Budget Buys + What I Wore Today

I've been trying to save money recently for holidays and festivals this summer so I've been on a bit of a budget! So, first stop was Primark where I picked up some new shades, a cute vest, and some gorgeous zebra print slipper-style pumps! I'm also wearing my new Levi's high-waisted skinny jeans, i found them in a charity store on Park Street (for those of you that know bristol!), and fell in love with them! They are teeny-tiny but I was absolutely determined to squeeze my derrière into them because the cut and fit are amazing! They're authentic originals too, so with an £8 price tag I couldn't not have them. Another money saving buy I've purchased is through my monthly magazines! The free gifts with some of this months Fashion monthlies are absolutely amazing! Firstly with Elle Magazine there was a limited jubilee edition free Reiss vest top, It's light and so wearable for the summer, Glamour also had an amazing free gift with a piece of Benefit make-up for every reader, either their iconic Bad Gal mascara, Porefessional Primer or That-gal primer. I planned to but all three but unfortunately they only had Badgal and Porefessional in my local Tesco :( I also picked up InStyle magazine which had 2 free eye-liners form Bodyshop in black and a gorgeous navy. So all in all I've had a brilliant couple of bargain filled days :)

Yellow print vest, Pumps, Glasses - Primark

Levi's, Hoop Earing, Cross necklce - Vintage

Aztec earing - Topshop

Bracelets - Various market stalls

HERE COMES THE SUN

It's been absolutely GLORIOUS these last couple of days, and like everyone else in the country I've been taking major advantage of the sun. It was my very last day of college today, so I've spent the afternoon sunbathing and have plans for lots of Pimms and a barbecue later! I'm posting the kimono again as I literally cant get enough of it, and even though I was only in my garden today, it makes for a perfect beach cover up, so will definitely be coming on holiday with me this summer. The sun is also a brilliant excuse to take some cute pictures so I've included a few of today's instagram shots in this post as well, and as you can probably tell I have a weird fascination with daisies, perhaps because they match my Marc Jacobs perfume haha. 

 Bikini Top - Urban Outfitters £10 (set)

Bikini Bottoms - H&M £3

Kimono - M&S Vintage

Glasses - Primark £2 

P.S I promise my next post wont be in my garden!

American Apparel Dress

This is an American Apparel spandex dress that I bought for my 18th, but never actually got round to taking any pictures of myself in it, so I thought I'd bring it out with the sunny weather. For a more casual/daytime look i paired it with my denim jacket and to look a little more conservative I wore it on top of a sheer shirt, which I think worked well with the scoop backed dress, but its hot enough outside today to wear on its own  and I expect I'll get a lot of wear out of it this summer :)

Dress - American Apparel £42

Denim Jacket & Chain - Vintage
Sheer Shirt - Topshop

Wedges - River Island

Aztec

 

Just a quick outfit post! This is what I wore out on Saturday night. Im loving the aztec trend at the moment and i've had my eye on this topshop beauty for quite some time, as was lucky enough to have my lovely boyfriend treat me to it last week! The colours are brilliant for summer and the fact that its a jersey vest dress makes it easy to dress up or down this season. I paired it with black wedges and a statement cross necklace.

Dress & Necklace - Topshop

Lazy Sunday

An outfit I put together yesterday, I really like crop tops with high waisted skirts, it gives just the right         amount of midriff. I made it less casual by paring it with my leopard print heels and an old but gorgeous cardigan of my mums!

Top, Skirt & Heels - Topshop

Sunglasses - Vintage Emporio Armarni

Cardigan - Vintage Marks & Spencer

Bracelets - Links of London

Cabot Circus S/S12 Shows Hot Highlights (big fat post)

With pops of bright colours in amongst classic basics, American Apparel brought us up to date looks on retro classics.

   Floral Fever on the catwalk at House of Fraser, Ted Baker and Oasis, with vibrant hues and clashing of prints!

 Stylish suits and work wear from Next

Nautical pieces from Crew Clothing.

 Bold and bright prints from River Island, perfect for on trend print-

clashing this season!

                                    

Sharp and stylish whites from mango with footwear from

French Connection. 

And to finish there was lovely luxe from Garment Quarter!

All clothing available in stores at Cabot Circus.