But don't you step on my yellow suede shoes... Outfit

Hey Guuuuuys! 

This is my new jumper that I wore yesturday on my Birthday... I'm totally in Love with it. Such an autumnal twist on the aztec trend! I had the last one in the shop in a size 12, but I like the oversized look! Oh and PLEASE ignore my face in this picture I look like a pervy old man :s haha!

Jumper: River Island
Faux Leather trousers: H&M

Shoes: Primark

I spotted these gorgeous mustard shoes in Primark and instantly fell in love! They were only £16 but back in the day these would have been about £10.. how bloody expensive has it gone? I spent £40 in Primark altogether, that would usually get you a fair few things.. I bought just THREE things? GOD £40 used to get a basket full! I'll show you more of the shoes in a different post; they are pretty awesome!

I never actually thought I'd have the guts to wear leather trousers, but these H&M ones are amazing, the material panel down the side make for a comfier less clingy version than the full leather ones! They're a steal at only £14.99 too.. Just imagine how much they would be in Topshop! Oh talking of Topshop.. I'm extremely proud of myself that for at least one day of my life I am not wearing ANYTHING by Topshop! Deffo a first for me :) Seriously bored of being head to toe Topshop all the time!

Last thing: BIG NEWS: On Friday I am taking the plunge and Ombre-ing my hair.. gonna be a hard process as I first have to get the red out, dye my hair brown, THEN finally put the bleach on! Don't even know if it is gonna be possible yet, but fingers crossed that come Friday evening my hair will be beautiful :) So bored of red now... literally everyone has got it around where I live. I wanna stand out in a crowd and not blend in! I actually don't know ANYONE who isn't a celebrity/blogger that has ombre hair... Even though us bloggers see it as a big trend, I think in 'real life' it isn't, just like no 'normal' person lusts over Arty Rings and JC Litas and all the other little 'blogger lusts.'

God I feel like I could talk for hours today... Sorry about the rambley post. I'll stop now otherwise I'll be writing a 2000 word essay here! haha! If only uni assignments were this easy eh? God here I go rambling again. SHUT UP LOWRI!!!

Lots of Love

It's my birthday :D

Happy Birthday to meee :) I'm 22 years young today! Thought I'd celebrate by doing an outfit post.. this is what I wore out on Saturday night. I'm actually celebrating my birthday next Saturday as my parent's go away tomorrow so I'm gonna have all the girls round mine for lots of drinking and then we're gonna go to Cardiff and party hard :) I finally found a 'birthday dress' (I think; ordered it online so gotta see if I love it when it comes) thank's everyone who looked for a dress for me, you were all very helpful :) 

Top: Topshop
Shorts: vintage Levi

Ignore my bedroom behind me; I'm in the middle of decorating so it's looking a little boring at the moment! The wall used to be black so it's a massive change so far.. I wanna make the wall a feature wall using my ram head (from this post) and lots of vintage pictures in vintage photo frames! This is the first time I've wore my hair up on a night out, but I will deffo be doing it more often, life was so easy without worrying about hair going frizzy or whatever! I tried doing galaxy nails yesturday.. they turned out disasterous, I actually tried twice and each time they just looked shit! I'm so gutted :( lol! 

One last thing... I was planning on buying myself a domain (.com) name.. but as I expected I have run out of money within 2 days of being paid but it's really annoying that my blog name and URL were different SOOOO...

MY NEW URL IS http://lowri-thedeerhead.blogspot.com/ 

Anyways I'm starting to ramble about shit, feel like I got so much to say today but...I shall love you and leave you :) 

P.s How shit are Birthdays when your old?? YAWN! Much more exited for the night out :) 

Pow, Leopard, Cake, Spot and Anchor

Hey guys

First of all.. A big massive thank you to everyone who commented on my last post... you were all a great help in finding my birthday dress.. I'm gonna go 'real life' shopping tomorrow for a final look around I shall keep you all updated!

My nails last week were a random mix of things. I wanted lots of patterns and summery colours in hope it would inspire the weather.

Sorry the pic is a little dark, had to turn the flash off as it was reflecting off my nails

All the nail art was done with nail art pens from Ebay. 

Thumb:  Models Own Lilac Dream. You can't see it very well; it's comic book theme inspired. I've seen a few images of these 'POW' nails and wanted to try it myself :) 

Pointing Finger:  Models Own Fuzzy Peach. Classic leopard print... so easy and so effective! 

Middle Finger: Models Own Lemon Meringue. A cupcake: Didn't turn out as good as I expected, think I needed a darker 'background' colour so the cake would stand out better! 

Ring Finger: Barry M pink Flamingo. I Love this... So simple, yet so pretty. Cannot wait to do this with a Black background and white spots. I think it would look awesome! 

Little Finger: Models Own Top Turquoise. I love this little anchor. It was easier to do than expected so I was rather chuffed with that. I've been inspired to do nautical themed nails now with anchors and stripes and lots of nautical related things.

I've made a little 'nail art to do' list in my filofax.. Top of the list is galaxy nails but before I can do that I need my Models Own order to arrive; which is taking FOREVER! I haven't even painted my nails this week as I didn't wanna spend time painting them only to take it off and try out the new polishes when my order arrived... so I've had horrid boring nails for a whole week now! How long should I wait before I connact them? It's been 8 days since I ordered and they have confirmed my order but I haven't had a dispatch confirmation? I'm so freaking impatient! 

Lots of Love

I Need Your Help... Birthday Dress

So... My birthday is a matter of days away (12th Sept) and the night out is on the 17th of September. That doesn't give me long to buy a gorgeous dress...

Typical that there isn't the 'perfect' dress out there at the moment! My original choice was this dress.. 

In love with fashion

Guess What... It's sold out!!

My other unrealistic choice was this dress.. 

All Saints

As beautiful as it is, it is a ridiculous price £206 and selling for near enough RRP on Ebay. At this moment though I want it so much I would probably buy it but they haven't got my size (luckily lol). God My mother would KILL me if I spent this much money on a dress!

My dresses of choice are no longer and I CANNOT find a dress I like/want. (I'm yet to look anywhere other than the internet mind, so I could be wrong!)

To make life harder for myself I have decided I MUST wear my JC lita's (taupe colour) on my birthday... I want comfort so I can crazy dance and not have to worry about my feet.. the lita's are actually pretty comfy. So I need a dress that will look good with them...  I've seen a few that I kinda like...

Never Fully Dressed @ Spoiled brat

I don't know if this would look cheap or gorgeous.. and at £74.99 I have to be 100% sure before I commit to buying! But I would love something glitzy and glamourous with LOTS of embellishment! 

motel/in love with fashion/motel

Love all these dresses BUT they are not 'perfect'! Arghhh getting so stressed!! So my plea for help; does anyone know any websites that sell similar dresses to the All Saints dress? Or any websites that I may not have heard of that sell beautiful dresses? Or have you seen a gorgeous dress somewhere that you think I may love? 

Wish me luck on search... :) 

Zalando Fashion Frenzy competition

Hey guys

Zalando are holding a competition over on their blog!

Basically you have to chose your dream outfit from their website and do a blog post about it to win some seriously awesome prizes!

• The winner gets £300 a month to spend on Zalando FOR A YEAR! (£3,600 worth of gorgeous things!!)
• 3 runners up get a one of £100 voucher! 

I couldn't NOT enter this amazing competition as I love shopping too much to miss out on the chance! .. so ladies head on over to Zalando and get creating your outfits :) 

So all you need to do is create an awesome outfit then leave a link on their blog and also fill in this form HERE

Here's my dream outfit...

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This outfit simply screams my name! I would LOVE to be wearing everything here! It's the perfect everyday outfit, it's comfy and stylish! I think it would be lovely in the quickly approaching Autumn! 

Amplified 'The Who' tee: A band tee is the easiest thing to wear. It goes with everything and always looks awesome.. it's even better when you actually adore the band too! (which I do) 

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7 For All Mankind Slim Fit Jeans: Skinny jeans are amazing and again totally wearable.. I will forever be grateful to the dude who invented them! 7 for all mankind are known for their great fitting jeans that cling in all the right places! A little pricey I know.. but I would deffo invest if I won this competition!

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Pepe jeans KILLEN belt: I love tan belts and this one is gorgeous and will look awesome around the jeans.. with a very black based outfit a tan belt always adds a little extra something! 

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MuuBaa Cropped Leather Jacket: Everyone needs a leather jacket and MuuBaa never disappoint. The whole range on Zalando is gorgeous. This one works best with this outfit as it's very Rock n Roll! 

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Lavera Beautiful Lips Red Lipstick: When I put this outfit together it was crying out for one thing and I instantly knew that was red lipstick. I'm not familiar with this brand, but the colour looks gorgeous and I love trying new things! 

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Dr.Martens Union Jack: I swear my jaw dropped when I seen these. They need to be mine! I love Dr. Martens and I love the Union Jack.. and when you put them both together they are WOW! I know they probably arn't everyones cup of tea.. but they are just perfect for me. I think they tie the whole outfit together and give an extra edge that would make you stand out in a crowd. 

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Link me to your competition posts if you enter :) 

Shoes of the Week #8

Hey ladies

Today I'm gonna focus on the ever popular Oxford Shoes and Brogues. 


Did you know that although they are very similar they are actually different types of shoes? I didn't! I thought that people from different places simply had different names for them; similar to how the word us Welsh people use for 'plimsolls' is 'daps.'

What is the difference? 

Both are shoes with closed lacing but the most obvious difference is that brogues have a perforated pattern along the edges and seams of the shoe, also there is the distinctive 'W' (Wingtip) at the front. The word 'brogue' doesn't actually describe the shoe; it decribes the pattern on the shoe. Basically Oxfords are plain and brogues are Oxfords with brogue detailing. So not really that much of a difference! 

So even though the difference is pretty obvious.. many of the high-street stores are getting the naming of the shoe wrong... take for example these two gorgeous pairs of OXFORD SHOES. They are described as BROGUES. 

The offenders = Topshop

Ok, so there is a tiny amount of 'brogue detailing' near the laces.. but where is the classic Wingtip? The very thing that makes a brogue a brogue?

Even the more expensive places are doing it.. Surely these gorgeous shiny shoes should be described as an Oxford?

The offenders = John Lewis

But who knows I may be completely off the mark here.. from the very little research I have done.. to me Oxfords are plain and Brogues have a Wingtip?

Anyway I bet your bored of me rambling on about the difference.. If Topshop call an Oxford a brogue it ain't really gonna stop me buying. There is soooo much choice for these type of shoes on the high street but these are some of the more unusual (and my favourite)...

Ok these are actually 'winklepickers' but they totally have brogue detailing and I'm totally in love with them! They're from here (My newest alternative online shoe find). 

Asos. River Island

I LOVE the Asos ones they're super cool and unusual and have a Creeper feel about them (They would have fitted it perfect with my last Shoes of the Week post).. and the RI ones are an awesome colour!

Brogues/Oxfords/are so wearable and can literally be teamed with practically all types of outfits. My only problem with them is that they tend to be easy to scuff... or maybe that's just me? lol! 

I LOVE SHOES :) 

August...Monthly Round up #3

Hey Guys

August has been a bit of a YAWN month for me... There's not really any excitement in my world any more
:( boo poor me! Lol!

Favourite Outfit

Dress & Shoes: Topshop

Worst picture in the world sorry.. I've had this dress for ages, but it's one of my faves. It's the perfect shape for me and easy to throw on day or night or dress up or down. I wore it out for my friends birthday :) I don't know if you can see my earrings... they are AWESOME.. they're feathery and so long!

Favourite Fashion Buy

LLYMLRS: Jwlry

I bought this gorgeous necklace for an amazing price.. It's deffo my favourite buy this month as I have worn it most days. I have been after a necklace like this for ages and now I finally have one and am very happy about it :) 

Favourite Beauty Buy

Maybelline

This was literally my favourite mascara from about age 13-16. I loved it, but started to become interested in higher end brands such as Benefit. So from about age 16-now I have been trying various different brands, never sticking to the same mascara and trying to find my perfect one... Then I spotted this one day in boots and remembered how much I loved it. I bought it, used it, and BAM.. I still freaking Love it!! :)

Favourite Nails

Without doubt, these were my favourite nails this month. They were awesome, in your face, and I had so many compliments about them!! 

Biggest Splurge

Kandee Shoes

These were definitely my biggest splurge. I spent my last pennies on these babies but as gorgeous as they are, they don't half hurt your feet! They are 6.1 inches high and are practically impossible for someone who is used to a chunky heel and massive platform to walk in. But I still LOVE them!! 

Best Bargain

My biggest bargains were all from a boot sale featured in THIS post... check it out :) Also ironically my 'biggest splurge' shoes above were also a massive bargain reduced from £180 to £50 :)

Biggest Lust

Topshop

I was struggling to decide my 'biggest lust' as I want so many things but not just one thing stood out UNTIL.. I realised this gorgeous cardigan that I WANT/NEED so badly and was planning on buying as soon as I get paid has disappeared of the face of the earth. And you know what they say 'You always want what you can't have' the saying is totally true.. as Yes I wanted it before, but I need it now.. (please someone tell me I'm delusional and that it is still on the Topshop website somewhere. Pleaseee! )

Planning On Buying
Well apart from the gorgeous cardigan above^^^ which I was originally gonna buy!

In Love With Fashion

I want this dress to wear out for my birthday I think... will probably change my mind! I don't know whether it is too casual, well, I know its not casual but I wanna look extra special on my birthday; a bit more dressed up than normal. 

Favourite Picture

Just me and the girls painting the town red (God I hate that saying haha)... We somehow bagged ourselves two free bottles of Champagne.. it turned out to be a VERY messy night!!

Achieved

• Well.. I finally changed the name on my Blog. I chose the last name (You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory) in like 2 minutes and it wasn't well thought out; An 8 word name wasn't ideal at all!! I wanted something memorable and short! I also managed to change a few things like the background and header etc which is a BIG achievement for me as I don't do computer things lol! 
• My favourite achievement is trying to convince my mam for four days to buy me £25 worth of Models Own nail polish in their 50% off sale.. I succeeded!!! .. I thought I was gonna miss out and I was getting proper down about it lol! THANK YOU MAMMY :) 

Looking Forward to

• My Birthday is this month.. '12th September' Remember the date ;)!! I will be 22 years old, which is proper scary! My parents are going away so I have the house to myself which only means one thing... MASSIVE BIRTHDAY PARTYYY!!! Gonna be Fun :) 
• I'm hoping to buy myself a '.com' this month. Hopefully my new name will be 'www.lowri-thedeerhead.com' 

Not Looking Forward to

This month I'm gonna try and make changes to my spending habits. I'm getting beyond control, so I'm gonna cut down on what I buy and ask the dreaded question before every purchase 'Do I really need this.' I wanna try and make a 'capsule' wardrobe thing but it seems very hard actually getting round to doing it and sitting down and thinking about it... but expect a few upcoming posts on my progress :) (I've contradicted myself here I'm cutting down on spending AND building a capsule wardrobe haha)

So that's that. Not really an interesting month for me to be honest! I'm sure September will be more eventful :)