Recent Purchases: Topshop, ASOS, Primark & More!

I cannot believe this is the first post I've written in 7 weeks, it seems like I've been gone ages (which I have I guess) and I do have several reasons for my absence, there are three reasons to be precise. One, I had major surgery on my mouth and it's taken 4 weeks to recover, two, I have a new job and three, I have been mega busy with makeup jobs. The past 7 weeks have been crazy but everything seems to be settling down and I'm now in a routine meaning I'm able to plan my time. So now I can go to work, make my clients fancy and also blog/YouTube at the same time. Since I haven't done any posts for 7 weeks I didn't know what to write first so I thought I'd do a haul, everyone loves a haul right! 

If you'd like to see all the things I've accumulated over the past 7 weeks, keep on scrolling!

Watch Here!

If you'd like to see what I've recently bought you can either watch the video provided at the top or keep on reading to see some images of the clothing. I cannot provided images of the Primark clothing as you can only buy Primark clothing in-store so if you'd like to see the items I've bought from Primark, you'll find them on the video.  

ASOS Elephant Print Smock Dress: £28.00 - Find Here // Similar Here

ASOS Pug Print Dress: £25.00 - Find Here

Glamorous Grey Swing Dress: £25.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

ASOS Monochrome Flower Dress: £28.00 - Find Here

ASOS Floral Swing Dress: £28.00 - Find Here

ASOS Black Leggings: £12.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

ASOS Black Boyfriend T-Shirt: £10.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

ASOS White Boyfriend T-Shirt: £10.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

Topshop Lime Tube Skirt: £20.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

Topshop Black Tube Skirt: £20.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

Topshop Daisy Top: £30.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

Missguided Evie Crop Top: £14.99 - Find Here

ASDA Heart Print Shirt: £14.00 - Find Here // Similar & Cheaper Here

Primark Tartan Dress: £15.00 - In-store Only 

If you'd like to see what the clothes look like, feel free to watch my video. I have provided the link at the top of this post.

I hope you enjoyed seeing what I've recently bought, have you got you eye on anything I've shown?

Thanks for reading and I'll talk to you in my next post!

Much love,
Cole
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Outfit Of The Day: Studs & Khaki

I was recently sent a Next gift card in order to buy some items to review so thought I'd kill two birds with one stone by showing you what I bought and show you todays outfit. I never really buy clothing or accessories from Next so I found it difficult to find something, in the end I opted for a jazzy top and some fancy light up twigs. 

Jacket: Miss Selfridge, Top: Next, Tunic: Topshop, 

Super Cosy Tights: Primark, Boots: Missguided

Video Version:

I'm first going to talk about my top because I absolutely LOVE it! I like the colour, the style and especially the studded detail, it's a stylish top and fits in well with the A/W trends. I personally think the top looks more expensive than it actually is because it's really well made and there's a lot of detail. The top retails at a mere £20 and is available in 3 different colours; khaki, black and cream. If I hadn't already got a black studded top from Warehouse, I'd have bought this in the black version too. 

I like how the top is opaque at the front and sheer at the back, I also like how the top is longer at the back too because it covers your bum! There's nothing worse than wearing a top that doesn't cover your bum when wearing leggings! 

I also like how you can dress this top up or down, you could wear it during the day or at night, it's such a versatile piece and you can style it many ways. You could wear the top with trousers, jeans or leggings, and you could even tuck the top into shorts or a skirt. You could also wear it with a leather jacket like I did or opt for a denim jacket or blazer instead. 

It's a great piece for autumn/winter and I'll certainly be getting a lot of wear out of it. 

I chose to wear my studded boots today as I thought they went well with the top. I've had these boots for a couple of months but today is the first day I've worn them which I feel pretty ashamed of as they're a beautiful pair of boots. The boots are very trendy and stylish but I must admit that they're not the comfiest for shopping in. 

I had to feature my lovely light up twigs in my outfit photos because if truth be told, I bloody love them and I'm so glad I bought them with the gift voucher. I've recently had my room decorated so I'm on the lookout for funky accessories and lighting, these are perfect because they look pretty and give off a good amount of light. I had to buy two sets of the twigs because one set looked a bit sparse so if you're planning on buying these light up twigs, definitely buy 2 sets! The twigs retail at £12 which I think is pretty amazing!

I also couldn't not show you my nails, I sat there painting these beauties for a good few hours yesterday and I think they look awesome. I would do a tutorial for them but I doubt you'd want to sit through a 12 hour video or read a blog post the length of a toilet roll! 

I hope you liked my outfit of the day and if you have any questions, please feel free to comment below!

Cole

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Holiday Outfit: Day Three

As I said in my previous outfit related post, I'm going to be posting about my holiday outfits over the next couple of weeks so you're going to be seeing my face frequently (oh you lucky things!).

So here's what I wore on day three of my jolly holidays!

Ring: ASOS, Necklace: Topshop, Shoes: River Island, 

Shorts: River Island, Crop Top: River Island

There's something very nautical and sailorish about my outfit and I don't know what's giving me that impression, think it's something so do with the large amount of navy and white I'm wearing. I think if someone had given me a white hat, I could have WELL passed off as ship worker!

My nautical outfit was a practical outfit to wear on holiday as it was really hot. At night the temperatures reached 44 degrees so wearing little was always a good option. On the nights when I had no option but to wear my lovely maxi dresses, it was horrendous. My dresses constantly stuck to the back of my legs, my hair ended up wet through and I honestly thought I was going to melt. So if you ever plan on visiting Greece in August, don't bother taking dresses, just take shorts and crop tops. 

Wearing little was a brilliant option but taking my white flatforms on holiday, however, was NOT a good option. I'm not exaggerating when I say this, these are the most un-comfiest shoes I've ever bought in my whole entire life and I'm even considering writing to River Island. They ripped my feet to shreds and because of this, made me waddle like a penguin. If my mum hadn't had taken blister plasters on holiday with her, I'd have had to walk around barefoot! Not only did they make my feet feel like they'd been attacked with a chainsaw, they also got dirty really easily and if you know me well, you'll know that I HATE dirty shoes. I'm just not a happy chap with these shoes, they're an utter mare!

Despite the killer shoes, I loved my outfit. The navy and white compliment each other so well and I think the cross necklace added something extra. 

I hope you liked my nautical themed outfit and keep an eye out for my holiday outfit day four!

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Outfit Of The Day: Coral is a summer colour but it's not very summery right now!

If you know me well or have watched any of my hauls on Youtube, you'll know that I absolutely love coral. If you had a peek inside my wardrobe you'd probably think that I have some sort of addiction to coral clothes, shoes and accessories. 

One piece of coral clothing I've been loving lately is a jacket I recently bought from Zara. Online it was described as a 'jacket with zips' and that's basically what it is, a jacket with lots of zips. Zara sold the jacket in 2 different colours, fluro coral and cream. I obviously went for the fluro coral colour as it's fun, vibrant and most importantly, coral. 

It's a beautiful jacket and I have been dying to feature it in an OOTD, it's just the rain has prevented me from doing this. 

Jacket: Zara, Ombré T-Shirt: Topshop, Jeans: Topshop, Converse: Schuh, 

Necklace: Accessorize, Ring: My Shop

This is the kind of outfit that I'd wear when going shopping. It's simple and comfy yet it looks quite jazzy. I especially like the ombré t-shirt as it's different to a plain white t-shirt, the 'ombréness' also ties in well with the jacket too. 

The Topshop leigh jeans are also the comfiest jeans in the world and I think this is due to them being so super soft. I especially like the colour of these leigh jeans as they're not too light or too dark which means I'll be able to wear them in both summer and winter. These jeans were well and truly worth the £38.00 price tag!

I also had to include my funky coral converse just because they're simply amazing. I got them for my birthday last year and have loved them ever since. I only wear them in spring/summer as they're more summery than wintery, I also fear that the snowy/rainy weather conditions will also ruin them hence why I don't wear them. I love wearing these converse and must get at least one compliment when wearing them.

Do you like coral? Or have a slight coral obsession like I do? 

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Outfit Of The Day: Aztec & Mint Green

I recently bought a pair of Vans and have been wanting to feature them in an OOTD for a while as they're an utterly gorgeous colour. If you haven't guessed by the title of this post, they're mint green.. Yes, mint green (how divine). 

I would have featured them in an OOTD sooner but considering we're not having the best summer (with regards to weather), I've had to wait until there's been a day when it hasn't rained (much). So since the weather hasn't been too bad, I thought I'd do my mint green/aztec OOTD.

Jumper: Ark Clothing, Tunic: Topshop, Leggings: Topshop,
Vans: Black Sheep Store

I absolutely love mint green and I think the majority of my summer clothes are/contain mint green. When I saw mint green Vans I instantly felt like I needed them in my life so I went on a mini Cole trek and searched high and low for a size 4. These particular Vans are VERY hard to find so if you like them I'd check out the Black Sheep Store as they appear to have a few sizes, unlike Office or Schuh. 

I'm also very fond of the aztec leggings, so much so I bought a dress version too (clearly I'm a saddo). Aztec print is on trend and I'd say that this particular aztec print is uberly duberly funky, I like the combination of vibrant colours. 

Normally I wouldn't wear a jumper in summer but since the rain has been a little hit and miss, I think it's safer to wear one than not wear one. The colour of the jumper compliments the colour of the Vans too. Clearly had to wear the two together.. it's the law. 

Do you like mint green or aztec? 

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Top 5 Nail Polishes For Spring

I'm currently going through a 'let's buy loads of nail polish' phase and to be honest, I think it's primarily due to my new love for China Glaze nail polishes. I had heard of China Glaze but thought it was only sold in the USA, little did I know that a couple of UK online shops also sell it too. (I will link shops at the end of this post).

Since I've accumulated a fair few nail polishes over the past few months (mainly China Glaze nail polishes), I thought I'd do a 'Top 5 Nail Polishes For Spring' post. 

It's quite evident that pastel colours are going to be huge for S/S (spring/summer), everywhere you look there's mint green, coral, pastel pink, yellow, baby blue... and so on and so forth, so I thought I'd include nail polishes that 'fit in' with this pastel trend. 

Neons also seem to be an upcoming trend in not only the clothing industry but in nail polish world too so I think I'll include neon shades in my 'Top 5 Nail Polishes For Summer' post as I don't think many people are likely to sport lime green nails in spring. 

So without further ado, here are the nail polishes I think are perfect for Spring. 

O.P.I 'What's With The Cattitude' - £11.00 - (15ml)

"Soft pastel baby blue"

China Glaze 'Re-Fresh Mint' - £6.75 - (14ml)

'Pastel green creme"

O.P.I 'Fiercely Fiona' - £11.00 - (15ml)

"Soft feminine pastel yellow"

China Glaze 'Peachy Keen' - £6.75 - (14ml)

"True peach creme"

Essie 'Lovie Dovie' - £8.50 - (15ml)

"A perfect true flamingo pink"

 From: What's With The Cattitude, Re-Fresh Mint, Fiercely Fiona, Peachy Keen and Lovie Dovie

So there are my top 5 nail polish for spring! I thought I'd include a nice mix of colours as there's no point in me choosing 5 nail polishes with similar shades. I felt I had to include a mint green nail polish as it would be a crime if I didn't. Mint green is possibly one of the nicest and most worn colours, it's just simply amazing. 

China Glaze Stockists:

Radiant Babe Beauty - http://radiantbabe-beauty.co.uk/zencart/index.php 

Beautifully Gorgeous - http://www.beautifullygorgeous.co.uk/china-glaze.html

So what are your favourite nail polishes for spring?

:)

How To Style: A Denim Jacket

I never usually post OOTD videos or How To Style videos on my blog but due to my blog and YouTube channel being linked with one another, I thought I'd start to post my videos on here too. 

I know that some people like to see photos rather than videos but I personally think that videos are more handy. You can see what something EXACTLY looks like rather than debating on what something will look like if you get what I mean.

This is my first 'How To Style' video so I hope you enjoy it! 

If you'd like to see more 'How To Style' videos, please comment below. If you'd also like to see a photo form of this post rather than a video form, please comment below as I'd like to see what people preferred.

Many thanks for watching!
:)