Product Review: BlackMilk Clothing

Good morning to you my dear dear readers! Today I'll be showing you my BlackMilk Clothing stained glass leggings.

Let's Begin!

These are probably the most expensive leggings I've ever bought! In the area of $70 they cost a bomb and at the time I bought them (when I was two stone heavier than I am now) they were not exactly the comfiest pair. Fast forward over a year later and I'm two stone lighter and they're snugness has changed dramatically.

Back when I bought them I was a size UK 14. In britain medium size usually would fit me so thought that a medium size would be fine. Oh how wrong I was! They were uncomfortably tight and every time I tried to sit down I kept thinking they would rip. The faces on the leggings were stretched to their limit, they looked very unflattering.

I am currently a size UK 10 and now they fit perfectly, so in terms of working out your size when it comes to BlackMilk Clothing better purchase a size bigger than you usually would.

The instructions on the leggings say that you should hand wash only. Do not soak or bleach. Do not tumble dry and do not iron!!

I usually pair these leggings with a long black top and some black boots. Like every other pair of leggings I have they're very bold and not much can go with them outfit wise.

There is no denying the fact that these are a bold pair of leggings. I do get a few weird looks when I venture out in them but hey ho, if you feel confident in a garment, wear it regardless of what others might think.

And with that I shall leave on a positive note! Enjoy your week dear readers! xx

Product Review: Marks and Spencers Leggings

Hello my lovely readers. Today I shall be reviewing my latest purchase from Marks and Spencers. Recently I lost a serious amount of weight (went from 11st to 9st in two months) so I've had to buy a whole new wardrobe for my new figure (especially since all my trousers kept slipping down).

A few days ago I purchased a fine pair of leopard print leggings from Marks and Spencers (love this shop at the moment). In the images below I decided to use a black and white filter reason being is that you cannot really see the colour very well in the images. The colours of the leggings are grey mix with black spots.

Size: 12L

Material: 96% Cotton

                  4% Elastine

I trust Marks and Spencers to produce good quality clothing and these leggings are no exception. Strong and resilient. I know that these leggings will last me quite a while. I find with some leggings that the knees give after a few wears and become slightly weak but these leggings are quite thick so I don't think I'll have the same problem.

There is only one problem with these leggings: the waist. As you can see with the images below they fit really nicely by the ankles, a nice fit, tight but not uncomfortable however as you move your way up to my waist you can see that it's quite baggy. Unfortunately the size 10 was slightly too tight but I can always get the sewing machine and do some meddling to make it a bit more fitting

Here is the link for you to browse the M&S store http://marksandspencer.com

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Personal Post: My London Fashion

Today I begin my short adventure to London Town (Yippee!!), and I wanted to show you, my beautiful darling readers a brief glimpse into what I'm taking with me. 

So inside my suitcase you shall find...

My blue Hawaiian crop-top shirt from Topshop. I bought this last year for my trip to Madrid but never had the chance to wear it. Unfortunately due to my weightloss it's slightly too big, however I love the colour and the pattern too much to give it away.

I shall pair this with some black leggings and denim shorts (if I wear it that is).

In my last year of University I went through my Daria phase. I watched every episode repeatedly and Jane Lane became my spirit animal. A rebellious wannabe starving artist who was just too cool for school, I saw a part of myself In her (the artist side, not the cool side... honest) so you can imagined how excited I was when I found this little beauty on the website shopjeen! Instant purchase it has found it's place in my heart next to the Seto Kaiba top (check previous posts). I shall be pairing this top with some black shorts, Chanel Jane on the streets of London! 

A sensible option is also needed just in case it gets chilly (this is London after all) so my Birth of Venus jumper from romwe will most certainly keep me warm. I shall not go into too much detail about this as I'm currently writing an article specifically for it.

My Vero Moda jacket is definitely coming with me on this trip. Pairing it with my black shorts and black nike trainers. I love the material. I do hope to find something similar in London. It's a hit-and-miss with my mates but hey I love it, and that's all that matters. 

These little beauties came all the down under from a little shop known as blackmilkclothing. Again, just like my jumper, I'm writing an article specifically for these leggings which I shall publish soon. 

I'm pretty sure I'll be lounging my London pad for a few hours a night so my pink Marge Simpsons leggings from romwe are definitely needed since they're the comfiest leggings I've ever has the privilige of wearing. I shall be teaming it with the above black top from internacionale because, well, I don't have much in my wardrobe that goes with pink. 

And there you have it. My London wardrobe. I shall also be taking my baby (Canon, photography graduate) and my hunger games parody book. Links to all the shops I mentioned above are below.

Topshop Link: http://www.topshop.com

Shopjeen Link: http://www.shopjeen.com

Romwe Link: http://www.romwe.com

Vero Moda Link: http://www.veromoda.com

Blackmilk Clothing Link: http://blackmilkclothing.com

Enjoy your week my lovely lovely readers xxx

Product Review: Marks and Spencers Jumper

Another day, another article, another product, and this product comes from Marks and Spencers Limited Collection.

The first thing that caught my eye about this outfit was the colour and the pattern. Very pretty but not too over the top. 

The material is also lovely and it's so soft inside. This is perfect for Autumn/Winter but it's definitely not a summer top. It'll be way too warm.

The product shape is cropped but it doesn't show too much stomach. It shows just enough. Black trousers is what I would team with this jumper. I don't want anything to clash with it and I really don't want to draw attention away from it either. It's also a regular fit top and composed of 42% viscose, 24% polyamide, 17% cotton (inside the jumper) and 12% acrylic.

I have only one qualm with this cropped shirt: it makes my shoulders look incredibly big. 

I have incredibly boney shoulders so they give the wrong impression. It's also not very flattering for my figure either. I'm a small/medium hourglass and this crop top is quite baggy.

So baggy size + bulky shoulders = not the best of looks, however maybe with one or two tweaks I can make it work.

The top cost £39.50 and can be found on http://www.marksandspencer.com

The link will take you straight to the Limited Collection.

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Outfit Post and Penarth

It's so lovely, when it's sunny. But when you live in the UK you don't really know whether it's going to be sunny or pouring it down so my outfit for my trip to Penarth consisted of leggings, a vest top from Next ( just incase the sun decided to pop out) and my grey jacket from Next.

Accessories include my handbag and boots, both of which are from Debenhams.

The leggings are incredibly comfy and they fit well while the top was once nice now slightly baggy (I've lost 2 stone since February - it fit well then).

I love this jacket because of the hood. Sometimes you'll find with some hooded jackets and coats that the whole hood doesn't reach all the way over your head, and it's such a pet peeve of mine. I like my hoods reaching all the way over covering my fringe too not just half of my head, and as you can see from above the hood does exactly what I like.

Without the studs this bag would be incredibly boring, I'm not really big on the pattern, but I didn't buy this bag because of it's appearance. With two big pockets inside, as well as zips and buttons you can have that feeling of security knowing that no one can get into your bag. 

These boots are great. I wear them on nights out too (I have a high arch so heels would be a stupid idea). I'm really fussy with shoes (I only have six pairs - high standards) so they have to be perfect and also look good and, personally they make my legs look shapely. They're the right length too, not to short not to long.

Here are some links to wear I bought these pieces

http://www.topshop.com/

http://www.next.co.uk/

http://www.debenhams.com/

Here are some images of my trip to Penarth. Enjoy!!