Super Shades

So the sun has been quite the tease recently, it's the middle of summer and she is in hiding but letting her rays loose every now and again, giving us the slightest hope of a normal summer but then she takes it all away and the heavens open!

However I am ever the optimist and like to think that come August we will be basking in the hot summer heat, eating ice lollies and wearing our cute summer dresses that have been neglected for many months!

But as well as dresses there is one other summer staple which I can't wait to have back in my life... sunglasses!

Having a look at smartbuyglasses and there are so many I like!

I'm a big fan of:

Persol PO0714 Polarized 24/57

These bad boys are reduced from £233 to only £168! 

My other favourites are these gorge aviator Ray Bans:

Reduced from £133 to only £85, very cheap for a pair of Ray Bans!

They are both perfect and very versatile so would go with any outfit! Which do you prefer?

Check out http://www.smartbuyglasses.co.uk/ for all you sunglasses needs!

This blog post was inspired by a competition running on Caroline's blog, Ergy Erg , check it out and see how you could win!

xxx

Miss Selfridge Summer Wishlist

I popped into Miss Selfridge yesterday and no surprises that I saw far too many beautiful things. I love all the colours in there and I would go as far as saying that it is probably my fave store on the high street!


I decided to do a post on my fave pieces:

SCENE PRINTED CUTOUT TUNIC Price: £28.00

WOVEN FLOPPY HAT Price: £16.00

WHOOP CORAL GLIITER WEDGE Price: £45.00

BIRD PENCIL SKIRT Price: £45.00

GOLD GEOMETRIC TRIANGLES EARRINGS Price: £5.00

I think I will go and buy the dress next week, funds depending, as I think it would be great for the beach (I go to Majorca next weekend woop!). The floppy hat is going be a summer essential for me, especially after these last few days as I have had a killer headache because of the sun so I have learnt my lesson well! The coral wedges are such a dream, they would literally transform ANY outfit, plus they have a nice dashing of glitter!

Club TropARKana!

Ark is one of my favourite stores at the minute, whenever I go in there I find quirky and cute pieces that become wardrobe staples! They stock most of my fave brands such as Motel and Glamorous but also their equally fantastic range Hearts and Bows!

I went in the other week and purchased the hearts and bows skirt in purple and a Influence bralete. I love the skirt because it's a beautiful colour and goes with almost anything, recently I've been wearing it with graphic tees and overstated jewellery.

The bralete was only £6.50 so a bargain, and is perfect for this tropical weather we are having!! I bought the outfit for my holiday in June but I'm happy I've been able to wear it in England!

This season the Tropicana theme has been my favourite trend, nothing says summer like bright colours and bold patterns!

I was mega excited when Ark announced on their Facebook that they were running a competition to win £200 to spend in store, all you need to do is upload your outfit to their Facebook pages (competitions ends 1st of June so get your entires in over the next few days!!)

Following on from the theme of the outfit I kitted my back garden out to resemble a club Tropicana resort - beach ball and everything! And after a few hours playing arts and crafts in the sun my very own photoshoot set was ready!

My boyfriend was not very happy that I dragged him out of the sun to play "photoshoot" but he took some greats pics!

Below is the picture I submitted - what do you think?

Xxx

Wedding Bells!

I was invited to my Boyfriend's Sisters wedding in Tuscany, Italy (how exciting!) and spent months trying to find what to wear and anticipating the big day, I think I may have been more excited than the bride! I have never been to a wedding before and attending my first one in Italy really has set the bar!

The whole day was beautiful and I have decided I am going to divert from my original carear path and become a full time wedding crasher!

I had several dresses to choose from but kept thinking about a dress I saw in Topshop last summer that would have been perfect, I tried looking on ebay and shopping round for something similar months before the day but to no avail! Luckily, 10 days before the wedding I spotted it on ebay in my size and won the bid, woohoo!

I love the colours and the light floaty material, perfect for such a warm climate. I wore it with a black beaded clutch from New Look and my Sam Edelman heels.

Below are a few more pictures of the wedding, how beautiful does the bride look?! Her dress was a Jenny Packham and she looked amazing! The food was top notch and the drinks were flowing perfectly but I somehow managed to keep my cool and not go crazy, it was a family event after all! Don't think my trademark rap battle would have gone down quite as well in this setting!

Yesterday I wore...

So yesterday was the Manchester City Parade and here's what I wore (along with a huge bosnian flag!) excuse the dodgy photo, was taken on iPad!

The skirt and tee are from h&m and the blazers from New Look. The shoes are stylist pick.

I had made a bad outfit choice as the heavens opened and I was drenched, luckily my Bosnia flag was there to keep me warm!

Festival Fever

Festival season is officially upon us... woohoo! However, this is the first year I won't be attending one! Last year I went to V fest, the year before I went to Rock Werchter in Belgium and before  that was Leeds Fest 3 years on the trot! But that doesn't stop me getting excited as we all know the best part of the festivals is spying on what other people are wearing and pre-planning your outfits!

I've created my festival look from ASOS Fashion Finder. Firstly I'm loving the hat, I think it will be the must have of the summer season. Secondly, the tassle tee is amazing, very rock chick and will look great with skinnies or like below for maximum impact with a bright maxi! To see a full list of the products click here: http://fashionfinder.asos.com/womens-outfits/festival-fun-209204

I love the fashion finder, a great way to expand the range of services that ASOS offers, from a marketing perspective they really have thought outside the box! If you have a ASOS account sign up and get creating various looks, what's more ASOS regularly runs competitions so a great way to pass the time!

I'd love to see your outfits so feel free to comment with a link to your page!

Maxi Skirt Flirt

You wouldn't think summer was around the corner with the weather we are having but that has not stopped me daydreaming of my summer holidays and rocking my fave summer staple - the maxi! I've selected some of my favourite ones on the highstreet, from pretty pastels to rock chick chiffon, which is your fave style?

 Printed Sunray Maxi Skirt

£85

Aqua

 

Nana Black Emily Skirt

£22.99

ARK

White Floral Print Maxi Skirt

£35

River Island

Maxi Skirt in Mesh with knicker shorts

£40

ASOS

If I had to pick one it would probably be the aqua skirt, I love the colours as they are perfect for summer but the pleats make this maxi a sure fire winner for me!

xxx

New Look Sale Shopping Haul!

After spending a month interning in New Look I’ve developed a fascination where I want everything from the shop!! Luckily for me they have just launched their sale – Hurrah! I’m never great with high street sales, I always catch them at the end and buy something just for the sake of it and then it just goes to the back of my wardrobe! I also never normally buy sales online because I hate paying the postage, but New Look now offer click and collect so I can have the clothes shipped to my nearest store for free!

Have a look at the goodies I bought:

The jeans were an absolute bargain, I only currently have one pair of jeans that I regularly wear so this was a good excuse to stock up!  I’d probably wear them with a plain tee and my boots.

The graphic vest I love! I’m gonna wear that with my high waisted denim shorts, I just love the whole aztecy feel about it, and I think it would look great tied at the front and worn with a maxi skirt!

The knickers were only £3 and they are Kelly Brook ones so had to throw them in the bag! Love her whole collection with New Look, might treat myself to a Kelly Brook Swimming cossie as they are gorge!

And finally the blazer, I’ve had my eye on a few blazers recently but just didn’t want to pay over £50 for one as I am strapped for cash at the min so this one was right up my street budget wise. I love the colour and style of it so will no doubt be wearing it with everything this summer!!

Have you treated yourself to anything nice from the sale?

xx

My new shoesies!

I found these bad boys in George, Asda and I fell in love!

I'm not normally a flat pumps sorta girl because I get paranoid that my feet look too big! However I faced my fears and purchased these cute leopard print flats for only £10!

Sorry for poor quality I'm using my iPad to blog and take pics!

Xx

On route: London bound!

So this morning was a hectic frenzy; nervous about starting the internship, petrified about my exam all topped off with hot weather, sweaty mess!

However by 1 o clock all was well, I had done my exam (let's not talk about it) handed in my essays and was sat in Manchester Piccadilly train station eating a king prawn and rocket sandwich! Nerves had now turned into excitement!

So with day 1 looming I really do wonder what I'll be doing and how I'll find London life. I guess only time will tell.