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Showing posts with label flip flops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flip flops. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Wardrobe Weekly

Here are the outfits I've been wearing recently! I've decided to put the size of all my clothes with the picture 'cause I find it helpful to know sizes when I read other fatshion blogs!

Monday
Cardi 20 - Primark
Dress 22  - Crazy Clearence
Flip Flops - Ipanema

Tuesday
 Jacket 22 - M&S Per Una (lining removed)
Top 20 - Primark
Skirt 18 - Primark
Bag - Dorothy Perkins (super old!)

Wednesday
 Top 24 - Asos Curve
Trousers 24 - Simply Be
Shoes - Primark

 I was excited about these Simply Be trousers, but they turned out to be a disaster :(. They're soft fabric, very thin, with a bit of stretch and they looked lovely when I tried them on. This is how they should look....
 
 This is how much the thigh / knees had stretched out over just a few hours. They were MASSIVE by the end of the day.... 
 ....more disturbingly the delicate fabric was already ripping along the seams. Not happy with this, they cost £32! Returned.... the hunt for decent black summer trousers continues!

Thursday
 Dress 2XL - H&M plus
Leggings XL - H&M
Shoes - United Nude

Friday
 Dress 20 - Anna Scholz for Simply Be
Flip Flops - Ipanema

 I have this odd impulse to wear loads of make up when I feel really ill. I went overboard on Friday and couldn't wait to get home and take all my eye liner off!

Saturday
 As you may know, on Saturday I too pictures for my first ever official review... Simply Be gave me this beautiful Anna Scholz dress, so I started the day rather dressed up!
 Dress 24 - Anna Scholz for Simply Be
Shoes - Ecco

 Later that day, despite saying that I was not going to go grocery shopping in the rain, I HAD to go grocery shopping in the rain. BOO!
Hot! You know what, I wasn't excited about this dress when I first got it.... I kept it because it was super cheap and I thought it would come in handy for lazy days. When I put it on on Saturday I LOVED it! Funny how things go, I guess I like it better with my hair up. In my brain this sort of outfit has become my 'Mrs bebe' outfits!
 Denim jacket 22 - New Look Inspire (only dark version now available)
Dress 20 - Asos Curve
Leggings 22 - New Look Inspire
Wellies - Primark (with the tops cut off!)

Sunday

Didn't get dressed!


Bank Holiday Monday

Here is another dress that I wasn't crazy about when I first got it. Now I've found the ideal belt however I'm a huge fan. It is proper Neon in real life. 
 This is possibly too bright for some peoples liking (my boyfriend included!) but I love insanely bright clothing!
 Having pockets is always fun! We had planned to go to a museum today, but our trains were so fucked that we both agreed that it wasn't worth the hassle :(
 I felt my Parrot earrings would make this outfit even more lurid!
 I have some make up that matches the colour sin the dress almost perfectly. It's so hard to get a picture of the colours sadly. The lipstick is Revlon just bitten kissable balm stain (love this range!) in 'Lovesick', a perfect purple pink that matches the lace inserts.
 The nail varnish is NEON! It takes 3 coats but is my absolute favourite nail varnish. It's by Beauty UK salon professional, no84 'girl gone wild'
'Neon Sights' Dress 24 (in their sizes, but its more like a uk 24 than a US one!) - Modcloth
Earrings - Primark
Flip Flops - Ipanema

Top 3XL - Forever 21+
Trousers 20 - Tesco

Sadly ended up in my slobbing around the house clothes because I didn't want to mess up my lovely party dress while I cooked lunch and did the washing. I'll take the dress out for a spin soon!

Sunday, 28 July 2013

The girl from Ipanema goes walking.....

When she walks, she's like a samba  
That swings so cool and sways so gently  
That when she passes 
Each one she passes goes, ah.....

You may have realised this already, but I pretty much live in sandals / flip flops when it's hot, and my brand of choice is Ipanema 90% of the time! I thought it was about time I told you about them!
You may have seen Ipanemas before, Evans sold the straight-up flip flops for a while, (which I never got one with, personally I think they're a tad too heavy to wear without ankle straps!) and some of them are designed by the beautiful Gisele Bundchen. There are many reasons why I love Ipanema...

  1. They're wide enough for my stupid shaped feet!
  2. They look fabulous!
  3. They are so comfortable.
  4. The soles are thicker and firmer than regular flip flops so they last for ages without thinning (I've had my black and gold pair for about 4 years I think!)
  5. They are super-soft Melflex plastic, so they're washable!
  6. you can get lots of style that go round the ankle so they're safe for me to wear at work (or just in general life because I'm extremely clumsy!)
  7. They are bargainous!
This is my favourite Ipanema style, the cross-over toe & double ankle strap. I have these in two colours and they are the most comfortable and awesome sandals!
They come in so many colours & patterns. I love mine! My other Ipanemas are styles that are no longer available, but looking at the website for this post (probably a mistake!) I have found some AMAZING new styles. here are my favourites..... I WANT THEM ALL!

Ipanema Shine
 Ipanema Charm
 Ipanema Pharaoh
 Ipanema spring
Ipanema sunset


If you like the look of any of these I really recommend them! Visit the official Ipanema UK site here, with the sale prices they start at around £16-18!

Take it away Stan....

THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED POST! I paid for all 5 pairs of Ipanema's I own, I just wanted to tell you how much I love this brand and their comfy and colourful sandals!