Orange Roll Neck and Duster Coat.

Top - ASOS

Jeans - Topshop

Belt - Vintage 

Duster Coat - Primark 

Shoes - Converse via eBay

Rewind to before I went to England and to before I got my hair cut at which point autumn was still an unknown notion to Montpellier. It was boasting 20 degree heat in October for goodness sake and now it's bloody freezing - Sort yourself out France. Point being, it was far too warm even for this light duster jacket yet I had been pinning to wear it ever since I bought it 2 months ago (yes two months) and so just accepted that I would be more sweaty than usual and wore it anyway. All in the name of fashion, eh?

I picked up the wonderful duster coat in question from Primark just before I flew to France and in my head I thought I'd look dead classy in it. For some reason I always envisioned the French having impeccable and classy style and thought that the only way I could avoid carrying a giant illuminated sign saying 'foreigner' over my head would be to dress as equally as impeccable and classy. Turns out everything in my head was a lie. Not to say that French people don't dress nice, some of them really do, but I haven't been bowled over by insane outfits that wouldn't be out of place at say Paris Fashion Week. All in all it's not that different to England and I don't know why I ever thought it would be. 

Misjudging an entire country's sense of style aside, I still think I could create a more classy outfit with this here duster jacket but that will have to be for another day. As you can see here, I still can't shake off the grunge trend which I know has been done to death, yet I will continue to adopt it until comes back from the dead and haunts me like Casper the ghost (in a friendly and none-scary manner). 

It was also nice to wear this orange top that quite often gets neglected because it has the awful habit of consistently showing off my bra straps. The top is just the wrong amount of clingy to wear without a bra which is such a shame cos I'm all for everyday being a braless day - but that's a topic for another post. 

Because this video is as cute as it comes. 

UPDATE #1

I'm sure my disappearing act went down a treat eh? Sorry for not blogging in like FOREVER - I just got so caught up with uni work and I then went trotting back to England for the half term. I've been back in Montpellier a week or so now but have been bogged down with another piece of homework and getting back in the swing of things. 

So- 

I have a back log of outfits that I'm excited to share with you, a couple of new things that I bought whilst I was in England and a tag the lovely Louise from As Seen On Louise tagged me in. But before we get back into all that gubbins I thought I'd do a little updates post. Just imagine I'm a friend that you haven't seen in a while and I'm popping over for a hot cup of tea and a good ol' chat. 

Left: View from the boyfriend's room - Right: Niall reunited with his cat

So first things first (I'm the realest), I flew out to England for my half term (yes you still get half term at university in France - not complaining) and stayed at my boyfriend Niall's in Canterbury who I hadn't seen in two months. I not only had to get a plane to England but I also had to make the two hour train journey from London Gatwick to Canterbury which only worsened the butterflies in my stomach. I was so nervous when I saw Niall that I was physically shaking and tried to blame it on the cold but failed miserably. Despite the traveling it was so lovely seeing him again and I do really miss him already - sorry for being soppy - safe to say we spent the first night with pizza and lots of cuddles. The next day got the train to his parents' house for a little get together for his mum's birthday where his dad made an awesome curry and special veggie one for me - what a babe. As well as being deliciously well fed it was nice seeing all of his family and friends including the little ginger one pictured above! 

Left: Sunday roast on the go - Right: The Great Stour river that runs through Canterbury

On the Sunday before me and Niall returned to Canterbury his dad treated us to a larverly roast that disappeared as soon as it was set down on the table. Although I bloody love eating in France and drowning in the many cheeses, it was so nice to have something familiar and hearty, ya know? After all you can never beat a good roast potato. Back in Canterbury it was nice to just have a wander, do a bit of shopping and be glad to wear a jumper finally! 

Niall's Halloween costume deffo outshone mine

Normally I love making my own costumes for Halloween but being in France and having to travel light meant it made more sense for me to buy something online and send it to Niall's house in Canterbury. So I decided to go as a pumpkin and managed to find a cheap outfit online which, unfortunately, I discovered to be far too short - why is it that all women's Halloween outfits are supposed to be 'sexy'? What on earth is sexy about a pumpkin?! Anyway, I managed to salvage it by wearing some cycling shorts underneath and maintaining my modesty. Although, either way, Niall's outfit definitely trumped mine. His housemate and him chose to go as a pimp and a prostitute, naturally Niall had to be the prostitute, haha. He actually ended up looking really good - this photo doesn't do his outfit justice - he's wearing leopard print leggings and my leather skirt. I know a bunch of feminists might want to jump on the fact that his outfit could be seen as sexist or insulting towards women but it really wasn't and was just a bit of fun. 

Left: The worst falafel wrap ever - Right: The best fry up a la Beano Cafe

As well as drinking a fair bit whilst I was in England I also ate a fair bit. And by a fair bit I mean a lot. Though the falafel wrap I bought was a major disappointment compared to the ones I have found here in France - just the thought of them has got my mouth watering. The day after Halloween I went to get my hair cut (which you will see in a mo) and then met up with Niall and his friends at the Beano Cafe in Canterbury and officially lost my Beano virginity. I got the veggie breakfast and, oh my, it was just like heaven on my taste buds - best hangover cure ever. If you're from Canterbury and haven't been to the Beano Cafe then you seriously need to, it is exactly what you want from a greasy spoon and more. I especially love how villainous Niall looks in the picture, haha, the poor boy hadn't taken his eyebrows off properly from the night before. He may have looked like a girl but he deffo doesn't know how to be one.

Left: La formule de petit-dejeuner - Right: Giddy over sparklers

Back in France with early morning lectures, the only thing to get me through is the wonderful notion of 'la formule de petit-dejeuner'. For €1.80 you can get any type of coffee, a choice between a pain au chocolat or a croissant and a little orange juice. It's the best thing I have discovered so far. That and the cheese - omg the cheese. On the flip side one thing that is disappointing about France is that they don't celebrate Bonfire Night, which is pretty obvious as its an English thing. So, after a day filled with doing homework you can only guess of our delight when we found some sparklers in a supermarket. Cue getting childishly excited. Would have loved to go to an actual bonfire but we made do. 

Standard new hair cut selfie

And finally as I mentioned earlier, I went to get my hair cut whilst in England as despite vastly improving my grasp on the French language I wasn't prepared to take the risk of going to the hair salon. Imagine if I had gotten a scissor happy French hairdresser and being unable to communicate 'just a little off the bottom please'?! Nevertheless, I am really please with it and as it is all one length now I shouldn't have to suffer with it flicking out too much. 

Hope you have all be well in my absence. I am now about to spend the rest of the day reading all your lovely blog posts and relishing in the fact that its a bank holiday tomorrow. No American civilization class for me!

Because it's the best for underwear dancing. 

Charity Shop Haul.

Hello. It's just a quick post before I poodle off to France tomorrow (omg I am so nervous). As promised here's a naff video of me showing you guys all the lovely things I got whilst in Devon and some other bits and pieces. Hope it isn't too unbearable, haha. I actually quite enjoyed the filming and editing process so you never know, there might be hope for me as a Youtuber yet. 

I will most likely be a bit MIA until I find my feet this next week or two, but I am sure you guys will all understand. I have got a couple of posts lined up but whether I'll have internet access to post them is another question. Oh man, I am so nervous. Just thinking about it is making my stomach flip. But I'll be ok, right? If there is anyone who lives or has been to Montpellier then hit me up with cool places to go and what not. I really want to make the most of my year abroad and just soak up the French culture like a sponge. 

Anyway, that's it I guess. Thanks for being the lovely people you are. 

Tartan and Creepers.

Crop Top - H&M

Skirt - Supré (In New Zealand)

Cardigan - Charity Shop

Creepers - eBay

Bag - Vintage

Hello lovelies. I sneaked a few days away from blogging in order to recover from my lengthy travels and finally wash off the smell of gross coaches and trains. After 26 hours of traveling in the space of a week I reckon I deserved a bath, and a long one at that. I've been busy sorting things out for my move to France and finally paid the deposit on my apartment which is exciting. I am still having to pinch myself that I've got a place after being let down so many times. The search was long and hard, let me tell ya. The only thing I have to worry about now is getting along with my French housemates using my shameful grasp of the language. I predict a lot of arm waving and pointing.

Here's an outfit that I sported to catch up with my friends at the pub plus my denim jacket because, oh my, it suddenly got so bloody cold up north. I was shaking so much my teeth were chattering. I guess winter really is coming. 

Weather aside, I am absolutely in love with this skirt but never gets as much wear as it deserves. I saw it whilst I was gallivanting across New Zealand last summer and thought it was THE perfect school girl skirt without looking too Britney Spears-esque. It also has pockets which just makes it perfect in my eyes. I can never say no to a good pocket. 

My blog would not be worthy of its name if I was not seen sporting a crop top every so often, and this little black number - from H&M - is worming its way to becoming my favourite. This crop top just fits like a dream and I am so tempted to pick up the other colours before I move to France, but I'm afraid my suitcase just downright refuses to carry anymore. Sigh.  

On a side note, I managed to sit down and film (yes that's right - film) a little haul video for you guys of what I picked up whilst in Devon and what-not. Once I get my head around editing I will be sure to upload that and share it with you wonderful wonderful people. 

As always, thank you so much for reading, commenting and even following my baby blog. 

Because a friend recommended it and I just cannot get enough. 

Kimono and Shorts.

Kimono - Lime 

Crop Top - H&M

Shorts - Ebay

Shoes - Converse (Ebay)

Socks - Topshop

Necklace - Vintage 

I've been home a couple days and as I mentioned in my last post I've recreated some of the outfits that I wore when I was at my boyfriends. The weather was so nice whilst I was down there, so much so that the pairs of tights that I had packed never got a look in. I was so glad I wore this when we spent 4 hours in the Natural History Museum cos, let me tell ya, it was a scorcher and I aint the best when it comes to heat, children and crowds. Though looking at the nice tan I have acquired I shouldn't really complain, especially as it looks like I've spent a week somewhere exotic when I've only been in England. 

So lets give this kimono some attention - cos isn't it just great? I picked it up for £15 at a shop in Leeds called Lime, I don't know if its a national chain or just a northern thing but it's like those many cheap-borderline-tacky-but-there's-sometimes-nice-things sorta shops. They had quite a few kimonos and some, urgh, gorgeous shoes which I avoided getting as I'm moving around so much lately and I just can't carry it all. 

These shorts (and the ones in my previous post) were the result of many a lengthy and tedious Ebay search that ended in being outbid multiple times and a pair or two sent back. I have a hard time getting shorts to fit me because of my hip to waist ratio, I either end up with a gaping waist or cutting off the circulation to my thighs. I persevered, however, and ended up scoring this amazing pair. Admittedly when they first arrived on my doorstep they were far too snug around the waistband but they were such perfect shorts that I couldn't part with them. Fast forward a pizza free month later and my dream shorts finally fit! I'm hoping that with my running and yoga they'll continue to fit me, haha. 

Because this was a pleasant accidental discovery.  

Jelly Shoe Love.

Dress - H&M

Cardigan -Hand me down

Jelly shoes - Ebay

Socks - Primark 

On Thursday I went over to my friends house for a day filled with drinking tea and knitting. I'd been knitting the same ball of wool for about two years in an attempt to make a scarf. I finally finished said ball of wool, only to realise that I'm going to need about two more until I get to the length I want to. It's my own fault for making the scarf so damn wide. I reckon around Christmas 2016 I'll finish the bloody scarf, by which point I better hope I'm living somewhere cold.

So after a day of sunbathing and being a grandma, we met up with a group of friends for two-for-one cocktails. Safe to say I got drunk, very drunk, but not drunk enough so I forgot my own name. No, that was reserved for freshers week and shall never happen again. Another thing that will never happen again is White Russians, yuk. 

Anyway, this is what I wore and I just had to put a choker on after taking these pictures because I felt like I was channeling the 90's so much. My friend even said I looked like a Clueless extra. And, oh so many compliments on my jelly shoes. I remember having pink sparkly Barbie jelly shoes when I was younger and thinking they were the coolest shoes I will ever own. Since then nothing has quite compared to my pink sparkly Barbie jelly shoes, that is except these. I mean they're not as cool but they're so close. If they were better quality then I wouldn't be able to fault them. I've only worn them two or three times and I've already had to super glue them back together which is a shame. 

I'm travelling down to my boyfriend's on Monday and I'll be staying for about a week, so I don't think I'll be able to post as much but we shall see. I do have a small July haul post planned so keep your eyes peeled for that if you're interested. 

Because just watch the video. Amazing! 

Creepers and Mom Jeans.

Cropped Jumper - Ark (Heats and Bows)

Cropped Shirt (Worn underneath) - ASOS

Mom Jeans -  Topshop

Belt - Vintage

Creepers - Ebay

Look at me doing full outfit shots, how snazzy, and you can see how short I am. But also, how nice my double sole creepers are, ey? I know creepers aren't really a 'thing' anymore but I still love them. I remember trawling through Ebay to try and find a cheap pair instead of paying full price for the Underground creepers. Bare in mind this was before they were so readily available in pretty much every high street store. I paid about £20 for them and then sat and waited for about a month for them to be delivered to me all the way from China. It was worth the wait cos let me tell ya, I instantly fell in love. 

I also fell in love with the idea of mom jeans ever since cut off Levi's was a thing. I thought to myself 'Yeah cut offs are rad, but wouldn't they be more rad as jeans?' and so the search commenced. I scoured many a charity shop and scrolled endlessly on Ebay but I came back empty handed. That is until other people started thinking the same thing as me, and when I say people I namely mean Topshop. Hallelujah! And the best bit? I bought them at a discount when I went to the student lock in night at Lakeside shopping centre. 

I also got the cropped jumper I'm wearing at a discount in the Ark sale (look at me saving all the monies) which you can still get in a size 10 here. It does look more of a red colour online and is more of a purple in real life so do be wary of that. But reduced from £18.99 to £5 you really can't go wrong. 

Big thank you again to everyone who reads and comments and follows this blog. It's so nice to see a positive reaction especially as this blog is still a baby. Here's a song to tickle your ears as a token of appreciation. 

Because it's my ultimate feel good song. 

Playsuits and Hoops.

Playsuit - H&M

Denim Jacket - Charity shop

Ok, so everyone and their Grandma has this playsuit from H&M but I don't blame them, I mean look at it. It's so cute. The cut is super pretty and I especially love the back which is one of the main reasons I bought it. We'll ignore the possibility of getting funky tan lines. It's still in the shops as far as I know and comes in quite a few different colours and patterns (I've seen at least three) if you're after something easy to chuck on in summer. My sister liked it so much she actually stole mine from me last night so she could take it on holiday with her. Typical.

I wore this to a garden party charity event yesterday that my best friend's sister organised to raise money for Parkinson's UK. It was such a fun day and they'd gone to so much effort. There were bands playing, a raffle, a bar (with deliciously cheap beer), so much cake and hot-dogs. They'd even got me some veggie ones, bless. I was roped in to help out on the tombola which was great apart from when a little boy started crying because his mum realised he was cheating and told him off. The kid had already won some body butter and a teapot earlier in the day, what more could he want eh? I totally had my eye on the teapot, too. 

As the last band were playing it started to rain but in true British style we just stayed put and got the brollies out, haha. The band braving the rain was called Man Can't Fly and were really good (and hot) you can have a cheeky listen to one of their songs below. 

Crazy Cat Lady.

Top - Primark

Skirt - Charity Shop in NZ

Belt - Vintage

Denim Jacket - Hand me down

Hello there! So I thought I'd just dive straight into this whole blogging lark with an outfit that I wore to town the other day. It was quite a muggy day so finding this denim jacket in my wardrobe was perfect. I've had this denim number for years and was my sister's before mine so it ain't doing too badly, bless. I paired it with my favorite go-to skirt which I picked up in a charity shop when I was in New Zealand last summer. The skirt was originally a weird calf length that I promptly chopped down. I left the edge raw and just sewed a straight stitch a quarter inch away from the edge just to stop it fraying all the way up my arse. The belt was an absolute steal at only £2 from a vintage shop in Leeds which is now sadly closed down. Anyway, lets just take a moment to appreciate this T-shirt... cos it is freaking awesome. It is, admittedly, from Primark which I do try my best to avoid but I just couldn't leave the shop without this top, especially as my friend said she'd buy it as part of my birthday present. It's also got a cat on it. And who doesn't love cats? 

Right, enough of a ramble. Hope I post on here again and it doesn't all go to pot like my last blog. Ha!

Here's something to tickle your ears:

Because 'oh intentions'.