Jacket - TRF @ Zara £59.99, Skull Vest - New Look £9.99

It started with the cray cray hair and now it’s a neon jacket. Natch!

This is really hard to photograph, in a lot of pictures in looks canary yellow but the one above (taken on Sat) probably best captures the actual hue. An in your face green-yellow. This jacket will get you noticed (and probably talked about…). The cut is divine, strong structured shoulders and clean lines. Zipped up it gives an almost corseted effect to the waist. LOVE!

Ring - Forever 21

My eyeshadow here is Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencil in Morphine. They’re the fattish ones and I believe it cost around £14. So far I like and the creasing by the end of a few hours out was minimal. Most of all I love the handiness of it, swipe the colour on, use finger to blend. Voila. Lazy eyeshadow looks ftw!

Hair Update – SO MUCH MAINTENANCE. I mean everyone said it would be and it is. If you’re considering all I can do is reiterate that fact

xo

I enjoy watching these kind of videos on YouTube and thought I’d have a go myself
Watch it in HD if you can xo

Jacket – Zara £119 (Sold out online)
Boots – Next £78
Bag – Bimba & Lola (Past season)

Dress – Pearl Lowe @ Peacocks £20

What a busy little weekend I have had! Yesterday I ventured into the city for lots of Christmas goodies and ended up in Build-A-Bear for OVER AN HOUR. If you don’t know what this shop is, it’s basically hell disguised as something fluffy and fun. Long queues, lots of screaming children having Build-A-Bear parties and loooooong queues. Plus add-ons, so a bear that initially costs £15 at the start (of hell) ends up ringing in at an eye watering £38!! once it’s been dressed and given a heart. Did I mention the never-ending QUEUES?!?!

Ugh, anyways… hopefully there will be one very happy little boy on Christmas morning and my measly hour of delirium will all have been worth it. Oh and you know how you’re not meant to shop for yourself while buying presents for others? Yeah well I failed, multiple times… oops…

While making one such purchase (chunky mustard circle scarf) in Accessorize I met one of my lovely blog readers. I was so chuffed! She has a YouTube channel about Plus Size Fashion which you totally need to check out here

Saturday night my Mum took the kids so that Matt and I could have some (much needed) couple time. We hit up the Christmas Market in Belfast for currywurst, macaroons and crepes ♥
Then today we spent the day eating out and doing the last of Santa’s shopping. It’s been a lovely 24 hours

xo

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Look what Mr Postman brought me! *squeeeeeeeeeeal*

After much deliberation and justification I finally purchased the black Miu Miu Vitello Lux Bow Bag for myself, and I have ZERO regrets. It really is even more stunning than I had imagined.

However this isn’t quite as indulgent as it probably seems.

This particular Vitello is secondhand (2+ years of serious pre-lovin’) and came to me via eBay. I wouldn’t really recommend shopping for designer goods on there unless you really know your stuff as sadly there are a lot of unscrupulous sellers trying to pass off fake goods. However, I think of myself as a seasoned shopper on there and The Purse Forum are a great resource for helping to spot the authentic deals.

Thankfully this was one of them and I made a substantial saving

I have to say that the previous owner has obviously adored the bag too. The leather has that amazing squishy “worn in” feel and look (which personally I heart) but there is no damage and the lining is immaculate. The seller will definitely be getting 5 star feedback from me!

Incidentally today must have been THEE day for Vitello deliveries as the lovely Laura received a pink one. Check it out here! It’s a beaut!

The rest of today’s outfit is high-street. My rather see-through (oooer missis) jumper is from Forever 21. I spent a good ten minutes this morning fretting over what colour bra I could “acceptably” wear with this. I finally settled on black and I think it works…. I may be wrong though

Anyways, I picked it up when I was in the Dublin branch last week. Initial impression in regards to quality is unexpectedly good although I haven’t washed it yet so watch this space!

Jeans are from Zara. LOVE their denim and the fact that they recognise women aren’t just straight up and down. YES we have bums and YES we have hips and most of their styles allow for that.

My blazer is from New Look (recently) and I adore the tailored fit. You can leave it open for a casual look or fasten the button to accentuate the waist. Great staple piece imo.
Shoes are oldies from Faith but I’m actually cursing them as they gave me an awful heel blister this afternoon. Booooo hissssss!

Anyways, must dash as I’m heading to a family party. Have a good night whatever you get up to xo

you overindulged at the weekend?

*raises both hands*

I love red wine. I love Indian food. Sadly my insides disagree.

Today I am STILL recovering after a fun Saturday night out. Bread and muchos water please!!

Outfit wise I had planned to wear a frock on Saturday night, but absolutely crazy weather put an end to that idea. I ended up heading out in straight leg jeans and a white blouse from Warehouse. Absolute bargain at £7.50! There is another 50% off their sale prices in store.

This was a bit out of my comfort zone, so I did spend a large proportion of the night pulling at it and feeling the need to smooth it down. However it was very comfortable and cool to wear so it’s definitely opened me up to the idea of a shirt and jeans as alternative going out attire.

Both necklaces are from River Island. I think my favourite high street jewellery comes from there. It’s always a bit different and the pieces I have already have lasted well, unlike Primark bits n pieces. I’d rather spend a few quid more and not worry about it falling off my neck halfway through a night

Shoes were another sale bargain from the fail that was Faith. £10 in the Debenhams outlet. I thought they were really cute but classy, and they even have a little cone kitten heel. I can see these getting a tonne of use!

Speaking of fashion I’m currently lemming a hacking jacket… you know the type. Fitted tweed with elbow patches? I’ve tried a few on in Zara but not been overly happy with the fit and at £79.99 I expect to be! Anyone seen anything similar? Link me up please

xo

It’s a grey overcast day in Belfast, not cold… not hot… just a kinda meh temperature. The hardest kind to dress appropriately for.

I settled on a bandeau playsuit with a cardy over the top which meant that when I got too warm I could just whip it off and pop it in my bag. I had to do exactly that for the duration of my shopping in town. Cardigan FAIL.

Playsuit – Zara

Cardigan – Tesco

Flats – Primark

Bag – Mulberry

Vivienne Westwood Necklace and DIY Disc

Links Of London Charm Bracelet and mixed silver bangles from Miss Selfridge

Eye make-up was a simple lilac wash of shadow using NARS Night Rider, blended out with a smidgen of MAC Stars n Rockets. Lilac Liner from Gosh and L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara. Lilac tones bring out the green in my eyes like no other colour <3

Shopping was very uneventful. 3 hours later I was home with 1 bottle of brush cleanser. That’s the way it goes sometimes. At least my purse is smiling.

xo