I know I’m 'bout to kill it

Hooded denim jacket (men's) & black sheer t-shirt: ASOS | Black leather skinny pants & sunglasses (men's): RIVER ISLAND | Black faux leather rucksack: TOPSHOP | Shoes: CONVERSE

Before we get started: half way through taking outfit photos I heard a duck quacking in the river at the bottom of the garden, and she had ducklings!  I fed them lots of bread, not the worst distraction really.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week or so, then you'll know that everywhere is having a big sale at the moment, and you'll probably also be a lot financially worse off than you would have been had you been living under the rock.  Darn.  Well I can't speak for you, but I find sale items extremely hard to resist, and then if you add one thing to your basket oh well you might as well browse all the sale items to see if there's anything else you like (which there always is).  One must make the most of these things!

I don't buy many sheer tops because they're not the easiest thing to wear really, are they?  But I'm starting to embrace them recently, only thing is I want to buy a simple black triangle bra to put under them, as I think that makes them more about the top and less about the boobs, y'know?  But I tried it with this bra and it seemed to be acceptable, at least to my standards.
I used to not get all-black outfits because I thought that's the easiest way to just fade in the background, which is what I don't want to do with my fashion, but I've slowly realised if you do it right then it will create a really cool-but-subtle look.
I will say my number one rule which I'll always follow when wearing all black: RED LIPSTICK.

Red leather pants

Grey oversized tank top: ASOS | Red skinny leather pants: RIVER ISLAND | Black studded flatforms & black leather jacket: TOPSHOP

I'm not sure if I can or ever will be able to get away with double leather, but I'm gonna do it anyway.  There's still a lot of haters out there of double denim, and I never shyed away from trying that, sooo...?
As is the rule when wearing double denim: two different shades are essential.  So I must be close to getting away with the leather version if I'm not only wearing two different shades, but two completely different colours?  Had I worn a matching leather jacket then, yes, you'd have every right to wonder what the hell I was doing.

Both the pants and the top are new (as was at least one item in all of my recent posts - I really should do a haul).  I didn't have to put any second thought into buying either of them.  The red leather pants are something which I've wanted ever since I can remember, and in this exact very-nearly-too-bright-for-the-camera shade, so I felt very lucky when I found them.  Oh, and I feel like I'm missing out a vital piece of information... Ah yes, I got them in the sale.  For fifteen pounds.  Oh fashion gods you do treat me well.
I'm not much a tank top wearer, I wore enough of them to make up for a lifetime when I was about thirteen, but the fit of this one is perfection.  It falls in all the right places meaning all my tats are on show (and I didn't hesistate to show that fact...).  I think the grey colour tones down the bright pants really well.  What do you think of the trousers, would you even go there?
Today I tattooed fruit.  It was fun.  And I only got a tiny squirt in the eye once.  I also got my tattoo started on yesterday, so watch this space to see that...

Sports luxe

Gold quilted bomber jacket, oversized jersey tee & black studded flatforms trainers: TOPSHOP | Black skinny leather pants: RIVER ISLAND

I've always said I can't fit my style into one category and that I would adopt completely different style personalities each day, however, after all these years, I think I'm finally learning what I like.  I'm not saying if you asked me to describe my style I could give you a three-worded answer, but I'm realising that there's certain looks which I am swayed towards more than others.  Maybe you've noticed as well if you've been a reader of my blog for a while?  I like grungy, I like sporty casual, and I like androgyous.  Well... at least I've narrowed it down? 
Don't get me wrong, I love a dress as much as the next girl and wearing one makes me feel great, but an outfit like the one I'm wearing today is becoming my go-to.  I've also been on quite the shopping spree over the last week or so, and I've bought much more out-there, statement pieces than I usually would.  This is a new start for my style y'all, so watch this space!

This top is one of my newest purchases, if you haven't already noticed it's the black version of the white t-shirt which I bought a couple of months ago and I happen to be a bit obsessed with.  I'm also waiting for the blue one to come into stock so I can snap that one up as well...  I'm reeeeeeally digging these flatforms which I also bought very recently, and I want them in every colour too.  Please.

Camo pants

Blue polo neck jumper: TOPSHOP | Camo print trousers: ZARA | Shoes: CONVERSE

Bladdy hell it's not showing many signs of getting warmer here in sunny old England is it?  This calls for the coverage of all skin where possible, which I'm not a huge fan of but you gotta' do what you gotta' do.  I thought I'd bring out my camo pants to play as they go perfectly with a plain top/jumper thanks to the print, so you don't have to put much thought into the outfit, which is a good thing when you're picking what to wear simply depending on how warm it'll make you.
This jumper is a sale purchase which I managed to grab for a whole twenty pounds, so that's about 50% off the original price.  I really like jumpers and they make you feel so snug and comfortable, I have them in a variety of styles and colours, from this navy blue to a bright yellow one, which I can't get enough of.  I thought the blue looked good with the greens in the trousers, add some red lipstick and it's actually a combination of colours which I really like. 
Today and tomorrow my mum is on a course so I've missed her company, sobbbb.  As a result I've spent my day waking up at half one, having a shower and getting a new tattoo done.  Yep, I did it.  Who was I kidding?  Of course I did it.  I've posted a picture of it on Instagram, it's only a simple one this time!  I'll put a post up tomorrow probably.

Mesh t-shirt

Pompom hat & black faux fur gilét: TOPSHOP | Black mesh top: H&M | Red leather pants: RIVER ISLAND | Shoes: CONVERSE

I have had this top for a good few months now and only now am I getting round to wearing it for the first time, the tag came of yesterday.  I don't usually do this with new purchases and I tend to wear things within the first few days of buying them, but my answer is the top doesn't have a lot of fabric to it and it's been a little bit cold, hasn't it?  Not the greatest piece for winter.  I did of course already know this when I was buying, so the fact that I went ahead of bought it anyway should show how much I wanted it.
Saying that, it's still not exactly warm but I could not wait any longer.  Unfortunately I had to throw some faux fur into the look to avoid looking too insane as well as a good ol' wooly hat.  I don't usually choose to show off my, er, belly button area, but I really liked the floral, lace detail covering the breasticles so I thought that compensated for it.  Plus it makes me feel like a bit of a rockstar, just a little bit.  What added to that is these rockin' leather pants, which thanks to their colour made the black pieces a little bit more interesting.
I'll definitely be getting this t-shirt out much more frequently in the warmer seasons and will be wearing it with a pair of high-waisted denim shorts and a beanie, sorted.
I am looking forward to finishing uni tomorrow night as I have all of next week off, yaaaaaaaaay!  *mini Mexican wave* Am going to spend it taking lots of outfit photos, watching lots of rubbish, filming lots of videos for my Youtoob, putting lots of stuff on my ebay, taking lots of pictures for my Instagram, eating lots of food and spending lots of time with mummy.  Don't hate me 'cause you ain't me, guys.

On my own, pretending he's beside me

Sport top: TOPSHOP | Red 'New York' hat: RIVER ISLAND | Camo skinny trousers: ZARA | Shoes: CONVERSE

Excuse the silly face expression, it was really frickin' cold.
Ohhhhh new things alert! This top is what I showed you a few days ago when I was telling you how pleased I was with it.  It has a cool, street edge vibe and the boyfriend fit isn't something I tend to go for but I really like that about the top.  I also think it's cool because of the different material of the '86'.
These camo pants are something I wanted ever since they first came online on Zara.  I came extremely close to buying them numerous times but they kept selling out or not being available in my size.  However, fate must have favoured me this time as after I'd given up on them, I found them in the sale for a mere eighteen pounds, and they were in my size!  They were on my door step a week later.
The print goes extremely well with the monochrome colours of the t-shirt, and the baggier the fit of my top half the tighter I have to go on the bottom half (it's like an unwritten rule), so clearly these pants are very tight.
This hat is one of my favourites at the moment and it gives a Rihanna/Rita Ora feel to any outfit, which is always good in my books.  It offers the perfect injection of a bright colour to this look and goes perfectly with my lipstick.  Aw yeahhh.
Hope you're all having a nice week so far!  Mine's been rubbish 'cause, y'know, uni... Blehhhhh.  But fortunately the weekend starts for me on Tuesday nights, so YAY.  I plan to spend the rest of the weekend reading books and magazines and watching shizzle.  Speaking of which, I lost my 'Girls' virginity last night.  I've only watched the first episode but I know already I'm gonna really like it and probably watch all of the available episodes pretty quickly.  What are your favourite series to watch?  There's so many on my 'to watch' list!  Finish Dexter, catch up with 'The Vampire Diaries', start 'Homeland' and 'Breaking Bad', oh and 'True Blood!'... As I said, there's a lot.