OOTD #3 | Spring Has Arrived

Trenchcoat - New Look

Bag - New Look

Playsuit - High Street Outlet*

Boots - Primark

Sunglasses - New Look

 

  How gorgeous has the weather been these past few days?! If not by you then I feels, but here where I live it's been b.e.a.utiful. Warm and sunny weather just makes me so happy!

 This playsuit is so lovely and floral and perfect for spring, and only like £7.95 which is fabulously cheap, link is here. They have pockets as well which is always a bonus with clothing isn't it!?! Who doesn't love the odd pocket every now and again, so handy.

 It gets chilly from all the sea winds here so I wore my trusty New Look trench which I am in love with, and I have been wearing my New Look oval shaped tortoiseshell sunglasses non-stop lately. It's so amazing when you find a suiting pair of sunglasses isn't it!?

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Outfit #2 | Amsterdam Exploring 2

Trenchcoat - New Look

Scarf - New Look

Dress - Missguided

Shoes - New Look

 Another outfit from my recent Amsterdam trip, which was an amazing time. I did not take this trench coat off the entire time (well apart from sleeping and washing, the obvious, I mean out and about, you know what I mean) not just because it was a bit chilly at times but because I just adore it. It makes any outfit just look so chic and effortless.

 This striped oversized dress from Missguided is another massive wardrobe favourite of mine right now. I love oversized clothing and this dress just looks so sweet and adorable on, and it's comfy and not too short! Which is something I really struggle with, especially with Missguided.. I wore this to work one day and the woman who sits near me ordered it online approx. 20 minutes later after asking me where it was from. I always get complimented on this dress, it really is lovely, simple, yet lovely.

 As it was cold, I needed to wear some black tights, all hail the Primark Super Cosys! Cannot go wrong with a good pair of Super Cosys. I again wore these New Look slip ons which are so comfy and a SS15 footwear trend I actually really like. And finally, my trusty gold metallic rucksack was also worn with this outfit.

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Outfit #1// Amsterdam Exploring

Trenchcoat - New Look

Scarf - New Look

Striped tee - Boohoo

Boyfriend Ripped jeans - New Look

Shoes - New Look

Sunglasses - New Look
Bag - New Look

 Last week for our week off, my boyfriend and I went to Amsterdam as we both have never been and really wanted to see the place, and do something exciting on our week off. It was amazing. It was one of the most beautiful and interesting places I've ever been to! It was unreal. I definitely would love to go again, as there's just so much to see and do.

 We flew in the afternoon so had a good evening to explore, but for our first full day I wore this outfit. This is my brand new New Look trench coat which I lOvE. This jacket is perfect for Spring and it looks so chic and I love it, and it has definitely sparked a new found love for trench coats and macs. I wore this New Look scarf I've had for a while as well with the trench just for that extra warmth as it was chilly at times.

Underneath I wore this new Boohoo striped top I got from the Zoella edit, it's lightweight, fits really nicely and looks really sweet on. I wore it with my new New Look boyfriend ripped jeans, They're mega comfy and look really nice on. I struggle with denim sizes, so they didn't fit the best, ended up having to find a belt, luckily there's millions of good high street brand shops in Amsterdam, managed to get a sweet navy Pull & Bear belt for cheap, so my jeans weren't falling down all day, but other than that, I love these denim jeans.

 On my feet are my new NEW LOOK (New Look overload in this outfit) slip on style trainers which are surprisingly stupidly comfy and look so sweet. Then on my head are my New Look sunglasses which are a funky oval shaped pair in tortoiseshell, love tortoiseshell sunglasses, who doesn't.. and finally on my back I have my new New Look gold metallic rucksack (post here), I am obsessed with this bag right now and carry it everywhere. It was perfect for wandering round Amsterdam all trip as it fit everything I needed in and it's fabulous.

And there it is. I definitely want to start doing regular outfit posts, I need to invest in a tripod as my boyfriend isn't excited to get involved in this at all, so yeah..

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New Look Metallic Bags

 These bags from New Look are STUN.NING. I couldn't handle the goldness and the metallicness so I bought these both.. aaaand eyeing up the different colours of the backpack, they have this beautiful lilac colour and a blue one and they're amazing. I use the backpack for day to day work life and the little one at the weekend if I'm just popping to town or what not. They're both just beautiful and I'm in love. Grab one. Now. Definitely taking these two to my upcoming trip to Amsterdam to wear with my new New Look trench mac which is also beautiful. I am a huge New Look fan..

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February Wishlist..

New Look Camel Sleeveless coat (here)// GHD Rose Gold Styler set (here)// Bold Metals Collection by Real Techniques Arched Powder brush (here)// New Look Boyfriend Ripped jeans (here)// ASOS Sleeping Beauty Jumper (here)// White Converse All Star trainers (here)

I am skint beyond belief, so this post was so hard to create because I just want them all NOW! So hard to resist buying them at this very moment. But these are the main few items I cannot get off my mind at this present time, I'm sure by next week there will be another 8 or 14 added to the list, I have a problem..

First up is this sleeveless coat from New Look, I am obsessed with this sleeveless outwear look coming up, sleeveless trenchcoats, sleeveless blazers, all sorts, it's too chic to handle, thank you Victoria Beckham. I want the look, so I have chosen this beaut to soon be worn by myself, hopefully very soon.

I have some straighteners which were about £10-£20 from Boots, they do the job but not amazingly. I have stupidly thick and long hair and I've finally grasped the concept of straightening my own hair, been relying on my friends for far too long, so I want to up my game and invest in some GHDs. Like now. And I see these ones everywhere at the moment and they really do look fabulous, so I want.

Bold Metals, no shock this is in my wishlist. I have the Oval Eyeshadow, because it was the only brush left in my local Boots, but this one is next on my list. 

Ripped jeans are a must this SS15, they're so fab. I love the boyfriend baggy style as well, so I think these jeans will be perfect for me right now.

The love I have for this jumper right now is real, so real. I need this Sleeping Beauty jumper like we need water to survive, okay extremely dramatic and over the top but I just want to communicate how much I feel I need this jumper in my life. How amazing is it. HOW. I think if I were to own it I'd never take it off. EVER.

And finally, all my converse I own are broken. It must be the way I walk or how much I live in them or something but they're aaaaalll destroyed, so I need to one by one start replacing them so I can wear Converse again in my life. These I believe were my first pair, so I shall start here again.

Welllllll there it is, what I want to buy literally right now. Forget bills, I need that Aurora jumper. Hope you liked the post and thank you for reading. Have an amazing weekend!

Ootd #1- Evening Date to Prezzo

 I went to Prezzo the other night with my boyfriend and it was delicious, bloody love pizza. I wore a like, shimmery metallic top from New Look I hadn't worn before but bought way before Christmas.. tend to do that often. I love the shape of this top, the only problem was the glitter on it was getting absolutely everywhere which is a pain. I wore my new New Look knee slit jeans, I love jeans, I find them comfortable and go with absolutely everything, ultimate lazy dresser essential aka me. I have to wear belts with my jeans though, because I can never find a perfect fit for my body. I have a small waist but struggle with the thigh and booty area, so can never win with jeans, but I don't mind wearing belts! Lastly I wore my block heel Chelsea boots from Primark, which were so uncomfortable when I first bought them, but now they're fine. I have a small hatred for wearing heels, well I say small, it's pretty big. It's not that I don't want too... It's just that they kill my feet so much and I'm a big baby when it comes to shoes hurting. I have these shoes I wore once for 15 minutes until they ripped up all my feet, and haven't worn them ever again, what a waste of money, but I am a big baby when it comes to shoes, like I said. I need to look for new block heeled Chelsea boots though because I mainly wear these ones when I go out clubbing and that, and they're so grotty now, it's not good. Jewellery wise I don't really wear much because it usually ends up irritating me and I take it off. I wore my Tiffanys necklace which Luke got me for Christmas and haven't taken it off since (apart from in the shower and bed obvs but you know what I mean) and my dearly loved Pandora bracelet which has enough room for one or two maybe charms, which makes me happy.

What do you think of this outfit? 

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Day in the Life of a Visual Marketing Assistant - Llwxo

 For a few months I've been a Visual Marketing Assistant at a top high street brand head office and I love it! I got the job after I graduated from doing years of work experience here and making a name for myself (definitely recommend work experience 100%). I also work as a store Visual Merchandiser in the high-street brand in question in my local store, which again, I love! I've always been passionate about visual merchandising, read my blog post on it here.

 Anyway, on to the post. I took some photos from my day and here is my day:

1. Lets begin - Arrived, woke up fully, read my emails and got briefed on what needed to be done for the day.



How adorable is my Rapunzel background?

2. Get to work! - Today I was creating Instagram style outfit shots of the outfits used in the photoshoots for the brand, I had a rail of stuff but most of it was not there so I had to run round the office hunting for the correct samples! Good thing I wasn't wearing heels today..

Running round finding the right departments

Good thing i've got skinny wrists to hold loads of clothes with

Hunting through beautiful clothes for outfits

3. Styling! - Next it was picking suitable accessories for the outfits, I love this. The press room has a shoe cupboard and it's amazing just walking up and down it with it's hundreds of pairs of shoes.



Racking up my outfit choices with their footwear

4. Laying it all out - I had to find different backgrounds for the different trends, so wandered round the office to find some nice flooring to use. One of them I used was outside and it was stupidly windy so I had to weigh everything down with the heavy chunky boots I had to shoot as everything was flying away. I also received some weird looks from the people in the window when I was doing the shots outside, oh well! It was tricky getting everything in the shot as well, as I only had a Instagram sized square to work with, this involved me hunting for objects to stand on, including plastic storage boxes and chairs, unfortunately I couldn't find any ladders, would've been ideal!



My box of stuff to shoot outside

My set up with my box to stand on

5. Edit - When I got all the shots I liked I edited them on my Instagram app and actually really liked  them all, definitely want to do more of these style outfit shots for my blog in the future.

Then it was lunch time!
Went for a wander down Oxford Street and into New Look, whoops.

Cheeky OOTD in the changing room, CHEEKAYY

My beautiful new blanket cardigan (will do a haul post)

 

 Then I had to research and design a trend poster for the brand to communicate the new brands on which will be sent to the whole business, so it would be stuck up around the office, stuck up in all the back of house in every single store and just generally used as a whole. I've made, I think about 3 of these posters for the business in my time here, work experience and employed, I actually just did the last trend poster for them. I love making posters and moodboards, was always my fav thing to do at uni (other than sleep and get drunk), but I'm only really a fan of making them digitally, can't be dealing with fiddly cutting and glue on my hands.

 

 Then I was asked to help choose some outfits and accessories for a shoot downstairs and help pack the items as well. Doing things like this makes me feel like a stylist, love it. I've been in stylist meetings, blogged about it here and being a freelance stylist looks like so much fun, what a cracking job.

 

 Overall my day consisted of Instagrammin' outfits, making trend posters, running quick errands for people e.g. finding samples around the office in different departments, printing/copying and all sorts, then helping pack and style for a shoot. No day is ever the same, and I love all the jobs and tasks I get given. I have responsibilities, such as making effective trend posters, selecting and communicating what the mannequins in all the windows are wearing every week and others, and it definitely makes me excited to have these responsibilities. I love my job!

 

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Haul! Primark and New Look!

Boots - Primark

Skort - New Look

Top - New Look

Backpack - New Look

 As I was uploading these photos I realised how cute these are as an outfit! I've always wanted Chelsea boots with a bit of a block heel, found these beauties in Primark for only £15 and they're actually pretty comfy as well which is what I love, if they hurt i'd probably never wear them again.. naughty but I do that..

 How pretty is the pattern on this skort from New Look, I loved it so much I bought the pencil skirt version of it as well, always guilty of that, if I like it it one colour or pattern, I will buy it aaaaalllllll. I am also a total backpack convert, they're so practical yet stylish, this backpack reminds me of the one out of Princess Diaries or even a tad Clueless with the check pattern, either way it's lush and I love it.

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Have you bought anything nice from Primark or New Look recently?

New things!

I'm not rich I swear, the last few posts have been haul posts, but I just don't spend my money wisely! I should be buying food and saving for rent but missguided need to stop sending me emails!

Playsuit - Missguided

Acid wash skinny jeans - New Look

Black mini backpack - New Look

Acid wash ripped mom jeans - Missguided

Beyoncé crop top - Urban Outfitters

Glen Coco tshirt - Missguided

Shoes - New Look

 Missguided always make the most comfy playsuits and I love lounging round in them, the print on this is mega cute as well. I'm realllly into jeans as well at the moment, going through a definite jeans phase. I got 2 acid wash pairs, I don't know why because i've never been a fan but these just called out to me. I wanted to order these Missguided jeans for aaaages now, i wasn't going to but my boyfriend spent a load of money going out, so whenever he spends, i'm spending, as we're currently trying to save up our money, so it only seems fair... when he spends, I spend..

 I've wanted this backpack as well from New Look for aaaaages since I keep seeing it pop up on Bloggers' sites and instagrams everywhere! It's such a handy little thing and fits all the essentials in whilst still looking fab. 

 Thanks to the boyf moving his foot, the tshirt actually reads 'Just be you.. But more like Beyoncé' incase it isn't perfectly clear. I saw it in the sale in Urbs and I have a massive Bey' obsession so i grabbed it and ran to the tillpoint without looking at anything else (mainly to avoid spending more money....). This Glen Coco tshirt from Missguided is amazingly fun as well, I love silly slogan tshirts, YOU GO GLEN COCO!

 Aaaaand lastly, these beaut' New Look sandals which I've been seeing eeeverywhere. They're so cuuuute!

 And there it is, all my new stuff from last week. I caaaannot spend anymore money so (hopefully) there wont be a haul post anytime soon.... who am I kidding, I bloody love spending money on new clothes and accessories! You can never have too many! I have two wardrobes and a chest of drawers full and only gave my boyf 2 drawers (as we're sharing a room in a shared house with my friends), boys don't need space anyway do they?!

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New Look SS14 Press Day #SSNL14

LOVE these bad boys

cute sweetie treats for 915

Prints and florals GALORE!

I love Kelly's underwear and no disappointment for SS14

LOVE the back of this bikini! probably some weird strap tan marks though! Oh well!

Can I have them in both colours please thank you <3 Chelsea boots

some beautiful pieces, and the white cropped shirt I loved

Can't get enough of some pastel shades

Jewellery is off the wall! ;)

I want this for my room! And the cute underwear!

Nail bar!

 

I was lucky enough to attend the New Look SS14 Press Day and it was fabulous, New Look really have got some lovely pieces for SS14. I extremely loved the Chelsea boots, in both black in white, I need them both in my life. I also loved the bikinis they have to offer, with intricate strap designs and beautiful tropical prints. Another piece that caught my eye was a white cropped shirt, I want it! I wanted everything in there basically! I also loved the tweet screen in the room, thought that was a nice touch, also the way the carpet for each section matched the theme and key print, nice one New Look! The mannequins were all beautiful styled, and literally cannot wait for the new Kelly Brook lingerie to come out, some really beautiful pieces. Overall I was really impressed and really enjoyed myself!

 Thanks New Look for a lovely day!