COLLECTIVE HAUL #2

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Last Sunday, I went into Milton Keynes with my mum to go shopping in the centre, and I thought I'd show you what I got as I did end up purchasing quite a lot of things. Also, excuse the white wash sort effect over the pictures, I took these in day time and half of the clothes were really light compared to the others, so I attempted to make it look even, and it failed a little bit!

I decided it was time that I got my wardrobe sorted out for the Autumn season, and although I have items in here that aren't very warm, they fit in with the Autumnal fashion. (I also purchased some underwear but I don't think that's necessary to show.)

The first 4 items are from Topshop.

 

1. Wooly cardigan and mint green blouse.

  Before shopping, I knew I wanted to come out with a wooly cardigan, and I have successfully done that. This cream, wooly cardigan is the comfiest thing ever, and will surely keep me warm throughout the Autumn and Winter weather approaching. The cargidan was originally £38 but I got 10% off as it had a snag, making the item £34.20. As soon as I saw the mint green blouse, I fell in love because I don't own anything in my wardrobe that's mint green, and I was in need of a blouse. In the photo, the blouse looks quite big, and this is good because I wanted this to be an oversized clothing item to wear with the buttons undone as a jacket style blouse. The blouse was £38.00, and for the quality of this I think that's a good price.

2. Black and white vests.

  Everyone needs a white and black vest in their wardrobe, and last Sunday was the day I got some. These vests have quite a sheer feel to them, and are quite loose fitting, which I surprisingly like, because usually I like to have vests fitted so that I can wear something on top and not have it hanging out, however I wouldn't wear these under a top, I'd leave them as they are because they do look reasonably nice to wear out and about without looking under dressed. I also got these 2 vests for only £12, bargain!

3. Baby pink lace crop top and high wasted denim shorts.

 When walking into Topshop, I immediately noticed baby pink being displayed everywhere, and was drawn to this top straight away. I'm aware this crop top doesn't look very Autumnal at all, but I think the colour is so pretty, and I really like wearing lace so I thought this was a good buy. In addition, I got this top because I thought it would go nicely with the shorts, and wooly cardigan-woohoo. I am also aware shorts will not keep me warm, but with a pair of black or skin coloured tights I can make this work! It's hard to notice in the picture, but the shorts are high wasted and a light blue denim, which is good because I can wear these with multiple items unlike my dark denim shorts I own at the moment.

4. Spike necklace and frilly socks.

 As I'm sure you would've noticed, I have a thing for gold statement necklaces, and I thought I would get something a little more toned down, so opted for a 5 spiked golden necklace. I think this will add abit of colour and texture to an outfit that isn't extremely plain, but just needs that extra bit of kapow (don't ask). I'm sorry. I couldn't resist more frilly socks-you would've thought I had all the colours now, but apparently not?! Anyway, Topshop have once again got a 3 for £8 offer on, and once again I have fallen into the trap of going ahead with this offer. The first pair of socks are a deep blue, the second are a dusky nude/pink, and the last pair are plain black, I got the deep blue and pink ones because they are extremely suitable for Autumn, and the black pair simply because I wear them to school.

The Topshop purchases are over.

5. Tartan crop top.

 Recently, a new shop in Mk has been opened replacing the clothing store Republic with a clothing store called the USC. I hoenstly have no idea what USC stands for, the only thing I can briefly think of is United Clothes Store? Anyway, one clothing pattern that is making an appearance for the Autumn lines is tartan. I think the rugged/geometric look of tartan is what makes it appear suitable for Autumn, and especially this top with the black and red contrasting against eachother gives that deep, firey vibe. In USC this crop top was paired with a tartan tube skirt, I was tempted to buy the full outfit, but thought I'd start off with just the top because I'm still unsure whether tartan is my 'thang,' but I'm willing to give it a try, and for £14 you can't not experiment with it!

*On Friday 20th my mum went out to MK and got me the matching tube skirt for £18.*


6. Black leather Vans. 

  Earlier on in the haul, I said about getting the black frilly socks for school, and these are what I will wear the socks with. Previously for school, I would wear black canvas shoes, which provided no warmth, or support for my feet, and as the cold, wet weather is approaching I thought it would be better to get some long lasting shoes. I've seen a few people round school wearing leather shoes like these, and thought they would be a good idea for school because they are strong, and work well with the frilly socks that are visible as I roll my trouser bottoms up. Anyway, these were the most expensive singular item at £56, I admit this is pricey for shoes I'm going to wear for school, but in the long run they're worth it.

7. Hotel Chocolat chocolates.

  Finally, mum and I went into Hotel Chocolat (as per usual), and as salted caramels are my all time favourite chocolate, I got some of those, and mum picked out some Raspberry Pannacotta chocolates. The sound of salted caramel doesn't sound very appealing, I mean, salt, caramel, and chocolate?! Well, you'll be surprised at how well this flavour combination works together. Now, I'm no food expert, but the bitterness of the salt with the sweetness of the chocolate and caramel is truly magnificent-I applaud the inventor of this! As for the Raspberry Pannacotta chocolates, I haven't tried one of these yet, but as the packaging says; the white chocolate casing is full of layers of zingy raspberry and vanilla cream, topped off with freeze dried raspberries-sounds pretty good to me! Anyway, if you haven't heard of Hotel Chocolat I suggest you find one nearby because the flavour variety in store is fabulous.

Sorry I ended up babbling for a while, but I hope you enjoyed this post.

WOULD YOU WEAR: MOM JEANS

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I've decided to start a series called 'Would You Wear.' I have seen some other bloggers do these sort of posts, and thought I'd do my own.

Mom jeans have recently made an appearance back into fashion, and my 'mom' said they were jeans she used to wear when she was younger, so they aren't anything new.

These jeans may look like an ordinary pair of jeans in the picture, but they're baggier than they look. Mom jeans are very loose fitting and towards the bottom the jeans are turned up and sit loosely half way up the shins, which makes them really comfortable because they aren't stuck to your legs whereas skinny jeans are.

Personally, I really like Mom jeans, I think they're really edgy, and unique as not many people wear them. I have a pair of Mom jeans from Asos Marketplace, and I really like the look of them, although they do look quite baggy on me because my body frame is small and the trousers look as if they drown me, but they don't.

Mom jeans are available from most on-trend fashion shops such as, Topshop, River Island, Asos, maybe New Look, Urban Outfitters and Levi's. However, they are quite expensive, mine were £28, for a pair of jeans this isn't too bad, but you could've probably got them from somewhere else for cheaper.

Here's how I would style Mom jeans:

I'd style the Mom jeans with a plain white crop top, black Dr Martens, rounded sunglasses, and a chunky chain necklace. Pairing the jeans with a white top makes the outfit look plain, so I added a statement piece necklace to jazz up the outfit. To contrast against the white I added black Dr Martens, these are also quite bland, but they have a wet look effect on them making the outfit have a different texture on it's appearance. To add a touch of class, I've added in some rounded sunglasses, these are currently on-trend, and add some sophistication to the outfit.

I'm aware that these jeans aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I'm really attracted to them, and before judging the appearance of them, I think people should at least try them on, because you might surprise yourself and like the look of the jeans on you.

Would you wear Mom jeans?

MAYBELLINE BABY LIPS

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If you saw my Wishlist #3, I posted about wanting a Baby Lips lip balm in Peach Kiss, and I've now got one (all of them). As these are the current craze, I thought I'd do a review on the lip balms, enjoy!

As you can see, I have all 6 of the Baby Lips lip balms, and I'm not disappointed in any of them. The lip balms come in 6 different varieties which are, Mint Fresh, Intense Care, Hydrate, Pink Punch, Peach Kiss, and Cherry Me. In the set, you can get 3 non-coloured ones, or 3 coloured ones, I think it's good that not all of the lip balms are coloured, because I don't like my lips to have a colour on them all the time. Also, some men may want to buy one of these, and if they were all coloured then Maybelline would lose some audience!

Anyway, 5 of the lip balms have a distinct smell to them, the Hydrate one doesn't have any smell to it, because it's just a pure lip balm. However, Pink Punch smells of bubblegum, Peach Kiss smells of peach, Mint Fresh smells of mint, Cherry Me smells of cherries, and Intense Care smells of pineapple. What I smell may be different to what you smell, so don't rely on what I've said, it's obvious that 3 of them would smell of mint, cherry, and peach because it's in their name, however I'm not too sure if Pink Punch and Intense Care were intending to smell of bubblegum and pineapple.

Not only do these lip balms smell amazing, they all work exceptionally well. Each of the lip balms live up to it's name, and I really like the colour the 3 coloured ones translate onto the lip. Cherry Me is quite a sheer deep pink, compared to Pink Punch that is abit more matte, but still has abit of shine and a light pink tone to it. As you can see, Peach Kiss has a nude/brown/golden tone to it, this looks nicer on the lip than it does in the packaging, because personally I think it looks quite an off putting, unattractive colour, but it isn't. Also, all the lip balms are extremely moisturizing, and last quite long, but I don't agree with Maybelline stating that they stay on for 8 hours because mine comes off in about 3/4 hours.

What caught my eye mostly about these is the packaging, which is what made me want to buy them all. They're all so colourful, and look adorable all lined up together (you know you need help when you're talking about lip balms looking cute). Anyway, the contrast of the two colours on each lip balm packaging makes this range stand out a lot compared to other lip products, because they are so bright.

Lastly, the value of each lip balm is quite good aswell, they're £2.99 each, but Boots and Superdrug are doing a 3 for 2 offer which is how I've been purchasing them, although I think £2.99 is a little too much for one lip balm. In my opinion, these should be individually priced at £1.50/£2, but I'm not Maybelline so I can't choose the pricing!

If you don't have one of these lip balms, I suggest you go out and buy one because they are fantastic and look adorable!