What I Wore: Kitsune

Here is an outfit from last weekend. Do you ever buy things together without intending for them to be worn together? That's exactly what happened to me on Saturday, I picked up this bargain dress from Primark for just £5 after seeing Becky from Becky Bedbug's post about it - without ready-access to a Primark nowadays, I do tend to rely on blogs to know when decent things are in. This cute shirt was from the men's section but I couldn't see a boy wearing this 'for truesies', I love it though, mainly because I find animal prints completely irresistible.

I paired it with my pretend school shoes because I thought it was a little schooley, especially with the additon of my Flapper Girl lady tie. It could have done with being a little warmer and a little less windy, but I'll definitely be wearing this combination a lot - and I basically only put it together because I was in an 'I need to wear everything I just bought' kind of mood.


Cardigan: PacSun
Shirt: Primark
Lady Tie: Flapper Girl
Dress: Primark
Belt: Primark
Tights: Primark
Socks: New Look
Shoes: Schuh



Eeep! Such a cute little print ♥


I'm not too happy about how these have faded, not sure they're polishable because of their colour, definitely calls for some research!
They're super comfy though!

Caturday Smiles.

Currently in between making plans and not being able to tear myself away from the sofa - it's been a super busy, and lovely weekend. Here are some photos I took of Doll last night, she is a big fan of a paper bag, after I took these she even took a little nap.

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What's this?





Bags are Doll's best thing.

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It's moments like these that make me proud to be a cat mother to a little cat who makes me laugh. ♥

What I Wore 25/11: Rusty Legs.

It feels like such a long time since I last wore a pair of nice coloured tights, I blame my current distance from Primark. I hit up a Primark at the weekend looking ONLY for tights and came out with some lovely pairs, these orange rust ones are beaut and I'm so pleased to have colourful legs again. These ones are nice and thick too, pretty perfect timing considering it's supposed to snow soon.

So, this is what I wore when Moon and I were mooching around craft fairs and town last Sunday. These boots are now really comfortable, I was really worried for a second but I'm so pleased with them, they're perfect for puddles.

Accidental nearly all Primark outfit (!)
Coat: Primark
Scarf: Primark
Necklace: And Mary at Porta
Dress: House of Fraser
Bag: Jo Totes
Tights: Primark
Socks: New Look
Boots: ASOS

I'm a little bit annoyed that I treated myself to a Jo Totes bag just a couple of weeks before their amazing Black Friday offers, but I'm really pleased with it all the same. It's going to be perfect for keeping my bigger cameras in when I shoot a wedding next month and when lugging my DSLR around Florida at Christmas.

I'm so excited about owning this little guy, my second purchase from Porta in Brighton. Similar to Modcloth's trademark 'Winston' pug necklace, and I'm pretty sure he's made by the same person, but I can't resist a bulldog and I thought he was slightly better designed, he looks just like the office visitor we had last month.

What I Wore: Primary Colours

It's come to my attention that I've got hardly any time this week, with Reading come up in literally two days and due to starting my new job properly when I come back, I think everything's going to get a bit of organisation overhaul. I've got a lot to share with you from the last few days, what with it having been my birthday I've got presents and days out, as well as carbooting finds so watch this space, you haven't quite lost me yet.

I actually took a little hiatus from blogging and the Internet towards the end of last week as I wanted to pay a bit more attention to Moon and just 'be' rather than sit at my computer, a terrible habit I'd managed to get myself into. I think I've kicked my addiction for now so can dip in and out when I please again. So, this is what I wore out to my birthday date with Moon on Thursday. We went to an amazing restaurant in Oxford called Atomic Pizza, and I had the best onion rings of my life, but more on that later, it's such a cool place, I hope we have a chance to go again soon.

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Shrug: Primark
Necklace: Vintage
Dress: Topshop
Brooch: Gift, Cath Kidston
Tights: Primark
Shoes: Converse

This dress makes me feel pretty special, although I'm less than pleased with the material, I think it still has something about it. I was all hearts and even had them on my face. I'm always most happy with my outfit when it's bright and I was even happier to be covered in primary colours.


This was one of my birthday presents from Moon, I love it, isn't it adorable? It went so well with one of the other gifts he got me too. ♥


You can blame Moon and not so great lighting for this one, but I thought I'd mention that I've tried two new nail products this week. One being H&M nail varnish, which is probably some of the best I've ever used; it goes on smoothly, looks great after just two coats and has such a great colour range. For £2.99 I can't believe I didn't pay attention sooner. I also picked up some nail wraps in the ASOS sale, I liked the pattern but I'm not sure they really do it for me, in that I'll use them up but won't be buying them again, I'd rather do it myself.

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I picked up this notebook in John Lewis at the weekend, I thought I might need a notebook for work eventually and I've had my eye on this one for a while. I also thought it would be useful to jot down ideas - of which I seem to have many at the moment - and schedule myself a bit better. There are few things better than a fresh notebook.

What I Wore: Tiny Zebras.

Cardigan: Primark
Necklace: Punky Pins
Dress: Peacocks
Belt: New Look
Tights: Primark
Bag: Alphabet Bags
Shoes: Converse

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Here's what I wore when Moon's mum came down to visit us on Sunday. It's a pretty confused outfit if I'm being honest, it ended up being rather warm despite the heavy showers in the morning. I kind of wish I'd abandoned the tights and cardigan, but I do enjoy how co-ordinated I was. I love this dress, I just wish I never had to iron it, I know the difference ironing makes but it really is the most detestable task.


Sadly there was no carbooting to had on Sunday, we've got to get it right at some point this month, fingers crossed for this weekend being the one.

This took a lot longer to do than it should have, so out of practice!
Bases: 'Shelton Street', Nails Inc; 'Country Bumpkin', Topshop; 'Sunshine', Rimmel I ♥ Lasting Finish & 'Top Turquoise', Models Own
Design: 'Ibiza Mix', Models Own & eBay Nail Art Pens
Top Coat: 'Clearly Clear', Rimmel Lycra Pro

I've switched top-coats and I'm kind of sad I had to take this off yesterday as I could have had it forever, and I reckon it would have lasted a couple more days too. I'm still using Rimmel, purely because it sits well within my budget, but just a clear 10-day polish rather than a 'specialist' one and surprised to say that it actually works better, in application and wear.

That Barry M glitter gel I bought all those months ago is still going strong, it's clumped up a little, I think because I took it to Turkey, but it's actually made it better as now I get a lot more coverage, which is kind of the look I wanted from this one, kind of 'glam rocky' (ish), if that makes sense.

What I Wore: Cover both your ears..

Jacket: H! by Henry Holland (a few years ago)
Dress: New Look
Necklace: Anna Lou of London for Topshop
Belt: eBay
Sandals: Primark

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This was a really fun outfit to put together and wear, I just wish it had been a smidge warmer. I spent a lot of time in Moon's Dad's car yesterday but in between the sun when we left and the rain when we returned there was a bite in the air. I soldiered on though, even wearing this out in the evening when I headed out to the cinema with Long and Moon to see The Dark Knight Rises (which was incredible). I feel I've grown a little more confidence to step away from leggings and tights recently, which is such a nice feeling as I've never really felt this at ease before.


I've actually had this necklace for ages, although I'll admit that it fits well with the theme of patriotism that has run throughout 2012, I have it mainly as someone who finds it hard to resist cute animals hanging from jewellery (or printed on clothes).


I really love this dress, even if it's one of those one's where I have to worry about what kind of bra to wear as it tends to get a bit 'booby' in some cases. It even broke on it's first wearing, but I fixed it and love to come back to it as I adore the print and the cut.



Base colour: 'Country Bumpkin', Topshop
Design: 'Shelton Street', Nails Inc. & eBay nail art pens.
I'm really sad as I've yet to invest in a new topcoat, so this manicure chipped really quickly. It's one of my favourites I've done in a while too, I used the ombré cheat of a sponge to get my glitter tips. I've thrown a lot of polish out so my collection is a lot more manageable and I justified picking up a bottle of 'Country Bumpkin' and 'Gypsy Night' Topshop polishes when I was in Reading the other day. The Topshop polishes are great, they go on so well with most of them only needing two coats, they're well worth it considering other polishes in the same price range. I'm in love with this burnt orange colour, I think it will be amazing for Autumn, without wishing the year away though, of course.

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Sorry bank account.

I'm making a promise to myself and my bank account that this will be the last unnecessary spend until Christmas.
The next, and only, things my money will be going on are renewing my NUJ membership and my travel money, which should be reimbursed anyway.

I couldn't help myself, this morning I spotted that Tee and Cake had released a new dinosaur tee in Topshop, so I popped in while I was in Kingston this afternoon. However, after discovering that it was really black, I decided against it and found this beaut. I'd love to own the whole collection of Tee and Cake's animal diagram t-shirts, but they are a bit pricey even for their quality and cute prints.


Tee and Cake, Topshop, £20
As I was panicking over 'casual office wear' I picked up this, as well as a glittery cord-belt skirt (which didn't photograph well). I love it, the print is beaut and it's a really good go-to item for dressing up or down. I disagree with the £17 price-tag though, I think Primark needs to remember what they are. Have you heard that they're setting up a Primark concession on Oxford Street? I mean come on!


Primark, £17

612.

The Job Centre messed up again today, putting my initial 40 minute appointment into a 10 minute slot, but I refuse to dedicate another post to them because the overall experience wasn't too bad - aside from their insistence that I use newspapers in my job search, what decade do we live in?

So I returned a few things whilst I was in Kingston today and also made a few purchases. I think I may have a problem now, I bought some hand cream from H&M, purely due to the packaging, but it was pretty cheap and I do need some new hand cream. I also bought a smart pair of shoes from Primark, to keep me ticking over while I wait until I have enough money for the pair I have my eye on from River Island. I always think it's such a shame when shoes have nice patterns inside and no one will ever see them.



Hand cream from H&M
Shoes from Primark
I'm off to Thorpe Park tomorrow, this week is so full, I have no idea how I've suddenly become so busy.

Foxy.

It's no secret that I pretty much can't resist any item of clothing or anything that has printed animals on it. I think I'm addicted and it's getting to be a bit of a problem because so much of my stuff has these printed animals on it that I hardly have a complete outfit to put together. I just can't wear my horse-print cardigan with my horse-print dress, and then there's the horse belt, as an animal, horses aren't even close to being my favourite either. Clear issues.

Anyway, despite the fact that I know all of this, I still couldn't resist picking up this cute fox-print dress from Primark yesterday. I feel like a bit of an idiot now, but I'll come back to that later.



Not only was it just £6 but just look at this cute pattern, I thought I was getting quite lucky as well because it didn't seem to look too short like the other dresses that Primark push at this price and of this shape. I was wrong though, the reason this 'dress' was so cheap is because you have to be 3'2" in order to wear it respectably, probably. It is a bit too bummy, which is needless to say a 'bummer' on a day like today because it's the kind of weather that calls for tights and I just can't in this dress. My saviour to this problem was a £2.99 bodycon skirt from H&M, definitely essential. Now I don't need to worry as much, especially seeing as I'm shooting the Flower Festival for Malden Fortnight later this afternoon, and it's held in a church.

What I would eventually like to do, which would be a better way of sorting it out, would be get get some kind of 50's-style petticoat. Stupid Primark, I will never be called tall by anyone and my legs are certainly not long, WHO is wearing these dresses and how?

Shirt: H&M
Dress: Primark
Skirt: H&M
Belt: Primark w/ some chinos
Leggings: New Look
Apologies for not thinking to put on some shoes.