Newness

New purchases.

I received this gorgeous jumper for my 19 birthday. It's originally from Topshop and I love it so much. The colour is amazing and I love the detail of it. It makes me want to go out and buy lots of gorgeous collar necklaces to wear with jumpers!

The belt was from my boyfriend, also for my birthday! Very clever of him to choose it! I think he knows to buy anything with a cross on it for me. It's so cute for nights out to wear with high waisted skirts. It's from Urban Outfitters and I think it's still available so I really recommend checking it out!

The shoes I bought myself from the student lock in event in my University area. They were only £25, and I got them for £20 as there was 20% off! I plan to wear these on nights out at uni when I'm dressing up a bit more. I don't know about anyone else, but people wear flat shoes a lot more than I expected them to do so I get quite excited at the prospect of getting all dressed up for a night out!

I bought these clutches a few weeks ago but I think they are still available in some Primarks. They were only £6 each and look very similar to Topshop and Zara clutches which are both over £20 I think. I like the wrist strap as you don't have to worry about dropping it on a night out, however they don't have an internal pocket or zipped compartment so if I want separate things I need little purses and makeup bags to put them in. That being said, they are so pretty and useful, I can't recommend them enough!

Finally, I bought a Vogue magazine. My marketing lecturer at university (I study Management and Marketing of Fashion if anyone is interested) actually told us it counted as reading round the subject! As if any of us needed an excuse to buy it.. This months issue is only £2 so an absolute bargain!

I'm off to a marketing workshop now. I'm hoping to write some outfit posts soon, but it's pretty difficult as I don't have anyone to take my photos here at University. I'm going to try and find someone though, so I'll get it sorted as soon as I can! 

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! 

xxx

Shoes- New Look

Jumper- Topshop

Belt- Urban Outfitters
Clutches- Primark

I've been featured!

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My Article

Just a quick update to tell you all my blog has been featured on the MFN- Manchester Fashion Network homepage, with an interview! Check it out if you want to read what I have to say about my blog :) (Link Here)

I have now been at university for almost a month so am finally settling in to some kind of a routine. If anyone would like an update of how I found Freshers week or my first month experience in general I'm thinking of posting one on here! Comment if you are interested in seeing my updates :) I'm loving university at the moment, especially my course, which is amazing! 

I'm going to try and blog more regularly now I know my timetable and the work that's expected of me so you'll be seeing a lot more of my blog in the next few weeks! 

xxx

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

MAC Costa Chic

I got this lipstick a few weeks ago using the 'Back to MAC' scheme. For those of you who don't know, you can take 6 MAC empties to a counter or store and receive a free lipstick of your choice! Whenever I do this, I try to go for a colour a little out of my comfort zone, which is why I chose Costa Chic.

Costa Chic is a frost formulation, which I actually quite like. It's a bright coral with a hint of pink and would be perfect for summer nights out or holidays. Although I rarely wear bright lipsticks, I like to have them in my collection, and I try to use them on my annual holiday to Spain- so Costa Chic is a very fitting name!

I really recommend this colour. MAC lipsticks are by far the best lipsticks around in my opinion, you can't really go wrong!

xxx

Little Birds..

Just a quick post to show you the outfit I was wearing yesterday. The weather was so nice I thought I'd get a few outfit photos taken to show you! As you can see, I've not quite got used to how hot it is now, I need some time to adjust my wardrobe! 

The top was from Dorothy Perkins last year. Not a shop I normally go in but I was pleased to find this, the bird print is so sweet. It's a silky material and a little oversized which makes it a bit different from the other tops I own! The bag is my all time favourite from Zara, I'm not sure if you can still get it but it's so lovely! It's real leather, so it's very soft and the perfect size for an everyday bag. 

I'm also wearing my new white studded shoes from Topshop. I have had the black ones for ages so I decided to get some white canvas ones for Summer. I've been waiting for the rain to stop to wear them but now the weather has improved I'm sure I'll get loads of wear out of them!

My red nails are a colour called 'Spicy Orange' from the L'Oreal Colour Riche range. Trust me, the colour is a lot more red, but with a hint of orange. I originally wanted Revlon's nail varnish in 'Red Bikini' after hearing it's a dupe for Chanel Holiday, but after holding it next to the L'Oreal colour, I couldn't see a difference and the L'Oreal one was half the price (there is also an offer in Superdrug for '2 for £6.99' at the moment on the L'Oreal Nail colours!). So perhaps it's a dupe for Chanel Holiday, I don't know!

If you haven't entered my GIVEAWAY for a River Island bag then click here! The contest is open until Saturday :)

I've got some more posts lined up which will be on my blog shortly so look out for them! Hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

xxx

Top- Dorothy Perkins

Blazer- Topshop

Jeans- Topshop (Leigh Jeans)

Shoes- Topshop

Bag- Zara

Nails- L'Oreal Spicy Orange

Watch- River Island

Bracelets- Topshop/ Miss Selfidge

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: River Island Bag

IT'S MY BLOG'S FIRST BIRTHDAY TODAY! 

I'm so excited, I can't honestly believe how far my blog has come in just one year. I think it's progressed so much and I love blogging more and more each day. As a thank you to all my lovely followers I wanted to do a giveaway to show my appreciation, because, as cliché as it sounds, I couldn't do it without you. 

Some of you admired the River Island bag in my last post so I decided to get one to give away to one of my followers! Black is very classic and it can be a clutch or a day bag so it's really versatile!

So to be in with a chance to win this lovely bag all you have to do is:

1. Be a follower of my blog on Google Friend Connect

2. Comment on this post and leave your email address so I can contact you if you win

3. For a second entry, tweet about this giveaway, and in a separate comment leave the link to your tweet!

That's all you have to do! I'm so excited that my blog has reached the grand old age of one, so I hope you'll all share in my excitement by entering the giveaway! Best of luck :) 

This giveaway ends at midnight on Saturday 28th July

Sorry, UK entries only