OOTD: Dungaree dress

dungaree dress - New Look // Touche Amore t-shirt // gold chain - charity shop // sandals - topshop // watch - flea market // 

I bought this dungaree style dress from new look at the weekend and i absolutely love it, as it's denim you can pretty much pair it with any top so it's a great piece for spring/summer this year. Pairing it with a plain white top makes a really nice simplistic outfit, but spice it up with a gold chain and watch. 

Another way you could wear it, would be the obvious choice of all,  pairing it with a stripey top! I think wearing a floral blouse will look really cute for spring/summer as well, so i know i'll be getting a lot of wear out of this! 

a little spring/summer clothing/beauty haul! (H&M, Topshop, MAC)

weaved sandals - Topshop // chunky peep toe heels - H&M // suede flip flops - H&M // knitted vest - H&M // patterned 'ombre' trousers - H&M // MAC 217 brush - Revlon BB cream - Collection liquid eyeliner pen - Barry M gelly nail paint in 'Lychee' // 

Yesterday i finally went summer shopping (for holiday as well) and i kind of didn't go as overboard as i thought i would, but i bought a few things that i had been wanting for a while anyway. 

Firstly i purchased the Topshop sandals which i think will be so perfect for summer and for when i go on holiday, they can pretty much be paired with anything and it'll look great! I'm thinking they'll look good with rolled up jeans and a slouchy top for the last few weeks i have left at uni!

I also bought my evening shoes that i'll be wearing a lot on holiday, i was originally planning on getting some shoes from New Look but when i got there they didn't have any in my size! So i ran back to H&M and found these beauty's! I can imagine they'll go great with the two clothing items i bought, to dress up a semi-casual outfit. The heel is quite chunky so they're easier to walk in than you think especially with the added support of the platform as well, and the ankle strap supports my foot very nicely so hopefully i won't have any trip ups!

I managed to find some comfy looking flipflops, as planned from H&M, my previous material flipflops were also from H&M and they lasted me about 4 years so i'm hoping these will last me just as long.

I didn't really buy much in the way of clothing, as i already have A LOT of clothes that'll be suitable for spring/summer and also on holiday. I'm talking about the 7 pairs of shorts hidden in a drawer and the billions of t-shirts i already have stuffed in my wardrobe. So i only resorted in buying this cute almost 'knitted' style vest top that'll be great for casual days with shorts and sandals, or dressed up with a skirt and heels. And the smart looking light weight trousers that'll match well with the top, but can be dressed down with sandals and a baggy t-shirt. I think the 'ombre' edging is kind of surprising and give the trousers an interesting twist.

Lastly i bought a few makeup items, a BB cream to protect my face from the sun when i'm on holiday (which i'd reapply throughout the day) and with the added 'concealing' element adds a bit of coverage to my not so perfect skin! I also finally bought the MAC 217 brush which i've been wanting for absolutely ages, it's a really great brush for anything to do with eyeshadow: application, blending, crease etc. And i can't wait to start using it! I also wanted to try out the 'Gelly' nail polishes by Barry M and i thought this colour was a nice take on the 'nude shade' and it can pretty much match with anything which will be great for spring/summer when i'm feeling lazy. I wanted to finally try one of those felt tip liners as well, and i saw Collection had one that was only £2.99 so i thought that would be a good buy incase it turns out that i don't like it!

I also re-purchased Collection's Lasting Perfection Concealer (as mine has almost run out) and Maybelline the Falsies Flared mascara to save in case it runs out before holiday!

Have you been doing any spring/summer shopping recently?

buys of the day - charity shop

// checked high waist shorts - £3.79 // pale green slouchy cardigan - £1 // floral knitted sweater - £1.99 //

Just thought i'd do a quick post of a few items i picked up when i passed through some charity shops today! I think all these items will be great for spring and summer and i can't wait to start wearing them.
Firstly i bought (or should i say Elliott bought me) the cute checked shorts which i love, i think they'll be great for spring and summer this year, and because they're made out of a fairly thin material they'll be great for when i go on holiday in July as they're comfy and light weight. They'll go really well with a nice pale blouse and cardigan - or layered with a cropped pastel pink jumper.
Next i found the lovely pale green cardigan which will be best for spring - especially when it's a lot cooler to keep me warm. I think i'll go great with anything, from dresses to skirts and blouses to shorts and t-shirts, a pretty all round cardigan that'll be great for every day wear.
Lastly i got a floral knitted sweater, where the flowers are almost '3D' if you get what i mean, i think it's so cute and i think even wearing it on it's own or with a blouse underneath (with short sleeves of course) it'll look lovely, and with the minor cut outs it'll keep me cool when it gets a little warmer.

my new mac palette!

Recently my favourite shades from the Urban Decay Naked palette have run out/hit pan (Buck, Half Baked and Smog) so i was looking around for similar shades but in separate form. I looked at the Urban Decay section in Debenhams and it turned out it would cost a lot more than actually re-buying the whole Naked palette again!! So i eventually decided it was about time i bought some Mac eyeshadows instead as it would be nice to try something new, but also it was slightly cheaper than buying the U.D eyeshadows separately.

The shades i bought were 'All That Glitters', a shade that's always being raved about and it lovely as an all over lid shade, 'Cork', a fabulous shade for the crease or on the top lash line as a liner or also an eyebrow powder to shape and fill in, and finally 'Tempting' a lovely dark bronze-brown shade, similar to 'Smog' from U.D Naked palette, and is lovely for the outer corner of the lid and also the crease!

I am very happy with the shades i have picked, and it'll be great for every day use!

holiday wishlist #1

So i plan on making these 'holiday wishlists' as i am jetting off to Tunisia in July with my family, Elliott and some family friends (always the best holidays may i add) and i am thoroughly looking forward to lying in the sun reading some books on my kindle and eating A LOT of pancakes and pizza, as well as the needed pina colada or two in the evenings!
Now i have a lot of clothes already, especially ones that are suitable for the summer, so i don't think i'll be needing much when it comes to that lovely shopping trip to Bluewater with Elliott once we've finished Uni in May. I have so many pairs of shorts that i could have one pair for every day of the week! On top of that i own many many vests, t-shirts, and dresses galore for both day and night (some bought in the new year sales). So i've decided to limit myself with summer clothes this year, being a student and all!

//black suede peep toe heels - H&M// brown closed toe sandals - topshop// black suede flip flops - H&M// white gladiator sandals with silver detail - topshop // black sandals with ankle strap - H&M// brown woven sandals - topshop// 

So firstly the two things i am in desperate need of this summer/spring are some new sandals and a new bikini. I've recently been eyeing up the Topshop website at the beautiful sandals they have to offer, some are a bit more pricey than others, for instance the white gladiator are £50 but the woven sandals are £24, which i think are the ones i'm more edging towards buying when i do my summer shopping after i've finished uni in May!
I've also been on the look out for some cheap flip flops as my dearly departed material flip flops broke last year after lasting for about 4 years (they were from h&m) so i had a browse on the h&m website as well to see if they had any new flip flops on offer and they did!! In a much nicer material, suede, they'll be soft and comfy to walk around in (as the rubber flip flops give me terrible blisters) and a cheap £4 they're a complete bargain!
Lastly the final pair of shoes i need to get for the summer time are some evening shoes, every year when we go away on holiday we always dress up in the evenings, and i normally like to add a few inches to my height by wearing heels or wedges. Again, i have a pair of wedges that are looking a bit worse for wear now, and i wore them every night on a holiday to Greece almost 2 years ago and also wore them last year on holiday as well, so they've pretty much lasted a long time as well! I fell in love with the black suede peep toe heels on the h&m website but the size of the heel is slightly scary! I'll definitely have to try before i buy when it comes to those shoes! I also found another pair with a slightly lower heel that are equally as nice but also at a tad cheaper price at £25 rather than £30. I'm hoping they come out with a few more pairs of shoes in their range as i'd like a comfortable pair for my holiday, but also a pair that look nice!

// purple printed high waist bikini - topshop // pinky-peach balconette style bikini - h&m // black cut out high waist bikini - topshop //

I've also been looking at bikinis, as i do have a lovely floral print high waisted bikini that Elliott bought me from Urban Outfitters almost 2 years ago, so i've worn it for 2 summers now! I love it so much though so of course i'll still wear it this year, but i have been looking to buy another bikini to wear along side the other one whilst i'm away.
I loved the print and material for the printed high waisted bikini from topshop, unfortunately i'm not in love with the top half as my other bikini has a similar top, and i'm looking for a bikini more with a balconnete top, due to my unfortunate very flat chest! So this ones a maybe at the moment, who knows!
The next one i looked at was a lovely peachy shade bikini with a beautiful bikini top! I love it! I wish the bottoms were a bit of something more, maybe a bit of a higher waist line but overall i am very happy with this one, and especially at £13 for the top and £8 for the bottoms you can't really go wrong! Especially as i don't really want to be spending £35 odd on a bikini, when i could buy something else with a bikini, etc.
Lastly i had a look at the black cut out bikini from topshop, this one is absolutely almost perfect, it's just the colour that's a bit of a let down as black will make me look even paler due to my ghost-like complexion. I love the top and bottoms though, they've exactly what i'm looking for! Unfortunately i wasn't looking for black though, but i've got a few months before i go summer shopping so hopefully i shall end up finding the perfect swim suit for me!

Have you found anything you want for the summer yet? Or is it too early?

No7 Match Made foundation & No7 makeup haul

So yesterday i went into town as i was in need of a new foundation (as my revlon one was making me look really annoyingly oily) and i've been wanting to use the no7 match made service where they find your exact skin tone with the foundation that'll match it near perfectly!

The lady at the counter basically took off the makeup that i already had on the edge of my jaw line nearest the ear on both sides of my face, then took the reading on both sides and found out that i matched closest to the shade 'Calico' which, guess what, is the lightest shade of foundation, typical!

She then got a tester of the foundation and applied it over where she had taken the makeup off to begin with, and it was a perfect match! My skintone is pale but with yellow undertones, and also oily-combination, so i opted with 'No7's Beautifully Matte Foundation' which was a great match! It is medium coverage and really blends in well with my skin tone, but looks really natural at the same time which is great for every day wear but also can be built up to full coverage for a more night time look.

No7 also had an offer on where if you buy 2 No7 makeup products you get a free gift bag worth £26 which i thought was definitely worth it, so i bought an eyebrow pencil so i can fill in my eyebrows, but of course in a natural way (aka not look like it's been filled in with a crayon). I choose to use tiny little strokes when filling my brows in with a eyebrow pencil to mimic the look of hairs, making it look a lot more natural. It also comes with a nifty brush on the other end, which kinda reminds me of the 'Anastasia Brow Wiz' eyebrow pencil.

Finally getting on with the little goodie bag, it came with a sample size of mascara which will be great for my lower lashes as the wand is made of rubber not bristles, a light metallic purple (inner corner highlight?) a beautiful lipstick which i love the colour of, great for every day wear, and a day cream which will be nice to put on before foundation. Overall a pretty great freebie if you ask me!

Look out for a foundation review in the very near future (next few days) to see what i think of the foundation!

mini clothing haul

          

Speckled Red Blouse - Antique fair = £5 // Roll Neck Sweater - Topshop = £7

 I found these two beautiful items at Bluewater today! I popped into Topshop just to have a browse and ended up finding this really nice roll neck jumper for only £7 down from £20! I think it'll look great with just some simple black jeans and some heeled boots, as it's fairly baggy i'd need to add some height so the jumper doesn't drown me. It's a fairly thin jumper which is great as it'll transfer well into the spring, and i can also wear it with skirts and shorts without it looking too bulky, yay!

The speckled red blouse was a great find from the antique fair that was going on in Bluewater today, me and Elliott got student admission for £2 which was great, and there were a lot of lovely clothes and jewellery there, i wanted to buy it all! Again this would go well with some simple black jeans and heeled boots, as it is a fairly long blouse, but i think a black velvet skater skirt would go really nicely with it as well.

february favourites

Yes, it's that time at the end of the month where i have to come up with a few favourite products or items that i have been loving for the majority of the month, and fortunately i have been loving a lot of products and various clothing items this month!

1.  Knitted Jumpers - It has been absolutely FREEZING throughout the whole of february, needless to say i am looking forward to summer even more, so i've been reaching towards my various knitted jumpers in my wardrobe. Now, i have a lot of knitted jumpers that i have accumulated over, probably the year (i have left more at home) but as you can see i have picked out a few i've been loving.
2. Real Techniques Blush Brush - As you may know, i do love all of my RT makeup brushes and i do use them on a daily basis, but a few weeks ago i bought another one to add to my Real Techniques family of brushes, and that brush was the blush brush! I've been using it every day since buying it and i can't get enough! It adds the perfect amount of blush to the cheeks and blends it out flawlessly, making it look really natural and not like you've just blobbed some blush on your cheeks.
3. Revlon ColourStay Foundation - I have been using this foundation on and off for just under a year and a half now, about 2 months ago i thought to try something new and bought the 'L'oreal True Match Foundation in Rose Ivory' and let me tell you, it was not a true match at all! It oxidized on the skin making it blotchy and patchy. So i decided to mix it with white foundation (which made it a lot better) and use it as a tinted moisturizer (mix with a light moisturizer) for when i want a lighter coverage! Long story short, i decided to re-buy the colourstay foundation and i have been loving the flawless skin look a lot this month! 
4. Kate Moss Lipstick in Rosetta I think i've talked a lot about this lipstick recently on my blog, but i am loving it! No lie, i've been wearing it pretty much every day, sometimes i mix it on my lips with my Revlon Kissable Balm Stain to add a bit more pinkness to it, but overall i am loving it!

outfit of the day

knitted jumper - charity shop // cross necklace - primark // black jeans - new look // black ankle boots - h&m // tapestry bag - charity shop //

I recently went shopping the other day in Brighton, as i am currently down here for 'reading week' to see my family etc., while i was in town on Monday with my twin Holly and my younger sister Martha, i decided to go to one of the charity shops and i found this beauty of a sweater for £3.80, bargain! It looks almost zara-esque which is what drew my attention to it in the first place. After finding it i thought that a silver necklace would match it more than a gold one would, but unfortunately i don't really have any, so i popped into Primark and found this little cheapy cross necklace for £2 which i thought was reasonable considering it looks kind of like something you'd find in Topshop. I paired it with some simple black jeans and black boots to add to the monochrome trend. The boots give me a perfect about of height, to even out the oversized-ness of the jumper, making me about 5"8 rather than 5"5, which always nice!