Fitting room in Peacocks.
No purchases made but thought I'd share me in print and colour.
[PHOTOs: Above and below]
And this last dress! Second time trying it on, last time I posted a pic of it on the hanger - and now I know why!
I couldn't get the dress and the slip on at the same time. Hence the reason I've got the dress on and the slip is hanging elegantly out of the dress lol
Yay eBay!
I got gifted two handbags from ebay (my choices) and I am happy happy :)
First up we have my favourite bag out of the two. I've wanted this bag for ages. It is a 'homage' to the famous Alexander Wang rocco bag, and fellow bloggers have christened this one the 'focco' (fake rocco). The Wang is £800 so erm, that's why I've got the focco (around £30-35 on ebay depending on seller).
It doesn't photograph very well (or maybe it is the photographer lol) but I think (i hope!!) once it's got some junk in it it will look great. I might do a more detailed photo blog once I've road tested it.
Next up we have a bag (Ostrich kelly bag) that I've wanted for even longer than the rocco, I've wanted this style since I worked at Gap Flagship, which was at least 5 years ago!!!
However, if I'm honest, I'm happy with it, and I like it, but it isn't love.
But anyway, I'll also photoblog this once I've roadtested it.
And lastly, I brought a notepad holder for my desk at work. I love it and I can't wait to put it on my desk on Monday.
These..things..are available from poundland/99p store types places so some people might think I got ripped off since I paid £2 (£1 for thing and £1 for postage) but I don't feel that way. My local shops didn't have it, and even when they did, they didn't have it in pink, so I think for an extra £1 (cheaper than the bus!) it was worth it for getting the one I wanted. Wow - all that for justifying £1 lol
Hi Guys :)
Just a few outfit of the day's to share:
First up, black caped asos dress with milk maid braids (which provided endless entertainment for my work mates);
My teal primark dress again. I think I love it. I liked wearing it the 2nd time much more than the first. Teamed it with my leopard print shoes, american apparrel leather large clutch and my new ebay purchase - owl pendant.
This owl pendant is my new favourite thing. Ebay for about £1.38 inc p+p. It came on a long necklace but due to my skin allergies I transferred the pendant to a leather necklace I also got on ebay (I got it ages ago - I think it was around £3.00).
As friends and regular blog readers might notice, I don't usually (ever!) wear jewelry so I felt very feminine and a bit flashy with my owl friend. Since I enjoyed wearing it so much, I went a bit crazy and have ordered lots of pendants off ebay - oops!
Once they arrive I shall of course be sharing with you :)
Super duper casual OOTD: oversized peacock asos t shirt (purchased to wear for my marie curie 10k walk last year), primark leggings, primark peachy nude studded pumps, and my owl necklace :)
On a sidenote...
I love living near work. Extra time in bed. No travel costs. No panic attacks on public transport. No need to endlessly snack on the journey (I worry I'll starve on any sort of journey).
BUT....
Argh. Sometimes a girl wants to pop to the post office on the weekend in her big t shirt, ponytail and leggings with a few holes in it without bumping into colleagues who are doing overtime weekend!! You know what I'm saying?! lol
I feel that 'all' the effort I put into my work clothes is lost once someone see's me without eye shadow, hair spray and a clinched waist lol
Hi Guys!
Just wanted to share with you my NOTD from last week:
And this is how I did it...
Firstly I purchased some glitter dust from ebay for around the £2.00 mark. I probably didn't get the best deal on ebay but definitely cheaper than buying it on the high street so I am happy.
The glitter was gorgeous - really really finely milled and sparkly.
So all I did was paint my nails with clear polish (you can choose whatever base colour you want - I think I'll do black next time to make the glitter pop) and let it dry.
Once the whole nail was dry (I did 2 coats) I then painted the tips of my nail in clear and then dipped my nail into the glitter pot.
Blew/shook off the excess glitter and after a few minutes, put on another coat of clear polish to seal the glitter.
Ta dah!
*If you decide to give this ago don't forget to lay down some newspaper on surfaces. And probably best to wear loungey clohthes so that you don't get your outift covered in glitter.
*And yeah I know I could have just painted my tips with glitter polish or wore falsies but I enjoy this sort of stuff and find it theraputic.
*One last thing!! This look only lasted a day....or not even a whole day to be honest. But it wasn't the glitter or technique. It was my cheap arse clear polish. All those layers PEELED straight off! By the end of the day I'd peeled off all my polish and I didn't even need to use polish remover when I got home. Oh well!
Hi Guys!
Been feeling blah (hence the lack of posts) but the other day I went to Primark with my mum and since she said she'd treat me I tried on tons of stuff, and shockingly, tons of non black stuff!!
Don't have a heart attack about the first picture I DID NOT BUY THIS OUTFIT! I just thought I'd share the nightmare lol I really want a maxi skirt, and to be honest I kinda like this tomato red one but my mum said I looked like a buffalo so....no. The bow top was a 'silk' material and is really cute but it looks cuter in the picture then it did in real life. Fatty and sweaty, not a good combo for cream silk in a size too small.
The next two dresses my mum DID buy for me.
First up we have a plummy chiffon dress with a gorgeous 'winged' sleeve and capey type back, I love the top part, and I don't mind the colour but I HATE the frill on the bottom of the skirt. It makes me feel like a sweetie wrapper and it's hard to find shoes that don't make me an ultra stumpy sweetie wrapper. But anyways, I've worn it now so I'm stuck with it.
Lastly, my teal shift dress with sheer kimino style sleeves. Everyone at work, even strangers complimented me. It was really weird. It was just the fact that I was wearing a colour which shocked everyone I think (I wore this dress before I wore the sweetie wrapper). It was nice and easy to wear. But I did also feel a bit like a sack of spuds in it but thats not the dress's fault; that's what happens when you eat KFC for breakfast! lol
So do you like my foray into the coloured side? I wore teal last monday and the sweetie wrapper on the friday, every other day I was back in black. I am trying to bring a bit more colour into my wardrobe but I guess I've chosen the wrong time since ?I don't have the funds at the moment.
What is your favourite colour to wear? Do you like to shine like a star or hide in the shadows?
