03.03 little wishes

Hello, how’s your week going? UK lovelies…how amazing has the weather been the last couple of days? Finally a reprive from winter dullness!

Today I am sharing with you a few of the items off my current wish list. I’ve found myself veering away from clothes somewhat, having seriously run out of space and money
(we won’t talk about the bargain dress I bought yesterday in New Look’s amazing sale)
and moved towards the other essentials in life!

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The one clothing items I AM desperate for is the perfect jersey maxi dress, and this one from Oasis at ASOS, £35 truly fits the bill. Perfect for layering now with tees and cardigans, and wearing bare armed with sandals all summer.

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Also from ASOS are these two amazing pairs of tights, priced at £8 each they cost mroe than I normally spend on tights (mine typically come from Primark or majorly reduced in other places and rarely cost more than £2 a pair) but I WILL get these some way and some how!

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Rounding off the ASOS lust is OPI nail polish in Absolutley Alice, £9.95. I own Mad as a Hatter from this collection and this is also calling my name.

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Continuing on my Alice theme are these adorable earrings from loveheartsandcrosses a site I only came across the other day. Check it out…instant love. This pair costs £6.

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And finally, what would a wish list be without a pair of shoes, and something from New Look? Well these cover both…one word…WANT. £35.

What are you lusting after? Any ideas for my next post? I miss posting outfits, though I’m sure you guys are glad of the reprive 😉

My Top Picks for S/S10 under £40

When online shopping, my first port of call is VoucherCodes.co.uk to check whether there are any discount codes available for where I plan to buy from. Before now I’ve saved money at ASOS, and have printed off vouchers for 2 for 1 restaurant deals.

When they got in touch with me and asked me to pick 5-10 pieces that I think will be hot for 2010 I jumped at the chance. The catch to this was, that everything must be under £40.

Having had enough for winter, I set about compiling my picks for spring and summer. You’ll notice a bit of a theme going on in the form of girlish pieces and nude colours and that’s because I am head over heels in love with all things etheral right now.

So, here are my 10 and where you can buy them.

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Skirt, £35 from ASOS

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Dress, £38 also from ASOS

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Shoes, £35 from ASOS again (I’m a bit addicted to browsing there!)

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Bag, £35 from Marks and Spencer

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Dress, £39.50 Marks and Spencer; they really have some great pieces in right now!

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Floral Jacket, £32 from Miss Selfridge, I can see this being suprisingly versatile.

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Shoes, £30 from New Look

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Dress, £35 from House of Fraser

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Dress, £35 from Topshop

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Daisy sequined Cropped Tee, £28 from Topshop.

The hardest part of this challenge was narrowing it down, there are so many gorgeous pieces out there at affordable prices, which is good to know when you have little money like moi.

Right now there are loads of great fashion and beauty discount codes at VoucherCodes.co.uk including one from Office who currently have an amazing sale going on,
and you can save 10% on your next order at Oasis
I recommend signing up to the weekly e-mail which will inform you of the top 20 best codes so you never miss a bargain
(just don’t blame me if you have to declare bankruptcy)

xxx

06.12 day of rest

Finally, a day to relax after a hectic few days…I forget how exhausting December is, so full on.
It’s been fun though, Friday I went Christmas shopping with my Dad [something I always dread, then always love…he’s such a Christmas fan!]
We got presents for Mum; it’s her birthday three days before Christmas, too, and he decided to go wild and spoil me with some fantastic tights from M&S and a new pair of flat black boots, due to my studded ones already breaking after only two months.

I also had an orthodontist appointment, after being re-referred, and as of Jan 19th I’ll be getting my FIFTH set of braces, ugh. Last ditch attempt at fixing my damn horrible teeth.

For shopping I wore a double denim ensemble, due to being lazy, more than anything else, and my new best friend; super soft snood courtesy of my Mum being fed up of me complaining of the cold 😉

(Ugh, I sound spoilt!)

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Yesterday I worked in the morning, and this was definatley the start of Christmas food shopping madness,
it always amazes me by how much people buy just for one day! Haha…oh but so many gorgeous treats about.

This week Mum is off for 5 days (hurrah!) and we’re going to go on a card writing, present wrapping, parcel packing spree,
and have a girly day of shopping!

What are your plans?
How organised are you for the big day?
What’s your dream festive outfit?

I have my eye on this dress from River Island

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But I don’t think my meagre budget stretches that far right now!

xxx

Moody Blues

This week I’ve worn a lot of blue, which could be reflective on my mood perhaps, as it’s distinctly…rubbish.
Change in seasons I reckon, our house is so cold we’ve been having the heating on for an hour or so just to keep the chill off.

Outfit one (yesterday)

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New Look dress that cost me £3 in the sale, thermal tights, gifted bag. Not pictured..the layers of cardigans that were promptly added 😉

Outfit two (today)

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New Look shirt and shorts, another (clean!) pair of thermal tights, primark belt.

Weekend Wishlist:

Any and all of the latest MAC collections

This blazer which I plan on treating myself to tomorrow after work as a pick me up.

Some of these adorable mugs from Rustic Angels

What’s on your wishlist?

xoxox