This Or That: Pinafore Style

Floral Print: £22 // Black: £20
Both River Island

OOTD: Uni & Filming

Topshop 'knitted lace' cardiagn (old) // Gap Breton stripe top //  American Apparel skirt // River Island belt // Primark shoes // Topshop frilly socks

This is the outfit I wore in my 'What's in my Travel Makeup Bag' video [which you can view here], and I also wore it to uni that day. At the time the weather was perking up, and so I jumped at the opportunity to wear a skirt and thin tights. If only that had lasted, ey? :P This American Apparel skirt is very casual, as it is a jersey skirt, but what I love about it is its versatility: I have often worn it dressed up for a night out, as well as in more casual, day-to-day looks.

This outfit is not entirely monochrome, as the stripes are in fact navy blue, and the shoes are of course tan, but I would say I was partially inspired that morning by the current monochrome trend. This trend is my current favourite 'fashion' trend, and has definitely inspired me a lot more than a lot of the 'fashion-y' nonsense of recent years! (harnesses anyone?? hahaha)

This cardigan is an old favourite of mine as well, which I had at the back of my knitwear drawer, and felt deserved to be used once more! It is very old now, a good 5 years I'd say, give or take, but it is warm, comfortable and stylish, so I won't be throwing it out just yet! I also think the lace knit really lifts this outfit, and makes a potentially flat combination of stripes and an black skirt a little bit more interesting. This is the same reason I paired these boots with frilly black socks: these two items add texture and depth.

All in all a fairly standard daytime look i'd say, but I am trying to document more of my OOTD's and here we are :D Thanks for reading, don't forget to click 'join this site' to follow, and check out my Youtube Channel, my Facebook page and my Twitter!

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OOTD: Having a Catch Up

So last night Hailey and I went out to Nandos with our flatmate from last year, and had a lovely catch up. I thought before I went I would just snap my outfit, as I want to start doing more outfit of the day posts :) These photos make it seem a lot more dressy that it was because of the flash, but I also wore my parka coat so I would class this as a 'causal dinner' outfit.

I am wearing a black velvet skater skirt from River Island, a burgundy/ brown (ish) knitted jumper with a black sequinned collar from Primark, my black barrel bag from Urban Outfitters, black ballerina flats from Primark and assorted jewelry. Also on my lips I am wearing Apocalips in Galaxy! I kept my makeup fairly neutral and pared-down, but adding just a little shimmer on my cheeks in the form of Mac Soft and Gentle (...and left my hair super messy ahaha.)

Anyway this was just a quick post, I hope you guys have a lovely weekend, and I will see you soon ;) x

Day-After Outfit

Yesterday was my beautiful friend Hailey's birthday and so we had a pre-drinks at our house and then went out all dressed up and happppy! It was a lovely day and a great night :D Anyway, this morning my hair was still in shape from when another friend did it for me the previous night! Success! So, in light of me loving my hair (hahahahaha) I decided to show you my outfit for the day!

What I wore:

'Geek' T-shirt from a bargain shop called Shout

Black velvet skirt from River Island

Black faux leather belt from River Island

Black Creepers from New Look

Vintage giraffe ring

Gold leaf bracelet from Accessorize

Makeup:

Louis Gray for Topshop liquid eyeliner in Intensify

Rimmel London Sexy Curves mascara in Brown-Black

Rimmel London Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 26

Maxfactor Nailfinity in Red Passion

Thanks for reading, I am going to have some well earned rest now and hopefully will post again at the weekend! :D xxx

Primark Haul! (And A lil bit of River Island too)

I recently found out that due to a lack of available equipment, the novice girls' crew for my University Boat Club had to be cut down to 16, and I, unfortunately, didn't make the cut. Very sad times indeed. However, it does give me more time to focus on this blog! Hooray! I also went and splurged over the following days and week on winter essentials, and also nice things that I wanted in order to cheer myself up. I mainly went to Primark, as I don't understand why I would pay £15 to £25 on a bobble hat in, let's say Topshop, when they only cost £3 - £5 in Primark, and do the exact same job! I also bought a few bits and bobs from River Island online, as I needed new jeans, and I don't like paying the P&P on only one item of clothing :) #studentliving hahaha. Anyway, here is what I bought:

From Primark: 

Snood - I have long wanted a snood, and the current freezing weather was prime time to get one! I chose this one because the rich navy blue will go with everything and the soft and subtle navy sparkle running through the knit gives it an extra something. It is incredibly arm and snug and I love it. Also I believe it was only £5! What a bargain!

Grey Bobble Hat - Classic grey bobble hat with hanging pom-poms! Can't go wrong! This goes with everything and is very simple and I want to wear it when it is snowing!

Red Bobble Hat - Even though this is only a standard red bobble hat, I think this is my favourite purchase from this haul, and I wear it almost every day. It is sooo so snug and warm, I love the colour, it works really well at dressing down a less casual outfit, and all in all I love it and love wearing it.

Nude Studded Boots - I was watching a Primark haul by the blogger Zoe from Zoella and she had bought these boots in black, and I really liked them. I have been looking for some little heeled boots for these seasons for a while, and they only cost £18, so I thought I would at least try them on. I am so glad I did because they are soo comfy! They have a 'squishy' padded sole and are just a pleasure to wear. They also (in my opinion) look really lovely and a bit different, and I am pleasantly surprised at their quality considering their price. Only downside is that on wearing them out for the first time they creased over the top of the foot, which makes them look a bit messy in my opinion; but I actually don't really mind too much!

Black Studded Heeled Boots - When I realised they had run out of the other shoes in black I started considering other similar black heeled boots with studding on them, and at only £18 again, these fitted the role perfectly, and will do me well on nights out and for dinners and drinks etc.


Festive Thermal Socks - Who can resist buying a pair of festive and thick winter socks, ey?! hahaha

Collared Jumper - I spotted this as I was heading to the till and could not resist! This is such a classic jumper in a lovely autumnal colour, but the collar makes it simple yet stylish. Whilst I have simplified my style recently, I am still a bit against completely plain or simple outfits and therefore this collared jumper is perfect for me! A great find, I'd say ahaha.

From River Island:

Jeans - I am not really a 'jeans person', however I do concede that having one pair of jeans on the go is kind of a necessary part of life, therefore the only reason I bought new jeans as because my old ones started tearing all over. I had been looking for ages when I found these ones. I really like how pale they are, as even though it is heading towards Winter now, I feel that they lift an outfit, if that makes sense! Anyway, they are super soft, super comfortable, they fit perfectly and at £30 (I think!) they are also super affordable.

Turban Headband - How lovely is this?! Red velvet, with a gold and burgundy brooch in the centre: I am in love with it! I wear this during the day to spice up a casual outfit, perhaps my new jeans, a baggy plain white t-shirt, leather jacket and boots.

Black Velvet Skater Skirt - I have long loved velvet, and skater-style skirts and dresses are the style that suit my body shape best, therefore this is a great addition to my wardrobe 'staples'. I can't wait to wear this with a simple white shirt, cropped jumper, leather jacket, black tights and boots, for a day-time look, or with a patterned crop top, studded waist belt and heels at night!

So there you have it! I am really pleased with these purchases, I hope you liked them too! Also if it showed you some of the current Primark stock, and inspired you to go check it out that is also cool. Okay, byeee xxx