Hello! It's my birthday on Friday and I've been having a little look online for present ideas (and ideas for things I'd like to buy with any birthday money I get)! So here is a little birthday wishlist!

1 - Kate Spade Watch. I've been keeping an eye out for a nice watch lately. Because my rings are white gold, I want a silver face. This has been pretty difficult to find but this Kate Spade watch is pretty much exactly what I'm after!
2 - Spectrum Brushes. I've had my eye on these brushes forever. They are just so pretty!
3 - Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette. I've got a bit of a thing for eyeshadow at the moment and would love to add this to my collection.
4 - Mac Mineralise Skinfinish in Cheeky Bronze. This looks so pretty. Almost too pretty to use! After getting my make up done at the Mac studio in New York for my wedding, I've started lusting after more Mac products! I'll definitely be adding this to my collection as I'm desperate need of a new bronzer.
5 - Kate Spade Bag. I really need a new bag for work and I'm regretting not getting a Kate Spade whilst in New York. I'd like something like this one!

Fashion | Primark Haul

Aloha! I'm back again with another little Primark Haul! I had a cheeky little bonus in my pay packet this month so I decided to treat myself to some new things!

Here is what I bought!

Workout Vests - £3 each

Sports Bra - £3.50

Sports Socks - £2.50 for a 3 pack

As I've mentioned before, I've been going to the gym in an attempt to get in shape for my wedding! I was pleased when I saw that Primark had some offers on their workout clothes! I picked this lovely orange colour as it goes with my new balance trainers that I bought recently! And the black top will make me look slim right?

Cardigan - £6

Blouse - £5.50

It wouldn't be a trip to Primark without me buying a black cardigan! I go through them like nothing on earth! I also spotted this nice black blouse. I was drawn to it because of the unusual gold chain detail on the front. 

Pop-up Storage Bin - £3

Invisible Footies - £2.50 for 5

Bum & Tum Shaper Tights - £3.50

Lace Boxer Briefs - £1 each

Hair Ties - £1

I bought this storage bin to replace my old laundry bin which is falling to bits! I liked the pattern on this and my utility room is black and white so it will go well with it!

These tights are just the best! I've had them before but all my other pairs now have holes in them so it was time for a replacement packet! I like these because I don't have to spend the whole day pulling them up!

I'm sure no one really wants to see what pants I bought but T

these were reduced to £1 each! I'm going to have a proper clear out of my underwear drawer now that I've purchased quite a few new pants recently!

And of course, it wouldn't be a trip to Primark without coming out with socks and hair ties! (even if you don't need them)

I also bought a special little something whilst I was in Primark, but I'll save that for another post!

Primark have some lovely products in just now! I'm gutted I'm not going on holiday this year so I can buy lots of pretty new summer clothes!

xxxx

Fashion | Spring Haul

Aloha! It's not often I spend money on clothes these days as the wedding saving is in full force, but I had a little trip to the shops with my mum a few weekends ago so I thought I'd do a little Spring Haul post!

Here is what I bought!

Jumper £12.99 - H&M

Leggings £16 - M&S

I bought these leggings for a work night out and wore them with a cream blouse which worked really well. They are super thick and comfy! I wanted a black jumper to go with them so grabbed this one in H&M. I know it's a bit late to be buying jumpers but I live in Scotland so the chances of us having a summer are slim!

Navy Blouse £5 - Primark

Black Cardigan £5 - Primark

Shoes - £6 - Primark

I bought the blouse as I have 2 navy skirts but nothing to go with them! This works well with them and was in the sale so it's a win, win! 

I always grab a black cardigan when I'm in Primark too as you can never have too many! And when it's in the sale, who can resist!

I just love the gold detailed bow on the shoes too! I needed some new black flats for when it finally gets warm enough to take my ugg boots off!

Blouse £4 - H&M

Dress £20 - Tesco

This blouse was in the H&M sale for the bargain price of £4! I've got the same blouse in like 3 different colours and this one will go really well with another of my navy skirts!

I've had my eye on this dress for weeks. Everytime I went to Tesco I would stand and admire it for ages! One day I finally gave in and bought it and I've not looked back! It's great for both work and weekend wear!

xxx

Fashion | Primark Haul

Aloha! I've not had many posts up lately, so sorry for that! I'm back today though with a Primark Haul! I picked up these things in January with some of my Christmas money as I was in desperate need of some new workwear! Here is what I bought!

Plain Black Blouse £10, Patterned Blouse £13

The plain black one is super soft but my one complaint with this would be that it creases so easily! Like even just sitting in the car in the morning, I get out and I look like I've not ironed it, which I think looks a bit scruffy!

The patterned one is chiffon material so I don't have this issue with this one. I like the faux-layering on this one, and the unusual neck which has a little metal clasp.

Blouse £10, Skirt £8

You can see from this picture what I mean about the creasing on the black blouse above as this is the same one but in cream! Still, it is okay if it's worn tucked into a skirt.

Like this skirt for example! I've had this on loads as I just love it. You can't beat a bit of tartan!

Black Blouse £10, Pink Blouse £6

Unfortunately I had to return both of these as they were just too small and I couldn't get a bigger size in either of my 2 local stores. It's a shame as I liked them both! 

Duvet Cover Set £13 (kingsize), Pillowcases £2.90, Fitted Sheet £4, Throw £3.90

I can't go into Primark without picking up some home bits! I've been using the throw as a blanket to keep me cosy whilst sitting on the sofa on an evening. It's so soft and warm. And it matches my red sofas perfectly!

Blouse £13, Diffuser £1

This blouse is the same style as the one at the start of this post. Again, I had to return it as I couldn't get a bigger size anywhere (I have big chest issues with blouses!)

Cardigan £4.90

All the cardigans were on offer when I visited my local Primark which was good news for me as I desperately needed a new black one! This one is lovely and soft. I wear a black cardigan almost every day to work so I go through them so quickly so Primark ones are perfect for me!

That's everything I picked up in Primark in January! Now it's back to saving my pennies for the wedding!

xxxx

John Lewis Haul

Aloha! This is the first of quite a few haul posts over the next couple of days/weeks! First up it's John Lewis! Mikey and I were kindly gifted a couple of vouchers to spend in John Lewis when we got engaged back in May but I've only just got around to spending them!

So here is what I bought!

Bodum Coffee Bean Grinder - £25

I know it says this is £35 on the website. But I definitely only paid £25 in store!

I love me a good coffee and when we were in Dublin, I noticed the coffee tasted much fresher as all of Mikey's family ground their own beans! So of course I had to jump on the bandwagon and buy a coffee bean grinder! I use this all the time now and it's been great!

Bodum Caffettiere - £14.99

Of course, because I had bought a bean grinder, I decided to pick up a new caffettiere! I wanted one that matched the bean grinder so I went for this one!

Illy Coffee Beans - £5.89

These were the coffee beans Mikey's cousin had in his house so I grabbed a tin of them. They seem quite expensive but one tin lasts between 10 and 15 caffettieres full so compared to a take-away Starbucks it's pretty good value for decent coffee! (And the same tin is £6.50 in Tesco).

Fiorelli Bag - £52.50

My precious! I've been in need of a new bag for work for ages so I decided to treat myself to this beauty! I think it looks a lot nicer in real life than it does on the website! It's got a much more matte look in real life! And even better, it holds all my rubbish that I insist on carrying about with me!

John Lewis & Co Blazer - £25

This was Mikey's choice of gift from the vouchers! It was reduced from a whopping £160 to just £25. I couldn't believe how reduced it was. It was so impressive, I insisted that Mikey get it. It's actually part of a suit which they didn't have trousers for so Mikey is just going to wear it as a blazer with a pair of charcoal trousers (which match perfectly!)

If you or your other half is looking for a new suit/some new workwear, I suggest you check out the John Lewis clearance! But hurry because it ends on Sunday 17th January!

So that's my vouchers well and truly spent, but I think we both did pretty well out of them!

And now I'm really in the mood for a coffee...

xxxx

Blogmas Day 11 | Christmas Party Outfit

Aloha! Tonight it is my work's Christmas party! We are having a theme night in a casino so I thought I better dress to impress! Here is what I'm going to be wearing.

I bought this sparkly Lipsy dress about 3 years ago now but I love it so much, it always gets to make an appearance over the festive period. I decided not to buy a new dress this year as I always buy something that I only ever wear once or twice afterwards!

These shoes were a steal at only £5 from Primark! I desperately needed a new pair of black heels as I wear the ones I have every day at work so they are all a bit wrecked now! I wanted to buy a pair that I will be able to wear to work after the night out and these were perfect. I'm loving the caged shoes that are around at the moment!

I'm going to team this outfit with a black blazer and some thick black tights!

I'll pop some photos of the night out in my SundayPost this week!

xxx

Workwear Haul

Aloha! You may or may not know that I recently started a new job! Of course this called for a new workwear wardrobe! My workwear was getting tired and the summer sales were on so I went off on a hunt for some new items! Here is what I found!

Cami Top - £3 at F&F at Tesco

Okay so strictly speaking this is not workwear but I decided to chuck it in this post anyway! I'm really pleased with this buy! £3 is a total bargain and it will look great with my high waisted black jeans!

Blouse - £7 at F&F at Tesco

I actually had my eye on this a couple of weeks ago so I was delighted when I went back and it was in the sale! I've already worn it a few times and it looks lovely either tucked into a skirt or worn loose. 

Skirt - £14.99 at New Look

I've got a similar skirt to this from last summer but I picked this one up and couldn't put it back as I loved the pattern on it!

Shoes - £17.99 at New Look

I love these shoes! They are something a bit different from the usual plain black court shoes! 

Skirt - £3.80 at Sainsburys

Bargain or what?! I had a leopard print skirt previously but it got caught on so many things that it was ruined! I couldn't believe the price tag on this one so I just had to buy it!

Gypsy Blouse - £4.50 at Sainsburys 

I have a navy skirt that I bought recently and I have nothing that really goes with it so when I saw this gypsy blouse in the sale I snapped it up! I like the pattern on this. 

Cardigan - £10 at Sainsburys

I'm slowly replacing all the cardigans in my wardrobe as they are getting a bit tired. This one feels lovely and for only £10 I can't complain! It will go with most of my work clothes too which is always a bonus! 

So that's all the workwear I've been buying recently! Tesco and Sainsburys both have some amazing workwear collections just now! I'd buy everything if I could! 

xxx

Primark Haul

Aloha! It has been ages since I last did a Primark haul on here, so I thought I would do a little post about the bargains I have picked up lately! 

Sandals £12

I picked up these to wear to my graduation (which is tomorrow!) as I really didn't fancy attempting to walk in front of hundreds of people in stilettos! This is mainly because I'm still suffering slightly from breaking my toe in Mexico! These are dead comfy, and they are wide fit so hopefully my little feet will be okay in these all day!

Tote Bag £1.50

In Scotland we have to pay 5p for every carrier bag we use. When I saw this at the till, I had to get it. Obviously because it has a cat on it! Also because I'm saving the planet though! I keep this rolled up in my handbag so whenever I need to pop to the shops, I always have my own carrier bag!

Cardigan £5 (reduced from £10)

This was a pretty difficult item to get a photo of! It's a batwing style cardigan in quite a thin material so it would be suitable for wrapping around you on a chilly summer evening (or just every day if you live in Scotland!) I'll probably wear this to work as its easy to chuck on over a blouse and skirt!

Blouse £3 (reduced from £10)

Talking of blouses, I got this bargain one for every day work wear! I've just found out I've got a graduate job (woohoo!) so I'll need to start dressing more professionally! I also bought this in black, which was also only £3!

Dress £5 (reduced from £13)

How pretty is this dress! It would be lovely to wear to a wedding or a special occasion. I will probably end up wearing it as a work dress once I've found a blazer/cardigan to match it!

Nail Polish £1.50 

Earrings £1

My mum swears by this long wearing nail polish! At the moment, they only have it in 2 colours, this bright red and a hot pink. I was looking for a red one for my graduation so I was pretty happy with this! According to my mum, this is like having shellac on, and I actually noticed they had a gel effect top coat polish for just £1 if you really wanted to strengthen that effect! I've yet to try it, but I'll put up a post once I have! 

These earrings were purchased also to wear to graduation. I plan on wearing my hair down so there was just looking for a simple pair. At £1, I can't really complain with these!

Okay so this last purchase isn't actually from Primark...it's from H&M and was a bargain £5.99! It was such an impulse purchase but I can actually see me wearing it quite a lot! I have a whole wardrobe full of cat print items and I'm forever adding to it haha! 

So that's all my recent purchases from Primark (and one from H&M)! I'll probably be doing a little workwear haul soon as I prepare to start my new job, so look out for that! 

xxx

Style Diary: Wardrobe Recycling

Dress - £10 from Primark

Boots- €30 from Stradivarius 

Aloha! On Saturday it was my brother's birthday and we were going out for a meal so I needed something nice to wear! As it is January and payday seems to be taking forever to come around, I decided to put together an outfit using items I've not worn in a while! 

I bought this dress in the summer to wear to work. I've worn it quite a few times but not recently and I really like it. 

These lovely brown cowgirl boots are from a store called Stradivarius. I bought them on a trip to Barcelona about 3 years ago and I think I've worn them once! I don't know why it's taken me so long to get more use out of them coz I love them! 

I'm going to be doing a lot more wardrobe recycling over the next few months as I have a few large expenses coming up! Also I need to have a clear out if I want to buy anymore clothes haha! 

xx

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22!

Hello everyone! Today I thought I'd show you some of the lovely gifts I got for my birthday!

Left to Right:

1- Game of thrones inspired t-shirt from a local store named Fabrik

2- Kimono from Primark

3- Grumpy Cat t-shirt from Fabrik

4- Cat hoop earrings from Claire's

5- Cattitude t-shirt from Next

6- Black and White cat earrings from Claire's

From Left to Right

1- Black polka dot dress from Forever 21

2- Black sequin dress from Forever 21

3- Black skater dress with flower neckline from New Look

4- Red dress from Forever 21

5- Floral maxi dress from New Look

6- Floral strapless dress from Forever 21

I also received some money and gift vouchers which I'm sure I will have fun spending! :P

xx

Deals & Discounts #1

Hello all. I've seen lots of good discount codes floating about lately so since it's pay weekend for most people, I thought I'd put them all in a list for you! 

Boohoo.com: 15% off summer essentials with code- feelinghot (there's a 70% off sale on too!)

Fashion union: 20% off everything and free delivery with code- cooltreat20 

Debenhams: 10% off new arrivals and summer sale orders over £40 with code XH27

F&F at Tesco: extra 10% off sale items with code- saletreat

USC: 20% off orders with code- oxfordst20 

Dorothy Perkins: 10% off with code- DPWELC6 or 15% off first time orders with code- WELCOME15

Happy shopping everyone! :) xx

OOTD: kimono girl

    

Kimono*- Primark £10 (gift)

Dress*- New Look (gift)

Leggings- Primark £3

Shoes- Primark £8

Hello! Today is a beautiful sunny day so I thought I would wear something to brighten up the office a bit. I was given this lovely kimono as a birthday present and I've been dying to wear it! I teamed it with my cute black skater dress with n embroidered flower neckline, and my trusty leggings and black peep toes. I've had numerous lovely comments on my kimono and it's keeping me nice and cool on a hot day so I'm delighted. 

Do you own a kimono? How do you style yours?

Have a lovely sunny Friday everyone! :) xx

OOTD: Bird is the word!

Dress- Next £9 (sale)

Cardigan- Forever 21 £7

Leggings- Primark £3 

Shoes- Primark £6

Hello everyone! I'm back after a short break with a new outfit post! I've been so busy over the last few days as it was my birthday! I'm now the grand old age of 22! I went for a little girls day out on Monday and I picked up this pink bird print dress in the next sale! They only had size 10 or 22 left, but I just had to have it so I went for the 10 and prayed it would fit. I have to say I'm presently surprised with the fit! I paired it with my pink cardigan and shoes and some black leggings for work today and lots of people have commented on how nice it is! 

Have you bought anything nice in the next sale? 

Xx

Summer Style

Skirt- market stall in Thailand

Top- £2.50 Primark

Kimono- £25 Tie Rack 

Hair clip- £6 Tie Rack 

Dress- £12 Forever 21

Dress- £15 Primark

Cardigan- £6 Primark

Hair decoration- £5 Claire's Accessories 

Hello everyone! Today I thought id show you a few of my favourite outfits from my holidays! I'm a big fan of maxi dresses and skirts, as you can probably tell. A few years ago you would never catch me in a maxi dress but I just love them now. They are so effortless! I'll definately be re-wearing these outfits when I go back to Portugal in September! :) 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

OOTD: rain, rain, go away!

Dress- Primark £10

Cardigan- Primark £5

Boots- New Look (very old) 

Hello everyone! The weather is terrible today so the tights and boots are back out the wardrobe! I've been loving this primark dress since I got it a few weeks ago! It reminds me of 1960's fashion. I hadn't planned on wearing this cardigan but it was the first one I found this morning! It actually goes quite well! 

I better plod on with my work now, I'm on a half day tomorrow as it's my other half's birthday so there's lots to do! 

Xx

TheSundayPost #9

Hello everyone! This post is a little late but I just didn't have the energy to blog yesterday! Here is my weekly roundup through Instagram! 

On Wednesday I saw the Queen and Prince William!! I was very excited haha! 

The weather was so gorgeous so I had a little picnic in the park! 

This was my throwback Thursday post. Totally wishing I was on the beach instead of in the office! But only 10 more weeks til I go back! 

And finally, this picture made me giggle. My other half always says I'm such a people hater. I'm not but I'm very easily irritated haha! 

Have a great week :)

Xx