I have too many shirts | OOTD

 | Shirt - Mango (old) | Cardigan H&M (sale'14) | Jeans - Mango (sale'14) |

 | Shoes - Gifted  (Christmas)| Bag - LYDC (Christmas) |

 

Since working at Mango, I've moved away from my relaxed leggings + tshirt combinations that were wore all too much last year. Although I loved fashion back then, I was still quite the lazy dresser.. Getting up for uni, usually with minutes to spare thanks to the devil that is the snooze button, it was all too easy to grab the nearest pair of jeans & what ever t-shirt or hoody was at the top of the pile.

 

However,  now that I've been working with such gorgeous classically stylish clothes for a year, I've found that my style has become a lot more grown up. My Mama & Nan commented on this last week whilst I was at home too. It seems that the new me, in my ever growing collection of shirts & blouses, is a hit with family as well as my own self esteem.

On another note, I fear I may have a bit of a problem. Sorting through my washing a few days ago I counted how many blouses I actually own... 21.. Not including the ones I have to wear as uniform either.. Wowza!

 

What I'm wearing above is my new favourite cardigan, you might recognise it from my January sales haul. I love the moss green colour, especially against the navy blue of my blouse & ox blood LYDC bag. The blouse I bought when I first started working at Mango, but you can get very similar styles this season too. It's a very classic trend for Mango, and something they tend to reproduce each season. In fact, Mango are fab for repeating styles. So for those of you, like me, who tend to stick to a style when you know it works, it's great to know you don't necessarily have to buy in bulk through fear of the style or cut of that dress or shirt disappearing.

 

Are you a blouse sort of girl?

 

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January sales | Haul

| 3x Floral & check shirts - Primark £12 each | French Bulldog vest - H&M £5 | Green Aztec Cardigan - H&M £7 |

 | Black oversized jumper - Mango £19 | Shoe boots - Deichmann £24 | Blue dress - Warehouse £30 |

| Coral dress - H&M £12 | Bag - Deichmann £7.50 | CKin2u 100ml - Superdrug £19 | Necklace - Primark £5 |

 

Don't you just love a good sale?

I've been steadily purchasing over the past few weeks, and clearing out a lot of my old clothes to make space for a 'new me' vibe in my wardrobe. Can you believe I found 14 pairs of jeans?! I've thrown out over half of them, keeping only my favourites.

 

So I hit Primark last week and found one of the floral shirts & the necklace above. They're weren't on sale, but it always feels like sale prices anyway.. I loved the blouse so much that I went back and bought it in 2 other patterns later on. They're over sized & longer at the back, so look unbelievably flattering with a pair of turned up jeans.

 

I'm in absolute love with my boots & bag. The shoes were a planned buy, I'd seen them a few weeks ago full price at £35, but when I went in looking for suit shoes for Creature I found the last pair of 3's reduced to £24.. Fate! - The bag however was 1/2 price & a complete impulse buy. I love envelope clutches & this one is huge. Perfect to hit all my crap in for a night out & big enough for all occasions.

 

I have a bit of an obsession with shift dresses at the moment, they seem to be the only thing that flatters my figure. So the warehouse dress was reduced from £50 & was like gold dust to get hold of! I eventually tracked it down & bagged the last one in my size too. The powder blue colour is something I don't have in my wardrobe at the moment & I can help but think this would look perfect for my graduation this summer too.

 

Have you hit the January sales?

 

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Tweed & Leather | OOTD

 

| Coat - H&M | Bag - H&M | Top - Matalan | Jeans - Mango | Boots - Zara | Necklace - Mango |



 

Aren't wash days the worst? I found myself wanting to tear my hair out over my wardrobe today. Each and every t-shirt I own was in the wash basket! & what's worse is I don't have a washing machine or dryer, so everything must be hand washed in batches!

 

I did however dig out this really quite old batwing orange t-shirt. I think I bought this one & the royal blue version - which I suspect is at the bottom of the basket too - in the Matalan sales a while a go. It's one of those effortlessly easy to wear tops, & paired with my trusty Mango Elektra jeans I felt comfortable, cosy & embraced the pop of colour.

 

This coat is the second one I've bought from H&M this season (see the first here). At the beginning of AW13 this coat was like gold dust to get hold of, I'd seen it everywhere and even tried it on in store before deciding it wasn't thick enough.. But caved soon after.

I love tweed, & the leather sleeves are bang on trend for this season, however, the day I decided "I must have that coat!".. Was the day I realised it had sold out everywhere. Night-to-the-mare.

 

Giving up all hope, a few weeks later, I was window shopping in the Huddersfield H&M in between lectures when a flash of tweed caught my eye on the fitting room rail. & voila I had found the allusive coat, the last one they had in store & in my size too!

Some might call it luck, I call it fate.

 

Have you invested in any new coats this season?

 



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Turning 23 | A birthday wishlist

| GHD Sapphire styler | Clothes Show Live  | Jeffrey Campbell Everly cut out boot |

| Coco Chanel Mademoiselle | Ciate Mini Mani advent calendar |

 

It's November & I'm slowly creeping towards my 23rd birthday. Both Creature and family keep asking me what I want for gifts but honestly there's nothing I want so badly to ask for, which sounds utterly ridiculous for a blogger I know!

 

So, I've had a good hard think about things I would quite like to own & have complied a small list. Honestly none of these things are something I'd ever ask anyone to buy me. I'm really more than happy to receive a 5er in a card to put towards my ever growing list of tattoo designs & The Body Shop addiction. But the bits above are just 5 things that I'd like to have if I had the pennies to splurge.

 

You may be thinking, an advent calendar? - That's hardly a splurge worthy gift. But last December I was glued to my computer screen watching my favourite bloggers opening their very own Ciate nail polish advent calendar, eagerly waiting to see which beautiful colour came next & wishing I'd had the sense to buy one!

 

Hi my name is Kerys, & I'm a shoe addict. Pheww glad I got that off my chest!
Yeah, kind of a big lover of shoes & after seeing the Glamorous Jeffrey Campbell competition on facebook I've fell head over heels for the Everly cut out boots! - But with them being a depressing £130, It looks like I'll be trying to find a decent high street dupe instead!

 

Coco Chanel is a scent that always reminds me of my Mama, I was forever pinching a spritz when I was younger, much to her annoyance! - Saying that, I can completely understand now, because it comes at a pretty hefty price tag!

The GHDs are a pipe dream too, I can barely afford a pair of these myself & I'd die if I knew anyone spent that much on me. So it looks like I'll be putting together a "GHD fund" & saving until I can burn the S#*t out of my hair!

 

& finally, I've applied for a press pass for this years Clothes Show Live. This is probably the only birthday present that may seem within reach, I'll be without a doubt buying myself a ticket, as the 25th anniversary is not something I'm willing to miss out on!

 So if any of my family are reading this, a few pennies towards what I know will be a very shopaholic frenzy day would be amazeballs!

 

What do you think of my birthday wish list?

 

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The Body Shop | Make Over Event | OOTN

 

| Shirt - Topshop | Dress - H&M | Scarf - Clothes Show Live (MEGA old) | Boots - Linzi Shoes |

| Necklace - Primark | Hat - Missguided |

 

Oh hay!

 

Last Wednesday I was invited along to Leeds Body Shop's makeover event to see some lovely makeup demonstrations from an exclusive celeb makeup artist, drink some champers and play with all the makeup! - Amazeballs, but the full post about happenings throughout the night will be coming soon!
As per, I'm going to drag this out so I have a few posts to write about *wink wink*

 

So, I decided to go a little 'school girl' style, but obviously a little more grown up..

The shirt is amazing, I picked this up in the Topshop sale last season, & what you can't see is the little lace details on the chest (Shame on me for covering it up!) Really ditzy & cute. The dress is a little basics number I've had for quite a while too. It was a summer saviour this year, looking great with just a bright coloured crop top underneath as the arm holes are rather large! But this time however I liked the way it created a sort of loose pinafore look over the top of my shirt.

 

Accessories wise, these are just a few of my faves. All of them are pretty old, & the pashmina in fact is about 7 years old now! The hat I bought from Missguided last year and LOVE it, so much so that I begrudge buying another black hat.. But who am I kidding, I'm a shopaholic & of course I have several black hats..

 

Do you like the school girl chic look?

 



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CFW Glitzy Fashion Party | OOTN

 

 

 

| Dress - Zara | Boots - Bank | Necklace - Mango| Ring - Mango |



So on day two of City Fashion Week myself & Sammie from Little Blonde Life made our way to the Glitzy Fashion Party. We didn't really know what to expect, but after taking a few quick snaps outside we made our way to the venue.

The event was held at The Restaurant Bar & Grill, a stunning building located in the landmark Old Post Office building in the heart of City Square. On arriving we were directed up a spiral stair case to the terrace where we were offered a complimentary glass of bubbly & some gorgeous mezze platters.

 

The party was the perfect chance to mingle with the event organisers & some of the lovely models from the Victoria Quarter fashion show. So naturally myself & Sammie sat scoffing the mezze & drooling over some of the gorgeous male models!

Outfit wise, I decided to wear a very A/W appropriate dress from Zara. It's a woven gorgeously comfortable fabric, so kept me very warm whilst we awkwardly posed in city square & only cost a purse friendly £40. The Bank booties have made a reappearance, & although my wardrobe is full with exciting high heels & other exotic boots.. I just can't bear not to wear my old faithful's!
& finally, the bag is a little something I picked up from Primark a few years ago, but the diamante detailing has held up & well, it added a touch of much needed glamour to my outfit.

Overall the night was very enjoyable, ending with a cheeky bottle of wine at Revolution  & a swift beer with Creature & his friend Sam before retiring back to the man cave!




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Morgan Clare Blogger Event | OOTN

 

 

 

 Jumper - Select | Leggings - New Look | Necklace - Mango | Shoe Boots - Bank | Bag - Primark

 

 I love an occasion to dress up, my wardrobe is filled top to toe with gorgeous glamorous dresses I've accumulated through the years and countless evening jackets. So when I was invited to the Morgan Clare Fashion Bloggers Event for a night of champagne, cupcakes & catwalk shows, I instantly envisioned myself wearing something classic, stylish & probably red.

 

As you can see I most definitely did not end up doing this! On Wednesday morning I woke to see the weather had took a turn for the worse & with the whipping cold winds & horrible fine rain storms, I couldn't bare to wear anything other than my uber comfy cashmere sweater from Select. Its the softest, warmest & cosiest thing I own & as soon as I layer it on top of my favourite black chiffon vest, I instantly felt great & ready for the event.

 

Of course I tried to glam it up a little bit, the New Look wet look leggings always make any slouchy outfit look a little more stylish. Paired with my chunky Mango statement necklace & a little red lippy, I definitely felt dressed up enough but comfortable for the travel over to Harrogate.

 

What do you think of my outfit?

 

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Santas Been!!

 

Hey guys!

 

Hope you've all had an amazing Christmas & New Year. I've been completely OOA over the past 2 weeks and completely without Internet at home (Its like the dark ages in that house!)

But I'm back now & ready to share a few  of my favourite moments & presents with you all.

 

So, be warned, this is a pretty picture heavy post!

 

 

If you follow me of Facebook & Twitter you may have seen some of my subtle hints to the Creature on the run up to Christmas!
Every few days I would post a photo or link to something pretty in the hope that he would get the hint.. Well it bloody worked! (I'm such a genius) After seeing the giant teddy picture I took in Clintons, Creature actually went out and bought me an even bigger one!!!

 

His name Is Taylor & he's so big we can't actually move him from Doncaster as he would take up 2 seats on the train alone!

 

Kurt Geiger Carvella shoes | Bank studded boots

 

Carvella!!! - I could have cried when I opened these bad boys, I'm such a lucky girl! - Currently still teaching myself how to walk in them though as they are like stilts! 

They're are now on sale too (which the Creature almost cried at!) So if you want a pair of these beauties yourself, you can buy them here.

 

Another subtle hint came in the form of numerous black and brown studded boots from all over the Internet, & once again the Creature pulled though & bought me those studded beauties from BANK!

- & I can actually walk in those ones! I've not had them off my feet since he gave them too me either, they literally go with everything.

 Pauls Boutique Handbag, Louis Vuitton Red handbag, Mulberry purse, Louis Vuitton handbag, Marc Jacobs Dot perfume

 

Its been handbag heaven this year too. Creature bought me a lovely cream Pauls Boutique handbag, however I took the little colourful charm off it, because I prefer it looking plain.

 

& Mama the saint, bought me two Louis Vuitton handbags & a Mulberry purse! I'm in absolute love with the red one, the colour is so bright, & they're huge too so I can fit all my uni books in it! - Learning in style, boyeah!

 

 

I can't actually believe how much I've been spoilt by the Creature & family this year, amongst all the big gifts above, I also received some beautiful pieces for my flat, including new vintage bedding, lots of kitchen bits and bobs & some stunning handmade cushions & reupholstered chair my Mama made herself!

 

Of course I have a tonne of beauty products too which will steadily see me though the new year with lots of reviews coming too! - I'm currently testing out all my Soap & Glory products from my Aunt & Uncle!

 

Here are a few other snaps from my holidays!

 

So, I hope you've all had an amazing Christmas & New Year

If you have posts up about your Christmas presents, send me the link, I'd love to have a peek!