Summer Haul: TK Maxx, Primark, Zara, Leighton Denny

Hello my lovelies I picked up a few things over the Easter hols, 50% wardrobe upgrade/ 50%  preparation for my summer vacation. 

 A girl cannot go wrong with a new pair of jeans, bottle of nail polish or bikini.

Floral Dress 

New Jeans (yup 3 pairs,) I have cleared out about 4 pairs of jeans so far for the year. 3 of them were not fitting right and the 4th pair I had worn through til the seams threatened to split. So I had a little space for denim in my life and my closet. Zara for denim, it is a resounding yes. 

Navy Polo - What is summer without a polo shirt?

 This Crew classic polo, I found in TK Maxx. 

New Bikinis - I found these beauties in Primark at the great price of £3. 

I plan to do A LOT of lounging around the pool/ at the beach on my vacation, 

so these swimsuits will suit me just fine. 

Black Cross Body Bag - I found this leather cross body bag in Zara.  

My sisters preferred the mint as well as the blush coloured bag over the black one. But  I knew this colour would be way more versatile. 

Two cheers for the Chanel-esque straps. 

Leighton Denny Mini Nail Polish Set 

 Perfect for traveling, carrying around in my hand bag. (along with my Nail 2 go Manicure pens and my Leighton Denny Nail file) 

There you go my lovelies.

xx 

The Boudoir: Flowers and Climbing vines for Spring

This is the second set of bed linen I bought when, I went to Primark on my duvet cover hunt. 

The first duvet set I bought has a cream background with pink and purple butterflies. 
 This one also had a cream background and the pattern is a series of climbing vines and  flowers.

The Full Effect

Flowers and Climbing vines up close

Reversible

This has been lovely, 

but I am going to give into temptation and have a nap now guys.

xx

Outfit Of The Day: Purple If You Please

I should probably preface this by saying there is nothing to see here, lol. 

After all this is a super casual outfit, I am sure anyone reading this could pull a similar outfit from their own closets. Alas this is what I am wearing today. 

I had to complete a few errands today, including returning library books, sampling perfume and scoping out the deals/offers/sales in Boots and Superdrug.  

 (The Simple hydrating mist is a great dupe for the MAC fix plus travel mini #justsaying #saving #budget #cheapncheerful)

The Garments 

Shoes - Zara

Trousers - Mango

Belt - Oasis

T shirt - Primark 

Cardigan - Forever 21

There you go, 

my outfit of today.

xx

Shop Your Closet: White Shirt and Bright Skirt

Day/ Office 

This is a little outfit remix. 

I love shopping my closet as well as my makeup and beauty stash! 

One thing which gives me pleasure, is being able to use clothing which I already own. Then mixing/ matching/clustering  it with other pieces to create new outfits for different social occasions. 

 As a rule, if I cannot think of 5 events where I can were an item of clothing (5 things in my closets I can pair the item with) I do not buy it. 

It keeps the clothes on the shelves of the store and my ££ in my pocket. 

I would much rather own clothing  which I have worn over and over for 10 years, not spend 10 years buying clothes over and over. 

Night

I hope you all have a great Monday. 

Shirt - TM Lewin

Knit Top - Primark

Skirt - Gap

Flats - Miss KG

Heels - Jasper Conran

Cross Body Bag - Zara

Tote Bag - Zara 

P.S. This is the shirt I won last summer in the T.M. Lewin "Summer in the City" competition. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. 

xx

The Boudoir: Butterflies for Spring

I am pretty sure the last time I bought new bedding was in 2008. 

 It was a duvet set with green background and cream/brown designs all over it from John Lewis. It was 100 cotton, thick and lovely fabric. Ok back to present day, I needed a new duvet, since the one I currently own is years old (easily between 5-7 years old). 

I went to Primark on my duvet hunt and left with not only a new duvet,  2 new memory foam pillows and 2 new sets of bedding/linen. 

the first duvet set I bought this lovely duvet set it has a cream background with pink and purple butterflies. 

The full effect 

Butterflies up close

Reversible

There is just something about a well made bed, that makes me feel relaxed.

 I can just forget about the stresses at work/uni and have a nap. 

Have a great day my lovelies. 

xx

The Little Black Dress Look Book

"One is never under-dressed or over dressed in a Little Black Dress."
 - Karl Largerfeld

Little Black Dress ft the Classics 

Little Black Dress ft the Black Blazer 

Little Black Dress ft the Sequinned Jacket

Little Black Dress ft the Navy Blazer 

Little Black Dress ft the White Cardigan 

Little Black Dress ft the Black Jacket

Little Black Dress ft the Blue Cardigan

Little Black Dress ft the Navy Cardigan

Little Black Dress- Dorothy Perkins

Sequinned Jacket - Mango 

Navy Blazer - Zara 

Black Blazer - Zara

Black Jacket - H&M

Macintosh - GAP

White Cardigan - Primark 

Blue Cardigan - Primark

Navy Cardigan - H&M

Bag - Longchamp

Flats - Kurt Geiger

Black pumps - Duner

Heels - Office 

There you are my lovelies my

 "Little Black Dress" look book.

Happy viewing.

xx

Little Black Dress ft The White Cardigan

 Rock a peep toe.

Little Black dress featuring the white cardigan, classic monochrome outfit suitable for work,  lunch with friends, church, or travelling. (shoes optional)  

Rock a flat.

Yes the little black dress will give you superpowers and allow you to fly. 

Dress - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Heels - Office, Flats - Kurt Gieger

Cardigan - Primark 

Stack - Thomas Sabo, Links of London, Ernest Jones 

"Fashion fades but Style is eternal." - Yves Saint Laurent

stay stylish my lovelies

xx