Outfit Post

I would like to apologise for my recent lack of posting. I've had a very stressful, busy but successful week. I passed my driving test (wooh!), had an interview got the job-it's a 'proper' one too (yesss!) and have also just been to Leeds with my friends for a night out which was so much fun, lots of cocktails, dancing and laughing (photos to follow soon). I thought I would just do a quick outfit post today and tomorrow do something a bit more exciting.

Leather jacket-Muubaa/Shirt-Topshop/Maxi skirt-Topshop/Boots-Topshop/Necklace and belt-borrowed

This is my friend Lauren's belt,I love it and want one too, need to get ebaying! I've been naughty and done lots of shopping recently, ooooopsy, I keep telling myself it's in celebration of my driving test and job but I think I can only use that excuse for so long. I will upload photos of them all soon.

My step dad has finished watching the rugby (yawn) which means I can watch my future husband, Ashley Banjo do his thing on 'Got To Dance'.

Take care

Jade x

Starburst, Studs And Sparkles

Here's a quick outfit post for you all.

     Studded shirt-Dorothy Perkins/Disco Pants-American Apparel/clutch bag-Miss Selfridge/Heels-Topshop

I love this shirt with my Disco Pants, I'm so glad I bought it and for a tenner it was an absolute steal. I've wanted sparkly socks to wear with my Topshop heels but couldn't find any anywhere so decided to chop an old pair of silver tights I owned that had laddered. They're a bit baggy around my ankles but slouched down I think they look quite good. I'm hoping to wear this outfit when I go to Belfast for one of my best friend's birthday so I'm hoping it doesn't snow as the white stuff will ruin my shoes as they're suede. Naughty snow!

We've actually just had a massive blizzard and my back garden now looks like Narnia, aaawwww. Me and Lauren are photoshooting tomorrow again as we thought all the snow would make pretty pictures. It just depends if Lauren is snowed in and can't drive, fingers crossed the roads are clear.

Hope you're all starting to the get that Friday feeling, I haven't as I'm working all weekend, blaaah!

Anyway thanks for reading :).

Love

Jade x



Outfit Post

A quick outfit post :).

        Jumper-H&M/Skirt-Zara/Boots-Doc Martens/Bag-Primark/Necklace-Dorothy Perkins/Earring-Topshop

This is one of the looks I did with Lauren. I love this jumper, you can't really tell in the photo but its metallic and adds a bit of sparkle to an outfit. The necklace and boots were also massive bargains, the necklace was £2 and I found the Docs whilst searching around Tynemouth Market near Newcastle and the lovely lady who was selling them let me buy them for a fiver.

I've spent today sledging and fooling around in the snow, it's been so much fun. Hope you have all enjoyed the snow and that it hasn't ruined any of your plans. However, I would very much like it to politely and swiftly 'do one' now though.

Thanks for reading.
Love
Jade x

Lookbook

Yesterday I got to together with Lauren for a spot of charity shopping and then photoshooting for lookbook. I have been a fan of lookbook for quite some time now, using it for inspiration and just generally to be nosey but have never posted any pictures before. Since starting my blog I thought I should take the plunge and start uploading looks. I knew Lauren would be up for helping me as she regularly posts on lookbook, check out her profile here and is really good when it comes to photography. We were surprisingly productive, after getting over the initial embarrassment, lots of messing around and Lauren deciding to bring half her wardrobe to mine we managed to get quite a few looks done and some of them have turned out pretty good. I thought I'd share my first look her with you.

          Hat-Claire's/T-shirt-Topshop/Shorts-Levis/Heels-Topshop/Necklace-Galibardy

The t-shirt I'm wearing I actually bought yesterday from the sale at Topshop for a tenner, it was such a bargain and I thought it would also look good with my disco pants. I just could not resist it. My hat was another bargain from Manchester Airport, I was killing time whilst waiting to fly to see my dad and this bad boy caught my eye. I'd wanted a hat for a while but the only ones I could find we're all pretty expensive. This however, was just £8. I haven't worn it much as it's been too windy and I'm worried it'll get ruined in the rain so I'm hoping this spring and summer will have lots of  suitable hat wearing weather days.  We finished the day off with fajitas, melting chocolate and syrup puddings and then a pub quiz with some of our other friends, which was ridiculously hard. It was a really lovely day.

I've created my lookbook profile, so please check it out here.

Hope you have all had some fun recently.
Thank you for reading as always.
Love
Jade x

Food Coma

On Sunday three of my friends and I got dressed up and went to the Bluebell pub in a village near where we live for a posh roast. It was amazing. We all battled through the three courses and ended up being very full and content. That however, didn't stop us from stopping off at Wilkinsons on the way home for a bag of pick and mix for tea. Surely strawbs, apple cables and sour cherries count towards your five a day...or maybe not. I always think Sunday's are a day of excess and an excuse to eat way too much and thats what we definitely did.

I wore my tea dress and oxblood Topshop Chelsea boots.

For starter me and two of my friends had a haddock fishcake in a creamy and mild curry sauce, topped with crispy leeks. My other friend had tomato and basil soup which was decorated with a swirl of basil sauce, it looked delicious.

For main we all chose roasts, either opting for beef or pork. Normally you expect portion sizes in nicer restaurants to be small but this wasn't the case here. We were served a few slices of meat, two fluffy homemade Yorkshire puddings and then dishes filled with smooth mash potato, crispy roast potatoes, caulifower cheese, carrot and swede mash and a meaty thick gravy.

I unfortunately couldn't manage that massive plate as I decided that saving room for dessert was a much better option. I have a serious sweet tooth so often the pudding menu is more important than the other two. We all chose different which was excellent as we got try each others. There was a rich sticky toffee pudding smothered in butterscotch sauce, a tangy and smooth caramelised lemon tart with buttery pastry, a decadent and indulgent chocolate cheesecake and a hot, comforting apple and blackcurrant crumble with a sweet chewy topping, all served with icecream. Don't they look incredible?

In between the meal and pick and mix we stopped off for a walk in the woods with my friends dog Buddie. We thought some fresh air and movement would get us in the mood for sweets and wine. We all felt like we were walking through Narnia in the woods because of the tall dense trees and eery silence. Unfortunately neither of us caught a glimpse of Mr Tumnus or Aslan.

Hope you all had as lovely a weekend as I did and indulged just as much.

Here's a quick outfit post from an open mic night me and my friends went to last week.

I wore:

• Dogtooth shirt from Thailand
•  H&M sparkly jumper
• Dorothy Perkins necklace
• Levi shorts
• Primark skinny waist belt
• Topshop Chelsea boots
• Armani silver watch
• MAC red lipstick.

I wish I could sing and play the guitar as I'd love to be musical, unfortunately I can do neither. Having a musical talent makes people so much more attractive, look at Alex Turner bagging Alexa Chung. I'd definitely love to marry a boy in a band.

Love
Jade x

Outfit Post

Here's just a quick outfit post of what I wore yesterday when I went out for some lunch with a couple of friends. Apologies about the mirror shot, I really need to find somewhere in my house that is the right height for me to use a self timer.

I wore:

• Hat from Claire's, I bought in the sale for £8 in Manchester Airport.
• The Beatles t-shirt from Thailand I got on my travels from the most amazing market in Bangkok.
• Cardigan hand-knitted by my lovely mum.
• Pleated midi skirt from Topshop
• Dune suede wedges which I bought for a placement I did at a PR firm last September.

We went to a new cafe that's just opened up where I am from. It's adorable, it has a vintage and cosy style to with big luxurious sofas to relax on and fairy light strewn mirrors. It even has a book and gifts shop upstairs that sells homemade jams and chutneys. Not only that but it has just got it's alcohol license too, so will be open on a night, if it starts hosting music events I will be so incredibly jealous as I would love to own somewhere like that. I ate a chicken, pesto and brie panini too which was very yummy but extremely garlicky, not so attractive. The nice man who served us even complimented me on my t-shirt, he had a cool twirly moustache too, if I was a man I'd certainly rock some impressive facial hair.

I am in the process of completing a post on catwalk trends for this spring/summer so I will post that either later tonight or tomorrow.

Hope you are all well.
Love
Jade x