Venice Calling

Todays post is a mini haul, we decided for our first anniversary to mark it with a special trip, somewhere thats been on our bucket list for a while... VENICE! This obviously meant an ASOS haul was needed, but as we are only going for 4 days it was on the mini side, more money for gelato and bellinis when we get there!

The first item that caught my eye was this New Look striped dress, I figured it would be perfect for sight seeing during the day with white converse pumps and a denim jacket or dressed up on an evening with wedges and a clutch bag a versatile number for under £30!

Then this little number "fell" into my basket its made of the softest fabric and will be perfect for travelling in, with a leather jacket and pumps and this belt to nip it in at the waist.

I then fell in love with this top - so classic! Perfect paired with jeans and flats for day or cropped trousers and heels for night, I love the button detailing on the back!

I then added a few pairs of jeans and this multi pack of t-shirts - you can never have too many basics!
My favourite purchase has to be these Quay Australia sunglasses, with mirrored lenses and marbled rims.

I'm still on the hunt for a few more additions to my capsule wardrobe for Venice but I'm pretty pleased with the start of it!

Primark Haul - October 2015

I swear I completely meant to just pop back into Primark to take a few bits back from my previous haul when these beauties appeared in my basket and I was handing over my card before I knew what was happening....oops! 

Can you really blame me! Look at pretty lace detailing for only £10! I'm loving a high neck at the moment. 

Next this beauty appeared in my basket, I'm thinking skinny jeans, knee high boots (which I'm still on the hunt for the perfect pair) and a fedora. 

My favourite outfit find was this beauty! I've been looking for a pinafore dress for a while on that doesn't make me look like I'm dressed for the first day of school. When I stumbled across this one laying forlorn by itself dumped by another shopper and in my size, I fell in love! I chucked a grey turtle neck to pair it with into my basket as well.

A few pairs of earrings made there way into the basket, elastic bands - I bought these mostly for the clear bands as the amount of youtube hair tutorials that call for these and black hair ties just won't do!  Finally the Frozen nails stickers won't be adorned on my hands anytime soon believe it or not but are to be added to the presents for my niece who turns 6 this month.

Let me know your favourite Primark buys this month - I really need to find a Primark with a good home section theres loads I want that never seem to make it into my local.

Autumn Primark Haul - September 2015

Does anyone else get to a new season and just hate all your clothes... just me?

With the colder weather approaching I used this as an excuse to the mister that I needed a trip to Primark and I bought a thing or two....

First thing I picked up was this hat, I've wanted a black Fedora for a while, perfect for hiding those bad hair days for only £8.

I picked up this little drapey number for £10, a basic polo neck which I plan to style with a sleeveless blazer and skinnys or like this. A plain white shirt for £4 and a grey jumper which I styled it over. Which I was really pleased with myself with until...

I realised I'd bought a pretend version of the exact same pairing! Oops! I'll be taking that one back. 

I also picked up some plain flats, earrings that I fell in love with on Elmartina's Instagram and a black jumper dress with zip detailing that I spotted on Sindys Instagram and had to have.

Then breaking up my palette of black, grey, white & berry I added some prints into the mix with a tartan shirt I plan on wearing like this, a leopard print cardi to add some interest to my work uniform of cami & jeans and printed trousers for a tenner.

Finally no Primark haul would be complete without a few basic buys!

Even Marie liked what I bought... well the bag anyway! What is it with cats and bags?!

I'm desperate for Primark to have a transactional website as the Primark nearest me is so small and theres always things I see on other people or in magazines I can't get in store.

Hope you've enjoyed this haul!

Pay Day Wishlist

1. Tartan Shift Dress 2. Tartan Skater Skirt 3. Grey Smock Dress 4. Denim Shirt 5. Grid Smock Dress 6. Aztec Skort 7. Tartan Skater Skirt 8. Heart Print Dress 9. Collar Dress

I don't know about you but January seems to be never ending, it has got to be the hardest month no Christmas to look forward to, back to work, grey skies and no money. So to get me through to pay day I've been window shopping and mentally spending my next pay cheque! 

Which when I stumbled across online store MaryJaneFashion.com and found a whole list of goodies I just had to have and all for under £20 my bank account and I rejoiced. 

Heres my top pick of items that just have to be mine come pay day from on trend heart prints and tartan skater skirts to flattering shift dresses and wardrobe staples.

What have you got your eye on come pay day?

What to Wear on Christmas Day...

Outfit One -  Dress: Miss Selfridge Shoes: Aldo

Outfit Two - Jumper: New Look Skirt: DaisyStreet.co.uk Boots: Missguided.co.uk

Outfit Three - Jumper: TopShop Shorts: FashionUnion.com

Outfit Four - Top: Mango Shorts: Own the Runway Shoes: Missguided.co.uk

Outfit Five - Dress: Miss Selfridge Heels: Zappos.com

So heres my next instalment of "What to Wear" hopefully by now you'll have all your present shopping done, wrapped & under the tree by now so you can turn your attentions to the second most important thing on Christmas day, what to wear!

I've included an putfit for every scenario whether your going round to family or friends and want to get dressed up (take a look at Outfit 1 & 5) having people round to yours and still want to look great while staying comfy ( outfits 3 & 4) or if you just want me to be festive yet chic regardless where your going then outfit 2 is for you!

I've stuck to simple colour palette of creams, golds & black which you can't really go wrong with, team all with thick black tights and festive red nails for a cute Christmas day outfit, the great thing is that several of the above could be found in your own wardrobe, cute flats,  a chunky knit or skater skirt? So hopefully this will of given you some inspiration or new ideas on how to wear them for Christmas day.

I plan on wearing, the above dress from InLovewithFashion.com with thick black tights, a black waist belt, ankle boots and a statement gold necklace. As I want to be dressed up yet comfy as although I'm spending the morning just me and the boy in our place together in the afternoon we are driving over to my parents for Christmas dinner with my brother, his wife and my niece so I need to be comfy enough to keep a very excitable 3 year old entertained all day!

What have you got planned for Christmas day and what will you be wearing?

Beauty Works Red Carpet Ready Event

Apologies for the lack of regular posting recently with Christmas nearing closer (my excitement has reached childlike levels) it seems like every family member has either dropped by to catch up or invited us out for dinner - awful life isn't it! But all these dinner dates have mean't blogging has had to take a back seat. But I had to tell you about the great event I attended hosted by the lovely Adelle from Beauty Works on Thursday.

The event was primarily a Red Carpet ready gifting suite for celebrities, with the likes of Michelle Keegan, Kym Marsh & Brooke Vincent attending but the event was also open to fashion & beauty bloggers to come and experience the great brands.

The event held at the Great John Street Hotel, held host to a whole load of brands, including The Saturdays favourite clothing range Diva Sophia (they dressed the girls at Una's wedding), Luxury hair extension company Beauty Works, the perfect brow creators Ilah, skin care brand Glam Glow and the well known tanning company XEN-TAN.

I got to have a great look at the latest range from Diva Sophia and fell in love with several of the dresses and the cutest pair of turquoise tailored shorts.

 For many of you who read my blog you will know my obsession with my hair so the Beauty Works stand was a guilty pleasure for me, unfortunately they didn't have the shade to match my hair but their website is well worth a look for clip in fishtail plaits, buns and volume adding pieces, making bad hair days a thing of the past.

I was treated to an eyebrow shaping my the lovely ladies at Ilah and shown the perfect colour to shade my eyebrows in with, which is a daily ritual for me.

 I was really interested to learn more about Glam Glow which received praised from Fashion bible Elle but I hadn't heard of, its 2 step program promises to clear up skin imperfections and I can't wait to try it out. I also got to see the extensive tanning range from XEN-TAN another product I can't wait to try and review.

It was great to learn a little more about each of the brands and I was well and truly spoilt with eyebrow shapings and bulging goodie bags. I plan on putting together individual reviews about each of the products I received and treatments I had at the event in separate posts so check back for that.

 The very generous goodie bags.

Party Time

OUTFIT ONE: Playsuit: Motel £48, Belt: All Saints £34, Necklace: RiverIsland £6, Ring: Lucky Brand £22

OUTFIT TWO: Shirt: House of Fraser £56, Shorts: H&M £20, Shoes: Wild Pair £36 - Similar in Primark

OUTFIT THREE: Blazer: Mango £80, Dress: Chiara Fashion £18.95, Shoes: Boohoo £30

So the festivities are in full swing, the trees up in the office, the christmas songs are on the radio and the christmas party is booked, but if your anything like me the minute an event is in my diary my mind immediately skips through my wardrobe and the panic sets in of what to wear.

So I thought I'd save you the panic and help you out with some suggestions for what to wear to each milestone event this festive period. So heres the first one "What to Wear to The Work Christmas party" the work xmas do is a mine field in itself, dodging advances from that weird guy in accounts, trying not to embarrass yourself in front of your boss - ok maybe I watch to many crappy american TV programmes but you get the idea so heres some inspiration on what to wear for the occasion on my pretty Polyvore board - how have I only just discovered Polyvore?! Love this sight!

Outfit 1:

Although I don't plan for you to run out and buy every item from the above collage its more to give you an idea of this you could wear and how you could style it. The playsuit is available in an array of colours, one for every hair colour but I went with festive red and accessoried it with mute gold accessories. - Also if you add my exclusive Motel Code found at the side of my blog you can get 20% off it!

You could dress this down with tights, a leather jacket and boots and equally dress it up with pointed courts, a statement belt and/or necklace. Its a versatile piece that you can wear right through the holiday season right into the new year!

Outfit 2:

This outfit is those of you who's xmas parties are little more formal or the dress haters out there, both items can be worn again and again and are wardrobe staples. Theres some amazing shirts and shorts on the high street at the moment which means you can play with colours, embellishments and fit. Killer heels and collar tips mean you can add your own stamp on this ensemble and can be added if you have little time between work and party.

Outfit 3:

This is the dressiest of the options, I am in LOVE with this dress and its only £18!! I think this is a cute combo party dress and blazer, again theres so many different styles and colour ways you can try with this and change accordingly to flatter your figure, plus the blazer will keep you warm on the way home!

What I plan to wear:

I'm stuck between the two dresses below from warehouse with a statement necklace, heels and a clutch.

I hope you found this helpful, check back from more "What to Wear" scenarios and let me know if theres a particular occasion you are struggling with what to wear.

Sparkle & Shine

Blazer: Primark    Top: Zara      Leggings : DaisyStreet      Shoes: c/o Matalan (sold out)

Necklace: Forever 21     Ring: YSL        Handbag: Mulberry

How A-MEH-ZING are these leggings!!! I'm more of a dress and skirt girl normally but when I saw these bad boys I was like a moth to a flame/ magpie to a sparkle - well you get the idea I LOVE them! 

They are the perfect alternative to wear over the party season instead of a dress - hello stretchy waist on Christmas day - yes I will have that extra mince pie!

I paired them with my favourite Matalan shoes of the moment - which have sold out online but still available in a few other colours and in store and my amazing new necklace from Forever 21 this is basically an outfit of all my new favourite things!

I hope you like as I'm currently feeling pretty sorry for myself as my wisdom tooth has decided to try and reappear and my entire mouth and jaw is swollen so I definitely don't look as sparkly as this! I've got an emergency dentist appointment today and I'm hoping they can give me something to help with the pain so I can get back to my sparkly best!

Hope your having a better Sunday.