Bristol

I'm such a bad blogger! Sorry sorry sorry. I went home for the week and had a lovely but wet time. We were hoping for sun when we booked the time off a month or so back, but when does that ever work out?

But either way I got to see my beautiful baby Ruby! How cute is she?!

There was also plenty of time for shopping and drinking, and we even went to one of Bristol's Michelin star restaurants, Green's Dining Room. The food was so good and so so cheap - literally the price of lower end restaurants in London.

I'll get on some outfit posts with all these babies later in the week. The lilac jeans are my favourite. They only cost £4 but I took them in to be tailored as they were too big. Now they're super skinny and high waisted and look like something that would have cost £70 in American Apparel... Except they're better, and you can't get them anywhere, ahaaa!!

Awful photo of my charity bargains but L-R:

Leopard print chiffon shirt - Oxfam, £4; Block pastel knitted top - Oxfam, £1.99; Floral midi skirt - PDSA, £1.99; Mauve high waisted jeans - Cancer Research, £4 (+tailored to fit); Peach t-shirt - PDSA, £2.99

On the way home we stopped off at my aunties house where some little chicks were hatching!

And now I'm home, with 2 days until deadlines, but obviously all I'm doing is sitting on the internet. But for now I'm off for drinks with my girl Maudie. (Horrendous quality photos, sorry)

 Chain shirt - George @ Asda; High waisted jeans - Oasis; Necklace - H&M; Earrings - Miss Selfridge

Have a good weekend! 

xo

This Week's Top Buys #4

Lots of bargains this week from the car boot sale, but that's not all! On Monday I visited Kingston Market, as I do most weeks, and picked up a mint green jumper, a summery cream cardi and a couple of maxi skirts in powder pink and leopard print for just £12. My wardrobe isn't quite summery enough yet and since I can't deny my love for knitwear, I've switched to more seasonal styles instead of chunky knits.

Excuse Hello Kitty in the background!

I saw the monochrome 'peace sign' vest in the window of a tacky-looking shop on Whitechapel High Street. Full of cheap items that would fit in well at the Eastender's market, I still managed to strike gold as the vest and leopard print bralet (which has a Boohoo.com label) were £3 each!

Continuing from last week's jewellery love, I picked up yet more half price goodies in Miss Selfridge! I've been looking for a good body harness for a while as I'm not quite brave enough to throw myself in at the deep end with the bondage/horse riding ones with the leather straps.

As cool as they are, it just ain't me! I love that this one, originally £16.5, isn't too heavy but has the cool pyramid studs which can be worn on the front or back. In the warmer weather I'll team it with a black boob tube, or have it peeking out under a loose crop top. That's if I get myself back down to the gym in time!

I also got these cute leopard print cross earrings and yet another ear cuff (this one's gold, crappy iPhone quality made it silver) for £3.25 each.

But probably my favourite buy of the week was, shock horror, not clothing! I've been meaning to check out this Lush Lip Scrub for weeks and finally made the trip yesterday whilst on the King's Road. 

The need to drop some cash was clearly oozing from me as the sales girl immediately pounced on my vulnerability and showed me their new Gorilla Perfumes. They're available in full sized bottles (£23), atomizers (£11) and solid sticks (£6).

I was immediately sold as the girl showed me a scent called 'Vanillary', which smells like cakes and - selling point - you can even rub into your hair! It's jojoba oil-based so nourishes hair rather than drying it out!

After following me around and trying to sell me everything in sight I managed to conjure up some will power and explained that all I really wanted was some lip scrub. she confirmed what all bloggers seem to have said: Mint Julips is the way to go.

Also available in Bubblegum and Vanilla Chocolate, Mint Julips is the least sweet and, due to the peppermint oil, leaves a lingering fresh feeling on your lips as well as leaving them silky smooth.

So it's official: I am now a Lush addict!

Happy shopping! xo

This Week's Top Buys #3: Shoe Addict

Tapestry wedges - ASOS; £60

Brothel Creepers - eBay; £23 + P&P

Flatform boots - 'Shoe Rack' Putney; £10

Patent studded flatforms - 'Shoe Rack' Putney; £10

I guess the title explains it all. As I said before, my life has taken a very boring turn with uni work piling up. And what better way to distract myself than with new shoes? 

I was moaning a week or so ago that the last pair of heels I bought was in January, which is a bloody long time for me. And now, look! I've been in search of summer heels for a while now, but while I wait patiently for the perfect pair to come along, flatforms will be my thing.

I recently dedicated a post to the patent studded babies on the far right, and from them, and addiction has sprung. Flatforms are the perfect way to give my short ass some height whilst not looking too OTT.

The creepers my Dad bought me arrived this morning and yesterday my boyfriend bought me the boot-style flatforms, probably to shut me up and stop me from dragging him into that horrible shop ever again! I mentioned before about the random shop in Putney that doesn't even have a sign - well these are another of their £10 wonders! (Nothing else is good, unless you like plastic knee-high boots.)

But the best thing in my life at the moment are these tapestry wedges. You'll remember them from my Wednesday Wish List a few weeks ago where I said I'd been spying on them from my Bookmark Bar for months? Well payday came and the boy bought me them and they are BEAUTIFUL!

These should be enough to keep me going for a while. Or so you'd think...