Pleather

Hair and make-up my lilac hair has faded out so quickly :(

Vest top - Miss Selfridge, Pleather Trousers - River Island, Chelsea Boots - Topshop, Ring - Miss Selfridge

I bought pleather trousers from the ASOS sale and although they look nice they are the most annoying pair ever. They are fastened by a zip at the side but with no button so if I sit down they fall down and end up half way down my bum because they aren't tight enough around the waist and when I bend over the zip comes down. My mums going to try and add a button to solve the issue but for River Island I expected better than this considering I have a pair from H&M which were only £15 full price and thy actually stay up and look as lovely.

I really liked this Marilyn Monroe vest from Miss Selfridge and I saw it shopping at our local shopping centre Bluewater on Christmas eve but couldn't buy it as I still had some last minute presents to get so got it after Christmas when I had some money. Here is the first time I have worn both items of clothing.

I wore my Chelsea boots to give my Dr Martens a rest but it has been absolutely freezing here at the moment and they didn't keep my feet warm at all in the -2 weather so I' thinking I'll have to stick to my DMs in future. I wore my fur coat from ASOS and my brown moose mittens also from ASOS to try and keep me warm! (below)

Today I have a day off from uni so will spend the day with my pug Albert, take him for a nice long walk and just do a bit of chilling. ASOS have 25% off for students at the moment but I'm on a clothing ban so this discount is torture as they're lots of stuff that I want on there :(

Claudia xxx

Black & Red

Denim Shirt Dress - River Island, Gilet - ASOS, Tights - ASOS, Ring - TopshopIn association to my previous post about tights, I was very happy to come home from uni to see the tights I had ordered from ASOS had arrived (above) I find nothing more exciting than my parcel arriving, some what loserish I know.

I was then looking through my wardrobe of what I was going to wear to uni tomorrow which included a pair of my new tights so this is what I have chosen to wear them with.

I love my faux fur gilet (which you can still get here for £22 with most sizes still available!) and I've decided to wear it with the outfit to give it a bit of colour and my red lipstick to match. I think my choice of clothing shows how easily a funky pair of tights can make your outfit look that little bit more interesting and give it a slight edge as overall without the tights it would be quite plain.

I'm saving my pink H.O.H suspender tights for when my creepers arrive which should be tomorrow - ahhh! I already have my outfit planned, how sad. Of course, outfit post to follow.

So what do you think of the outfit and new tights?

Claudia xxx

Fashion Tights

1. ASOS Side Sheer Slash Tights 2. House of Holland for Pretty Polly All Over Bone Tights 3. House of Holland for Pretty Polly Super Suspender Pearl Tights 4. House of Holland for Pretty Polly Bone Tights 5. House of Holland for Pretty Polly Pink Super Suspender Tights 6. ASOS Mismatch Stripe Tights 7. ASOS Metallic Tights 8. ASOS Tattoo Tights

I have a slight well quite big obsession with tights at the moment as I think they can automatically update a plain/boring outfit. These pairs I have selected above are all from ASOS as you all know I am a massive fan and purchase things from there ALL the time. I know there are lots of websites specifically for tights but a few of the House of Holland pairs above are exclusive to ASOS - Numbers 3, 4 and 5 and if you're a student like myself you can get the extra 10% off and free delivery which is really good for these as they are quite pricey although they are great quality and definitely worth the money.

I have just ordered 1 and 5 so will know doubt be blogging about them soon when they arrive!

So what do you think?

Claudia xxx

As Black As Your Hat

Faux Fur Coat - ASOS, Shirt - ASOS, Skirt - Therapy at House of Fraser, Tights - House of Holland for Pretty Polly, Earrings and Necklace - Topshop, Boots - Dr Martens

Every where I go I always get comments about looking like Lady Gaga and I really don't see it. Even more so since getting my lilac hair and full fringe.

I keep wearing my Dr Martens all the time, I just love the way they look with my outfits and the fact that they're black means I can wear them with anything. I know my outfit is pretty all round dark but I thought the Fur coat gave it some colour and I had red lipstick on with it. Some times I think all black outfits are nice especially as I went for my quirky House of Holland for Pretty Polly tights which I love along with all the others from this range. I actually picked these up for £3 from a vintage clothes store which was lovely!

The necklace and earrings that I have on I got from Topshop yesterday along with the two rings below. Topshop jewellery I think can be a little overpriced sometimes so I love it when I go in there and see they have a sale on it. I got all 4 pieces for £9 which saved me a fortune as the two rings were originally £10 each down to £2.50, the necklace was £12.50 down to £2.50 and the earrings were £7.50 down to £1.50 so I was pretty pleased with that.

One thing I just had to purchase yesterday was a new MAC black liquid eyeliner as mine had ran out the day before. I wear liquid eyeliner most days, but it's not an essential item of make-up for me unlike mascara, but I feel I always need it there just in case and then end up putting it nearly everyday anyway.

What do you think? Are there any items of make-up you have to replace as soon as they run out?

Claudia xxx

Feeling Blue

When I went out this is what I wore...

This dress is yet another item that I bought in the ASOS sale for £15.50 (still available in 3 colours) it's similar to two that I already own from Miss Selfridge but I loved the Cobalt Blue colour of this one. I teamed the dress with these tan leather heels from Office which I got in the sale for £16 in a size 4 but I could have gone for a smaller size.

The ring is from ASOS sorry the picture isn't that great but I thought it went well with the dress and matched the red lipstick.

I'm off to London to see 20 years of Dazed and Confused at Somerset House tomorrow has anyone been? So today I'm just going to do nothing except plan tomorrows outfit and no doubt buy even more clothes (online shopping is lethal!).

Also I have just created a Facebook page so if you could like the box to the right it would be much appreciated :)

Claudia xxx

Candy Loving

Jumper - H&M, Skirt - H&M, Necklace - H&M

I'm loving pastel/candy colours for S/S and when I was at uni the other day I had some time to kill so I went in H&M. If anyone has been to Epsom you would know the only decent clothes shop is this, it devastated me that there was no Topshop or River Island.

I saw this jumper when I first walked in a long with a pastel pink one and it showed I'm clearly not the only person loving this trend as there were only a couple of jumpers left in both colours and the only small size they has was a six, so I grabbed it. H&M for basics is so good as they are mega cheap with the jumper only be £7.99, although I know the quality isn't great. I walked around the shop and spotted this skirt and instantly thought how great they go together, I especially loved the zips on the front and it was only £14.99. As you can see I wore it with black tights not out of preference more out of no other choice as they were the only pair I owned that looked acceptable and went with the colours. Due to the tights situation I teamed the outfit with the black bunny necklace that I already owned and accessorised with my black Marc Jacobs bag and Black Dr Martens.

What do you think?

Claudia xxx

Bunnies

Jumper - ASOS, Pleather Trousers - H&M, Fur Gilet - Dorothy Perkins

This is what I wore to uni yesterday, I wore it with my white floral Dr Martens. I usually wear deep purple lipstick but I bought a black one the other day and this was the first time I wore it.

What do you think of dark lipstick?

Claudia xxx