STRIPES TWO WAYS..

[Whole Outfit(s) - PRIMARK]

[Culottes - £3]

[Jeans - £10]

[Shoes - £3]

[Top - £10]

[Bag - £1]

[Glasses - £3]

So thought I'd give it ago with these outfits but I couldn't decide what I liked more out of the two outfits because even though they're so similar they're so different! I think I like the jeans more as I just love black skinny jeans, I think they're an every girls must have in their wardrobe. This stripe top I loved but had to return cause it had a hole in and I'm still waiting for more to be delivered! Such an easy wearing top as it goes with a lot of different things! I've been loving primark at the moment, doesn't help that I spend 5 days a week working there but they have some lovely things in at the moment, I do recommend people to take a gander if you haven't in a while, the quality of the clothing is a lot better and also their range of clothes.

Sorry it's such a short post! 

THANKS xx

THE RAGGED PREIST FEAT. O MIGHTY

[Coatigan - The Ragged Preist]

[Top - O-Mighty]

[Jeans - Levi]

[Shoes - Topshop]

[Sunglasses - Boohoo.com]

[Septum Ring - Ebay]

Sorry again I haven't posted in a while I've been working all hours god sends to earn some money for my trip to London next weekend! I'm going to try and post as much as possible before London this week and then whilst i'm in London too.

For this outfit I wanted to show off my new coatigan from The Ragged Priest it's in the sale reduced from £90 to £30 which I thought was REALLY good and had too. (Mainly because I couldn't afford the Lovers and Drifters one as they're like £100+) This one is long too so it will be great for autumn/winter and is all snuggly! I paired with my "Just Fuck It" halter neck top from O - Mighty because I haven't found a time to wear it yet and I personally really love it! (also comes in black with white writing) 

As my jacket was from The Ragged Priest I wanted my jeans to be as well but I couldn't get some in time for this styling so I had to make do with what I had. Using a pair of my old Levi jeans I picked up for £1 at a charity shop I got jiggy with the scissors and had a go myself, they should get better and fray a lot more every time they're washed, but for the first time wear I don't think they're too bad. The cutting didn't take long, I just googled what a pair looked like (even though I had a rough idea in my head I wanted to clarify) I wanted to fray the part at the top which looks like shorts a bit more but my fingers were hurting by this point because fraying jeans in all ways is time consuming and frustrating, especially when the washer can do it on its own!  

How adorable are my new sunnies by the way? I LOVE them! £2 only from Boohoo.com and with all the postage deals they do, getting them to you can be super cheap! I was quite unsure about buying sunglasses that weren't black because sunglasses always look great in black but I took a chance and it paid off they actually go with my hair too which is a bonus.

And finally my lovely Topshop shoes.. Great amazing lovely shoes, BUT I had to get 2 sizes bigger than I usually am to fit in them. A size 8 was the only 1 that would fit me properly which I am very sad about but then again nobody can see the size when they're on your feet! Another thing is the fact the top band strap is not very comfy and puts a lot of stress on that part of the foot and makes it painful if you wear them for too long. I wore them for a night out and when I got home my feet felt bruised, like REALLY bruised. It doesn't stop me from wearing them though because I love them and when you've only paid £13.50 for them you can't really complain can you! (even though I kind of just have) 

In conclusion though, this outfit may make it onto the 'take to London' list for the weekend! :)

Feel free to comment and hope you enjoyed reading my post

PEACE x

THE NEW VINTAGE ORANGE SUIT... MY COLOUR? HELP!

So today I visited my favourite Age UK charity shop today down Holderness Road in Hull and discovered this beauty! I've been looking recently in places like Topshop and Zara for casual/nice looking trousers and jacket suits, I've seen some nice ones really but the price of some are a bit off putting, especially with how fast fashion is nowadays and how my job/student loan is the tiniest thing ever. Anyone else in my shoes will understand my frustration at the fact there is so many nice clothes out there but when you have no money to cover it or even if you do, the fact you have to ration what you can buy per month is so off putting! I WISH LIKE EVERYONE THAT MONEY GREW ON TREES!

but back to today's find, I spent a whole £4.50 in the charity shop today on 5 items in total! I was able to get a baby pink adidas top, a Dolce and Gabanna top, a 90's sequin style strappy top and this two piece suit! All the tops we're £1 and the suit was £1.50.  I will post photos of the other things I bought today in another post when I have found out what I can style them with! But nevertheless an absolute bargain if I do say so myself. Oh and to top it off I went to the shop around the corner and got a almost brand new pair of lilac converse for £5! FIVE POUNDS! yep thats exactly what I thought too!

I just styled this suit with a simple black cami as I don't intend on taking it off when it's worn as it's quite thin which is a good thing for summer! To match my black cami these gorgeous black flatform slip ons fro Topshop work perfectly with the short legged trousers! and they're now in the sale only £15!! I would recommend getting a size or 2 bigger though because of they style, I had to get a size 8! Odd I know as I am only a size 6 but an 8! damn! but still they look uber lovely on my tootsies! 

I am unsure if it goes with my back to blue hair! but I aren't sure I mind too much because I just love the suit and it's so comfy! Also it just proves how amazing charity shops can be! As I say I will be posting more about the other items I bought in another post so keep your eyes peeled!!

Feel free to comment! 

PEACE!

SHADE LONDON TENNIS DRESS.. SO 90'zzzz

[Dress - Shade London]

[Bag - Monki]

[Jacket - Afflecks]

[Shoes - YRU]

[Sunglasses - Primark]

[Necklace - Tatty Devine]

[Fishnet Socks - Primark]

I haven't had much time to post this week because of me getting a new (old) job and trying to sort out Germany as that's where I am going on Saturday! I thought I'd show off this dress again because I think is super cute! and very 90's sports! I've always really liked the stuff from Shade London but since I am a poor student was never able to afford anything from there, UNTIL my cute boyfriend bought me this for my 20th birthday!

Pairing this gorg dress with my now not so white YRU sandals and some cutie fishnet socks that match my jacket and hair was a fab decision, I feel so coordinated right now.

The sporty feel from this vintage bomber complimented the dress as it's quite hard to find something to go well with it especially because it's so summery and short, it's meant to be worn alone but today was too cold for that! 

My bag was a huge bargain from MONKI in the sale for £10 got it around april time and think it's sold out now! 

I do love this dress a lot, but it is quite see through, have to have some certain underwear (if any) to wear with it because the slightest pattern would show so bad underneath! So I would definitely either, if you're close to a 10 get the next size up or make sure you're at least a 6-8 to fit in the dress without it being see through!

Please excuse my awful colour hair in this post, I am trying at the moment to get it a nice subtle EVEN colour but as you can imagine its easier said than done! If you want to know more about my hair I have a previous post on what I used/how I did it! 

Still in love with the ombrè lips though I used the purple shade from makeup revolution and the black shade from MUA both lipsticks £1 each and then used a brush to create an ombrè effect on the outside.

Thank you for reading my post! feel free to comment and don't forget to follow me on Instagram @annahodgson! 

PEACE 

REVIEWING NEW COLOUR FREEDOM + PASTELISER! HAIR CHANGE!

I'm I've had so many compliments on my hair colours that have had this past year and thought it would be quite a useful thing for people if I did a small blog post/review on colours that I am trying out. 

This one is new-ish in superdrug and I've only just decided to try it because I am too addicted to my bleach london because I trust it with my life! <3<3<3 (FAN GIRL MOMENT) 

This one caught my eye because it looks as though you get a bit more control over what colour you can go. The two boxes are hair dye and the colourful tube is a "pasteliser" which turns the vivid colour into a pastel colour! So really I can decide the shade of purple I want. I thought it would be good to go purple as at the moment I am lilac anyway so it should just compliment what I already have on my hair. The tubes that contain the colours are quite big so I may get a few goes out of them! I did buy 2 though because it was buy one get one free and the same with the pasteliser but I got toner free instead because I have a few golden bits that need to be gone for this to work best! These are all £6.99 each so on the deal all for £12.99 when it's meant to be over £20 for all 4 items I bought is really good, so check out the superdrug website or your nearest stores for the details on the hair dying offers! 

I am excited to use this because I am such a big lover of hair dying that it anything like this excites me. I've been dying my hair all colours since I was about 14 years old so it's seen a lot of colour and a lot of dye in its time but what can I say, IM ADDICTED TO HAIR DYE!

                  

                  

So I read the instructions, and mixed what I thought was correct kind of and then put it on my hair. After half an hour I took it off thinking it would be a nice toned down purple colour more lilacy nice and light... 

Well..

I've never been so wrong in my life, I came out of the shower to this..!

The shade so far away from lilac it's unreal, I let out a little scream when I was looking at it after the shower, not what I expected at all! 

Dry wasn't much lighter either! Still gobsmacked this morning I am very concerned about my hair because I wanted light hair, maybe I mis read the inscriptions or mixed wrong but whatever I did, don't do if you don't want live XXL vibrant hair! I'm going to continue to wash with both washing up liquid and anti dandruff shampoo to lighten it back up because it just so doesn't suit me! 

I washed it a bit more though this morning with the washing up liquid and SO much purple foam came off but not much has lightened but I will carry on and keep you posted with my progress. If I mixed it right and didn't keep it on for long I think it would be a LOVELY colour, I aren't giving up yet, and I will be writing more parts to this blog post for this dye so keep your eyes peeled! 

If you have any comments of how to lighten hair another way but not bleaching please comment as right now I need as much help as possible! 

Thank you! 

FREE GOODIES!

WHO LOVES FREEBIES! I DO! 

Yesterday at Beautycon London I was given many freebies and I just thought i'd share them with you all in a quick post! 

Some goodies from Liz Earl which was a hot mask facial treatment with a muslin cloth! and may I add, the bag was SO cute! I loved it! I also got a mini version too! 

Some Eylure eyelashes 2 packets, lucky lucky me! I can flutter these wherever I go!

3 packets of metallic tattoos! i'm going to be a sparkling metallic star this summer with all these to test and try! 

A packet of pineapple stick on nails! how did they know that i love pineapples! <3<3<3

This is the GORGEOUS lilac NYX which looks amazing on may I say, I had to have a little swatch this morning! 

These may be the most weird mascaras i've ever seen but still SO amazing! made out of clay, excited to try them! and I got two! as if!

TWO benefit cosmetic roller lash mascaras! HOW PRETTY ARE MY EYES GONNA BE NOW! :o 

TWO purifying face masks so no excuses for bad skin anymore for me!

This uber cute coconut water for hear which by the way SMELLS amazing! by OGX

More benefit goodies to help remove that amazing mascara they gave me! 

How cute is this eye shadow palette by NYX!?

THIS IS A MIRROR WHAT!? so amazed by this benefit cosmetics mirror so I can make myself pretty in a morning!

 Some little goodies such as testers of foundation, a LIZ EARLE COOKIE!! and some iphone screen cleaners! which I don't know how to use yet!?

And finally some cute little beautycon treats so I could never forget them! 

 A little group photo of my extensive amount of goodies I got free yesterday a big thank you to all the makeup companies, beautycon London and also company magazine for letting me go there, it was an amazing day and if you want to hear more about the day then read they next post to see what I did and who I met!