I Love Love!

Goodness me, it looks like I'm writing about good ol' Topshop again! this time, they have a new studio brand on their site- Love.
That banner's said it about as well as I ever could. They haven't got an awful lot on their page yet, but I can imagine just slipping every single piece they do have on in the summer. The clothes aren't making a statement or trying to be 'avante-garde', Love has simply created a set of classic, girly clothes that anyone can wear (which I see as a very good thing!).



These are just my favourites- I absolutely adore those shorts!
Our classic british weather's being horrible- it was lovely last week and everyone thought that the horrible winter we've been having had ended, but then the bloody snow, rain and 0-5 degree temperatures came back this week. boo >:( I'm still waiting to wear my new sunglasses- waiting in hope!

Summer Wishlist

Gosh, it has a colour scheme and everything- very weird for me.
All items from Topshop and River Island.

Summer Lust

As we come into march, and weeks of rain are broken up by rare, beautiful days of sunshine, I find it helps you to ignore the shitty weather by imagining and preparing for the few months where life picks up, barbecues are dusted off and people just feel generally happier and better about themselves- summer. This is the time of year that I generally associate with people making lists of things they want to do, buy and read as soon as it gets sunny, so who am I to break tradition?!

Number 1;
Topshop's mesh-front grey sweatshirt, worn backwards with a pretty bra would be HOT. It has to be in capitals to emphasize just how HOT it will be.
Number 2;
Ever since I saw this on Cupcakes and Cashmere, I have been (only slightly!) obsessed with it- the satin would feel lovely and swishy when you walk, and I love the fact that it's an obnoxiously bright colour.
Three;
Just because nerd glasses are one of the coolest and quickest ways to accessorise- I love the nuts off'a them.
And finally, four;
A really good, high pair of wedges. Mainly because apart from on pair of shoes that I hate, I have NO heels- I just steal my sister's. These are from Urban Outfitters, and they look perfect to wear with a girly dress or skirt for summer.

As well as that, I hope to go out at EVERY possibility with my friends, eat copious amounts of junk food, finish buying my new wardrobe, visit more junk shops, laugh more, cry more, do more and ignore my damned hayfever ;)
Have a good day, folks <3

Bang Bang

The blog's got a new layout :)
Topshop was fun today, until we nearly got kicked out... turns out you're not really allowed to take photos in the shop. I never really thought that was a problem- if anything, they should encourage it. I mean, I'm pretty much advertising them!?
anyway, we got two outfits (there aren't any more because stupid me forgot my memory card)-

The dress in the first one is beautiful, and would be perfect for summer- such a shame I'm poor :(
The second outfit is actually the one I'd be most happy to wear, although it doesn't look fantastic in the photo- we were in the upstairs changing room this time and the lighting wasn't as good, as well as the fact I had forgotten to grab some heels to wear with it, and my bra was showing through the top. oops :S
We also had a good look at the shoes. There were a pair that looked an awful lot like the shoes from Missguided I'm lusting for at the moment-
A pair that veeery closely resembled one of Jeffrey Campbell's designs-Shoe/mirror shot with Rhiannon-
So, overall it was a pretty fun day :)

I also got some amazing lippies to give my look a good kick up the backside. I recently discovered FadeToBlack, and it's inspired me to be a lot more daring with lip colour, so as well as finding my perfect shade of red lippy (seen in the photos), I bought a lilac lip gloss that I still haven't fully tried on yet, a completely nude lipstick to stop my lips drying out from the foundation-on-lips combo, and I also got a lilac incentive to grow my nails.
(my god, this is a long post!)

Finally (I think..), I've been obsessing over this shot from The Sartorialist lately-

I think it's mainly her whole (sorry, can't find a better word) nonchalance at being photographed that sets it off. Well, that and the fluffy hat, anyway! Phew, I should've split this into separate posts really... sorry guys xx

Cheap online shops

Oh. My. Goodness.
I'm one of those infuriating people who can't see why anyone would pay £1000 for a dress, so I was in heaven when I discovered Missguided today. One of my favourite shops to find are the ones that, from the outside, look incredibly tacky and cheap so they keep other fashion-folk away, but if you're brave enough to step inside and push past the trash, you find some real gems, like these;

For £27 no less! and this;

for £14. This makes me very happy :)
And I know the designer-folk'll be like "aagh how can you buy high street?! it'll disintegrate in a few weeks!!!" but, to be quite frank, I don't really do anything that wears clothes out at all. I just walk around school, sit in lessons and every so often get a splash of paint on them sooo...
there.