December Fashion Favourites

Due to the (extremely) busy month of december almost being over, I've decided to make a little post on my favourite fashion pieces that I've picked up this month. Truthfully, I've probably spent a little too much this month but between buying presents and seeing the amazing selection of clothes that's started to appear in my favourite shops, I think it's well justified. The clothes in this haul all come from Missguided, Topshop and Ego and since it's sumer where I am, I'm going to be mostly posting outfits for warmer weather. Hope you guys enjoy this little haul/favourites post and let me know what you think in the comments below!

I'm going to start off today with what I bought from Topshop, I only bought three items but I think three is plenty when you really love the pieces. Firstly, I bought a summery spaghetti strap top with a delicate butterfly print. I love this top so much, I think it would work so well with jeans or shorts and you could add a nice wooly cardigan for when it gets a little warmer. It's just a really pretty, versatile top and a well needed addition to my minimalistic summer clothes collection. Next I've got a basic tee that has "bad habits" embroidered, I promised myself this year that I would try to avoid buying more basic tee shirts but I thought this one was so cute and would be a good addition to my wardrobe for school next year due to it being so comfy and casual. Finally, the last piece I bought from Topshop is a pair of high waisted jeans (pictured above). I love these so much, the embroidery looks so cute and the style is really flattering on so it was a no brainer. I really want to pair these with one of those indie buckle belts, pointed black booties and a brown silk spaghetti strap. I've had that outfit idea playing on my brain since I bought them so it sounds like I'm going to have to invest in a new pair of boots and a belt in order to play out my little fantasy.

Secondly, I placed a reasonably big order (by my standards) from Missguided. I can't remember specifically but I think this particular order was inspired by a fifty percent off student discount and lets be real, who can resist that? The first item I've got is a cropped orange hoodie, I love this piece so much because of the really cute ripped texture at the bottom and the beautiful nude orange that the jumper comes in. I think I'll be wearing this a lot with high waisted yoga pants and a sporty shoe to match. Next we have two tee shirts, one's a more feminine nude coloured crossover tee and the other is just a classic band tee from Guns and Roses. I think these are so cute and versatile so I know I'll definitely be getting a lot of wear out of these. Finally, moving into swimwear, I picked up two bikinis, one i consider a hit and the other seems to be a bit of a miss. The white sporty style bikini looks so cute on and fits me surprisingly well while the other white and nude fishnet triangle bikini doesn't quite measure up. I don't want to give this bikini a bad review or anything because in reality, triangle bikinis usually don't look quite right on me so really this was to be expected. I also didn't like that there weren't separate sizing options for the tops and bottoms (I know a large amount of girls out there feel my struggle here) but otherwise I was really happy with what I bought.

Finally, I only received one lone package from ego shoestore but I'm going to rave about how great their shoes are for a hot minute. I always saw youtubers and instagrammers wearing shoes from this shop and they always looked amazing on. When I finally went and had a look on the website I was actually blown away by how affordable these shoes were too, so I put an order in for the floral embroidered booties (can you tell I'm really into this embroidery trend?) and they arrived SO quickly. I put an order in early December but because they were on pre-order until the 17th I expected them to arrive after christmas, maybe even after the new year, but they arrived on the 20th! This may not be a big deal for american or european readers but for someone that lives in New Zealand that was really fast. The quality was amazing too so overall I just had a really positive experience with ego and I wanted to make sure you all knew how cool they were.

So that's all for my little favourites this week but I promise I'm going to start trying to post more regularly on here, hopefully like twice a week or more. I'm also on the very brink of gaining enough confidence to start a youtube channel, so cross your fingers and send good thoughts my way! I hope you all have an amazing week and I'll talk to you again very very soon! x

Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide

Hi guys! Sorry for the very late blog post this week but this gift guide is going to be pretty helpful for any of you that are totally unorganised like me these holidays. When you've left it to the last minute, finding a good christmas gift for friends and family can be pretty difficult and stressful. To relieve a little bit of that stress for you guys I put together this post which can cater to absolutely anyone. I think the most important thing to remember when buying gifts is to not just get thing that you would like to receive. Really think about the person you're buying for; do they like music, beauty, books or nice smelling soaps and bath bombs? Once you've got a basic idea of what they're into, it makes them much easier to buy for.

For those who always seem to have their head buried in a book it would obviously be a good idea to head to your local bookstore. A good idea is to look for penguin book because not only do they have an amazing variety of classics (and who doesn't love a good classic) but the prices are really low as well. A couple of my favourite books from the penguin range include The Secret History by Donna Tartt and The Beautiful and Damned by Scott F. Fitsgerald. And while we're on the topic of books, let me know if you guys want me to post some book reviews or start a monthly book club in the comments below!

When it comes to friends and family that love music, there's so many different gift options you can take advantage of. Find out their favourite band and get them a poster or some cool merch, or you could just get them some CD's or vinyl (make sure they have a cd/ record player first though!). If you really wanted to splash on a present you could even pick up some concert tickets or a record player and I'm sure you'd end up in their good books this Christmas.

It's hard to know where to start when choosing a gift for the beauty obsessed, picking makeup for another person can be pretty tricky and expensive at the best of times. A brand that I always find to be great for Christmas presents is colour pop. They're one of the cheapest brands I know that sell such high quality products and they have the cutest gift sets, I tried to buy a fall set for my friend's Christmas gift but ended up keeping it for myself! Otherwise, Kylie cosmetics is an exciting way to go if you want to splurge and you'll definitely earn the title of best gift giver, especially with the new Christmas collection out now. If you need your present to arrive quickly, try looking for legitimate colour pop and lip kits being resold on trade me or ebay.

You always have the risky option of buying clothes or jewellery too. If your friend/family member has a pretty clear style this could be the way to go. When buying clothes I always think that one nice item of clothing is better than ten things you would never wear so try to just pick one really nice item that you know your friend would love. There are so many options when it comes to jewellery and its the type of gift almost everyone loves receiving. You an choose between watches, earrings, necklaces and bracelets and theres a great price variation in stores now day meaning that you can spend as little or as much as you want on a nice piece of jewellery.

Lastly, we've got gifts for those friends that are difficult to buy for or ones that are known to like things that smell good. These are pretty standard ideas but lush is always a safe bet, I don't think I know anyone that wouldn't be stoked with a new bath bomb or soap as a Christmas present and they even do gift packs if you wanted to get a little selection. If lush isn't really your speed, you can always go down the candle path. There are so many good candles out there, my favourites include any Christmas themed yankee candles and the Tahaa candle by glasshouse, otherwise known as the thing that makes all peter alexander stores smell so good (Kiwi's and Aussies know what I'm talking about).

I hope this little guide helped you all this holiday season! Let me know if you use any of my ideas and how your friends and family react! Thanks for reading xx