I’ve been naughty… whoops! I went to collect a pair of jeggings from Dorothy Perkins and I came home with an entirely new outfit. Nothing like a bit of retail therapy! And this time, none of my haul is from River Island, perhaps Top Shop is getting back in to my good books!
Perfect work to pub wear! (Excuse the mess, my bad!)
Ladies, these jeggings from Dorothy Perkins are the best thing since sliced bread, especially if your waist is a smaller dress size than your bum and thighs like me! After living in leggings for years at drama school, jeans just felt too restrictive, similarly, to the delight of my mother, I’d discovered that leggings don’t do anything for your bum – and my bum is my best asset! Dorothy Perkins’ Eden Jeggings are the perfect combination of jeans and leggings, with the thickness just short of denim and the stretch of leggings. These jeggings almost mould to your shape due to its stretch, meaning problem solved if, like me, you struggle to find a trouser that’s small enough for your waist but big enough for your booty. However, after a few wears you will find they get looser, but I love the comfort. Another bonus for me is that you can get these in tall, regular, and small, meaning I can get them to fit my short legs, with no fabric flapping around my ankles! The Eden Jeggings come in many colours, I even have a fern green and a maroon pair, but my favourite is this dark blue – indigo colour, very flattering, but less boring than black (which I also own). However, the colour does fade after a few washes. The downside for me is that this is my 3rd pair in about a year, because the material has worn through between the thighs on my previous two pairs, but at £22 and under I really can’t complain. I purchased this particular pair for £15 with a Dorothy Perkins discount voucher – Winning!
Definite posing!
Big error picking up those jeggings from Dorothy Perkins in Outfit, because it gave me the opportunity to browse Topshop. I ended up coming out with this lace panel tee and gold necklace – I did intend on buying a gold necklace!
I saw a lady wearing this top at Sundown and knew it would be from Topshop. Coming it at £25 I think its a little pricey, but I love the lace trim, especially on the sleeves. The trim takes this top from casual to smart-casual making it ideal for work and socialising – worth the £25. This top is available in several colours (some of which are cheaper in petite!), but I am a fan of stripes at the moment.
Finally, I was on the hunt for a gold necklace to go with the Topshop Striped Bodycon Tunic I picked up recently, this ones nice and versatile, bold and shiny but not tacky and chunky, and is a neat £10 from Topshop.
On a trip to the pub I’d team this outfit with black wedges and a clutch. Today, for work, I’ve added my pink Topshop courts and matching Flat Out Fabulous MAC Lipstick.
Eden Jeggings, Dorothy Perkins – £15 (Full Price, £20)
Lace Panel Tee, Topshop – £25
Gold Necklace, Topshop – £10
First new dress in a while!
I spied this dress on Taylor Swift in Look magazine, and obv thought if I wore it I would be her. I hunted high and low for this dress in my size, and after checking back online day after day I managed to get it! As you can see the dark navy stripes on this dress interchange between thick and thin, near and far, and alongside the thick side panels create quite a nice illusion. This is from the regular size range so I imagine it would be quite short on a tall person. The material is stretchy but thick, provide comfort but sucking you in in the right areas. The only problem I find with this dress, like I do most dresses and skirts, is that it rides up shorter around the butt where my ass-et pushes it out! Teamed with black or vibrant shoes and dark or bold lips, this is great for a meal or casual night out.
Stripe Bodycon Tunic, Topshop – £30
My final purchase over the last couple of weeks was…
Good Hair Days back once again!
some new GHD hair straighteners!
I’ve been using a pair of second hand TresEmme straighteners which were kindly given to me by a friend for the last few years. I have had GHD’s in the past but never bit the bullet to get some new ones when my last ones broke. However, after borrowing my friend’s GHD V Gold’s I reminded myself what I was missing out on. I worked some over time on a voice over job recently, so I thought it was the perfect time to treat myself! I have to say I think my friends V’s worked a bit better, but it is still so pleasant to straighten my hair in a matter of minutes, and the feel of a brand new pair of ceramic plates is just glorious. I’m going to have fun seeing what I can create with these lightweight, ultra easy irons.
GHD IV Styler, lookfantastic (official GHD retailer) – £89
Its only the start of the month, will I manage to hold on to my pennies or will there be more haul to come? Watch this space!
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