Christmas Robin

Hey guys!
Just a quick post today but I really wanted to show you this cute little decoration I got at the weekend. In a cafe, near where I was staying in East London, they had a few stalls selling home made items. Among them was this  decoration for £3.50 which I'll definitely be putting on my tree this weekend! Its hard to believe its that time of year already. There were lots of other nice things I'd really like to have bought but I am on a budget nowadays. Why is saving so hard?!

Sunset

I took these pictures when I was walking home today. It was only around 3:40 but the sun was already setting. I just thought it looked really awesome and with a bit of filtering the colours and contrast looked even more amazing!

Photographs from Brighton

At the weekend, I went to stay in Brighton for a couple of days. The weather on the first day was amazing but it didn't last! I still managed to get some nice pictures though and it was really nice to be by the sea after so long. The sea gulls were so bold! They ate food right off the tables outside cafes and didn't even flinch when someone walked right by them. I did buy some traditinal seaside rock (how could I not?!) but I ate it before I had the chance to get a picture *blush face*.

Have you been anywhere nice so far this summer?

Poundland Buys

Poundland has had a lot of good stuff in recently. I love buying nail polishes from there as you can often find well known brands such as Revlon for only a pound. Recently I've also picked up a couple of other bits from there such as this cool floral mirror. I like this as it's very magnifying which is useful (but also sometimes shows you things a bit too clearly!).

I also needed a new makeup bag, especially because I'm going away overnight  more often now. I found this one last week and had to buy it. I love both the colour and the pattern. However it is a bit small for my needs and only just about holds my stuff. I love it though!

Have you found any good bargains in the Pound store recently?

Outfit of the day - Mint Dress

Hi guys

I got this dress from Select a few weeks go for £14 and I've already worn it a few times. I also included it in my last haul, which I only realised after finishing this post!.  It's mint green lace, with a sweetheart neckline. I did have a comment that it made me look like I was going to a party in the middle of the day but I don't really mind!

The length of this dress is perfect. It comes to just above my knees, which is nice for warm but windy days! I'm continuing my effort to be more summery this year as previously I've just worn the same things all year round.

I wore this with plain white ballet pumps, that have become a staple for me. The shrug I'm wearing is from Amazon. I get a lot of shrugs from there as lots of nice dresses are sleeveless and I don't feel confident showing my upper arms just yet!

Hasn't the weather been great as well. It seems to have got warmer all of a sudden and people have switched straight from winter coats to summer clothes. (Although I have seen a few people still in coats which must be absolutely sweltering!)

                                                        
                                                                      Mint Lace Dress

Abney Park Cemetery

At the weekend I visited Abney Park Cemetery. In case you haven't heard of it, it's one of the 'magnificent seven' Victorian cemeteries in London. The cemetery is also important as it is a nature reserve and houses many different species. It is located in Stoke Newington, Hackney.

Originally it was formed from the grounds of two houses. This was a non conformist cemetery which would take people from any religious denomination. There is also a chapel which I didn't get a close look at.

Now I know that this might not be everyone's idea of fun but I found it really interesting. It was a lovely sunny morning and walking around you'd never guess you were in North London! The birds were singing and there were lots of pretty butterflies. I did feel a bit nervous as it felt quite isolated but I was fine! While there I encountered a large group of football fans who were going to see that big match that was on. (I know nothing about football!).

I found that the cemetery is quite overgrown, which added to the atmosphere, however some of the headstones were in quite bad condition which was a bit sad. Lots still look well maintained however and there were some amazing statues. here are some pictures that I took.

 

 

Amazing Primark Bargain

It's been a crazy month. I've been dealing with some personal stuff and now it's exam time so I'm busy actually revising for once. No more laziness for me! I actually had an English exam yesterday and I think it went okay (or the first half did!).

Last week was one of my good friends 18th birthday. Me and another friend got together and brought her a couple of things and one was this awesome black and white floral dress from Primark.

 

 

 

I brought this same dress for myself last summer for £13 and I knew my friend liked it. When in Primark last week I saw this on the sale rack  for only £2. Yep that's right £2! The man at the till couldn't believe it, he was telling us about another customer who had made three grand buying cheap Primark clothes and reselling them for more on ebay!

Also the week before that I was in the Oxford Street Primark. I barely had any money but I wanted to get something nice (retail therapy),  I then saw this lovely grey dress on the sale rack. At first I could only see the smaller sizes so I was chuffed when I found this one, in my size, hidden away. It was reduced from £15 to only £7! I thought that was a good enough bargain but when I got to the tills the woman there gave me an extra 10% off as the belt that was meant to come with the dress was missing. As it was only the standard brown belt that was meant to come with the dress, I already have several spare ones to pair with this if I want! So overall this dress only cost me £6.30, which is less than half the original price.

Summer Dresses Haul

Here are the gorgeous summer clothes I've been buying recently!

First off are a few dresses from Primark, which has tons of lovely things in at the moment.
 I wasn't so sure that the shape of this butterfly print dress would be flattering on me but after trying it on, I just couldn't resist buying it. This was £13.

I also bought two skater style dresses from their £8 range. I love these dresses and find them quite flattering. The first one isn't something I'd usually go for but I actually quite like it.

Next is a lace dress from Select. I first saw this online and was really happy when I found it in my local store on Tuesday. I loved it so much, I wore it the next day! This was £14 and also comes in a few other colours.

I've wanted a white dress, similar to this one since last summer and can't wait to wear it with a denim jacket. I'm also trying to get the confidence for bare legs this year! I found this in H&M and it cost £14.99.

Have you bought any pretty dresses recently?

Outfit of the Day

An OOTD post today.

I thought I'd share this pretty dress I recently got from TK Maxx. It's got an awesome floral print and I really like the colour. The sleeves on the dress are also a plus!

I hadn't brought any clothes from TK Maxx before this dress, although I am a fan of their bags. I saw this and I wasn't sure it'd fit me, I have gained a lot of weight recently. Luckily it's fine!  I was also surprised at how nice the changing rooms are there!

The dress is by Ged London and was only £10! I I just wore it with my usual black tights and shoes, both from Primark.

Recent Photography

I know this isn't a really interesting post but I'm really enjoying photographing things at the moment. You can get some quite nice ones now spring is here. Here's some of my most recent attempts! Most of these I took on Monday when it was nice and sunny.

Pictures from my week

I thought it'd be cool to do this. I'm really bad at keeping a diary regularly but I'd quite like to be able to look back and see what I was doing at a certain time. So here's a few pictures from my week!

I've recently really got into taking random pictures of anything really. On Monday I took this on the walk home.

Here's a picture of my cat that I took while waiting for a package on Tuesday. I can't believe how big he's got! :')

I was coming home in the evening on Wednesday and the sky just looked really nice. Unfortunately the picture doesn't show it too clearly but I thought I'd show you anyway.

I was in Primark with my friend on Saturday and we were near the children's department. My friend got really excited when she saw mannequins of children and so we took selfies with them! (Yes we are a bit strange).

Also on Saturday I was in a shoe shop when I saw these massive Homer Simpson slippers.

This shoe shop, (Deichman), has a mixture of awesome and bizarre things. There was also this 'shoe tree', with anti bacterial properties. Now it might be a really useful product but I'd just never seen anything like it before.

Primark Haul

Here are my recent purchases from Primark. I should feel more guilty about this but some of it I genuinely needed and the rest... well they were cheap!

First off is something I've been putting off buying for a while, which is a new bag I can use for college. I wasn't prepared to spend alot but almost everything I liked was just too small. I ended up buying this brown one from Primark. It's not my usual style at all but I like it well enough and it was only £12. I just hope it lasts!

I also got this black cardigan for £10. A long cardigan is another thing I've wanted for a while but not got round to buying. I plan to wear this when it's a bit windy, in the hope it will help to stop my dress flying up!

This t shirt I'd seen a couple of times without buying but I finally picked it up the other day. I don't usually wear t shirts but I've already worn this out and had a compliment on my outfit! This was £3.

I also got this purple long sleeved top for £3.50

Lastly is two pairs of shoes. The black ones are so pretty and sparkly and cost £5. I also brought grey uggs, which I know won't be everyone's style but I quite like them. They were in the sale for only £3 and I thought they'd be good for next winter.

Select Lace Dresses

The dresses in Select are always really pretty. I've been spending a lot of time on their website recently and there are loads I'd like (if I had the money!).

Here are some of my favourites.

Firstly is this coral lace dress, which is only £12.99. I love lace dresses, I have quite a few and always want more. The ones I have from Select are lasting really well, they get worn a lot but still look new. I also have a few few from Primark, which are also really pretty but I've found on a couple of them the lace is starting to fray.

Also there's this really nice blue lace dress. I really want to get into wearing brighter colours for the summer. This is £14.

Now if you've read my other posts you'll know I really have a thing for florals at the minute. That makes this next dress absolutely perfect as it has lace and floral print!

There's also a  white version which I already have and plan on wearing tomorrow. Now I just have to work out whether skin coloured tights look decent on me or not...

Both these dresses are £14.99.

Do you like lace dresses?