My Eighteenth Birthday

Although it was on monday, I have been rubbish and havent had time to post as yesterday I was in London...which I will explain about in my new post :) I got crazy drunk and things went a bit odd at the end, but OVERALL had SUCH a good night :) Love my friends so much and am so lucky to have them :) Thank you to them for being there. So here is the collection of my favourite photos from the night :)

Topshop Dress from Ebay - £10

Headband from Newlook - £5

Bracelets from Accessorise

White Bow from John Lewis - my ribbon box

Birthday band from Party Mania

My unbelievably perfect Boy. I Love Him So Much.

Milly from http://mlle-milly.blogspot.com/

Three Musketeers - Me, Lucie and Sammy.

Look out in the next post about the VIP trip to London and Remember to enter the competition before the end of tomorrow :)

Also LOVE this Topshop Knitted Eiffel Tower Jumper, £38. I got it for my friend the other day with my discount before my under 18's card ran out. Featured in Look Magazine this week.

Perfect Pre-Birthday Presents

ITS MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW :)

Two awards this week! Perfect birthday present :)

Beautiful Blog Award from http://walkthesand.blogspot.com/

7 Things I love to do:

- LoungE around on the sofa with my boyfriend.

- Using my 25% off at Arcadia.

- Make lists to keep organised.

- Take nice pictures with friends.

- Looking at the stars.

-Fill up a shopping cart online (same as walk the sand)

- Eating so much that I look pregnant (because its funny not because I want a baby HA)

Happy Blog Award from http://styleofafashionista.blogspot.com/

10 things that make me happy:

- Obviously Blogging has got to be a number one.

- Eating Peanut Butter on toast.

- Getting a new pay cheque.

- Finding new music I've never heard before.

- Unexpected nice phone calls.

- Bubble baths with the boy with wine and candles.

- People suddenly hugging me from behind.

- Walking with my ipod.

- Getting a really good nights sleep.

- Bacon Sandwiches.

Things I love Online.

Havent actually asked for anything for my eighteenth birthday, but general happiness would be a perfect present :) Love to all of my followers, and anyone knew who comes along! Dont forget to enter the giveaway for £25 gift vouchers for ASOS. Definitely a good win :)

I hope that everyone has a good twenty-fifth of January :)

Pay Day Purchases :)

I have decided that pay days are BAD. They cause bankruptcy. Well not actually, but its painful to see how much clothes cost now adays! But on the otherhand...look how pretty they are :)

Today I bought one two three four FIVE things :) Shocker!!

This is my favourite item! Although strangely the top from TOPSHOP is far more cream then it looks here! Looks so gorgeous on and I am most definitely going to wear this to London on tuesday :) Matched with my black blazer and maybe either normal leggins or wetlook leggins and its a perfect combination of innocent and rock chick! Thinking maybe gold simple long necklace and simple gold jewellery with my new black chanel style topshop back from posts a while ago :)

Secondly I bought a simple, long white vest top to fit underneath the Topshop Lace top, because it is kind of see through! I bought it from NEW LOOK for £4.00 then got student discount on it too! :)

Thirdly, I bought this high waisted TOPSHOP skirt. It was ridiculously expensive and if it wasnt for my 25% off then I would NEVER have bought it...I mean who spends £35.00 on a skirt! :O So I put it together in the store with lots of other items, such as normal plain vests like the above and then thought about the fact that I have LOADS of crops at home, that because of the weather I havent been able to wear! This skirt would go perfectly because the high waisted buttons go high enough up so they would fit together :) Would wear it with leggins or tights in this weather and then due to the stretchy back, in the summer (maybe when the weight has been put on) then I can wear it without tights and get the ol' fake tan out :)

For my fourth item, I got this NEW LOOK Floral top. As some of you may have noticed, I am a bit of a floral addict! I took an extra close up picture from the website to show you how it shapes when its on you, it pulls in in three places over the bust and in particular underneath to show of the curves :) I love this because it was only £18.00 then I got my student discount too :) And I know that I will wear it a lot because I ALWAYS wear floral :) Good for day time with leggins and night time for a nice dinner out with jeans and heels...which im really trying to get back into doing! The sophisticated and sassy look :)

Last but by no means least, I got this NEW LOOK head band to wear out on my birthday ALTHOUGH my head band is ALL BLACK. And I didnt realise that they had the cream version, otherwise I would have bought this one too!!! :) But for my birthday I have a blue topshop dress (shown in an earlier post) and I am venturing out and challenging the FASHION RULE BOOK, and see how blue and black look together. You will get to see all of this possibly on tuesday or wednesday depending on when I get to have some 'relax time'.

Also I would love to wear some kind of exciting new lipstick for monday night out on my birthday and the image below came up...I love the whole idea of blonde hair and pink lips so which do you think is better? Blake Lively or Lauren Conrad?

I am terrible

Yes, the title is true.

I have been a terrible blogger this week.

My posts have been vague and pretty rubbish to be honest.

I have been at the university library ever day this week untill 10pm, so basically a minimum of 5 hours every day. And tuesday I did 9 hours :( My most important exam of january is on monday - which also happens to be MY 18TH BIRTHDAY. Unfortunate I know! But I am just looking forward to going out at night and to be honest its more of a reason to go out!!

I will continue to be a terrible blogger until either tuesday or wednesday and would hope that I am in all of your thoughts when I am going through the pain and suffering of revision and then the dreaded exam on monday at 1.45. So its not even like I will have the exam in the morning and then get to go out! I have double business in the morning before the business exam and then wont get out of a BUSINESS environment till 4.30 when the exams are officially and completely over!!!

Monday night I will be out with the girls, so pictures will be shown as soon as I can. Tuesday I am going to London with Milly from http://mlle-milly.blogspot.com/. Then Wednesday I am back to london for a trip to see Enron! SO excited!

Thought I would add in a very young picture of Milly from the above address and I from about 3 years ago :)  At the age of 14-14 we still knew how to rock a sun hat and tesco's glasses in the clothes department :)

So obviously I must have a main topic for my post other then complaining about life! HA.

So i thought I would comment on the comeback that is PLAITS.

After looking at some celebrity plaits from over 2009 my favourite one has definitely got to be Diane Kruger's classic hairstyle with the gorgeous silver clip. Its so simple and exactly the right amount of plait in my opinion. I may have that opinion because my hair is thin and quite hard to plait but I feel that this hairstyle shows just enough of the 'in' look and also enough individuality :)

My not so favourite is Sienna Miller's plait at The Golden Globes - 2007. Yes I know, its not from over the past year but this stood out a great deal on google images! Does this look not just scream, "WANNABE'. I find it hard to even look at! She is such a classic style english rose and I really do not like the idea that her stylists are trying to make her into a more american styled actress. She should be proud to be British and embrace her natural beauty as she is so lucky to be that way! Her long wavey hair as always been something ive been in awe of and it kills me to see her with such a style following drastic change!

Me being melodramatic? Or is it actually sometimes true that 'less is more'?

Also do not forget to enter my giveaway for £25 ASOS vouchers ending thursday next week :) Post your name, blog address and why you should win the vouchers and the winner will be selecter through random.org. Also remember that you must post about the giveaway on your blog too so that you can be entered into the competition :)

Blog Giveaway :)

Firstly I just have to say that I love this ASOS TFNC Bandeau Lace Prom Dress - £40.00

Yes thats right, Clashing Time is having its first blog giveaway, the prize is a £25 gift voucher for ASOS. All you have to do is be a follower of my blog or become one, comment on this post with why you should win and post about the giveaway on your own blog with a link back to my page.

http://www.discountcoder.com/ have some fab discount codes available from lots of top fashion retailers including Dorothy Perkins, House of Fraser and New Look so make sure you check them out before you buy online and save yourself some cash. The winner will be chosen through http://www.random.org/.

 

Also really want a pair of £60.00 - Hunter Original Wellington Boot - as seen on Lily Allen sold on ASOS.com

Glamourous Blogger Award

Now TO ME :)

I have won my first blogging award, from Aubrey from Made You Blush. She gave me and a few others the Glamourous Blog Award.

Ten things you didnt know about me:

I have asthma therefore meaning that perfume buying can be difficult!

I love inspirational people, not just in fashion but in life - like some teachers

I cannot survive a whole day without my phone glued to me.

I am a real Mummy's girl, going to hate leaving her when i'm at university.

I make my own money, I dont like taking my parents money very often. Rather my mum spoilt herself :)

I have 7 pairs of jeans - dont wear most of them :/

I wear socks to bed - have terrible circulation.

I dont like reading books, I have a terrible attention span thats why blogs are the best :)

I have a pretty good skin routine - I ALWAYS take off my makeup at night, however drunk I am :)

I have never loved anyone as much as i love my boyfriend, no matter how silly he is :) Its going to kill me not being able to see him everyday when im at university.

My Ten Favourite Glamourous Items are:

My dorothy perkins ankle boot heels.

My new lace Next top.

My forever worn jeggins from Topshop.

My Red primark coat.

My Jack Wills blue Gillet.

My Topshop Bird Waist Belt.

My New Sequin Sweater.

My Elnett Satin Hairspray.

My Topshop Floral Thin Blouse.

Topshop Beige Boots.

My Ten Favourite Glamourous Bloggers Who I give the award to are:

http://adaisychaindream.blogspot.com/

http://www.comeovertothedarksidewehavecandy.com/

http://www.lionstigersandfashionohmy.com/

http://fashionlolita.blogspot.com/

http://www.stockingsandlingerieblog.com/

http://london--rose.blogspot.com/

http://styleofafashionista.blogspot.com/

http://passionforfashion1983.blogspot.com/

http://mlle-milly.blogspot.com/

http://lovebeau.blogspot.com/

New Music Interest <3 and Heidi

I warn you! This is a LONG post :)

Katharine McPhee, she is gorgeous, talented and the american girl is new to me. Obviously she has not hit the UK yet but it seems like shes taking America in her stride. Listened to some of her songs and really love them! She was a runner up for the 2006 Pop Idol, and obviously this defeat did not stop her.  Over the past 4 years her look has completely changed from a long dark haired curvy girl to a slim crop bobbed blonde girl and personally I dont know which one I prefer? Its almost like looking at two different people! Loving 'How' especially, take a look at her and hopefully you will love her :)

Pictures from her website.

Onto more of a negative topic, Heidi Montag's Obsession.

Picture from http://www.newsweek.com/id/231093

In ONE day in November, Heidi Montag 10 procedures done - had buttocks augmentation , a breast job touch-up, a nose job touch-up, chin reduction, mini brow lift, Botox, fat injections in her cheeks and lips, pinning back of her ears, and liposuction in her neck, waist and thighs.

Now I dont know whether it is just these pictures that have most probablly been photoshopped! But I think that her hair is one thing that always made me like her, no matter what she has done with her body; therefore meaning that if she is going to have all this plastic surgery done and change her hair too to make it worse then I am now a Non Heidi Montag lover. I feel bad for her at times, because in my opinion, the whole Hills crew were put into this constantly filmed environment and truthfully with the success of it all, they are never going to get out of the star light. Also if someone is used to a constant large income coming in every month then it would be hard to not try to grab attention when the funds are running low. I would love to meet her and get to know her and try to get the real Heidi Montag out! I felt really sorry for her the whole way through the Hills because it was obviously Spencers fault for everything that went wrong with her life and now its still continuing, but she loves him so much that she ignores it!

How do you feel about her? Taking it too far for attention? Or a genuine lack of self confidence steamed by her sleezy husband telling her she could be better??

Panda Me Up Baby :D

Well as expected, I have yet again another two Topshop purchases :) The sale was marked down today and new items were put in just on time for me to start working! Therefore meaning that as I have a new pay cheque coming in on friday, I can spoil myself :)

Firstly I bought this gorgeous long, bum covering jumper :) Match it with some black leggins and you've got a lazy day but strangely fashionable outfit :) And I got it for £22.50.

There's one thing I need to know about my work place, I work for a Topshop Concession in Debenhams. Therefore meaning that I do not get my full 25% discount, instead I only get a normal 10% discount, to get my full discount I have to go to my Solo store in Cambridge town. The only problem is that our store is lucky in the fact that as we are smaller, we get a smaller more select amount of items through and if we relied on going over to town to get the items we want just to get out discount, then its most likely not going to be there. So sometimes, when sale items have just gone on, you might aswell buy it with just 10% and love it more for the increase in spending :)

Yes my card has infact been CRYING with the amount its been spent over the past few weeks, but its been a very stressful exam filled period and clothes seem to be the only thing to calm me down :)

Secondly I got the White sweater with sequin neckline, detailing on front and back for £18.00. Its so strange, I had been bidding on this on ebay for weeks and constantly got outbid! Until today when it was finalled swapped from Buy It Now to £20 and Under Sale :) Which is cheaper then the amount I would have been spending with the postage.

Now to Tuesday's show calendar.

These are called the Red Patent Mary Jane Pippa's by Te Cesan...

This range is by Natalie Portman and seriously take a look. Its a collection of simple small heeled shoes in block colours and I would love to own a pair :)

Also THANK YOU to the 50 people that are now following me :)

Topshop Obsessed :)

Exam today, went pretty well :) So although it kills me to do such small posts, maybe it will be a good thing when I get my results through :)

 Love to all my followers :) Now on 49! Would love more!

Oh no. Mum got me back involved with Ebay and Ive gone and got another dress. Ive told her that if they dont fit then I will let her sell them again under her account, but I'm just REALLY hoping that they look nice! Topshop Electric Blue Tulip Dress Size 10 - £9.99 with £3 postage :) Tried on a pink version when it was being sold and LOVED it so i hope the blue is the same. Therefore meaning that I would have a choice of dresses for my 18th night out and my 18th birthday meal :)

Just wanted to show you quickly something that http://young-shields.blogspot.com/ had on their blog, and totally inspired me to grab everything from the Topshop Collection.

Also PLEASE have a look at English Rose <3's post on the 'plus size' models in the bible that is Vogue. Such a great post and great points :) http://iamanenglishrose.blogspot.com/2010/01/big-girls-you-are-beautiful-mika.html <3

Jessica Alba. People's Choice Awards.

Here she is looking unbelievably gorgeous at the People's Choice Awards when she went to award her 'Valentine's Day' co-star Ashton Kutcher with the Favourite Web Celeb award. All of the reports I have seen about her since this have been negative...asking the public whether they think this kind of very slim body is right for a mother? And whether we should be worried how quickly she has lost the weight since her children? Well to tell you the truth, Im sick of it. She is and has always been an absolute stunner. She is a well known A lister and if she did not lose all the baby weight in the type of market she works in then there would have been just as much publicity about how much she still weighs, the scrutiny will never end! She looks beautiful in the Antonio Berardi dress and killer heels that make her legs look even longer than usual :) Cant wait to see any of the five films that she has starred in since having her baby 19 months ago :)

What do you think? Underweight or underappreciated?

Drama written Exam so sorry to all for not posting back, was thinking about this post on the bus today whilst reading Look Magazine. But feel terrible about the lack of politeness to reply to all :) Thank you for your support and I PROMISE I will get back to you all soon!!

In the mean time, become just as addicted as I am to the Glee song 'Dont Stop Believing' - thanks to my lovely Alice Beau from http://lovebeau.blogspot.com/

Ebay Purchase :)

I havent been on ebay in SUCH a long time! So yesterday I decided to see what was about to end and how cheap I could get things :) And I won this...'LACE DETAIL EVENING DRESS - SIZE 10'. I got it for £8 and £2 postage. The picture is in black and white but the dress is pretty much the same except the grey area on the dress is actually nude/white skin coloured. I decided that I was unsure of the Miss Selfridge dress due to the straps being so long, so if this one fits okay then I will take the miss selfridge back :) And would be saving £1.50 :) HA. What do you think??

By the way, LOVE THIS....ASOS Floral Bandeau Playsuit - £40.00

And also Love Whitney Port here and her gorgeous Nude Mary Jane heels!!! :) Want a pair!!!

Exams Stress.

Not much to post on today, my exams start tomorrow. Got General Studies, which of course does not count towards pretty much anything but this is just hitting me that the beginning of a pretty important few weeks is about to start. I dont know what I would do if I didnt eventually get to go to any of th 5 i've got offers for! I work SO hard throughout the year and have 100% attendance (ha loser!) but this is because I hate having to catch up, the only problem is that when it comes to exam...I FREAK! I just find them impossible! So therefore my blog posts may be slightly small or vague over the new two weeks untill my birthday :) The day when my january exams finish and then there will be MANY posts, especially on my birthday :)

Firstly just a small part from my Workman Shoes Gallery Calendar.

For the weekend the shoe was a pair of black satin and gold kid heels with a crisscross design from 1936, from a gorgeous luxery brand that is still running now - Delman <-- take a look.

Love this 1930's design as it reminds me of a design used in Topshop at the moment, which im not sure if you've seen...but I really love it :) What do you think? A bit over the top? Or dying to be matched with something simple from a real designer??? :)

http://www.clashingtime.blogspot.com/ <3

New Purchases :)

Just quickly before I show you my new purchases, I though I would show you how I dressed this Warehouse Sale Dresss. I put it with my Topshop Blazer and H&M leggins; and of course as it was so cold I had to cover this outfit up with a huge coat but when I got to the library, I was able to show it off :) Also found out that my best friend Alice from http://lovebeau.blogspot.com/ also has this and bought it a week before me!

Firstly I bought a new belt from Pieces for £6 as apparently it had a fault on it, but it really didnt! It was just someone bigger than a small tried it on and it was slightly stretched but when I put it on it was a perfect fit :)

Secondly, after work yesterday I bought this large clutch bag with an added strap from my Topshop, for £18. Its bigger than the usual clutch bag, therefore meaning that I could use it for college and hold my folder. Its got a nice lining with an inside pocket for my phone :)

Now this gorgeous pair is my birthday present from one of my family members. Everyone in my family has been asking what myself and my sister want for our joint birthday and I saw this in the concesssion Faith across from Topshop. They are in a size four even though I am normally a five, but they seem like they fit very well. They were £30 originally and I got them for £27 :) My mum bought them and is going to offer them to a family member to say that they bought them instead and pretend that I didnt know about them! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Hope to wear them out for my eighteenth night out :)

This dress is from Miss Selfridge for £11.50 with my 25% off discount! When it was already 50% off!! Straps are a bit long but im going to wear it for my birthday meal with family and friends :)