my beauty space: monochrome

Sunday, February 23, 2014

DATE NIGHT OOTN

Gaaaahhh it's been a week since I last posted!! Not good. I definitely cannot wait for the warmer months to arrive so I can get outside more and take more pictures, but for now, it's whenever i'm not likely to get frostbite!

Anyway, I'd been meaning to do a 'Valentine's' date night outfit, but i'd been busy myself that day so I never got round to it, so I decided to do just a simple 'date night' look that I would personally wear.

I bought this blazer a little while ago in the Topshop sale and i'd been looking for one for ages!! Regardless of size, I bought it. it's quite oversized on me but I often go for that look for comfort so its not a problem.

Swing dresses have been my faaaaavourite style of dress for a long time and I've accumulated quite a nice collection! This one is from Glamorous via ASOS and I absolutely love the monochrome stripes. I've worn this during the day and I would dress it up in the evening too with some heels, (like so).

The final touch to this outfit are my beautiful glossy block heels. ASOS do the best block heels in my opinion and they're the perfect height! I'm not someone who can last long in heels on a night out (or for the evening), but these bring me all the way home pain-free.

(I would have had a bag/clutch with this look but unfortunately I don't own any suitable to go with the outfit! Possibly my next purchase?)

BLAZER - TOPSHOP - £30 (SALE)

DRESS - GLAMOROUS VIA ASOS - £22

SHOES - ASOS - £45

NECKLACE - DOGEARED VIA ASOS - £27

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Friday, February 14, 2014

PREPPY MONOCHROME OOTD

Happppppy Valentine's Day! I hope you're having a lovely day however you chose to spend it! I went into my local town centre today for something to do, and my boyfriend bought me this goooorrrrgeous Topshop coat that literally ALL my favourite bloggers have. Zoella and Tanya Burr to name a few.

I was going to go outside and take some date night pictures but again, weather! However, I do have some pictures which we managed to get yesterday so I decided to post those instead.

Again, from my shopping trip to the Trafford Centre, I got this gorgeous white blouse from Primark in Selfridges which I think is so easy to dress down for a light summer outfit, or to smarten up for work/formal occasions.

I'd been eyeing up the longline cardigan on ASOS for a while now, and I was very tempted to buy it until I spotted this super affordable one from H&M, and since I had a voucher as well, it was sold. It's very lightweight as well so really good for the transition between spring and summer, plus, it gives the outfit a bit of an edge!

Unfortunately, the skirt isn't available anymore as I bought it in the Topshop sale last summer, but I thought it looks really cute and preppy with this shirt tucked into it.

Ahh, my wonderful Topshop Aubrey 2 dupes! These babies are from Boohoo, and I could not recommend them more, they are amazing. They're so much cheaper than the Topshop boots at just £35 and have a lovely velvet touch! The gold hardware and cut-out detail toughens up any look but still with the basics of a black boot.