Lilac lace

 Annoying twisted necklace!

Dress: New Look
Denim Shirt: New Look
Hat: ebay (I searched "bowler hat")
Necklace: New Look

I didn't even realise that 75% of this outfit was comprised of pieces from New Look, I'm sorry it all sounds a bit boring! The shirt and dress are actually from the children's section. I know, I know that sounds really bad, but the large size more like a size 10 in most pieces maybe even a 12? That makes it ok right? All the kids clothes are much nicer, it would be a shame not to ;)

The bowler hat came in the post this morning and I am literally going to wear it every single day! I love it. It came from ebay, there are so many companies that ship them from china/hong kong and it was only £6.99! Bargain :)

Apologies again about the photo quality! The first few were SO ORANGE, I had to edit them, but then I changed the settings, the last ones turned out a little better but they're very dark. I give up on technology!
xo

DIY: Screw Back Studs

I bought some screw back studs on ebay a few weeks ago and they finally arrived today! So I thought I'd show you what I studded and give a quick step-by-step guide on how I did it.
The ebay store I bought them from is HERE They were £4.09, you might be able to find some cheaper ones if you looked carefully. However, they were a perfect height at just under 1cm.

These are the two items I studded:

A pair of Topshop shorts from the outlet last summer

And the collar on a chiffon shirt (from New Look)

To show the process I took pictures of how I studded the shirt collar

These are the studs, they come with the screws bagged separately which I thought was very useful, saved a lot of messing around!

I used a crochet hook to make the holes as it was the perfect size and not too sharp so I couldn't harm myself. You could aslo use a very small screw driver or anything with a pointed end. Needless to say if you are under 16, get someone's assistance with this as it can be tricky!

This was the collar before studding

In hindsight I should have marked with chalk where I wanted to pierce the holes, it is tricky getting them perfect if you do not do so.

Gently poke your needle/hook through where you want to make a hole, I did mine on the carpet so I didn't damage anything, I would recommend this rather than on a piece of furniture.

Push the screw through the back of the hole then attach the front of the stud, screw it in well and use a screwdriver to tighten it

One down, 11 to go...

5 down...

The finished collar



I also studded the pocket of the shorts, which were surprisingly easy to stud with the needle

I used exactly the same technique for these!
Let me know if you try this too,  I definitely want to do more DIY posts through the summer :)
xo

Skulls and Bones

Top: H&M
Skirt: A shop in Panama
Leggings: Primark
Blazer: Zara
Necklace: Jewellery outlet

I'm so sorry about the awful quality of these posts, I ended up having to take them all on my webcam (ugh!). I was so excited to get back to taking outfit posts, but my camera is so awful, I must have taken 10 on every setting but they all turned out fluorescent! I looked like i had been tangoed, quite literally. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things and get pictures almost every day/every other day from now on (see how long this lasts), but first I need to sort out my awful camera.

Another reason my camera hates me is probably because my hair is so bright, it makes everything surrounding me look like it's glowing neon. I feel like pink is my natural colour, and I always gravitate back towards it but I'd quite like a change for a few weeks. I'd like to be able to wear all my bright summer clothes, not much of a chance in England, nevertheless, all my clothes clash with my hair. I think I might go silver for a few weeks, with pink tips or something. I just need a small break, not from crazy hair, but from my awful dark wardrobe. Silver seems like a nice in between colour, and even though everyone and their uncle has silver hair at the moment it's the closest I want to go to "normal" for a while. Hopefully I will be able to do it when my hair has fadd out :)
xo

Ebay finds

Cross Top, Pink Flatforms, Heel-Less Shoes, American Flag Jumper, Stripe Leggings, Chiffon Waterfall Skirt

I've been buying so many things from ebay recently! Shoes, skirts, tops, you name it. I thought I'd share some of my favourite finds from ebay uk, if it goes down well I may do posts like this more regularly.

I love the cross top, it looks just like one I was lusting over in topshop for a very long time. I bought myself the pink flatforms and they're really comfortable, I even invested in some black ones too!

I also bought some of the heel-less Mary Janes that look just like Jeffrey Campbell Nightwalks, I'm still waiting for them to arrive so will do a post on how comfortable they are when they arrive but they're slightly intimidating to look at!
xo

Razzmatazz

Topshop Nails in Razzmatazz: £6

I've been dying to get my hands on the topshop gitter polishes for (what feels like years) weeks. I looked everywhere, even the Topshop in Oxford street but no luck. I finally found them when I stopped looking around, always the way. I originally wanted to pick up the pink glitter (adrenaline) but when I compared them I actually preferred the blue. I'm slightly gutted I didn't buy all three but I will probably go back and pick up the other two now that I've tried one.

This was applied with no colour underneath as a base coat, my nails were going commando. Surprisingly I only used two coats to get this effect, it's safe to say I am more than impressed. There are two different grains of glitter in the bottle which always gives a nicer effect, it looks more impressive. The ratio of glitter to polish is amazing,  most polishes take at least 3/4 coats to get anywhere near this effect.

I tried to do the polish justice in the pictures but I don't think I really captured the magic quite enough. The last picture gives a better idea of the colours that it reflects, look at all those colours!

I don't often review just one product, but I loved this one so much i just had to share it.
xo

So much for saving money..

Top: Topshop sale: £5

Shorts: Miss Selfridge: £15

 Top: Topshop £14

Topshop £3.50  

 Miss Selfridge £1

 Topshop: £3.50

Topshop: £2.50 

 Miss Selfridge: £1

 Topshop: £5

 H&M Kids: £7.99

H&M Kids: £5.99 

 New Look: £16.99

Miss Selfridge: £15

I remember myself saying something along the lines of "I'm not going shopping for a whole MONTH" about 2 weeks ago... well that didn't last very long did it? I guess I'm making the most of having some pennies, I'm going to have to be pretty frugal over the summer months as I'm saving for a deposit on a flat 

I know it sounds terrible, but some of the things in the kids section are nicer than the adults clothes, and fit probably up to a size 12, so it never hurts to look around!

And all of the things I bought were an extra 10% off with my student discount too!

Oooh ps: My hair looks like this now.. probably not for long

xo