Birthday Planning. . .

I love planning outfits! Its probably one of my favourite things to do and planning for a special occasion is even more exciting! My birthday is just under a month away and my outfit is almost sorted!

Cute little package from Love

The dress is from Love  and whilst browsing on the website a couple of weeks ago it immediately caught my attention. I had been looking for a dress with long sleeves and slightly drapey and this ticks both boxes! The colour (called Petrol on the website) is so beautiful and the material is very soft! Along with front and back views of the dress there were also other photos in the gallery of bloggers and celebrities wearing it which gave me an idea of what it really looked like on and ideas on how to style it.

My Amazing gold glittery heels from BooHoo are actually a birthday present from my friend Sophie. She had them delivered to me so I could see if they fit/went well with the dress so I will be giving them back for her to wrap. They are VERY high but so incredible! The heels I wore for my graduation were the same height and I wore those all day without falling over once so I should be fine in these.

The belt is from Topshop with two gold panthers, one at either end, kindly lent to me by my friend at work. I got the earrings today from accessorize and they have a cluster of tiny gold leaves at the bottom of each gold strand.

I have a black bag with a gold fastening which I might use or I'm thinking of throwing another colour into the mix and buying a dark purple clutch....

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Walk by the sea. . .

Last week, I went out for a coffee in Broadstairs with my mum and we decided to walk home along the seafront as it was such a lovely bright day! I really like this photo she took of me, mainly because I'm wearing two of my favourite items in my wardrobe. I bought my trench coat from Topshop almost a year ago and I really am in love with it! Its a great fit, gorgeous colour and when I wear it I immediately feel more dressed up. My new bag (also Topshop) is the perfect size for everyday use, has a detachable shoulder strap and fits so much in! I've used it constantly since recieving it Christmas Day and am thinking of getting another in a different colour...

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Pretty Presents

Welcome to my blog! I thought for my first entry it was only right to show some of my lovely gifts (pictured above). The cake stand is from one of my closest friends and I think its beautiful! I love baking and have wanted one for so long so she chose well! The top image shows my mums homemade mince pies, and the second are peanut butter cups, a recipe which I will post to this blog in future.

I absolutely adore the black and brown doctor bag from Topshop in the last image. It comes with a detachable shoulder strap and is the perfect size and colour for everyday use. I now don't have to squish everything into my Chanel which I can save for lighter days.

The emerald green skinny jeans are from Pull & Bear, a shop I discovered in London back in November. They have three stores in London, one on Oxford Street and one at each of the Westfield shopping centres and are part of the Inditex group, the Spanish fashion company which also owns Zara. Its a great shop to check out with a huge range of quality clothing very reasonably priced - these jeans  cost £19.99!! Pull & Bear has an online shop which I'll be checking regularly between now and when I'm next in London.

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