Keeping it cut out

So, last night I went for ribs, cocktails and the rest with a group of friends. We kept it local and headed to Wimbledon. As I write this post, I am still feeling super full as boy were those ribs hugeeeee!! 

As it is definitely time to dig out (or buy) lots of knitwear, I wore a checked printed jumper and teamed it with my latest crush- cut out, wet look leggings.

These leggings are from a brand called An Outfit. I snapped these up last week (blog post will be up about this event soon). With the weather the way it is at the moment, it really is all about layering. So I also wore my leather jacket and a faux fur gilet.

                                      (Excuse the scary look of my eyes in this pic) lol!

Outfit

                                Jumper- Primark,  Faux fur jacket- Sugar and style 

                                  Leather jacket, Warehouse, Leggings- An Outfit, Boots, Zara, Bag, Zara

                                                                         



Are you a fan of my leggings?

On another note, I have my eye on a few winter coats, jumper and lots of other I-need-now pieces!

I need to write a list.

Have you started your A/W shopping yet?

Bargain madness

A White blazer is the perfect refresher for your summer wardrobe. I picked up this blazer at Primani for a whopping £5, bargainnnnnnn or what!

 

Purple popping pout!

I wore this outfit last week to an over due catch up lunch with a group of friends. On this day the sun was shining hard and like many Londoners desperate for some warm weather, I was fooled by the sun shining hard against my window. So much so I stepped out of the house wearing only my gilet over a metallic top and jumper. I regretted my choice the second I stepped one heel out of the door and I mean seconds! I quickly woke up and ran back home to get my bumble bee aka one my warmest faux fur coats, that was definitely the best decision I made that day.

Although seriously when are we going to have some real spring weather? Answers on a postcard please. Spring is definitely taking its sweet time BUT if we allow ourselves to trust the weather man, word is that we are due to get some spring weather this weekend, Yay!

Anyway no more weather talk. Lets focus on more important things like my lippy. I have had this purple lipstick for ummm, about 2 months, I recently rediscovered it and I have been wearing it a lot! It is from Sleek MakeUp and costs only £4.99. I do love to wear a bright lip as it just adds a bit of fun to any outfit.

Bright lips are a key beauty trend for SS13 but I guess not for the faint hearted. The trick is to find the right shade for your skin tone and then you are sorted.

I will confess that I do own a ridiculously bright shade of orange that I am saving for the right occasion and I guess the right outfit, AND I am sure I also own a blue-purple shade but lets save that for another blog post.

What do you think of my purple popping pout? would you rock purple lipstick?

Outfit: Hat: H&M,  Sunglasses: Vintage, Top: Topshop, Necklace: Primark, Leggings: ASOS
Gilet: China doll boutique. Lipstick: Exxxagerate by Sleek MakeUP.

Get your click on

I forgot I had taken these pics. These were taken a few weeks ago by my lovely photographer friend; Pete Fallan. I am in love with all the items that I am wearing in these photos. The jacket  is a Primark purchase, gorge don't you think? although as it is so damn cold I have not worn it since this day. Seriously Spring 2013 where the heck are you??? The cute dress is from one of my fave brands; China doll boutique and the bag is from ethical brand; Beara Beara.

I must apologise for the 3rd shot or not. I do look like I am sleeping but I promise I am not, I think I was just trying to firm the cold lol!

If you haven't already, check out both of these brands as they really do sell lots of lust worthy products!!

Get clicking.

Wake up!

My Bargain of the Week

Last week something happened that is quite unusual for moi; I ran into a shop to return a faulty top and came out with a pair of.... TRAINERS! Well actually they were a pair of high tops. Now those that know me will know that I was born in heels and I NEVER EVER wear trainers apart from when I am at the gym, Zumba or Kick boxing. I do own four pairs of flat shoes ( a pair of brogues, ankle boots and two ballet pumps) but apart from that I am all about the heels (all different heel heights though). I do love a wedge too but I do go weak at the knees at the sight of a fabulous-fierce heel. Yes, yes like many woman I do have a serious shoe addiction.

So anyway, back to the high tops well I first developed a crush on the high top back in Summer when I came across a cute floral pair in Topshop. (See below)

I flirted with them for a hour or so and tried them on but when it was time to confront my crush I chickened out. I walked away from my high top crush and I opted for a  pair of  Jaw-dropping, yellow snake skinned heels that my eye in the corner instead. See I figured that I would wear the yellow beauties a lot more as its what I know best, whilst even though my high top crush was very cute (and made me blush) I feared that they had a higher chance of being dumped in my bedroom shoe corner as I would 'forget' about them and at £85 this would be a waste of  hard earned fashion cash.

So what changed? Well on my day off from work I found myself running London like a crazy woman with a long list of mundane errands that included meetings, paying bills, returning back a faulty top blah blah I noticed that my 'run around' Chelsea boots that I always wear on days off/weekends (due to their comfort but still coolness ability)were seriously in need of some TLC; they needed to be re heeled. The guy in the shoe re heel place was quoting all sorts of Central London prices and it burned me to pay this as I know the guy in the shop down the road from my house charges half the price. Without sounding tight I really did not want to pay OTT Central London Price that I had been quoted, I told the guy that I would come back later. 

I ran into Primani to return a faulty top, standing in the very long returns queue I found myself umming and arring about what to do. On one hand even though the Central London quote was steep my right boot needed a new heel. I decided to just grin and bear it pay the  price, that was until I got distracted by a black pair of pleather high tops. Without even thinking, I sacrificed losing my place in then returns queue and I ran over and grabbed these high tops. It was a good thing I acted fast as there were only four left and one in my size. Plus there was a group of girls standing around the high tops. Well as they say all is fair in love and shoes. I tried them on and loved how they felt, looked and of course the price.... SOLD.

So with out further delay let me introduce you to my bargain of the week

So what do you think of my  bad-ass high tops?

At a very purse friendly price of £18 these bad boys are a  bad-ass steal.

Primani, once again I take my oxblood floppy hat (which I am wearing as I write this) off to you.

Primark, £18

Primark £18

My Bargain of the week

At the moment I am seriously loving all things Oxblood. (Think burgundy) which incase you have not noticed is this season's hottest hue!!! The richness of the colour is sassy, moody and luxe and I think looks best when paired back with  navy, black, grey or even head  to toe (yes, really!)

I wanted a new pair of "run around" shoes... just because.. well do I need a reason?! and as my bank balance is crying to be fed (pay day- where are you?) I knew my new "run around" purchase had to be on the VERY purse friendly side; helloo primani. So without further ado please raise your glass for this week's "my bargain of the week:

Primark, £14.99

FYI- they are very comfy!

My Bargain of the week

This weeks Bargain of the week is a little Bling Bling. When I came across this necklace I found my self ooohing and aahhing and when I saw the price tag I yelled a very loud "WHAT?"  I then headed straight to the cash desk (skipping).

PRIMARK, £6

Bling-a-rama

As a lover of  breath taking bling jewellery this necklace stood out to to me due its bling factor and the price tag (obvs).  On the same day I also bought a new "coffee table" book on Vintage fashion (from a random book shop).

I do love to wear a bit of bling, any form of bling-ness can edge up any simple outfit a la the super cool Rihanna.

Image courtesy of Xposure photos



I wore this bling beauty last week with a long-line logo tee, leather leggings and of course a lash of red lippy. I annoyingly didn't take a pic. I really must do so more style pics of moi so that's going to be a new little challenge. The question now is... who can I ask to take my picture??  hmm watch this space!


What do you think of this weeks "my bargain of the week"?

Love at first sight

A few weeks ago I purchased this gorgeous yellow blazer from H&M  (below) and I will admit it was definitely a case of love at first sight. 

Yellow is one of my top 3 fave colours to wear, with the other colours being pink and purple.  I have worn my new yellow beauty a few times and I love how it just adds that bright factor to any outfit. 

These pics below were taken last week Thursday when the sun was shining  and it was  ummm summer unlike today, grr did you see all that rain earlier and why is it so humid? I am hoping the sun reappears pronto!!!!!! Anyway weather rant over and now back to more important matters- my yellow blazer. So in the pictures below I teamed my blazer with a strapless leopard print body, leather with suede panel shorts, my necklace (which was last week's bargain of the week), pink suede heels and a lovely garnet, croc skin clutch. 

Those that know me and I guess regular readers of my blog will know I am a person that loves to clash colours, prints textures etc   I wore this outfit to a late lunch with my business partner (yes, I have a business partner, ahhhhh! she is a fab friend that is helping me with a new project that I will be revealing on here in a few weeks).

I am in crazy love with my blazer, what do you think?

                                                                         

     Outfit

Blazer- H&M

Leopard print body- Primark (old)

Shorts-Topshop- (old)

Ring-Miss Selfridge

Necklace-Miss Selfridge

Sunglasses- H&M

Clutch-Etui

My Bargain of the week

So I was meant to post this last week , opps (slapping  hands). Here is my bargain of last week; a  pink pretty Trilby hat.

WAS £5, NOW £2
Primark

As a big hat lover, I was happy to find this cutie AND even happier that it was £2!!!  I popped into Primarni to pick up pair of tights as I some how managed to ladder the pair that I had on that day, grrrr! So there I was in the queue waiting to pay for my tights and them BAM, in the corner of my eye I spotted this hat.Of course I left the queue and made a quick dash to the fixture that this hat had been dumped on.

I have been wearing this umm quite a  abit. Ohhhh I love me a bargain!!

What do you think? xx