Colour Stocking

I have such a moody face in these pictures. It must be exam time...

It's the mooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeaaaarrrr!

Quick one today....

It's that time again...EXAM TIIIIIIME! 

Look out for:

Unnecessary stress

Monumental break-downs

Bad skin

Questionable hair

Poorly applied make-up or lack thereof and finally.......

The manifestation of the above stress in 'experimental' outfits......

WATCH THIS SPACE (but please don't judge)

Before that though......how cute is this top? To think I was going to give it away to charity!?!? 

As my Year 3 teacher used to say 'What a Silly Sausage!'

I realised that there is a permanent accessory you can get for the Summer...nail crystals, it's like a pretty ring on ALL OF YOUR FINGERS...MAGIC

And here's one I made earlier.....

Off to sleep now but DO remember to enter the giveaway or i'll be forced to just keep it (..i joke, i joke)

Top - salvaged from my 'clothes to get rid of' bag - although the origin escapes me
Trousers - Zara
Bangles - assorted
Watch - Casio


See you guys soon...i'll hopefully have a better pic of my nails then.....

Lashings of Lovings....and don't talk to strangers

xx

Casual Manual

Feeling a but 'off' fashion-wise? 

Here are some casual staples perfect for:

Fat days

Stressed days

Laundry days

Nothing screams casual like an ironic t-shirt (ironic for me because I am the only person in my family/the world who hasn't been to New York- as you can tell i'm over it...!) Any type of irony will suffice e.g. a t-shirt that says 'i'm with stupid' on exam day.

Houndstooth skirt because it was GENUINELY the only thing left in my wardrobe that wasn't unsuitable for the eyes of young children and the elderly (i believe that children are the future). Any random patterned bottom will do here...there are no boundaries.

Oh and stupidly high Aldo Mary-Janes (to make yourself feel better about the shocker of an outfit that you've put together)

'Bad-girl' pose

Cheeky kiss

And there you have it! Your guide to fooling the world into thinking you look stylish when you know the truth.

My first giveaway

Bad blogger apology.

Yes I have been absent *slaps own face and goes to sit on metaphorical naughty step*. In my defence I have had a manic week, a visit from the 'ole big sis and I have been trying to formulate an all-encompassing master-plan for my life plus tons of other un-exciting grown-uppy things like 'rent review' and 'job applications'.

I also made a pretty obvious  shocking discovery that anything shiny/pretty/colourful/floral can drastically alter my mood for the better. This clearly has the potential to transform major life experiences for me e.g. helping me forget that I am in labour or distracting me from the depression I'll probably experience as I hit middle-age but enough about me here's the giveaway info....

To all of you lovely boys and girls of the blogosphere I have decided to give away this sparkly black dress/top. It is a size 12-ish but it is quite loose fitting and can be styled to fit most body shapes.

To win:

1. Follow this blog (Either twitter, bloglovin or blogger)

2. leave a comment here with your name and email address

3. I'll pick the winner on the 1st June 2011

I'm going to use a random generator to pick the winner (because apparently rock paper scissors is outdated)

Have fun and get entering!!

Playsuit playdate...

So yeah, I'm supposed to be doing something productive but erm yeah....i'm not - i'm blogging instead!

 I've been looking for a playsuit for the longest time. I finally found this little cutie which is my favourite colour (floral). 

I think you'll agree it aint too shabby for a Matalan purchase. Only problem is my *cough* budunk-a-dunk *cough* that is, my rather ample derriere makes it rather snug shall we say and a trial run in the daytime caused quite a stir amongst the unsuspecting residents of my London Borough....

I shall be keeping this one for night-time occasions and wearing with tights me-thinks.

These are my foraging in the forest pictures. Bear in mind I live in London the closest I get to ACTUAL forest is the basil pot-plant that my flatmate is trying (and failing) to grow so no judgment please on the lack of 'foresty' looking foliage in the background!

Playsuit: Matalan
Blazer: Mum's
Pearls: Assorted
Shoes: Carvela
Hair-swooshing excitement: Early British Summertime

OK - now back to the grind....

Lashings of lovings

and don't talk to strangers!

xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxx

Guess who's back.....back again?

So it's been like forever right?

Well, forever resulted in:

1 fantastic holiday
1 new afro-chicy hairstyle
2 major sibling fights
2 pineapple and watermelon fruit medleys
3 mosquito bites (ON THE FACE - the little blighters)
3 different states
3 badass women that reminded me where I get my 'fly' genes from - shout outs to Grandma!
5 tubers of yam ingested (AT LEAST)
22 'official' cousins and several extras
300 over excited family photos - some of which I may show to you guys (if you're nice to me)

And a cornucopia of wondrous memories- wish I was back (sad face) but the lack of internet connection that comes with rural life would mean I would never get to see you guys...and we can't have that can we!!!

Thankfully the Naij/London transition hasn't been too shabby, I clearly brought the sun back with me which means only one thing......FLORALS!!!!!

All of these pieces are vintage

Except the sandals which are from Matalan

Earrings: Topshop

I came back to some new followers - howdy!

Lashings of Lovings!!!

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehn, adieu....

GUYS! 

Firstly I would like to say "hey, hey hey" to all of my new followers. At the same time I have to say 'so long' to you guys all in one day. I know right? Although it will only be for a short time. I am off on my hols, to see the fam, hang around, eat mango and generally do cool things! I'm off to the Motherland! 

Super excited! Before I go though...how amazing has the weather been?

I bought an ice-lolly AND wore a vest top. And 'made' pair of lilac denim shorts. 

It was like I was on Sunset Beach....who remembers Sunset Beach..(i fancied Cole)

See you guys in a hot minute!

Lashings of lovings!!!

Xxxxxxxxxx Byezies xxxxxxxxxX