Holidaying in Sharm, Egypt

This summer I visited Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt for a very hot holiday filled with swimming, visiting the beach, drinking colourful cocktails and inhaling the sweet smell of shisha pipes. The Old Town and Pataya Beach, Nabq Bay were my favourite places to visit whilst there. I would definitely go back again in the future! A great place for families or young couples.

Layla x

STUFF

I want all of these pretty little things in my life! The perfect casual outfit for uni or a lunch out.

Sunglasses, House of Harlow 1960 - £130

Top, ASOS - &12

Jeans, Nasty Gal - £55.66

Boots, Topshop - £95

Arty Ring, YSL - £270

Layla x

New/Old Things That I Bought...

Leopard print shirt - £3.75, Havens Hospice (Rayleigh)

Dungaree Shorts - £10, New Look (Sale)

Cardigan- £4, Havens Hospice (Rayleigh)

Chain Necklace- 50p Charity Shop (Wickford)

Note - The leopard print shirt is kinda disgusting if left as it is, however, I simply tied it up at the end and rolled up the sleeves, et voila! The Chanel-esque cardi was in such great condition that I had to nab it, £4 for such a great quality material. The label's marked with St. Michael's, which shows just how old this M&S goodie is, vintage love!

Top left, All Topshop Sale. The toe ring and ear cuff were not marked, but once at the till the price was reduced by at least 70%, on top of the 10% student discount, this made my day. I have been wanting to decorate my upper finger for SO long now, so to have this beaut for around £1 is great!

Bracelets - £1.50, New Look (Sale)

Purse - £3, Green Bangle - £1, Gold Clasp Bracelet - £1.75, All British Heart Foundation (Rayleigh)

I like to think that i'm a bit of a bargain hunter, maybe I should apply for one of those daytime TV shows with that orange Dickinson guy...

Anyway, head down to your local shopping centre NOW, as the sales have officially begun, there's lots of bikinis and summer wear are filling those shelves. Obviously this is no good for dreary Britain, but if you're jetting off like myself last minute, then I highly recommend a snoop around for some bargains!

Layla x

What I Wore : Chavtastic

I am currently back home in Essex for the weekend, and after a rummage around my old jewellery box I thought it would be fun to go back to my chavtastic teenage roots and pile on some goldage. I'm actually really loving the look, could be a new trend for myself...

Layla x

Outfits

At the office;

Paisley Cape - Winter Kate

Bracelet - Mia Lia

A chilly walk in Brick Lane;

Beanie Hat - Madeleine Thompson

Knitted Jumper - Illustrated People

Watch - Casio

Jewellery close up;

Yellow Stone Ring - Miss Selfridge

Plain Band Ring - New Look

Bracelets - Mia Lia

Jumper (just seen) - Vintage Jaeger

Oh charidee

I love trying to help the world, through being a hippy veggie and recycling; but I love finding a bargain a tad more (i'm a poor student, feel for me).

I think I get it from my nan, through out my whole life she has drummed it into my brain that bargains are good, and wastage is not. Endless trips to Iceland, then Somerfields, then Aldis happened, a lot.

So I do try to transcend this into guilt-free bargain shopping! Which is why I love charity shops, as do many. Of course vintage shops are better, but usually ten times the price!

Here is my best find of the week. I love a good old man jumper, and this one was a measly £4. I have bought jumpers from vintage stores for £40, which sometimes makes me wanna vom in my mouth. Once again, excuse the lack of make up and awful man hair! As well as the super uncool effects that I really wanted to add (getting to grips with the ole Macbook still)...

Layla x

Hello little world

So as this is my first post to this intimidating white space, I'm going to keep it short and snappy and show a few outfits that I have worn over the past week.

I am a huge procrastinator, I have been meaning to create this blog for weeks now; so I've been taking the photographs for it and thinking of the ideas, without actually contributing anything.

Also, I find the concept of taking pictures of myself very cringey! So bare with me and ignore the dodgey background of my bathroom door! These are taken in my small halls with minimal space. Lovely.

Day 1

Headband -Gift, Earrings -Camden market , Necklace -Topshop, T-shirts -Primark, Grandad jumper -ASOS (So comfy!),  Navajo legins -Primark, Bag -gift.

Day 2

Hat -H&M, T-shirts -Primark, Blazer -Forever 21, Necklace -Topshop, Legins -Primark, Watch -FCUK

Doctor Martens -Schuh

Day 3

Shirt -Primark, Top (underneath) -H&M, Skirt H&M, Tights -Primark, Shoes -ASOS

Layla x