Chunky Sandals

Hi guys, I'd like to introduce you to my latest purchase...

So a lot of you may be cringing at the sight of these (socks and sandals, anyone?) but I have a feeling some of you may love them just as much as I do. 

I've been lusting over them for absolutely ages since seeing the Aldo version on youtuber, TaniaTells.  Unfortunately, the Aldo Wanette sandal is sold out. When I see something I want, though...I go on a frantic search to get my hands on it, and this time I bagged myself a massive bargain.

After scouring the internet with google searches of, 'chunky sandal, chunky fisherman sandal, chunky jelly sandal, leather jelly sandal, chunky gladiator sandal' I finally came across these beauties from the one and only New Look. 

I'm never one to shop in New Look, typically, but after finding these and comparing them to the Aldo versions (which retail at around £80 may I add) I snapped them up in an instant because they're practically identical. Best of all, the New Look version cost less than half the price at £39.99!

YAAAY

:)

The haul that was meant to be!

Hi guys, just a quick post to show you a couple of bits that I've picked up for myself. I've had a few days off work with the bf, and today he had to go back to work so I was on my own. And what do I do best? Shop, shop, shop!

It was sunny again so I wore my fluoro Cambridge Satchel.

Tshirt from Zara. Levis jeans.

Nike Free Run 2.

Same jewellery and nails as my previous post.

And here's what I picked up!

My new phone case arrived today and I love it, little pooch. :)

Now, this is called the haul that was meant to be because, simply, everything I went in for, I found...and most things I picked up were the last ones in the shop.

From H&M I grabbed this silver chain necklace and simple band rings.

I also bought a couple of packs of cross earrings from Primark, since they were only a pound.

I went into Primark especially for these sandals. I saw two pairs hanging on the bottom rail of all the other sandals, one was a size 8 and the others didn't have a size tag on...and this never happens to be but lo and behold they were in my size! Hurrayyy!

I'm also embracing the sports-luxe trend and saw a navy, red and white part mesh tshirt which I picked up originally, wishing dearly that it would be in plain black instead. Lo and behold AGAIN, I walk round the rack and find this little beauty...

I then went to have a cheeky peek in TKMaxx and saw these neon nail polishes. At £3.99 for four, I thought they were a bit of a bargain and since I've been looking for a fluoro yellow for yonks, I decided to give them a go.

I've also been wanting some Superga pumps for ages. Ideally I'd have a plain white/black pair, but I saw these in my size and grabbed them straight away. I'm still not sure if I can pull them off, so they may be going back, what do you think?

Hope you're all well!

x

OOTD and Mini Topshop, TKMAXX and Boots haul!

Okay, so I decided to get up even though I felt like poop. (See last post where I said I wasn't going to take any outfit photos!)

Seriously not with it as I cut out my feet on all the pictures - so here's just one full length(ish) one.

Coat and shorts from Zara, tshirt and tights from Primark.

Shoes, New Balance 410 and Aldo bag from ASOS.

I had a wander in town and bumped into a friend so had a quick catch up with her for a while. 

I was intending on taking back my crop top from Primark which I left in my car last time I tried to take it back... this time I remembered to take it with me, but forgot the card I paid on! Third time lucky maybe?!

Anyway, I popped into Topshop since it's pay day and picked up a couple of bits. I got this spotty shirt which I've been eyeing up for a while and I also got a grey jersey casual dress. Nothing much really in my local which caught my eye, which is unusual!

I also went into TKMaxx - as always - and picked up a little storage basket for my bedroom, as well as a big barrel round TRESemme hairbrush on clearance. I wanted to try out a 'proper' blowdry on my hair because I saw a video on youtube by Pixiwoo Madness showing you how to do it at home. I'll probably never have time to do it on a day to day basis, but worth a try!

Talking of Pixiwoo, I also picked up a couple more Samantha Chapman Real Techniques makeup brushes because they were on 3 for 2 at Boots. I got my hands on the last Expert Face Brush in the shop (woohoo!) and also picked up another Stippling Brush and Blush Brush.

Ahh, nice new makeup brushes! Now just to deep clean my old ones... CHORE!

Ohh, by the way, check out my Easter Bunny nails!! I tried out ISLAAY's design with some slightly different colours. Make sure you check out her blog for a tutorial, she does some really amazing nail designs.

That's all for now.

Happy Easter, everyone!

xx

Primark Haul March 2013

I've done a little bit of shopping in Primark recently and thought I'd share with you a little post showing what I picked up.

I've not been into Primark for ages to properly look around, but after seeing a few recent Primark Hauls on youtube, I decided it was time to go and have a goosey.

I saw every one of these items on various youtube videos so went in with specific intentions on what I wanted to find.

First off I picked up these tshirts which I will definitely be going back to purchase more of. They are simple, baggy tshirts with the roll up sleeve detail. Very similar to those being sold in Topshop for around £12, but these babies were only £3.50 each. I bought one in black and one in white. I got one in a size 8 and one in a size 10 because I wasn't too sure which would fit better and I didn't have time to try anything on (dinner hour shopping ;)) They both fit nicely, however, when I go back I'm going to pick up a couple more size 10s as they are a little bit slouchier. They are also available in a bright blue and coral colour in my store. I wish they did grey...

Next I found this lace crop top which I plan on wearing with either my American Apparel disco pants or Easy Jeans. I haven't tried it together yet, but I don't want to be showing too much muffin and this top is relatively short. The nice thing about it is that it is fully lace on the back, but has a modesty layer in the front so your boobies aren't out all over the place. Again, similar tops being sold in Topshop for around £15, this one cost £4. I picked up a size 8 which fits nicely around the waist. It is also available in cream.

I then bagged these little polkadot beauties. They seemed to be in an odd section, with the tshirts and basic tops, next to some socks. I would've thought they would either be with the holiday or pyjama sections, but have a good look around your store because they have some really nice prints. I bought these for either hot summer days, holiday or lounging around the house in and I think they're awesome. They cost £4 which I thought was a bit pricey, but since they didn't have any other of the nice prints in my size and I didn't have the issue of choosing between designs, I thought I'd treat myself to a pair. I'd say they're true to size.

Next for some essentials.

I grabbed myself some more 100 Denier Opaque tights because they're a must have. They cost £2.50 per pair and last for ages. 

I also picked up a couple of packs of socks. I needed some black ones for work...but all of my black socks seem to go missing (I'm looking at you, Mum!) so I needed to be able to distinguish who's socks are who's when they come out of the washing machine. I saw these 5 packs for £2.50 each which have little frills and bows on so I'll know if my mum or dad have been nicking them from now on!!

A couple of random buys were these two hair accessory packs. I picked up a black hair turban for when I get out of the shower and don't fancy walking round with a massive towel on my head. It was £1.50 and you just put it over your hair, twist and secure the elastic loop around the awful dimante at the nape of your neck. 

I also grabbed a pack of hair clips at the till for £1 because I use these daily when blow drying/straightening my hair or applying makeup. They always seem to be eaten up by my bed monster or something because I had about twelve and now I have about 2.

For a pound you can't go wrong really. Don't wear them out of the house though because that's just not cool. ;)

Thennnnn, on my second trip back to Primark I got my hands on these beauties. I'd seen the clutch version on my previous shopping trip but wasn't all that enthused with it, but saw these two makeup bags near the tills and grabbed them. At £4 and £3 I thought I'd treat myself to a new set of makeup bags because they've got skulls on and are dead cool :)

As I mentioned, they also have a clutch version and also a couple of travel bags in this print also, but they looked a bit meh to me.

Loook at his little skully head!

And that's it! Hope you liked what I got. Have any of you done a Primark Haul recently? Any more goodies in there that I've missed?

Let me know :)

xxx

Perfect LBD!

I nipped to Preston the other day and couldn't help but browse the Topshop sale. I nearly died on the spot when I saw what was hanging out there...last one in my size.

I've been lusting after this dress for absolutely ages. I didn't want to pay full price for it (£65) so waited. It went into the sale a good while ago but by the time I spotted it, all of my sizes had been sold in my local store and online. 

I can't believe I found it, yay!

It has been reduced to £40, but with my discount I only paid £30. Bargs!

It could be a possible contender for my brother's wedding - with a coloured ribbon around the waist, perhaps, or a bright chunky necklace and shoes?

Who knows.

There's also a skirt version in the same fabric on the Last Chance To Buy rail in my local Topshop and I'm sorely tempted to go at try it on. I love the embroidered flowers on it as it makes it a little more feminine...but it's black. Perfect.

:)

Testing, testing!

So I got myself a new baby. 

You might've seen on instagram (neenyh) that I recently sold my ipad and used the money to purchase a new camera, yay!

I haven't really had time to play around with it yet but thought I'd have a poke around before I head out for dinner. I actually have NO clue how to use it.

I did, however, find the High Contrast B&W setting...Nice one! No editing needed, that will save a bit of time!

Face spam in 3, 2, 1...

I will hopefully figure out how to use the basic functions soon as I couldn't for the life of me work out how to do self timer to take an outfit shot for tonight...grumble grumble!

Anyway, hurray for good quality photos (maybe)!

xxx

What I got for Christmas!

Hi guys, I wanted to share with you a few bits I got for Christmas! I love reading these types of posts, so thought I'd do my own.

Firstly, look at this amazing blankie. My mum made it for me. Yes, she crocheted it with her own fair hands! How snuggly. :)

Next, as you saw in my last post, are these bad boys. They are the Dr Marten Spike boot and they're absolutely amazing. Painful, but amazing.

Another item you've seen already is this bag. I featured it in my last post, too.

From my boyfriend I got these babies. They're the Dr Martens Drench boot and they're actually wellington boots! So good for walking to work in when it's raining! These ones are much comfier than the Spikes.

From my boyfriend's mum I got the mini version of my favourite perfume. I recently repurchased the large size for myself because I adore the smell and I hadn't owned it for quite a while. The small version is ideal for putting in my handbag whilst the large bottle sits on my bedside table.

It's Euphoria by Calvin Klein. Go smell it if you haven't already...it's divine.

A little something for myself was this tin of lipsmackers. I am a lip balm obsessive and thought these would come in handy. I've not tried them all yet, but I love the Sprite.

From my friend I got the most awesome socks in the whole entire world... LOOK! Puddy tats!

For a couple of my friends I bought the new Naked palette by Urban Decay. It's called the NAKED BASICS and features six matte shades. I obviously had to pick one up for myself as the Naked palettes are my most favourite eyeshadows ever.

My lovely friend got me a Bronzer from MAC. The perfect gift because I'd literally JUST used up the last drops of my Nars Laguna bronzer and have been wanting to try this one out for absolutely ages. It's in the colour Matte Bronze.

From the same friend who got me the awesome socks, I also received an equally awesome scarf. SKULL EVERYTHING!!! She got both the scarf and socks from Topshop, if you're interested!

And finally, I got this gorgeous midi skirt from Topshop. I've been wanting something Galaxy print for evvver and saw this at my local Topshop on the 'Last Chance To Buy' rail. I've yet to wear it as I've been at work constantly, but I can't wait to. Not sure what to pair it with yet but I'll be sure to do an outfit post soon.

And that's everything pretty much, aside from a few bits and bobs and an enormous amount of chocolate and sweets.

So grateful for all of my gifts, thank you to you if you're reading this!

If you've done a post like this showing what you received for Christmas, leave a link in the comments. I'd love to have a sneaky peek!

xx