All I want is the taste that your lips allow

Black faux fur gilet: TOPSHOP | Skull long sleeved top & coated mini skirt: ZARA | Black studded boots: ASOS

Who ever said wearing all black in an outfit is boring, eh?  Well, probably me at some point, actually... But I can safely say I have now changed my mind.  There are so many people who rock all-black looks, and I immediately get inspired by their effortless coolness, so I couldn't help but try to give black another chance.  I'm not a hater of the colour, not at all, I just tend to not wear it too much to avoid it looking boring and easy.  I don't even think I own an LBD which, you know, literally every other woman has in her wardrobe.  I usually look to inject some colour through my Converse.  As you can see, though, I am a changed woman.  I still love me some colour, don't get me wrong, but this outfit has resulted in me feeling effortlessly chic all day.
A big part of this is my new top from Zara which I bought last week.  I really like it.  I'm pretty sure it was the last one in the whole shop as it was just stuck on a random rail without a tag on it.  I checked it was in my size and then kept hold of it because I have discovered that Zara bring in new stock like there's no tomorrow, so going away to think about buying it wasn't an option.  I don't usually buy long sleeved tops, they're mostly vests or t-shirts.  I'm not sure why this is because I do really like long sleeves and obviously they're much more practical for this time of year.  I think it's the print which really sold it to me, it's made up of insects and bones and such (see last picture), which I think is really cool.  I cannot wait to pair this with my new leather pants, but I also think it would look really good with a denim skirt in summer, too.  Oh, and under my dungarees dress!  Ah, the options are endless! *Gets all giddy.*
I've just got to say something about these boots.  I haven't worn them in a while as I've been all about my Converse recently, but since trying these on for the first time in a while the other day I haven't really had them off my feet.  I love them.  <3
I've had a banging day off today, I have.  I went to sleep at like half three last night this morning because I stayed up watching videos on Youtube (thank you, 'vlogmas'!) and then lay in until half eleven.  Bliss.  And I'm a big sucker for daytime television, so I haven't been stuck for something to do.  One more lecture tomorrow and then I can go hoooome, hopefully putting the tree up this weekend too, yay.
Last thing - I'm in the process of deciding what to do with my hair.  Sometimes I want to go lighter, and then I see a picture of Cara Delevingne and I want to back to my natural, dirty blonde.  I posted an old picture on Twitter of my natural hair colour and got some lovely feedback, so please let know what you think!  I'm also considering dying it pink, so all suggestions are welcome...

Wishful Wednesday

1. Panther skater dress £28 TOPSHOP | 2. Skull bracelet £8 RIVER ISLAND via ASOS | 3. Secret night trip print sweater £30 ASOS | 4. Zip side leather look shorts £30 TOPSHOP | 5. Denim cut out studded dress £75 RIVER ISLAND | 6. Tiny cross bracelet £6 URBAN OUTFITTERS | 7. Cream faux fur gilet £55 TOPSHOP |

1. I think this dress would look so, so cool with just some messy hair and a pair of Converse.  I think I'll be buying this this weekend...
2. I like this, it's cute.
3. I do really like this sweater but I thought it was a big no no due to the strange gold sleeves.  However, when I thought about it for a few seconds, it started to grow on me.  I can't decide if the sleeves are horrendous or just awesome? Answers on a postcard, please.
4. These are so great and actually a good price for Topshop, too.  The high-waist means they would look great with a cropped band tee.
5. This is way too expensive for me to even consider buying this, but I like the shape and the cut out details all the same.  I can pretend.
6. One cannot own too many pieces of jewellery.
7. I have this in black and feel this colour would just create completely different outfits.  I'd team it with separates in similar tonal shades.  It just makes me feel snug even looking at it.

Let's waste time, chasing cars...

Green cable knit jumper: ZARA | Gold chunky necklace: ASOS | Skinny leather trousers: RIVER ISLAND |
Black bowler bag: TOPSHOP | Shoes: CONVERSE

My mum and I decided to take full advantage of the beautiful winter's day and go for a walk, when we took these pictures.  I'm looking forward to finishing uni next week as mum finishes then too, so we're hoping the sun shines a lot so we can go on many walks.  There's just something about this season that makes everything look so pretty, don't you think?  I just want to take pictures of everything.
What better item of clothing to suit these cold days than this cable knit jumper in a lovely forest green colour.  I bought this a few months ago for a small sum of something like twenty pounds, and am so glad I did because I will get lots of wear out of it these next few months.  I could wear it with a black pleather skater skirt and maybe with a shirt underneath with the collar peeking out.
Today I decided to go down the simple route and just team it with my amazing new skinny leather pants.  You're probably sick of hearing about these already even though I've had them for less than a week, but I have no shame.  I think they look so great with this jumper and and really like the knitted fabric with the faux leather.  They're both quite dark colours so I thought the statement chain necklace and my purple Converse would be perfect additions to the look.
Hope your week's going well so far!  I had a longish day at university yesterday and have another today, but I have a day off tomorrow so wahoooo.  Then I'm going home on Thursday and I think we'll be putting the Christmas tree up around then, which is always exciting despite me being a big girl now... I've also just found out I'm going to Clothes Show Live next Tuesday with the fashion society (I thought it was just this weekend?  But whatever.) so that should be good!  Quite a few exciting things happening over the next few weeks and then it's Chrisssstmassss!  Once the tree's gone up I'm going to let myself jam to Shakin' Stevens and watch 'Elf'.  What do you like to do to get in the festive spirit?

November Recap

 

Ah, November.  I haven't got bored of winter yet, I'm still in the stage when I wake up and smile because the sun is in the sky and the frost is on the ground.  There's just something very pretty about winter, and it makes me want to get wrapped up, go for a long walk and take lots of pictures.  I can't say I'll be saying the same thing in next month's recap post, though, as it's just now getting to the point where the cold is getting to my feet when I'm outside.  And once my feet are cold, they won't get warm until I'm tucked up in bed hours and hours later.  I am enjoying dressing for the cold, though, and still feel like I can look stylishly snug.  Do you have a favourite look from the ones above?  I would really like to know which!
I hope you all have a lovely December, I am looking forward to putting up the Christmas tree, and finishing uni in a couple of weeks.  Oh, and CHRISTMAS.

Hello December...

Cream pom pom hat & spaceman tee: TOPSHOP | Skinny leather pants: RIVER ISLAND | Shoes: CONVERSE

So I showed you these amazing leather trousers the other day and rambled on about them, and here they are in their first outfit.  In my opinion, they were just asking to be paired with this super cool top.  I've only worn this top with skinny jeans or just a black skirt before, so it was definitely a great change to give it more of a 'rockstar' kinda' feel.  Although saying that, I did have to give the look a little bit of, erm, fluffiness, with this hat. (It's cold outside, okay?!)
I haven't done much today but I'd usually wear this outfit for just a simple day to go round town or maybe a trip to the cinemas, something like that.  I think the great thing about these pants, though, is although they can be worn on a chilled day, they can definitely be dressed up for more of a fancy occasion, for example I'd wear a white, oversized blazer over it and some patent loafers to adapt them to an evening outfit.  Do you have any pants like these at the moment?  How do you wear yours?  I'm thoroughly looking forward to wearing them with pretty much every top I own.
Like I said, I've done practically nothing today, which has been quite nice after a relatively busy week.  I had a good sleep last night and lay in until half eleven, and then had a nice long shower.  It's been really sunny here too, which was nice.  Mum also bought me 'The Amazing Spiderman' yesterday which I am reeeally looking forward to watching.  Again.  Because, you know, Andrew Garfield...


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