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IMG FROM 5INCHANDUP.BLOGSPOT.COM - I DON'T TAKE CREDIT!

how much do you love those rings? as you can see from past posts, i've really become a ring person, however i never have the rings or the look that i would actually like - which pretty much is the above! rumi from fashiontoast also usually has fingers full of silver, it's quite a common look these days but it doesn't stop me wanting them... however i can't really find the exact thing i want on ebay or in manchester, so i'm just hoping to raid themarkets when i move to london :D !

i have however, satisfied another craving... well, maybe. i've just bought this ear cuff from ebay, i hope it fits. i'd actually really like a ring like this too! i'm such an internet shopper it's awful, but i don't often have the time or the energy to battle manchester's crowds!

sorry about being slightly awol lately, been mega busy + have also been doing my best friend's birthday present, which i'll be publishing on the blog after she's recieved it!

speak soon, love

happy birfday momma

shirt - zara, headband - dorothy perkins, rings - h&m + asos

my mum is 48 today, but doesn't look a day over 35! lucky woman... she doesn't read my blog - in fact, i don't even think she knows what a blog is - but i thought i'd commerate the day anyway :)

went out for a meal and i wore this headband i found for £2 in true bargain bucket style! i got it a few weeks back but haven't worn it as i have to be wearing my contacts as big black glasses + black headband = far too much.

also, my asos illamasque nail polish arrived! it's not the colour i hoped (i want a red-based matte burgundy, this is a glossy and purple-based) but i like it anyway. except that it has chipped already, askjdaskhdfwhatasoswhydoyoudothis.

speak soon, love!  



almond croissants

blazer - vintage secondhand, breton top - h&m, cut off shorts - cintage levis,belt - h&m, snood - new look, boots - new look  

looking kind of awkward in these photos due to the situation... these were quickly taken by my friend tom after i sheepishly asked if i could be so vain and ask him to take some - to which he replied yes, followed with 'it is a little bit vain though' THANKS TOM NOT HELPFUL. he's actually a photographer in the making (he studies art) but he is the least bit interested in fashion, i don't think he gets me sometimes or the blogging world which is a shame really as he would otherwise be a good outfit photographer... :)

hope everyone is well and happy... james is home tonight for the weekend and it's my mum's birthday tomorrow, so it shall be a full two days off!

speak soon, love

hello tripod

black aviator - topshop, black dress - topshop, rings - all h&m

my first (proper) outfits photos - despite the fact i'm taking both things back! i had fun before work this morning, and the sad thing is taking photos of this jacket actually made me like it a little bit more than i originally did, which is a shame, as it just has to go back. i was so disappointed when i first pulled it out of the package! it wasn't what i wanted at all - although, to be fair to topshop, looking back it never was - it was really light and felt quite cheap. what i really want is just a beautiful leather/pu biker jacket, so i shall just have to hold out 'til next season i suppose!

as for the dress, well i was never intending to keep this in the first place, i only bought it to bring it up to £100 for free delivery (does anyone else do this? :) + chose it because i thought it was pretty and i like floaty/see through (ha, slag i am!) things. and it is, but the cut isn't very flattering, it is slightly too long (as are most dresses on me) and i don't need another black dress!

also, how lovely are the white bits on the zips on the jacket? hahaha, not really, they're clearly part of the packaging but as i was intending to take it back i couldn't take them off.

also also, i don't normally wear my hair like this, it just has to be straight for work. normally it's a sporadic mess, somewhere between straight and wavy with the occasional curl.

now to face the dreaded returns lady! :(

speak soon, love

tic tac toast

hullo! i am back from newcastle, thought i'd slip in a cheeky post before i go to work (i have to leave in ten minutes - better get a move on!) anyway, it was really good to see james :D! i didn't really take many photos 'cause tbh i couldn't be bothered. however, my tripod is now here, and i spent a good half an hour fiddling round taking photos of the topshop jacket! i'll try and do a post on them tonight if i don't get in from work to late... just eaten two massive bowls of cheerios and now i'm feeling a bit too full. :Z

speak soon, love!

swimsuits and sunny days

so i'm slightly traumatised right now by the fact that in the last month i've gained a few pounds... i'm not fat, but i am slighty round and incredibly untoned! i think my problem is i just like food and don't exercise ;) i had a little gym stint last year but i hardly ever went, just didn't have the time! for someone like me, keeping up the gym is very unrealistic. last year college took up so much of my time - so in the little spare time i had, was i going to choose the gym over seeing friends? er, no.

and i'm still busy now! not that i could afford a gym membership, and i'm leaving in six weeks (TODAY :) !) anyhoo. however i'm going to make myself go swimming tomorrow morning, before i go to newcastle! i really love swimming itself but hate hate hate public pools, especially on my own. (i say public pools - like i have an alternative, no private pool pour moi!) because my vision is really, really bad. yes, those big black glasses aren't for show, i need them! i can't wear them when i go swimming so i feel so vulnerable and uncomfortable. it's really horrible. however, i might wear my contacts and try and wing it by wearing goggles -hmmm.

anyway this is my swimsuit! very paranoid about my belly but i love my 1950's style swimsuit as it covers that - and looks really good, i think! decided to get one of these last year after having watched the notebook - took me so long to find one, i eventually got this from modcloth and spent far too much money on postage and US import tax, the bastards. it's such a shame because i absolutely love modcloth but can never buy anything!

oh, and these photos are from the holiday i went on this year with my 3 best girlfriends! the girl in the top is laura, you can see her blog here, the girl in the second is kathryn (who doesn't have a blog but should) and i assume sophie (who also doesnt have a blog but should) took the photos!

this might be my last post before newcastle and i won't be able to post again til sat night/sunday depending on how enthusiatic i am! my god, how much do i write - i really need to cut down, who even wants to read this much babble. ah well.

speak soon, love!

the search for burgundy

photos from asos.com

at the moment when i look in my wardrobe to get dressed my heart just drops; the kind of things i want to wear right now just aren't in there. i'm really craving different layers and textures of rich burgundy mainly, but also plums/reds combined with greys. my wardrobe contains mostly muted colours, a lot of blues and whites (despite my favourite colour being red?!) don't get me wrong, i still love my mutes, but i'm in the mood for deeper colours to combine them with now. and seeing as i can't afford any new clothes, i thought i'd get a new nail polish instead! because i can't wear nail polish to work i rarely ever bother with it, but as i'm leaving soon i'm excited to be able to!

so i want a burgundy - however, haven't been able to find one at a decent price yet. couldn't find anything in superdrug (oh rimmel, you never normally fail me!) and tbh i don't think i'll find the exact colour i want unless i bought a designer like chanel or something. which i can't. however i found these on asos by illamasqua which i really like! the one on the left is my favourite, called 'unatural'. think i'll just get it! i'm speading more money that i should right now but i'm just gonna overtime it like crazy. ten and half yesterday, nine today, nine tomorrow...

expecting so much post this week - five packages: this, topshop, a tripod (FINALLY) and two bits and bobs for my project! my postman must think i'm a recluse...

speak soon, love