Holding on to summer

While loans are coming through students everywhere are spending, except this student. Though I have a deep burning urge to grab anything I can and spend, I find that for one the first times I need to stop and think do you really need to spend?

While I try to fight this ongoing battle I popped into boots on my way home from uni to find myself making a couple of shopping mistakes.

First I headed to Maybelline and picked up the one by one volume express mascara. Although I had heard many good reviews about this mascara, I just haven't found that love click of rushing my make up just top put it on.

Next my first mistake, I headed over to Barry M looking for a nice light red/pink, and I picked up a lip paint in 151. My favourite purchase in a long time! This lip paint just says summer buy is still soft enough to wear through fall too. When buying I didn't realise the packaging had been taken off and the tip of the lipstick had been crushed. Returning back to the shop it could not be returned due to the fact the packaging had been taken off, the reason I was taking it back.

Then I got distracted by one of the sands of the Barry M Vampire look. Loving this trend I was desperate to get the lip stick and I grabbed one straight away (my second mistake.) When got home I opened the lip paint to find out I had only picked up a black lip paint 37, Yes black. This is a lipstick which will be kept in my make up bag for that very rare occasion when black lipstick is needed... Whenever that may be.

OOTD (Outfit of the Day) #4

Jumper - H&M

Necklace - ASOS

Belt - New Look

Skirt - Forever 21

The weather is starting to tell us that winter is just around the corner, with that the cold and rain are coming.=[ So when I looked out my window today it was no surprise I should start to wrap up; but as the sun is still trying to get a couple of last rays I thought I would mix up my outfits.

Winter Wonderland

If you don't already know Winter is my favourite season. Maybe because of the layers, the christmas spirit, the gathering of loved ones, or just for the fashion. Something draws me to this season very year.

One thing I do is start looking for my picks of the season early, finding out what trends will be being and having the first is a must have for me and this year is no exception. While searching for my trends there are some must haves I came across for winter.

Crew Neck Jumper - New Look £23

Knitted beanie - New Look £7

Boyfriend Jumper - New Look £28

Men's Flannel shirt - ASOS £30

Yes this is a mens shirt, but one thing I love is wearing over-sized shirts in the winter with leggings and a chunky scarf and one way to do this is with mens shirts.

red aztec print cape River Island - £40

beige navajo print jumper - River Island £38

ASOS Short Duffle Coat With Hood - £70

Joe Brown - £16

OOTD (Outfit of the Day) #3

Well summer is almost over and soon we will be pulling out all of the hats, scarves and boots. As sad as I am to see summer leave, I can't hold in my excitement as I know winter is just around the corner. I know winter is a strange season to have as your favourite. But there is just a joy of having to wrap up in all of your layers and jumpers and still trying to find a way to look stylish and cute at the same time.

This year I have already started going mad with a couple of purchases last month of winter hats and coats; and now its the start of getting all the inspiration for the layered look.

Dress - Camden Market

Jumper - New Look

Belt - New Look

Necklace - Portsmouth Market

Leggings - Dancers Leggings

Pretty Phone

One thing I have always struggled with is phone cases. I either don't like them, they break or they just get in the way. After having a number of phone cases I decided to give up and deal with the result of my phone being scratched. Well while looking through photos I came across this picture below of the studded white case.

After searching the internet high and low I decided to give up on looking for this case. Instead I headed over to my sewing box and gathered up the gold square studs I had been saving for an occasion like this. Once I had the studs I searched for my white silicone phone cover and started studding the back of the phone.

Although I can be creative; the rush I was in to stud the case, pack then head down South to my family was high, so there was no time to be creative and design my own pattern; so I slightly changed the design in the photo to fit my case. (After all this was the case I was trying to find, so why wouldn't I want to use the design.)

One disadvantage about this design is as the studs is having so much contact with different surfaces, the gold starts to wear away. There is nothing which will completly stop this from happening; but one way to prevent it is by covering the studs in a couple of layers of clear nail polish.