Saturday shopping.

Is there any better way to spend a Saturday? I literally 'went to town' in Basingstoke with my Mum and Grandma this weekend and came away with some wonderful finds.

After walking around Monsoon and Marks and Spencer with them I dragged them into H&M. I don't know about you but I always seem to fall in love with something in this store so it's the perfect spot for a bit of retail therapy. Here's what I came away with this week:

£29.99

I plan to bring the dress in at the waist with a beige belt and team it with my beige suede shoes for a night on the town! Unfortunately deadlines and exams mean that this probably won't be for a while but it is giving me something to look forwards to. It doesn't show so well in the photograph but this dress is covered in midnight blue lace flowers and hides all of those unwanted bumps and lumps perfectly. I can't wait to wear it out for the first time. 

£14.99 (in £10 off knitwear!)

Oh I do love a bargain. At just £15 this jumper is perfect for slobbing around casually and for teaming with my grey skirt, waist belt and tights for this weeks work placement. Well, that was my excuse for this buy anyway!

Dress - H&M

Cardigan - Topshop

Necklace - Topshop

Shoes - Jones Bootmaker

This was my outfit for today. I bought the H&M dress for £15.99 and my lovely Mum treated me to the Jones Bootmaker shoes which were way outside of my price range!

I spent the day walking along the beach with my family so this outfit was just ideal. I love the way that the dress has a dipping neckline with a pinched waist as this is perfect for my hourglass figure and it makes me feel effortlessly girly and summery. These aren't my usual colours but I really enjoyed wearing them so I think I will keep my eyes peeled for a few more brighter items.

And these shoes...well, they are my new favourite pair. They go with skinny jeans, skirts with tights, skirts without tights, shorts, dresses....everything! I know that this brogue look is in at the moment and it's a trend that I am particularly happy to participate in. I feel like I now have the perfect summer pair as the slightly more dolly shoe shape leaves my feet feeling much more elegant and (importantly) aired! As they are Jones Bootmaker's they are also made with wonderfully soft leather and are like slippers to wear. I am, once again, in love with a pair of shoes.

Did you buy anything nice this weekend?

Hope you all had a good one.

Sami xx

Tee-Total.

This weekend has certainly been that. I've hardly been outside of my house due to revision and it's been awful but hopefully this Wednesday exam will come round quickly.

Anyway, I've often spoken before about how an outfit can change your mood and that has really been needed this weekend. So, as per usual I threw on a quirky tee this morning and let it brighten up my day.

H&M

This is one of my personal faves. Sometimes it's nice to look in the mirror and laugh for the right reasons! 

Here are some of my other graphic tees...

Big Apple Tee - New Look

Horton Hears a Who Tee - eBay

I love hugs tee - New Look

Impossible Love tee - Topshop

I've been on the hunt for a few new tees recently and Look magazine gave me the perfect website! Truffle Shuffle had LOADS of graphic tees and I have fallen in love with a few already.

For Diet Coke addicts everywhere - £20

£25

£17.99

£24.99

£24.99

How cute are they?! When they're at quite affordable prices like this I don't quite know how to resist. That Dot Cotton Tee really tickles my funny bone. Gotta love Dot ♥

What do you think about graphic tees?

Some of the celebs seem to be loving them!

From weheartit.com

From ministyoffashion.co.uk

Agyness Deyn showing off her Henry Holland tee!

I PROMISE the vintage post soon.

Sami xx

Flashing by at the speed of light...

...literally today. My family are on their way to Bournemouth and for the first time pretty much ever they are early. Usually they turn up about an hour late so this is extremely good progress for them.

So here's a quick outfit post.

Cardigan - Primark (From an earlier post, click here to read it)

Black cami top - H&M

Floral stretch-hareem trousers - Warehouse

Necklace - Miss Selfridge

Lace sandals - Topshop (From my lovely Grandma ♥)

Blazer - New Look

Heels - River Island

I have found that this outfit also dresses up quite nicely as well by just adding some neutral Prada-inspired-chunky spring heels and a blazer. I think it might be my choice of outfit next time I am out for a few cocktails.

The floral hareems have become one of my favourite wardrobe items. They are so comfortable for just lazing around in but the floral pattern makes me feel that bit more dressed up for when I am heading out the door. They do tend to go a little baggy at the knees (as you can slightly see) which drives me a bit crazy. 

I'm still going to wear them out to dinner tonight with my blazer and lace sandals though. I just love them.

Right that's it for today my lovelies!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday evening.

What have you got planned over the weekend?

Sami xx

Curing those revision blues

Hello lovelies!

At the moment my days are really full of revision, shorthand and various other bits of uni work so I apologise for the short posts. I have a few bigger ones planned so keep an eye out if you want to read about some of my favourite new vintage finds. You know you want to ;)

Anyway, here is my outfit for the day. My revision is mostly based around global politics and everything that is wrong with the world so bright clothing is a must to keep my spirits up. Journalism is sure going to make my cynical y'know.

Did you notice this nail colour is the one from my post the other day? Turns out H&M nail polish has great staying power, I'm only going to be removing it this evening. Check out my review here.

Cardigan - New Look

Orange floral bow top - H&M

Leggings - Next

Floral pumps - New Look

Would you believe those floral pumps were only £6.99 from New Look?! With my student discount they were my best bargain buy in a long time. They go with almost any brightly coloured spring top so they are ideal for this time of year, although my feet did feel the heat as I was walking to uni in the sunshine earlier.

I am also in love with this clock necklace. You would think I would have been using it to time my revision periods but unfortunately the only downside to this accessory is that the clock face is not real which I have always preferred. Then again I have often found in the past that these clock necklaces do not seem to have a long working life anyway, so maybe that is not such a bad thing?

What do you guys think - does it have to be the real deal to be fashionable?

Hope you've all had a lovely day - check back this weekend for some bigger and better posts.

It's so great to have a few of you following and commenting regularly already.

Love Sami xx

Summer lovin'

Hiya ladies :)

 I know it isn't quite summer yet but it definitely felt like it today. The weather was absolutely beautiful and for the first time this year I decided it was time to break out my favourite pair of summer sandals and hit the beach. Obviously it wasn't warm enough for any more than a paddle (and my housemate and I were too wimpy to even do that!) but it was lovely to sit on the sand doing my revision. It made me so much more relaxed than I would have been doing it at home and an ice cream break was perfect for refreshing my frazzled brain cells. Sunshine just puts a smile right back on my face.

I also managed to take some time to get a few summery snaps for you...

Bournemouth beach

Feet buried in the sand! And the legs of my lovely Primark jumpsuit as seen in 'Primark bled me dry.'

Trying out my cute new H&M sunnies

My FAVOURITE sandals.

From Aldo

Relaxing day in the sun wouldn't be the same without a can of the good stuff.

Hope you've all had an equally lovely day - how have you been celebrating the sunshine?

Sorry it's a short one today, revision is starting to take over my life.

Sami xx

Spread my wings and fly away

Hi there!

Here's my outfit for today...

I ♥ Toy Story

Cardigan - New Look

Butterfly-wing top - Garden Collection at H&M

Shorts - New Look

Tights - Primark

Hot air balloon necklace - Accessorize

I got this Garden Collection butterfly-wing top from H&M in the summer last year and it has become one of my wardrobe favourites. The gorgeous light peach colour is great for the summer time and it's loose fit makes it so comfortable and cool to wear. I'm usually not a fan of such loose-fitting clothing as I think it can sometimes make me look bigger than I am. But by teaming it with tights and shorts I think it balances the outift out quite well.

The bow tights from Primark were a TOTAL bargain at just £1 in the sale. It seems they were there as they are just a bit too thick to wear in the summer but they are perfect for this time of year when there is still a bit of a breeze hanging around.

I wish this outfit really could fly me away. More than ever I am feeling a need to get out of the country and have a holiday. I didn't get out of the UK at all last year which was so disappointing as travelling around and discovering new places is something that I would love to do more of. I definitely need to start saving some pennies next term to make this possible.

Luckily, in just TWO WEEKS AND TWO DAYS I am off to Paris for the day with my family. I am so excited I can hardly contain it. It's only a day but we plan to squeeze in as much as possible - any recommendations of where we should go? If you know of any good boutique shops I would love some recommendations?

I even have a Paris tee that I think I am going to have to wear. Don't worry though - I won't go too over-the-top-Carrie-Bradshaw on you all. I'm not sure I could pull it off!

from weheartit.com

EEEEK - Can't wait!

Sami xx

Lilac loveliness.

Hi there ♥

Just thought I'd pop in this evening to show you my nails painted with my lovely new lilac shade from H&M. As with most of my posts this week, this was a present from some friends and I couldn't wait to try it out!

I didn't really know what to expect from H&M nail polish as I had never used it before - but I have to say I was very impressed. It glided on beautifully and there was no stickiness or signs of gloopy clumps. I think I could have even stopped applying after one coat as the colour was brilliantly bold. I kept it safe with a second though, hopefully this means it will stay on for a good few days.

I also feel like this light colour gives my fingers a bit of an extended look which is great for me. I have had a bit of a complex about my stubby little fingers ever since I was told I 'do not have the fingers of a piano player' by my tutor at a young age. I think she was probably just subtly trying to get me to stop taking her lessons - if only she knew the impact she has truly had! Cue violins.

Anyway, I also thought I'd share this nail polish by Forever 21 with you after it popped up on my Twitter this evening.

Strawberry Scented Nail Polish - Forever 21

Just a warning ladies, this polish is actually from Forever 21's American site and it doesn't look like it is available in the UK yet. But I am almost tempted to order some over from the states - yes, I know...it's probably not worth it. I am just so curious. It's just like when I discovered scented gel pens at primary school. (Gosh it's amazing how much nail polishes are bringing back childhood memories for me :p)

I also think that this colour could look lovely on my nails this summer.

So, what do you guys think? Is scented nail polish too far? I'm mainly worried I would get my old nail-biting habits back!

Hope you've all had a nice Monday. I've had a spot of the Monday blues - although this polish did cheer me up a bit.

Sami xx



The new collection

Hello there my lovelies :)

Hope you've all had a good couple of days.

I've been so spoilt I just had to share my new accessories collection with you. You might have gathered by now that I really love my quirky necklackes or anything remotely cute so I was over the moon when my lovely friends got me these beauties.

I don't exactly know where they are all from so you will have to excuse this post for lacking a few details.

Topshop - named 'Robota' (like Roberta - geddit?!)

Dorothy Perkins

Dorothy Perkins

Topshop

H&M

Ok, so the sunglasses were a little birthday treat to me, from me. But I do rather enjoy them.

I enjoy all of them really. I am very lucky to have such a wonderful group of friends who obviously know me so very well. All of these are now hanging on my mirror with pride.

My housemates also got me those gorgeous Miss Selfridge shorts from my first ever post which has made me a very happy bunny. I practically stripped in front of them in excitement when trying them on! Unfortunately, the pair they managed to get me didn't fit but I found some in a slightly different colour that are a perfect size. I plan to wear them out tomorrow night with my new Primark tattoo-look tights.

I'll be sure to post on Saturday to show you how they look!

Thanks for reading, it means a lot to have a fair few of you following me already.

Sami xx <3