OOTD- Blue Coat

Coat | Primark | €30

Jeans | ASOS | £19.99

Boots | ASOS | £27

Top | Dorothy Perkins | Similar in H&M

Bag | Bershka | €14.99

Today I did a spot of shopping again. My excuse this time was that I needed to pick up some more winter bits for my trip to Bremen this weekend. I keep forgetting that we are infact going for only a couple of days (maybe accidentally on purpose?) so I definitely didn't need half the stuff I picked up. Hey ho, treat yourself round Christmas and all that...

If you have read my last post you would see that I picked this coat up in Primark for only €30, such a bargain! I'm like a magnet to all things electric blue at the moment, I can't keep away from the colour! I think it adds a good amount of bold and fun to what would otherwise be another boring winter outfit. 

I finally bought myself a practical pair of winter boots and I'm having a bit of a love/hate relationship with them. I love them and never want to take them off my feet, however they are rubbing my ankles so much. I guess that only calls for never taking them off my feet to wear them in? Sounds like a good deal!

I hope everyone has had a good week so far! Uni deadlines are all coming up so quickly and I feel like I'm more absorbed in Uni than I want to be. That sounds awful I know, but as I'm on my year abroad I feel like I should be out exploring every corner of Madrid instead of staying in everyday and night because of boring essays and exam revision. I haven't had an exam since I did my GCSE's either, I knew I wouldn't get away with that forever!

What's your favourite thing about winter fashion?

If any of you have ever been to Bremen I would love to hear some recommendations. I can Google things but sometimes it's not quite the same as visiting places that aren't on the list that everyone does!

Thanks for reading!

¡Hasta Luego!

Sam xx

OOTD- Floral

Skirt | Miss Guided

Bag | Bershka

Top | H&M

Boots | River Island

¡Hola!

This is an outfit I wore a couple of weeks ago whilst shopping for a halloween costume (oops for this post being so late). The weather here changed drastically pretty much as soon as it hit November- you won't see me walking round in just a t-shirt now!

I did buy this skirt with the intentions to wear it on my birthday night out, but forgetting how long it would take for international delivery it arrived too late. I chose to keep it anyway because of the amazing colour and print and I wanted to give it a go wearing casually, so here it is! After wearing this skirt for a couple of hours I realised that I probably purchased it in a size too big- it kept riding up to my knees as the picture shows. I can never wear midi skirts at the length they're supposed to be if I want to wear it high waisted, tall girl problems again haha.

This skirt I think is actually now sold out on the Missguided website, but you can get the matching crop top here.

The bag and boots have made another reappearance from a previous post. I'm desperate for some new every day boots, I'm quite fussy with boots, although they're probably my favourite thing about a winter wardrobe, I'm probably the most picky with them too. I've had my eye on a couple of pairs from ASOS, but I'm debating holding it out and waiting until the Christmas sales- what do you think?

I hope you've enjoyed my post, today I'm going out and getting some time lapses in Madrid- finally getting back into the swing of filming and using my camera again, I can't wait!

¡Hasta Luego!

Sam xx

Geometric- OOTD

Jumper | H&M | Old

Bag | Fashion Pills | £16.99

Skirt | Lefties | €12.99

Boots | River Island | Old (Similar)

Rings | Primark | 

Hola! Apologies for the intentional face crop in the first photo, I wasn't pulling the most attractive of faces, oopsy.

This is an outfit I wore last week when the weather was a bit chilly, but my oh my has it perked up now!

My boyfriend and I did a spot of shopping and walked round a part of Madrid we had never been to before. We felt pretty naive as we were outside a huge building with everyone taking pictures but we had no clue what it was haha!

This skirt I picked up within the first couple of weeks of moving here. When I first looked at it I thought it was shorts but it turned out to be a skirt.. I think that's why I love it so much!

Sorry for doing a post where things may not necessarily be in shops at the moment, or priced in Euros, but I thought I would share with you anyway! 

I hope you are all looking forward to the weekend, I'm off out tonight with my housemates (I should probably start getting ready, so I shall be off). Have a lovely weekend guys and I'll speak soon!

¡Hasta luego!

Sam xx

My Wishlist

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I always seem to churning wishlist posts out like no end. However, I don't blame myself for this, more the high street stores that have me lusting over pretty much all of their stock. I'm guessing that's normal behaviour for a hard-up student, though?..

Now I'm working at Outfit again, I could easily make a whole ten page wish list for Topshop and Miss Selfridge alone, but I'm trying my hardest to resist every little temptation!

I guess there's a bit of a reoccurring theme here, black, silver and sparkly! That seems to be what I'm going for most at the moment.

I love the idea of the cute little ASOS shoes paired with the silver sparkly Topshop socks, and every other kind of cute sock that's only the market at the moment. (I spotted some Bambi ones in Primark the other day.. Oh my Goodness, cute!)

I'm also finding myself more and more interested in caring about what the bottom half of me looks like too. That probably sounds ridiculous, but recently I'm starting to buy and want a lot more jeans and bottoms than I've normally cared about. I used to just chuck on a pair of jeans and my outfit would be done with, but not no more!

Lastly, I think the T-shirt from River Island is amazing! I'm loving the symmetrical 'busy' type tees at the moment. It can be worn so easily but look so good and trendy!

Thanks so much for reading guys!

£5 Dress Event at Matalan?!

Yesterday I thought I'd have a brief browse on the Matalan website and see what hidden gems I could find. A lot of people refer to Matalan as a bit of an old fogey shop, which probably was it's reputation a good decade or so ago. However, I see it as one of those shops that copies the likes of Topshop and Miss Selfridge (like pretty much every high street stores do), but Matalan seem to get it right pretty much every time and always with a low price.

Anyway, as I was mooching through the dresses, I noticed that from today until Sunday 7th July you can nab yourself some dresses at only a fiver each! (Like what they did there- always looking at other brands for inspiration- Ahem *Motel Rocks*). If I'm honest, I didn't think they would be worth a look at first, assuming they'd be the worst of the bunch, but I was pleasantly surprised!

I thought I'd show you my favourite dresses from the deal and show you how I'd wear them... In an ideal world if I wasn't a student and money was no object. I hope you like!

Click the picture for a direct link to the site.

Dress | Matalan

Boots | Miss Guided

Jacket | Boohoo

Skull Ring | ASOS

Cross Ring | ASOS

Belt | New Look

This dress is definitely my favourite and there is no chance I'm seeing this amazing offer through without getting my hands on this! Classic me, pairing everything with black, but it can't be helped with some of us- aye! 

I have been on the look out for boots like this for yonks! Just without the hefty price tag that some of them come with. Now Miss Guided have got them, I may have to treat myself! Although I'm sure if Miss Guided have them Primark will be soon to follow!

I love the look of black red and silver jewellery together, and I think this outfit would be perfect for piling up the silver rings.

Dress | Matalan

Shoes | River Island (via ASOS)

Necklace | Topshop

Cardigan | Internationale

Ring | Topshop 

Bag | River Island

This polka dot skater dress can probably be found in any shop, but who can blame them for being everywhere? They're so cute! And with the monochrome colours, the possibilities are endless as to what you could wear this with! 

I paired it with this teal cardigan from Internationale which is also only £5. I thought it would also look great with a plain coloured Kimono, but none of them particularly caught my eye. 

I thought with this look gold jewellery would work a treat, and kept it simple with only one ring but a big chunky gold chain.

 Dress | Matalan

Cardigan | Miss Guided

Boots | New Look

Necklace | ASOS

Sunglasses | ASOS

This skater Midi is my next favourite. I think it's a nice change to see a midi dress that's so tight it's squishing your insides out! (Maybe I'm just a little jealous of the people that can wear them).

Anyway, although neutral dresses can be fairly boring, they're so adaptable and can be layered so easily. Here, I paired it with this tie dye cardigan from Miss Guided. On a recent trip to Urban Outfitters there was a cardigan very similar to this for £70 and I fell in love with it but I couldn't justify spending the money- I think this well may be the next best thing!

The little necklace from ASOS I love, I think it's so cute and dainty but can make such an impact on an outfit.

I really hope you enjoyed this post, it's something a little different to what I usually do.

Do you like me rummaging online and making outfit posts? 

Should I do more outfit posts on current deals/ offers?

Let me know what you think!

Thanks for reading!

Wishing My Day Away

So, I'm back again after severely neglecting my blog. It seems mad that the last time I blogged was in November! This past year has gone so quickly and I can't seem to keep up! I can remember starting first year of uni like it was yesterday, and now I'm finished first year and waiting to move out.

I'm sitting here eating a tin of ravioli after really blowing my bank balance. Everyone's left for summer, my boyfriends and work and I'm in on my own. So what does this mean for Sam? Cruising the internet and pretty much dribbling over things I can't have.

And what a better way to get my bum into gear and start my blog again! Let's get this show on the road!

Top | Topshop | £26
Jumper | Miss Selfridge | £39
Bracelet | ASOS | £9
Watch | River Island | £25
Boots | Matalan | £22
Bag | River Island | £37

The first thing is the very much lusted over by pretty much everyone I think...the Topshop cropped cami's. This one in particular stood out to me for the really cute pattern. These can be found really cheaply in Primark too, but the pattern of this one really stands out to me.

Oh my God this jumper I have been wanting for months. I worked in Outfit for a few months at the beginning of the year and being surrounded by Topshop, Miss Selfridge clothes etc was horrible. I did get a few things whilst I was there but I couldn't justify buying this at that price even with discount. Boohoo!

I've been wanting to build up my jewellery collection for a while as I either break it all or lose it. Simple story with me... I buy jewellery and within a week of having it 9 times out of 10 its missing or snapped, brill! That's where the watch comes in..I very sadly lost my casio watch at a shoot for a film in alton. I left it in a cottage and it hasnt been seen since. Very, very sad times!

The boots.. blimey. I had so much trouble over Christmas trying to find a particular pair of River Island boots in the sale, then I walked into Matalan last week and there's a pair that are pretty similar- if not nicer! Places like Primark and Matalan are really stepping up their game recently with replicas of more expensive brands!

And lastly the bag. I went into River Island with some friends (one being Charlotte) and I fell in love with this bag! It is absolutely huuuge but I'm sure I could find enough rubbish to fill it with!

So there is it! My first blogpost in a while of many more to come! 

If you've got any suggestions on what you want to see next from me then let me know!

As always, thanks for reading!

Weekly Wishlist

1. Thin Knit Jumper | New Look | £14.99
2. Palm Leaf Jeans | Motel Rocks| £48.00
3. Lipstick and Gloss | Superdrug | Look Makeup- Red alert | £8.00
4. Barry M | Superdrug | Mint Green Polish | £2.99
5. Gold Tone Watch | River Island | £25.00
6. Platform Sandals | Internationale | £27.99
7. Double Zip Tote | New Look | £19.99

I'm back again, with another Weekly Wishlist! I enjoy doing these posts as for some reason I tend to look at things and piece together outfits in my head that I wouldn't normally give much thought about. I think this is probably because I only tend to do online shopping when I know EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I'm more of a browser online than a buyer. (Apart from eBay, but that's a complete different story all together).

So first on the list, a grey 3/4 sleeved jumper. I know this seems boring, but grey is so versatile and jumpers are too. I love the autumn months and can imagine this with black jeans and a white studded collar shirt underneath or under a black leather jacket and scarf in the colder months. A realistic wishlist number- for once?

 I'm quite surprised I like the Motel jeans actually, but they can be dressed up or down, with heels on a night out with a floaty vest top or dressed down with a jumper (can you tell I love jumpers yet?) or a shirt.

I've only got two of Looks nail varnish's (or 'Nail Pop' as they call them) and just trying these has made me intrigued to try more of their range. This lipstick looks quite interesting, as the lipstick is matte, which I love the look of, and I think the gloss on top of  this colour would look great too. And that's quite something for me to say as I can't really stand lipgloss, but definitely something I'm willing to try out more!

Barry M nail varnish, what more can I say really? I could almost guarantee everyone has one in their collection, they're affordable with a good range of colours (although they may not tend to last particularly long).

This watch just reminds me of a watch of the Michael Kors variety. I would love to own a real Michael Cors  watch, but if you cant afford one you always know you can find similar on the high-street, eh?

The heels are absolutely gorgeous and a 'knock-off' of Jeffery Campbells. I must admit, regrettably, that I probably wouldn't wear them as I'm not the biggest fan of peep toes on myself, but they are something very special! Lets just leave it at that before I get carried away...

Finally the bag. This sort of style with the chain has been round for a while now, and to be honest I thought I had grown to hate it long ago,this re-kindles my love for the style. I'm not entirely sure what it is, probably the double zip and the fact it's not with the typical diamond shapped padding either.

Anyway ladies, essay over!

I hope you've had a lovely weekend, as delayed as that may be and I hope you're not finding it too hard not to empty your bank accounts doing your own weekly wishlists!

Thanks for reading!

Weekly Wishlist

1. Ballet Pumps| H&M | £14.99
2. Lipstick |Topshop | Sartorial | £8.00
3. Zip Back T-shirt | River Island | £20.00
4. Curve Hem Tank | Topshop | £10.00
5.Black Rave Pants | Ark Clothing | £34.99
6. Linked Cuff | Topshop | £12.50

I'm finally back after well over a week of not blogging and I have missed it! It's hard to say that seeing as I've only done five posts but none the less, I am back. 

At the moment, I feel like I'm kind of experimenting with posts, finding ones which I like to write and also what you guys want to read, as ultimately they are pretty much the only reasons I'm here! I seem to have slipped a little on the fashion front and thought this post would be an ideal recurrence seeing as I've been spending all my time internet window shopping recently with not a penny in my pocket (Yay for payday!)

Ballet pumps are something which I cannot get enough of. I love the combination of the nude and the gold rhinestones, I think they compliment each other so well! And for £14.99 it's not a price you have to justify!

I haven't actually tried any Topshop make up at all, and is something which I definitely plan on doing in the near future. Lipsticks are something that I have been paying a lot more attention to recently, and I'm finding it almost impossible to find a shade that suits me but yet doesn't make my teeth look like sweetcorn. Oh well, it's just trail and error I guess for people like me that haven't got a clue what they're talking about!

Rooting round my wardrobe in the scorching weather we've had recently, I noticed an enormous lack of plain tops. Now plain tops have always been something that I mean to go out and buy, but instead come back with everything patterned or stripey or god knows what. Seeing as I'm going to be at Uni in less than a few months, (and I am going to be POOR) I feel that some plain, baggy and comfy tops are pretty high on my agenda, as they can be worn all year round.

Now for the knock-off disco pants.. I have read so many reviews on the different dupes of American Apparels forever famous Disco Pants and every time I see them I just want to snap them up and let them be MINE. I've ummed and arred more than a few times and being the tight wad that I am, I can't seem to part with the money for something which I'm worried may look awful on me! Hmm, maybe I'll do some more thinking on that one...

And finally, the cuff. I don't normally look at Topshop's jewellery unless it's in the sale, or to be honest I rarely step inside Topshop unless it's to go to the sale but seeing as this is a 'wishlist' I guess there's no harm in looking and pretty much certain I won't buy! This cuff I think it a little steep, but I can imagine it looking so dainty and timeless on. I may just have to hunt down a cheaper version on good ol' ebay.

Just quickly before I go, you may have read in my introductory post that I'm pretty much on a film marathon summer.. I would much appreciate it if you could give me a heads up on some 'unmissable' films!

Is there anything you're lusting over at the minute? What's your favourite wardrobe staple pieces?

Thanks for reading!