Oxford Comma

 As promised, here is my little post about my trip to see Lucy in Oxford, I only got back this afternoon and I've been enjoying looking at the pictures I snapped. Oxford is a beautiful city, full of amazing architecture and gorgeous little shops, we went to the most amazing vintage shop where I bought a lovely cardigan and a cool gift for Adam- I could have taken half of the shop home with me if funds allowed, the wall of fur coats was particularly interesting! We shopped, drank lots of tea, went out to some amazing pubs including a converted church which is now a cocktail bar, and played scrabble in another pub yesterday evening. We also walked to and from a lovely pub in Wyvern where we had an amazing lunch with free pudding! On the way home you go past loads of huge lovely houses, I want to live in one! If you haven't been there then I can thourghly recommend it, I will definitely be going back!

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Thrifty Finds & Recent Buys

 I've been a bit MIA recently, just been very busy and not really felt like documenting my life! However, I have a day off and I thought I'd indulge in one of my favourite past times, charity shop trawling! I managed to find a vintage camel blazer in Oxfam and two lovely little bags recently, both under £3. I also seem to have become hair accessory obsessed...I found the polka dot hair bands in Peacocks and New Look, and the cute little bird one in the Topshop sale for £1.50. The other items are from my recent trip to Southampton shopping center a few weeks ago, plus a sneaky trip to Urban Outfitters last Saturday... oops! I couldn't resist the grey flannel shirt though, it's really thick and warm, perfect for the colder weather we seem to be getting. I got the dress on the right from Topshop, my first size 12, and the print is adorable! The checked shirt-dress is from the Chelsea Girl consession in River Island, it fits well and has long sleeves, I am a bit obsessed with checks/plaid etc, so finding this was perfect! It also comes with a brown belt which is useful, as I seem to lose belts.

 I'm only working for 3 days this week, as Goodwood Revival is on Friday!! It seems to have come around so quickly! I have an original 1960s dress, plus a fur stole to wear, I will be doing a huge post on the festival and I hear there are loads of vintage stalls, so I'm expecting to come home with some goodies! Expect LOTS of pictures too :)

 In other news: my hair is nearly the desirable platinum shade, it went a little wrong at the hair dressers last week, so I have been offered a free toning treatment on Wednesday. It was one of the most stressful trips I have ever had to a salon, and it wasn't really what I expected. Basically the bleach wasn't washed out properly and my hair didn't lift as expected, so hopefully this free treatment will sort it out! Anyway, I'm going to have some tea now and try and extract the film from my Pentax, cannot wait to get it developed!

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currently: clothes & tea cup prints

Morrocan candle holder- Homebase.

Burt's Bees lip balm in Mango, Flora by Gucci EDT.

Zara skull tank, Topshop knit, AA Disco Pants, AX Paris skull shirt.

M&S undies!

How amazing is the print?! Tea cups!

 Just some things I have accumulated recently over the past few weeks. I have managed to spend most of my money and have very little to live on until payday. Sigh, stupid car tax and mots! I caved and got the disco pants though, I'm not quite sure how I feel about them at the moment, they make my bum look better however haha! I got the 50ml of Gucci for...£9. I kid you not. It was half price where I work and with my staff discount it was under a tenner! It lasts a surprisingly long time for an EDT, worth the money for sure.

 Today I am putting lots of stuff on ebay, and trying to have a syn free day on slimming world after scoffing my way through Wimbledon yesterday- what a match!?! Actually I also had a ridiculous amount of cake at work this past week, not sure those 2lbs I put on last week have gone anywhere...oopsy.

 How nice is that bra?? I love it! It's a special Jubilee celebration range M&S are doing and it's instore now if like me, you are a tea addict. I love M&S underwear, it fits properly and lasts ages.

 I also got my hair done the other day (hmm now I know where my money went), it's being bleached and toned a platinum silvery shade next month, using a brand new Loreal toner so I'm really looking forward to that. Love having freshly dyed hair :)

 Off to watch some tv now and wallow in my day off, look up some haunted hotels in York to stay in with Adam in October, drink more tea and maybe have a sneaky nap. But the Avon catalouge arrived this morning, it'd be rude not to have a peek!

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Leopard print & studs

 
 My studded collar shirt arrived from ebay so I thought I'd show it on here! I like to wear it under jumpers and tuck it in as it's a little big for me. My leopard print creepers also arrived but I think I might have to return them as they are a little small :( I'm hoping to find some more that are just as nice. There were some in Office but they are all sold out apart from size 5, typical!

 I'm having a day off work today, in fact I'm only working two days this week which is nice, then I'll be off to Dorset at the weekend to have a nice long weekend with Adam and hopefully visit some nice places :) I've got slimming world tonight, I'm half a pound away from my one and a half stone award, and I'm not sure I'll get it this week as I had quite an indulgent weekend haha ;)

Some stuff from mac arrived the other day, so I might spend today taking some pictures of it to post on here, and I might do a red lip product post as I've been enjoying wearing that type of thing recently.

 I also picked up my Pentax film camera again the other day after neglecting it for ages, I only have about six pictures to take before it needs developing. I also need to take advantage of having my other scanner before my brother takes it away, for some reason my Kodak scanner doesn't work properly. I might look into a cheap colour scanner that works with a mac. Any suggestions?

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what I bought today

Shorts: Levi's via Urban Outfitters, Initial Necklace Pendant: as before, Barry M Liquid Eyeliner in Black, Essie polishes in Watermelon, Turquoise & Calicos, Mink Muffs (haha, as shown above), Lee Stafford Bleach Blondes toning shampoo & conditioner, Maybelline Super Stay 10 hour tint gloss in Endless Ruby.

 Didn't find any shoes today so I've ordered the Topshop ones I liked online as I tried another version on in a different colour, so fit wise they should be fine :) I have wanted some black cut offs for ages, but after no success in finding some old Levis to customise in any charity shops, I caved and bought some from UO. I'll be hunting down some studs to put on the side/back pockets, as ready studded ones are so expensive, there were some for £85 in UO, who is going to pay that amount??? Crazy. 

 I also popped into Boots and got a few things, my old eyeliner is nearly dead so a backup one was a must have and I wanted another Essie polish (I sense a little addiction developing here...) I went for a weird shade, I seem to gravitate towards ugly, sort of natural shades, but I love 'em! This one's name made me chuckle too...it looks a little like a plummy chocolate on the nails and took two coats. I rather like it, it gives my nails quite a sophisticated look ;)

 I also picked up a lip stain product, I am loving stuff like this at the moment, so much easier to wear and apply than a normal lipstick, plus it's nice to layer under lipsticks and helps them wear off so much better, this one is lovely and I may do a little post on my lip stain collection.

 My mum bought me the initial pendant, I spotted it ages ago and it was originally £16 (UO WHY YOU SO PRICEY??) every time I went in I would check if it was still there or if it was discounted, but no luck. Today however I didn't bother checking, paid for my shorts and my mum appeared with the necklace and insisted on treating me, what a lovely person!

Hoping my shoes and hair dye arrive soon! I'm also waiting for a book on vintage hair styles so I can practice for when Goodwood Revival comes around, should be a pro by then ;)

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On a Sunday III

 Cannot get enough of my fur (fake) stole/cozy thing- so warm and snuggly, my mum cuddles it in the car if I've worn it out...!

 That time of the week again- my life is zooming by- oh well, payday soon!
 Did some ladybird style nails yesterday, falling in love with my nail art pen again. Also started my workout regime today- OH GOD IT'S INSANE. I had to pause it twice due to feeling faint...oh well, hopefully it'll do something!

Getting my hair done as soon as my money comes through- going for a trim and an 'ombre' look, yup a little behind on that trend (as ever) but I fancy a change without dying the whole lot, if I hate it then the ends can be chopped off.

 Also going to stock up on some more Liz Earle products since a little email arrived the other day informing me that the prices are going up on 1st of March, think the 29th Feb is the last day you can order with the cheaper prices. I'm going to order the Feb face kit which has free p&p, then I'll be sorted with skincare for a very long time :)
Going to have some tea now and think about what sort of soup to make this evening, also got to get around to putting some more stuff on ebay...money money money please!

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on a Sunday...

 

It's a rainy Sunday, so I messed around with the tripod and poor light...voila! My hair looks like it has red tips, it hasn't. I haven't worn this skirt for an age, but after losing 4.5 lbs it does up properly now and I can breathe ahaa, the magic of slimming world...
Today I am going to make my bf's valentines card with paint and a potato, a cheap but nice (hopefully) gift.

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