- sorry for the grainy photo, my camera ran out of battery just as I was about to take this, so I used my phone. I wanted to do a June favourites post, but I didn't want it to be too long. So here's a short but sweet post about three things I've been loving lately!

avec danielle - The afternoon when I first came across Danielle's blog, I just sat scrolling and reading all her posts for hours. I wish I was exaggerating. All her pictures are of the best quality, with really striking colours and angles. The content and originality of each post is so incredible. I could go on for ages, but, like I said, I need to keep this post short! But go and check out Danielle's blog, you won't regret it!

once upon a time - This show. THIS SHOW. You all know how obsessed with Netflix I am, and when I finished 90210, I thought 'hey, I've seen this floating around, I'll give it a go..?'. It's not like anything I usually watch. Then again, my tv interests range from horror to reality show. It's set in a little town in Maine called Storybooke, where fairytale characters are banished after an evil queen casts a curse to wipe their memories. I know how trashy that sounds, but watch a few episodes, and I swear you'll get hooked. It's filmed in such a clever way, alternating between reality and fairytales! I'm now onto season 4, going strong.

depop - I know this is pretty well known already, but if you don't know, depop is an app where you can easily buy and sell unwanted items. It's exactly like instagram, except you post pictures of things you want to sell. I've been really getting into it lately. Plus, a lot of famous bloggers, youtubers and people who are instagram famous sell on it. If you're a 'child of the internet', you'll know my excitement.

stripe mesh tunic

I'm back with another outfit! Excuse the sliighttlyyy different style and editing of these photos; I'm deciding what works best, so be expecting a few experimental posts from now on. Also, this isn't really a traditional outfit post, I wanted it to be focused completely on the tunic, so that's all you'll see!

I don't actually own a black and white or navy and white striped top - gasp, gasp. The only striped t-shirt I have is red and white. With this piece, I love love the mesh ( again, I don't own anything like this ), and the way the stripes aren't super visible. I love subtlety in clothing, if I'm even making sense anymore.

A few people I know have mixed opinions, and when it was gifted to me I wasn't so sure, but it's definitely won me over. It's like nothing I have in my wardrobe, so will be perfect for my 'mission' to start wearing more exciting clothes. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know what I mean!

Thank you Ellen for taking these photos ( see her blog and instagram ) ♥

no inspiration?

Running a blog is hard. Harder than it looks. It's hard to maintain it, stay motivated, post regularly, and most importantly, think up new content. Until a few weeks ago, I was in a major creative rut ( or writer's block ). I had at least 5 posts planned, I'd written them all out, taken the photos, scheduled them.. Then nothing. Nothing! My mind just went blank. It's very possible that it was because I had a million things on my mind or because I'd been staring at a screen for too long. Either way, it's frustrating, and hard to get out of. 

Get up and walk around. You've probably been sitting in that exact place for two hours, and you really need to clear your mind. Go for a walk down your street, around your local park, or just stretch your legs in your room. As long as you get away from the screen for a while, you'll sit back down in a whole new mindset.

If inspiration isn't naturally coming to you, go out and find it! Go to an art gallery, go to a flower shop - find inspiration in the world around you! If you're in school and an art studio is available, consider spending some time there. If you can't leave your desk, click around your favourite blogs. I love scrolling through websites like Glamour, Vogue, and Business of Fashion. Sometimes I just look around my room and I'll see a good opportunity for a picture, a product I never considered writing about, a painting, a chapter in a book, etc.

This doesn't always work, but consider taking any ideas you've written down before and developing them. If you messily jotted down something about a smoothie, make it, take some pictures and start planning how the post would look like on paper. I often see things in a different perspective when they're written out in front of me.

Make something! Blast out some music you wouldn't normally listen to, put on some old clothes and just see what you come up with. Make a collage of nice pictures you've seen floating around, paint, draw, make a hat, whatever!

Finally, just ask someone for their opinion! I ask friends who I've met through blogging, and they always come up with incredible ideas. You could ask a little kid what they think, and you'd be surprised, trust me! It's always helpful to get different peoples' views and opinions.

If you're ever in a creative rut, the most important thing is to not pressure yourself. You'll gradually feel inspired again, and it's the best feeling when you are!

the dark side of the moon

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.