last week

me and haydy being cool ..










xxx!

keep or return?

Firstly, can i just say, how cold has it been today?!?!! seriously, freezing, first proper taste of autumn/winter weather i think.
Today, i received this nice little package in the post- a dress i'd ordered the other day. I'm uncertain if i should keep or return though, i mean i really do love it, but i just don't really need it .. however it's one of those dresses where you can wear it during the day or for a night out, i do love them kinda dresses :)
Anyway, it looks better when you see it in the flesh, like i keep saying, i can't use a camera!


so, keep or return?

Oxbridge weekend/random ramble

I've just returned from my 'Oxbridge' weekend (well, yesterday actually!) I had a wicked time, and for once in my life, i held back to temptation and only bought one item of clothing back with me!
Saturday we visited Oxford and Sunday was Cambridge; out of the two, i prefer Cambridge. It had more shops and was a lot more quaint, i'd love to pay it another visit again soon.
I'm still yet to upload a proper outfit post, i'm thinking Wednesday as it's my day off then, i do keep trying, but i really am naff with a camera and the lighting keeps looking terrible! Or if i do manage to get the lighting correct, i don't like my outfit! I just can't win ha!
Here's a little question for you, actually it's gonna be two- I'd love to make my hair more volumised at the roots, does anyone have any suggestions of which products are good for this, it just seems to look a mess at the moment!
The next question is, i'm having a bad skin breakout at the moment and it's making me feel horrible! I normally have really good skin, but i do have the odd breakout from time to time. It's making my confidence go from zero to minus!! What can i do?! or should i just let my face run it's course?







Hope you've all had a nice weekend, Sarah x

slight product rave

with the MAC face&body foundation. Wow, i am in L-O-V-E with this bad boy! I'll admit it, i've never actually used a MAC foundation before, so i can't exactly compare or say that it's 'my all time fave MAC foundation' but out of all foundations i have tried, this has to be my all time favourite so far!
I don't wear foundation on a daily basis due to the fact that my job is far from glamorous and my skin is pretty alright really, so i don't need to cake my face in makeup. I like my skin to look pretty natural but i love that dewy fresh faced look, that has that gorgeous sheen and illumination to it; this product gives me exactly that!
It's pretty sheer, but you are able to build it up if you are after a slightly heavier coverage.
I have it in shade C1, which is the exact match to my skin-tone. At first i thought i should have picked a the next shade up, so you could actually tell i was/am wearing something on my face (just so i don't look totally washed out!) but now, i've come to love looking like i have no make up on and just perfect skin :)!
I can't rave this product enough, and as much as i'd like to try out other foundations, i think this would/will be the one i'll always come back to/always have a bottle of in my make-up bag :)


*forgot to add, £120ml for £23

i opted for pink ..

avec the Wildfox sweatshirt! I really did want the mustard one a tad more, however I think it does look better on brunettes and i went for the money saving option and saved myself £30 instead (i'll buy something nice with that, don't worry!) So, it was bought via Ebay (seriously, where would i be without ebay, i live on that site!) and i rate the seller 100%. The item location was in America and it took one day to arrive, now that's service for ya!
Took some posing pictures below (i really shouldn't do this, i just am not good infront of a camera) but i was bored and thought i'd show it off.
It's been a really quiet Saturday today, i didn't really want to do anything though as i've been work all week, so it's been my first well deserved day off in about 6days.
My MAC face&body foundation arrived this week also, and considering i hadn't had chance to test the product out and did the risky thing of ordering offline, the shade is a perfect match, and it sort of illuminates my skin; that i love :)
Next weekend i'm off to Oxford and Cambridge (yes, it's not been cancelled this time :) so, i'm sure i'll be doing more spending there, yummy!
Hope you've had a lovely weekend everyone, i may brave it and do an outfit post tomorrow, but if it's gonna be anything like today, i just felt horrid in every single item i tried on, so just opted for comfort! (i think i'm having one of them bad months, where you really don't feel confident in anything you wear, not even my trusty jeans :( boooo!)
Love Sarah, x

Wildfox

I love Wildfox. Simple, cute, easy to wear t-shirts and sweatshirts. I already have the 'Love Potion No9' t-shirt (with the purple writing) but i want to add to this with a sweatshirt. There are a couple that i like but the one i'm really craving at the moment (even though it's not current season- fall 2009) is the vampire one. I'm uncertain on which colour to get though, mustard or baby pink? Personally i think the mustard has that edge however, the pink my suit me more (hair and complexion-wise!) I've been shopping around online and at the moment, the mustard is a pre-order job for around £68 whereas i've spotted the baby pink one on ebay as a BIN for just £34 (£12 postage, it's coming from America) but i really don't think that's bad at all!


which do you prefer, the pink or mustard?

hello october

Yes, it's October now, what i class as 'official autumn'- maybe cause it is ha! Yesterday i went to Chester, i really love it there and i go pretty often (because my local town is awful so i never shop there.) I hadn't been in a few months though, purely because i've had my holidays and just lots of reasons that have stopped me from going! I'll be making my regular monthly trips again starting now though :)! Anyway, i bought a few bits and bobs, thought i'd share them on here .. also showing the boots which i ordered off ZARA the other week now (and my ASOS hat, the h&m order isn't really worth showing, it was just a ring and a basic cardigan!)
So yeah, i was gonna buy the MAC face&body foundation yesterday, but they didn't stock it in the department store, was gutted, so did a risky thing of ordering offline even though i don't know what shade i am .. oops, we'll just have to see how that turns out.
What did i come back with anyway?
- ZARA lounge trousers (actually got these for the gym, but they look too nice for working out in, and also look wicked with my boots!)
- ZARA leggings, well actually 'jeggings' but i hate that word, and actually i'd rather just say pull on jeans, cause they aren't even legging material like they were when they first came out! (btw i got these in blue, i never ever buy jeans in any colour other than black haha!)
- Topshop brown/camel-kinda coloured t-shirt, just basic but the i only have vests in camel/brown and it's getting colder now, so needed something with a higher neck.
- River Island shorts, love these, saw them on the website and have been lusting after them ever since.

I really want a leopard print coat, but nothing too in ya face leopard print, i saw a nice one in new look actually, not too bad for £50 either!
oh forgot to say, got two new rings from primark, one i bought the other week, but dropped and the stone came out and it was like my current fave ring, so i just re-purchased aha!





below are my boots and hat!


(sorry i don't photograph well!)
Hope everyone's had a nice weekend and week for that matter; Sarah x

to be real

Bit random but i love that M&S advert, it was just on and reminded me. Anyway, can't believe how fast this weeks gone! not just this week though, every week seems to fly by too quickly for my liking and i'm finding myself not actually doing anything with my time! This week i have:
- been to work
- shopped a tiny bit
- bummed around alot!

Tomorrow i'm starting spinning at the gym, never done it before, but always wanted to try it; i hope it shapes my legs up! I still haven't brought that asos coat yet, i get paid soon, so maybe then, we'll see.
I'm going to Chester next Saturday, and then in 2weeks time, i'm off to Oxford and Cambridge (fingers crosses that the trip doesn't get cancelled this time!)
I'm in the mood to draw today, so maybe, after i've taken my dog out and read some more of Marley and Me.
On the update of my ZARA boots, i'm still waiting .. i hope they're worth the wait, quick question, can i return them to store if i don't like them, or if i buy off the website, do they have to be returned by post?

hope everyone's had a nice weeked, x!


(really love the clothes on this Chloe ad campaign, such a sucker for Chloe.)

Today

Today has been rather pointless. Still no packages for me in the post. Currently i'm:

- watching Britain's Best Dish; my fave programme
- thinking that i'm never gonna get a good job
- wanting to get out of this area and do something more with my life
- wishing i had more confidence so that i can make the above one happen
- admiring my Chloe handbag whilst watching BBD
- thinking about what it would be like to win the lottery.

In a strange mood today, weird, like i'm not really here .. freaky.

much love, Sarah x

updated wishlist

I just can't control myself these days, all i wanna do is spend spend spend! There are just so many beautiful items out there, and not enough money in my pocket to own them! (well i could, but deep down, i know i should be saving!) Anyway, just been checking out the new ASOS White collection and i adore it. It's so classy and elegant. The pieces all look so timeless and clean-cut; which i just love. So the one thing that has majorly stood out to me and basically the one thing that i'm gonna be buying within the next few weeks (even though i don't need another coat!) is this B-E-A-UTIFUL coat, it's so me, it deserves to be worn all A/W and it wont ever really date due to the classic colour. I'd team it with (when it arrives, fingers crossed tomorrow, my asos fur hat)




The next thing i'm after is to indulge in a spot of leopard print. I don't wanna go too OTT with this, but i think a subtle hint of this trend i will take on board. I'm thinking of this headscarf, also from ASOS (seriously love asos!) and perhaps some leopard ballet pumps. A stunning Lanvin pair have caught my eye, but at £300, i don't think i'll be prancing around in them any time soon aha! They're available from the new 'shoe galleries' @ Selfridges, however, i will be sure to settle for a cheaper alternative .. perhaps off ebay.



and the asos headscarf ..


I think that's all, still patiently waiting for my H&M, ASOS and ZARA packages to arrive .. i feel i've been waiting forages :( boohoo; much love, Sarah x

no Oxbridge

This weekend i was meant to be going to Oxford and Cambridge however, the trip got cancelled for some stupid reason (i don't think the coach was full enough or something), so i went to work instead. I've been doing a bit of online shopping this past week, so when my items finally arrive to me, i'll show them on here. Nothing too exciting (apart from the boots!). Next weekend, i have zero plans, well, i was meant to be going to Chester but, mum has to work therefore, we can't go. The weekend after that however, i'm meant to be going to London for the fashion event at the V&A, i am still in two minds if i should or shouldn't. If i don't, i'll be going Chester that weekend instead. Is any of this making sense aha? It kinda is in my head .. but seeing it written down i feel i'm not making any sense at all. Rambling now, blehh. Oh also, here a few of my picks from ZARA .. i thought i'd purchased most of the A/W collection, but missed these bad boiiz ..










by the way, i'm in love with this ASOS model below, i think i've saved like every image of her aha! her face is so pretty and i want her hair and her figure! what do ya think?




hope everyone has had a nice weekend anyway, x

change in weather

The past few nights, i've really began to notice a change in our weather, is it officially Autumn now? I always get confused when actual seasons begin. Anyway, the light nights are starting to really vanish, i'm getting tired and usually falling asleep on my bedroom floor (ha, i don't get why i do this, but i always do!) and the air really has that different feel to it. I'm sounding rather negative here, but actually Autumn is my favourite season! Autumn/Winter clothes always have been and i think always will be my favourite.

Anyway, i've just been browsing matchesfashion.com and came across this gorgeous 'MCQ by Alexander McQueen' jumper, isn't it gorgeous? at £285 i don't think it's too badly priced, however, it is only something i can dream of owning!

weekend

Kinda cool weekend i've just had actually, spent with my good friend Charl. We went out Saturday night and as usual, i stuck to my same old regular going out make up- i seriously can't be bothered to experiment with make-up, so lazy! The outfit i decided to wear was my Darling 'Scarlett' dress, mixed with some Asos black boots. Next weekend, i'm going to Oxford and Cambridge, i am so so excited :)!

The Wishlist

I think everyone has a wishlist of all the things they would buy if they could. I have two types of wishlist; one is pointless things that i do just want and would buy if i was super-duper rich and the other one is of items i class as 'iconic' and would actually take time to save up my money for. My first type of wishlist changes regularly, whereas the other one, well i think about it 24/7!

So the things i'm currently after on the 'iconic' wishlist:

- YSL arty ring

- Burberry trench coat

- Alexander McQueen skull scarf

- Marc Jacobs mouse shoes

I feel rather proud that i've already ticked off a few items that were on here over the past year or so. These items were:

- Vivienne Westwood Pirate boots

- Christian Louboutin shoes

- Chloe handbag

- Moschino belt
i think that was it actually, there may be something else i'm forgetting however, i'm pretty sure i would remember it!

So i was just browsing on my all time three favourite websites the other day (net-a-porter, matches fashion and my-wardrobe!) and anyway, the 'if i were a lottery winner and had money to burn' wishlist is as follows ..



Dress: Beyond Vintage @ Matchesfashion




Boots: Chloe @ Net-a-Porter




Skirt: Chloe @ Net-a-Porter




Dress: J Crew @ Net-a-Porter




Necklace: Kenneth Jay Lane @ Net-a-Porter (only £30!)




Blouse: Marc Jacobs @ Net-a-Porter




Boots: See by Chloe @ Net-a-Porter




Blouse: Temperley @ Net-a-Porter




Shoes: YSL tribute sandals @ Net-a-Porter




Coat: Moschino @ My-Wardrobe

mhmm, i can dream ...