Outfit of the day - New Look special!

I've been wondering lately how I ever managed to find the time to blog three or four times per week. Where on earth has the time been going lately? I'm going to attempt to get back to some kind of blogging schedule by posting once a week to begin with. I've got plenty of exciting things to blog about, I'm just struggling to find the time to type it all up! Blogging is a very therapeutic hobby for me so it would definitely be beneficial for me to get back to some kind of regularity when it comes to my blog.

So here goes... here's my first Outfit of the Day post for a while!

Necklace - Tiffany & Co (present from Neil's mum)
Dress - New Look (out of stock)
Shoes - New Look

I wore this outfit two weeks ago when we went for a meal at Villa Napoli for our seven month wedding anniversary meal. Yes that's right, we're celebrating our anniversary monthly for the first year. Why ever not?

This dress is so pretty and fits really well. The navy top half has a crochet lace pattern and the bottom half is floaty and floral. The belt came with the dress and is a lovely addition as it pulls in the dress in all the right places. Although this dress is casual enough to wear on a summer's day with some flip flops, it can also be dressed up easily with a pair of heels and some nice jewellery such as my classy necklace from Tiffany & Co.  

There's a delicate mint green detailing on the dress which meant it was the perfect match for my new shoes. If I do take the unusual risk of wearing heels, they absolutely have to have some kind of supportive strap to prevent me from breaking my ankle/s. The ankle straps on these shoes ensure that they can't possibly fall off my feet but also make them look extra dainty. The toe section ('toe section' always reminds me of Michael McIntyre... anyone else?) is a soft suede material and they're just beautiful. I really love this mint colour and I think I'll be adding several items of the same shade to my summer wardrobe. 

Have you bought a pretty new dress lately? Feel free to leave me the links to your latest 'Outfit of the Day' posts in your comments! 

Outfit of the Day... floral pastels!

I'm currently a bit obsessed with pastels and floral patterns. Last Saturday's outfit was a colour coordinated combination of both these lovely elements so I thought I'd share it on my blog.

Cardigan - Amazon

Vest top - H&M

Skirt - New Look

Shoes - New Look 

I bought this skirt from New Look last summer with my birthday money. I still think it looks a bit old fashioned and I was undecided on it for ages, but I think it does look pretty with pastel vests and shoes. However, I do sometimes worry that the pattern looks like one found on an old lady's curtains. It does go nicely with the outfit above though, I must admit.

Everyone loves a good old £3.99 basic vest top from H&M. The vest tops from H&M are the only ones which fit me properly... I hate it when vest tops are too baggy around the stomach area! It was quite cold on Saturday so I decided to wear my white cardigan over the vest top. This little cardigan is so versatile. It goes with lots of different outfits and it's a handy layer to put on when it's a bit chilly.

Last but not least, I love my new mint shoes from New Look! They only sold the 'wide fit' variety in this particular shade so they're slightly too big, but they're still very comfortable and passed the test of walking around Cardiff for hours. I absolutely love the colour and they'll be perfect for the warmer months.

Do you love pastels and/or floral patterns? Let me know!

My new sunglasses... thanks, Poundland!

Yes, you read the title correctly... I recently bought some sunglasses from Poundland. Before you judge and wonder what on earth possessed me, look how pretty they are!

Aren't they beautiful?! I've been looking for mint sunglasses for months so I was very excited when I stumbled across these in Ebbw Vale Festival Park last weekend. They're a lovely bright mint colour with white polka dots, and they cost £1! I'd have hoped you'd already grasped the price from the title, but I thought I'd emphasise it just in case. Coincidentally, this pair of sunglasses is a perfect match for the mint vest top I bought in H&M a few weeks ago.

The sunglasses do look quite small and could initially be mistaken for children's sunglasses... however, they fit me perfectly and I definitely don't have a particularly small head, so I'm assuming they are supposed to be for adults!

It was lovely and sunny the day after I bought these so I was able to wear them the very next day. I kept looking at my reflection in the car mirror and grinning... I think Neil thought I'd lost my mind. 

Have you ever bought sunglasses from Poundland? I think I might be in the minority here!