Punky Pins Haul

Every now and then I seem to go on little lucky streaks and win competitions I enter online, and recently I've won two! One of those was run by Punky Pins, hosted on their instagram. While I didn't win the top prize, I did win a 50% off voucher that I was thrilled with. I'd been planning on placing an order, so it was clearly meant to be! They then hosted a 'seconds' sale, selling off slightly faulty designs cheap, and I couldn't resist grabbing a ton of their designs. So here's what I bought with my voucher!

Cats Rule Everything Pin

Pro Cats Pin

Guitar Pin

These three were all the pins I got in the seconds sale, so all have slight faults. With the first pin you can see the lettering is missing some of the black colour, with the cats pin it is less obvious, and the cat has a mark on his pink belly, and in the guitar it is even less obvious, with a slight bit of colour missing at the bottom of the V of the guitar. None of the faults are really obvious, and when sold at half price you can't complain. With my 50% off voucher I really couldn't say no!

Chubby Mermaid Pin

Mermaid Pin (no longer available)

Spooky Mermaid Pin

And now, a trio of mermaids, how could I resist?! They are all so different from each other. My favourite is probably the chubby mermaid, I love that she is fat, as well as a woman of colour, it's fab seeing a brand with diversity in their range like this. Next fave is the spooky mermaid because she's cute and slightly terrifying at the same time. Lastly I had to get the classic mermaid because she's so sassy and I like her shell.

Lilac and Pink Cactus Duo

Worship Me Pin

Floral Crown Ghost Pin

Killer Lipstick Pin

Feminist Crystal Pin

You know I had to get the cactus pins, I'm obsessed! I had a cactus pin on my denim jacket but it's pin is badly placed so it turns around and I couldn't stand it any more. Given that my life is ruled by cats I had to get the bad ass 'worship me' pin, and that ghost in a flower crown is just the best sort of spooky cute! I love that Punky Pins have so many pins with a feminist message, the lipstick and knife set is adorable and feisty and why wouldn't I want the word feminist emblazoned upon my jacket?

I could have bought SO many more but just had to stop myself somewhere. I want all their pins and can't wait to see what they come out with next.

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

Floral and Mesh Stripes OOTD : A Mini Homeware Haul

CowCow Mermaid Leggings*

As a fat girl, one of the things I've wanted for years, but have never been able to find, was a pair of mermaid leggings. I wanted to feel like a merbabe and have adorable scales. So when CowCow asked me to pick out the pieces they would send me as a Plus Cutie Ambassador for them, I had to get a pair of mermaid style leggings!

 I opted for the Sca1 Bk Gr Marble leggings* by Trendisstuff. I love green and it's the traditional mermaid colour so I had to go for them. The print is beautiful, the marbling of the green with the overlay of the scales is so fun. The artist has done a great job in making them much more detailed than the average glittery mermaid leggings. I want this print in a dress STAT. But... and there is a big but...

These leggings are completely unwearable. I was so gutted! The legs themselves fit just right (despite how baggy they look in this photo), but the section that covers your butt and finishes at the waist has so obviously been scaled up from a straight size design, that it sits about half way up my butt instead. I wore them for maybe 5 minutes to show the pattern on the leggings and spent the entire time holding them up with two hands to even try to take a photo that showed the print. It's why they look so baggy, they are falling down, even just stood still.

These are the first product I've tried from CowCow that have been disappointing, but they are just not wearable for a plus size person. If they redesigned these and made them high waisted they might work, but sadly, as they are right now, I do not recommend them for plus size bodies. The hunt for mermaid leggings continues!

Much love,

Kitty xxxxx

PS. Big thanks to Twig for helping me with these photos!

It's OK to be Taller Than Your Boyfriend : The First Christmas Decorations Haul

*denotes an item that was gifted for review purposes. In no way does this impact upon my opinions, which are entirely my own.

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An ASOS Accessories Haul

Of all the places I shop online, ASOS is the one I check the most. Most days actually. It always has a huge array of plus size clothing, but it also sells accessories that are just to die for. It's my absolute go to website for something different to really put an outfit together. I saw someone post about grabbing one of these items in the sale and immediately went on the site and ordered it. So here is what I got!

Quay Australia Round Sunglasses

I've been a fan of Quay sunglasses for years, but usually just buy super cheap sunglasses and then moan that the UV protection is rubbish. This year I've decided to suck it up and buy some proper sunglasses, and when I saw ASOS had Quay shades in the sale it was meant to be. I love the stripes combined with the pink lenses! Usually I struggle with plastic frames due to my chronic head pain, but these are surprisingly light so I'm keeping them with great glee.

Quay Australia Exclusive Lana Sunglasses in Rose Gold

You might remember that I bought myself a cheap pair of sunglasses from Ebay that I blogged about here that were the silver version of these, but a fake. I had no idea they were based on a Quay design at the time but as soon as I saw these in the sale, I had to have the real thing. Cheap shades might be cheap, but their protection from the sun is rotten, so I'm being kinder to my eyes and getting the real deal. I'm late to the rose gold trend, I just couldn't decide if I liked it or not, but since colouring my hair pink I'm all over it. There is no comparison between these and the quality of my fakes, so get the real deal guys!

ASOS Metallica Shell Clutch Bag

This bag. This bag is the bag of my mermaid dreams. There are brands that do popular shell bags that so many people have zip problems with that I opted to hold out and hope for a better version instead. And here it is.

It is iridescent magic with rose gold hardware. Yep, more rose gold. I predict a lot more of it appearing in my life over the summer.

I love the style of the strap, it's the right style to be able to hold in your hand or hook over your wrist so you can still use your hand.

How lush is that fabric? It reflects blues and purples and pinks and greens and just wow. It's gorgeous.

It pops open down the centre but has a silky interior that means nothing can fall out which is a great touch. It's surprisingly roomy and I am now desperate for an excuse to go out and use it!

Did you pick up any bargains in the ASOS sale?

Much love,

Kitty xxxxx

Cynical Fashion Magazine : Latex Edition

I am always so thrilled to have my photography published in magazines, and this month brings Roswell Ivory wearing an incredible outfit by Yummy Gummy Latex in Cynical Fashion Magazine.

This incredible latex made us both think of mermaids, it's like fishnets or scales, the detail is unbelievable, I've never seen latex like it!

Posing in water is so hard, Roswell did an amazing job!

Roswell is so so good at her styling. She does nearly all her own hair and makeup on shoots. She's also one of the sweetest and loveliest people you could ever hope to meet. Which is why she is one of my bridesmaids!

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

Sugar & Vice

Anyone who reads this blog may have noticed a familiar name pop up over and over again, that of Sugar & Vice. To say I am a fan is an understatement, I adore everything they do! I own a lot of their jewellery and dream of more!

Swimming Mermaid Necklace £20

Double Stacked Name Necklace starting from £13

XL Gemstone Necklace £36

Solar System Necklace £28

This is just a small selection of what I currently own. Every birthday and at Christmas I beg for more! Accessories are such an important part of my outfits, they can change something from just OK to amazing, and I love that Sugar & Vice are a 2 person independent company. They are so creative and truly lovely people to boot! Here is some of my current wislist - 

Melon or Orange Slice necklace £15

I am in love with watermelon print right now. It's so cute and summery!

The Supreme Necklace £17

I am a big fan of American Horror Story and I love the styling in Coven, I recently got some awesome long kimonos and totally need this to go with them!

There are soooo many gorgeous designs on their website and etsy. They also make earrings, bracelets, hair accessories, bags and apparel. So much awesomeness! They have made me totally custom designs that have been completely perfect and better than I could have even imagined, so much love for Sugar & Vice!

Much love

Kitty xxxxxxx

Bottoms photos are all copyright Sugar & Vice.

Father's Day!

Sunday was Father's Day in England, so it meant a family BBQ to celebrate the day with my love and his children, and my Dad too :)

This is what I got for my Dad. Custom Uranium and Plutonium element cufflinks from Sugar & Vice. He works in the power industry so he enjoyed these!

My outfit :) Stu took the first one but I think the hemline is more visible in the second one. Isn't it cute?

The dress is from New Look, my Mum found it in store on sale and treated me to it :) thanks Mum! I wouldn't normally go for a pink dress, but I liked the lace detailing and the hem is so cute.

I usually live in plain black leggings but I'm trying to break that habit, so cute new leggings! These are from ASOS. The material they are made of is so soft, I love them and will be keeping an eye out for more. My sandals are from Evans last year, it is so hard to get a size 10! The are wedge heels which I find much more comfortable.

To finish the outfit off I wore one of my favourite necklaces, the Sugar & Vice Swimming Mermaid necklace £20, and my black Gorilla Glass super spirals.

Much love

Kitty xxxxxx