If you've been on my blog fairly recently, you'll know I have a slight obsession with suede - exhibit a. I just love how it an tie a whole outfit together. This jacket has instantly become one of those pieces I cannot ever part with!

tee - pink floyd

jacket - vintage

shorts - topshop

boots - vagabond

So this outfit is all about the shoes, despite how I just rambled on about the jacket. I'm really, really happy with them, after about 3 months of saving up. They're very different next to my usual trainers. I really need to start wearing thing out of my comfort zone. What do you think?

In my opinion, these shoes are extremely versatile. Dressed up with a tulle style maxi skirt and a blouse, and dressed down as you can see here. They're that little bit of something special that can make you look like you actually made an effort to get dressed. 

In terms of accessorising and pulling the whole outfit together, I went for a bandana. I bought two whilst in LA, and I just haven't been wearing them enough! I really love how they look, but used as an alice band with a bun is my favourite. 

HI HELLO HI. My exams are over, I only have 4 more days left of school and I'm buzzing. Tomorrow, I leave to go to Brussels with school and I'm hoping to get a post up about it when I get back. Most of the pictures will probably be on my phone though - no camera life. Prepare for a post of unorganised rambling that probably won't make sense.

I'm getting my room painted, meaning at the moment it's empty except my bed. I know exactly the style I want my room to be, but with the shape and amount of light coming in through the window, it's proving very hard. I've made a whole Pinterest board here if you want to have a snoop around.

Here are a few pictures of Poppy for those of you who've been asking ♥

Squad ^

There's this beautiful song by Willy Mason, called Oxygen, and I've completely fallen in love with it. The first time I heard it, I immediately added it to my starred playlist on spotify ( and we all know that's special af ), and within an afternoon I knew all the lyrics.

I really miss America.

 

5 things you need for summer

Summer is the time where everyone can just take a deep breath. No more exams, no more stress, just sun. I know a lot of you are going on holiday soon, so to make your packing easier, read on. The key is, everything goes with everything without you having to try ( plus I've linked all my suggestions in the titles, so for lazy people like me, this is perfect ).

The Bikini

I know that everyone's obsessed with Triangl Bikinis at the moment, and so am I, but is there really a good reason to justify spending £90 on a bikini? I love high waisted bikinis, they're so elegant yet also edgy. Topshop always win with their bikinis. Always ( well, wasn't that dramatic ). 

The Plain Grey Tee

Whether it's for a relaxed day of sightseeing, or worn over a bikini, a basic tee is a must and you can't go wrong. Worn with shorts and flat sandals, it makes for a lovely casual look, or dress it up with a statement necklace, mini skirt and wedges.

The Flat Sandal

Every holiday I've ever been on ( to a hot place ), I've always brought with me a trusty pair of sandals, and they end up being the only shoes I wear. Again, they're very versatile, so could be worn casually with shorts and a t-shirt, or could be made to look slightly fancier with a skirt and a crop top. You won't get through the summer without some!

The Beach Bag

There are two types of people at the beach - 1. Those who tan, lie on towels looking all glamorous with a full face of makeup and reading Vogue. 2. Those who go insane at the sight of the ocean and swim as far out as they possibly can and boogie board all the way back to the beach just for fun. I'm a little bit of both, depending on my mood. Either way, you need a beach bag. Whether it's for your designer sunglasses or 5 year old wetsuit.

Sunglasses

Number one rule in summer - NEVER leave the house without sunglasses. You will regret it, and it won't be pretty. I love tortoiseshell sunglasses at the moment, especially round frames. I've tried on a few, but small, round frames reaaalllyyy don't suit me. Guess I'll stick with borrowing my mum's because I always forget mine.

I'M BACK ( for good )

 

Yes, really. This is way overdue.. I've been locked out of my blogger account for just under a month, I think I had a little weep when I managed to get back in. Now that exams are over ( yes yes yes ), I'm going through a phase of being a living breathing potato. Meaning I've completed three different tv shows on netflix in the past month. I've been living off cold soup and babybels, and regret nothing ( maybe a bit ).

In other news, I got a dog! She's a gorgeous white Maltese, around 12 weeks old, called Poppy. I love her to bits, even if she put off my revision by 437237523047%. I'm in the middle of getting my results back, and overall I'm pretty pleased with them, even if there are a few I definitely could have done better on. The reason for this: after my first day of exams, I got really bad tonsillitis, so had to miss two days of them. I went back for the fourth and final day, and had to do the other two days 3 days later ( a lot of days ). 3 EXAMS IN ONE DAY. Nope. I'm just so glad it's over, cold soup here I come.

pictures from tumblr