Totally Tropical bargains - Wednesday Wishlist

River Island Orange Tropical hairband // BooHoo Tori Tropical playsuit // George Pineapple top
River Island Eclectic Tropical Hair Slides // Boohoo Leulah skirt // Missguided Laurinka Pineapple body
Boohoo Nancy Tropical Skirt //  George Tropical print Tankini  //  Missguided Gonsala hotpants

When the sun shines in the sky it makes me feel totally tropical. Today's wishlist focuses upon affordable tropical prints as I like a bargain. All the items shown here are under £12.

Tropicals are perfect for summer BBQ'S, festivals, holidays or simply for adding brightness and personality into your wardrobe. I love hair accessories, especially clips and hairbands as they add extra glam to your hair. Wishlists for me make me just want all of the items. It doesn't satisfy me to see them on the page as I just want to own and wear them! The more I search, the more things that I find that I think that I need in my life!

Playsuits are great as you have an all in one outfit so it takes less time to co-ordinate but they're always tricky when it comes to bathroom time! However I'll overlook that for the cute print on this one. I also adore the Missguided pineapple body.

Now I just need a tropcial holiday, a fresh, cool cocktail and I'm sorted :)

Love Laura xoxo

Mini haul including Primark for Spring.

Hello everyone!

Hope you all had a fab weekend. We all got two of the Mother's day meals from M&S and it was delicious. I absolutely love their food. We got the turkey and honey glazed gammon with vegetables, parsnips and roast potatoes. The desserts we chose were the Sicilian lemon cheesecake and the sticky toffee pudding. Desserts are my favourite.
Last night we finished the Once Upon A Time season 2 and it's so good! A recommended watch if you've not seen it already. I love anything to do with Fairytales so this was right up my street.
I've missed writing on my blog (even though it's only been Friday since I last wrote.) Sometimes I think too much and wondered where it was going but the best advice is to just go with the flow like I have always done. Maybe I should plan my posts? For me it just comes naturally. I wake up and think "Oh yes I'll blog about that today." For me, for now, this is the best way. I also realised that I hadn't posted on Instagram for five days too, so now I've added more photos there too. Instagram and blogging make me happy so maybe unconsciously I just needed a refreshing break.

So onto the haul :) I have collected these items up from the past few week and popped them altogether. Most of the are from Primark, some are from my best friend and the bag is from River Island.
Let's take a look at what I have got.

First up is this neon orange satchel from River Island. It looks much brighter than the photograph. I love neons and this will be perfect for summer time. It was in the sale for £10 and my mum bought it me as a gift.

Inside is pretty spacious to say it's a cute sized satchel. It has the zip compartment to keep items safe and the two spaces that you can see here.

I love statement necklaces as they make an outfit much prettier. I love all of the coloured gems and bright or pastel colours. This was a gift from my best friend for my Birthday so I'm not sure where it's from. I love the corally pinky colour of this.

Two more pairs of sandals from Primark. The ones on the left are a lovely nude colour and will go with so many outfits. They were only £4. The daisy flower ones on the right were new out and they are so pretty. I think these were either £6 or £8. I now have more sandals than I do actual shoes!

The heart diamante charms are cute and I have this style from last year too in a few different colours.

This top was £6 from Primark and I love the cupcake design on it. I'm drawn to sweet candy clothing like moth to a flame!

Another Barbie top to add to my growing collection! There weren't may of these left so I got an oversized one. I think it was £6. I adore Barbie and Ken. I would buy Sindy if they brought out her items instead.

These floral pink polka flannels are only £1.50 for two and they have matching towels too. I love the design.

Accessories make me happy. The Barbie socks were £2.50 per pair. I love the collection of socks that they have brought out. I bought the doughnut ones back in January. I found though that when you put them on the design stretches too much! I adore hair bandos and this rainbow crystal one is beautiful. The set of three bracelets were an absolute bargain for £2 as they are gorgeous. The mint nail polish is a gorgeous colour and I will test it out to see the formula and lasting power. What a great price though. I also love Minnie Mouse so this Lip Smacker was irresistible.

These three are all from Primark too and the little owl is a mirror.

I found these in Poundland on Saturday and needed to get them again. I used to have these years ago and I've just tasted one and didn't like it at first until it changed colour and tatse! They had the Nerds too.

How gorgeous is this plastic folder from Paperchase that the bestie bought me and popped my Birthday pressies inside? I love the colourful design and the unicorn and fairies.

Pretty W7 nail beads, a unicorn mirror, crochet hearts, set of three infinity rings and a Paris bracelet. She also bought me a diamante Barbie phone case which I've forgotten to photograph.

These are the crochet hearts that she has been learning to do.

I love these origami butterflies and the heart that she made me :)

Love Laura xoxo

Clutch me baby - Top clutch bags

Happy Thursday :)

I have gathered together my favourite clutch bags to show you today. My personal style is a cross between a mermaid, unicorn, My Little Pony and Disney and therefore these bags reflect this!

I was drawn to these bags and just had to have them. I do have a drawer full even though I have sorted lots out and gave them away but these ones are too magical and are staying with me.

This one I saw in H&M at Christmas time and bought three different bags at once. Yeah I couldn't face putting any back so bought all of them. Sometimes this is what happens or is it just me? It has pink iridescent glitter on it and I love it so much!

This one has iridescent crystals on it and my mum bought me this from Primark for Christmas.  I did see this when I went at the end of January and they had it in a beige colour too.

I loved this baby pink clutch as soon as I saw it in store at Bank. It was only £12 and I don't have another one in this colour so I bought it. I really want a handbag in this baby pink patent too in the Paul's Boutique Maisy style but I'm yet to find one.

This one reminds me of Mermaids and I loved it as soon as I saw it. It's from H&M and has two separate compartments inside it. The colours remind me of mermaid scales.

This is a gold holographic one from River Island that I bought in their January sale. I adore holographic so much and anything that has it, I want it.

So there are my top 5 mini bags that add that extra something special to an outfit.

Love Laura xoxo

What I bought in the River Island and Topshop sales

Hello everyone,

Today I am wearing my new sweetie leggings which make me happy and so far on my resolutions list this one is going well!
Today I'm going to show you what I bought with some of my Christmas money that I bought online at Topshop and River Island. Both orders were placed on the same day and the Topshop one came way before River Island's one. I didn't order any clothes this time just accessories and I'm incredibly happy with what I chose.
 I just had a huge clearout of items ready for the new year and also because I had wayyyyyy too many items. I always give to my family first and they keep what they like and distribute to others/ charity :) I do feel a lot more clear- headed after doing it as sometimes it's the thought of a huge job that puts you off. Once I got started it was easy. The day after I spent £50 Christmas money in Primark to stock up on items that I needed (mainly trousers) and got some absolutely amazing things! I've photographed my items already so will show you in another post. I absolutely adore Primark so much as I always find lots of gorgeous items. I happily spent two hours in there.
Right anyway, back to the little haul. I chose pretty items and as they were in the sale I got a lot for my money. I love getting sales items as it gives me a sense of satisfaction.

Tiny Topshop haul

Here's what I bought from Topshop. I did order a lime green lace cat ears headband but they had no stock left and it didn't turn up with my order.

 I got the purple birdie lipbalm for £1 as I thought it would look cute on my dressing table. They had a couple of other colours too but I was drawn to purple this time.

 The Halo nail foils were £1 and I've not tried foils before and also I loooove holographic things so much so this was a winner!

 I seem to be addicted to anything to do with nail art and when I saw the Nail Rockits with the jewels and bows I needed to get it! This was £5. Also this has a velvet effect and I've not used that before on my nails so I can't wait to try the kit out.

River Island sale haul

 Here's all the items that I bought in the River Island sale. These took twelve days to arrive from the day I ordered them which is realllllllly long! They must have had a massive amount of back orders.

I've seen quite a few series of Made in Chelsea and seen the Candy Kittens stand in Selfridges which looks lush so when I saw this book I bought it for £6. It has recipes inside for sweeties and looks fantastic. So pleased with this.

I also spotted the Teen Vogue book and wanted this too. I love fashion and beauty and this will make for an interesting read. I bought it for £5.

 I love the four pack of gem rings. They are beautiful colours and I really like the round design of them. They were reduced to £4. 

I've not tried Barry M confetti polishes before and this is one of my favourite colours. I got it for £2.

The little Skinny Dip fluffy pom pom charm is super cute and was £2. The diamante adds a lovely touch to it too.

Look at the beauty of the holographic purse. This was £7 in the sale. I am mesmerised by holographicness and could stare at it all day!

You can see the colours of the rings clearer on this photograph. They remind me of She-ra Princess of Power from when I was younger and that's probably why I love them so much. I bought Medium sized as even though I have tiny fingers I once bought small and it was way too tiny for my fingers.

My Skinny Dip phone case was £7. It's neon, has pink on it and jewels and therefore in my eyes this makes it amazing!

What did you buy in the sales?

Love Laura xoxo

Dresses contain memories

Memory dresses <3

I adore clothing, especially dresses. Ones that look like mermaids would wear them, Princess dresses, ruffled dresses, prom dresses and gorgeously coloured dresses.
I love how a photograph of a dress can evoke powerful memories. Looking at these photographs again has made me want to dress up and go out dancing. I love glitz and glam and co-ordinating an outfit with accessories. I'm really looking forward to Christmas parties now.

 This was for the MTV Europe music awards in Frankfurt. I searched for ages to find a dress and bought two in the end from a favourite shop of mine Bank Clothing. I love how this has 3D flower effect ruffles. The fit was perfect.
I teamed it with my River Island studded biker jacket that I no longer own and these stunning pink bow boots that I found on ASOS.
The feather glitter necklace is Topshop.

 Close up of FOTD and multi coloured glitter sparkles on the black feather necklace. It added a sparkle of colour onto the black dress to lift it a little.
I loved this jacket so much as it went with so many outfits. I love the studs and the cropped effect.
I had my three feather extension in at this point too- a purple, and two pinks.

 This dress I bought from Bank. I adore the pastelly pink and blue colours. I wore the patent shoes (just seen) from Primark with matching ice blue nails which was bought from Next and chipped so much. This  was worn for my cousin's wedding during the day.

 I loved this dress as soon as I saw it in Manchester Arndale. It reminds me of a mermaid. I love the colour, sequins and the chiffony material. The bottom part has ruffles and I wore this to my cousin and friend's 30th Birthday party. It reminds me of having fun with my friend Lucy as I bought this when I was visiting.

 This dress evokes memories of my family holiday in Lanzarote. This dress is from River Island and has a pearlescent ruffled part around the neck part. I needed the dress as soon as I saw it. I love the brightnessof the white as it looks fresh and the material is gorgeous. The sandals were super cheap from Primark and they go with so many outfits. The baby pink bag is from Primark and I also have it in blue.

 I wore this to another wedding. The dress is from ASOS and I love how it has a little corsage at the top with diamantes on. The patent pink shoes are from Next. This reminds me of a roadtrip to Kendal and Pick and mix sweets.

This is a dress that has memories of a turning point that changed my life. I bought the dress at Bank and it's a Lipsy one. Again this has sequins on the side which is a feature that I love. It fit really well as do all of the Lipsy dresses that I own. The bag was from Republic.

Do you have favourite dresses that have memories?

Laura xoxo