Mini Summer Clothing Haul

Hey guys. Hope you're all having a fabulous start to your weekend.. If only the weather would improve just a little though, I'm so fed up with grey, dull weather, blah!

To cheer myself up just lately I've been doing a little bit of shopping and picking up some summer items in the hope that Summer will soon grace us with it's presence. Last summer I barely bought any new clothes because the weather was so rubbish, so it was definitely time to treat myself to a few summer items. It's not all from one particular place, I went shopping with my friend and for a change we went into lots of different places, so there's a bit of everything! I also didn't go too crazy, I saw so many gorgeous dresses but I can't help but think I won't ever get a chance to wear them with the weather being so rubbish..

Anyway  here is what I did get..

Aztec Print Peplum Top - ASOS

I think I've said before on here that I'm loving the black and white monochrome trend, well another trend I'm loving is the aztec print. I'm just immediately drawn into the print and I can see it taking over my whole wardrobe soon, I'm not sure why I just really love it. I was worried this wouldn't be very flattering because the print is quite harsh, but because of the peplum bottom it actually really is.

Barbie Vest - Miss Selfridge

I know this isn't going to be everybody's cup of tea but I'm completely in love with this top. Not even kidding, I walked past Miss Selfridge and spotted this from a mile away. If you follow me on Instagram (lauraxamy) you'll of seen me a post a photo long sleeved Barbie top, so of course I just had to get one for the summer too! I'm Barbie and pink obsessed, but I'm sure if you've read my blog for a while you'll already know this.

Pink Flip Flops - Primark 

These were such a bargain at just £2.50 (I think, it was around that price anyway). I haven't had a chance to wear them yet which makes me really sad, but I have worn them around the house just because they're too cute not to. If bright pink isn't really your colour then don't worry, they have them in lots of different colours too.

Bandeau Top - New Look

This was a bit of an essential item really. I love wearing baggy vest tops in summer because they're super and comfy and keep you really cool. However, I'm not so keen on flashing my bra to absolutely everybody so I picked up this little bra top to wear underneath them. New Look do these in lots of different colours so I'm planning on going back to pick up a couple more!

Tan Sandals - New Look

I'd been looking for a pair of tan sandals for my holiday to go with a maxi dress which has a tan belt, these were perfect and a bargain for just £7.99. I think it was the plaited detail on the straps that had me sold, I think it just makes them look that little bit nicer and a bit more expensive than they actually were.

Denim Look Top - New Look

Not sure what really drew me to this t-shirt but I was looking for some basic tops to just wear casually and happened to try this on, at the time I was wearing a black skater skirt and this top just looked really nice with it. It's tied at the bottom so isn't too long, so with a high waisted skirt it sits just at the top of the skirt and looks really nice. The material is a really soft jersey material too so perfect for summer as you won't get too hot and sticky in it!

Lace Top - H&M

Finally I picked up this lace top. If you saw my last outfit of the day post I was wearing a black one identical to this. Since I've worn that black one to death since I've had it I decided to go back and pick up another colour. They're just really easy to wear with anything, skirts, jeans, leggings and really comfy too.

So that's everything I've picked up over the past couple of weeks. As you can see it was mostly tops so I can style them with jeans if the weather is rubbish but if any of you have seen any lovely skirts or dresses then let me know because I'm definitely planning on treating myself to some new ones once the weather warms up.

Have you been picking up any summer bits?

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What's On My Iphone?

So I decided that I would jump on the bandwagon and join in with one the latest tags that seems to be going around the blog and YouTube world. The 'What's' on my Iphone tag is probably one of my favourite ones, I love to see how everyone organises their Iphones and what apps everyone has! I have a white  Iphone 4s, after having Blackberrys for many years I finally caved and got an Iphone. I think it's safe to say I'm a complete Iphone addict now.
I'll be honest and say that I'm slightly anal with my phone, I like it to remain some what organised and if there's any apps I literally never use I'll just delete them rather than have them taking up space.

I also really like the first page to be really neat and that's where I keep my most used apps. So as you can see on the first page I have my camera, photos, calender and my notes at the top - I never thought I'd use my calender and notes but since I am the most forgetful person EVER, these have actually come in incredibly handy which is why they are at the very top! I then have, weather, Itunes, Music and Facebook - the weather app isn't the best but it helps, since I download everything on Itunes and use my phone and ipod to plug into my car these again had to be on the first page and Facebook is pretty self explanatory! Beneath that I then have Twitter & Instagram which I addicted to - If you're interested then, I'm @lauraxamyx on Twitter and lauraxamy on Instagram . I then have YouTube as I watch YouTube on my phone all the while, and finally Candy Crush which is my current obsession, it's seriously taking over my life, no lie! For the final line I have pinterest which I love browsing occasionaly and imaging that one day my life might actually be like my boards on there.. (yeah right!), then a boring one, My 02 which tells me my bill details etc, bloglovin' because that's where I read all my favourite blogs now and finally safari because I'm constantly on the internet. The bottom row I've put phone, messages, WhatsApp and Mail as I use these daily without fail.

The second page has apps that I just use occasionally so I've put them all into little groups. The first group is social networking apps that I don't use anymore, such as Kik which all my friends made me get then nobody really uses it anymore. The second group is shopping apps, I don't really have many so if you know any good shopping apps let me know. I have ASOS which is a brill one, Ebay & Amazon which I don't really use and then H&M. The next group is all my photo editing apps that I'll use sometimes, some are really good like Picfx, you can put pretty effects on your photos.

The next one has what I like to call, helpful apps, such as calculator, another weather app that's slightly more reliable, pink pad which if you're a girl you'll find handy and then the Facebook Pages app to manage my Facebook page. Then finally, in the last group I have some really boring apps, my banking app, clock/alarm, and all the another boring apps that come on the phone.

Oh and the background and lock screen on my phone is a gorgeous beach in Cornwall which I went to last year. I actually stole the photo off my friend as I had no nice photos to put as my background when I first got the phone and I've had it as my back ground ever since then. My phone case is a Chanel nail polish bottle that I'm sure you've all seen before, but it's from Etsy and I do have a photo on my Instagram if you're interested.

If you've done this tag then please leave the link below as like I said, I love seeing what everyone does with their Iphones. If you know of any fashion or beauty apps then let me know as well!

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NOTD - Impress Nails

 

Impress - Press on manicure - Rock It - £7.99-£8.99 - Boots/Superdrug 

Hello all. If you follow me on Instagram (lauraxamy) then you'll of seen me raving about these Impress nails last night. Lots of people seemed interested so I decided I'd do a whole post about them.
I'd seen lots of people trying out Impress nails but the whole 'stick on nails' thing to me, sounded a bit gimmicky, then I started to read such awful reviews about the nails falling off constantly after just a few hours  so I therefore decided that I would completely avoid them and not bother with them.

So you're probably wondering how or why I decided to try them?! Well, I received these in my Birmingham meet up goodie bag and I was actually really excited to finally try them and see for myself what they were actually like. Often when I go on holiday I treat myself to a gel manicure or gel nails that will last for the duration of the holiday so I don't have to bother with taking nail polish etc. This time though I decided to test out these, I didn't really expect much, I took the spare nails with me expecting to have to replace several if not all of the nails sometime during the holiday, so as you can imagine I am really shocked that a week later they were still on my nails and that they lasted the whole of the holiday. Not once did I ever feel like they were going to fall off so that I had to be careful in case one came off, in fact I quickly forgot I was wearing them so just carried on doing normal things.

I am really, really impressed with these nails. They are super easy to apply - you peel off an adhesive strip that is on the back of the nail, line it up to your own nail and then press down the sides and then the middle, and you're done - it's that simple! (I also filed and buffed down my nails a little bit before applying but it doesn't actually say to do this)
I've actually just removed these and the removal was just as easy, it took a bit of pulling to get them off as they were stuck on so well, but I used nail polish remover to help them come off easier. I honestly think they'd of lasted quite a bit longer if I hadn't of removed them (I only removed them because I have work, boo!). They really didn't want to budge at first! A massive plus for me since I love my nails and really like to look after them, is that my natural nails underneath are fine and aren't at all damaged from wearing the Impress nails.
The only downside is the fact that they do look quite fake - I'm not sure if that makes sense since they are actually fake nails but they were quite raised against my natural nail bed and cuticles, I asked a few friends though and they said they couldn't notice unless they looked up close and that they actually looked really nice. Other than that though I love them and I'll definitely be wearing them again sometime soon!

Have you tried Impress nails before? I'd love to hear what you all thought too.

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