OOTD | PRIMARK DENIM SHIRT & DKNY CHAIN BAG

Top: Primark, Shirt: Primark, Jeggings: H&M (old), Trainers: Carvela, Bag: DKNY @ VeryExclusive

I hardly ever post OOTDs, since this isn't a fashion blog and I definitely don't consider myself to be a leader in any kind of cash pack haha!  But now and again I get some extra free time and my boyfriend gets dragged from whatever he was doing to take some outfit photos for me, and here are the results.  

Clearly I haven't mastered the whole blogger pose thing yet, I'm too scared to have my photos taken outside and thus you get me looking like a badly chosen catalogue model instead.  Maybe one day I will venture out..who knows! 

This outfit is mostly showcasing my new spring/summer bits, the top and shirt were good old Primark bargains, the trainers got a post dedicated to them yesterday, and the leggings are my oldest and comfiest!  The bag was a naughty present to myself (like everything else I've bought this month, but whatevs!), from veryexclusive.co.uk - the new sister site of Very which sells some lovely designer bits and pieces.  

The outfit is also pretty blue, which was an accident but I have noticed that blue is everywhere this year; I love the colour though and think it looks fresh and a nice change from the really bright colours that were in the shops last year.  

What do you think of this outfit?  Have you picked up any new clothes lately for summer? xx

What’s In My Handbag?

 

Hey :)  I have had this post planned for a while, but only just got round to taking the photos.  But of course, since then a whole load of these posts of popped up and I’m now something like the 3498598726th person to do it! 

 

Nevermind!  Here it is anyway… the contents of my bag.  I have recently acquired a second hand Louis Vuitton bag which I am using, but this bag I’m showing you is the one I use most as it is the one I use for work.  It is from House of Fraser and it is a gorgeous coral colour and it’s very big with lots of compartments.  I usually get bored of bags pretty quick and love replacing them but I am still in love with this bag as much as I was on the day that I bought it.

 

My favourite thing in my bag is my organiser from Paperchase.  I bought it recently when I got my new job in Human Resources, and I think it is really cute and every day it reminds me how lucky I am to have progressed from the freezing cold shop floor to the nice warm office!  That sounds pretty sad I know, but believe me after four years of code checking and knowing too much about yoghurts I was more than ready to move onwards and upwards (I started working after my a levels, and went on to college instead of uni hence why I have been there for so long already). 

 

Next there are my make up bits and bobs, I don’t take very much with me as you can see!  The main problem I have is the dreaded shiny t zone so the powder is there for touch ups, and it has a handy mirror in it too.  There is also a No.7 Lipgloss and another by Barry M, both of which I love as they were cheap but have a lovely high shine finish, perfect for work. 

 

My iphone is there of course…complete with owl phone cover!  I don’t particularly think it is the best case ever, but it reminded me of Hedwig from Harry Potter 8-)

 

Hand gel, well that explains itself really doesn’t it?!  And the Impulse body spray because my perfume is too heavy for my handbag really, so this is great to use every now and then, it smells nice and fresh, and not cheap like some body sprays that you can get! 

 

My pencil case is another recent addition that found its way into my bag when I got my new job.  I LOVE stationary so buying a new pencil case and filling it up is fairly orgasmic for me, and I take it home every day because I’m really precious over it and worry that if I leave it there it will disappear or some of my beloved pens will go missing!  I’m not particularly suspicious of thieves or anything, I’m just weird about doing certain things like that.  Locking and re-locking the office door is another one.  Help?

 

My keys have a little mousey keyring that I have had since I was about 14 years old.  Bought by a boy who I liked for bloody years but it was the strangest set up ever and I don’t think we ever went out (raging hormones galore at age 14, the smallest things seemed to be the biggest dramas, it was a simpler time), so I have kept it ever since!  The other keyring is from my amazing trip to the Harry Potter studios, it is the symbol of the Deathly Hallows, and believe me I could go on for days about that so I’ll stop right there.

 

Lastly, there are my iphone headphones.  These come everywhere with me, I really do not know what I would do without them on bus journeys etc.  Currently I’m listening to Lady Gaga’s Applause like  the crazy fan girl I am, and also Bloodhound Gang because they make me snigger and they’re disgusting songs are just so damn catchy!

 

So there you go!  If you have a post like this then leave me a link, I looooove being nosy and having a look at what people have in their bags! xx

The Day I Found Louis Vuitton at a Car Boot Sale

Hey!  So while I was on holiday I went to a local car boot sale, since I hadn’t been to one in well over a year.  I never hold out much hope of finding many bargains because I never seem to have much luck!  But low and behold…I found two gems on one stall!

 

This Louis Vuitton bag was hidden at the back behind a whole load of other stuff, I’ve no idea why anyone would want to keep this beaut hidden but there you go!  I asked to have a look at it and then dared ask how much they wanted for it… and they only wanted £10!  So naturally I handed that over faster than the speed of light, and voila, a Louis Vuitton bag was in my possession!  It is in really good condition too, I obviously gave it a clean and everything, but it looked like it had hardly been used at all so I was ridiculously pleased with with it.  It has a cute little charm on it too, which has some black and gold balls on and some mini keys and a little lock, all as decoration. 

 

On the same stall I then saw this purse, so I casually went over and had a little look at it.  This only cost £3.50, so it would have been rude of me not to buy it wouldn’t it?  This has a little mark on the back of it, but I’ve since pretty much got that off and it is now good as new!  It is a simple design, but I’m really pleased with it, I can only imagine what both of these would have cost if I had bought them new from the shop! 

 

I thought I would share my finds just because I never usually find anything of any interest at car boot sales, and it just shows that you literally can find these little gems anywhere; I never thought in a million years that I would find anything like this at a local car boot, that kinda find only seems to happen to people on ‘Bargain hunt’! 

 

Have you ever found any amazing bargains at car boot sales before? xx

OOTD | Like a moth to a flame

Like a moth to a flame-The Funeral of Hearts, HIM

  

Dress:River Island (old)

Jacket:Topshop

Bag:Linea @ House of Fraser

 

Hey :), these photos were done in a bit of a hurry because I just wanted to showcase my beloved new bag!  I didn’t hang around long enough to check my camera was properly in focus so the photos aren’t that great, plus I never get them how I want when I’m doing outfit photos because I don’t have a remote because usually I’m behind the camera myself and adjusting it myself.  This is why I much prefer taking photos of make up products for my blog, because I can take as long as I want focusing them and getting the depth of field just right, but for photos like these it’s on with the timer and running round into position and hoping for the best (sooo professional).  I guess I will have to invest in a remote at some point if I’m to continue with outfit posts!    

 

A small confession now: I changed out of this dress as soon as I saw the photos.  I didn’t realise how short it was, so I quickly went and opted for something more boring and decided to leave this for a night out..maybe!  I bought it last year for a date night with my boyfriend and I definitely do not remember it being that short then!  Growth spurt perhaps?  Or not.. 

 

That’s it from me really, I shall let my bag do the talking :)! 

 

Do you have the same problem as me when doing outfit posts? xx

Handbags at Dawn

Not the most imaginative post today as I'm posting inbetween getting ready for work!  I've seen a lot of bloggers do posts similar to this showing the contents of their handbags so I thought I would be a sheep and follow along just for today.  Well I'm not gonna lie, this is what my handbag looked like before I cleared it out:

It was a dark and cluttered place before, filled with old bus tickets, receipts, sweet wrappers and even a menu for the Harvester (incidentally I used that today and ordered a Harvester Burger.  The bad stuff always tastes the best I find).

This is what it looks like now, all the rubbish is gone and these are the only things left it it.  The bag itself is from Primark.

1.Purse.  Needs no explaining really, apart from that I got it in a River Island sale last year and it hasn't gone tatty yet like my old ones used to.

2.Pressed powder from The Body Shop.  This isn't what I wear day to day, it's only in there for shine emergencies and because it has a good mirror in it!

3.Glasses by Red or Dead.  I use them for reading, computers, work etc or sometimes just to feel more clever :)

4.iPhone.  Again, needs no explaining.  For anyone that has one, you must download Temple Run as it is extremely addictive and if you play it on the bus you may even miss your stop! 

5.Benefit Benetint.  I love this product so much, it lasts longer than any gloss I've ever used and it is a lovely coral colour that suits my pasty skin, and it works well for daytime looks as well as evening ones.

6.Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer.  It's in here because it is a really good cover up, but I find it doesn't actually last as long as it says it does, so I sometimes need top-ups.

7.Rimmel eyebrow pencil.  Stupidly, my eyebrows are much lighter than my hair, so they quite literally are nothing without this pencil. 

8.Headphones, to put into my iPhone.  The last songs I were listening to were from Pearl Jam's 'Riot Act' album.

9.Things you can't see:  My camera, because I was using it to take these photos!  It is a Nikon D5000, I've noticed that quite a few bloggers favour the Canon 550d, which is more expensive than mine.  I haven't upgraded for a while because I find that this camera takes high quality photos etc and also because I believe that anyone can take great photos on any camera, not just high end ones!  (And I also can't afford one! 8-) ).  Also missing is the book I'm reading at the moment, 'The Boleyn Inheritance'.  I'm obsessed with all things Tudor, it started with the tv series 'The Tudors' which I watch almost every day (Johnathan Rhys Meyers & Henry Cavill are in it so you can't blame me really), and I've started reading books on them ever since.  

So there you have it!  If you made it to the end of this rambling post then thank you and well done! xx