When We Come Back We'll Be Dressed in Black.

Hope everyone had a lovely valentines day! 

I just applied for jobs, dreamed about living in a flat away from Warrington(which is a long way off) and popped out for a bit to Altrincham. Nothing special. It's still a bit cold out but getting warmer so I wore this dress, which is pretty short, but with a longer coat I was a bit more modest!

I love the colours in this dress and it has a cute woven collar too, but you can't see in this photo. I tried to bring out the purples in the dress with this bright scarf but not sure if the two tones of purple work together. What do you think? The jumper is another one of those H&M ones.But like I said they've been one of my favourite things to wear this winter. They go with everything, including dresses and just with jeans.  And I also can't stop wearing these boots! They're so comfy and supportive, and as I suspected look nice with tights and dresses as well as jeans.

How was your week anyway, get up to anything exciting? Hope your valentines was more eventful than mine!! 

This cute charm necklace I put together myself, the charm is from a cheap jewellers in the UK called Warren James and the chain is from their too. I've used these charms before to make necklaces and bracelets for peoples birthdays and presents, using a piece of leather rope or silver chains to make them all one of a kind gifts. 

Dress & Scarf - Primark

Jumper - H&M

Boots - DP

Tights - Tesco

Necklace - Warren James

Gem xo

Walks Like a Man.

So this is what I wore over the weekend for an impromptu window shopping trip with my mum. We ventured into Bury because the market and charity shops are great, and plus they have a Simply Be shop and I wanted to ogle clothes and dresses I cannot afford. They have some beautiful dresses. And I always love to look at the sexy underwear (not as creepily as that made it sound). Anyway, all I bought were two books by Nick Hornby from a charity shop, and some coconut baked macaroons from a bakers. They're one of my guilty pleasures. And a peanut butter kit kat chunky.

I've loved the preppy look this winter. Wearing jumpers over button downs has been my uniform. These jumpers from H&M I've seen on quite a few bloggers, and I now have four different colours in it. I think a black sheer shirt never fails, and is a wardrobe staple. I'd love a bit of a longer one but this one does the job. The skinny jeans are another ASOS curve buy. They fit great and have a slight stretch in them for comfort. 

The boots are my favourite item in this outfit. After posting those topshop boots in the Wants of the Week I've been looking for a substitute. These aren't chelsea boots, but the zip adds an edge to the boot. Not sure what type of edge, but I think its a good one!

Whats been your favourite look this winter?

Jumper - H&M

Jeans - ASOS Curve

Boots - DP

Shirt - Peacocks

Rings - Pia, and vintage.

Gem xo

Graduation!

So, I graduated this year! This is me in all my finery. Not really, I look a mess. It was lovely seeing my friends and family, but at the same time your graduation is technically not 'your' day. It's for your parents. But I made them proud and they enjoyed it (hopefully!!). I ended up with a 2:1. Not too shabby if I do say so myself. 


On the day, I wore some navy gowns and was completely naked underneath. That would have given my lecturers something to look at. No, obviously I wore this outfit. I wore a vintage (its actually old M&S) cream midi skirt I won off of Ebay and a black lace top. I do love lace at the moment. I then wore some small courts so I could walk around all day, and a wonderful hat, and sash. A slick of red lipstick never fails so that went on too. 


The ceremony was held in the Anglican cathedral in Liverpool, and whilst it was lovely in there and provided great photos outside, I couldn't hear anything or see anything where I was sat. But my mum bought the DVD and you'll be happy to know I look as frightful on stage as I do in these photos!

Here is me and my parentals, now you know where I inherit my good looks, and awkward poses from.
Again everyone in the class looked lovely! As you can see below. And I had some serious shoe envy going on as everyone wore lovely shoes. I don't know how they stayed in them all day but they did. Now everyone is working hard in their new jobs, or setting up new companies, I'm really happy for them! You go MPS '11! Woop woop. 

Skirt - Ebay

Top - Very.co.uk

Shoes - New Look

Cap n Gown - LJMU

Bag - Vintage shop in Liverpool

Jewellery - DP, New Look, Vintage

Gem xo

21st Birthday.

Not got great photos of what I wore on my 21st. So apologies there, but you will know the dress. It's from Asos Curve again. And I managed to get it in the sale. I kept it for a long time and thought my 21st was the perfect time to wear it. I had a small group of friends come out to Manchester. We went to Deansgate locks and had champagne, shots and cocktails. And they all ordered pizza in the bar! It was great. The only thing I would complain about is that it was house music. We're not really fans of house, but we danced anyway. 

The dress itself was another great fit from Asos. And a perfect length. On myself anyway. I'm 5ft 7 so it finished just in my mid thigh area. It is flattering with the scallop edges and the colour is great, although it does show up stains quite easily! Well, when you're spilling shots on yourself I can't really blame the dress.

I then went to my favourite place in the world for two days with one really good friend, Steph, and met up with Roisin again. Brighton! I will use any excuse to go back there! We had a lovely weekend, and went shopping. 

So thats what I did for my 21st! 

Dress - Asos Curve

Tights - Tesco

Rings - Vintage, New Look, DP, Past Times

Gem xo

Wants of the Week

Since its Valentines, and I haven't got one. I think I'll treat myself to some presents instead.

1. Red Spotty Dress - Dorothy Perkins - £28.

A pretty dress, perfect with tights, for dates with friends.

2. Red Peter Pan Collar Dress - Dorothy Perkins - £34.

Another cute dress, a little bit dressier, maybe for an evening out.

3. Ring, Pandora, Around £100.

A nice thoughtful gift, to myself.

4. Valentina, Valentino, £71.

This perfume is lovely! Very light and perfect for spring. Very romantic.

5. Red Varnish, Chanel, £10.50.

A strong shade. Red nails never fails.

6. Red Lipstick, MAC, £13.50.

Another bright shade, a little more expensive than I'd usually pay for lipstick, but I think, like red nails, this is a sure fire great look.

7. Boots, Topshop, £80.

I originally wanted the Allegra Boot, but I cant see them anywhere. I also can't afford these at the moment so they'll probably go too.. Obviously its something thats never meant to be. We shall never be together.

8. Charm Pendant, Cath Kidston, £25.

Another cute gift for a girl.

9. Glitter Collar Top, New Look, £26.

Going away from red, this cute, pink top is also very romantic and pretty. Another good one for an evening wear.

Happy Valentines Anyway. I have more posts coming with stuff that happened in 2011!

Gem xo

Graduation Ball.

Okay so this is what I wore to my graduation ball. I know its eight months late, and what can I say I'm a terrible blogger. But here it is. It was a beautiful hot night back in May 2011. It was held in the Liverpool Adelphi Hotel, and it was a lovely night I still haven't forgotten.

Everyone dresses up into their finery for one last MPS LJMU Graduation ball and last night out. I miss them all! And miss living in Liverpool. 

My dress was the ASOS Curve black prom dress. It was a beautiful fit and underneath that I wore a net skirt that I made myself to give the dress more structure on the bottom. To cover my arms I wore this lace top (which is actually the lace top I wore from a couple posts ago, I just bought a new one and cut off the tassles) 

Accessory wise I opted for black to keep it all classic. Black clutch,and black butterfly shoes. A slick of red lipstick, my favourite for ultimate glamour.

I wore white bows in my hair to match the cream lace.

And here is a photo of some of the people from my class, all dressed up. And on the night everyone looked lovely.

Dress - Asos Curve

Lace top - Primark

Shoes - Schuh

Bangle - Vintage

Rings - Vintage and Pia.

Clutch - H&M

Gem xo

OOTD: Fringin'

Hellooo,

Well, since all I've been doing is working, I've been letting my hair down alot too. This outfit was worn on a night out with Steph, who you've seen before and some other friends at uni. I'm not really a clubber person (snore, I know) but when I join my friends on nights out we usually end up in Popworld that plays cheesey pop tunes. Spice Girls, boyzone, etc you name it.

Anyway I wore this fringed top which I've seen in a couple of shops now including Topshop. But this was from primark. It will be great layered over maxi dresses for the tribal trend and does go with quite alot. I've seen girls in Liverpool pair it with t-shirts and peg leg pants, all in khakis and pale colours. And I've seen girls overlay it with maxi dresses, and just over black, which I think works best as it really shows the fringing of the top.

Here I am, drinking a redbull, laced with vodka.

I just wore simple make up and hair because if I wear one statement piece I don't like to overdo it. Red lips and simple black eyeliner are always a fall back for me :)
Again paired with my trusty brogues I could carry on dancing all night.

Fringe top - Primark.

Tights - Tesco

Necklace - DP.

Brogues - Peacocks.

Black dress - H&M

My graduation ball is tomorrow night, and I'm so excited to show you my dress. I showed you a mock up from Polyvore not long ago and I'm pleased with the outcome. Oh the shoes, they will kill my feet but they look so cute.

Have you got anything exciting coming up??

xx