Glamorous Wishlist

1. True Decadence Shirt - £30 // 2. Striped Bodysuit - £11.39 // 3. Sequin Knit - £29.99 // 4. Pewter Disco Pants - £29.99 // 5. Studded Creepers - £26.99 // 7. Alexander Sequin Dress - £47.99

TOTAL: £176.35

Glamorous are offering bloggers the chance to win £200 to spend online, all you have to do is create a wishlist of items from their site with a budget of £200 (so if you haven't already, get involved - you have until Monday). I've noticed that Glamorous is now being sold in so many shops and it's great to be able to try on things. So, I officially need everything on this wishlist! At the moment I'm loving sparkles; I'm instantly drawn to anything with sequins, beads or glitter. As you can see my wishlist reflects this completely, I never usually like anything 'girly' but I feel I'm a changed person since this glitter craze, I genuinely got excited the other day when I saw a sequin blazer in Primark! I'm becoming ridiculous aha.

Don't forget to enter my REDROCK giveaway here.

...On the theme of buying, check out these Black Friday infographics :)

Source: WomensPersonalFinance.net

Black Heart

dress: c/o glamorous, belt: vintage from the dandelion, gloucester, shoes: ebay

How beautiful is this dress from Glamorous? It is 100% my favourite item in my wardrobe- I don't tend to wear dresses that often but I want to wear this ALL the time. The lace detail is really pretty and it has an underskirt which makes the dress puff out a little bit making it more dressy and perfect for me for a more glam look. This dress retails at just £37.99 and don't forget you can enter GLAMOROUS20 at the checkout for 20% off.

Usually when buying dresses for special occasions I have to go to the shop to try before I buy to make sure that it fits and suits my figure; this usually ends up with me spending a fortune on something I could have picked up online for half the price (although with Glamorous I don't have this problem, both this dress and the dress I wore to my ball fitted perfectly!). The other day I was sent this article about how to buy dresses for your body shape and have found it really useful. Although I wouldn't put myself directly into the 'athletic' category I have quite a straight figure and definitely agree that dresses with a tight top and a-line or skater skirt suit my figure best- bodycon definitely isn't for me. 

Here's the article, do you think these tips are true for your body shape?

Party Dresses For Every Shape

It's party season and you want a new dress. You want to look the best you can, be the envy of your friends, but you don't know how to do it - sound familiar? Buying party dresses can be a challenge, but knowing your shape and what will suit you can really help navigate the mammoth task.

Pear Shaped

For pear shaped ladies, A-line skirts are definitely a blessing. They skim the hips, making the bottom half appear smaller and also highlighting your waist at the same time. A tighter top will show off your bust by drawing attention to it, creating the look of curves and a strapless dress (or one with narrow spaghetti straps) will accentuate your shoulders, balancing them out with you hips and improving your proportions.

Apple Shaped

Women who are apple shaped will suit a low scooped neckline as this will draw attention to the larger bust. Detailing or folds on the stomach of a dress will make it appear smaller. A wrap dress will also make you appear as if you have a waist, drawing attention to this area while clinching it in at the same time. Dresses with an empire line also flatter as the fabric skims over the stomach.

Petite

Petite women suit a tailored look, with fitted garments creating lines and making you appear taller and more in proportion. It would be better for a petite lady to choose a dress specifically made to petite proportions to ensure that the dress sits right.

Hourglass

You want to wear something that will clinch you in at the waist, highlighting it and showing it off to its full effect as it's your narrowest point. A scooped or v neck will highlight your bust and a dress that skims over your hips will make them appear smaller while still showing off your curvaceous figure too. Detailing around the neck will also draw attention to the bust.

Athletic

Fitted tops and A-line skirts suit an athletic figure, giving the illusion of curves. The dress itself is less important with this figure, whereas accessories are extremely important in adding that desired look of femininity to an outfit.

In the end, it's really down to what you feel most comfortable in that matters but hopefully these pointers will help you to be able to get it right first time so you're not wasting hours and hours trawling around the shops trying on endless dresses which fail to flatter your figure.

Summer Ball

dress: c/o glamorous, shoes: guess, jewellery: miss selfridge

Last Thursday was our summer ball at work for all the new and old interns, the night consisted of a lot of free wine, presentations about our year, some of the cringiest awards possible (yes I received one of these!!) and fire dancers for entertainment. I wore my gorgeous dress from Glamorous, I love the cut out sides, how the skirt is different from the top and of course the fish tail... one of the best things was that no one had the same dress as me as I didn't pick it up from the high street. I know I've said it before but I'm so impressed with Glamorous this dress retails at just £38.99, it' still in stock on the site too alongside an amazing sequin design one. I also noticed the other week that they have a section in BS8 in Bristol, so if you feel the need to try before you buy- head there! My jewellery was also a bargain I got all three items for just £7, love the sales. 


(don't forget you can enter GLAMOROUS20 for 20% off)

So Glamorous

shirt: c/o glamorous, boots: topshop, belt: vintage, necklace: primark

Ah the lighting in these pictures is not great- did not see that cheeky bit of sun shining on my head! I wore this outfit to a friends 21st the other weekend, it was a house party which of course got fairly crazy everyone got far too drunk and no one slept till gone 6am... but it was such a good night even if the day after wasn't!! 

I received this shirt from Glamorous a few a weeks ago and had been dying to wear it - it was sold out in a size 8 so I bought the 10 which means it's really oversized but I wanted a shirt I could wear as a dress (almost), believe it or not I am wearing shorts under it so I didn't go out too naked. I never usually pick things in this colour as it washes me out but hey it's summer and I'm determined to embrace the pastel trend regardless!! I really love the clothes on the Glamorous site everything is so reasonably priced, their store is continuously getting updated and they have clothes for literally every occasion.

Ohh, I picked up these boots in the Topshop sale in Bristol last weekend when I was indulging in some serious retail therapy to cheer me up; they were down from £60 something to like £40 and are so cute, they have a little chunky heel and are cut out at the sides- I'll take a better picture of them next time to show them off better :)

Humming Bird

dress: urban outfitters renewal, bracelet: c/o dixi (close up here), shoes: gift

Saturday night I went to my friends 21st, she had a marquee in her garden and a live band it was so much fun, what started out as a lovely respectable evening soon turned into a very large, very drunk game of 'I have never...' we found out all sorts of things aha. I wore this dress that I bought from the renewal section in Urban Outfitters around October; I've realised that I own so many clothes that I haven't worn yet, had a bit of a spending splurge recently! I love that the back of this dress is mesh, although it did mean that I went out braless and yes... I did stick plasters on my nipples, haaa.

Just got back from Frankie and Benny's and the cinema with the girls from work, we watched American Pie and it was SO good. I'd heard mixed reviews but we were all laughing out loud the whole way through- I'd definitely recommend it.

In other news I was contacted by Glamorous yesterday, they are offering free delivery until the end of May and 20% off if you enter 'Glamorous20' into the checkout. If you're like me and have been hiding under a rock or in a hole and haven't heard of Glamorous you are seriously missing out- they have all the latest trends in store and the items are so cheap... I love finding a new store where I can spend all of my hard earned pennies, especially at these prices!!