A Week In My Wardrobe

Here is my week, Monday to Friday, in outfits. I hope you guys like this post as its a little bit different because its more related to my personal style. However hopefully you see some outfits you like or some pieces you want to pick up. All the items will be displayed as to where they are from so hopefully that will be helpful. Enjoy.

"Casual Monday" - Monday  

Top - H&M
Jeans - New Look
Shoes - Vans
Bracelet - Market

"The New Winter Coat" - Tuesday

Coat - River Island
Top - ASOS
Jeans - New Look (Same as yesterday)
Boots - Doc Martens

"The Last Summer Day" - Wednesday

Top - Burtons
Hoodie - Primark
Jeans - Topman
Shoes - Primark
Watch - TKmaxx

"Lumberjack Chic" - Thursday 

Leather Jacket - Topman
Flannel Shirt - River Island
Jeans - Topman (Self-ripped)
Boots - Doc Martens
Rings - Topman 
Watch - TKmaxx

"An 18th Birthday Party" - Friday

Shirt - H&M

Jeans - New Look

Suede Boots - Topman

Watch - TKmaxx

Ring - Topman

I'm genuinely quite nervous about sharing my personal style with you guys so I hope you really like this post. If you do I would definitely consider doing more as my wardrobe and the seasons change. I hope you share this post everywhere and continue to give me all the amazing love you do. Special shout out to the lovely Rachel Gregson who sent me the most amazing message this week about how much she likes my blog. I love you all and see you next week. Xx

Style Profile - Honor Jude

Hello everyone, today's post is going to be amazing. I got the chance to add to the already really popular collection of style profiles that I have done, by interviewing my amazing friend Honor. I can honestly say that Honor has one of the most amazing and original senses of style that I have ever seen. I love what she wears and she gave me some really awesome answers to the questions that I asked her. In previous posts I have been using some of the girls photos from social media of them in their favourite outfits. However for this post we took it one step further and Honor and myself styled a series of outfits from her closet and I photographed them specifically for this post. I really hope you all enjoy reading it and think Honor is just as amazing as I do. I am possibly going to take some more photos with Honor or some other girls that I know to create some personal style inspired look-books where the focus is more on the photos that the text. Let me know what you think about that...

Q- If you could only shop at one high street shop for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why?

A- I would have to say Urban Outfitters. I find that they have really quirky and vintage pieces, but also carry really good basics, which means that as a shop it covers all the basics of what I need in my wardrobe. I also like it because it is more individual than places like TopShop that are very mainstream, and reasonably priced which is also key when you're a student.

Q- What's a fashion item that is on your current wish list?
A- I really want a decent long fur coat. I know that may seem a bit extravagant but one that you can just wear with heels and tights. Its an outfit I have always been wanting to rock and a good quality fur coat is also very comfy and super luxurious for the colder seasons.

Q- If you had to choose one material to keep in your wardrobe, which would you choose, fur or leather?
A- That's a tough one. It would have to be leather, only because I think it's more timeless and you can wear it a larger variety of outfits and in all seasons, whereas fur can be relatively limited when trying to integrate it into your everyday wardrobe.

Q- Here's another one, if you had to choose one to keep in your wardrobe, would you have trousers or dresses?
A- Oh definitely trousers. I find that they suit my body type more and are more flattering for the legs. I also think that they are more versatile and more fun for my personal style.


Q- Would you consider yourself more of a heels or flats kind of girl?
A- Heels 100%! I do love my converse and some of my boots, but heels forever, they just give me the extra height that I want and make your legs look amazing.

Q- What's the most important part of your outfits, in your personal opinion?
A- It has to be the shoes. I base all your outfits around the shoes, they make an outfit. You can have such a basic outfit but when you add some killer boots or heels it suddenly makes you stand out and makes the outfit look really put together.

Q- What's the oldest item in your wardrobe?
A- My dad old shirts. I love wearing them with outfits and I also sleep in them and they look really cool with boots and tights. I think it adds a really personal touch to my outfits as my closet because I actually wear them quite a lot.

Q- This is kind of a tough question , but what's something you wish you could wear but you just don't suit it?
A- I would like to try and get pastel colours into my wardrobe. I love pastels but because i'm so pale I find they really wash my out and make me look ill.

Q- What's your favourite current item in your closet?
A- my Manolo Blahnik heels that I got for my 18th birthday. They were very expensive but I love them and have always wanted a pair and so I had to have them. It comes from my love of Sex and the City as they are the same shoe that brings Carrie and Big back together at the end of the first film. I decided to go for this duo-tone colour rather than the classic blue from the film as it was a lot more wearable and less likely to get scuffed.

Q- That's such a lovely story, I love Sex and the City. Who is your celebrity style crush?
A- Rachel green. I love the 90s girl next door look that she rocks and she wears a lot of denim which is something that I tend to also do, she just looks really fresh and cool. Phoebe lettuce also, she is really fun with her outfits, very 'harajuku meets clueless' and I really aspire to wear those sort of clothes with the same amount of confidence that she wears them with. Kylie Jenner - I love her clothes and how edgy she is and she is so young but she looks amazing

Q- Are you a summer or a winter girl when it comes to the fashions?
A- I would have to say i'm more winter. I love the darker colours and they are more in trend during the colder months. Although I don't like layering, I love coats and jackets and they are much more easy to wear in winter. I also find that heels are more wearable in winter, so it's an instant win because I love heels.

Q- What's your favourite brand of makeup, I love your makeup and the way you do it so i'm just really interested?
A-Thank you, MAC is my favourite. Really good pigment in their products and they stay on all night. Like no other brand I have tried and I don't mind paying more for good quality, especially their lipsticks they are amazing.

Q- Do you have a  favourite lipstick?
A- I do, its from MAC and its called 'Dare You', its a really dark vampy red, I also really like 'Lady Danger' from MAC, which is a more orange red that I wore for my prom.

Thank you so much to Honor for being my amazing model and letting me bombard her with questions about her awesome style. I hope you guys liked this post, make sure to share it with all your friends and tag me so I can see that you guys are all spreading the love. 
See you Wednesday. X

Transition Haul (Fashion)

I can't believe its already September. This year has flown by and I'm so excited because Autumn in one of my favourite seasons in terms of fashion. For and oily skin its a total blessing too as the fall in climate reduces how oily the skin gets. This summer has been amazing however when it comes to fashion I love to layer my items, something which is a lot easier to do in the colder months. Although I'm trying to save before heading to university next month, I have managed to pick up a number of new clothing items and accessories and I really like all of them. Therefore, I felt now was the time for me to do the first 'haul' on my blog. Those of you who are new to blogging may not know, but a haul is a collection of new purchases being talked about in a blog post or video. I also managed to grab quite a few bargains so maybe you will all pick up some tips from this post on how to shop on a budget. 

The first item that I purchased was a beautiful 'plaid' or flannel shirt from TkMaxx. Although the material isn't very thick, its very soft and comfy and i think it will be perfect for layering over T-Shirts and under leather jackets, etc. I also think that it is very appropriate for this transition stage between summer and winter as the colours are quite autumnal, dark green and a very dark plum. The pattern is also much smaller than any other of my flannel shirts so it will make an outfit look totally different. Shirts like these are essentials for a wardrobe as they can add to an plain outfit and make it a bit more interesting or trendy. Also a tip for anyone shopping on a budget, go into TkMaxx. Everything is so reasonably priced and often designer but reduced to a ridiculously good price.

The next item was an absolute steal from River Island. This is my new over-sized tartan print T-Shirt. It was in a very big size as it was the only one they had left but I love how the material hangs on me and it will definitely come in handy if I have eaten a lot and I'm trying to hide the belly. I don't know how much this was originally but I managed to get it for £10 in the sale which is an amazing price. Tartan is also quite a autumnal print so it suits the new season very well. That is always a top tip for low budget shoppers, search the sale rail because you never know what you will find!

The next item from my haul is a longer length basic red top from TopMan. I really like again how oversized this is and the length gives it a really different look to anything else that I own. Because it is so thin/sheer it will be perfect as a base layer for any winter outfit, but also amazing next summer to wear with shorts and converse as a really light and easy casual outfit. I'm extremely tempted to pick this one up in some more colours. My next tip for shoppers looking to save is to check online for discount or promotional codes. I managed to get 20% of this top and the hat from my TopMan order just from having a quick search to see if any discount codes were active for the month of August. The discount made these items much more affordable and I just had to pick them up. 

The next item is also from the above mentioned TopMan order. Hats are something I really struggle with as I have quite a large face and big hair so I tend to find beanie's and most other hats reduce the volume in the my hair so much that they make my face look massive, basically I don't like hats. However a couple of weeks ago I was in town with a friend and tried on a fedora and I really like the way it looked on me. I went onto TopMan's website and ordered the biggest one I could find and i absolutely love it. I am still working out how to style it and I think I want to invest in a smart wool coat for winter as that combination would look pretty cool I think. I am really excited to style this piece in the fall, I also got 20% this hat using the same discount code as I did for the top. Bulk buy when ordering if you can to avoid to much postage costs. 

The final item I am going to mention is this haul is my new obsession, my suede boots. These were from TopMan and, let me tell you, they were a steal. Oirginally £60 down to £25, down to £20, down to £15 and then student discount brought them down to £13. I think this shows that shopping in the sales can save you a lot of money and its something that I have always done ever since I started buying my own clothes years ago. I couldn't afford them originally but for that price I could easily. They work with everything I own and are an amazing alternative boot to my beautiful Doc Marten Chelsea boots. 

I hope you all enjoyed today's blog post. Hopefully you either saw something you want to buy, or you were inspired for fall fashions, or you learnt some tips on how to save your money when you shop. I really enjoyed writing this and I think that Sunday's post is going to be another style profile so look out for that I can wait for you all to see it. Hope you all have an amazing day and share the post with all your friends. (p.s. I used my new camera to take the photos for this post and I'm in love with it so let me know what you think) See you Sunday.X