Under £25 haul!

Happy Easter everyone! I decided to treat myself this easter weekend and indulge in some sweet pastel cami's. Every once and awhile I'll challenge myself to only buy items under a certain price limit, and this was one of those times. Every purchase I made had to be under £25 - I just couldn't justify spending more on a cami dress!  I trawled through 100's of online retailers but kept coming back to ASOS, Forever 21 and Boohoo. ASOS has such a variety of clothing and styles that I can always find something to fit my theme, and Forever21 and Boohoo are perfect for cheap and simple necessities. 

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1) I love the coral colour of this cami dress from ASOS and the layered top with scallop detailing turns it from a plain simple dress into a statement piece for summer and at £22 it's within budget!

2) This Vera Moda cami in nude is the only item here that I spent over £25 on! It was £26 in the sale and I just couldn't say no! It's a simple, but a basic piece that every wardrobe needs. I'll be able to build on this dress easily with floral accessories.

3) This sky blue dress, also from ASOS came in at £22, it's the perfect pastel shade from spring/summer and will last for years to come!

4) This layered scallop dress is the same as number 1, but in a subtle mint shade. This is my favourite colour this spring and I can't wait for it to arrive! I'm sure it'll be one of those dresses I just won't be able to take off!

5) Again, a second buy. This one is the same as number 3. Yellow is my favourite colour always so I just couldn't resist! I know yellow is a colour a lot of people stay away from, but I've always found it to make my pale skin glow, rather than wash it out. It's like holding a buttercup under your chin!

6) This sweet dress is from Boohoo and was a bargain at £10! I love the floral pattern and I'm a sucker for a lace trim.

7) I'm forever expanding my chunky-knit cardigan collection and this is my most recent addition. With such a large range of chunky knit cardigans to choose from, it can be hard to whittle it down to just one, This "Daisy boyfriend cardigan" from Boohoo  stood out for it's mint colouring, I love the shade and think it'll contrast nicely against some of the other pastel shades pictured here. For £20 its a bargain! 

8) I've had my eye on this crochet trimmed cami from Forever21 for over a month, I love the length and the crochet detailing on the underarms, I've been waiting for 4 weeks for them to re-stock my size, and it just isn't happening! So I decided to take the plunge and get a medium. I already know it will drown my size 6 frame, but for £22.75 I'm willing to take a chance. 

9) I love these tan coloured boots from Boohoo for £25 - right on budget! I was originally looking for white/cream coloured flats but found them all to be too harsh, when I came across these I thought the colour was far more subtle. I love the cutout's and buckles too! 

What do you think of my purchases ? 

Until next time, 

Stay beautiful

Jessica X 

Walking in a whimsy wonderland

Firstly, I realise I have been an awful blogger as of recently. I do have a good excuse though, I've been in and out of hospital and also planning huge events for the charity I run, so my blog just had to sit further down on the priority list for a little while! That said, I am back now, and ready to tell you all about my most recent fashion obsession. 

This summer I want to be a fairy. I love the idea of looking as if I've stepped straight out of a fairy tale, folklore is a passion of mine, particularly fae, and so for this spring/summer I decided to stick to a whimsical story book theme for my wardrobe.

I find when picking a theme, it's easier for me to choose what to buy, otherwise I'm faced with 1000 beautiful dresses and I don't know which ones to cull. My method is to set a price limit before I start, then scroll down, ignoring the price of each item and add to my basket whatever I think fits my theme, after I'm done I'm go into my basket and begin removing the dresses I like less, the one's that bring me way over budget, and then the ones that fit the theme less. 

All these clothes are from Modcloth, which is my favourite online store right now (and forever). I'll start with the dresses I almost bought - my cart came to $2000 which I simply could not justify, so I had to make some harsh decisions - let me know if you agree with the one's I made. 

 

 


 

It took me along time to decide to remove the second dress from my cart, I think its beautiful and there is a possibility that I'll change my mind on this one before I make my purchase in the morning (I like to sleep on things first, to stop me impulsing buying and regretting my choices) I also completely fell in love with the yellow shoes and point blank refused to remove them to begin with, but in the end I decided that 3 pairs of shoes was too many to buy in one order, and so I regretfully waved goodbye (I'll be back for you darlings, some day) 

These are the items I did choose to purchase 

 

 

I whittled it down to these items, ad I'm quite happy with my choices. Although not all necessarily fairy like, I do think they all  looks like they could be worn from by children's story book characters. I particularly fell in love with the mint green shoes. The maxi dress on the second line is actually for a ball that I'll be attending in the beginning of August, I think it's whimsical and formal, without being too over the top. 

Until next time,

Stay Beautiful.

Jessica X