Thursday, 26 December 2013

CHRISTMAS DONE GOOD

I hope you all had a fabulous day filled with family, festivities and fashion (obvs).

I feel truly lucky this year to have had such a lovely time with family. I received so many amazing presents that I really wasn't expecting - me opening them looked exactly like this:


WAHEYYY ELF GIF

Our Christmas stocking (in an actual stocking - weird family tradition!) Is always filled with chocolate, sweets and mini presents. It's one of the most exciting parts of the day - erm, and not just because of the masses of sweet stuff...
I got some Max Factor semi-permanent mascara which sounds amazing - literally cannot wait to try it! And just how cute is the box of Jelly Belly popcorn beans?! 
This year my brother and I decided to surprise our parents by making them their own stocking. It went down well. Feeling smug now.
I KNOW RIGHT?! My Mum has always been amazing at gift-giving, but just check out my haul this year! Feeling like the luckiest girl in the world
NO WORDS. 
Me = fat pants
Hogan loves Christmas
Christmas dinner and pudding with rum sauce = brother food baby
Showing off his new suede jacket
Standard.
All the present unwrapping broke my nail...

MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU LOVELY LOT!

Sunday, 22 December 2013

SALES? SMASHED IT!

Being the bargain-hunting, cheap find-loving dress wearer that I am, the Christmas sales are a source of huge excitement to me (yes alright, I'm one of those people that will actually get up early to shop on Boxing Day, get over it yeah?!)

It hasn't gone unnoticed to me that some retailers have started their sales already. But what if you're not as sad as me and won't happily browse through 2,468 sale items? Well not to worry my lovelies, I've picked my top three sale items from some of your fave online shops to make browsing that little bit easier for you. You're welcome!

ASOS

The ASOS sale started super-early this year, but I'm convinced that items will be reduced further after Christmas. If you can bear the tension, it may be worth just holding out that extra couple of days. As always though, it's fab and definitely worth checking out.

Dress: was £180 now £126

Dress: was £55 now £38.50
Gloves: were £10 now £7

Oh and ASOS - pleeeeease reduce this gorgeous leather dress kthanks:
Dress: £150
(Images: ASOS)


River Island

The sale has begun online only and has really impressed me so far. I'm not convinced that more items will be added (or at least not many) so maybe take the plunge with this one and splash out! I could easily have added more than the three items below.

Coat: was £80 now £40

Skirt: was £35 now £15

Dress: was £40 now £20
(Images: River Island)

Miss Selfridge

There doesn't seem to be a lot reduced in Miss Selfridge at the mo, so I'm sure that there will be more added. Fingers crossed at least, because I haven't been wowed so far!


Jacket: was £69 now £35
Dress: was £55 now £25


Jumper: was £39 now £27.30
(Images: Miss Selfridge)

Other sales that have already started include MissguidedH&M and Forever 21

Topshop

The Topshop sale hasn't started yet, but I'm almost certain it'll be before Christmaas *cough* I'm thinking tomorrow *cough*. I am and always will be a Topshop girl, so this is my favourite sale every year. This time around I've tried to organise myself (i.e. so I don't spend as much as usual...) And choose items beforehand that I'll be looking for. It's been hard, but I have condensed, and these are the items I'd love to see in the sale:

Top and skirt: £115

Coat: £120

Shoes: £50
(Images: Topshop)


Zara

As with Topshop, the Zara sale is yet to start but I've already picked out some items to watch out for.

Top: £49.99

Jacket: £139

Jumpsuit: £39.99
(Images: Zara)

And when everyone else falls asleep after dinner, I'll be logging on to Selfridges to check out their sale. If you're looking to splash out a little, it's a great place to get a designer bag or pair of shoes for half the original price. Or you can gawk at the beauty and then cry into your Christmas pudding when you realise you can't afford anything - ahh the festivities!

What will you be looking for in the sales? Let me know, because obviously the one thing I need right now is more clothes.