Capital Summertime Ball 2014

Dress - Topshop; Sandals - New Look; Kimono - Zara; Bag - Oasis; Necklace - Zara

A few months ago I heard the Summertime Ball being advertised on the radio & said to my mum 'LOL shall we go?' to which she said YES! And the rest was history. One of the most fun days ever! It was also perrrrrfect weather, if a little bit too hot - but NO COMPLAINTS, it didn't rain hurrah! Our seats were right up in the gods, next time we are definitely going closer to the stage, even so, it was the best! I wore a black crepe Topshop shift dress with a peach Zara beaded necklace, strappy sandals and also took my new Zara kimono out for a trip to Wembley (although I definitely did not need it!). Obbbbviously, Union J were the best, but Calvin Harris, Clean Bandit, David Guetta, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell and Jessie J were also all amazing! I would 100% recommend for anyone thinking of going to go, but one warning, once you've been once, you won't be able to stop! :)

High Tea

 Dress - Missguided; Shoes - Primark

I have NEVER found a crossover front dress that actually stays relatively crossed over on me until this Missguided one! Normally there's a huge gape of material showing off a lot of bra, so much so that I have to pin or stitch the front of the dress so that it looks normal! But this dress is tight enough to fit me perfectly. I'm not normally a skater dress kinda girl (love my bodycon too much!) but as I'm starting a full time job soon, I thought I should get something a little more demure. Though saying that, this dress is very short (and I'm only 5ft 4, so tall girls be careful!). I paired the dress with flatforms though I think a lighter colour would be more flattering for the day time. I'd probably wear this dress with an embellished but not too fancy sandal, as I think the floral print does all the talking. My new favourite dress!

Coral Lanterns

Dress - Oasis; Blazer - H&M; Shoes - ASOS; Necklace - H&M

It's outfit post time again! I've got a few different outfit ideas that I'll schedule across the next few days. When I put this outfit together, I thought it'd be perfect for a wedding guest outfit, or even to wear to the races or a similar sort of event. I love the cream and coral combination, summery yet smart at the same time. I paired the outfit with my white pointed toe ASOS flats, but could swap for heels if I wanted something a little more dressy. The dress is an Oasis design from last Spring Summer, the lanterns are cute but more grown up than my usual cat/dog prints! The pleating on the skirt part of the dress makes it floaty and feminine and would be perfect if the sun was shining! I added a H&M statement necklace over the top and a simple silver and turquoise ring.

Weekly Want No. 6

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Hi guys! I've gone and put myself on another spending ban haven't I (wonder how long this one will last!). I've set myself a target of a month, which is a looooong time, especially when I'll be revising and finishing my dissertation & will be craving some little treats to help me along the way! Here's what I've been drooling (niceeee) over this week!

So it's nearly April and outside my window right now it's snowing! So despite having enough jumpers and cardis to dress the 101 Dalmatians, I seem to want more... This eyelash cardigan from River Island would look perfect with some black skinny jeans and a blouse or vest top for a casual day, and the pink cropped jumper is adorable! It's from Primark and the pastel colour and cropped style will be perfect for the snow-to-hopefully-Spring transition! I'm moving back home from uni for the Easter break on Saturday and I KNOW I'll end up in Primark...must resist!

I've been looking for a summery purse for ages, and this one is definitely my favourite at the moment. It's by Next and the laser cut pattern is so pretty. The Warehouse necklace I've chosen is something I know I'd get a lot of wear out of. It could easily be worn to dress up a jumper or under the collar of a blouse, or worn on a night out on top of this Miss Selfridge dress. I've been looking at this dress for SO long, I really must try it on because it's bugging me as to how it'll look and whether I could pull it off!

Hope you're all well & hopefully once I get home I'll get some outfit photos done. I'll try some outside shots (weather permitting) because the natural light in every room I try is horrendous!

Weekly Want - The Sugarhill Boutique Edit

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I'm putting myself on another silly spending ban so just looking at clothes from afar and wishing they were in my wardrobe. This post is in no way linked with Sugarhill Boutique, I just seem to want all of their latest collection! I saw Sam Faiers from TOWIE wearing the lighthouse print blouse and fell in love a little....with the blouse...obvs! I already have exactly the same style of blouse in the carousel print from last year but I love the pastel blue/lilac colour of this one. The same with the dress, the mint colour is perfect for spring and the cute milkshake print makes it. As you can see, I just like cutesy prints, and the ladybird blouse and bee print jumper are animal print so I was always going to pick those out as faves! My favourite piece is probably the birdcage print playsuit though, the keyhole neck and button up front are so lovely and it could definitely be worn in the day or on a night out/for dinner etc. Basically, I want it all. As I said, silly spending ban.

Are you liking the new Sugarhill Boutique range? What's your fave piece?

Life Recently #2

favourite look from topshop unique a/w13 show; making notes on the show; treated myself; chillin' to franky ocean; me being cool; chicken lickin'; i love my baby, yep yep i love my chick; purrfect nails; treated myself again oopssyyyy

This week's been a super jam-packed busy crazy non-stop one (yep!) and I've also been feeling rather pants, so haven't been taking any outfit photos properly, but hopefully as I'm getting better I'll be doing some this week when I can as it's going to be another busy one! We went out Friday for some fun away from dissertations and stress and I met some big yellow chickens and said goodbye to some of my medic friends who are leaving for placement (sob :(!). It was such a good night though, one to be remembered! Also tuned in to the Topshop Unique A/W '13 show today on the Topshop website which was an amazing experience. The clothes are absolutely lovely and I'm already excited for the Autumn...but I want it to be hot, so it can take it's time getting here if it likes! I also treated myself to a few bits and pieces as you can see, can't wait to wear the skirt, hope it suits me! Hope you've all had a lovely weekend :)

Life Recently..

new dress for the science ball; ootn; birthday girl; new favourite song for working to; embellished collar; my baby kit trying on mumma's shoes; new earrings; rings i won from azure boutique; catty collar clips by jaymie

A bit flu-ey at the moment so can't do any outfit posts but here's a Instagram round up of what's been happening with me recently.

It was my 22nd birthday on Wednesday and I got spoilt a lot, so many beautiful and thoughtful pressies and so many people came out to celebrate with me which made my day, so if any of you are reading, thank you so much :). I had a bit of a splurge in town too, naughty little treat after my spending ban, but made too many impulse purchases which I'll be needing to return soon! Hate when I do that! Also was happy with my exam results which kindly came the day after my birthday (phew!). Going to be sooo busy in the coming months but I will keep my blog updated as regularly as possible, I really do miss it sometimes but I'm in my final push at uni - so scary! How can 3 years pass so fast? Feels like yesterday I was having a little sob in the car to my mum and dad before they moved me in for the first time! Hope you are all well! :)