Summer evening outfits and a splash of the seaside

Top row: Me in my new blouse- Primark, shorts- Primark (Classy!) and me in the car

Bottom row: Boat on the beach at Aldeburgh and my sister in the dress I bought last week- Primark!

Oh the joys of having at field (or two) at the end of your garden! My sister and I quickly nipped there yesterday to take a couple of pictures before we went out for dinner with the rest of the family in Aldeburgh a really nice nearby seaside town.

This post definitely gives the impression of my sister and I being Primark addicts but it was purely the combination of my finds last week (which you can see in my vlog) and what we felt like wearing! Also how different do my sister and I look?! She is the only blonde in the family!

I teamed my new pink blouse with my old floral shorts creating a very girlie look, finished off nicely with my hair up in an up-do and a flower clip!

Despite the lovely heat at the moment once we got to Aldeburgh due to it being an easterly wind it was pretty chilly and none of my pictures came out great apart from this one of the boat! Also I threw in a random picture of me in the car on the way as I like the blurred background, absolutely love my sunglasses from Topshop. I bought them last summer but I reckon they can happily see me through this year!

How has everyone been making the most of the weather? xx

My first ever vlog!

Hi everyone, something a little bit different from me today.....recently I have really gotten into watching vlogs, I really like them because you can see an extra side to someone's personality and you aren't so restricted as you are with pictures. So after recording this video this morning then watching it back in horror at myself (why is hearing yourself on video so cringey?!) I decided to share it with you all, see what you think and let me know if it's something you would like me to do a little bit more.

I'm basically waffling on about my favourite things at the moment, I'll warn you all now I seem to say 'annnnd' a lot, hope I don't say it quite as normally when I'm not being recorded. I would love to know what you all think! xx

The luster of your bones, those arms that held you strong

Dress: H+M// Jacket: Primark// Shoes: New Look

This is definitely one of my favourite outfits at the moment (apologies for my hair looking a slightly odd shade in the picture-I'll blame the setting sun!) as the dress is lovely and light but as it's sleeveless I'm teaming it with cardigans and my good old denim jacket for now until summer arrives. The dress came with a belt made from the same material as the dress but I've swapped it for one of my brown ones as I prefer the contrast and it breaks the pattern up a tad.

It's nice to be back home and enjoying the luxuries of things such as baths and a bottom-less fridge! Yesterday I went shopping with my Mum and was amazed by the current clothes in Primark, I bought a LOT, most of my purchases were blouses and dresses- SUCH a girl! Anyone else impressed with Primark at the moment? I'm thinking of doing a haul type post (which I've never done before) to show you all!

I was also on the look out for a replacement for my Clinique 3-Step products which have nearly run out, as much as I love their products I thought that there is no harm in trying other alternatives now that I have got myself into a stricter face-care routine. After spending a very long time in Boots I ended up leaving with these 3 products- 

I bought the Boots' own range anti-redness serum as my skin has the annoying habit of reacting to certain products. This is meant to "instantly calm irritable red and sensitive skin, which used daily will help improve your skin's protective barrier and leave it feeling soft smooth and comfortable" and the verdict? So far so good! For around £5 (sorry I've lost the receipt and can't remember the exact cost) I thought it's definitely worth a go.

The 2 Simple products were their 'Pore Minimising Toning Cleanser' which is somewhere in-between a liquid and a gel. It's meant to basically treat my skin to the vitamins and nutrients it needs but with gentle ingredients (plus it has a lovely soothing smell). The other is a facial scrub and named their 'Clear skin oil balancing facial scrub' which like the cleanser is packed with vitamins but also contains Witch Hazel a natural anti-bacterial to stop pesky break-outs! I bought the whole lot for £10 as Boots were offering 3 for 2 across face care products. 

Do any of you use 'Simple' products? Hope you are all having a lovely weekend xxx

Birthday Wishlist

I often think that there are two types of people in the world- those that make lists and those that don't! I am definitely in the list-making half as they often help me feel more organised. With my 20th birthday next month and exams over I reckoned it was the perfect excuse to start thinking about what I would like to get for my birthday (or dream of getting for some of the items)!

1) Biba purse this is stocked at House of Fraser for £69, as much as I love my current Cath Kidston one it has become a little tired looking and I'm after something a little more sophisticated.
2)Keratase- Cristaliste shampoo and conditioner. Being a huge fan of Kate Middleton (still feels strange referring to her as the Duchess of Cambridge) and her amazing hair when I found out she uses Keratase to look after her luscious locks I instantly decided I wanted to give their products a go. Their Cristaliste range is meant to give long hair a gorgeous shine.
3) Topshop blusher in 'Flush' for £6 I think this is quite a bargain as the quality of Topshop make-up is really quite decent.
4) American Apparel  Galaxy Glitter nail polish £9. I love the gorgeous large chunks of glitter in this polish and think it would give a really nice overall finish.
5) Benefit- Porefessional primer £23.50. I've heard lots of good things about this pore-reducing primer so despite it's rather steep price tag it's meant to be worth it and I really should own a primer by now!
6) Urban Decay- 'Naked 2' Palette I feel like the last girl in blogger world to own this...so many different gorgeous shades to choose from that apparently blend together superbly and definitely warrant the £36 price tag.
7) Urban Outfitters shorts £35. As if I need any more shorts! But these really are so cute and I love how they have styled it with a cropped denim shirt.
8) Boutique at Topshop £48, this is a little on the expensive side for a poor student like myself to afford- hence why it's on my birthday list! My knitted jumper collection definitely has a white and blue striped pattern hole in it and I reckon this would be a really versatile piece.
9) Gilly Hicks undies £7 for one or £25 for five! If you haven't heard about the recent Gilly Hicks mania you must have been living under a rock!! Last week Gilly Hicks opened their new stores in Bluewater, Kingston and much to my delight at Westfield Stratford. Their underwear is so gorgeous!
10) Dune loafers £85. After finally saying a sad farewell to my long enduring brogues this week I was instantly online looking for a replacement and was seriously unimpressed by the likes of Topshop and River Island's offering. These beauties are by Dune and hopefully at £85 they are of a good quality (definitely a brown leather theme going on here with these and the Biba purse!).

So there you have it my rather ambitious birthday wishlist! Are any of you fellow list makers? Do you have any other good recommendations of what I could ask for? xxx

Where have you been?

Hi everyone, I am finally back into the blogging world after neglecting it for the past week or so whilst I've been revising for my exams which I can happily say are now OVER!! It's scary to think that is my second year now 100% complete and just one year left of uni. 

I have gotten really far behind on reading everyone's blogs but now I have the whole of summer ahead of me I can't wait to catch up on what you have all been doing. Also I promise my posts on becoming a lot more frequent....soon you will all be sick of me! I plan on doing a lot more OOTDs as well as some baking posts. Whilst I was revising I discovered the world of 'vlogging' watching the likes of Sprinkle of Glitter, Tanya Burr and Jim Chapman if you don't know who they are check them all out. I am also thinking about maybe starting a vlogging channel as certain posts might be a bit more interesting if you actually have me explaining something in-depth, would any of you watch it?

I took these pics whilst out for lunch today with my friend Charlotte, we went to Wagamamas. I absolutely love it there but always end up getting the exact same thing (Yaki Soba anyone?!) accompanied by the duck gyozas- so yummy! 

Really excited to properly get back into blogging now I have so much time on my hands. What is everyone up to this week? xx

To rock the boat they sail a while...

Happy Bank Holiday Monday everyone, hope you have all enjoyed the time off work/day off school. For students like myself there isn't really much made about bank holidays, I don't have any lectures or seminars this term anyway and still had to spend the day revising for my first exam on Wednesday (eeek)!

I thought I would share with you all what I wore today-

I have had this dress for absolutely years and still love it! I bought it from a little shop at the Clothes Show Live held at the NEC in Birmingham. Sorry for the lack of a full shot of the dress, everyone is busy revising so my little arms had to take on the task of capturing the outfit. The length is just right, finishing about an inch above the knee, with a little petticoat underneath the dress sticks out a little too. With the brown ribbon bringing it in at the waist (tied in a bow at the back), the cute brown buttons and the gorgeous pattern of the fabric too I feel really feminine wearing it!

Do any of you have any favourite/staple items in your wardrobe that you have had for years and still love wearing? Good luck to anyone else doing exams this week.

Also I'm very excited to hear about the comeback of Passion Pit, this is off their new album and I really like it!

 

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