Saturday's Outfit & FOTD - Weekend Styling.

Hi lovelies, how is it already Sunday?! I feel like it should still be Saturday, and not have the threat of work tomorrow morning... Urgh. Anyway, yesterday I was a busy bee with a trip to Westfield Stratford to have lunch with the boyfriend and with a two hour driving lesson - I was quite proud of myself actually and bought NOTHING in Westfields, despite my payday wishlist growing almost double in size in the past week alone. For my trips out, I decided to revel in my weekend wardrobe:

(( Dress: River Island

Cardigan: New Look

Leather Boots: Next

Belt: Boohoo))

During the week I tend to end up wearing the same dresses over and over again, as they are appropriate in length and style, so when it comes to weekends I try and wear things that are more student-y and less work just so I can have a bit of variety in what I wear rather than feeling that there is no difference between my work and weekend clothes anymore. This dress is definitely one of my weekend items, and I love just how versatile it can be when dressed up with different accessories. Yesterday, I went for a more natural sort of look with a tan cardigan and brown boots (maybe even a Cowboy feel?). Its also incredible comfortable, a plus when I am just wanting to chill out without having to fidget constantly to get comfortable or worry that its too low cut/too short.

 As it is the weekend, I also went back to playing with my make-up and using black eyeliner which I have cut down using during the week so I feel like I can do something a bit more special on the weekend:

((MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation 'NC15'; Benefit's Stay Put Concealer; Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner 'Black Ink'; No7 Creme Touch Powder 'Translucent'; Urban Decay's 'Suspect' 'Snakebite' Eyeshadows; Inika Brown Eyeliner; Benefit's High Beam; Benefit's Thrrrob Blush; Diorshow Iconic Mascara; Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lipgloss.))

I went for a soft, smokey eye look yesterday to go with the more natural colours in my outfit, using Urban Decay's Naked2 'Suspect' as an all over colour, and then 'Snakebite' on the outer edges and crease line. I absolutely love the blend brush that came with my Naked2, as it blends the colours perfectly without losing too much of the pigmentation or mixing the colours together too much. I've also gone back to using Bobbi Brown's Gel Eyeliner as I love just how dark it comes out in one sweep, and the long lasting power it has - honestly, when it comes to washing my face at night it takes a good two scrubs to get it off my eyes! With a lot of focus having gone onto my eyes wit this look, I went for just a natural lipgloss to give me a bit of shine.

Are you like me and have a bit of your wardrobe designated for the weekends? Or style your make up differently on the weekends?

Love,

The Recent Haul: ASOS, River Island, Topshop & Vero Moda.

Happy Easter lovelies! Hope you have all had a lovely day, filled with lots of chocolate! Today's post is just about the recent goodies I have added to the wardrobe, pushing my dress count over 70 now... I'm starting to think I might have a liiiiiiittle bit of a problem...But dresses are just too pretty!

These first two dresses came from some sneaky sale-shopping & grabbing an awesome deal in Oxford Street's Vero Moda & River Island stores:

Vero Moda Jersey Stripe Dress: £16

River Island Skater Dress: £12

These two beauties are enough evidence for any shopaholic to realise not to turn down the offer of a spontaneous shopping trip - if I hadn't been convinced to make a trip to Oxford St after the Aussie Event, I would never have found these dresses! I've always been a fan of Vero Moda items, especially their dresses because of their cute patterns & shift dress style, so finding this cute nautical style strip dress just re-affirmed my love for this brand. Even better, it was £16! Bargain and bought. 

ASOS Full Skirt Midi Dress: £32

I was treated to this stunner by the bestie Dani, after it had gone down by 20% in the ASOS Easter Deal. We both spotted it on another blogger at the Aussie event (can you see a pattern emerging here?) and fell in love instantly. Dani bought it the moment she got home from the event, and after seeing it on her, I was desperate to get one. Sadly, the bank balance disagreed and I thought I would have to say bye to it forever. Luckily, my fairy god-sister-in-law treated me to it and all I can say is, if you get it, just twirl around in it and you'll understand why I love it so much. As always, I have found ASOS being one of my go-to dress shopping sites.

Topshop - £11.50

For months now I have been dying to find the perfect cherry-print dress for spring/summer - its one of the patterns that I don't have a dress in, but have always loved because of its brightness & vintage style. After trawling through endless fashion sites & eBay pages, I stumbled across this dress from Topshop. I was in love. It was everything I had imagined in my head for the perfect cherry-print dress, and after some manic bidding it was mine. Cannot wait for the sun to start shining again so I can take this baby for a wander!

On a little side note, I am selling some items on the wonderful world of eBay - a few dresses (boohoo) and other bits & bobs, so if you fancy a look just click here. 

Do you have any bargain hunting tips? Or a dress addiction?

Love,

Friday's Frock #2 - Ain't Nothing But a Houndstooth!

Happy Saturday! I know it's not Friday, but after having a bit of drama yesterday with the boyfriend that meant I didn't have time to blog my 'Friday Frock' post so here it is today:

Today's frock was a little gem that I found after some post- Aussie event shopping with the lovely  Tabitha and Dani in Oxford Street's River Island:

As any shopaholic knows, sale-shopping is essentially a sport - and a vicious one at that! There was shoving, clambering over one another, snatching items off the hangers from the grasps of another shopping - it sounds like a slightly tame version of the Tributes at the Cornucopia (Yeah, I am a Hunger Games geek).

 Luckily, I avoided this bloodbath when finding this cute, hounds-tooth skater dress discarded away from the dress section! There was only one left and that was a sign. I couldn't ignore a sign, could I?!

Dress: River Island; Tights: M&S; Belt: Jane Norman; Cardigan: New Look; Sequin pumps: New Look.

I love the style of skater dresses - the shift style top, with a mini full skirt that gives it that vintage feel with a modern twist. With the hounds-tooth pattern, it just added to this feel as it looked like something that had been transported out of Joan's wardrobe from Mad Men, with just a shortened hem-line.

The best part about this little beauty is that it was 12:12... £12 and a size 12! With weight-loss being one of my big goals for this year, I was super excited to be able to fit comfortably into a size 12 by River Island's standards - wooooooo, its all paying off! 

Well that's it for today's Friday Frock! How do you like the skater style dress? Are you a River Island fan? 

Love,