May Favourites

 1. Nany's Klozet // 2. Natalie off Duty // 3. Petite Panoply // 4. Shades of Monet // 5. Flashes of Style // 6. Brunette Blogging // 7. Calivintage // 8. Kendi Everyday // 9. Jen Loves Kev // 10. Delightfully Tacky // 11. A Fine Day for Sailing // 12. Kelli Murray // 13. K is for Kani // 14. Keiko Lynn // 15. Fancy Treehouse // 16. Visionary Dreams // 17. Le Blog De Sushi // 18. Wish Wish Wish

I love the variety of colours in all of these outfits. I really love being able to look and see what colours I've been loving latey and apparently it hasnt changed much since last month haha! Pink/coral is quickly becoming one of my favourite colours in clothes which is weird because I used to avoid it like the plague. 

What have you been enjoying lately?

Keeping it Simple

Can you tell how much I love this skirt haha? I swear I wear it once a week! Since it was nice and warm today (thankfully not as hot as it has been) I just wanted to keep the outfit really simple so I decided to just wear it with a plain black top. It's pretty basic, but I like it. Hope everyone is having a good week so far! 

Top: Topshop // Skirt: River Island // Belt: H&M // Necklace: Primark // Bracelet: c/o Willis Judd

Photo Diary: Week 28

 rekorderlig cider // yummy grapes // love this cider // stole the chickens eggs // lottie the chicken // chocolate philadelphia // pretty light // ill // pretty bracelets c/o willis judd // picnic spot // sandwich // pretty // summer walks // mr toff keeps brining us presents // dinner // weird way to sit // drinking tea // bbq! 

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The Bridge

Shane and I decided to go for a little picnic and walk tonight after he finished work since the weather is just so perfect lately. I mean, how can you pass an opportunity like that haha! Also, how cute is this bracelet? Willis Judd contacted me a couple weeks ago asking if I would be interested in styling up a few products from their range. The weird thing is, I usually only wear necklaces but since they specialise in bracelets and rings I thought it would be a good opportunity to change things up a bit. I honestly haven't stopped wearing it since I got it - I'm in love haha! Hope you have a lovely weekend! 

Top: H&M // Skirt: Vintage (via Ella Masters) // Belt: Primark // Bracelet: c/o Willis Judd // Sandals: Dorothy Perkins

A Taste of Summer

I'm absolutely loving this weather we've been having today so I jumped at the chance to take some pictures of course. This is definately one of my favourite dresses to wear, though I just wish it was a little longer haha! The pattern just reminds me of summer and there's so many ways to style it up. Hope you guys are having a lovely week so far. And I'd just like to say hi to all my new followers!

Dress: Topshop // Belt: H&M // Headband: Primark // Sandals: Dorothy Perkins

Photo Diary: Week 27

 river in cambridge // cambridge // kings college cambridge // carluccio's for lunch with mum // san pellegrino // bruschetta // panini's at carluccio's // lush face masks // river punts in cambridge // new topshop nail varnish // giant meringue from carluccio's // topshop nails // curried egg & lentil sandwich // strawberry jaw breaker - haven't had one in years! // mr toff settling in his new home :) // bedroom window

Me and mum took a random little trip to cambridge on Monday. My Dad had to go to a site visit there and asked us if we wanted to go shopping while he was on site so we did. I absolutely love the atmosphere there - so many cyclists and everything just seems so calm. We also went to Carluccio's for lunch and I had the worst food I have ever tasted there so the manager ended up taking my meal off the bill. Never eating there again! Shane and I moved last night finally (after having the keys for 2 months haha) and Mr Toff seems to be settling in - though he's still not used to his new catflap with all the effort he has to put in to open it (he's lazy) haha! Hope you have a lovely week! I'm so excited for the heat and sunshine we're supposed to be getting this week for a change!

Review: Topshop Lipsticks

I never used to really wear lipstick that much. I always found it too much effort to keep it looking nice and could never find a shade to suit my skintone. After reading Zoe's posts about how much she loves the topshop lipsticks I decided to just take the plunge and buy one. The only downside is that they don't have that many shades to choose from. I've been loving corals for the past few months and the closest thing they had to coral was 'Ohh La La' so I decided to just go for it and buy it online (my local store doesn't stock makeup so I had no idea what I was getting myself into). They also had an offer running at the time to get a free lipstick in 'All About Me' which is a very bright hot pink with blue tones. 

The Topshop lipsticks are priced at £8 which I don't think is too bad personally (I usually buy either Revlon or MAC lipsticks). When I received Ohh La La, I was shocked at how bright it was (literally bright orange) but I decided to give it a go anyway. Lets just say, I haven't used any other lipstick since I bought this a few months ago. 

They both have a really creamy texture and apply really smooth - though I found that they do cling to dry patches (which is kinda expected) so I always apply it over a lipbalm. I found they last around 2-4 hours depending which I guess isn't too long but thats fine for me. They also have a really floraly scent which I thought was quite weird for a lipstick, but I actually quite like it and I love how you can't taste them on your lips either like some lipsticks. 

Since I have quite pigmented lips, I love to apply Ohh La La really lightly just to give my lips a little colour and it creates such a nice natural coral colour (you can see in any of my outfit pictures). Personally, I don't like All About Me as the colour is way too bright for me (even when applied thinly) and I also found it to stain my lips even with one swipe.

Overall, I absolutely love Topshop lipsticks and highly recommend them. I can't wait to add more to my collection (though I'm kind of gutted they don't sell Ohh La La anymore haha). Have you tried Topshop lipsticks before? What did you think?

Home Inspiration

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I've been so inspired lately with how to decorate our house (we're moving in tonight). It's taken us two months to finally get three rooms complete (to a standard that we can actually live in) even though they're still pretty basic. I can't wait to take inspiration from these and decorate it to how we like it. I can't wait to be able to share some pictures of the finished rooms. Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Unsure

To be honest, I don't really like this outfit and was debating even posting it, but we all have good and bad outfits so I thought I would post it anyway. I don't know what it is about it, maybe the short skirt or the totally white/cream top. I don't know. I originally had a greenish cardigan on and I wish I'd have kept it with that instead haha. Nevermind. Hope everyone is having a lovely week! 

Top & Belt: H&M // Cardigan: Mango // Skirt: Urban Outfitters // Shoes: Minnetonka

Photo Diary: Week 26

mcdonalds breakfast // whipsnade zoo // lemurs at whipsnade // penguin sign // penguins at whipsnade // giraffe at whipsnade // donut // wet shoes // peanut brittle // next sent me odd shoe sizes // love the rug // nspa melting cleansing gel (not too sure about this) // st ives microderm abrasian scrub // love these tins from ikea // our chickens eggs // pretty church // healthy breakfast // porridge with cinnamon, banana and honey // the best // ice creams // living room sneak peek dining room sneak peek

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what have you been up to this week?

Windswept

Please excuse my windswept look haha! It's been really windy today, though we had some sun at least (which decided it didn't want to show its face in my outfit pictures and hid till we got home haha). I decided to try and mix some prints with this dress (which I layered up and wore as a skirt) and I just love florals and polka dots together so this seemed like a perfect combination. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Dress: Modcloth // Cardigan: George at ASDA // Top: Forever 21 // Shoes: River Island // Bag: Acessorize

Recipe: Cheese, Leek & Bacon Pasta

This is definately one of my all time favourite recipes. I've always loved this flavour pasta and then I came across the most perfect recipe from the Pioneer Woman, so I thought I would share it here too. Me and Shane are complete pasta addicts and this is just the best go-to pasta for when you can't really be bothered to cook something (it's so quick) but you still want something that tastes amazing. Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients: 

Pasta Bows

4/5 strips smoked streaky bacon

2 Leeks

100ml white wine

150ml double cream

50g parmesan cheese, grated

Olive oil

butter

Method: 

1.     Put a large pan of boiling water on. Once boiled, add the pasta bows and leave to simmer until cooked (I find that they are done perfectly by the time I have finished the rest of the dinner).

2.     Once the pasta has been added to the water, heat a large pan and add some olive oil. Cut the bacon into small strips and fry for a few minutes till nice and golden. 

3.     While the bacon is cooking, slice the leeks into thin strips then add to the pan with the bacon once browned. Cook for a few minutes till softened. 

4.     Once the leeks are soft, add a nob of butter to the pan and mix in well. Leave for a few minutes then add the wine to the pan. Let the wine reduce down till there is almost nothing left then stir in the cream. 

5.     Once the cream has heated through, turn off the heat and grate in the parmesan. Mix well then serve immediately. 

*This makes enough for around 3-4 people so we usually just put the leftovers in the fridge and eat them the next day for lunch. You can refresh the sauce a little by adding in a splash of milk before reheating.

Dusty Pink

This jumper is definately one of my favourite spring buys. It's weird because I never wear jumpers for fear of becoming too hot haha (this is the only one I own) but I was drawn to this one by the colour (I've been going coral/dusty pink crazy lately which is another thing I don't usually go for) but I absolutely love this. It's lovely and thin too so it's perfect for spring weather and theres so many ways to style it up. Hope you're having a great week so far! 

Jumper: Miss Selfridge // Skirt: Thrifted // Shoes: River Island // Necklace: Topshop

Day Trip: Whipsnade Zoo

Shane and I decided to take a trip to the Zoo today since he had the day off because of the bank holiday (thank god for bank holidays haha). We were going to go to the safari park instead because it was supposed to rain but they kinda freak me out - especially the monkey sections haha. I know theres a lot of controversy about Zoo's etc but in terms of conservation and animal protection, I think they're great! Whipsnade is more of an animal park because they have so much space to roam around too which is even better for them so its all good with me. We had such an amazing time even though we were soaked and freezing cold by the end of it (next time I'll wear more appropriate clothing hah) but it was still a great day out. Hope everyone has a lovely week!