Autumn Outfit : Pull and Bear Faux Leather Skirt

Hello!  I had a bit of retail therapy last weekend and my mini-haul included this faux-leather mini skirt from Pull and Bear.  I also purchased a couple of basic jumpers from H&M which go with everything and are warm and snuggly.  I guess these were my first purchases for Autumn, brought on by the chillier weather.

When I spotted the faux-leather skirt in Pull and Bear I knew I had to have it!  I don't have anything similar in my wardrobe and have been wanting to wear something leather-esque for a while but never found the right way to pull it off.  This skirt shape  is something I would normally go for and the fact it was in the faux-leather fabric was a bonus.  It came in pale pink and black too.  I also really liked the pink version but felt the dark green was the most autumnal and unique.

Due to the plastic-y material there is literally no give in the waist band and I had to buy the skirt two sizes bigger than I would normally go for to feel comfortable!

I love the exposed metal zip in the back.

I also really like the ruched shoulder detailing on this cute dotty h&m jumper.  I think it sweetens up the slightly kinky skirt.

Now I have two autumn mini skirts that I love!  This one and my lilac sequinned one from Dahlia.  I think autumn fashion is taking the edge off the sadness of the end of summer and subsequent winter chill.  That and candles...and baths...and drinking hot drinks!

Pretty Swan Print Apron by Clover

Hello there!

Did you have a nice weekend?  I really did as my Mum and sister came to visit me and I celebrated my birthday!  I had a lovely day which involved having friends over for drinks and cake; and I got some awesome gifts.
One of those was this super cute swan print apron which was bought for me by my sister.  I have needed an apron for ages as I frequently ruin my clothes baking but this is almost to pretty to bake in!

My sister said she got it from a vintage style boutique in London and the little label on it says 'Clover'.
I've never seen anything like it before but it's very me!  I already wore it to prepare my birthday cake for the party.

Twirlybirdie :)

Black and White Dresses- Instant Vintage and Sparkle and Fade

Hello lovelies,

how are you?  I've been feeling philosophical lately.  I was talking to a friend recently about life in general and she said to me that she was frustrated because she wasn't busy enough and she had too much time to think about all the things she wasn't happy with in her life.  I wondered then, is the problem that you're not happy with your life and should change it, or is it that you're just not busy enough to forget about your dissatisfaction?  It seemed to me a different way to look at things and I'm not sure what the right answer would be there...
On to other less philosophical things.  After the Christmas holidays I returned with two pretty dresses in tow.  Each dress is very different from the other: one creamy white and pretty, and the other black and sexy.
The cream dress was a Christmas present from my Mum from a little shop in Bath.  I can't remember what the name of the shop is but the dress says Instant Vintage on the label.  It's really cute and pretty and I love the beaded collar.

The other dress was from Urban Outfitters and I wore it to a New Year's Eve party.  It's slinky and see through around the waist.  It's by Sparkle and Fade.

It felt gorgeous on and was such a bargain at half price in the sale.  The only problem with this dress was that when I took it off at the end of the night it had dyed my skin purple.  Yes purple!!  It was everywhere I couldn't believe it!  I had to scrub really hard to get it all off.  Somehting like that has never happened to me before.  It seemed pretty dodgy.  I might try and soak this dress in water or something so it doesn't happen next time....

Anyway those were my two newest dresses.  I love them both and they're so different!  

It's time for me to curl up and get in to bed.

Twirlybirdie :)

Shopping Lately

Hello!

I hope you are having a lovely Tuesday.  For me it was the first day back to work after the first two day weekend I've had in ages.  Somehow I still felt pretty sleepy.  I managed to get a nice massage in at the end of the day though which is helping to sort my neck out.

I'm enjoying the scent of my Glade candle I bought last week.  It was apple and spice or something like that, something Christmassy!  I have a really bad memory...

I thought I would do a post about a few items of clothing I've picked up in the Winter sales.  I was really bored of wearing the same jumpers over and over again so I bought two new ones.  Both of them with floral design but in quite different ways.

The black and white one I got with 30% off in the sale at a shop called Mojito.  I thought it would go really well with a red lipstick as I was going through a bit of a dark clothing with red lips faze.
The white jumper with blue flowers was from Mango and was half price in the sale.  I'd been after it for ages and it looks really pretty over blue skinny jeans.  I wore it on Monday with my ASOS pinafore.

The sun actually shone yesterday for the first time in ages so I tried to take a few pictures for future posts as normally I'm trying to take them in the dark and it just doesn't float my boat as much.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.  Don't forget to follow me :)

Till next time

Twirlybirdie

Today I wore... Topshop and New Look

Hello!

I hope you guys are having a nice weekend.  This is an outfit I actually wore on Friday to go to work in.  I bought this dress in the summer sales at Topshop.  It was a great buy at 20 quid and I got lots of compliments on it at work.

The photo isn't great quality so I'll try and take a better picture of it with my Canon camera at home.

I wore it with my New Look shoes which are leather and were just 10 quid in the sale!

You can see the pattern on the dress a bit clearer here.  So pretty!

Here's a closer picture of the shoes.  They are a great height for everyday wear and pretty too!

I'm hoping to make some cupcakes later today, maybe I will surprise my boyfriend with them,

till next time

Twirlybirdie :)

Fantasy Shopping Trip - Vero Moda

I wondered in to Vero Moda the other day and saw some cute things that I liked for Spring.  I can't afford to buy them all so I thought I would write a blog post about them instead!

They had this Sequin Jumper in a few colours but my favourite was this spring green!

I really like this lace top which would go really well with skinny dark blue jeans

I don't have a pair of floral jeans yet and I'd love to get hold of a pair to wear with a plain cream top.

I like this bright short trench coat which would also brighten up dark blue skinny jeans.

You can check out these clothes and more at their on-line website here.

I hope you're as excited for the weekend as I am!

xxxxx

What I Wore - Coffee Date

Today I went out for coffee with my boyfriend.  I wore my lovely dress by Love from Topshop.  I don't wear my favourite dresses enough because of the weather or because I worry I'll stand out too much/ look too dressy.  I think I'm going to make more of an effort to give my favourite things more outings, they deserve it!

It's such a cute a cute 60's style and is light and flowy.  Of course I had to wear woolly tights as well because of the cold weather!

I wanted to wear a nice light scent to go with it so used this lovely light body moisturiser by L'Occitane in Cherry Princess.  I bought it together with the matching shower gel as a treat and I'm glad I did, it's really lovely stuff with a subtle, light scent.

I went for simple pearl earrings and just blusher and mascara.  Really natural make-up!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

xxxx

Topshop dresses

I recently went to look at the Topshop website for the sale but couldn't resist a peak at their new in section.  Dresses are always my favourite kind of fashion porn and they had some gorgeous new ones.

These really caught my eye


This Faye Dress by Jones and Jones is really unique with it's black lace on white and it's dirndl style skirt with volume from a net trimmed petticoat.  I think the nipped in waist would be really figure flattering.

This lace cut out dress by Rare is also really pretty and delicate with a nipped in waist and floaty skirt.  The cut out back makes its really different.

There was one other dress which has disappeared from the site since I last saw it!  It was this pale blue off shoulder dress.  Hopefully it's just sold out and will be back soon.  I love the 50's vintage print fabric and silhouette!  

Hope you have a great Sunday!

Sunday Things

I had an early start today for a Sunday.  Well, I was up at 9.30 am.  After a phone call to my Mum I decided to paint my nails.  I fancied a shiny mossy green colour.  It's called Kiwi and it's by Misslyn.  I haven't painted my nails in ages as I've been performing a lot recently and I was definitely out of practise.  Urgh!  Not the perfectly painted nails I'd been imagining.  I like this unusual earthy colour though.

When I got dressed I decided I was in a dotty mood.  I wore this grey and yellow dotty top by H&M and some old Gap 1969 jeans that I've worn to death over a year or more and definitely need replacing!

I also wore some grey pearl earrings to match my top.  They are so simple and yet slightly unusual because of the grey colour.  I'd really like to make some of these using freshwater pearls and sterling silver.  These ones are from Accessorize.  They came in a set of three colours and have been so useful as I can wear them with almost anything.

After that I went off to the shops where I ended up going in to the sale at Mango.  Big Mistake!  Two new pairs of shoes and a jumper later I was back at home.

Both these shoes were really good deals.  The khaki ankle boots have a good tread so will hopefully last me a while.  The black high heels should go with pretty much anything and were so elegant and classy looking when I tried them on in the shop!  Any excuse for a new pair of shoes.  You can still buy them on-line here for the suede ankle boots, and here for the suede slip on pumps.

It gets dark here so early it's hard to take pictures in natural lighting.  I'll try and take a picture of my new jumper during the day sometime soon.  If it wasn't Winter I'd love to try taking some outfit photos outside with my new camera.

I hope you had a lovely Sunday.  Until next time!