Blue skys and fluffy white clouds

 Totally wanted this Evans Collection dress from the first moment I laid eyes on it, but £50 for a jersey dress? Naaaahhhh.... you know I like to wait for the sales! Joyously my sister had asked what I wanted for my birthday a week or so before I saw this in the Evans sale, so for £20 I thought this would be a perfect gift to request. Gawd bless her she had it sent straight to me!

 Some (hopefully!) helpful info about this dress; This is a size 22/24. I was totally expecting this to be that horrid shiny synthetic feel jersey (i.e like the stuff Simply Be use for their Anna Scholz Range) that clings to cellulite, but no, it's much more like a t-shirt fabric with a bit of stretch. It is very matte, but looks like it has a sheen because the print is on a white fabric. the print is in the best place for me, concealing my lumpy belly nicely!

The shape is not perfect for me, but totally wearable. Basically it's tight (as you would expect for a bodycon style) on the hips and belly, but it's unusually loose on the waist and top. This will be very good for busty ladies, you could easily size down to get a more fitted look!

 This is a proper midi length on me, a couple of inches below the knee, so it's perfect for taller girls. On average height or below this will be a long midi - mid-calf length.

 I don't normally like bodycon styles with belts, but this one works really well. If you want more shape definition a big belt makes it look like a top and skirt combo.

A thin belt just gives a hint of waist shape. I like this dress very much, it's ladylike but super cool. Such an amazing print!

By the Way, I'm wearing something else my sister gave me, which is this lovely lip tint from Lush. It's matte and the colour is very bright and intense. I love it. I didn't know that lush did makeup, I might have to investigate further!

Thank you for my lovely presents J!

NYE

A stinking cold can't hold me down...

 I felt sexy, so I got sexy.

 Getting all my lumps and bumps out in this Primark bodycon dress (size 20, £7 in sale & worn backwards today!)

This is the dress I wore for my works Christmas party after party, I love it so I decided to wear it again & actually take some proper pictures this time!

I even put some eyeshadow on. Mac can't be beaten for frosted eyeshadows in my humble opinion. You can't see much of it here but it's a pinky / purple colour to match the spots on the dress.

A couple of snaps the boyf did... I seem to obscure the lovely tree somewhat huh?!

Happy New year guys, may 2014 be a confident (and hopefully sexy) one for all of you! xx

Wardrobe weekly

Monday

 Dress XL - Carmakoma

Belt - Forever 21+ (from my jumpsuit!)

Leggings XL - H&M

Shoes - New Look

Tuesday

 Nice bit of flash!

 Yes bodycon dresses cling to a big belly, but they also cling to a big butt & that's always a good thing in my book.... I love a big booty, even my own!

 

 Dress 22 - Asos Curve

Leggings 20 - Primark

Brogues - Charity shop

 Wednesday

 I just love this dress, it is so comfortable and funky that I could just wear it everyday (if it weren't for the 4 million other dresses I'd be neglecting!).

 I got this awesome set of 8 thin metallic rings from Primark for £3, & I love them. A mixture of silver, gun metal and gold that can be worn in loads of different ways. I really love these, but wait till you see the amazing cat eye gemstone rings I just got from China, I'll wear them next week so you can see how lush they are!

 Dress 26-28 - ebay (get it from AX Paris here)

Leggings 20 & rings - Primark

trainers - Nike

Thursday

 It was just a Bowie day you know?!

 My Nikon refused to focus on this coat when I first got it, so here it is again, in it's full glory! Leah reviewed the new version of this coat here if you're interested in buying one, which looks pretty similar but has the pockets in a slightly different position.

 To be honest I could have got my regular size in this because it's pretty generous, but the arms are quite fitted so I'd rather have arm room and embrace the swing of it!

 Yeah, swing-tastic!

Coat 24 - Bonmarche

Bowie tee 20 - Primark (new look inspire currently have a really good one here for £6!)

Jeggings 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Brogues - Brako via TKmaxx

 Friday

Dress 24 - Pocket Rocket for Simply Be

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - New Look

Wardrobe Weekly

 Monday

I think the best thing about the weather changing is being able to wear some of my thicker dresses. This is a firm favourite!

 Dress 24 - Anna Scholz Black Label

Leggings XL - H&M

Shoes - Brako

 The Garnier hair dye I used has lightened my roots to a slightly orange brown and turned my ends black. Mehhhhhh.....

Tuesday

 Dress 22-24 - xclusive fashions

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - Primark

Wednesday

 I dressed like a tennis player on Wednesday! I need a green belt to wear with this dress really, but until I find a good one it has to be black!

Dress - Vintage from Traid (size unknown!)

Leggings 20, Primark

Holographic daps - H&M

Thursday

 I was scrambling up wet ladders on Thursday to briefly work on some scary scaffolding, so I had to wear (relatively!) sensible clothing. To me that means jeans and trainers, but nobody said I couldn't wear neon!

 Double polka dots dudes!

Cardi 18 & top 20 - Primark

Jeans US20 - Forever 21+

Trainers - Nike

Friday

My new Brooch from Kate Rowland has replaced my (currently broken) mirror brooch on my mac. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I adore Arrested Development. I managed to turn my sister, my friends, my boyfriend and his entire family into Bluth maniacs with my obsession.... I got one of these for my boyfriends mum too, I'll have to hide mine from her until after Christmas! Very tempted to get on of her parks and recreation ones too!

 I felt sexy on Friday.... you can probably tell from my silly posing? I've always been a poser, from the age of about 3!

I wanted this skirt for ages but couldn't get my size until recently. You know I've been trying to find something with an oriental print for ages. Frankly the plus size offerings for this particular trend have been shit, and I'm a bit gutted about that because it was the catwalk trend I was most excited about hitting the high streets!

 This is my beloved £6 jumper from Primark untucked. I'm so very in love with these jumpers!

Jumper 20, necklace, skirt 18, leggings 20 & shoes - Primark

Saturday

I have waited AGES to wear this dress! The weather was too warm when I first got it, and it's mega synthetic. Saturday was the day to go for it.

Of course it is a bit nippy so my trusty new look inspire hoodie came with me too!

I LOVE this bright pink 'colour Elixir' from Max Factor.....

 The pigmentation is intense (much more so than with the red version) and it lasted for hours!

 I couldn't resist wearing my trivial pursuit earrings with my multi coloured dress. These were a gift from a friend yonks ago!

 We hauled ass to Brixton for the 'Brixton Come together' festival thingy.  I should have known it was going to be proper weird when I saw this fucking stupid sign...

 I made my boyfriend drag a bag full of clothes I wanted to get rid of (which weren't worth selling) all the way in because it said on the website that they had a donation tent for clothes & kids toys etc. We wondered round for a bit before I got pissed off and asked one of the trendy hipster volunteer types where this elusive donation tent was. Blank looks. 'Ask one of the people over there in the green t-shirts'. Okay, chased one of the other volunteers round, asked her.... 'I don't know, I'll ask them' - 'them' being the two girls who just told me to ask someone else. I yelled this at her as she ignored me and marched off towards the stall of bemused looking girls. A guy was brought into it who said 'errr.... I don't know, just leave it here'. Fine. I'm a grumpy bitch at the best of times, but I hate badly organized events that are staffed by beautiful but clueless people. Plus there was hardly any food so we relocated to the Village for some grub....

... we finally got round to trying 'Wings and Tings' which we've been meaning to try for ages. Oh god don't bother! What a disappointment! A chicken leg covered in reggae reggae sauce does not jerk chicken make! The chicken was cooked but not for long enough to be good - getting it off the bone was almost impossible. the rice and peas was nothing special, nor was the coleslaw, and the mango salsa was mango with fucking massive chunks of raw ginger. Basically it was balls, and it's not just me being fussy, my fella (who has much lower standards than me when it comes to food!) also thought it was balls! I was annoyed because there are some great Caribbean food places in Brixton.... if you find yourself here craving Caribbean (and don't mind a 10 minute walk or a short bus ride) get your ass to Negril on Brixton Hill - it's damn tasty. If you want a good place in the centre go for Bamoula round the corner from McDonalds.... slow service, good food!

We cheered ourselves up with cake from the tiny shop near Agile Rabbit (can never remember it's name but let me tell you, their 3 tiered orange and courgette cake with cinnamon frosting is moist and DELICIOUS!), on the way back to the weird festival. £5 for a glass of ice with a slosh of cheap red wine with some apple in it (or sangria as the stall called it!) and I got over my bad mood and danced to the madness that was 'Prince Fatty'. We only went to the thing to see Omar if I'm honest (his new album is actually pretty good!), and he turned up late, was stroppy with the sound man, sang for 10 minutes then left! Not impressed.... it was a wash out, and my lovely outfit was wasted on it!

 

 Dress 2X - Domino Dollhouse
Earrings - Gift... no idea where from!
Leggings 20 - Primark
Shoes - United Nude


Sunday

Neck sewn up on my Pocket Rocket cute-as-a-button dress, so took it out for a Sunday roast! I really couldn't be arsed to cook much this weekend, we have eaten out SO much this week!

I added my tiny cassette tape earrings because they match the colours perfectly!

 Yeah.... look at them there in that kitchen cooking up some mega Yorkshire puds! The food in the Florence Herne Hill is always good.

 Greedy bitch!

Jacket 22 - New Look
Dress 24 - Simply Be via Crazy Clearance
Leggings XL - H&M
Shoes - Crocs via TKmaxx

And before I forget....

 I forgot to put this t-shirt in my Primani post because I have hidden it away until December, but Christmas has arrived at Primark! I couldn't resist this £5 tee!

The sale tights I got actually fit quite well and are very soft and comfy. They come up to my waist - Ideally I'd like them to pull up to my bra, but it's more important that they are soft between my thighs... they feel like they won't chafe me! I may have to try the 120 denier feel black tights Primark have at the moment.... they felt super stretchy and super soft but didn't have any XL at the till & I didn't want to queue again!

I'm about to list a ton of items on ebay... I'll put a link up on twitter in case anyone is interested!