outfit : at the end of it all, you're still my best friend

NUDE BOW DRESS: SUGARLIPS* | RINGS: VINTAGE, TIMOTHY ROE* | HAIR c/o AUSSIE HAIR VIRTUAL STYLING CLASS

This sugarlips dress is the first thing that stood out to me on sugarlips.com when they got in contact a short while ago. I'm drawn to nudes, blush pinks, creams and draped fabric at the moment so this is perfect for me :) I love the fit and with my amazing new bra arriving just in time I felt really comfortable in it. The straps offer very little support and the dress is really light which is great because it's an easy wear with no complications. Glamorous and comfortable = win if you ask me :)

There's not a lot that I can say about this dress to be honest, I just love it as an amazing lightweight evening dress. Perfect for summer evening do's and holiday dinners :) Sugarlips have some truly gorgeous pieces and although they're based in california the delivery time and service is pretty good!


Also, note the do! This look was created with a little help from the Aussie Virtual Styling Class that I took part in a while ago. It involves more volume, making the most of natural curls and putting them into a loose braid. Although this particular do isn't my best, I love this look and have recreated it a number of times since the styling class :) Thanks Aussie!!

Oh and I won the Aussie Pinterest Competition by the way!! :D I'm soooooo happy! I've already bought a few things with my £250* shopping voucher so will show you as and when I wear them :) If you want to see my aussie board it's here..

♥ abby

the most wonder-ous bra

I don't think that I have ever been as excited to try a bra as when this Wonderbra arrived from Simply Beach. For real. This post may sound over exaggerated but it really isn't! I've talked on numerous occasions about the trouble I have when it comes to lingerie and bikini shopping (bras, swimwear) and Simply Beach came to my rescue last year with a gorgeous Pour Moi Bikini (See my review here) and this year they've done it again. This Wonderbra is truly fantastic! So much so that I feel a collection coming on.. I'll definitely be ordering it in white :)

At first it looked huuuge and I considered that the wrong size had been sent but no, the built in support made it look a little bigger than normal but the cup and general fit is beyond perfect! Surprising for me considering it's a strapless number and they normally dig in to me increasingly through out the day, slipping due to the weight and movement I assume.. not this bad boy! You know those awkward moments where you have to re-adjust the back strap and pull it up a little, or maybe you don't? Well I had none of that, and that's one of my pet hates about previous strapless bras.

Another really cool though slightly odd feature is the 'feels like you're holding yourself in place' part. On the inside of the bra there are three, what appear to be, foam fingers coming out of the fabric slightly. Now I wouldn't say that it feels like you're holding yourself in place specifically as I think the whole bra has this sort of effect, but they definitely add comfort.

The bra is really well made and sits perfectly, it adds structure to an outfit with all of the bits i've mentioned plus the sides have a stiff material to keep them in place even further. Basoomas are displayed as they should be! Oh and if, like me, you thought you could never get cleavage in a really good strapless bra then you NEED this one!

♥ abby

outfit : drinking a german beer with a cuban cigar

loose white tee: ellos | black skinny jeans: topshop | pleather flower necklace: miss fluff

This is my second round of photos for this necklace, the first lot didn't exactly do it justice which was completely down the the outfit I was wearing. So eager to wear this when it arrived, I chucked the necklace on the next morning with a pretty poor ensemble, continued to take photos and on route to work discovered how terrible the shots were. So here we go again! But this time with the arrival of a couple of goodies from ellos.co.uk :) I knew this simple tee would go perfectly with it. The top is a mix of an elasticated white cotton back and arms with a more stiff cotton for the front panel, there's something about this combination that luxes up such a simple top. It's so wearable as both formal and casual, i've already tried it on with some of my bleached, coloured and diy shorts and it works really well. Layered with a blazer and with my navy and gold flower necklace from miss fluff it brings a more professional look to the table and minus the blazer you've got this… an everyday no matter what the weather/occasion look. I completely recommend this top from ellos and i'm sure you'll be seeing more of it! :)

How much do you love my necklace?! The Miss Fluff Founder kindly offered to send me an item of my choice from her incredible store and I chose this floral beauty. I'm sure you'll agree that this isn't my usual thing.. I don't do chunky short necklaces and I have to say, this is the biggest I have ever owned! I love it!! In fact I think that I have a slight love affair going on and my other necklaces are feeling rejected :P I have worn it with plain tees, vest tops, shirts - done up and un buttoned, and will continue to with any high neck jumper/top and pretty much everything. The navy pleather with gold is such a beautiful combination! Girly without being overly girly, if you know what I mean :) If you haven't heard of Miss Fluff then you definitely need to check out their Etsy store!

Hope you're all amazing! I have some fab things to share with you soon and hopefully some week in photo-esque posts soon :)

♥ abby 

more more more with aussie

This is the last of the images from my aussie more challenge. I know that I could of got lots more washes out of this bottle but unfortunately my lovely boyfriend likes the smell of aussie so much that he decided to use it for himself and as body wash! Sacrilege I know! Anywho, he probably used about half of my big aussie shampoo and i'm sure you can work out the math :)

On another aussie note, i'm entering a Pinterest challenge and last week I spent a great deal of time working on this board so that I could put it up today! I'd love it any of you who have Pinterest could follow my board and repine things you love! I'll be putting up some awesome things late this afternoon and would love to know what you think!! :) - See my 'I love Aussie!' Board here

Thanks all! Much loveeee.

♥ abby

outfit : you never had it so good, la la-la la-la la-la laa la-laaa

shirt: river island | aztec crop: republic | maxi skirt: new look | dream catcher

watch: michael kors | rings: Timothy Roe and vintage | earrings: forever21 | bracelets: koko&beau

I've added a ring to the collection that I wear daily. I imagine most of you will know that I wear my vintage wish bone ring from my nan (pictured) and my square storm ring from Shaun almost every day, well there's now another one. Ever since it arrived I wear this gorgeous endless flower spinning ring from Timothy Roe on my middle finger too, it has fast tracked it's way to one of my favourites over the many many that I own :) This ring is quite unlike anything i've owned before, the flowers are perfect and uninstrusive and through the centre of each one is a hole to the inside of the ring. The curved inside means it fits really well and I often forget that I have it on it's so comfortable. So after receiving this awesome ring I decided to look into Timothy Roe a little more and it turns out they run things a little differently to the average jeweller. Timothy Roe have a number of goldsmiths sat working behind the sales desk actually hand crafting and repairing jewellery right there on the shop floor. They also design and create jewellery bespoke to you which I can honestly say, I have never come across in a jeweller before. It's exciting stuff! I think so anyway.. so much so that i'm considering a trip to Chichester just to check it out :)

Please tell me if you've heard of Timothy Roe before and any experience that you've had with them. I'd love to know :)

I love this shirt :) The only bad thing about it for me at the moment is how low the sleeve holes drop. But it's only a problem whilst it's cold and until my self-confidence returns to normal :)

Things are funny at the moment, I can feel my wardrobe changing but i'm not so sure that I want it too.. more exercise needed! Then maybe i'll feel more comfortable and rediscover my style. Whatever that is.. and then you'll see more outfit posts too :)

Hope you're all well! Much lovee and stuff x

♥ abby