Recent Treats

Snapped up these little bargains for the trip:

Seafolly bikini (sold separately) @ ASOS

Bottoms £40.00 reduced to £20.00 here and top £51.00 reduced to £21.50 here

I am a HUGE fan of Seafolly.  If you haven't heard of them (where have you been?) they are an Australian swimwear company who offer a huge variety of fun and innovative bikini styles.  Check out their website and beautiful range of swimwear here.  Their bikinis tend to retail for about £80 which I really can't justify on a bikini BUT once you try one on you are SOLD.  They are the comfiest, most well fitting, long lasting bikinis I have ever seen.  I haven't tried this on but I have never bought a bikini from Seafolly that hasn't hugged me in all the right places and boosted me up in all the others.  I think they are particularly suitable for people who are slightly lacking in the chest department as most of their bikinis come with moulded cups which is ideal for me.  All of their bikinis also come with a huge variety of top and bottoms styles.  So if you want a triangle bikini top which boy shorts chances are you'll be able to find just that in whatever pattern you want!  The UK stockists of Seafolly that I've discovered are ASOS, Figleaves and House of Fraser

Havaianas (of course) £20.00 @ ASOS

Aztec Stripe Flippy Hem Tunic £24.00 @ Topshop

(I need to get this taken up a couple of inches though.  Oh the joys of being under 5'2")

Black lace cami maxi £28.00 @ Miss Selfridge

Cardiff, Wales

The boy and I had so much fun in Cardiff this weekend.  We were visiting my little sister at university so I'm afraid I don't have many cultural photos of the city or anything like that, all the photos are just of us going out.

I really miss university sometimes, I had such an amazing group of friends there and now we're all split apart and hardly see each other (one lives in Ireland, one in Scotland, one in Spain and me in England and soon Australia).  I get so nostalgic when I think about it.  Uni really is one of the best times of your life - if you're there right now definitely make the most of it.  People used to say that to me all the time when I was there and I don't think I really listened, but definitely regret that now!

Anyway, here we are re-discovering our early twenties!

 My sister and the boy out for drinks

I am wearing

Top: Aztec Latino Suntop £26 @ Topshop

(I think this is sold out but there are similar styles here, here, and here. Or just browse their Aztec stock here.

Skirt: £4 @ Primark

Shoes: Unknown store in Aus

We were actually out with more people than just the three of us as opposed to what these pictures suggest!

 Thoroughly hungover the next day.

We had a bit of a nightmare getting home as our bus was delayed by two hours, but we made it.  Back to work yesterday - I am literally counting down the days until I leave (12 working days, just so you know!)

Hope you all had fantastic weekends too.  What did you get up to?

Love,

Charlotte xxx

Sunshine and Lace

This weekend the sun is out in London and I have to admit that although it feels a little selfish to be happy about it (considering we are in the middle of a drought and all) I couldn't be more pleased.  The cold, wet and miserable weather was making me, well...miserable! 

My skin has been acting up a bit recently and I can't really think why - I haven't drastically changed anything in my diet or skincare routine (which is very minimal if I'm honest) so, although it makes me feel incredibly self-conscious I decided to brave the day without wearing any make-up and just a little of my best friend Nanoblur (more on this another day).

I don't have much to blog about today if I'm honest.  On my one outing out of the house today (yes I know, I'm very exciting and I spent most of the day on immigration forums looking up my case officer - time well spent, obviously!) I decided to embrace the warm weather and show a little leg.  This is my favourite maxi skirt.  It's perfect for those in-between days where it's warm but you don't want to go all out in shorts or a mini skirt and when it's a little colder I can even wear tights underneath it and I still get the same effect.  People always comment on this skirt when I wear it out so I thought I would share it with you all.

Crop Tee in Blue £8.00 @ Topshop

Skirt: Sportsgirl 

(I think this has been discontinued now but there are some alternatives on ASOS here, here and here)

Shoes: Aldo

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend and if you're in the UK enjoy this long-awaited sunshine.