Friday, 19 October 2012

look what i bought #001

RIVER ISLAND leopard print collarless blazer £50 £30; ASOS mirrored skull t-shirt £18; TOPSHOP premium sequin tee £50 £15, pink peplum pencil skirt £34 £15, triangle disk earrings £8.50 £1.50 + lips in secret admirer £8; BOOTS real techniques lash + brow groomer £6.99 + l'oreal telescopic mascara in carbon black £10.99; NEWLOOK strappy block heels £24.99; AMAZON the september issue (used) £1.27, the night circus by erin morgenstern £3.86 + the time traveler's wife by audrey niffenegger (used) £1.79.

Just a few bits + bobs that I have purchased over the past couple of weeks! I've been super stressed in uni' so retail therapy has been my very close friend! I'm quite fortunate that my time of need has coincided with the mid-season sales, resulting in me finding a bargain or two!

I am in love with this River Island blazer! It's the only thing I picked up in the RI sale which is very, very, very surprising of me! Even though it looks lovely on, I may have to return it as I cannot find one thing in my wardrobe to wear it with! Boooo. I'm so glad I ordered the skull print tee off ASOS, it nice and easy to throw on to wear to uni' with out being too plain. Ooh how gorgeous is the sequin tee?! It's a box crop shape so I'm having a nightmare trying to find something suitable to wear it with but at such a bargain price I think I'll have to keep it no matter what! I'm turning into such a girl, I looove the Barbie pink colour of this skirt!

You might notice a bit of a DIY job with the earrings! The description said white however when they arrived the triangle stones were yellow! With the policy being that earrings are non returnable; a lick of pearly white nail varnish later + they are back to being a super bargain! I also repurchased my favourite Secret Admirer lipstick (review here). I had a controlled splurge in Boots where I picked up some foundation, my current favourite mascara + got a Real Techniques brush free to add to my collection, got to love 3 for 2!

I bought these heels to wear on my weekend away to Newcastle + I've worn them out every time since! I absolutely love them; I think they look more Zara than Newlook, they're different to all the super high super skinny heels out there at the moment, they're super comfy + a total steal at £25! What's not to love?!

Finally, I'm totally addicted to Amazon at the moment! I love that you can buy used DVD's + books that are like new at a total bargain price. I've bought a pile of DVD's over the past couple of months for around £1.30 a pop, so cheap! I'm having trouble sleeping at the moment so I've also stocked up on some chick-lit to hopefully help me unwind; any suggestions for other good reads would be appreciated(:

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Monday, 15 October 2012

sunday post #020


 nando's love; such a winter *goff*; desperados; dyed my hair; cute idea; hey blondie; lush treat box; bubble bath essentials; twilight ballistic water; suitcase; bye bye wales; plane pics; newcastle-upon-tyne; night out outfit; goldslick vodka; wild nights out; up in the clouds; smoothie time; free vino; tables at the john lewis event; modelling time, nia wyn's beautiful collection; uni' days; costa cooler; hepburn.


Yet again I'm slacking on the blogging front! Things have been so go-go-go lately I'm struggling to find time to sleep let alone anything else. I've only been back in uni' for around a month + I'm already buried under a pile of work! My mind is buzzing with competition briefs, collection ideas, dissertation research, fabric samples and sewing techniques. Aaaah work overload!! 

At the moment I'm totally exhausted from burning the candle at both ends, maybe I should find another way to blow off some steam! Last weekend a group of 31 of us descended on Newcastle for a girls weekend away; shots of goldslick vodka, gangnam styling and going to bed at 6am wiped me out for all of last week! Going out this weekend probably wasn't that wise either but I got to spend some time with my girls + managed to get a picture with Mark Wright, all in good night out!

I'm going to try and set some time aside to get back into blogging as I really miss it! I just need a bright day to get some decent photographs, everything seems to be against me at the moment!ha. Now I'm off for a lush bubble bath, snuggle into my onesie and watch Gossip Girl from the beginning(:

Monday, 1 October 2012

want; winter goth


We've bypassed autumn for a pre-mature winter + I am so not prepared! My wardrobe desaturates all colour at this time of year + I become a total winter goth. I always try to grasp onto the last of summer + refuse to buy winter warmers in September. The arrival of October is giving me the go-ahead to start working on my winter capsule wardrobe!