My High-Street Picks

I thought I’d put together a little high-street edit of all of the things that I’ve noticed lately. Whenever I’ve been out and about having a little browse of the shops recently I haven’t really been able to find anything I like, I think it’s probably because I’ve not been in the mood to try stuff on so I don’t really see the point in looking too hard. However, when I get home and I get to the point where I’m completely bored to death of watching my boyfriend play FIFA and uni work no longer has my attention; I have a little look online and voila! I find a whole of host of goodies. So here are a few:

Left to right: River Island dark red coated jeans, River Island paper bag waist skirt, Monki Paige tech case, Monki maroon vest singlet, Monki mint scarf, New Look side studded boots, Zara appliqué shouldered sweatshirt, Asos palm hand tee and Topshop faux leather skater skirt.

What are you coveting this month?

Today I’m Wearing

Today was the day that my boyfriend finally met my parents. After being together for 11 months and living together for 4 I guess it was about time. My parents drove to see us from Oxfordshire and went to a nice pub in Kingston for food and drinks, I am now sat at home in my PJ’s feeling about 2 stone heavier and trying not to be sick from the amount I ate. Seeing as it was my parents that we were entertaining I didn’t feel the need to dress up too much and after having such a busy week I didn’t really want to have to get up super early. So I opted for blue jeans, a pretty top and cardigan with ballet pumps. Perfect for a pub lunch in my opinion.

Topshop cream lace vest £28

Topshop navy Leigh jeans £38

ASOS Boyfriend watch – Gift

Topshop necklace £10

Monica Vinader necklace – Gift (Astley Clarke)

Primark ballet pumps £4

Topshop maroon snood – Gift

Topshop faux leather jacket £58

Primark brown satchel £7

Again, I couldn’t find all of my outfit online so I took a separate snap. My grey cardigan was £18 from M&S.

 

I’m selling my life on ebay again! I’ve had another little clear out of my wardrobe, unfortunately I only ship to the UK so if you’re not based here then I’m sorry. 

Look at my items here! 

Today I’m Wearing…

I thought I’d do a little outfit post before I head off to work this morning, seeing as I woke up with time to spare (which is always nice) and my boyfriend has already gone to work. I’m working at Oasis now in Kingston, not Topshop anymore. I was sad to leave and obviously sad to leave my uniform allowance behind but Oasis is lovely and I needed a change after 2 years.

Anyway, today I’m wearing my Oasis uniform and I absolutely love these Jade jeggings! So much so that I have them in blue as well as black; they’re so unbelievably comfy and I like how they do up like a jean and have pockets unlike a lot of jeggings. They’re quite expensive at £40 but I got mine with 75% off, saying that I probably would pay full price for them anyway! I’m also wearing this printed vest that I got on uniform too, it’s got a really nice back detailing (theres a open gap about 1/4 of the way down the back) which makes it a nice change from a plain, old, boring vest top.

Oasis black&white printed top £28

Oasis black Jade jeggings £40

Primark black western belt £2.50

ASOS boyfriend watch – Gift

Monica Vinader necklace – Gift (available at Astley Clarke)

Hultquist golden heart necklace – Gift

Primark brown satchel £7

Primark black ballet pumps £4

Topshop nail polish in “Adrenaline” £6

Once again, my coat isn’t on google! And I thought I’d pop a photo up of the outfit as a whole:

Coat – Primark £13

Today I’m wearing…I’m BACK!

I know I have been neglectful yet again, but I seem to be finding it really tricky to find the time to blog between working, going to uni, doing my uni work, cooking and cleaning and spending time with my boyfriend and friends! However, I have just started another blog for uni to do with journalisn and the online revolution; you can see it here if you’re interested. So I figured that I may find it easier to do this blog too as I will have to do that one anyway so why not do one that I find therapeutic too?

Anyway, today I have had a completely lazy day with my boyfriend as I’m working tomorrow and worked most of last week too. I’ve literally lounged around, playing on my mac, drinking tea and reading magazines as well as being forced to watch a bit of Star Wars. Today’s outfit reflects my day completely and I’m sure I will be bathed and in my PJ’s in no time!

Urban Outfitters longline bra £12.50

Topshop fine knit grey jumper £26

Topshop navy Leigh jeans £38

ASOS Boyfriend watch – Gift

Monica Vinader necklace – Gift (available at Astley Clarke)

Converse £25 (kids sizes are a bargain)

I have missed out my coat as I couldn’t find it anywhere online so here it is:

Coat £13 – Primark

Today I’m Wearing…

I was working at Topshop again today and decided to pull my maxi skirt out of the wardrobe and embrace my shortness! I teamed my black maxi skirt with my 3/4 length sleeve, breton striped Topshop tee and my dad’s old belt. I actually love wearing my maxi skirt now and just want to buy myself a whole collection, I don’t know what it is about them but they actually make me feel really girlie and feminine with the added comfort of knowing that a gust of wind isn’t going to expose your knickers to whole of the world. I’m hoping to be able to invest in a nice skirt with my Topshop uniform if any nice ones come up in the petite range. I wore my usual simple gold jewellery and gold watch (I like to know the time at work but not having a silver one too means that I neglect some of my beautiful silver jewellery) and then popped on some plain black ballet pumps for good measure and I was good to go. I might do another post about all of the wonderful maxi skirts I’ve seen lately, does anyone have any tips for making them work in winter too?

Outfit breakdown: 

Topshop striped tee £28

eBay maxi skirt £9.99

F&F mens belt £5

Hultquist gold heart necklace – GIFT

Astley Clarke necklace – GIFT

Primark cocktail ring £2.50

ASOS Boyfriend watch – GIFT

Primark ballet pumps £4

Primark satchel £7

Today I’m Wearing…

The sun was shining in Kingston today and it was nice to venture out of the house knowing that I wouldn’t be needing an umbrella at any point. Today I wore jeans (mistake!) because as I was about to leave the house in my sun-dress the sky clouded over and I thought that I looked a little optimistic in a dress, however after being outside for around 5 minutes the sun had put his hat on again. Nightmare. Anyway, at least I was wearing a nice summery top which I bought from Topshop about a year ago, I love it because it’s a swing shape and a lovely shade of rose pink with a lace trim. It looks really nice with jeans and a cardigan over the top means that it’s nice for summer or winter. Me and Adam (the much spoken about boyfriend) went for lunch a local pub in Kingston called The Ram and sat outside in the sunshine whilst sipping on G&T’s and eating burgers and steak! It was so nice to be able to sit in the sunshine and have lunch rather than being confined to our flat whilst the rain pours outside. We then went for a little wander and picked up some ice creams for the walk home, I chose, the obvious classic, a twister and enjoyed every second of it.

Topshop rose cami £25

Topshop navy Leigh jeans £38

Topshop cream cardigan £40

ASOS boyfriend watch – GIFT

Astley Clarke necklace – GIFT

Topshop multichain necklace £10

Primark cocktail ring £2.50

Primark satchel £7

Topshop bronze sandals £18

Today I’m Wearing…

Another day of work is done and I am finally cosied up at home in my pyjamas and my boyfriend’s jumper watching “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”. Today I wore a basic grey marl Topshop tee and navy skinny jeans to work; it was rainy and grey outside before I left for work but as soon as I did the sun came out and I started to boil on my walk in to work. I opted for my favourite Topshop Valentine pumps and simple everyday gold jewellery to tie it all together.

Topshop grey tee £14

Topshop navy Leigh jeans £38

Hultquist heart necklace – GIFT

Astley Clarke necklace – GIFT

ASOS boyfriend watch – GIFT

Topshop valentine glitter pumps £20

Today I’m Wearing…

Well, I am officially exhausted after my fourth day running at Topshop and in need of a nice, long bubble bath! But, obviously, I wanted to share today’s outfit with you before I settle down for another boyfriend-less evening (stupid work!). I went for an effortless look today which was indeed, effortless to achieve. I have lived in Topshop’s “Leigh” jeans ever since I discovered them and have them in three colours; I love the fact that the denim is so soft and stretchy so even if you’re having a “fat day” you can still squeeze into these little babies. I wore my black ones today with a black and white polka dot tee that I got from Zara a year or so ago; it has a great gold zip detail down the back and a dipped hem which fits in well with this summer’s trends. It’s a comfy, slouchy outfit that can be jazzed up with a few key notes of gold and a slick of lipstick. Topshop’s lipsticks are actually pretty amazing, I was sceptical at first but after speaking to one of the girls at work who swears by them I thought I’d give one a whirl. I have “Secret Admirer” which I wore today and “Nevada” which was featured on some of the runways this year. Both are nude shades, one real nude and one pinky nude and they even look nice when worn together as a cheeky little mix, perfect!

Zara polka dot tee £15.99

Topshop black Leigh jeans £38

Astley Clarke necklace – GIFT

Hultquist heart necklace – GIFT

ASOS boyfriend watch – GIFT

Topshop Valentine glitter pump £20

TKMaxx leather jacket £25

H&M Bag £19.99

Topshop lipstick in Secret Admirer £8

Today I’m Wearing…

I was working at Topshop again today and I will be until Sunday (with Friday off) so expect lots of Topshop featured in my “Today I’m wearing” posts! Today was the first day in the past week or so that I haven’t had my legs out and have had to cover up as sadly the sunshine seems to have deserted us. I opted for my really comfy, slouchy-fit khaki jumper this morning which I got a couple of months ago and have lived in ever since. It’s the perfect jumper that looks great over dresses or jeans but it’s also long enough to wear with leggings like I did today; I love it! I wore it with American Apparel leggings and teamed it a few key pieces of gold jewellery. My new gold Astley Clarke necklace is my favourite piece of jewellery right now. My boyfriend bought it for me as a belated Valentines present as my Daisy chakra bracelet kept breaking and I really wanted a dainty necklace that I could wear every day.

Topshop khaki jumper £36

American Apparel high-shine leggings £30

Astley Clarke necklace – GIFT

ASOS boyfriend watch – GIFT

Topshop valentine glitter pumps £20

Primark satchel £7