Often ill-prepared...~

Top - H&M

Jeans - Topshop

Jacket - Miss Selfridge

Scarf - Miss Selfridge (<--- my favourite scarf!)

Necklace - Lovisa

Beanie - Tally Weijl

Boots - ASOS

Photo credit - Ama Charles-Adarkwa

So... welcome to my first OOTD of 2018! Woo!

I attempted to start the year looking a little more put together than usual, and I'm sure I would have almost pulled it off, had it not been severely raining during the shoot, thus, resulting in a sort of I'm-nuts-and-awkward-as-hell me instead. However, no hate on the outfit at all, the downfall is all my terrible posing!

Now, for the most part, I'm not typically a jeans/trousers kinda person. In fact, come to think about it, I'm pretty sure this will be my first OOTD featuring jeans! Well, I do love my shorts... 

There is something to be said about a good pair of black skinny jeans, however, in the sense that they are very easy to dress up or down, and as I mentioned at the beginning of this post I was going for a more put together, almost mature look, which is sometimes a bit tricky with shorts.

Do expect the shorts to be back in my next OOTD though! xD

-Philippa. x

PS.: mind the soft photos, btw; as i said, it was raining, plus we were kind of on a tight schedule, PLUS ama was holding a lot of things (including the umbrella to protect my precious camera!) whilst trying to shoot me being stupid, so yeah... sorry, not sorry?!

Hide and seek...~

Dress - Dresslink

Belt - Boohoo

Harness - etsy (@modministrymerch)

Boots - Topshop

Photo credit - Mac Honeyman

This shoot was a weird one. Very weird.

I don't really know what possessed me to dress up like this, other than that it was really hot out and for some reason I put on wayyy too much make-up and so figured, why not go all out 'wtf'? Sure, it might not look all that crazy here, but let me tell you, it's the pics that didn't make the cut that tell the story of how this basic look was actually just that little bit too much! Maybe I'll post some in like a bloopers post one day...

However, I do like this outfit; the boots are my favourites, the dress is lovely and light (and the closest i'll ever get to owning a blackmilk piece, seeing as how it's a knock-off and all...) and the belt always makes me feel cool and feminine and super skinny, even though I'm totes not! ^^

AND, best of all, despite wearing all black, I was not completely roasting! Win! Still not sure about that hair though - what should I do?!? xP

Philippa. x

Return to Crystal Palace~

Dress - Motel Rocks

Mesh top - Boohoo

Boots - Topshop

Necklace - The Rogue + The Wolf

Photo credit - Ama Charles-Adarkwa

So... it's been a while, huh? I have to say, despite not having done an OOTD shoot in quite a while, this was probably one of the more successful ones! Thank goodness!

The shoot was done in Crystal Palace Park which I have only been to once before for another photoshoot, only that time I was the photographer. Mad to think that 5 years later I'd be the model! Okay, so I'm not a model, but you know what I mean! Note to any bloggers/photographers/etc., this is a great location for shoots; lots of variety in scenery and fairly little traffic!

As for my outfit, this is one of my favourite dresses cut-wise and material-wise. I have this exact same dress in plain black and honestly, I'm a little sad Motel don't do more dresses like these anymore; sometimes you need to have more cute than sexy in your wardrobe!! However, it is a bit more of a summer dress, despite the colour palette, so I chose to match it with a mesh top to give a more Autumn/Winter feel, alongside my favourite ankle boots.

A shame I didn't amp up the make-up though - you can barely see it! So sad... anyway, finally another OOTD posted, I promise there will be more in the near future, so please don't give up on me!!

Philippa. x

All the difference~

Top - The East End Thrift Store

Shorts - Topshop

Tights - F&F @ Tesco

Boots - New Look (currently on sale!)

*sigh* If only my hair always looked this bouncy and interesting, but alas, most of the time it's just sucky and flat. If anyone knows of any hair products to help with this issue, please share! Hair talk aside, this was taken just yesterday actually before I went to a gig. Like the last OOTD post I did before a gig, this was in Camden Town, only this time I was seeing one of the most precious bands to me to have ever existed, Elliot Minor, but more on that in a later post (you have been warned!).

It might have been a little bit silly of me to break in my new New Look boots (bought on sale in-store for £10! that's a 75% discount!) on a day where I would end up being on my feet for a good 12 hours+, but then I'm sure my feet would have been aching regardless of my choice of footwear. They are, otherwise, quite comfortable and I'm way happy with this bargain! This was also my first time wearing this shirt which I bought for the steal of £1, which is also a sweet deal. It's a size large though, so it fits a little weirdly on me, but eh, oversized is a style that's been growing on me recently.

Lastly, not that it's super clear in the pics, but I attempted (and succeeded for the first time ever!) doing winged eyeliner just as something different, and though it took me 40 minutes in total to get it looking decent and somewhat even, but it really does make such a difference to my look that I think I may need to invest in spending more time practicing!

-Philippa. x
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Wannabe Vampire...?~

Top - Stables Market, Camden Town

Dress (worn as skirt) - Motel Rocks

Tights - Topshop

Necklace - Forever 21

Fascinator - Claire's Accessories

Garter - Urban Outfitters
Ring - eBay

This was the idea of my two little half-siblings. So, I casually put on some dark purple lipstick when one of them says to me "hey! you look like a vampire with that lipstick! but you're not wearing the right clothes and there's not enough make-up on your face..." The second that was said, I was reminded of this top given to me by my friend Theresa years ago and straight away started changing into what became the outfit above!

Once again, photo taken by my little 6 year old half-sister and I must say it's still not too shabby, especially for what totaled in at less than 5 minutes worth of effort on her part.

Oooh, and this was also the first time I got to wear my fascinator which I bought wayyy earlier this year from Claire's Accessories during an INSANE sale, which was super exciting for me as it had just been accumulating dust before. ^^

-Philippa. x

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Preston / London haul~

Not quite sure how this happened, but somehow I ended up spending most of my weekend shopping. Huh. Thankfully I didn't spend too much - I'd say somewhere just under the £40 mark (*cries*). But yeah, it all started out of boredom whilst wandering around Preston town center, and then a couple of days later moved onto London, where sadly, my pocket suffered the most, but oh well, all in the name of fashion I suppose... xD

So here's (for the most part) what I got:

Hello Kitty necklace - £2.50 (3 for £5 sale!) - Claire's Accessories

Hedgehog make-up pouch - £3 (3 for £5 sale!) - Claire's Accessories

Lollipop socks - free, early birthday pressie from Annie! - Topshop

Green tights - £1 - Topshop

Starry fishnet tights - £4 (3 for £5 sale!) - Claire's Accessories

Knitted ears hat - £3 - Topshop

'Cheeky Budha' teddy scarf/hat - £6 - Fusion Boutique

'Oh My Love' purple hi-low skirt - £10 - Topshop

I actually bought more stuff than this throughout the weekend, but as I haven't been home for 3 days and most of the other stuff was just gifts for Annie - who I already saw and gave them to earlier - I wasn't able to take pictures to show them off, so yeah... overall I'd say I got quite a bargain on my stuff, and everything was bought on sale, so woo, go me and my super awesome bargain hunting awesomeness! ^^

-Philippa. x
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There's No Place Like Home~

Oh dear. It seems I have fallen one step further to the dark side. So, I know I said this wasn't going to be like a fashion blog or whatever, but meh, what the hey, the poser and show off in me just couldn't resist, and I'm afraid that this entry will be the first of many containing outfits of the day (though it won't be every day, mind you, i haven't the time, motivation, or the clothes to pull that off!), so here it is I guess:

Coat - H&M 
Jumper - White Stuff 
Dress (worn as a top) & Denim Shorts - Topshop via eBay  
Tights - New Look 
Boots - F&F @ Tesco via eBay

 Cardigan - White Stuff 
Dress - Topshop via eBay 
Tights - La Redoute 
Boots - F&F @ Tesco via eBay 
Alice band - Claire's Accessories

So, these were my outfits for my 2 day trip to London. Apologies for the first photo, but my face was just too hideous and I couldn't bear letting the world see it. Oh, and apologies for the second photo as well, I was just being silly there. I must say, for the first time in ages I was actually quite happy with my entire ensemble, which is a huge plus for my self-esteem / ego, though at the cost of my legs taking a beating from this harsh, British winter. ><"

Note, also, the first photo, in which you see that I gave into my mother's pressuring and bought for myself the White Stuff jumper from my wish list. I know, I know, I'm not supposed to buy stuff from my own wish list but I was too paranoid it was going to sell out in my size, so I couldn't let it get away! Sadly, it's not as warm as I'd hoped (which was a little silly of me anyway, as white stuff clothing is so rarely warm in the slightest) but the concept is cute and I guess for now that's good enough for me (don't really want to complain too much after paying £41 approx. for it either... and that's WITH a discount as well!!).

-Philippa. x
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