Wednesday, 26 October 2011

HAIR DYE FAIL!

so i thought it would be nice that for my trip to Birmingham at the weekend i would dye my hair for a nice change, i wanted to acheive a kinda of golden honey brown colour. However, i now have a lovely shade of ginger hair, i don't actually mind it that much but i definitely want to get rid of it. I won't be doing OOTD for a while now as i'm just far to embarrassed!!! serves me right for being a cheapskate and doing it at home!!! wahh xxxcxxx

Thursday, 20 October 2011

OOTD

This is what i wore when i went shopping, it was super cold even though it was bright blue skies with sunshine. I always find shopping outfits difficult as obviously you are going to be getting changed a lot. My nono's when it comes to shopping outfits is no super tight jeans-getting them over my feet is a nightmare (lolz), not too many layers- an effort to take off everything every two seconds, no lace up boots or shoes with fiddly straps- takes far to long to take off and put on. However, it seems that i decided to ignore all of these rules in this outfit and ended up in a hot mess when trying to try stuff on.
 Jumper:Topshop, Trousers:H&M, Boots:Priceless, Bag:ASOS, Necklace:House of Harlow, Scarf: Carboot

Now in my last post i showed you what i tried on, but i didn't infact buy anything that i showed you  So heres just a quick snap of what i did buy!
YEP there's a onsiet!!
xxxcxxx

"Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle YEAH"

Long time no post! 
I have no excuse for not posting, i haven't been at work due to a back injury so was lying in bed all week in my pjs. So i had very little to post about really, but now that has all changed and i have quite a few posts lined up!
First of all i went shopping yesterday, i went by myself which might come across as quite sad. But i don't know if anyone else is like me but its quite nice go solo-shopping once in a while. Normally my friends will convince me to buy things i don't need so its nice when i'm on my own i can revert back to my frugal ways. This post is just going to be some snaps from the fitting rooms as i was trying things on, spot the theme running through! (click the name of the item for links to it on the website)
RIVER ISLAND
 Scallop edge metallic top-£30 / Maxi skirt-as before
I loved everything i tried on here, the maxi skirt was the softest comfiest thing ever. The infamous scallop metallic top seen on the likes of Dionne Bromfield and Jesy from the xfactor girl group Rhythmix is just lovely, it really could be dressed up or down and perfect for the festive season! The dress is very short, and from someone who loves shortshorts thats saying something. The blurry picture i took doesn't do it justice though so click on the link to see it better, its a great LBD as its a basic cut but with an interesting material.
ZARA
 I love Zara like adore everything in the shop. How everything looks so well made and expensive but its all reasonably priced. I tried on a lot of stuff in there but didn't want this post to be too image heavy. The dress may not be everyones cup of tea but i personally think its AH-MAY-ZING. It looks super luxe and reminds me of something that Tina Turner would wear. It is pretty cheap i think for the quality and if New Years Eve was just round the corner i'd be snapping this dress up- alas i have no occasion to wear this to so back it went! The tee is super cute and a nice subtle way to introduce a bit of sparkle into an outfit. So definitely check out Zara, again especially for stuff to wear for the upcoming festive/party season. 
H&M
Pink Lace dress-£29.99 (i think)
H&M was pretty disappointing for me, they had a sale on (as did most of the stores) but with H&M there sale section was awful, there was no organisation, there were clothes just strewn everywhere. It just seemed really unappealing and more effort then it was worth. I also find that (i have no retail knowledge so this could be common) but that a lot of the items on the website in the sale are in fact not in my local store on sale. I only tried on two items in there and the shirt washed me out you only get to see this dress-ha. This dress is amazing though, it comes in this pink colour or cream. It has a really flowery lace design but the shape of it is really flattering, the cape sleeves are great especially for broader girls out there and the fitted body and the flared out skirt is the perfect waist creator! Can't find a link to it unfortunately!
TOPSHOP
 Sequin Tee-?? / Maroon maxi skirt- £20 (in sale)
Topshop sale is always going to be a winner, their sale prices always seem to be reasonable and items that are still current to the season seem to be discounted. I did try on a few sale items but thought i'd show you more of the full price stuff as it will be more accessible to everyone due to not every Topshop store stocking the same sale items. The maroon maxi skirt doesn't seem to be on the website and the sequin sleeve tee doesn't either and i can't remember how much it was (bad blogger behaviour). The dress in the last picture is lovely, really nice and fitted. However, after reading a post by Emma here i may buy the Primark/Ebay version to save money! it'll be perfect for my visit to Birmingham to see a friend at uni!
So i don't know if you noticed the theme throughout what i tried on but i am loving metallics/sparkle/sequins etc at the moment and will be hopefully be filling my wardrobe with magpie worthy items over the next few months.
SORRY- for such a long post, hope you guys found it helpful and interesting! OOTD/wish list etc to follow soon!
xxxcxxx

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

"Johnny, La gente esta muy loca!"

Hi y'alllllll! 
So, on Monday i went shopping, mainly for makeup bits really but i bought this jumper in Primark, it was only £8. Primark has got quite a lot of nice jumpers in there at the moment for pretty cheap. However, normally i only buy jumpers in charity shops as i find the quality to be so much better than whats in shops (they don't make them like they used to lolz). These leggings are also from Primark and i think i'll probably live in them in the winter, they are quite itchy (they're woollen) so i just chuck a pair of normal leggings underneath. I don't mind though, keeps me warmer. Glad the weather has gone back to typical October weather, i want to wear all my jumpers! 
 Jumper: Primark, Leggings: Primark, Shoes: New Look, Bag: Vintage
The ombre in my hair looks really obvious here, i want to get rid of it now but i cant decide what colour to dye my hair instead. I can't decide whether to go back to all brown, or go lighter like a honey blonde-y brown shade. I also don't know whether to do it myself of professionally! Hmm decisions. 
xxxcxxx