New Primark Pieces April 2011

So another trip to Primark, actually to return some things resulting in another spend, although only 5 items, 3 of which were jewellery and sort of don’t count!

Starting with the jewellery, a love or hate item, I found this gorgeous triple fingered flower ring. There were only small sizes left and this one loose ring with no packaging but which fits perfectly, so I am not sure what size I eventually got. I personally love it, I am all about big statement jewellery and for only £2.50 a bargain! Surprisingly the rings are all a slightly different size to accommodate for the fact that your three fingers are slightly different sizes, so it fits better one way round that another. Small detail I noticed!

Next this beautiful elephant head long length necklace in a lovely ‘dirty’ gold colour encrusted with yellow/gold stones. I do not like the chain as much since it is more of a yellow gold, and to my eye doesn’t match as well on closer inspection, so if I can find a better chain at some point I will replace it. Considering I make jewellery as a hobby I know it would cost me £4 or more to get a pendant like this so I do not consider it a waste. I also brought a tusk necklace which, although long, is slightly shorter than the elephant, but matches and fits in well to wear as a pair if I chose to. I like addition of the brown rope chain in the design. It reminds me of the necklace J-Lo wore back in her first ever music video, anyone else remember?

Finally I picked up this sheer loose fit top. It has an elasticated waist where the excess fabric is all gathered, with a slight sleeve. The fabric is not your typical sheer shirt fabric, with more of a textured effect/feel to it. I picked up the coral, they also had white, violet and green. These were £10 each and I plan to style with both skirts and jeans.

I have spied some nice things on other blogs but I am going to try and resist the temptation to spend, I won’t ban myself though since that never works out well!

Outfit of the Day - Wide Leg Trousers

I am so happy the sunshine is here!! I brought these trousers last week,  being instantly attracted to the print. For my body shape, I am actually surprised that they are flattering (well at least I think so). I love how feminine I feel today, with the comfort and confidence that I would get from wearing trousers, but that ‘pretty’ feeling that you get from a skirt.

I styled the trousers very simply, with a black t-shirt, and an large waisted belt. The trousers are high waisted so generally I feel that they look best with something which breaks the body into sections. A more loose fit top would have worked well also, although I do not have one!

The shoes I chose, may not seem to match but the height works perfectly, and the majority of the time the shoes do not actually show through which means that it works well. I also added my Primark flower necklace, and flower double finger ring from Aldo.

Lets hope the sunshine continues! 

Outfit of the day - Maxi Dress

Another outfit post, I am loving the weather and making the most of being able to wear summer clothes while it lasts.

If you did check out my last Primark haul post, then you would have seen that I purchased a beautiful blue maxi dress. Completely by luck after having it hang in my wardrobe for a few days, I noticed that there was a cut at the bottom of the dress :-( I quickly returned it, but didn’t manage to find any blue ones left and instead picked it up in the black. I wasn’t completed disappointed since I had been wanted to get a black maxi so I could accessorise it in lots of different ways.

I am hoping to do a post in the near future featuring lots of pictures of the different ways I accessorise this one dress, but for now this is a very simple look. The cardigan and belt were both purchased from Primark last year, and the shoes from a local market stall.  

Fingers crossed the good weather continues!

Flower Power Outfit Post

I decided to take advantage of the good lighting and a wider mirror when trying on a top in Marks and Spencers today, (which was a complete bargain I might add), to take some photos for an outfit post.

I was able to wear this top which is great for intermediate weather, any warmer and I would have got overheated but colder and I would have been too cold. As it worked out my feet were a little cold in the pumps since it started to rain but this outfit could easily be paired with boots.

The top is last years from Primark when the big shoulders were briefly on trend, I tried to give it a bit more structure and definition with the belt and chunky necklace. On my bottom half I wore black jeggings and pewter cuffed pumps.

Pretty casual but also tidy and you gotta love the puffy shoulders!

Outfit of the Day and Face of the Night

A quick outfit post, including a makeup/face of the night. I am so glad the weather has started to get better and I can start wearing dresses in particular again. I love the simplicity of dresses, the fact that you do not have to think about what to wear with it a lot of the time. Particularly with the bold print I chose today, all I needed was a scarf, earrings and my boots and done!

When I go out I tend to put more emphasise on my make-up to look like I am ‘going-out’ rather than outfit. I picked to go a subtle smoky eye, however I added purple eyeshadow under my eye for a bit of a twist. I was really pleased with the outcome.

Products I used;

NYX One night in Morroco palette for the smoky eye (including their primer)

Urban Decay palette (purple shadow under the eye)

Bella Pierre Foundation

Bourgeois Mineral Radiance

Benefit Coralista

Naturals Lipstick caramel

ELF pink kiss gloss

Weekend Outfits

I really want to do fashion posts, unfortunately I know my pictures leave a lot to be desired, however if you bare with me hopefully I can figure out a way to improve them. I decided to feature my outfits over this weekend, both pretty casual but still feminine and tidy.

Saturday - Casual day out shopping, this is one of my favourite outfits, simple but I always feel so smart in it.

Green trousers, Primark.

Black Long jumper, factory outlet.

Scarf, Primark.

Boots, River Island

Sunday - another casual day at home with family. I love this dress, it’s nice to start preparing for spring as much as I love my boot and jumper combos I am ready for the warmer weather, the cardigan is great at keeping me warm whilst it is still cold!

Dress- New Look,

Cardigan - Asda,

Belt - Primark

Leggings - Primark

Shoes- New Look (but which ones? Opinions please!)