Favourite Finds

Hey there.

So I have put together a wee post as I know I have been seriously lacking recently in the blogging department. I have chosen a couple of outfits/items from different places that I love to shop!

It is my boyfriend's birthday in two weeks and I still need to find the perfect outfits for the different events so the post is also inspiration for things that I may wear.

Please look a the H&M dress for £15 and under - total bargain!

 

 

Black lace dress

Gold glitter stripy dress

Red velvet dress

Blue velvet playsuit

Green velvet dress

 

 

I am slightly obsessed with Missguided, it is so reasonable and the style is always on trend. Win-win all round. I am seriously enjoying their velvet dresses. Which one is your favourite?

Sequin cut out dress

Grey rose dress

Cornflower shift dress

Dusty blue embellished dress

Cross embellished dress

 

My choice of Topshop dresses is a little bit pricy but I can't resist the embellished dresses or the sequins. The shift dress is also an amazing colour. I loooove the winter pastels at the moment especially cornflower!

 



White collar dress

Black velvet skater dress

Monochrome triangle shift dress

Black and white graphic print dress

Checked smock dress

 

In contrast to the winter pastels, I love monochrome. Black is my favourite winter colour to be honest. I especially enjoy the patterns on these ASOS dresses too. These dresses are so affordable and can be dressed up or down to whatever the occasion needs.



 Mesh thin strap cut out dress

Mesh arms dress

Polka dot puffy dress

Maxi mesh dress

Polka dot mesh skater dress

Heart shaped dress

 

This is my favourite set as all of these black mesh and chiffon dresses are £15 and under! Absolute bargains and such different styles! I really like the polka dot dresses and hope to get a top from H&M in the same style as the bottom centre dress only it is wine red.

There is so many good choices at the moment for all different price ranges and for all different styles and colours to suit everyone.

Have you found that perfect party dress? Let me know and even leave a link!


Have a fab weekend

RR xx

 

Party Season

Party season is rapidly coming upon us so I thought that I would pick out some of my favourites for AW13! I will probably do these posts regularly to keep you updated on what I am lusting after!

 

 

Sequin Prom Dress - TFNC, ASOS, House of Fraser

 

I love this navy glitter dress and it is an essential for any party wardrobe in my opinion. I love the bust shape as it reminds me of Taylor Swift's Herve Leger dress at the VMAs. This is a fun and perfect for many occasions!

 

 

Cutout bodycon dress - Topshop

 

I love the boldness of this dress and the vibrant red is perfect for Autumn. The shape of the cut outs make the dress original and totally different - I love it and it is a bargain too and has had great reviews.

 

 

 

Baroque Mesh Panel Velvet Skater Dress - Missguided

 

I adore this Missguided dress, the heavy velvet top half really compliments the floaty material of the chiffon skirt. It kind of reminds me of an ice-skating dress for some reason.. I just really like it! The long sleeves are also handy for those winter nights walking home. The gold zip detail at the back matches the baroque gold detail on the top half which is incredible too and again is such a bargain!

 

 

 

Curve Shoulder Bodycon Dress - Miss Selfridge

 

I love this monochrome dress for the approaching winter season and due to the style and the lines of black, it makes your figure look really curvy. It definitely looks to be a figure hugging dress and with a chunky necklace it could really change the look of it. By reading the reviews it seems like it is very good value for your money plus don't forget to use your student discount (if you are a student that is!)

 

 

Draped Sparkly Halterneck dress - Lipsy

 

 

I love this Lipsy dress and the halterneck detail of the dress is really different. The glitter throughout the dress makes it really girly and the colour is quite wintry therefore making it the perfect winter dress! The metallic effect finish makes the dress look flawless and so eyecatching!

 

So there is my top 5 AW13 party dresses so far! Keep your eyes peeled for anymore posts and please comment about any dresses that you have seen which you think would be perfect for the winter party season!

RR xx

Post-Weekend Blues

I have had a fab weekend and now I'm depressed that it is over so here is a post summing it all up along with what my sister wore out.

So my sister was going out to a 16th birthday party last night and she had left out her outfit that she was going to wear and it was unbelievable! So I thought, being the nice sister I am, that I would include it in my blog as it was pretty funkaaay. While she was getting ready I was up in Belfast and realised that I wouldn't be able to take photos of her before she left but I thought to myself "she has an incredible camera surely she will take it to the party and there will be photos of her in her outfit" but nooooo she did not take one photo of herself when she was out therefore I didn't even get to see her outfit on her. So I apologise for only being able to post the photos of the clothes that I took when she was planning the outfit during the afternoon!

 

 

These peep toe wedges are from New Look and were literally like £5 and I have only ever worn them once but I love the blue heel as it brightens up the outfit especially if it is an all black outfit which mine had been.

 

I took this photo in the afternoon when her toe nails were bright pink (Barry M Gelly) but she then changed them to cobalt blue (Barry M Gelly).

 

 

 

I am obsessed with Barry M nail varnishes, she used the blue as the main colour of her nails then decorated one nail on each hand with glitter. I find it pretty tricky to remove the glitter to be honest, does anyone have any tips to get it off easily without using half a bottle of nail varnish remover?

 

She wore pretty simple jewellery as the dress pattern is pretty fussy and so bright. She wore her silver star necklace that she had gotten from her boyfriend and her birthstone Pandora ring which was perfect with her dress as it is Peridot which was similar to the green.

 

 

 

Her skater dress is from Topshop and was initially bought for her 16th birthday a couple of weeks ago. It is a wild print but she is pretty hip so suited her perfectly! It was also the perfect dress for this birthday as they went out for dinner to Papa Joe's then back to her friend's house.

 

Ellen's dress can be found here!

 

 

Her purple leather jacket is from Miss Selfridge and matched the dress down to a tee.

 

I also had a fabulous weekend. I watched Skyfall at my boyfriend's house for the first time ever on Friday night - it is incredible! I have been seriously missing out. I then supported my sisters play hockey and my youngest sister became captain of her team so it was a proud day to say the least. I'm not even joking I almost was crying on the side lines when I saw her wear the captain's band around her leg. I then went up to Belfast and went to Maggie May's which had phenomenal shakes, you could get any flavour under the sun there like bubblegum millions, Crunchie, apple pie... the list goes on! I highly recommend it as it was so cheap too and I can tell I will be living there during student life. We then went to the Ulster Museum to see an exhibition called "Reflections" which basically reflected on the changing fashion from 1730-2013 and it included pieces from Alexander McQueen, Amanda Wakeley, Victoria Beckham and Moschino.

 

 

Oreo and Mars Bar shake!

 

 My playsuit and gladiator sandals are from River Island!

 

We then headed into Botanic Gardens for a walk and it turned out to be the Autumn Fair so we got to look around at all the food and activities  there was even a walking tree and a talking gnome which my mother thought was the most comical thing she had ever seen in her life. And then I went to a casual gathering at my friend's house so all in all it was a good weekend, only one more weekend til uni begins ahh!

 

RR xx

Prize Night 2013

One of the highlights during my school life in Glenlola was the Prize Night every September where the girls would be recognised for their great sporting and academic achievements. I have been going for three years due to my results and getting top for three years in Religious Studies. But this was a special night as it was my last ever prize night. Previous years I just had to go in my school uniform but as I am a "school leaver" I had to choose something to wear; something dressy but not inappropriate basically! I had already bought my outfit before receiving an official invitation but I was glad I bought the dress when I had seen it!

 

Printed Dress - Zara

Mayleen Dolly Shoes - Topshop

 

 

My dress was from Zara, I have been really impressed with the Zara range at the moment and this dress was fantastic! The material is quite thick which is perfect for autumn as although the pattern is pink and red floral there is some black through it allowing the dress to be worn with black tights in the autumn! I got the Mary Jane shoes from Topshop, I wore them for the first time at Prize Night and I got really bad blisters and cuts so I would advise to break them in and soften them first for example wearing socks and walking about the house. But I enjoy the fact that they will be perfect for most occasions!

 

 

I absolutely adore my Tiffany & Co bracelet that I got from my auntie for my 18th and I equally love my Pandora birthstone ring also from auntie for my results! For my nails I used the bright pink Gelly Barry M nail varnish and it worked like a treat as per use!

 

My sister was receiving athletics honours for coming 2nd in Ireland in 4x100m relay back in June and she got the top mark in Year 11 Physical Education. 

 

 

 

 

 

I think my outfit was perfect, some people wore heels but I was terrified of falling flat on my face onstage. It was such a lovely evening especially seeing all my past teachers but as they wished me well in the future it really hit me that it was probably the last time I would be in Glenlola but now I am ready for what university has in store for me and I am excited for what will happen in the future! Are any of you at university and have any helpful hints or tips? Let me know!

 

RR xx

 

 

Hectic 4 days

Back in May when Kings of Leon were signed to be the main act for Tennent's Vital in Belfast I was over the moon as I love them to pieces so naturally I immediately bought a ticket. It was absolutely incredible but not only because of KOL but The Vaccines, The Undertones and The Minutes were all awesome too!

 

Despite it not being too muddy I wore my Hunter wellies even though it hadn't been too wet but I didn't want to risk it. Please take note of our fabulous water ponchos, £2 - bargain! The shorts that I decided to wear actually used to be old River Island jeans which were slightly too big so I cut them - doing some DIY!

 

KOL were incredible as expected but they left the stage without playing Black Thumbnail, Radioactive and Sex on Fire so I had a slight mental breakdown but then they finished off with those 3 which was fantastic!

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Navy Gloss Hunter Wellies - Hunter
Navy Camisole - Hollister
Pale denim shorts - River Island
Red and blue flannel shirt - Topshop

(The clothing in the collage do not always match up to the exact items I was wearing nor are the links always to the exact clothing)

 

 

 Thursday which was Day 2 of T. Vital, Snow Patrol, Jason Mraz , Foy Vance and Kodaline were playing which I would have loved to go and see but it was the night of my A Levels so I thought I wouldn't risk it incase my results were poor (which they weren't thankfully!) So instead we went to Cosmo in Victoria Square which is a buffet of all different Asian, Italian and British foods with incredible desserts. It was a celebration of not only my results but my sister's 16th birthday too!

 

 

 

 On Friday I was completely buzzing for the day ahead as Day 3 of Tennent's Vital had Avicii, Tinie Tempah, Rudimental, Naughty Boy and Tommy Trash all lined up which I knew was going to be absolutely phenomenal! I didn't particularly want to wear shorts again but in the end gave into it as I thought it was the best option and had worked well on Day 1. And of course I could not have bypassed wearing my Hunter wellies again!

 

 

 

It really was an incredible night and the atmosphere during Avicii was unbelievable despite being rapidly pushed about in mosh/dancing pits. We got Pit tickets again for Day 3 and was so close to Avicii even though we actually never really saw Avicii behind all the smoke etc!

 

Navy Gloss Hunter wellies - Hunter
Green shorts - Primark
Maroon top - Next
Denim jacket - H&M
Bronze cuff - French Market

 

Finally to top off the crazy 3 days that I experienced in the middle of August, I attended a Ben Howard concert at Belsonic in Custom House Square. I was expecting quite a chilled concert which it was in comparison to Avicii but it was still pretty crazy which shocked me a lot! We didn't arrive in time to get to see the support act and never even got to know his name but Ben Howard was definitely worth the money! In particular there was a girl who played the piano, cello, sang and played drums throughout the different sets - she was fantastic! It was a great night and it was especially good as I went with girls from school that I hadn't seen recently either!

 

 

 

 To Belsonic I wore disco pants, patterned camisole, leather jacket and black leather fringed gladiator sandals. My favourite song of Ben Howard that he played was "The Fear" as it was really atmospheric and the crowd just loved it!

 

Black leather studded jacket - Topshop
Black camisole with colourful animal print - H&M
Black disco leggings - Topshop
Black fringed sandals - Eram

 

It really was an amazing couple of days with lovely people! Hopefully you enjoyed looking at my experience and the different clothes that I wore. Feel free to comment any ideas or criticisms!

 

RR xx