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

Small steps, they lead only to your heart

Happy Friday everyone! I have no idea where this week has gone, it went by so very very quickly and my exams are getting closer and closer. At the beginning of the week a friend and I went to stay with another friend who is studying at UEA in Norwich and had a lovely time. We went shopping, out for a few drinks and had a much needed catch up! I don't know if any of you have been to Norwich, it has some great shops and I was very surprised to see that Boux Avenue had just opened a store (us countryside folk need nice underwear too) so we popped inside and were blown away by their customer service, presentation, and the lovely products they had on offer. All of my friends ended up buying something, I got these and they were wrapped beautifully-

I couldn't resist taking a photo of the packaging before I opened my new undies! They also put scented petals in the bottom of the bag too. Have any of you been impressed by Boux Avenue too? We also spent a long time in H&M, their current collection is fabulous! I took a mountain of clothes into the changing rooms to try on and ended up buying this pretty sleeveless blouse-

It was only £12.99 and with my £5 voucher I had it was even cheaper, I also picked up this pretty flower hair clip at the till as I never normally wear that type of thing but I thought it would accompany the top quite nicely- what do you think? I fell in love with the faint flowers on the blouse. The blouse has a silky finish to it (and is also a little bit see-through!). Despite the weather probably not being quite up to scratch to wear this out by itself just yet I'm teaming it with coloured jeans and my cardigan or denim jacket. 

I also thought I would share with you a song I am really liking at the moment (and it's where the title for this post came from) by Jessie Ware, she's gradually getting a bigger name for herself and has a really different edge to her, give it a listen and let me know what you think :) xxx

Stone to stone they take me on, I'm walking 'til the break of dawn

Me outside the V+A: Hoodie: American Apparel//Top: H+M//Shorts: New Look

Reiss outside the V+A

I absolutely love London, probably because it makes such a refreshing change from the endless fields I am surrounded by back home! This weekend I went down to see my boyfriend Reiss who lives just outside of London. We met up in the city centre and had an amazing day exploring Harrods, enjoying a cuppa in the Knightsbridge Starbucks, wandering around the fabulous V + A museum topped off by some retail therapy in Oxford Street in the afternoon not to mention being treated to lots of yummy food!

Despite the odd shower of rain here and there and a lot of walking we had a lovely day and both bought a pair of 'Toms' shoes ready for the summer. I bought the navy blue pair that have stripes down the sides whilst Reiss just went for plain navy blue (after trying on every style and size in the shop!). I decided to leave them at Reiss' house for now as it's doubtful the weather is going to improve in the next week I am home! I also bought a Kohl eyeliner in black from the Topshop make-up range as I had read such good reviews. Where are everyone's favourite places in London?

(Toms shoes picture: Toms website)

The Oxford Street Topshop was very very busy as always, I found a nice pair of coral trousers in the sale but the queue to try them on was ridiculously long so I ended up leaving them. I also saw a beautiful dress by another brand that they stock but now I can't find it on the internet- typical!!

I've had a little look at the Topshop sale online- far less stressful than scouring through the rails and these are my top picks! Have any of you found any bargains in the mid-season sales?

Also I am very excited to have reached 50 followers!! Thank you to everyone who reads my blog, I love writing it but I also enjoy just as much reading everyone elses! My second year uni exams are getting closer and closer so my posting may become a little less frequent but I do have some great posts lined up so do keep reading! xxx

Out of my comfort zone...

Blazer: Laura Ashley//Blouse and Shorts: H+M

For the past year and a bit at uni I've been dressing in my own clothes everyday and before that it was sixth-form where we were also allowed to wear what we wanted. So it's seemed a bit strange suddenly having to think about how to dress for the world of work. With only a year left at uni I need to start thinking about the wider world and get out of my comfort zone of jeans, cardigans, casual shorts, t-shirts and pretty dresses!

Tomorrow afternoon I've got an interview for an internship over the summer (eeek nerves are kicking in) as this afternoon I've been frantically rummaging through my drawers trying to find something to make me look a)employable and b)respectable and c)19 years old and not trying to dress beyond my years! Trust me it was harder than it sounds.

Luckily my sister came to the rescue and has lent me her new H+M paisley print shorts and blouse. I've teamed them up with my Laura Ashley blazer and I'm pretty pleased how it all looks together! So tried it all on (just to make sure and save me the trauma tomorrow in-case it didn't). I must admit I'm quite looking forward to going into a formal work environment (bit different to my part-time job in my local pub!).

What is everyone's 'go to' shop for their work wear? I think I am definitely tempted to start wearing slightly smarter clothes as I am getting a bit older! Fingers crossed tomorrow goes ok and I won't turn into a babbling wreck as I have done before in scary situations (i.e. my first driving test when I was so nervous I rambled on about my whole life story to the poor driving test man to the extent he asked me to stop talking!).

Also bit of a side note- two things I am loving at the moment- the website stumbleupon.com which you list your interests and it takes you to websites that contain that interest somehow! It's a fun way to discover websites you otherwise might not have even dreamt of existing (although WARNING it is a mega procrastinator tool, you can find yourself 'stumbling' for hours!!). Secondly I have recently discovered video blogging and more directly people having their boyfriend or brother do their make-up for them- hilarious to watch, I'm tempted to do my own! Do any of you go on stumpleupon.com or do you watch vlogs? xx

Lets keep it short...

Cardigan: New Look//T-shirt: H+M//Skirt and Belt: Primark//Boots:Next

Despite loving the current trend of printed trousers being really popular with a lot of people at the moment I can't quite pluck up the courage to wear them myself. So instead I'm embracing the trend in my own little way and wearing patterned shorts instead! (Excuse the facial expression I was looking right into the sun!!)

I love the burgundy colour of these shorts and the browny pattern and belt makes it a bit more exciting. When I saw it in the shop they had modelled a mannequin wearing the shorts with a patterned top that covered up the majority of the shorts, I much prefer tucking in a t-shirt or vest top and styling it like this! Also I promise I'm not wearing slippers, these are my heeled boots that I bought back in the January sales (you can have a better look at them in a previous post I did here).

These are my picks of some of the pattern trousers available at the moment just in case I do decide to just get over my hesitance to embrace a full leg of pattern! What does everyone think? Are Pattern trousers a Do or a Don't? xx