Wedding

 Dress - Oasis 

Headband - Crown and Glory

Shoes - Topshop

Bag - New Look 

In the seven years I've been with my boyfriend Raymond, we've had never been invited to a wedding before, which is shocking considering he's one of those people that knows hundreds of people. Raymond has been friends with the groom since school so he was invited to the whole day and as he was asked to be the official wedding photographer, I only went to the reception rather than the whole day. I would've probably ended up on my own most of the day while he was busy as I only knew the groom and no one else attending. Shy girl problems. 

Anyway as I was only going to the reception I wanted to get a dress that I could wear again. Before even finding a dress I decided that a wedding is the perfect excuse to crack out the an item from my crown and glory collection. For a girl who likes a good excuse to dress up the search for the dress was took a very long time. I ended up taking a chance and ordering this Oasis dress, they seem to occasionally have selected items in size 18 (wish they would just go up to an 18 in every item), it did fit but just needed some shaper tights underneath to make things smoother. I used this as the perfect excuse to go buy new shoes and a bag, who wouldn't?! The best buy were the shoes originally £46 then reduced in the sale but they had black scuffs all over them, I knew they would come off so after asking at the till I got them for £13.50 in the end. We had a lovely time even if we didn't manage to do much dancing as we left before people had enough drinks to break out the move on the dance floor. 

Life still sounds like balloons

 Cardigan - Forever 21 

Top - Dorothy Perkins 

Skirt - New Look

These photos should perhaps be called 'I like looking down to my right'. When I first saw this top it had to come home with me, I knew if I left without it my size would sell out. I'm pretty sure the next time I went in all of the tops were gone. I'd say I made the right move there. I really love the print and collar but it creases so much, even the sleeves. Annoyingly that's always something you discover after you've worn it. It was a bad choice to wear to the cinema, which these photos were taken after as you can probably tell by the creases. The skirt was a bargain find in Belfast at a fiver. I just can say no to a five pound skirt! 

 

 Collar Clips - Ladybird Likes 

Brogues - Office 

I love Ladybird Likes and can't be on the Etsy page without adding something else to my wishlist. My very lovely friend Claire got me these adorable glitter heart collar clips for my birthday and she didn't even know how much I had wanted them! I was very surprised and I love them! You should really check out Zoe's (creator of Ladybird Likes) blog too. 

Biffy Clyro - Sounds Like Balloons 

 

But now that I'm older

 Top - Wallis 

Skirt - New Look 

Blazer - Vintage 

Shoes - Clarks 

This is what I wore on for my birthday on Monday. I really loved this outfit but it seemed difficult to photograph due to the stripes as if the top had moved a bit it made things look odd. The skirt was a mere fiver in new look recently and I'm sure I looked at these skirts when they were reduced to a tenner but never found my size in any of the colours. The top was a present and I really love the thinner stripes and the lace at the top and makes it more unusual from other striped tops.

 Necklace - Hannah Zakari 

Bow - Crown and Glory 

I have always loved lighting bolt shapes and back in my days of youth I wore two lighting bolt necklaces on rotation that were big and bright. I still have them but I wouldn't wear them anymore, so I have always been on the hunt for something abit more subtle. I found this necklace before christmas and I'm sure it was much more than I would pay for a necklace even by an independent maker which is why it never came home but on a recent trip to the Edinburgh store I found it again and it was a much lower price that I was happy to pay. I wanted to find ways to style my hair so I could wear all my lovely Crown and Glory goodies that I won. The one I'm wearing I did buy back in November. This was my first attempt at using a larger bun doughnut and much preferred the outcome despite obviously missing some bits with the kirby grips!

I woke up to a room filled with balloons! My boyfriend had sneaked into my house at 7am to blow them all up himself and refused any help from my mum. I do love birthday surprises! I had a lovely day. We went out for lunch, ate cake and watched Where The Wild Things Are. 

What's been your favourite birthday surprise that you've had? 

Arcade Fire - Wake Up

A December Wishlist

1. I love the tartan trend that is about at the moment I have only got a shirt and a scarf at the moment but I would really love a dress. I have seen ones I like but nothing I have fell in love with. This dress from River Island changed that instantly, it the little cute collar that makes it different from others I've seen. As it has a high neckline I should really try it on in store but doesn't seem to be in stores near me yet. 

2. I already have a pair of Dr Martens shoes and boots so I don't need any but this glittery red pair from Office are amazing. I don't think they will ever be mine at a painful £245. There is also a pair of black boots in a similar style and an even larger price tag of £290!

3. This wooden typewriter key necklace from Ladybird Likes has been on my list for a long time. I always like initial necklaces but find often that the ones with 'C' on them never look as nice as the other letters. This one changed my mind about that. 

4. This beautiful snowflake necklace from Pandora caught my eye in a shop window and I think it looks so much better in person. I wish I hadn't already given my boyfriend my list of links for things to buy me gift list cause this would be on it. It goes without saying that it is part of the Christmas collection, if it's caught your eye too then best get it on your lists! 

5. A black lace skater dress with sleeves is more difficult to find than you would think! The only reason that this New Look dress isn't mine is that is is almost completely sold out apart from a few sizes as they had a 25% off offer at the weekend. I haven't found it in a store yet but hopefully I will soon. 

6. I first saw these on a sales assistant in Topshop and thought they were amazing. I am not sure if I would wear them much but if they go into sale I may need to give in. They are unusual with the holographic effect and would be just add something extra to an outfit.

7. I am in need of a new purse and in my search for one I came across this little canvas pouch from Alphabet Bags it would be good for keeping make up in instead of overloading the inbuilt pockets inside my bags. 


 What's on your December wishlist?
 

Lunch date.

 Dress - Dorothy Perkins 

Cardigan - New Look 

This is what I wore on Friday to go on a lunch date to Frankie and Benny's with my boyfriend for our anniversary of 5 years (that makes me feel kinda old!).  This dress is one of my favourites I think I had it for at least 2 years. I like to call it my fruit salad dress as it reminds me of the wrapping paper of those sweets. I love the bow detail on the back.The first outfit post taken in my newly painted room. Turns out facing the windows works better lighting wise, imagine that.

 

 

Shoes - Tk Maxx 

Necklace - Accessorize

The shoes are also old, these often get forgotten about as due to the heart heel they can be awkward for walking in for awhile but you've got to admit they are pretty adorable so it's worth putting up with. I remember looking for a daisy chain necklace last year and thought I found the perfect one but the daisies were a pixlated photo put in plastic so when I saw this one I had to get it. It supposed to be worn with as collar but I am prefer to wear it longer with my necklace extenders which is probably way it ends up turning round all the time. 

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Birthday Girl.

   

Top - New Look 

Skirt - River Island

Boots - New Look 

Tights - M&S  

I turned the grand old age of 23 on Sunday! This is what I wore on Saturday when I went for some drinks. I wanted to feel dressed up a bit but not too much as it was only a pub outing. There are close up of the boots when I last posted them. They were much more comfy with the addition of insoles, so hoping to wear them more now. The top I had been after for a while after seeing it on the New Look website. I never saw it in my local store or the Glasgow one I found it in Bristol. The button was missing off the back so managed to get 10% off.  I will do a post (or posts) on my trip to bath once I have got all the photos together as some are on my boyfriend's camera.

Ring - Accessorize

Necklace - birthday gift

When I found the ring I needed it as I enjoy owls and cameos so it's mean to be. I thought it was really unusual as well. The Alice in Wonderland  inspired necklace was a gift from my friend and I love it so much! I don't know where she got it from but if anyone is desperate to know I can find out. The detailing is beautiful and is a working watch too. Think she was trying to tell me someone about being on time ;) 

These are the first outfit photos I've taken on a self timer as I only have a tiny desk sized tripod but to get the background I like then I need to use my bed and boxes. I thought it was fine until I looked back and some photos were blurry and very squint. I want to figure out a way to get better shots using a tripod. I don't have a remote either. I don't think I can get one for my camera as it is only a compact. Anybody got tips for make shift tripods or tips for taking self timer shots?

Pleats and stripes.

 

 Blazer - Vintage 

Hoodie - New Look 

Top -  Evans 

Skirt - River Island 

Shoes - New Look 

This is what I wore to go see Wreck it Ralph at the cinema last week. I forgot that it was a film actually aimed at children so was surprised to see so many of them on a Friday night at the cinema haha! I can't say I even saw any other people without children there. I put this in mind of the fact that I am always cold in the cinema. I got the hoodie on offer on the New Look website for £9.99. I have the same hoodie in navy and wanted to get another colour for awhile. These shoes are covered in multicoloured glitter which I found really hard to capture on camera in these dimly lit nights. I really enjoyed Wreck It Ralph although there was a part that I thought was abit much for children to cope with. If you've enjoyed other Pixar films then I recommend you make the trip to the cinema.

Have you seen it yet? Did you enjoy it? 

  

Glitter and Studs

Dress (DIY'd) - Dorothy Perkins 

Jumper - Dorothy Perkins 

Again this was a struggle with the light hence the dramatic difference in lighting although it won't help that this outfit is almost entirely black. I wanted a black studded collar shirt dress but all the dresses I liked were either too expensive or too small. After I had bought this dress when it went on sale and it did not occur to me until much later that I should have bought the black version too to put studs on it. By the time I had thought of that the dresses went down to a fiver and none were left in my size in black but there was a grey one. I bought the grey dress and some black dye and dyed it. It's a much more charcoal black colour which I think I prefer. I then ordered studs off Ebay and put them on the collar. It was simple enough but it was painful on my thumb and you have to push the studs through the fabric and I did this 50 times in one night! I had a numb thumb the next day. 

 Boots - New Look 

Socks - Topshop 

I loved these boots as soon as I saw them but I did not think that boots out of New look were worth £24.99 but I got these for Christmas as they went down to half off before Christmas. Sometimes it is worth holding out! The socks were a bad idea as they kept falling down and also cause my feet to slide about inside them. I seem to need insoles in all my shoes I wear with tights to combat this. I don't think these boots will last forever or even a year or two but who cares when they are glittery!

 

I thought I would include this cupcake from my favourite place in town, The Daisy Cupcake Cafe. If you follow me on Instagram (link to the right) then you might be able to tell that I am a regular in there ;) Yesterday they were giving away free cupcakes and my boyfriend ran down just as they flipped the sign to get the last one, I at this time did not even know about the freebies. This is a strawberry one and I do love how it looks like it has ears, adorable! I am now sad I've eaten the cupcake now as it was very tasty and I want more!

Heartsink.

Dress - New Look 

Cardigan - F+F (old)

Shoes - Red or Dead @ Schuh (old)

Hair bow - Dorothy Perkins  

These photos were taken at my boyfriend's flat which will probably become a frequent back drop for photos as it is a vast improvement on a brown kitchen door behind me. This is what I wore to meet some friends for a birthday lunch at a little cupcake Cafe in town the other week. It is my favourite place to eat, I will need to capture some good quality photos on my camera of the cupcakes. This cardigan I got for my birthday many years ago, (I think it might have been my 19th!) It is my favourite cardigan and will probably frequent outfit posts often. Also goes to show that supermarket clothes can last a long time! I love these brogues but they feel rather heavy on my feet (does anyone else get that?) and sometimes pinch my heel but with some heel saving tricks I have picked up they will stop being bad to my poor foot. This was also my first attempt at a bun using a bun doughnut, it is a bit too messy but then again it won't help that my hair is in dire need of a hair cut!  

Today's post title is from Brighton band Blood Red Shoes - Heartsink. I do love the video as all the people in the video are fans of Blood Red Shoes, They told fans they could be in the video buy sending in photos of their unusual items given by former lovers that they wanted to wreck and it looks like it was a fun thing to do. 

She's the Strawberry Girl.

 Dress - Inspire at New Look

Cardigan - Dorothy Perkins

 Shoes - Asos

 Necklace (old) - Topshop 

Bracelet - vintage fair 

Ring (old) - Accessorize 

I figured out why my photos would upload, they needed re-sized first something I always forget about, silly me! This is what I wore to a small party at a friend's house last night. The full length photo was taken at about 2am when I got home, luckily I was pretty much sober. The other photos were taken afterwards as an after thought. I should probably confess that I am a total sale addict. I very very rarely buy something full priced, unless I am totally in love with it and find it worth the price. I couldn't find the link for the dress but there are some lovely other colour options in the same style. I might even need to get the dark red lace dress when it's on sale. I bought the dress way back at the beginning of July but the other day while in New Look there were still some purple and white lace dresses lurking in the sale rail so best to have a rummage in your local store if you are after it. 

I picked up the bracelet for a mere £1 at little Vintage fair in a bar/club in Glasgow. The ring is was a birthday present from one of my best friends Claire a few years ago (maybe 2008?), I still love it! I hope to get more interesting backgrounds for outfit photos than my kitchen door, especially seeing as my boyfriend has nominated himself my photographer! 

Today's post title is lyrics from  Siouxsie & the Banshees' - Christine, thought it was appropriate due to being my first post and that I have strawberries on my shoes.