to use a slightly crap camera because I didn't trust myself taking  my sisters SLR to Amsterdam haha! Enjoy.

Jacket, H&M - £24.99

Tee, Topshop - £18.00

Trousers, Topshop - £40.00

Boots, Office - £20.00

Necklace, H&M - £8.00(ish)

Rucksack, Topshop - £34.00

I have to admit the setting isn't the most beautiful, but you can blame Stansted Airport for that! I'll start with the jacket, which I absolutely love, it was such a bargain and there are other colours available too. I think it makes a nice change from a leather jacket, which all of us own!!

I chose a burgundy tee from Topshop because it was only £18 and I knew it would get a lot of wear. Oxblood is a popular colour at the moment so I thought this would be a cheap way to nail the trend! I don't usually shop in Topshop, because their clothes make me feel super fat as I always have to go up 1-2 sizes. However, on this occasion I ignored the number on the label and bought the clothes that I liked, and I'm really glad I did because the tee and trousers are two of my favourite items of clothing at the moment.

I've said before that I love the dogtooth print and I really fell in love with these trousers, I'm not much of a 'smart trouser' wearer usually so it's nice to have stepped out of my comfort zone.

You can't really see the necklace that well in these pictures but it's so gorgeous, I love it! H&M is definitely one of my favourite places to buy statement necklaces. I mentioned my bargain boots in my last post but here they are again! Finally, I took a rucksack with me to Amsterdam so I didn't have to pay for luggage, I really struggled to find one that I liked but I was happy with this denim and leather number in the end. Since buying it I have noticed the Accessorize have a lovely selection of rucksacks and I never thought to look in there, so if you're after one you should definitely check their's out x

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Sparkle Sparkle

Two outfit posts in one weekend? Why not! This is what I wore out in town last night and I particularly wanted to blog it because of my new boots! I was so pleased with this bargain, they were originally £75.00 in Office, they had then been reduced to £25 and on top of that I got 20% off, crazy crazy.

Top, River Island - £20.00

Leather Look Trousers, River Island - £40.00

Gothic Boots, Office - £20.00

I love this sparkly asymmetric top, it's a lovely floaty material and it actually looks a lot better in real life than in photos. It's a very Autumnal evening top and I'm sure I'll get plenty of wear out of it.

These are my new leather look trousers (because my other pair split *sigh*) and they are SO comfy, honestly! They have that super skinny look but you actually have a lot of movement in them unlike some other leather look trousers.

Boots, boots, boots! Okay, I confess, I think I have a bit of a black boot fetish, these are the third pair I have bought in the past 2-3 months! I was so glad I bought them because they are now completely sold out online.

What items of clothing/shoes/accessories to you have a bit of an obsession with? x

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Black And Gold

Hello hello. I love the 'baroque look' at the moment, it's so glitzy and fancy! When She Likes contacted me and asked if I was interested in collaborating with them, I originally thought 'I've never heard of She Likes'! I took a look at their website and although not everything was to my taste there are some really lovely pieces (especially the shoes) and I felt that they needed more recognition. I chose a gorgeous studded sweater and they sent it to me super quick, I've styled it up with a black and gold tube skirt to get involved with the baroque trend. 

Studded Sweater, c/o She Likes

Baroque Skirt, River Island - £28.00

Necklace, Primark - £4.00

Jeffrey Campbell Big Lita Lookalikes, eBay - £34.99

I really love this studded sweater, there are so many studs on each shoulder and they're the really big studs too! You can buy this sweater here for just £25.00! I really suggest people check them out because the prices are so cheap and as I said, they have some lovely pieces. Sorry there's glitter all over the sweater, the glitter from the skirt get's EVERYWHERE.

I'm a huge fan of the mid-length skirt and dress, I think they're really sophisticated and flattering. For the amount of detail on this skirt, I think £28.00 is very reasonable. I also suggest that if you do get this skirt, you get it a size smaller than your normal size to avoid bagginess around the waist!

Yes, here are my shoes again! I've actually invested in a new pair of black platform boots but they didn't go with this outfit, you will see them soon though!!! x

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November Wishlist

I love and hate making wishlists, I love it because it gives me an opportunity to really have a  good look through what's available online and I hate it because when I do them I generally don't have any money so it's really depressing! I just wanted to share with you a few things that I'm lusting after at the moment.

Light Blue Oversized Sweater, Zara - £45.99

Pleated Skirt, Topshop - £40

Blue Graphic Print Top, H&M - £24.99

Orange Cord Jewel Necklace, River Island - £28

Cut Out Court Shoes, Missguided - £20.99 

I've said before that I really want to build up a nice collection of knitwear for this A/W, I have a few pieces but I'm always on the lookout for something new! I love Zara and as I'm planning a shopping trip with my sister for a couple of weeks time I thought I would see what they have in at the moment, I've always been a huge fan of their knitwear and I thought this jumper was gorgeous! The colour is so lovely and I really want to inject a bit of colour into my A/W wardrobe so this would be perfect.

I love this Topshop skirt, the shape is so classic and sophisticated and I would get loads of wear from it because you can just tell that it will go with so much. Usually I'm a bit reluctant to pay the price for Topshop clothes because I can generally find the same things for half the price in other shops, but I really think this skirt is worth the money because it's a staple item that I would keep hold of for years.

H&M have some really interesting and unique things on their website at the moment, you should all check it out! I thought this top was really quirky and I love it, it's only £24.99 which I think is pretty good. This is the kind of top I would wear on a night out and the colour is perfect for this season.

I really really really love this River Island necklace, I think it's so gorgeous!! But help me out, can I really justify spending this much on a necklace? (I would wear it all the time so please say yes, haha).

Finally, I'm loving court shoes at the moment and I really need to get myself a pair. I love these Missguided ones and they're discounted at the moment which is even better! I think the colours are lovely, they remind me of ice-cream which surely can't be a bad thing. 

What's on everybody else's wishlists this month? x

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Tiger Face

I'm pretty aware that I've been a terrible blogger recently and my normal outfit posts are becoming few and far between. I'm just so busy, I know I keep saying it but I really am!

This is just a really quick outfit post, but an outfit post nonetheless. There aren't many pictures either because I'm having an 'I feel ugly' day haha, we all get them.

Tiger Print Dress, Topshop - £26

Vintage Cardigan, Camden Market - £5

Belt, H&M - £8?

Studded Creeper Shoes, eBay - £20

Socks, River Island - £4

I bought this dress for a night out last weekend, and for Topshop I thought it was such a bargain! I really loved it because it can be worn as a day dress or a dress for going out which means it's really worth the money I've spent. 

I've had this cardigan a while now and I keep forgetting to blog about it. At £5 it was such a steal and I love it, it's got a faded metallic paisley print to it and I haven't seen anything like it on the highstreet so happy days for me!

Ahhh I'm so sorry about the short post, I will try and do a full one with lots of pictures for next weekend x

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