Haul: Student Lock In Event

Happy Tuesday everyone! So today's a relatively busy day lecture wise, i had zero sleep last night so it's been a huge struggle to stay focused. However, today has been rather productive, and had a successful shopping trip to tesco and bought a banquet, quite literally. 

So i thought today i'd show you what i bought at the student lock in, as i've mentioned it in previous posts and i love having a nosy at what people own and buy. I didn't actually buy a lot of items but they were quite pricey so quality over quantity here! I'm a student, I'm poor.

As soon as i walked in TopShop was the first shop, and as I'm a huge fan of their clothing I went straight in! Now usually i walk in a shop with no logic, and just buy anything and everything that i think is pretty, this time I actually thought about what i NEEDED and purchased two lovely jumpers for the winter!

Jumper No.1

I bought this jumper with embellished shoulder detailing in the cream colour in the first picture. Ive shown it in black here because it was the only colour left on the website (and a blue colour), but i thought cream would match with a lot more colours! The fabric is super soft and its extremely cosyyy. I also really love the embellishing as it gives it a glamorous touch and i absolutely love sparkly things! The only bad thing about this jumper is the sleeves aren't full length, so it's not completely ideal for winter.
Priced £46 



Jumper No.2

This is my second Topshop jumper! It's a cropped jumper so i bought it two sizes bigger so it was covering more of me, but you still need an under layer. However it's completely worth it because it's the cosiest thing i've ever worn! The material is known as an 'eyelash' jumper because the fabric sticks out sort of like eyelashes, and it's incredibly soft and snug to have on your skin. Having it in a plain colour also allows me to style it up with bold accessories and pair it with an array of different coloured clothing. Priced £34


As these both came to a quite a bit of money, i didn't buy any more clothing and instead treated myself to a few jewellery pieces. 

I bought a three pack of midi rings from Miss Selfridge! I chose them because one had a J on, and then the other two were also cute so i liked them all! The bigger ring with the garnet stone was my grans that i got given when she passed away. I had to get the midi rings in size small because my fingers are ridiculously skinny!



Last but not least i bought a necklace from Miss Selfridge as well, and i thought it would go well with a lot of different things. It's a little gold chain with a heart, and i like it because of it's size. It's not too small to not notice, but it's also not too big so that it draws attention away from the outfit. The only disadvantage with these is that the gold fades to silver!

Me wearing the new black jumper and the necklace with a Kate Moss lipstick in shade 107.

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Mini wish list!

Evening all! So i've been trying my best to be a good student and budget sensibly and all that, leaving me incredibly sad over the fact i can't go shopping. So these are a few things i've been eyeing up lately, some for ages, some just recently, but i want them all and the lack of money is making me rather sad! 

Item 1. 

So these shoes are probably my most wanted by far. I've been looking at these for a few months now, i first sighted them in a store in London when i was on a little trip for my make-up course. They're Kurt Geiger, so being a student i CANNOT afford them. Technically i could use my loan but then i'd have no food for about two weeks. They are called the Gazelle Carvela black Kurt Geiger boots, and are currently retailed at £160. I liked these so much because of how soft they were, the thought of having them on your feet was just luxury and i love the little chain detailing at the top. The description on the Kurt Geiger website is: 'Put your fashion foot forward with these 'Gazelle' peep toe ankle boots from Carvela Kurt Geiger. With super soft suede and a gold chain trim these evening boots are perfect for those winter nights out. Heel height 14cm'   Someone please buy them for me, size 5, don't forget.

Item 2.

Firstly I'd like to just put it out there that i'm a definite Harry Potter nerd, so when i saw this AND the fact it was on 50% discount i cried a little inside. Just teasing really isn't it? This bracelet is from www.ashleybridget.com an american business, that i saw advertised on Facebook! I can't get over how quaint and unique and just utterly amazing this is, i think it's really imaginative and just super cute. The colours also allow it to be paired with nearly any outfit, greys and silvers go with most things so it would definitely be worn a lot! The only bad thing about this is I don't know how bulky it is, as my wrists are ridiculously small it would look stupid if it was too chunky. (i don't think i like the word chunky..)



Item 3. 

Only going to do three items today so i can make this wish list a weekly thing and keep you updated on what i'm liking each week! This outfit... coat mainly, is what i've been looking at. I think fur coats (faux fur) are so classy looking and incredibly cosy looking for the winter which is quickly approaching us! This coat i saw on display at Miss Selfridge when i was at the student lock in event. I instantly fell in love, and needing a new coat for the winter anyway i was very tempted to break the bank and grab this. If you want a closer look , click the link below to view it online!

http://www.missselfridge.com/en/msuk/product/clothing-299047/coats-jackets-299068/blond-faux-fur-coat-2290099?bi=1&ps=40

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Self french manicure

So here is my Sunday post, it's only been a day since i blogged last so there's improvements already! I will definitely keep this up as i'm getting more and more into it each time, and getting used to using a blog. 
As well as fashion I'm really into beauty, i'm a qualified make-up artist so there will be a lot of beauty related posts too :) This one is about nails, nails are my least favourite beauty thing, i just never have the patience to paint them myself and my nails are so weak and rubbish i just leave them alone.

For some reason on this day i had a huge urge to have a go at a french manicure and i'm actually pretty pleased with the results! I don't have a french manicure set with me at uni, i just used two colours that worked really well. I also don't have any guide strips so this was all free hand!

This was the end result, i think i got the white tips really straight which surprised me because i'm always so clumsy when it comes to painting nails! (excuse my nails all being different lengths, they break so easily boooo.)

These are the two nail varnishes that i used, a matte white and a pinkish clear varnish with glitter in it. I've never tried glitter with a french manicure but i much prefer it and it's definitely more my style!

Barry M
Matte White and Pink Iridescent

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Student Lock In Event OOTD

Yet again i've been an absolute lazy cow and not been blogging regularly! I promise i will change starting here! This outfit was a few days ago now but i really liked it so i thought i would share. I always find dressing for winter really difficult because i prefer summer clothing by a mile. I always feel chucking on a bunch of layers makes me look really unflattering and swamped in a sea of fabric, BUT this outfit i was pretty pleased with and felt like it all matched up well so here we go : 

I was going to the student lock in, which if you haven't heard of it is an event where a shopping centre hosts a huge discount session and the majority of the shops have deals and discounts going on. Looking it up and seeing that Miss Selfridge AND Topshop have 20% off was more than enough of a persuasion for me to go.

So here is what i wore to the event ! I took a shirt that i bought ages ago in a H&M sale and put it under my newish coral cropped jumper. This was to a) keep me warmer with an extra layer and b) expose the cute collar detail on the shirt. I paired it with my black disco pants, they're high waisted so it was ideal with a cropped jumper (i tucked the shirt into them.) Finally i finished it off with the accessories, my brown boots, pink handbag and my pandora bracelet!

Shirt : H&M (sale)

Jumper: Topshop (£32-£36)

Disco Pants: American Apparel (£70-£75)

Boots: Miss Selfridge (£48)

Handbag: New Look (£20)

Bracelet: Pandora (Price ranges depending on charms/chain)

OOTD Elephant leggings

So it's taken me ages to come round to doing another post, and i have no excuse except from pure laziness! I decided to do an outfit of the day post on my most 'quirky' fashion possession. My elephant leggings from Urban Outfitters!

Urban Outfitters are well known for their individuality, and their unique trendy pieces. I saw these leggings and instantly wanted to buy them! They are nothing like my 'style', and i still don't know what attracted me to them, and was even more clueless on how to style this statement piece!

So here they are! I decided to pair them with a plain black t-shirt because mixing patterns could end up with me looking like a clown. Especially as i have no idea what pattern to pair with an elephant print. Black goes with pretty much anything so this works, and i made it a little more exciting with my long heart pendant necklace and my heeled biker boots.

Biker boots have come into fashion recently, and again I surprised myself liking them as they really aren't typically girly! These boots were actually my mums that she bought from a boutique in a village near where i live, and are a size too big for me but they were too nice to not keep! The laces are probably my favourite feature of the boots, i think it gives a really cool twist to the look and these shoes are similar to Rihanna's which she designed for River Island.

Going outside i wore this outfit with my black leather jacket.


Leggings: Urban Outfitters , around £28
T-Shirt: New Look, only £3!
Boots: The Forge Boutique, (Price Unknown)
Necklace : Miss Dee (Birthday Present)