Too Much Time With My Head In My Blog

Shirt - Primark

Shorts - Primark (limited edition) 

Headband - Primark

Jumper - vintage

Bandeau Bra - Urban Outfitters

Good evening everybody! I hope everyone had a fabulous bonfire weekend, I know I sure did. I was finally able to see my best girlfriends all together after months apart from each other. One of them has recently passed her driving test (congrats Laura if you're reading this!) though I must say it was rather like driving in the Bat-Mobile, slightly scary and yet a little exciting. She's a rather decent driver, just not when all of us are distracting her apparently, hehe. My actual bonfire night was spent with a couple of my best friends at our local rugby club. The display was fantastic, even more so due to the fact that they accompanied the display with a bit of Susan Boyle, which made the night if you ask me!
Anywho, I wore this little (literally) number on the night, and I must say I wasn't as chilly as I assumed I would be. I did bring along a mildly thick coat aswell to be fair though. I decided to stay very bland on the colour pallet (as always) as it was pitch black by the time we arrived, so the need for colour seemed pointless. I am madly in love with these shorts though as I usually shy away from them as I feel I have thunder thighs, an asset which is not hidden by shorts. But these bad boys can be rather flattering if worn correctly as they're rather loose, so they don't highlight the thighs. Also, I love that they are a dark colour and pattern as it means I can wear them in all seasons, yay!
This jumper I had actually completely forgotten about, it was on the back of my door under a large pile of coats, so I was super excited to be able to whip it out, especially as it's super chilly in the UK at the moment, so wooly jumpers are a must right now!
As you can see, I have re-kindled my love of sheer again, but I replaced my usual bra-let with a bandeau. I have to admit, the only reason I've done this is for mere comfort, bra-lets can become quite uncomfortable if worn for a long time. My best friend likes to mock me by saying I spend more money on my underwear than my outerwear, which in this case is totally true. Almost all of my clothing is under £11, while my bra is £13! That's a smidge embarrassing.  
Wow, I need to re-dip-dye my hair so badly. Next week, I promise! If you want me to put a step by step blog up for how I do my dip-dying just set me a little comment and I'll do my best.
nighty night darls
xxx

For Goodness Sake Let Us Be Young

Dress - H&M

Cardigan - Zara

Belt - Primark 

Jacket - Primark 

Rings - (claw) TopShop, (green) Spittle-fields market, (blue ring) YSL

So here's my latest look, and it's one of my new favorites if I do say so myself. This skater dress is from this seasons H&M autumn collection, from Oxford street in particular. Its a really great shape for curves and accentuates mine brilliantly, before I put my jacket over the top of course. The main thing I love about this dress though is that it's so unbelievably comfortable, I can actually breath in it! The material is a thick (fab for winter!), stretchy woolen fabric and I love it. I've paired it with a last season Zara cardi with elbow pads (a MUST have in British fashion this year) and my favorite pleather jacket, as you've probably realised by now. So I feel I should admit something here. I have a ring obsession. I think I'm borderline fetish (joke!). I've always wanted one of the YSL Arty rings and this month I finally had enough money to buy my own one! WIN!! As for the claw, well that little baby is from TopShop. It was originally £20 but with my student discount, which on this particular day was 20% off, it was £16. Another win if I do say so myself.
On a completely unrelated note, I'm thinking of re-dip-dying my hair. My mum made me chop it all off when I started my new school, but you can still see the reminisce of it, which if you ask me looks a little silly. I think I've just convinced myself to do it though.
Apologies for the messy room, I live like a street rat I'm afraid
Oh, and I'm now on Bloglovin

xxx

Smells Like Christmas Spirit

Warning, this isn't a particularly fashion based blog. I was currently sat in my green pyjamas and red wool knit jumper and I suddenly realised how festive I looked. So I whipped out my special Christmas hair band (I've had it since I was 6) and took a cheeky picture. I am so unbelievably excited for Christmas it's unreal, as far as I'm concerned as soon as halloween is over, it's perfectly acceptable to start the Christmas hype, and trust me, it's started big time! I'm one of those nuts who like to have their friend's Christmas presents planned in October and starts buying wrapping paper the second it comes into stores.
Ahhh 55 sleeps until Christmas!
p.s yes, that is a bunny BlackBeryy case, I'm in love with it. I bought this one from a market in South Africa but I've seen a few floating about in English markets to.
xxx

This Is Halloween

 Skirt - Primark

Shirt - Topshop 

Scarf - Primark

Jacket - (very old) Primark

Earrings - Urban Outfitters 

Bag - (very very old) New Look

Bag Scarf - Charity Shop

Happy Halloween all! This is my attempt at a halloweeny style outfit as I didn't get the chance to dress up properly , but I'm hoping to pop a halloween dress-up inspired post within the week. 
I personally think I should be called Bargain Betty, the amount of Primark and charity shop clothing in my wardrobe is on the verge of obscene! Can you believe I used to loathe Primark? And charity shops! But I have to admit I have made some amazing discoveries in these stores, for example, everyone has been asking where I bought the scarf on my bag from. I love seeing their faces when I tell them it was £1.99 from a charity shop. 
As for the bag its self, well I discovered this bad boy in the back of the wardrobe in our spare room. I got it for my 13th birthday and I hated it with a burning passion, though I now can't remember why. I do have to admit I'm not mad keen on the gold detailing around the bag as it can look tacky. I've already attacked it with a pair of scissors and removed some of the little golden buggers.
I do hope my darling cousin Lydia (http://buyingtings.blogspot.com/) isn't looking at this as I will get an earful over my mismatch make-up, but you are being deceived! My Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation had SPF in it, which, my fellow beauty Betties, can make your make up look lighter in pictures. Do not make my mistake!

I shall post more blogs and I shall improve my wardrobe one buy at a time!
xxx

OOTD - I Don't Know Much About Guns

Vest - Primark

Maxi Skirt - Primark

Necklace - Topshop

Rings - Primark

So, I should probably take this chance to apologize for a) the lack of blogs lately, but it's nearly the end of school so they should start to come a little more regularly now, b) the appauling lighting in this picture, it was originally intended to be sent to my best friend to show her my new buys from Primark, which leads us nicely onto c) the amount of Primark in this outfit but I went to Primark this weekend and went a tad crazy.

 Moving on, it's probably clear that I have become hooked on the maxi trend this season as I now own 2 maxi skirts, which are probably 2 of my favourite pieces in my wardrobe. This perticular beauty (the skirt) cost me £12 from Primark and even I have to admit I'm impressed with the quality, it's a very soft, cotton material, which isn't what you would expect from Primark. I've paired it with a lacey black vest which I bought from Primark last year, but I see people wearing them everywhere so I would assume Primark still sells them, or something just like them.

The necklace is by far one of my favourite necklaces (a jewllery storage + collection blog will be up soon). Again, I bought it around a year ago from Topshop, but you can buy rosary beads everywhere nowadays. My hair is just up in a messy bun, mainly as I couldnt be bothered to do much with it, but I think it looks pretty good with the outfit this way. For shoes, I'd most likely pair this outfit with my brown loafers or some plain black pumps and then add my pleather jacket (again, Primark. How embarressing) to finish off the look.

Hope y'all enjoy x

New Hair!

Yes, I have joined the dip-dye hype. I must admit, for a DIY job, I didnt do too badly. I used the LOREAL bleaching kit to do this (Note: if you're thinking about doing this at home, make sure you use bleach, not regular hair dye as it could just turn orange) which meant rubbing blue gunk on my hair and leaving it for 20 minutes. To get a faded colour effect I applied the bleach twice, once at the tips of my hair and then again higher up to make the blonde lighter at the top and then gradually become blonder, if that makes sense. Overall, this cost me £7, which as you can imagine is a LOT cheaper than having it done professionally, but if you dont want to take the risk of a DIY job, you can get this done for around £20-£30 at a hair-dressers. I'll try to keep y'all updated on quality over time :)

Dulled Down - Sheer Collection No.1

Hair + Make-up  Shots.

So, here is the first to my hopefully many 'Collection' blogs. This little sheer gem is a Primark find (£11 I think) and has yet to show me any signs of bad quality, unlike a few other Primark 'bargins' I've found. I really like the fact that it has a longer back as it gives the shirt a more original and edgy feel whilst hiding my bum on my 'oh-my-gosh-my-arse-is-huge' days (which are becoming more and more frequent).  Because the shirt is sheer and is exposing quite a bit of bralet, I decided to pair it with a plain black skirt (£3.99 - H&M) so that the shirt becomes the focus of the outfit and I dont feel I've over done it. Though, as a budding fashionista I must say I'm embarressed at the lack of jewllery in this outfit. One tip I would give for this outfit: this shirt it quite a bit more see-through than some of my other sheer shirts, so I would advise a bralet (a long bra - mine is from TopShop) or a vest top underneath, rather than just a bra.

I've kept hair and make-up very standard here as well, as this was in fact a school outfit, but I cant say I would have done it very different otherwise. If you want a post about my make-up here, drop a comment my way please.