I Knew You Were Trouble.. OOTD

This top is my most recent and favourite sale purchase this year. Normally, I'm rubbish at shopping the sales (this year wasn't really an exception either!) but I managed to find this beauty tucked away in one of the Zara rails just before I headed back to university after Christmas. It's made of a gorgeous thick grey material with PU short sleeves. I love it because it's so unusual and versatile, I'm sure when the weather warms up this will be a perfect top to throw on, and until then I can wear it on evenings out when I don't want to be so dressy. Best of all it was only £12.99, which I think is a great price as the quality is lovely!

I'm still totally into the leather/ PU trend and although there's less of it in the shops than last year, there are the occasional amazing finds! For this look I paired it with the leather look skirt I bought in Primark last year. Even though the skirt is now unavailable, many high street stores still have similar styles in stock if you look around. 

I hope you like this outfit, I'm off to revise as my first exam is tomorrow! 

xxx

Top- Zara

Skirt- Primark

Shoes- Miss Selfridge

Necklace- Topshop

Bracelets- Topshop

Watch- River Island

Summer Tribute: OOTD

I'm back! Just an update- After a nail biting summer and a stressful morning of checking UCAS at 6am, then subsquently every 5 minutes, I found out that I'd been accepted at my first choice university! I'm going to be studying a Fashion Management and Marketing degree and moving to a huge city to do it. It's so exciting, I really feel I'm on the path to achieving my dream career in the fashion industry.

Now on to the outfit. I bought this top from Topshop a couple of weeks ago and it's fast becoming my favourite top ever. It's a size 6 but it's still pretty huge (I'm normally a 6-8 in tops) and it's so flattering on. I love the injection of colour it brings to my wardrobe as I wear far too much black normally! It was expensive at £36 but with my student discount it wasn't bad, and I'd rather buy a staple piece I love that will take me through many seasons than something cheap that I'll wear once.

The jacket is another Topshop find. I've wanted to get a light-weight jacket for a while, and since I'm going to uni soon, I think I'll need something I can throw on if it's cold but not cold enough for my winter coat! It goes with so many things I know I'll get my use out of it! Khaki colours and military jackets are really on trend at the moment. This one captures the trend perfectly. It's also got loads of pockets and loose enough to wear a jumper underneath if it's colder- very practical!

I bought the studded bag very recently from Primark of all places! It's a nice shopper and doesn't really look cheap at all. I really think Primark has upped the quality of some of their items lately and I've bought more from there in the past couple of months than usual. I'm wearing my trusty Leigh jeans from Topshop again. They just go with everything! Seriously, if you don't have these in black, I can't recommend them enough. I probably shouldn't admit this but I think they've changed my life..

Also, comment if you'd be interested to hear a bit more about my Uni experience, such as what I've bought, how I'm preparing and how I settle in. 

Expect more posts to come shortly!

xxx

Jacket- Topshop (Link!)

Top- Topshop (Link!)

Bag- Primark

Shoes- Miss Selfridge

Leigh Jeans- Topshop

Bracelets- Assorted, Topshop & Miss Selfridge

Watch- River Island

A Touch Of Lace

These shorts were a find from Primark. I normally walk in and out of Primark in about 10 minutes as I don't think the quality of the clothes is very good at all, but every now-and-again, I find a really great purchase which ends up being a season staple. Last year it was my black 'leather-look' pleated skirt and now it's these beautiful lace shorts. They were £12 which is a bargain and so flattering. They even feel good quality and no one ever suspects they are Primark. I was in Primark yesterday and saw a whole rack of these shorts so I'm pretty sure they are still readily available, and worth a look!

I've accessorised once again with my pastel skull necklace and my spike bracelet from Topshop which I love (even though my family think it makes me look like a punk!). The Rose gold watch I mentioned in my other post is also a lot clearer here as well, it's so dainty and elegant, I love how it looks with this outfit. The clutch actually belongs to my mum (I'm very jealous of it!). It's such a gorgeous pastel mint green and also comes with a chain handle for everyday use, and it was only £18!

Finally, my phone case is the one I won from Camilla's (Into The Fold Fashion) giveaway. I love it so much and everyone comments on how lovely it is whenever I get my iPhone out in public.

I hope everyone's having a lovely week, I'm trying to get back into a blogging cycle so hopefully my posts will become a bit more regular from now on :) 

xxx

Top- Topshop

Lace Shorts- Primark

Wedges- Topshop

Watch- River Island

Cross Ring- Topshop

Pink Ring- River Island

Spike Bracelet- Topshop

Skull Necklace- Topshop

Clutch- River Island

Phone Case- (originally from) Iconemesis (link!)

OOTD- A lazy Sunday

This is an outfit of the day full of bargains. I'm not normally the kind of person that's good at picking things up in the sale, or finding the nice things in Primark but I think I might have turned a corner! I adore leopard print and I'm sure it will feature much more in my OOTD's, I think it's become my signature print- I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not! I picked up this coat in the River Island sale a few weeks ago after deciding I was never going to be able to afford a fur coat. It was £35 reduced from £90, I couldn't believe my luck! The trick is to make sure you know when the sale is going live, then make sure you log on as early in the morning as possible to get the bargains, this sold out the first day of the sale so I was incredibly lucky to get it. I know it's not to everyone's taste but I think it's gorgeous! 

The boots were another sale find, this time from New Look, they were reduced from £29.99 to £19.99 and with my student discount I got them for just £16.99. 

A close up picture of these beauties

The final bargain was this faux leather pleated skirt from Primark at just £14, as soon as I saw it I just knew it had to be mine. I wore it out last night and spotted two people wearing what I thought was this exact skirt however when I asked them it turns out they were wearing ones from Oasis which cost them £45! They look identical so you can imagine how chuffed I felt for having found one for such a bargain.

I hope you like today's location for my OOTD. It's an old Church near my house, something a bit different, however I did get a few odd looks from passers by wondering what I was doing being photographed there! 

Coat- River Island £35 

Jumper- Topshop £42

Skirt- Primark £14

Tights- Primark £2.50 

Boots- New Look £16.99

Cross Earrings- Urban Outfitters £10

Have you got any bargains recently? I hope I find more soon!

xxx

Winter Treats Haul

Here's a few things I picked up last time I went shopping. They are mainly from Primark, which I don't normally shop in, but they have got it so right with their latest Winter accessory line, I still can't get enough, I would like to pop back soon and see if they have a few more Pj sets in my size!

1) Fluffy, fleece lined Winter slipper socks

Primark

2) I love these novelty Christmas socks! I know it's only October but I couldn't resist- and how cute is that Penguin?!

Primark

 3) Cute Winter Pyjamas! Probably going to need an extra thick duvet if I wear these to bed 

Primark

4) A hot chocolate and my favourite magazine- I love Grazia!

Mug- Pastimes

Grazia Magazine- £1 this week only :)

I know it's early to be getting into the Winter Spirit but I really think Winter and the build up to Christmas is my favourite time of year (I'm not too keen on the few months after Christmas though!) 

Have you been getting into the Winter Spirit?

xxx

Recent Purchases ♥

Just a few collective purchases from some recent shopping trips. I'm trying to buy more practical clothes at the moment in preparation for going back to sixth form and finishing my A Levels, whilst still remaining fashionable!

From the top:

Aztec Dress- River Island £20

Camel Striped Jumper- H&M £14.99

Black and White Stripe Top- H&M £9.99
Imitation Leather Jacket- Zara £39.99

Maxi Skirt- River Island £25

Leggings- River Island £10

The Aztec stlyle earrings are from Primark and were only £2, I love them! I got the skull earrings from Topshop for £5 (although I'm not sure its clear from my picture that they are skulls!) and the lipstick is Creme d'Nude by Mac. I've been wearing this non stop lately, I don't know why I didn't own this before.

I've taken a few pictures of me wearing al these pieces and I will upload them shortly, hope you like them! 


Edit: After it was pointed out in the comments I have now included the price of the jacket, thanks for letting me know :)