"Precious and warm, a memory through the years"

Denim shirt and dress: H+M

Leggings: Topshop

Belt and scarf: Primark

Boots: River Island

Bag: Urban Outfitters

Evening all! What a lovely weekend I've had- my family came down to visit me yesterday which was really nice. I opted for this casual layered number that is so comfy! We went to the nearby seaside town Whitstable for a walk along the sea-front and a spot of fish and chips for lunch. As you can see there was barely a cloud in the sky!

My sister on Whitstable beach

After lunch we popped back in the car to Canterbury and enjoyed a spot of shopping before ending up in my favourite cafe- Tiny Tim's Tearooms which is decorated beautifully (which you can see by clicking here) and they sell the most AMAZING cakes and cream teas, I ambitiously had two! It was nice to enjoy the city and the shops from a tourists perspective rather than a poor student popping in for the essentials.

 Alice with the grand entrance to Canterbury Cathedral behind her

Revision vs. Procrastination

As soon as revision comes along so does a huge list of other more exciting things I would rather be doing!  This is just a quick one from me as I really should be revising how exciting the Corinthian War was rather than 'polka-dotting' my nails. Those of you that have been following my blog for a while will remember my previous attempts (click here if you fancy having a look!) at nail art where I revealed I really am no pro and nothing has changed! In keeping with the pastel trend I chose a baby blue shade by Barry M for the base coat and then used my Revlon white varnish to do the dots (applied with a pencil, classy eh!).

I have such tiny nails so it didn't really take very long and I think they probably look better at a distance rather than up close. But, it seems logical that if I have to look at my hands writing/turning pages all day long with this tedious revision then they might as well look pretty!

Other exciting news my boyfriend and I have booked a hotel in Bath to stay at for my birthday next month, we've been meaning to go for ages so I really can't wait and is giving us both some motivation of something to work towards. Have any of you been to Bath? Any nice places you recommend that are worth visiting there? 

Also I'm still loving Lana Del Rey a LOT, this is the one I currently have on repeat. Did you see her on the Voice last weekend? xx

Tell me I'm your national anthem

Wow the notorious April showers are certainly sticking to tradition! I'm staying down in Devon this week with my grandparents, we went through a huge hail storm earlier! I seem to of resorted back to my winter wardrobe a little bit today by getting out my trusty cream knit jumper which is so warm. Also my sister curled my hair a little bit and this is how it came out- (excuse the bottom left one!!). I am loving my Topshop lipstick and wearing it literally every day now, you can see my review about it here.

To avoid the rain we went to the museum in Exeter today (Royal Albert Memorial Museum) which has recently re-opened, despite everyone having the same idea as us and taking their young screaming children along it was actually really good and with a wide variety of exhibitions. Being the classics nerd that I am my highlight was their art exhibition 'the road to Rome' which had some fabulous Italian paintings. 

We then went and had a nibble to eat in the Cathedral cafe (Exeter has a gorgeous cafe!), I've recently been carrying my camera around with me everywhere and I took these pictures-

I hope everyone had a lovely Bank Holiday Monday, what are you all finding to do with the weather being a bit shower-y? Also I thought I would share with everyone this picture, I love Lana Del Rey so found it hilarious when I saw this!! xxx

picture source: here