Little Haul ~ London

I went to London a few weeks ago on a no-shopping sight-seeing trip only. That didn't go quite according to plan. I picked up a few bits and bobs to show you!

First is this coat from a place called "The Vintage Market" in Brick Lane. I completely fell in love with it. I wore it in this outfit post.

I nipped into Oxford street Primark and came out with this double sided tartan blanket scarf. I really like tartan clothes although my wardrobe is lacking in it. This is just so cozy!

In the markets on Brick Lane I bought these two gorgeous pieces of jewellery from a cute vintage stand. I wrote about it here. The necklace is a delicate gold coin and the ring is a midi/little finger ring.

I had a quick browse in Boots at one stage and bought Rimmels Kate Moss in no. 107. A very iconic shade and I'm a bit late to the bandwagon with it.

I also picked up the Rimmel Match perfection foundation in Light Porcelain. I can never find the right foundations to accommodate for my vampire pale skin but I've heard good things about this. Thought I'd give it a try.

And last of all is a dress which I also got in the markets. I have been on the look out for a 50s style polka dot halterneck dress for ages. This one is just gorgeous. I wore it to a Grease themed dinner party which I will post about soon.

I hope you enjoyed the post! Sorry for the absenteeism with the blog posts, I seem to have either loads of inspiration and no time or loads of time and no inspiration most of the time. I can't wait to do some Christmas DIY's!

Étáin

xxx

OOTD: "We are the reckless, we are the wild youth"

I could sit on the rocks next to the sea for hours, watching the water move with the tide and listening to the sound of the howling wind and the waves crashing against the rocks. It's a peaceful tranquility that I just love. I love having this on my doorstep, just a two minute walk away, giving me a quick escape to a secret little paradise.

I also have exams at the moment so going down to the sea gives me a good break. Once my exams are over I plan on putting up a few YouTube videos and blog posts more often as I have the time.

This outfit is sort of grunge. I'm really liking the over-the-knee trend with my black socks (They actually ended up slipping down to knee-high though) and think they look cute with patterned tights. 

Pretty much all my outfit is from Penneys/Primark although most of it is old. I'm not sure where the shorts are from and the shoes are Converse.

I've also been playing around with long exposure photography and love how the water turns out in the pictures.

I got this "I am a fashion blogger" t-shirt a while ago and had to buy it, it was rather fitting!

Top - Primark

Shirt - Primark

Hoodie - Primark

Socks - Primark

Tights - Primark
Shoes - Converse
Shorts - (old)

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked the post! I really like doing outfit posts like this, it gives me something fun to do.

Étáin

xxx

London #2: Brick Lane, vintage shops and Baker Street

 

On the second day of my London trip we headed out to Brick Lane in East London to see all the markets as well as pop into my brother's place.

The food there was amazing! So many stalls full of delicious foods from all over the world. It all smelled so good!

I also had a look around the non-food section to see the artwork, fashion and jewellery. I love markets and the vast amount of things there.

I very nearly came back with a pair of glasses which I do not need.

This was a whole stand full of steam-punk jewellery and items. I just adore steam-punk fashion.

Some of the artwork and photographs were just stunning!

This was a gorgeous vintage jewellery stand full of pretty and unique pieces of jewellery

I came out of the markets with a dress, a ring, a necklace and a stomach full of stir-fry. Also at some point here my DLSR had run out of battery because I had stupidly forgotten to charge it so I was on to my little camera.

I then found a place called The Vintage Market which was basically a market of vintage clothes.

 

I could have stayed in there forever. I ended up buying this elegant coat for a bargain of £20!

I love the atmosphere of East London. It is so multicultural and everywhere you turn there is a stall with delicious smelling dishes or people singing or dancing. There is so much incredible graffiti, it is such a display of pure artistic talent, making something boring become interesting.

Next we went to a place called The Vintage Emporium, it's really nice inside although you wouldn't notice it from the outside. It has a vintage shop with really beautiful clothes from the 1800s and a cute cafe.

The cafe had live musicians playing and was a great little place to nip in for a hot chocolate.

After we left East London we went over to Baker Street to meet up with some friends from Sheffield and I could finally live my ultimate fangirl wish of going to 221b. It was an amazing moment.

Hat - H&M

Jumper - Missguided

Dress - Penneys/Primark

Boots - Penneys/Primark

Coat - (the new one I bought)

Necklace - (a gift)

Advice to anyone who intends to go to see 221b: Go at nighttime! It's great, there aren't any queues so you can just go straight up to the door and take 100s of pictures without people getting annoyed! Of course the Sherlock Holmes museum was should but I wasn't that bothered.

My wonderful friend Sorcha dressed in an outfit that matched Pizza Express.

We had food in a Pizza Express on Baker Street before talking the train back to where we were staying. It was a good day!

The wallpaper in the bathrooms was Sherlock Holmes themed!

I hope you liked my second London photo-diary post! More to come soon xxx

Étáin

xxx