OOTD- Paradise

Dress | Topshop Sale | €28

Bag | Bershka | €14.99
Shoes | Primark | €6
Rings | Assorted Primark

¡Hola!

It's mad to think that in my last outfit post I was convinced it was winter from there on out, but the heat really has picked up again. This is what I wore one day early last week when I did a spot of vintage shopping and went to an American diner for lunch (I may have a review coming soon).

This dress I picked up in the Topshop sale, and although I was pretty underwhelmed by it's sale price, I have to keep reminding myself that the prices aren't in English pounds, so it actually isn't so bad. When I noticed it,  I loved the pattern and was pleasantly surprised when it didn't look as awful on as I had thought it would. Because I'm quite tall (5ft 11) it's sometimes hard for me to find dresses that are acceptable to wear in the day and aren't ridiculously short, and I think I hit jackpot with this one! I think it'll look great in the colder months too with tights, boots and a big old cosy wooly jumper.

The bag and shoes are pretty much my new favourite things and I wear them with every outfit I can. The shoes are extra comfy and the bag fits in all the crap that a girl could ever need in her bag! I'm definitely guilty of filling big bags with rubbish that you will never and have never needed whilst you're out, but it just feels wrong to have a near empty big bag, right?

I'm still finding it hard being in front of the camera when I am usually behind it, so my next few outfit posts may still involve a couple of awkward looking faces.

Thanks for reading again!

¡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.  Spike Pendant Necklace | Newlook | £6.99
2. Cut Out Maxi Dress | Miss Guided | £17.99
3. Lace Insert Tunic | Miss Selfridge | £32.00
4. Camo Jacket | Ark | £29.99
5. Bow Ankle Wellies | New Look | £37.99
6. Zig-Zag Rings | ASOS | £10.00
7. Leather Studded Bag | Topshop | £85.00

Another Weekly Wishlist again!

The first thing I can say about this wishlist is... how ANNOYING is it that Primark doesn't have a proper website? I took a trip there at the weekend (with limited funds as always) and there was so so many things I neeeded to have, but couldnt :( Primark, if you're out there, get your website sorted! Haha.

Anyway, lets get right into it instead of an unnecessary and boring intro!

Firstly the spike necklace, something which can make any plain out boring outfit stand out that little bit more and become a bit more exciting. Plus, if you haven't noticed I have a thing for dark colours and studded clothing and accessories.

This cut out maxi dress I think is just stunning and such a great price. Probably two wishes in one, obviously the first of having the dress but secondly being able to have the figure to pull this one off! I can say that I love it but I doubt very much I'd be brave enough to wear it! Anyway, such a chic yet simple dress which would be great for looking that bit more classy on a night out, but still showing a whooole lotta flesh haha.

Miss Selfridge is somewhere that I think gets skimmed over a lot, but they always have something in there that I like! This jumper looks so cosy and comfy to wear and could easily be worn with black tights or black skinnies with black ankle boots.

Everyone and their mother has a jacket in this style, but I still really want one. Again, something to jazz up a boring outfit, can just be thrown on over anything making it easy, yet effective ;) haha.

I'm jealous of anyone going to a festival this year, so so jealous! And one thing that's making me even more jealous (yes I know this sounds absolutely ridiculous) but I keep seeing so many nice wellies everywhere? I feel like just buying a pair to wear everyday but I'm sure that wouldn't go down too well with people in my 'local area'. Now I wouldn't pay nearly £40 for a pair of little wellies unless I won millions on the lottery- yes I am really that much of a tight arse.. but I thought I'd just pop these on here as one of the pieces that's well outta my league!

I just love zig zags, intertwining rings and wearing different kinds of metal. Cant really say much else I dont think?

Lastly, I need a new bag soooo badly! Although, as you'd probably guess, I wouldn't pay this much for a bag, but one can wish on such a splendid item!



Sorry for the rubbish posting recently, I've had such a busy weekend! And on Thursday I'm off to Turkey for two weeks, so I'm going to try and get a few posts sorted out for then if I have time- Sorry if not! (There will be plenty more when I get back!)

OOTD: Skirts and Stripes

Denim Jacket | Primark
Stripey Boob Tube | H&M
Maxi Skirt | Matalan

Necklace | Primark

Shoes | Miss Guided
(Sorry for a close up picture of my feet! Haha)

Hello ladies!

This is just my outfit from yesterday, I went to visit my Nan. I got this maxi skirt a few months ago now and this is only the second time I've worn it, and I don't often wear stripes anymore, so this was a bit of an unusual combination for me! I went into town and had a little shop in the sale Topshop.. Possibly one of my favourite shops, even though it is like a jumble sale. I will have a little haul post showing my purchases :) I also got a few cheeky bits from Boots too- again another post.

I wore 'Alarm' lipstick as I showed in one of my recent posts and it stayed on for hours without a budge. I was very pleased!

I was hanging around for my Nans gardener to go so I could have taken some pictures in the nice weather but he showed no signs of going before it was getting a bit dark to take them- so this is why my feet are non existant in the first picture and a little out of focus. Sorry guys! I will have to get used to the OOTD posts haha.

I hope everyone had a lovely week, it's Friday now yaay! (Not that it really makes a difference to me as I work all weekend but ya'know.)

Anyway, enough with the ramblings..

Thanks for reading lovelies 

P.s. Do you prefer my fashion posts or beauty? Let me know if there's anything you'd like to see me post about! :)

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!