Majorca 2017

A first of many,Majorca was the first holiday abroad I've had since I travelled Australia in 2013, first time to Majorca and it is also the first ever time abroad where I've travelled with a young child -something I wasn't sure how the long airport waits, fast plane rides and long bus transfers would go. In my gut I knew my little one would be fine, all the excitement was perfect for him, obsessed with trains, vehicles and anything with wheels, my little one was in his element. Looking out the plane window as we took off from London Stansted watching the cars and buildings become the size of ants, and on the return flight the Lego Movie was way more exciting then the fact we were flying 36,000 feet above sea level.

I thought I would do my outfit posts from the humid evenings we spent there. Forgive me as I didn't take a picture (well get Ian to take a picture) every night. I also managed to get an eye infection whilst away which is not what you want! especially when posing for your jolly holiday pictures!



The first outfit is this yellow off the shoulder floaty dress from New Look. I got it in the sale -which btw if you go abroad later in the year you get all the bargains that have gone into the sale from summer! -Winning! I pinned my hair up at the side and teamed it with simple earrings, my gold Lipsy watch and an old shoulder bag which if I remember rightly is also New Look.. Can you tell I used to work there? I finished this outfit off with some mustard coloured open toed flat shoes which I got for a steal at £4 from Peacocks!

The next outfit I'm going to share is this lilac (although looks lighter in the picture) strappy silk vest blouse from Primark which was around the £4 mark. I teamed it with these pastel coloured embroidered shorts from Nasty Gal. Jewlery it was simple my gold watch again, a small black choker and some studs. My shoes were brown open toed sandals with slits along the side. I believe these were Matalan - Could be wrong I've had them a while.

The final outfit I have to share is my long maxi dress which I got from H&M. I'm not a massive leopard print lover but with the pink I felt I could rock it. It was perfect for holiday wear as it was very light so kept you cool and was opened backed. I teamed it with my coral flower flip flops from Good old Primarni (Primark) and my trusty old New Look bag made a second appearance.

Im off to snuggle in a blanket and drink hot chocolate to help my holiday blues!

Boots are made for walking

I recently went shopping and accidently fell into Primark again. I wanted to talk about how good their footwear range is now they're bringing in the autumn/winter stock. I must admit it does make me excited for the season of pumpkin chai lattes, fireworks and the crisp cold air (did I just say that?! - I hate the cold) but I'm not letting myself get excited for all that until I've been on my jollys (holiday for those of you not into your rhyming slang).

The first pair I picked up were a black pair with embroidered butterfly and flowers on them. They are black faux suede with the detail on the side. Perfect with leggings, jeans or even skirt/dresses. They are just over the ankle in height and have a small but chunky heel on them. I just feel they glam up an outfit and at a steal at just £14.

I've got a bag that I got for my birthday which matches with these, faux suede with embroidered flowers on. I find it really turns a casual outfit into something a bit more sophisticated. This bag was from deichmann.

This is my birthday bag and it was only £17.

The other pair of boots I picked up, my sister and I had been pining over for a few weeks until pay day! They remind me of the Chloe' Susanna boots which retail for £850 (If you was around in the blogging world in 2009 you'll remember the buzz for these) so when you can imagine how impressed I was by these Primark dupes at £16.00. 

Let me know any Autumn/winter bargains you've seen.

I 

p.s. Nudes!

Who can actually say they don't love a bargain or a make up dupe? because if you say you, after this post i can probably change your mind. Recently I popped into the mothership that is Primark. After filling the basket way too full I browsed the make up section and picked up the 'p.s Nude' pallette. There are 3 palettes to chose from but I thought I'd try the nudes first.

The pigments on the eyeshadows are so good. I wore two of the colours from the palette when England was having our heatwave - Which lasted all of two days! Moral of the story they were very long lasting even on a burning day when normally you feel your make up melting down your face.

The packaging on the product is lovely, very simple and very much a dupe for the Naked 3. The primark dupe retails for £4.00 so the packaging isn't as strong as the Naked 3. However i think i prefer the cardboard rather than the metal obviously the tin on the Naked palettes keep the eyeshadows more protected especially when travelling. The Naked 3 retails at £39.50 so it is a massive saving of £35.50.

I'd say if you want one grab yourself one from Primark before you miss out.

Demi xo