Nautical but nice

Nice comfy outfit for round the house on a sunny day. I'm still loving these culottes.

Navy and white tee-Primark, tucked into Nautical culottes-Dorothy Perkins, Navy opaques-Oasis

Recycled photo as i didn't take one today

Navy satin pumps-Asda

I'm sorry for being such a bad blogger at the moment, i have so much on my mind xx

Announcing the winner

of my giveaway. I went to random.org and

The winner iiiiiiiiiiiiiis.........................................................Jen from A little bird told me, well done!

Please email me with your name and address to passionforfashion1983@gmail.com xxx

Enter my giveaway

Ends tonight at midnight!

Click here

xxxxxx

Nude lace, simples

A nice simple outfit for work when the sun was shining.

Nude lace dress-Topshop, Black opaques, Black cardi-La Redoute

I love that you can see part of my tattoo due to the cut out back

Black and cream bow pumps-La Redoute
I love love love this dress., lets hope the sun keeps shining so i can wear more of my summery dresses.
What did you wear today? xx

What's in your wardrobe? Photo heavy!

I saw this here and thought i'd tag myself as its always nice to nose into other peoples clothes. I've not done it in the exact same way but the idea is the same. I've been gradually sorting through my wardrobe anyway so it fitted in with what i've been upto.

Here are my wardrobes, they run along one wall from floor to ceiling.

Inside at the top i keep shoes, bags, back issues of magazines and other random bits.

Heres one side with my clothes in that i mostly wear, the other side includes bridesmaid and formal dresses that i have and coats. The pink storage boxes on the left have scarves, sunnies, headbands, belts etc. The boxes on top of those are full of jewellery. Then theres all the shoe boxes which cover the floor both sides of the wardrobe.
I have two of these full of tights/socks/undies etc
And two of these full of tees, jeans, leggings, vest etc. I also have a load of clothes in the garage, which i really need to sort!

I didn't count everything as it would take forever but heres what i did count...

• 18 skirts
• 29 handbags
• 5 coats and jackets
• 2 pairs of jeans
• 0 pairs of trousers!
• 56 dresses, not including formal dresses, bridesmaid dresses etc
• 83 pairs of shoes and boots.

What did i learn?

Now i know i wear dresses most days but i didn't realise how many i had hanging in my wardrobe right now, and it doesn't even include the ones in my washing pile or being stored in the garage. I'm going to make more of an effort to wear them all. The same with shoes, i did have around 100 pairs but have managed to reduce the numbers by choosing some for ebay and for charity.

My skirts are a mix of smart ones for work etc and ones for play, i still really need the perfect navy skirt though. I'm not really into handbags so was quite surprised that i had so many, i had more but again i have put a load in for charity as they are just not my style anymore.

Jeans aren't an important part of life, the same with trousers so i'm not overly bothered about the lack of them. I would like a couple more jackets, i'd like a blazer but they just don't suit me! Next winter i want to invest in a really lovely winter coat.

I chose a few of my favourite items that make me smile to share with you.

Teapot print dress, love the print on this its so quirky

Vintage velvet dress with full skirt, i've not worn this yet, but i just love it

Floral dress which has to be my best ever Primark buy, i've worn it so many times

Polka dot dress with bow strap, i just can't wait to break this out in the summer, it fits gorgeously

Glitter Mary Janes, these are the ultimate party shoe!
Vintage metallic bag, so cute and only cost me £1

Black skater dress, this is such a great basic
Embellishes leopard pumps, always make me feel good
Leather waterfall jacket, i couldn't not include this, i just love it so much

I hope this wasn't too boring for you? If anyone does a similar post, please let me know so i can have a look :)

Tonight i'm catching up on blogs, and hopefully looking at the new ones suggested a couple of posts down. Have a good weekend y'all xxx

Boohoo.com - my thoughts

I remember looking at Boohoo.com a few years ago when it launched and back then it held no interest for me. How times have changed!! Boohoo now sells a massive clothing,beauty,gifts, lingerie and shoes all for fantastic prices. The website is really easy to use, you can get close up front and back views of the clothes on and off models and catwalk views too. I also really like the trends section on there too.

The bits that i have my eye on at the moment are this cardi and dress, as the prints are so sweet.

This nautical inspired playsuit

And this skirt, just because its supercute, i can see my 15 year old niece in this, sadly i think i'm a bit old to get away with it!
I decided to place an order to try them out and plumped for a floral playsuit. It was quick and easy to order, and delivery was really speedy. I'm really pleased with the playsuit,made from 100% cotton its going to be lovely this Spring/Summer. I think i will belt it though, i find that playsuits tend to be a bit big round my waist because its much smaller then my chest and hips.

So its a thumbs up from me! I can safely say i'll be ordering again.

What do you all think of Boohoo?

Outfit post!

I'm loving wearing my Spring-Summer clothes, although i'm dreading the day when i have to give up my opaques. This is an outfit from last week, i'm sooo behind!

Black and white spotty dress- Dorothy Perkins, Black opaques

You can kind of see the bow on the neckline here

The pumps once again!

Just a quick photo of moi to show you the fab blush i'm using. I can't believe how nice this is, i love natural shades and this hits the spot. Its from one of the most bargainistic ranges out there.... The Natural Collection.
I'm being a total greedy moo tonight and ordering Pizza Hut just for myself, i'm craving their Cookie Dough dessert mmmm

xxx

Top blogs!

We all have certain blogs that we love to read, so i thought i'd mention mine incase you don't read them alreay :)




Fiirst up is Vintage Vixen . Everyone should follow this blog, she finds such amazing bargains and always looks so stylish. I admire her confidence to experiment and wear anything she likes.

I also love the non fashion posts on here, especially the photos of her home and Jacob the tortoise.

Next we have Random London Girl . I have to say we 'knew' each other before blogging from a forum we posted on. I love her blog, she always looks so chic(even when she doesn't think so!) and she is also a lovely girl who picked up my much loved magnifying glass necklace for me.

I'm also loving Style of Fashionista . This girl looks amazing all the time. Everyday she posts a fantastic outfit and always looks flawless. I also want her hair and her black wedge boots :)

Finally i'm pretty sure you all read this one already but its Flying Saucer . I read this blog even before i started blogging myself. Its been really good the last few months with Selena being in Sweden studying.

Please tell me your top blogs, i'd love to read them.

Giveaway!!

Well i guessed it was time for a giveaway for my lovely followers! So here we have it. First up, the goodies :)

From Lush we have Space Girl Bath Ballistic and Honey I Washed the Kids Soap

From Miss Selfridge we have these cute heart earrings and elasticated headband with bow print. Also for you readers the cutest dog bookmark from Paperchase.

Next we have a Hello Kitty make up bag from H&M, filled with samples including a mini Batiste Dry Shampoo and smaples from Estee Lauder, DHC and DKNY. I have a make up bag just like this and its so cute.

Following on with the HK cuteness, you'll also get these adorable Marshmallows that i found. So sweet!

I will be adding some chocolate into the mix too. Probably Green and Blacks as it is the best chocolate around.

Soooo if you want to enter heres how.

1. Leave a comment on this post. Simple!! You do need to be a follower, i will check!

2. If you do want a second entry, blog about this giveaway and let me know the link.

This is open to everyone, wherever you live, male or female etc...

The giveaway closes on 29th March at midnight and i'll randomly pick the winners name out of a hat and let you all know in a post on the 30th March.

Good luck :)

I wore my culottes!

And i absolutley love them! I can see myself getting loads of use out of these babies. I think they look good this way, but would also like to try dressing them up with heels.

You can tell i loved my outfit as i took loads of photos!

Starting with the whole outfit..

Navy culottes-Dorothy Perkins, White tee with lace detailing-Topshop tucked in. Navy cardi-La Redoute, Navy ribbed opaques-Accessorise, Striped bow bag-Free!

Without the cardi, i look a bit twisted here!

Close up of lace detailing

Owl necklace-Primark

Oversized sunnies-Primark
Navy satin pumps-Asda

And on my nails OPI Absolutely Alice over Barry M Cobalt Blue

Sooooo, will you be rocking culottes?

P.S look out for my giveaway which i'll be posting tomorrow x

Second haul post of the week!

Onto my second haul post of the week. I just wanted to say not everything posted was bought this week, they are bits I've gathered over the last few weeks and have finally got round to posting. I'm not a total spendthrift!

First up this cute denim bow headband, i can just picture this on a hot summers day with white sundress and sandals.

Jeggings from work, these are really lovely and comfy

Orange flower headband and black flower alice band

Horse belt from Primark

I couldn't resist this little dude!

Onto some beauty bits. I wanted a new mascara so i thought I'd try the Gosh Irresistible Intensity. I also managed to find a fab lipgloss to replace Mimmy from Mac Hello Kitty range which i used up. Its the top ones and is a lovely sheer pink. I got the bottom gloss free! It has a light inside and a mirror on the side to help you apply!
I finally gave in and got some Cheryl lashes, i can't wait to use these as they look fab on other people!
I also grabbed these cheapie lashes from Poundland, I'll do a review when i use them

And last but not least, i repurchased Bobbi Browns Colour Corrector and Concealer. I loved both of these products when i used them before and nothing else quite matched up. I also would like to say how fantastic the service was at the counter in Leeds.

Has anyone else been spending?

This weekend for me is going to be very quiet, all i'm doing is getting one of my dogs hair cut and reading magazines. Hoope you lot have more exciting plans!