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casual friday

date night

Hey everybody. Last night, my friend Shane and I went on a little date night. Originally, a night in Belfast was planned, but we fancied something a little different, so instead we went low key with dinner and a movie. How romantic..

We had an AMAZING feed, a few cocktails (and shots!) before going to see The Wolf On Wall Street. Was a good film, although SO long... was ready to sleep during it. But a good night overall. 

Here's what I wore..

Coat/ Topshop

Tshirt/ River Island

Shorts/ Primark

Boots/ H&M

Watch/ Guess

Necklace/ New Look

Bag/ ASOS

the essentials: part 3

5. Skinny Jeans

A good pair of skinny jeans can transform ANY look. You can literally throw on anything with a pair of jeans, and be ready to go. It is a necessity to own at least one pair, although it is also fully acceptable to own 50.. in every colour possible. Here, I'm wearing my most favourite (and most comfortable) pair from Topshop. 

Look 1: To prove that anything can be worn with jeans, I present this look. A oversized jumper and a pair of heels...easy.

Look 2: Breaking out another of my ultimate casual looks, I teamed my jeans with a basketball jersey, bomber jacket and wedged trainers. Stylish and cool..

Look 3: I don't know about you but I've noticed through these posts that I wear A LOT of black. I'm glad to have at least one outfit full of colour. I am crazy about these new green and silver shoes I got in the Topshop sale, and I think they really add something to casual outfits. This blazer is an oldie, but it just screams 'Spring!' All we need now is the weather to change...

For an amazing pair of skinny jeans, I HAVE to link back to the JAMIE selection at Topshop. These jeans are really well fitting and SOOOO comfortable.

Or for an edgier pair, try these ones from asos. They're awesome!

6. White Tee

A real essential for me, is the plain white (and possibly black!) t-shirts. Some would say a crisp white shirt is more important, but I'll confess...I hate shirts! Apparently, I was a weird child who had issues with wearing buttons..It's clearly affected my style. 

Look 1: The great thing about a simple plain white tee is that it goes with EVERYTHING. So when you have that one piece that's difficult to style, like a pair of navy plaid trousers, a white tee will nail it. And because of the simplicity of a t-shirt, it keeps the focus on the trousers, and ensures the outfit is not too 'in-your-face'. 

Look 2: How CUTE is my new skirt!?!? I swear I could live in Topshop. But back to the t-shirt... This look shows how easy it is to create an outfit for a night out. Paired with this (adorable!) skirt, cool platform heels, and layered necklaces..it's an easy go-to when the wardrobe looks empty. This look would also look pretty good with flat shoes, creating the perfect from day to night look.

Look 3: To be honest, one my favourite things to do with plain tee's, is to layer them. I love using a simple t-shirt to break up an outfit like this one. Instead of being so dull with an all black look, an oversized tee underneath just gives the look a little more edge. And I can't forget the colour my Puma's bring.. 

For a simple oversized tee, look no further than H&M.

I'll be back tomorrow with two new wardrobe essentials..

blocks

Hey guys..What up!?
So recently I cleared out my wardrobe, and I came across these green joggers I got from Topshop a lifetime ago. I haven't really had much wear out of them and to be completely honest, I've been keeping them 'just incase'. After spending last night reading through a fashion book, that basically says if you don't wear it, get rid of it, I've been giving these trousers some thought.

There is still something pulling me to them, and making it very hard to throw them out, so I gave them a chance today. I teamed them with this black and white block tee, another old purchase from Topshop, and I really do love the block colours, and the structure of this outfit. It felt like a refreshing change from the usual, trusty jeans/tee combo.

Trousers (Old)/ Topshop (Similar here in blue)

Top (Old)/ Topshop (Love the simplicity of this for these trousers)

Shoes/ DV8 (Similar here)

What do you guys think of these trousers? Should they stay or should they go?!

Drop me a comment..

wishing i was in la

Hey guys. After last year being so unbearably boring, I have been promising myself that 2014 will be amazing! However, it's 21st January... and I'm bored already. I'm definitely going to start working on a bucket list for the next 12 months. My main aim is definitely to visit LA. It is the dream. Most of the bloggers that I follow religiously are from LA, and I just so envy them. I love the casual style they seem to have when it comes to their lifestyle, and their clothes. For me, (if I lived in LA, where it's warm unlike Ireland), my go to outfit would definitely be the mini skirt and tee combo. I love how effortlessly cool this looks, and I'm loving sequins at the minute. I got this sequinned skirt years ago, and only rediscovered it when reorganising my wardrobe. 

Tee/ Tee and Cake @ Topshop

Skirt(Old)/ Similar here and also love this

Hat/ Topshop (Similar here)

Rings/ H&M

Boots(Old)/ Love these

Missguided have some really cool sequinned skirts in their sale at the minute. The links to them are above. I really want to get more wear out of this skirt (and I'm sorry but I hate wearing tights!!), so the weather here really needs to get better. Here's hoping!! 

tfnc

Good evening guys..

Today I want to show you my beautiful new sequinned jacket. I spotted this little tfnc number in Topshop last week, and instantly bought it! I find it impossible to say no to a statement jacket, and you just can't beat a fully sequinned piece. I love using statement pieces to dress up an otherwise dull outfit, and they can work both casually or for a night out. So, you REALLY can't say no can you..

Jacket/ tfnc @Topshop

Tee/ H&M

Jeans/Topshop

Shoes/ Matalan

Check out the full range of tfnc at Topshop here.

What do you guys think of statement jackets?? 

dropped

I wasn't going to do an outfit post today, but changed my mind last minute, because I really wanted to share this dress. I absolutely love drop waist dresses. It's really all Victoria Beckham's fault. I love her designs, and hello..have you seen that blue oversized drop waist dress for S/S 14?! Incredible!! So that was my main attraction to this dress when I seen it. My other drop waist dress is quite a tight fit, so I'm glad this one is a litter looser. Much more comfortable for casual wear.

Dress/Topshop

Necklace/Topshop

Necklace/Topshop (similar here)

Trainers/River Island (love these ones too)

Sorry that these photos are awful. These were very last minute, and as you can probably tell, it's just me and my (not so good) camera. On the look out for a photographer this year ;)

i'm back...

..and I've been shopping!!

 

The exams are finally over (phew!!). And I'm only in first year.. I dread to see the stress levels in final year (I always thought everyone was being dramatic! lol). But anyways, because of exams, blogging was put on hold. It actually surprised me at how much I missed it. So I'm glad to be back at it, and to celebrate, I went shopping...

 

Here's a few recent buys, and hopefully I can start doing outfit posts tomorrow again..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lipsticks/Yves Saint Laurent

Rings/H&M

Dress/Topshop

Necklaces/Topshop

Sequinned Jacket/TFNC @ Topshop

Clutch/ASOS



 

 

I'll save the rest for later....



dressed to the Max

Today was AMAZING!! My big sister and her husband welcomed baby Max into the world this morning, and he's just a fricking dote!!! I seen him sleep for about half an hour and already I'm crazy about him. So proud of my sister and really looking forward to them getting home. So between visiting Max and taking over the school runs today, in hindsight, this probably wasn't the most practical outfit. Oh well...

Ask anyone and they can confirm, I am rarely out of my leather trousers. They are AWESOME! I paired them today with a loose oversized plain white tee, worn both tucked in and hanging loose as they day went on (keeping things mixed up! lol!). And my lovely new oversized coat that I got for a complete bargain in the Topshop sale.

Leather Trousers/Topshop

White Tee/New Look

Coat/Topshop

Boots/H&M

Anyways, I must get back to this studying I've been avoiding... or I might just look at some pictures of Max in all his cuteness..

leather and lace

cosy in leather