'Tis The Season for a Festive Jumper!

Jingle All The Way - Dear Santa - Naughty or Nice - Fairisle Reindeer - I Heart Santa - Sequin Christmas Trees 

The first of  December is here so you are officially allowed to dig out your Christmas jumper! I absolutely love a Christmassy jumper over the festive season and this year they are cuter than ever. They're such a comfy little style statement and if you've got me on Instagram you would have seen that I've had the H&M 'Dear Santa I want it all' jumper ready and raring to go for weeks now but had stern instructions from Joel that I must wait for December! I'm going to use Lauren Conrad as my inspiration this year because this is the best styling of a Christmas jumper I've ever seen and if that doesn't make you want to run out and buy one or shove the one you've already got on I don't know what will!

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The Hunt For The Perfect Winter Boots!

You may notice a few distinct similarities between all of the above - they're black, they have a bit of a heel and gold hardware if any. I have a very specific vision for the boots that I'm after, I've got a well loved pair of flat chelsea boots and am after something a little bit smarter but still day appropriate. I'm a complete short arse and have teeny, tiny stumpy legs so I'm after a small heel just to lengthen my legs but I need to be able to walk in them still because there is nothing worse than looking like bambi on ice in a pair of heels! I don't want too much detail either, I'm not keen on boots that are covered in buckles and zips but I do like this gold plate thing that's going on with heels at the minute. So to summarize I need in my life: black boots that are plainish but metal plates on the heel are acceptable with a little chunky heel but I must be able to walk in them...I don't ask for much do I?!

Is there anywhere that I'm missing on my quest for the perfect boots, where else can I search?!

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It's Raining, It's Pouring!

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The umbrella - an underrated accessory. This is something that you'll get a lot of use of especially if you're like me and live in the UK - the sun might be shining now but my umbrella has got a lot of use this week! I always like to have a cute umbrella on standby in case the heavens open, who says you can't be pretty and practical?! I begrudgingly have to admit that summer is drawing to a close (boohoo!) and we're going to get a few more dull rainy days but even though your hair might be a straggly damp mess and your feet might be soggy no one will notice because they'll be admiring your brolly if you pick one of these bad boys!

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I'm loving...Anything and Everything with a Scallop Hem

I am a sucker for anything cute and girly, heart prints, polka dots, cats, I've got to have it. I'm not quite sure how it works that giving something a wavy hem makes it 80% prettier but I've chosen not to question it and just to embrace it! The high street is going scallop hem crazy right now and I just think that it makes the plainest of items look cute and a bit more interesting. I absolutely love, love, love the mint green Topshop Co-ord but the skirt alone would look amazing with a plain cami top or a printed shirt. I may have already purchased the black ASOS shorts (come on, they were in the sale, they were practically free!) and they just remind me of something Kourtney Kardashian would wear with a baggy top, kimono and MAC Morange on her lips. Keep the scallop hems coming High Street!

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London OOTD #5 & #6 and OOTN #10 & #11

Outfits L-R:

Coat - New Look, Top - Primark, Jeans - Topshop, Boots - Topshop, Bag - Mulberry

Top - Primark, Jeans - Topshop, Shoes - Vivienne Westwood for Melissa, Bag - Mulberry

Coat - New Look, Dress - Zara, Boots - Topshop, Bag - Mulberry

Top - Next, Jeans - Topshop, Shoes - Topshop

Why is it so hard to pack for a few days?!?! So much stuff for such a little case! These are the outfits that I wore while I was in London last week minus my coming home outfit because we were in too much of a rush as lugging my make up filled case around slowed me down and annoyed Joel (can't beat a bit of holiday tension!) 

On the day we went I was going for comfort so wore my trusty Topshop Leigh jeans, a floral cami style top and a light jacket which I'm glad I took because it was nice when we left the house but when we got into London it was chucking it down, hence the umbrella! I hadn't actually planned on getting changed that night but after a little trip to Primark and a new top to debut I ended up changing into that and putting my heart shoes on (the last time for a good few days I could even wear heels - Oxford Street you ruined me!!) before we went for an Italian, yum! The following day we hit the shops and I wore my yellow Zara dress (I also wore it in this outfit post here) I've only ever worn this once before and wanted to get the price per wear down. We went out again that night and I had a completely different outfit in mind but I literally did shop until I dropped so just kept it casual with my beloved black jeans and a red polka dot peplum top that I borrowed from my mum in an 'I have nothing to wear panic' the night before we went, I had to wear my Topshop pumps because all that shopping had blistered me up and it was easier to limp down the road in flats! If I look a bit weird in these pictures it's because my fringe has grown ridiculously long and I'm trying to rock more of a centre parting but I'm not quite sure of it yet, I just think I look strange. I'm going to give it a couple of weeks and see if it grows on me before I beg my friend (who persuaded me to let her put the scissors down and try it) to give me the chop. And that concludes my london outfits, back into my onesie now! 

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OOTD #4

Top ♥ Topshop

Jeans ♥ Topshop

Jacket ♥ New Look

Scarf ♥ Alexander McQueen

Bag ♥ Mulberry

Shoes ♥ Vivienne Westwood for Melissa

I was having a little rummage in my blog folder, trying to shape it into some sort of order and came across this outfit that I never got round to posting (probably because I couldn't find it!) This is from my Valentines weekend with Joel when we went shopping in Nottingham the day after a night full of Italian food and cocktails. When I've got money to spend shopping is like a serious sport, I need to be comfortable so flats are a must and I need to be able to actually see where I'm going and what I'm picking up meaning that I can't go on a serious spree without my specs on. This is just a really simple, neutral coloured outfit that I added a bit of colour to by chucking on a bright scarf. You also can't see very well (or at all - Joel's photography again!) but these jeans are covered in tiny white polka dots and I always that think they give a plain outfit a bit of interest. So here you have it, a three month old outfit that lived to see the light of my little blog after being salvaged from the archives! 

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BLOG SALE!! | Topshop, Lipsy, ASOS, Primark, New Look, H&M and more!

Image from Weheartit & edited by me

I'm moving out in 2 weeks time and I had to choose between taking all of my clothes with me or taking my boyfriend, it took a lot of deliberation but I decided the clothes won't help me pay the bills or make my dinner so I'm hoping you lovely lot will give these a good home!

♥ Postage is £3 for most items but a few of the heavier, bulkier ones are £5

♥ Once these leave my grubby little mitts I don't want them back so unfortunately I won't accept returns

♥ I will obtain proof of postage but if they go missing en route (hopefully not!) I won't take responsibility for it

♥ It would be wonderful if I could have payment within 24 hours so I can get it out to you ASAP, if I don't receive payment in that time then it's up for grabs again

♥ Pretty please send your payment via Paypal as a gift so there's no pesky charges

♥ Uk only I'm afraid as it took me long enough to get my head around these postage charges

♥ If you see something that you want then leave a comment telling me what and your email address or email me directly at youlooknicetodayxo@gmail.com and we'll take it from there

(This is a very picture heavy post, I'm sorry!!)

Topshop bird print shorts, size 10 - £12 plus £3 p+p

Primark multicoloured jumper, size 10 - £5 plus £3 p+p

H&M paisley print skater dress, size 12 - £14 plus £3 p+p

Topshop floral dress, size 10 - £12 plus £ p+p

Glamorous black disco pants, size 10 never worn - £15 plus £3 p+p

Topshop bodycon dress, size 10 never worn - £8 plus £3 p+p

Lipsy harlequin print dress, size 10 £15 - plus £5 p+p

New Look cherry print tie blouse, size 10 - £6 plus £3 p+p

Topshop sequin dress, size 10 never worn - £30 plus £5 p+p

Forever 21 Minnie Mouse cardigan, size M - £10 + £3 p+p
New Look sequin dress, size 10 - £10 + £5 p+p

George polka dot trousers never worn, size 10 - £7 plus £3 p+p

Primark lemon print dress, size 10 - £8 plus £3 p+p
Primark leather shorts, size 10 - £7 plus £3 p+p

H&M maxi dress never worn, size 12 - £14 plus £3 p+p
Topshop playsuit, size 10 - £12 plus £3 p+p

Topshop high waisted shorts never worn, size 10 - £10 plus £3 p+p

Topshop lace dress, size 10 - £12 plus £3 p+p

River Island navy polka dot shorts with bow belt, size 10 - £8 plus £3 p+p

Primark bird print dress never worn, size 12 - £8 plus £3 p+p

Primark ditsy print dress, size 10 - £5 plus £3 p+p
Forever 21 navy pleat top/dress, size S - £7 plus £3 p+p

New Look sequin skirt, size 10 - £7 plus £3 p+p

Primark furry striped jumper/jumper dress, size 10 - £6 plus £3 p+p

Topshop ditsy print playsuit with detachable straps never worn, size 12 - £15 plus £3 p+p

Topshop brown felt trousers, size 10 - £10 plus £3 p+p

Primark button up dress, size 12 - £5 plus £3 p+p

Topshop high waisted indigo jeans, W28 L32 - £7 plus £3 p+p

Topshop fur cape never worn, one size - £14 plus £5 p+p

ASOS blue dress, size 10 - £10 plus £3 p+p

Primark sheer top, size 12 - £4 plus £3 p+p

Topshop multicoloured polka dot skirt, size 10 - £7 plus £3 p+p

If you have any questions about sizing or want any additional pictures please get in contact! 

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OOTN #5

Top - New Look ♥ Skirt - Topshop ♥ Shoes - Primark ♥ Bag - ASOS ♥ Watch - Marc by Marc Jacobs

Nails ♥ Topshop Mannequin & Ciate Candy Shop Caviar Beads

I'm currently writing this from my bed, in my onesie, with a headache, feeling slightly sick but at the same time craving the kind of food that will take me up a dress size by just looking at it. What a typical bank holiday feeling! This is a very poor excuse of an outfit picture, me in Varsity toilets (classy lady) but I'm going to roll with it! This night out crept up on me and I had to mentally throw together a few things before actually throwing them in the car and hoping they were clean and looked alright. I've had this skirt for ages now and I've only ever worn it once in Ibiza in the summer so I thought it was due an outing and because the skirt is so bright I tried to keep the rest of the colours quite neutral. I'm a bit slack on the old top front and it was a struggle to find something to wear with this but I think it ended up looking okay, the only thing that gets me down about baggy fitting tops and big boobs is that it makes your top half look a lot bigger than it is but hopefully the pinched in waist remedied that a bit, god damn you boobs!! I was going for understated nails as well but then I rediscovered the Ciate Caviar Beads that I got in my Ciate advent calendar and put it on a couple of nails to make them look less plain and add a subtle bit of colour, surprisingly these lasted the whole night compared to the other few times I've had them on and most of the beads have scraped off just leaving silver within a couple of hours (That is probably down to me though and the fact I just can't stop touching them). My going out make up doesn't really vary very much and it's pretty similar to my day make up just a bit heavier. I'd had a few glasses of wine by this point so the pout was out! Lashings of black eyeliner winged out, big lashes and a nice lip colour are my staples, I probably should be a bit more adventurous with my make up but if it ain't broke don't fix it!

Enjoy your last afternoon of freedom because it's back to work tomorrow boohoo!