OUTFIT | RED LIP & FAUX FUR

coat: given to me, shirt jeans and necklace: topshop, boots: ebay, watch: michael kors, lips: rimmel kate moss 107, nails: barry m 'racing green' and 

saffron '07' glitter

Today was the first time I have ever worn a red lipstick and I actually quite liked it. I've never been daring enough to wear any bold colour but a few weeks ago I bought the Rimmel Kate Moss 107 lipstick that soooo many people have and today thought; yes I'm going to wear this. It actually looks a lot lighter in these photos, it's a very deep red shade, hopefully I'll get a post up on it soon so you can see the actual colour!

This outfit is one I rather like, and I finally managed to photograph my fur coat on, mission accomplished! I worn this military-esque khaki shirt, black jeans my beloved chelsea boots that now have glued together soles - sad times - and a gold and cream skull necklace which I love so much. I think this outfit is quite simple but the lips are quite bold so I thought it worked well. 

I'm off home tomorrow and am currently preparing myself for the lonely four hour drive - not looking forward to it at all! At least it means I'll be home and can help put up the Christmas decorations on Friday! 

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | RACING GREEN & NEON

jumper: topshop, skirt: redherring, boots: ebay (topshop), bracelet: pandora, nails: barry m 'racing green'

Words cannot express how difficult it is to take outfit photos in this terrible daylight we are having! Hopefully over Christmas the lighting in my photos will be better as I'll be at home, may even try some outside shots. Anyway, this is the outfit I wore today, I love this neon yellow jumper, and as with yesterday's outfit, it has stud detailing which I love. I paired it with this 'wet-look' skirt from Redherring which is somewhere I never usually buy from, but I saw this and knew I had to have it. It's just something a bit different to the usual black skater skirt. I also wore my black faux fur coat too but it didn't photograph well at all today! 

Today has been a mentally exhausting day, it started with a shorthand exam that I felt went quite well which is good, then I had a mock exam and then a two hour lecture on media law. I don't think I have concentrated as much I have today in a long time. Phew! Tomorrow should be a quiet day though, just one class and then packing to go home on Thursday! Eeeeek! 

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | STUDDED COLLAR

jacket and shirt: primark, jeans: topshop, boots: ebay (topshop), earrings: earnest jones, nails: models own 'nude beige' 

My aim this week is to do a 'five days, five outfits' kind of thing which I think will be fun! I'm not promising that I'll be able to do it as I'm going home on Thursday (four hour drive!), but I will try The first day commences with this ensemble, and I have decided from this that I would like to burn this jacket! Walking round university today I spotted six people wearing the exact same jacket, not even a variation, the EXACT same one which is terrible! I realise it's Primark but I didn't think that nay people would have it! A few people wearing it were even sat near me in lectures...eeeeek! 

That aside, I thought I'd pair the jacket with this spotty shirt as I haven't worn it before (having had it for a fair few months) and really like the black and khaki combination. The reason I bought this shirt was actually for the collar which I love, I really do like the spike/stud trend that has been around for a while now; I'm a fan.

Emma xo 

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OUTFIT | TOPSHOP 'EYE HAVE MY EYE ON YOU'

jacket, top, jeans, boots & eye ring: topshop, peace ring: kukee, nails: barry m 'teal'

This is slightly different to my usual outfit posts as there isn't a full length shot, simply because I looked back through them and hated them all! I did however, really like how these photos turned out so thought I'd still do the outfit post.

As you can probably tell from the title and my totally original added touch, this whole outfit, minus one of the rings, is from Topshop and it honestly makes me wonder if I own anything not from there! This is a very plain outfit because I felt the rings and nail polish stood out enough, so with them I just paired this grey asymmetric t-shirt with my leather jacket, black leigh jeans and chelsea boots for a very simple grey and black look. This outfit was actually from yesterday and the weather was grey and horrible so I thought it was very fitting - I also wore a scarf but took that off when not outside!

Anyway, this week has just been filled with scrap-booking (for one of my modules) and essay planning and writing; so a productive week on the whole. I'm in countdown mode now though for Christmas - or at least when Christmas break starts - two weeks then I can go home!!

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | TARTAN & LEATHER

jacket, top & jeans: topshop, scarf: h&m, shoes: shoezone, necklace: old, nails: models own 'dancing queen' over essie 'mint candy apple'

I've noticed tartan scarves are really becoming a trend at the moment; and I have shamefully jumped on that trend wagon after trying not to for such a long time. I just really like how they can make an outfit, like this one, a lot more interesting with a pop of colour (for want of a better phrase!). I wore the scarf with my black asymmetric t-shirt from Topshop and then my trusty leather jacket, which has to be my best buy of the year; I wear it almost everyday. 

For my nails I went with a totally not matched shade of mint green and glitter; clash much? I just really could;'t wait to try out the dancing queen polish fro the Models Own Mirrorball collection and my verdict, it is awesome! See a full review here. 

Question; are you a fan of the tartan trend? Let me know!

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | KNIT, CAMO & BLACK

Jacket: Topshop
Cardigan: Primark
Dress: H&M
Shoes: Topshop (via ebay)
Watch: Michael Kors

Firstly, I apologise for the drizzly background, the weather is just awful today, I hate looking out of the window and seeing this. That aside, I chose quite a layered outfit today which is odd for me; I'm usually the one who's freezing wearing only one or two layers.

This black dress from H&M has a appeared in several of my outfit posts because it literally goes with anything, and can be worn as a dress or a skirt, which is great. I layered a thick knit cardigan and then my trusty camouflage jacket over the top; I really like the light knit shade with the jacket print, I think it's just a bit different than a black cardigan or just the jacket on its own.

I want to know your thoughts on camouflage jackets. I see them a lot, especially around university (saw at least three people wearing the same one today!) but I'm wondering whether it's just a fashion 'phase' or if it'll be a recurring trend like military? Either way I think I'll be wearing mine a lot even if it isn't so 'in' as it seems to be now.

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a great bonfire night last night! :)

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | RED & BLACK SPECKLED MIRROR

Cardigan: H&M

Top: Old (a random shop) and New Look (vest)

Jeans: Topshop Leigh

Shoes: Shoe Zone

Necklace: Old (I can't for the life of my remember where it's from!)

Bracelet: Pandora

This is a really quick outfit post and is actually of my outfit yesterday, but as today I'm off to London (it's going to be a long day), I just thought I'd leave you with this. I umm'd and ahh'd about this cardigan for weeks, but eventually caved in and just bought it and I'm really glad I did. It's such a good quality, chunky knit and I like the subtle deep red speckles meaning it goes perfect with black.

Again, sorry this is such a short post, I just wanted to get something posted for today, normal length outfit posts will resume shortly! 

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | KNITS AND KOALAS

Shirt: Primark

Cardigan: ... (I can't remember!)

Jeans: Topshop Leigh

Shoes: New Look (old)

Bracelet: Pandora

Nails: NYC 'Manhattan with Technic 'Carnival' glitter

Starting to dislike these dark days very very much, especially when it comes to taking photos..bring back the day light! Anyway, I had a huge gap today between classes so thought I'd snap a few photos of my outfit today. It's nothing groundbreaking but I do really like this shirt which I featured in another outfit post here (please excuse the terrible photos in that post). For Primark, this shirt is a really great quality and I just love the studded collar, even though, in this outfit it isn't really obvious it's there. 

The jeans I'm wearing are from Topshop, I have a love for Leigh jeans (now having three pairs) and these are the newest editions to my wardrobe. They are just the comfiest pairs of jeans I've ever owned, glad I now have a blue pair...I really missed 'normal' coloured jeans having only had black and acid wash for ages! My pumps are just from New Look years ago; I just can't bring myself to throw them away even though I really should. 

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OUTFIT | KHAKI SKATER DRESS

Dress: Primark

Jacket: Topshop

Shoes: Shoe Zone

Watch: Michael Kors

Nails: American Apparel 'Dynasty'

I think I did quite well with my challenge from my last outfit post; only one item here is from Topshop - challenge accomplished! I actually got this dress from Primark at the weekend and it's very much like my black skater-style dress from H&M which I wore here and here as a skirt. The only obvious difference is the colour, other than that, it's the exact same style and I just think these kinds of dresses are such a staple - more so the black one - because of the simple cut and really comfortable material. 

I paired the dress with my jacket from Topshop that I wear pretty much every day as it goes with absolutely everything. I kept my jewellery simple with just rose gold earrings (that you can't actually see, just use your imagination) and my rose gold Michael Kors watch which I just love worn with khaki green. 

Anyway, that's it for today, I hope you all had a lovely weekend and that you're week hasn't been too bad so far! :) 

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | HEADING TO THE MILITARY

Jacket: Topshop

Shirt: Topshop

Jeans: Topshop (Leigh)

Boots: Steve Madden (Selfridges)

Bracelet: Pandora

Nails: American Apparel 'Neon Violet'

It actually pains me every time I do an outfit post to write 'Topshop' so many times. I'm so sorry, I just always seem to put outfits together with pieces from there; personal challenge, next outfit post will include no Topshop (maybe one thing). 

Anyway, I got the boots and the shirt at the weekend, I've written a whole post on the boots here, and the shirt was actually free. The day I went to Selfridges, it happened to be their birthday and they were giving out 20% of purchase gift cards so I ended up getting this shirt, a coat and some nail polishes free after buying my bag. Not bad really considering it was their birthday and not mine...

Emma xo

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OUTFIT | SPECKLED CAMO

Jacket: Topshop

T-shirt: Topshop

Jeans: Topshop

Shoes: Vans

Watch: Michael Kors

Nails: Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream

I have just realised that my last outfit post featured this jacket too...oops! It's just so versatile but I promise it won't appear for a while after this. I also apologise for the Topshop overload - I've become very much a fan. This is quite a plain outfit as a whole but the jacket is quite busy so that's how I justified it; I also woke up this morning with that whole 'I have nothing to wear' mentality knowing full well I have plenty to choose from so that's also part of it. 

One exciting thing is that I finally treated myself and got the Michael Kors watch I've had my eye on for so long, it sort of looks gold in the last photo but it is actually rose gold and it's just beautiful - I love it in case you couldn't tell. Other than that, this weekend was pretty uneventful, I did a fair bit of work though so at least it was productive if not anything else. 

Well I hope you all had a lovely weekend and that your week is fulfilled! 

Emma xo

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