olympian

Hola! With just five minutes to go before the Olympics 2012 opening ceremony, here is my little Olympics ode!

dorothy

Hola!

As any rare free Monday afternoon entails, here is a complete oddball of a blogpost! I plan on spending this week soaking up the glorious sunshine whilst it lasts, delayed spring cleaning and planning some new bedroom decorating; PRODUCTIVE! Do mention if you fancy a post on interiors ;)

Here are my nails as of last night; Barry M 'Red Glitter' has to be one of my favourite nail polishes of all time. The effect is exquisite and I get so many compliments when I wear it; it has an undeniable Wizard Of Oz feel to it!

The reason I plucked it out last night was because, this weekend, during a charity shop mooch, I came across the novel 'Wicked', of the world-famous musical. The whole idea of Wicked has always intrigued me, as has the original Wizard of Oz, so I'm really looking forward to reading the novel. If anyone else has seen or read Wicked, let me know your thoughts!

Also, in said charity shop I couldn't resist this vintage Hennes & Mauritz denim jacket from the 'C Dept' of old school H&M! I absolutely love it, I'm thinking if Fizz had been turquoise on the Tweenies...

How has your Monday been!?

postcard

Hola! I apologise for my aloofness of late, I have been pretty ill this past week, and the week before I was actually down south in Lulworth. I thought I'd share some seaside snaps with you guys, and I promise I'll be back on the blogging bandwagon now it's almost August!

It looks so cold in the pictures, in reality it was just pretty wet and windy but we did have the occasional peep of sunshine! Above is the famed Durdle Door, which I admit to mainly wanting to see because it all sounded very A Series Of Unfortunate Events.

This is the Durdle Door beach, which is pretty similar to Lulworth Cove. We walked from Durdle Door to Lulworth, which is a beautiful clifftop walk, even when it's raining!

Sunnier shores in Lulworth Cove, which oddly reminded me of Nanny McPhee.

It was nice to have a little break, and Lulworth is the perfect sleepy hollow for a few days of rest. Hopefully the sun will join us at some point, I couldn't resist taking a picture when it made a rare appearance last week. I'm excited for summer now, rain or shine, I have a very busy month but as the saying goes, pressure makes diamonds ;)

calypso

Hola! Sorry for the delay in posting, I have been doing quite a bit of shopping lately but as I am going away for a few days this weekend I will haul it all after for you to see! Today is just some quick snaps of my nails.

















I mentioned in my last nails post I hunted down some of the 99p Technic nail polishes in Bodycare, you can see the famous 'Carnival' here.

I have wanted a simple, bright orange nail polish for ages, but they're surprisingly hard to find. Most oranges are too coral/pink/red toned, hence where this Technic shade comes into play. It really is just a bright orange colour. I love how it looks on the nails, I imagine it would look fantastic with a tan, but there's something quite vampy about pairing it with pale skin, too.

I won't lie and say it's the best nail polish in the world, but the colour speaks for itself and for 99p, it's a whole lot better than I thought it would be. It's definitely one I'd wear again.

There's another colour ticked off of my nail polish rainbow!

What colour are you wearing on your nails right now?

how to be a heartbreaker / haul #26

Hola, yesterday I hit the sales and here is the result! It was quite a strange shopping trip, shops I normally write off were the ones I found complete gems in and some of the shops I adore I couldn't find a thing in. Needless to say I wore myself out anyway!

LUSH Out Of This World Gift Box £6.25 and Angels On Bare Skin Cleanser £5.95

These are the only two non-fashion things I purchased; a top up of my beloved cleanser and a little me-gift. It is probably terrible that I buy myself LUSH giftboxes but I just love displaying them (cringe face). Anywaaay, Angels On Bare Skin and Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Cleanser are the only two cleansers I profusely love, I should really try more LUSH skincare because this is such a gem.

New Look Sale Shoes £7

I was really pleased when I found these gems in the New Look sale; I love slightly old-school shoes and these are unbelievably 'me', and an absolutely bargain at £7. They were meant to be £17.99 and I snagged the last size sixes I could find, sadly I can't find them online but a root through a sale is always worth it!

ZARA Sale Leggings £19.99 (Were £25.99)

I hit the ZARA sale too, which was pretty crazy! I've actually already made an online order with ZARA, but I found these suede patch leggings (which look more like trousers on) and knew I had to have them. I'm the first to admit I'm a creature of habit with trousers, I love black tight trousers. The suede patches add a flair but they're quite discreet, I also love the ponte/jodhpurs mix.

Dorothy Perkins White T Shirt £5

I am such a white-tee whore, white t-shirts have to be my most purchased clothing of all time! The newest addition, a jersey slash neck, is from Dorothy Perkins. Please tell me there is someone else out there who repeatedly buys new white t-shirts.

BHS Olive and Olivia Boho Shirt £16 (Was £32)

When my Mom roped me into BHS, I rather half-heartedly mooched through the sale racks, and I was equally shocked and head over heels when I found this shirt. I have been wanting this style of chambray shirt for ages, because they are the more 'me' (communal cringe) alternative to denim shirts. I love everything about this shirt from the lace detailing to the babygro buttons. The bonus was it was half price, but I can't honestly say I would have left it behind even sporting the £32 price tag. I had never heard of Olive and Olivia before, but this is very similar to a TK Maxx find (in my mind) and I am over the moon with it. BHS is redeemed in my eyes, never will I brush it off as an old lady shop again!

BHS 'Mango Crush' PJ Bottoms £8 (Was £16)

I couldn't resist these sorbet-shades PJs. I am in dire need of new PJ bottoms, partly because I've never actually bought myself PJs before; that's where Christmas Eve comes in handy! For £8 they were too cute to leave behind (and I was rather on a high after finding a chambray shirt).

BHS Lingerie; Bra £15, Briefs £5 

And my inner giddy thirteen year old made me impulse buy this strawberry embellished lingerie - what can I say!?

Tell me what you think of my purchases, and what sales have you guys been enjoying most!?



PS. Namesake :)

carnival

What better way to begin a post than with a picture of glittery nails?

I finally hunted down 'Carnival' from Technic, when I passed Bodycare and one of those 'trusty' mental notes  actually cropped up. For 99p I cannot fault this nail polish - it's a rainbow glitter selection of all different sizes. I applied it over ELF 'Innocent' - see alone here - just because I reasoned if I was going for full on glitter I needed nice prim nails underneath. I also picked up another Technic nail polish (I could have got another five!) because who can say no to 99p nail polishes that don't look terrible!?

alphabets and slippers / haul #25

Hola guys, two posts in two days - can you tell I'm on study leave!?

In my last EE I mentioned I had made a little ASOS haul (their 'sale' will be the death of me!). Without realising my style has gone a little 'preppy' lately, I have always dressed borderline boyish, but I get the feeling if I dressed up in my latest attire I would look a little Oxford don wannabe!

I know you're probably thinking Christ, has this girl ever ventured into a real-life shop, but seriously I love ASOS and I think I prefer shopping there than in an actual shop!

I'm a big fan of ASOS footwear, and I have wanted a pair of slipper shoes for a while. When The Persian Babe featured a black velvet pair from ASOS a while ago, I kept an eye out and soon enough this LEO pair cropped up in the whirlwind of a sale that is ASOS's. I'm so fussy about shoes, and these meet the criteria perfectly, they are super-comfortable (as you might expect from velvet slippers!), they have a slight heel (probably about an inch thick) and they will match a lot of my outfits. They're also perfect for this limbo weather, as they're neither too warm or cold. Oh, and of course, no toe cleavage ;)

My second purchase was this alphabet-print shirt. I was really excited when I ordered this; the unusual alphabet print, the contrasts and also the nifty price tag of £15. Now, I should probably say this looks pretty unflattering on the hanger, it does have a crop fit (the sleeves are normal length), and at first I thought the style would look a bit 80s! However, it's actually not as boxy on my frame, I am quite tall so with a top underneath it (probably essential if you occasionally lift your arms ;), it looks fine; plus it is mainly the contrasting red and black colours and the print that attracts me! Although when I put it on initially (sans ironing), my sister asked me why I'd "spent £15 on a pajama top and not even bothered to buy the trousers"!

Also, in person it is actually not cream as it appears on ASOS and on here, but it's more yellowy toned, a bit tea-stained looking?!

The cuties at ASOS also added a free mini of Hawaiian Tropic sun lotion, this will be going away for summer needless to say!

Time for coffee and magazine freebies I should think :)

 

PS. Preview of my next post anyone..?

confetti

Hola! I'm a bit late to the festivity-inspired nails party, but yesterday I found this little pot of sparkles in Boots and couldn't resist! Although Miss Sporty is a brand I have never tried before makeup-wise, I have got one of their other pot polishes and it's pretty good. For £1.99, I couldn't leave this blue/purple/green/silver sparkles topcoat. I applied it over Barry M 'White' to make it show up, and honestly it's very pretty.

Excuse the Instagram-y picture, my phone's camera picked out the sparkles better than my Kodak. I hope everyone's had a lovely bank holiday weekend, I have had a royal overdose! I love watching the Windsor posse's escapades, I think the Queen is so cute and the concert last night was pretty amazing!

So tell me, have you jazzed up your nails in honour of Her Majesty?!

teen idle / ellie's edit

(L-R) 1 ASOS, 2 ASOS, 3 ASOS, 4 ASOS, 5 ZARA, 6 ZARA, 7 ZARA, 8 ROMWE, 9 ROMWE, 10 TOPSHOP, 11 ASOS

Really a post not featuring my hands :)

This month has been such a fashion limbo world, but alas as the rain came down today I decided to cheer myself up by online window shopping.

I'm loving slightly abstract prints and designs lately, and I've always been a fan of photographic tees, which ROMWE is perfect for. I still love cold shoulder tees, the Zara stripey number is next on my wishlist.

I've moved on from my loafers obsession, and I love slipper shoes at the moment. I love the pastel canvas studded ones from Topshop, and the classic velvet ones from ASOS.

I would wear everything in this post, I really love the selection. I've actually ordered a couple of these things and they'll be featured in an upcoming haul; guess which ones?!

HAPPY JUNE.