Black & White

I don't even know where to start, but.......

Here's a little something i wore last week whilst on holiday in Lagos. Monochrome outfits are quite popular at the moment and here's my casual take on how to wear this trend.

Have an amazing week everyone x

The Bone T-shirt - Zara 

Faux Leather Skirt - Topshop 

Rubber Bow Slippers - Kurt Geiger 

Grey Leather Bag - Osprey 

Glasses - Louis Vuitton 

Officially Missing You

Rather than going into the normal blogger spiel about how sorry i am, I'll just go ahead and let you guys know that i missed you, i still miss you and i hope you guys feel the same *peace sign*

A few posts ago, i mentioned that there were some changes happening in my life, which is why I've been away from blogging for a minute. To cut a long story short and save you all the emotional blackmail, i started a new job last week *insert crazy dance*, so i am mega busy and haven't had time for myself or anything else; oh and just before that, i went on holiday, so this little munchkin has been mega busy.

I took a risk last year, after much soul searching, reassessment of my life, goals, and aspirations, i decided that  i needed a break from the corporate world and a general change of scenario. Without banging his drum a fraction of what i should be, GOD is amazing, I've always known this, and he has always shown himself worthy of my praise, but in January his light has really shone bright.

I walked in faith, i spoke in faith, i thanked in faith and i wasn't disappointed. Whatever it is in life you want, hard work alone is not enough, speak positivity into your life, pray and it shall come to pass. I don't think a lot of people fully comprehend the power of the tongue, think it, speak it, be it......

Anyway, my body is still readjusting to the hustle and bustle of a 9-5er and i am in full learning mode for the next few weeks, so i can't promise that i'll be cosistent with my postings, but where i can, i'll definitely try :)

I couldn't end this post without a few OOTD pictures, i also have a product review for the Tee Tree limited's 'Natures Response' products which i have been using recently, review should be up this weekend.

Hope you all have an amazing week

Coat: Zara
Green Jumper : Zara
Bag: Gucci 
Phone Case: Biba
Lipstick: Mac Rebel

Jumper: H&M
Jeans: BDG (Urban Outfitters)
Bag: Dior 
Watch: Sutus (bought in charity shop)

Pink Blouse: H&M
Watch: charity shop 
Gold Bracelet: Portobello market 

Cardigan: Zara
Kiss ring : Topshop 

Top: Zara 
Love ring: Topshop
Arm candy:...........

New Year's Eve

The last day of 2012 was a gloomy and grey one in London, non-stop rain and winds and in fact my lovely umbrella didn't make it into 2013...........

For my last looks of 2012 i kept it bright and cheery, end the year as you mean to begin the next one.....during the day i rocked this short sleeve Topshop jumper paired with Primark Skinny jeans and some thrifted gems from Portobello market. Can you believe i got these beauties & much more for only £1 each *insert chicken dance*.....most of the day was spent in my favourite shop IKEA, i needed a new coffee table & a few bits, i LOVE this shop, i can spend an entire day just day dreaming from section to section.

I switched it up for church and changed into my floral denim Zara shirt & BDG skinny jeans for Midnight service, i always usher in the new year in the house of God, and usual service was amazeballs.

My Ikea Coffee table, i put this together myself, my first unsupervised DIY  :)

Bag -Urban Outfitters
Leather Gloves - Gap

                                                                                XOXO

Westfield Tuesday

This was originally my OOTD but decided against the shorts at the last minute
Shorts - H&M
Pearl Studded Shoulder jumper - Zara

Yewande 

Jeans - Primark
Ankle Boots -Bertie (old)
Coat - Zara
Faux Fur snood- Linea

Yesterday my friend Yewande & I met at Westfield mall in west London for a meal and a movie, safe to say we weren't very lucky with both.

First of all the cinema were only showing 3 movies, The Hobbit, James Bond & Twilight, none of which we really fancied watching. So we thought we would just grab dinner instead, as usual i was being quite indecisive on what i wanted to eat but finally settled on pasta and headed to Spaghetti House & boy did i regret that decision.

Dinner started off well, with a bread basket and cranberry juice, then i ordered Linguine Gamberoni for my main, wrong decision. First of all the linguine had no flavour, tasted quite dry and like they had just   poured a little bit of oil on it and the prawns were not well cooked, i tried to eat it but i just couldn't, i was going to leave it but my friend called the waiter's attention so i confessed that the food wasn't nice.

They kindly offered to bring me something else, so i chose a Penne Carbonara, surely you can't go wrong with Carbonara, boy was i wrong, firstly the colour was this odd yellow, but i thought let me try it first before dismissing it, and sadly it wasn't nice. It tasted like raw egg with a bit of cream, i didn't finish it and by the end i was gagging, had to hurry out and get a frozen yoghurt to improve the taste in my mouth and stop myself from exposing my stomach's contents to the whole of west London. Sadly, i probably will not be returning to this restaurant again.

Anyway after the disaster that was dinner, we decided to do a bit of shopping and we headed off to Urban Outfitters(UO) on Oxford street, now i know this shop can be quite pricey depending on which designers you choose but i have a tip. Most people don't realise it because in my opinion it is kind of unintentionally hidden as it is on the second floor which can be quite a journey to climb up to, however UO always have a sale section on the second floor stocked with lots of merchandise. So every time i head to this shop, i go straight there and i never leave empty handed, and at the moment they currently have an extra 50% off sale items, so you can imagine there are lots of bargains to be found.

I picked up a pair of studded black skinny BDG jeans for £12.50 and this ivory bag for £11 which was featured in my previous post HERE

                                                                             xoxo

Embellished Dreams

Hi Guys, hope you are all having a wonderful weekend, today was fun, i indulged in one of my favourite things which is shopping & gisting (Nigerian slang for catching up with a friend).

I know i said on twitter that i wasn't going to shop anymore and i wasn't about to break that promise just yet but was roped into showing a friend the sites of Bricklane, so whilst i was there naturally a few things caught my eye and the rest as they say is history. Although i must say i only bought two
things which is quite an achievement for me :)

The good old turtle neck is finally out, so officially in my books it is winter!!!!!!

PS: please forgive the mirror pictures #badhabit


OOTD

Black polo/turtle neck jumper - H&M
Skinny Jeans - Gap
Belt - Hermes
Bracelet Watch - Vintage fair
Coat - Zara  similar look HERE
Faux Fur Snood - Linea (House Of Fraser) only 1 left online
Earrings - Topshop
Lipstick - Mac Cremesheen Hang- Up

I am currently on the search for a Christmas jumper but i don't want the traditional stuff, i want an embellished one, hence the pictures below, i didn't quite find what i was looking for today but i will keep searching.

I have this thing where i like to wear something new on Christmas day, does anyone do this? i think it stems from the fact that growing up we used to get Christmas day outfits from our parents. Now i am not sure if this is a Nigerian thing but additional to the Christmas presents you receive, our parents would buy us a new outfit usually something fancy that was to be worn on Christmas day (and before you ask, yes you can wear it again after Xmas lol).

Anyway i have kind of carried on the tradition & like to wear at least one new item on Christmas day, so silly i know, i guess i just like to make an effort on the lord's birthday :)

The Outfit Diaries : London Fashion Week

Day 1 : I chose a somewhat understated & almost business like look for the start of fashion week, mainly becuase i had to attend a meeting later in the day which was unrelated to fashion and didn't want to alarm anyone.

I have always loved anything peplum, it is very feminine and does wonders for ladies with curves, so naturally when i found this skirt on the Warehouse sale rail for £5, i snapped it right up with more than a smile.

Peplum Skirt (Warehouse), Sequin Vest (French connection), Blazer (Warehouse)Shoes (Zara), Bag (Gucci)

Day 2: I decided to jazz things up a bit and what better way to do this than with this gorgeous Jacquard skirt from Asos Revive, worn with a high neck crop top also from Asos.

It was great to meet up with Henrietta of Henessys Beauty blog whom i went to college with and haven't seen since, lots of catching up on life, fashion and everything in between,  i also met promise and Wunmi for the first time too.

Jacquard Skirt (Asos Revive), Crop top (Asos), Necklace (Topshop), Blazer (Warehouse), Red leather bag (Vintage Beyond Retro), Shoes (Zara)

In the evening i headed off to my friend Chichi's Birthday party, for this i wore a gorgeous ultra feminine lace pencil skirt from Warehouse with a denim shirt to dress it down a bit. I think the denim shirt is an absolute God send to every wardrobe, i find that it works well with almost every fashion item, I've definitely got my money's worth from this shirt and would recommend it.

Yellow Lace Skirt (Warehouse), Denim Shirt (H&M), Necklace (Topshop)

Day 4: It was a bit breezy on this day but i still felt like wearing shorts, so i simply wore it with tights. To be honest, not much thought went into putting this outfit, it is a very simple and quick look that can be replicated any day.

Shorts (H&M), Vest (H&M), Shoes (KG) Bag (Burberry), Necklace (Debenhams), Blazer (Vintage)



With the gorgeous HENESSY85



Promise (followmein5inchheels)

Thanks to FashionSomebody for this picture