All Shabby, No Chic

Minimal make up, minimal mega pixels. Beautiful two finger cross ring. This beaut set me back £12 from Urban Outfitters and had tarnished my fingers green by the end of the first day. But it's so hard to stay mad at it.

The stamp on my hand is from a vintage fair I went to today in Bethnal Green. I bought a little furry hat which I have fallen in love with. No doubt I will live in it this winter.

Short post. I have a hot date with two guys. Ben and Jerry.

Stranger

If only I had a decent excuse or even an exciting story about where I've been. I can only offer you the following. Results. Alcohol. Working. Moving house. Alcohol. Copious amounts of fun with the new housemates. Uni and avoiding the work it presents me and a touch more alcohol.

I reckon I'll try and give it another effort although please expect a nose dive in photo quality due to a lack of DSLR.

For now I'll leave you with a slightly more glamorous editorial version of my student life.

Stay Tuned.

Vogue Germany November 2010

Via Studded Hearts

Picture Perfect

Picture from Hanneli

Jeez these models dress well. That floral body suit is gorgeous and the print trousers are the perfect fit.

Today my rings that I ordered from the asos sale arrived in a box far larger than necessary. They were nicer than I imagined, a pleasant surprise with internet gambles. I then went window shopping where another ring caught my eye. A ring so beautiful it hurt to leave it in the store. A ring so beautiful I plan to buy it on Saturday to put away until my birthday. Rings will always be my Achilles heel, a girl can never own too many.

Yesterday I stumbled into a job. With only a few weeks left in Nottingham I will soon be filling them with long days of work, hopefully resulting in some extra cash for Leeds festival and Freshers, providing I curb my spending.

Goodbye free time, lie ins, lunchtime gin and tonics and social life.

Hello public transport at rush hour, early mornings, wage slips and a hell of a lot of coffee.

In other news, I'm going car booting this weekend. I'm so ready to rummage for some bargains.

Educate Me

I wanted to see "An Education" as soon as I saw the trailers but as per usual I only got round to watching it when it had been released. But it was so worth the wait. The soundtrack was beautiful and the outfits were even better. It makes me want to move to Paris, wear pearl necklaces and scrape my hair into a beehive. I thought I'd share some of my favourite screen shots which have left me undecided as to whether to dye my hair chestnut brown or keep going lighter till winter approaches.

In other news, exams are over and freedom reigns. I'm in a routine of staying up late and waking up even later. A rut that is encouraging laziness. Tomorrow may be the day to begin doing something worthwhile. I'll start with attempting to transform an old dress into a playsuit. Despite my A* in GCSE textiles my needle skills are less than impressive and tomorrow will no doubt end in a ruined dress and frustration.

Hello to all my new followers too. Reading all your comments never fails to make me smile.

Wide Eyed And Legless

Six exams done, 1 to go. It's been over two weeks since I left college and I have already hit the period where it takes me longer than it should to work out what day it is. Revision is tiring and struggles to hold my attention for longer than 45 minutes so I have been filling the rest of my time with coffee, Internet shopping, Sex and the City and endless hours spent lying on my sun lounger reading books I've stared at but never opened.

Things planned for after my last exam include a day of impulse buying, a wild night with all my favourites to celebrate the end of A-levels and the beginning of the rest of our lives and walking my much missed bike to the repair shop. A job I've been putting off for weeks.

Right now I'm off to procrastinate a little more.

Denim look dress from H&M

When We Kiss I Feel Nothing

Photographs by Becky

The weathers being so infuriatingly unpredictable, one day will be so warm you don't want to do anything but lie in the grass with a good book or even better friends. But then the next is a day like today, cold and cloudy, making summer seem a million miles away.

These photos were taken in the woods around the corner from my house. Every year this field gets filled with beautiful wild flowers. The poppy's are always my favourite. The clog style shoes are deceivingly hard to walk in. After a few minutes of looking like Bambi on ice, I got the hang of distributing my body weight to stop me toppling forwards due to front of the shoes being rounded up. Note to self: Avoid going down hills in these shoes. Hills and steps.

Everything bar the shoes here are vintage. I love this bodice. I picked it up at a charity shop on a day where I had no idea what to wear that night. The rose detailing, the boning, The cropped length and the velvet back. It was everything I had been looking for and just £1.99.

The Courtship Of Mr Lyon

A few shots taken as a welcomed break from revision, which is fast becoming tedious. Two big exams left until I am free from the strong grips of education. Until the beginning of university in September anyway.

In an attempt to keep my brain from exploding from work I have buried myself in episode after episode of sex and the city. It's left me craving a whole new wardrobe filled with classic manolo blahniks and dresses made for nights at expensive restaurants. Although it has highlighted how little effort I make on a regular basis. My style in a few words: Last minute, thrown together mess. Here's hoping one day my pay will match my dreams.

I don't know how this beautiful fringed and studded leather jacket has escaped being blogged. I've had it for months. I found it in a vintage store and swiped it for just £25. Unbelievable, I know. It even came with a little kiss badge on the lapel. The shoulder pads are so big I look like an American footballer in it. It was love at first sight.