My first baby shower?

So recently I went to my first baby shower. I'm not the most.... maternal of people, so Kirsty is actually the first person I've been friends with who has had a baby. A lot of my friends are like me, they don't want children, or they simply haven't had them quite yet. Rather than a typical baby shower, Kirsty had a pamper night. I thought this was a great idea, she's due in 2 weeks, so it was probably one of the last chances she will get to spoil herself for a little bit!

For Kirsty's present, I opted to get her something, rather than the baby. I don't know much about babies or what they need, and she has a fantastic family around her, so I decided a cheeky 'baby survival kit' was in order. With baby wipes (cause babies are messy), relaxing bubble bath for the odd time she might get to chill out a little, tinted lip balm, so she can feel like she's made an effort even if she doesn't have time for proper makeup, and SO MUCH CHOCOLATE AND SWEETIES. Cause why not?! I am sure they will provide a much needed energy boost while chasing after her babies!

Dress - New Look (no longer available)

Leggings - New Look (no longer available)

Denim jacket - New Look (no longer available)

Patches on jacket - Kreepsville 666

Necklace - Sugar & Vice (exclusive for subscription box owners only)

Converse Hi-Tops

Handbag - ASOS 

When it came to picking an outfit, it needed to be comfy and cute. I was getting a manicure and a back massage, so being able to easily getting half naked without showing everyone my arse was a must! The cute tea dress is a lovely deep green colour, with a black lace area at the top, and the velvet leggings meant I could take off my dress but still be more covered up. I went for casual with the denim jacket and converses, and finally got to use my new vampire clutch for the first time!

A close up of my face and outfit details. I love this kitty necklace from Sugar & Vice, and the speech bubble you can see on my jacket is also by them, it features a True Romance quote :D My eye makeup is Sugarpill, and my lipstick is Barry M. I'm not skilled at makeup, but thankfully the bright colours help hide my lack of skill!

You can actually see my smiley piercing here for once. How lovely is the lace detail on this dress? I've worn it a lot, and haven't done anything special when I washed it, and it hasn't snagged or pulled at all. Let's also ignore the lipstick on my teeth please.

And my handbag. It easily fitted my wallet, phone, lipstick and my keys. And I have a lot of keys!

I had a manicure and a back massage at the pamper night. Oh woooow the back massage. So having another one of those. I learnt that I am very tense in my shoulders and man did I ache the next day from the masseuse trying to work the knots out. Hi anxiety! I went for bright pink with a black ring finger for my nails. I'm going to doodle on the bright pink with my Barry M nail art pen I think!

I also spent the evening fussing over Kirsty's adorable pooch, a staffy called Bruno who is missing one of his front legs. He is such a sweetie, and he looooves belly rubs, which is fine for me, I am happy to oblige!

What a cutie!

I'm trying to do a lot more outfit posts, so I hope you like them :) let me know what you'd like to see more of on my blog!

Much love,

Kitty xxxx

Dreaming of Dresses

I love a good dress. The holiday season coming means lots of adorable new dresses on sale and I want them all!

Simply Be Hanky Hem Dress £55

I love this style of hem, I think it adds something different and this is the sort of dress that can easily be dressed up or down. Chunky boots and leggings to dress it down, cute heels and sparkle to dress it up! I think this dress looks like it has really great movement, something I love in a dress.

Paper Dolls Plus Oriental Print Dress with Contrast £65

First off, I hate the name of this dress. That companies are still describing something as oriental print is shameful. It is flower print! I love the off the shoulder style with the black section for the bust area, and I like the hints of greens, pinks and yellows, you could easily pick one of those out for shoes, bags and jewellery.

Off the Shoulder Prom Dress £80

For me, this dress is way more expensive than anything I would buy. But, the colours are lovely, very autumnal, I love the off the shoulder sweetheart style. It's so 80's prom and I love it! You could totally Madonna this up with black lace gloves and pearls.

ASOS Curve Exclusive Skater Dress in Velvet £28

I love a good velvet dress, and this is all kinds of Stevie Nicks goodness. It has the 3/4 sleeves, so if you aren't totally comfortable with your upper arms this would be lovely. I think the price of this is excellent for a velvet dress. It might have to be one I order to try on as a possible Christmas present.

Kelly Brook Cut Out Detail Dress £55

This isn't the style of dress that I personally wear, I don't suit the body con style. However, I know sooo many plus size babes who rock this style that I had to share. I like the short sleeves and the cut out in the chest, something a bit different! You could accessorise this in so many different ways, I like that Kelly Brook didn't sway away from a slinky fit with her plus size range.

Anna Scholz Print Dress £45

I LOVE this dress. So often as autumn and winter hit colours get boring, but this has an amazing tropical print, and the cute cut out shoulders, love! I can just see it with big platform sandals and being the stand out cutie at a party in a sea of blacks, navy and burgundy. It's gorgeous and so fun!

Little Mistress Watercolour Floral Print Maxi Dress £75

The watercolour print and colours of this dress are just stunning. Gorgeous autumnal dress. The lacy shoulders are a lovely addition, I think this is perfect for an autumn/winter wedding. ASOS Curve have this print in another style as well, so if the print is your thing but you don't dig a maxi dress, check out the shift dress version.

ASOS Curve Exclusive Cami Dress with Sequin Skirt £35

Who doesn't love to glam up with some sequins? The colours in the skirt section of this dress are amazing. I'd pick one, match my accessories to it and feel like a rockstar. It's like a glam rock mermaid managed to go all Ariel and sneak onto dry land and they rocked this dress to meet the Prince.

ASOS Curve Spot Midi Skater Dress with Lace Trim £40

I actually love how ASOS have styled this, with relaxed hair, and hi top converses, it's pretty much how I'd wear it myself. I love the longer length and the sleeves, perfect fora winter evening out. Throw a denim jacket over it and it's sorted!

What are your favourite dresses that you've spotted so far this A/W? These are all the more 'dressed up' dresses I like at the moment, but there are so many gorgeous casual ones about too.

Much love,

Kitty xxxxx

September Favourites

September was a fab month, lots of adventures and fun times! I got to travel a little, see some awesome folks, and I got some lovely new bits and pieces, these are my favourites -

I had the pleasure of getting tattooed again by the amazing Keely Rutherford while she was was guest spotting at Blind Eye Tattoo in Leeds. I wrote a full blog about the experience here. Keely is unbelievably talented and such a sweetheart! I'm booked in with her again this month and cannot wait. As ever, I've given Keely the briefest of ideas and will let her imagination run wild :D

I got this adorable cat belt from ASOS for a bargain £12. My waist is a lot smaller than my hips so I like to accentuate it, and this is perfect for that, plus it's a cat! It's non-leather which is always a must for me, it is also available in the non-plus size range too if you happen to be a straight size reader.

I've gone from someone with one handbag ever, to buying two this month. The cute burger handbag and vampire lips clutch, both from ASOS. They are £12.99 and £20. Both are non-leather and well made. I've used them both for various events, and they hold the necessities well. The burger bag is much thinner, so if like me you have a bulky male-style wallet and far more keys than any human could use, you might want to use a coin purse. The vampire lips are the perfect size for the essentials.

This necklace is the exclusive Sugar & Vice piece that only those who are part of their subscription box scheme. Every subscription box comes with the exclusive piece, and it is not for general sale. I love cats, and little satanic kitties are the best! I can't wait to see what they do with their next collection, and to see what the exclusive piece will be!

I used to be scared of socks, did I ever mention that? Now I love them. These are all from ASOS, at £3 each from their Halloween range. Amazing! ASOS have a bunch of different Halloween socks and I really want them all. I wear a size 10 and these ladies socks stretch just enough that they are still comfy for me to wear. Usually I have to buy men's socks, so yay!

Another piece I recieved in the Sugar & Vice subscription box, the Bat Wing Necklace for £15. I love bats, and the mixture of matte, regular black, and glitter black acrylic is stunning. It's a really nice length, and the black chain is the perfect touch.

Another piece from the subscription box, the Planchette Necklace £13. Perfect for this time of year! You can also see the Sugar & Vice tag in this shot, it's a little coffin, adorable!

I got this Little Miss Delicious Watermelon Necklace £18 as part of a mystery pack, I am so not over my watermelon addiction! Moar moar moar!

I have never used a nail art pen and thought it was actually any good. This nail art pen £4.99 by Barry M is just sublime. Easy to use and decorate with, I can't wait to use this for more fun nail doodles. Just make sure you use a good top coat otherwise it will rub off incredibly quickly.

So these are my September favourites! I wonder what my October faves will be....

Much love,

Kitty xxxxx

Birthday Party Ensemble

My Dad was 50 at the end of September, oh my glob! It meant 2 birthday parties and he got totally spoilt :) Awesome! For the 2nd of his birthday parties, the first was for family, the second for friends (I went to both for the free food) I remembered to take outfit photos.

I wasn't dressed up until it was dark, so once again my photos are on the interesting side!

New Look Dress - no longer available

Black Dusk Oversized black fringe side split long line beach kimono £50

ASOS Curve tie dye leggings - no longer available

Black Converse Hi-Tops

Sugar & Vice Bat Wing Necklace £15

I love this dress, the pleather cross under the bust makes what might be a really 'cutesy' type of baby doll dress into something a bit more me. It also has pleather shoulder straps.

I went for the biggest hair possible and was very pleased. My hair is naturally wavy, but not always the most compliant! I washed my hair, and split it into sections and twisted them, then twisting them into knots. I left it to dry naturally as much as I could, then when it was nearly dry, tipped my head upside down, and blow dried it as I untwisted them to get volume into the roots as well, then a little hairspray, and success!

I love a cute dress with converses or chunky boots. I'm not one for heels and I think they look so cute paired together.

I'm hoping my social life will calm down a little now!

Much love,

Kitty xxxxxx

An Evening Do

Stu and myself were recently invited to the wedding evening do of a work colleague of his. I slightly panicked outfit wise because I realised that I have never actually been to a wedding as an adult that I haven't been photographing! So I tried on about 10 dresses before I decided what to wear. I also wanted to do something different with my hair for once so decided something cute and vintage was a must, so victory rolls!

The vicotry rolls only took me about 18 attempts to get roughly even haha. One always goes perfect, it's a rule I am sure!

I have no idea what my face is doing.

Sugar & Vice Solar System Necklace £28

I love this necklace for a statement necklace. It is so different, and it always gets complimented, love it!

ASOS Curve Leggings in Tartan Check Print £18

ASOS Curve Exclusive Cami Skater Dress in Lace £17(on sale!)

Black Dusk Oversized black floral fringe side split longline kimono £50

Black Converse Hi-Tops

I love this dress. It's rare for a skater dress to be long enough for me, but this one is so cute, and comfy, and I really like the neckline too. I got a bit iffy about wearing black to a wedding, so went for the tartan leggings to brighten it up, and the kimono for more colour as well. I LOVE this kimono so much. Black Dusk sell through ASOS Marketplace and they have so much beautiful goodness. It was dark by the time I was ready so apologies for the full outfit photo not being the best.

The wedding night do was lovely fun, and it was nice to get to meet Mel and Jon, so many congrats! They had a photo booth, which you better believe I dragged Stu into!

Stu's amazing suit jacket is from Oppo Suits and is part of a full suit, but he opted for just the jacket. I love it so much. They are also available on Amazon and often go on sale, so keep an eye out, this one was a bargain!

Much love,

Kitty xxxxxx

Tattoo Take 2

I got my first tattoo back in May of this year by the fabulous Keely Rutherford. I fell totally in love and booked in with Keely to get another! This time Keely was guesting at Blind Eye Tattoo Co in Leeds, a great studio with amazing artists.

I ummed and aahed for a little while about whether or not I wanted to get the other leg matching, or carry on with the leg Keely had already tattooed. I decided to carry on with that leg, eventually I want it full of butterflies and moths. This is the moth I fell in love with, Daphnis Nerii, or, the oleander hawk moth.

How gorgeous right? I trust Keely completely, so gave her free reign to take this as inspiration and do what she wanted from there.

The stencil is on! Keely spent a lot of time picking exactly where to put it, my only request was that I wanted to be able to see it, as my first was on the back of my calf and I rarely catch a glimpse of it!

The outline all done :D

Keely's favourite colours match mine, purples, pinks, and turquoise! 

The babe herself tattooing away. I'm a creeper and snapped her while she wasn't looking.

The finished piece! I absolutely adore it. Keely is amazing and I cannot wait for round 3. My leg is the most beautiful leg ever!

I decided to treat Keely to something inspired by both of our favourite films, True Romance. What could have been more perfect than a Sugar & Vice Speech Bubble necklace with the final quote of the movie on it?

I think Keely liked it :D She posted this up on her instagram that evening after putting the necklace straight on. What a sweetheart! She also gifted me with a couple of her beautiful prints available in her shop <3 I need to find some adorable frames for these.

 

How gorgeous?!

My left leg is all going to by Keely, and I already have ideas for my other leg for her too. I just need more pennies! I cannot recommend Keely enough, she is a truly lovely person and unbelievably talented.

Much love,

Kitty xxxxxx

A Family Reunion.

Every year, my partner Stu's family have a reunion somewhere in the UK. This year it was in beautiful Whitstable at the end of August, on one of those last long, summer days. It was perfect weather for the day at the beach, with a hog roast, drink and games. I needed something comfy but cute as we were travelling down, and it was a hell of a drive!

New Look Burger Clutch Bag £12.99

I could not resist using my new burger bag. As we had a big bag for food, and hoodies etc, I could get away with a small handbag.

Dress by Hellbunny, bought second hand.

I love this dress. The pattern is adorable, my favourite spooky cute sort of look, and the dress is ever so comfortable too. The halterneck ties behind the neck making it reasonably adjustable for those who are bustier.

Sugar & Vice Bubble Blower Necklace £18

Eyeshadow is Sugarpill

How beautiful is this place? I'd love to go back and have more time there. The sea was so chilly, but I still paddled!

And a last selfie because why not! The wind at the beach always makes me glad to have naturally wavy/curly hair, I never have to worry about it being messy.

Much love,

Kitty xxxxx