incoming...

After declaring to myself and a few friends that in the month of January I wouldn't shop... and that in 2012 in general I wouldn't shop at Topshop so much... well, I've failed on both counts.*

In my defense, I specifically said that I wouldn't buy any clothes... And after much deliberation, I decided that the following doesn't fall under that category:

You see, I just need it. I really do. I've wanted a Zana Bayne harness for the longest time but just haven't been able to afford one (I'm horrific at saving money). But until then... this is a far more affordable option. It kind of pisses me off that Topshop are copying her work, but I guess it's lucky for me, as it's a more affordable option until I can commit to the real thing. Which will hopefully be sooner rather than later.

Rant over: Isn't it pretty?! And all mine some time before Friday. Woop.

*However...8 days of not shopping when the sales are on is pretty impressive... is it not?

recent acquisitions: shirt and polish edition

Shirt: H&M/Nail Paint: BarryM/Chubster Hands: One of a kind, Polway

Isn't it funny when you buy two items separately, only to wear them together and realise how perfectly they match? That is what happened with my new Barry M nail polish and H&M shirt.
I'm so glad the high street is finally coming up with Celine imitations; this shirt had to be mine if purely for the way in which it reminds me of this Clémence Poésy pic. And we [should] all know how much I love her.

Shirt here.
Nail Polish here.

recent acquisitions: floppy edition

Just messin' around wearing my ASOS Floppy Fedora

I mentioned a while ago that I bought this hat, and I can honestly say that I'm in love with it. I took it with me to Edinburgh and so many people complimented me on it, and I was even once stopped in the street to be asked about it! Unfortunately it's no longer on the website, but loads of places seem to be doing similar styles! You can't really see in the crappy webcam picture, but it's a camel colour with a black band which means it matches  90% of my wardrobe. WOOP.

Another recent acquisition is this lip colour, which is the Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain + Balm. It. Is. Amazing. I really like colour on lips but since I talk, drink, eat etc. I find it hard to wear lipstick/balm because I have to reapply every two seconds. So far, this Revlon Stuff has not budged. I put it on one night to test it at home, tried to take it off, and still woke up the next morning with the remains on! Amazing. The one I'm wearing is 'Flame', but I also have it in 'Frenzy'. For those in the UK it's also on offer at boots right now!

Ok, that's it for now. Tonight I'm going to test the lipstain further by eating lots of Thai food with my friends.
Apologies for the state of my room in the background (if you look really closely you can see the ASOS box my hat arrived in... ha).

recent acquisitions: gold edition

After a recent flirtation with silver accessories (usually jewelry laced with a turquoise stone of some kind), I think I'm firmly back on team gold.

I purchased both these items last week: the harness is from Topshop and brings me one step closer to my dream item (a Zana Bayne leather harness, unfortunately out of my price range), whilst the boots were a vintage find for £6.99. The fact they've had comparisons to fish scales and armor from my friends just makes me love them that little bit more.