Out in the garden where we planted the seeds...

Navy dress: BS8

Gold squirrel necklace: H&M

Tan belt: Topshop

Black leggings: Topshop

Tan brogues: Topshop

Rings: JWLRY and Elsiebelle

I went to Bristol yesterday with my husband, as neither of us had any interest in watching the Royal Wedding and we wanted to make the most of our day off. It was like a ghost town! I bought the diplodocus ring from a little boutique on Park Street, and my husband bought me the navy dress from BS8, which is one of my favourite shops in Bristol. 

In the (horrid!) close-up photos, I am trying to show you my make up, but my silly laptop camera has washed out the colours! I am wearing my usual base layer, with MAC Fleur Power blush, Urban Decay Sin eyeshadow and Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Electric. Oh, my nails are Topshop Green Room. I love this colour, but the formula sucks. Unusual for Topshop polishes actually - all of the other shades I have apply beautifully.

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine!

Here's a bonus photo of one of my outfits from last week. I wore it to meet some friends for an after-work drink.

 Polka dot dress: Topshop
Grey jersey cardigan: Topshop
Leggings: H&M
Studded pumps: Topshop


Oops, an almost entirely Topshop outfit!

Look me in the eyes under expanding winter skies...

Wow, what a glorious few days! Sunny bank holidays?! Whatever next? I am sitting writing this post wearing something I haven't worn for at least six years - TROUSERS! Yes, I ventured into the world of cropped trousers last week and haven't looked back since. I've only bought one pair (so far) but have several bookmarked for when I have some money... These are the ones I've got:

Trousers: River Island, Tee: H&M, Studded pumps: Topshop, Fish necklace: Accessorize, Squirrel necklace: H&M, Flower bracelet: Accessorize.

I also tried on these two pairs, but didn't buy them. The first pair are actually supposed to be full length trousers, but since I have very long legs they actually look cropped. I think they could do with being rolled up a little more though.

Trousers: Dorothy Perkins, Top: Dorothy Perkins, Brogues: Topshop

Trousers: River Island, Top: Cath Kidston for Uniqlo, Brogues: Topshop, Necklace: Tatty Devine via eBay, Rings: eBay

Another thing I've got into recently is crackle nail polish. I bought the Barry M black crackle polish AGES ago but it just sat in my make up bag unused until I decided to use it in the week. I've worn it over Models Own Feeling Blue and Collection 2000 Hip Hop, each time adding a coat of Seche Vite as I prefer a glossy crackle effect rather than the matte effect that the polish alone gives. 

Barry M Black Crackle over Collection 2000 Hip Hop

Barry M Black Crackle over Models Own Feeling Blue

Penultimate photo for today is a terrible changing room picture of my new River Island dress, which my mum bought for me in Birmingham on Thursday. The picture washes out the colour somewhat - it's actually a vibrant bright orange shade:

Dress: River Island, Brogues: Topshop, Necklace: Tatty Devine via eBay, Rings: eBay 

Final photo for today (I promise!) shows my running triumph from Thursday - I ran just over 5km! I am at the end of week six of my nine week programme, so I think I am doing pretty well and am therefore entitled to feel a little smug!

Well, that's all from me today folks! I hope you are all well and enjoying the weekend.

xxx

Recent eBay purchases...

From top to bottom: Topshop t-shirt (£4.96), Tatty Devine necklace (£14.99), Topshop dress (£5.50), Assorted rings (£2.20), Primark dress (£1.99).

All bought in the last three weeks. Bargains! The Tatty Devine necklace cost more than I'd usually spend on eBay, but I've wanted it for so long so I snapped it up at its "Buy It Now" price of £14.99 as soon as I saw it. It retailed at around £40 years ago, so I thought £14.99 was a really good price.

All pictures were taken from the eBay auctions.

March 2011 Polyvore...

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Top row L-R: Helpless Romantic brooch, £12, Tatty Devine necklace, £45, ASOS wedges, £35, Topshop blouse, £36.

Bottom row L-R: Stolen Thunder necklace, £29, Tatty Devine necklace £21, Topshop jeans, £40, Topshop trousers, £42, Topshop trousers, £45.

I went to the charity shop and I bought...

The floral set includes six cups, six saucers and six side plates (which I like to call "cake plates") and was an unbelievable £2.25, whilst the Professor Umbridge-style cat cup and saucer set was £1.25. I saw them up in a branch of Acorns in Pershore this morning and just couldn't resist! My ultimate goal in life is to have a massive dresser/cupboard full of mismatched vintage cups and saucers, so this haul definitely helps...

Photos taken with our new camera - you can see that I need a lot of practise!

New toy - Nikon D5000 DSLR camera

Bought a new camera on Saturday - expect many posts filled with bad pictures as I try to get to grips with it! It's the Nikon D5000, and it came with two lenses.

Picture taken from Amazon, but I actually bought it from Jessops. I say I, it was a joint purchase with my husband and we are planning on using it on our (delayed) honeymoon in the summer.

Yet another Topshop wishlist...

I went to the shops and I bought...

Didn't get the zebra blouse as it was too short for me :( I know it's a cropped style, but it just looked incredibly unflattering on. I was very disappointed as the print is beautiful, until I found the bird print blouse in New Look, which is GORGEOUS in real life. Mine actually has more birds on it, but I couldn't find an exact picture online. The ring and leggings are from Topshop, the telephone necklace is from Accessorize, the pussy bow blouse is from New Look and the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub (wow, that's a mouthful) is from Boots. I tried a sample of the scrub last year and liked it, but only just got round to buying it!

On Saturday I am going to buy...

This blouse:

It's H! by Henry Holland for Debenhams, and is £25.

I just LOVE it! The Peter Pan collar, the waist tie, the perfect shade of yellow, the ZEBRAS!

January 2011 Polyvore...

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A NARS purchase and two wants...

Just bought a NARS Orgasm blush with a £15 House of Fraser voucher I got for Christmas, meaning it cost me £4.50. Bargain! It will be delivered to my local store tomorrow (for free!) so I will report back once I've tried it...

NARS Blush in Orgasm, £19.50

I want these Office wedges BADLY. They are now £31.50, down from £92. A bargain. I love wedges and I love buckles, so I need these. But I am determined to stick by my no shopping rule, at least until the end of the month...

Office Wellington Kings Wedges, £31.50

Last but not least, after a recommendation from Allie at Allie in Wonderland, I really want these Topshop jeans...

Moto Super Soft Blue Leigh Jeans, £36

Today's purchases...

I finished my Christmas shopping today so it would have been rude not to treat myself, especially as I have been working so damn much recently and have also been doing very well with saving money for next year's big trip! I bought...

All from Topshop - black extra long high-waisted leggings (£15), forest green tights (£6) and mink jumper dress (£38). The leggings are my holy grail of leggings, I love them.

Also, my lovely husband bought me this gift set from Lush:

 

It's the Gingerbread House tin, and cost £13.95. It contains a Cinders ballistic, a Lush Pud ballistic, a Gingerbread House bubble bar slice and a Candy Cane bubble bar slice, all in a gorgeous tin. Lucky me!

Forgot to mention... Forever 21

I forgot to mention that I also bought this from Forever 21 on Friday. It was only £7.80 and is so cute, I can't wait for it to arrive!

Purchases to report, again...

Yesterday, I finally got paid for some work I did in October. This could mean only one thing; shopping! I made a couple of posts a while back about two pairs of wedges that I'd found and couldn't choose between, so was super excited to find a pair in Office that (imho) took the best features of each pair. Even better, they had £30 off so were only £37! Here's a picture;

I also treated myself to a super-cute heart print pussybow blouse from New Look, £22.99;

Final treat was a forest green scoop neck top from Topshop, which was £10. It's gorgeous and comes in many colours, but I couldn't resist the green one as it's my favourite colour;

No more shopping until after Christmas now...

Purchases to report...

I went shopping with my birthday money this morning and came back with these beauties;

Topshop animal print jumper dress, £42

Topshop seam front leggings, £18

Accessorize floral heart earrings, £6

Accessorize "Aztec" nail polish, £4

I've had the jumper bookmarked for weeks so I was really pleased to find it in Cheltenham Topshop. The leggings are great too - the seam front makes them a bit different to the usual black leggings! I also had a lovely breakfast with friends, and a steaming cup of Earl Grey in Costa. A good day so far, having a Thai meal with my husband and my parents later on which I am really looking forward to.