Fashion over Food| Haul

I’ve actually had this post lined up for a while, as these are the clothes which I purchased for my holiday, so I bought them about three weeks ago. I literally got paid and then went straight into Newcastle city centre and spend half of my wage in about two hours…whoops! It felt amazing at the time… huge feeling of retail theropy, but within the next few days after bills started to come in I did regret it a little bit. But like I said to my boyfriend, I can’t go on holiday naked…I needed new clothes!

As I went on holiday to Finland and Lapland, I found shopping for holiday clothes more difficult than usual, and a little bit more boring, as some of the clothes were for activities such a hiking and rafting, not pretty bikinis for posing by the pool.. my normal holiday attire.

The three tank tops, hoodie and shorts that I bought were worn for hiking, so they were more practical buys than fashionable, but I still wanted to look a little bit cute. The bras were completely necessary! I swear these Wonderbras are the best bra you will ever buy. They are strapless but completely supportive, comfortable and give an amazing cleavage.

The more interesting buys were the denim dress, which is from H&M, it cost me about £20, so was cheap and can be worn with anything, dressed up and down. The pink dress was from River Island and was £25, it is quite low cut so I kept it for nights out in Helsinki, as its a bit more dressy, but you could dress it down with a cardigan and flats. The striped dress was from H&M again and is great for just throwing on with a cardigan, very comfortable and easy to style. Finally the white shirt was from Primark and was about £10, I actually wore it as a cardigan over the top of casual dresses, which made the outfit look more dressed up.

Overall I am impressed with the Spring and Summer collections in store at the moment. I was especially surprised at Primark, as normally I walk out of there empty handed.

Which stores are you loving at the moment? Have you bought you holiday clothes yet?

Zara and Ebay loves

My frustration, stress and upset ceased today when my two deliveries, which I have been waiting on for 6 weeks and 2 weeks finally landed on my doorstep. Missing deliveries over and over again is one of the biggest pains in my life; first world problems I know! Anyways when I finally received my order items the wait was worth it.

The first bag pictured is from Ebay, and lusted after it after seeing another blogger talking about it in her video. It cost me £12.99 and is inspired by the Yves Saint Laurent clutch bag, hence the ‘Y’. It is a large clutch bag that can fit easily a A4 note book, or even slimmer laptops. I love that it has detachable straps as it means I can sport it in the evening as a clutch, or during the day for work with the strap.

The second bag is the now notorious Zara messenger bag with rose gold detailing, priced at only £19.99. I was surprised at the size, as thought it would be smaller, but this does not mean I don’t love it, the bigger the better with my bags, as I seem to carry everything around with me. The external material is very soft, and the inside is very roomy. I think this is the bag I’m going to use when I go to Finland in 3 weeks, but sure I’ll be using it before then.

Overall they are two perfect and welcomed additions to my wardrobe. However I must now stop spending my money, as even though I’m going to look amazing with my new wardrobe in Finland, I won’t have any spending money if I continue!

Green with Envy

1- Green Coat- £120. 2- Debenhams Jacket- £110. 3- Dorothy Perkins- £20. 4- Oasis dress- £45. 5- Miss Selfridge Jeans- £28. 6- Miss Selfridge Satchel bag- £30. 7- Dorothy Perkins Clutch bag- £10. 8-Topshop Shoes- £50

Despite my Nana trying her best to deter me from the colour green (in her eyes its a bad luck omen),I love the colour. This article in Glamour magazine really caught my eye. I have quite a few green items in my own wardrobe, so was pleased to see it being an on trend colour this season.

I have used this article below to inspire my own mini collection of high street buys that follow this trend. In the article I love the green blazer, I think it may be an investment in my own wardrobe, it would look great teamed with jeans and heels.

What do think of the the colour green, in particular emerald shades? Hit or Miss for your own personal style? 

A Week in pictures

* My last Festive feast :D Yummy Krispy Kreme doughnut*

* My adopted cat, tuna*

* Christmas mug, its has its own cosy :D*

* University work, multiple assignment and dissertation writing and mass highlighting*

* Mini haul from Primark*

So I have unfortunately been super busy with university work this past week, so I feel like my posts aren't really interesting, and my lovely followers deserve more than that, so please accept my apologies.

The story behind the photos;

I am meant to be starting my health kick this week, so this doughnut was one of my last treats. I am back onto a diet of smoothies for breakfast, chicken wraps or soup for lunch, and a healthy low carb dinner. I also need to up my exercise again, as I am feeling really unfit. 

Tuna meet the world, everyone meet Tuna! This is a cat that occasionally pops into our flat, he is extremely friendly and loves tuna (hence the name). I assume he has a home, as he has a collar and is well fed and groomed, but he just likes to pop by and say hello and give me some cuddles. He's a very welcome visitor. 

This is my new favourite mug that I received for Christmas, it has it's own cosy! Wow! I am a massive tea lover!

As I said previously I am extremely snowed under with university assignments at the moment. In my final year, and still manage to leave it till last minute... argh! So as of Friday I will be more free, although still having  the dreaded dissertation. 

This is my little treat that I bought after work. Total sum of £26.. bargain! Love Primark for some little gems every now and again. 

I hope you all had a great previous week, and have a good week.

Glitter and Gold| NOTD

My first actual Nail of the day Post! I unfortunately don’t get to paint my nails as much as I want to as I work in hospitality, and we are not allowed to have nail varnish on at work, so with working at least 4 days a week, it’s pretty pointless. However over the holidays I always paint them, plus I have a week off work this week, so I may paint them every day… YEAH!!

I received a few nail varnish sets, and bought a few shades in the sales so it has inspired me to try a few new styles.

This one is the one I wore to New Years Eve. (Please excuse my orange hands)

Lovely and glittery to see in the New Year.

Disappointing Sale Shopping

Left to Right- Nail Varnish  £5 £3, Makeup Brushes £26, Nail Varnish Set £12  £8

La Senza Underwear- Bra’s £30 each £10 each, Pants £9 £3. Dorothy Perkins Dress £32  £15.

Dorothy Perkins Dresses- Red- £30 £15 Purple- £35 £15

Well I  don’t know about you but I haven’t been very successful with my sale shopping this year. I was pretty disappointed with what was on offer by the time I got round to the shops. I had a little nosy on Boxing day at my hometown, but there are very few shops there in the first place. I went to Next, Dorothy Perkins, and Boots. I found something I liked in each of these shops, a ring and baubles in Next, three dresses in Dorothy Perkins, and some half price Christmas beauty collections in Boots.

When I got back to Newcastle it wasn't until the 29th and 30th of December that I managed to get a look at the shops in Town and at the Metro Centre, by that time there was barely anything left and shops were actually bringing out their new stock for next season. I managed to buy some really cheap underwear from La Senza, and a couple of beauty products from Topshop (some of which weren't even in the sales).

Although when writing this it sounds like a lot, in my head I had a few things which I wanted to buy that I couldn't find anywhere, or if I did it was in the wrong size. These things included a faux fur gilet and jacket, smart office wear for job interviews, a few pairs of high heels, a pair of boots, a couple pairs of flat shoes for day to day wear, a new large handbag I could use for lugging my books to university everyday, and many more dresses and cardigans. So I think my expectations were pretty high to find all this stuff in the sale, I just expected to get at least some of it.

In my opinion it seems that unless you are willing to get out of bed really early on Boxing Day, and are willing to queue and fight for the bargains then you are going to end up disappointed, and I refuse to shop in this way as I hate being stressed and rushed when shopping. For me it’s a hobby so I like to browse and take my time.

How does everyone else feel about sale shopping? Love or loathe it? Also let me know your sale shopping bargains, I would love to see what I missed out on.

Saturday's Haul

So I bought a few bits and bobs quickly after work. Pretty dumb of me I know, seems it was unbelievably busy, I was literally squeezing past people.

I am off out for tea tomorrow night with my friends. Its a yearly dinner we always have and its great to catch up with everyone. Plus because I haven't seen everyone in a while its always good to look nice and buy a new outfit. So that's what I did.

I bought a new dress in the sale at Dorothy Perkins. It was meant to be £30, but I got it for £17. I also got new House of Holland Tights from River Island for £12. I plan on wearing both these with a back blazer, black leather waist belt, and black patent platform shoes. I think I'm going to mix it up a little by accompanying  it with red shoulder bag. I will obviously post pictures of what I wear later in the week.

I also got some hair dye, as I have awful roots. Its a new one that I haven't tried before so I will do a quick review of it later. Then I got my staple face-wipes and a cheap moisturiser, along with Boots own faketan, again I will do a review later.

Finally I bought my mother an extra couple of Christmas presents and a ring to complete my outfit.

Did anyone else have a good shop this past weekend?