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You may or may not know that back in January I wrote a post titled 'How To: Dress For Your Body Shape'. It seemed to help quite a lot of ladies understand their figure - and more importantly - how to dress for it. Although summer is long gone *sigh*, I'm off on holiday soon so I decided to do a swimwear version of my original post, to help you lot with your off-peak holiday shopping.












































What's your body shape?
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I am currently typing this whilst laying out on a rattan chair, on the balcony of the Majorcan villa that I'm calling home for twelve days. It's just after 6 in the afternoon, day 2 so the sun is still in the sky but there's this gentle cool breeze floating in the air. I decided to sit up here so I could look out at the breathtaking view in front of the villa, talk about panoramic sea views! Just wish the villa opposite didn't get in the way :( you truly can never have your cake and eat it too... Anyway, I thought I'd just inform you of my location, to explain why there hasn't been a blog post in a while (damn you villa with no wi-fi!!) and fulfill the request of a holiday fashion blogpost.



What I flew in


During a plane journey you gotta stay comfy, and because of this I travelled in a black H&M vest top, maroon Jack Wills skinny joggers, black Vans and then brought my M&S Indigo jumper in case it got cold (which it did not). And then when I got there (well, two hours after I got there, stupid rent a car company) I switched my joggers for my orange Springfield shorts cause it was like 32'C and needless to say, I was dying. Almost.


Bikinis



I got two brand new bikinis for my Majorcan getaway, one from Boux Avenue and one from Jack Wills. I am so in love with my orange number from Boux Avenue, I feel so chic and fabulous in it ;) it's something about the tropical colour and the frilliness of it, a truly girly piece but the not-so-girly-that-you-want-to-vom kind, if you know what I mean? I really loved this bikini, and also my beaut Jack Wills red patterned one that I managed to get on sale (cue jealous grumbles). The bikini top is a push up, cause ya know, everyone needs a lift! It's super flattering and both the top and bottoms both include the classic JW pheasant logo that has become all-too familiar in my wardrobe (I will come to this in another blog post).








Dresses & Playsuits

I brought two playsuits and a dress with me. A gorgeous black and white playsuit from M&S, a cute navy and white polka dot playsuit embellished with gold buttons from New Look and one of the most stunning dresses I have ever seen - a bright blue backless number from, can you guess? Jack Wills! And I got it in the sale too! MUHUHAHAHA!!




Tops

I have these vests that I'm obsessed with, they're from H&M, they're stretchy and I have them in black and white. And about 6 of both colours. They go with everything okay! I wear them with jeans, under see-through shirts, and for this holiday with shorts and skirts. Did I mention they're ridiculously cheap?! Aside from the vest obsession I also brought a H&M t-shirt that's white and then has flecks of loooads of different colours. I also brought a bandeau top from New Look, it's got an Aztec-y print and is perfect for sunbathing as there are no strap marks!





Shorts & Skirts

How can you go on holiday without a pair of shorts and a skirt?! I'd been wanting a skater skirt for aaaages, especially one from H&M 'cause they're super cheap, and whenever I've looked they've always been too big, but luckily just before we went on holiday I managed to bag a a gorgeous maroon one that fits perfectly! I also brought the mint Zara shorts that I mentioned in my last blog post, mint is by far my favourite colour for clothes at the moment, it's so summery and fresh. I took these acid-wash shorts with me that I got from H&M, but regretted the purchase as soon as I got home as I realised that they ride up so far they're practically hot pants, not a good look. But they're okay for when I'm lazing round the pool, it's private so no-one has to see my arse hanging out of a tiny piece of denim, ew. Another addition to my suitcase was a burnt orange, black and green skirt from an amazing shop called Springfields, I discovered it when I was in Portugal a couple years ago but sadly they don't have a store in the UK, but there are loads dotted about in the rest of Europe. Speaking of Sprimgfields, that's where I got the best fitting shorts ever from, they were a deep burnt orange but because of my almost constant, wear of them, they've reduced to a washed-out orange :( I still love them though, don't worry.


Flip-Flops & Sandals

I only brought two pairs of flip-flops on holiday with me, a pair of purple Jack Wills (there he is again) ones and a pair of pink and purple Havianas, everyone needs a pair. Apart from the flip-flops I brought my trusty gladiator sandals which I've had for years and have come with me on almost every holiday since my purchase. I brought my black Vans too, but they were just for the plane. I'm quite pathetic with shoes really (sorry girl world).

What are your holiday must-haves?
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So I'm kinda a little in love with White Rose, a shopping centre near where I live in Leeds, I explaned my love for it in my first WR haul so this time i'm just gonna get stuck in. Enjoy my post my beautiful readers (oh how cheesy)!


Schuh
After buying my first ever pair of Vans which you may have seen in my last White Rose haul, I fell in love. Because I'm always on my feet at work I need comfy shoes, and because the weather is getting hotter my boots that I usually wear are becoming too hot and unsuitable. I really wanted to wear my Vans to work but the dress code is monochrome, therefore no pink Vans allowed :( so when I went back to WR I popped into Schuh and got another pair but this time in black.




I got some vouchers through the post and I'd been wanting the new collection of Barry M Gelly Nail Paints so I thought 'what the hell' I'll go in and get a couple new gelly nail paints (check out my review for them here)! Sadly, they only had Guava in stock so an hour later I left with Guava and a big bag full of other products including S&G Calm One, Calm All Bubble Bath x2, S&G Sugar Crush Body Wash, Boots Soltan Self-Tan Gel, Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel Exfoliating Face Scrub and Barry M Sequin Nail Effects Nail Paint in Pink...oops (I needed to cheer myself up due to the lack of Gelly nail paints don't judge me k).





Zara is by far one of my favourite shops purely because I find it really hard to get clothes to fit me due to the fact I've got a small waist. Their clothes are tailored to slimmer women so I usually come out of there with a few golden buys, and this time I managed to bag these beautiful shorts! Not only that, but as me and my mum were about to leave we stumbled across the perfume cabinet, we've always known it was there but we decided to have a look at them seen as mum needed some more perfume. Looking at a 100ml bottle of Zara Woman - Oriental I was shocked that the price sticker had '£9.95' on it. As if a 100ml bottle of perfume would cost that?! Obviously I had to get it. Not like I don't have loads of perfume or anything... Hehehehehehe.





I'd got a notification through on my iPad the day before our shopping trip from the Body Shop saying that they had 40% off, and me being the cosmetic lover that I am just had to have a quick snoop on their app and see what they had to offer. After around an hour and adding over 30 products to my wishlist, I managed to whittle it down, go into the store and make my purchases. I ended up with Vitamin E Cool BB Cream, Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder in the shade No3: Medium Matte (my new staple!), Skin Primer Matte It, Cranberry Joy Body, Room & Linen Spritz and my favourite under-eye Concealer Pencil in shade 02 (I like to de-pot it as it's much easier to use your finger than the pencil).





Of course, how could I go to White Rose and not grace Boux Avenue with my presence? Around an hour later of chatting to one of the lovely shop assistants, I was told off for thinking I was a band size of 32 when in fact I'm a 28, but because they don't do 28's for my cup size I have to settle with 30 and go up a cup size (oh how being petite can suck) but on the bright side, (and I quote from my new best friend that was the shop assistant) I've lost weight but had a boob job! Not only did I have a gabfest with her, but I also picked out one of the most beautiful bikinis I have ever seen, and a pair of invisible knickers but lets just pretend that didnt happen. I also got a couple of fancy-looking vintage perfume bottles that I've had my eye on for a while, I'll have to go back and get the other one next time I go!






Went for a wander round Topshop like you do and came across a little stand selling sweets and started (quietly) freaking out when I saw that they sold purple glitter Hello Kitty Pez dispensers. Four of my favourite things, rolled into one! After taking a while to calm down (I get excited over the littlest things, I know I'm weird) I grabbed one and a pack of refills too. I used to always get Pez sweets whenever i went on holiday and when I became a veggie I had to stop because I didn't know if I could eat them or not, but a couple of days before I went shopping I actually googled if they were, so finding them in Topshop was such a coincidence! Mmmmmmm, cherry Pez...


What are your favourite shops? Have you bought anything recently?
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For those of you that have never heard of it, White Rose is a big shopping centre in Leeds and houses your average high street shops like Topshop, Zara, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams and my new favourite, Boux Avenue.




First we started off in Debenhams and I came across the Illamasqua Alter-Ego Mystery Selection box. I'd seen it before but never bought it, but this time I thought what the hell! The box contains a nail varnish in Collide  (a neon pink shade) and a Liquid Metal in Electrum (gold). But the box also includes four 'mystery products', mine were a blusher in Create (a dark orange/brown, more of a bronzer), a lipstick in Encounter (a deep red), a lipgloss in Fury (a dark lilac) and an eyeshadow in Fame (bright green). The contents of the box are valued at £91.50 but retailed at £39 but I got mine on sale for £19! I had some points on my Beauty Card to spend so I also purchased the De-Slick setting spray from the Urban Decay counter, something I was a little sceptical about because I've tried the All-Nighter setting spray before which was pretty much useless but I must say the De-Slick one seems to work, although I have only used it twice so I may have to wait a little longer to really be able to judge.









Next we went to Ernest Jones as I'd received some money from my Gran for my 18th birthday back in March and I'd been wanting a watch for a while, so I decided on the Michael Kors rose-gold chronograph with a crystallised bezel, and although I was on the verge of collapsing when I handed over my debit card, I've come to the realisation that it is an investment and something I will treasure forever (cheesy, but oh well!).





As I mentioned in the intro, I've become a fan of a new shop in WR called Boux Avenue, it's a lingerie shop and although I haven't actually purchased any lingerie yet, I did get a candle and some pyjamas! The staff in there were really lovely, one girl in particular showed us round the store and explained the layout (if you've never been in before it can be kinda confusing, but simple when you know). The store itself was so beautiful, like a perfect boutique. You walk in through these massive 10 foot-or-something black glossy doors, (you know the fancy kind with the big silver doorknobs) and then there it is. White chests of drawers holding underwear, each drawer labelled with a different size, big white wood cabinets housing candles and reed diffusers and in the middle a huge white table, matching all the other furniture, dressed with bubble baths and body lotions and the cutest vintage perfume bottles! When you get to the back on the left are the changing rooms, which are incredibly cool... Each changing room has a name (I was in the Silk suite!) and inside each one are three buttons to change the lighting, I felt like such a kid ahahaha! I know this is supposed to be about the products but this store was so beautiful, and when the lovely shop assistant bagged up my stuff she wrapped it in pink and white lace tissue paper and sprinkled these white scented petals on top, how fancy! I honestly can't wait to go back there, I intend on buying another candle but this time in the Pink Freesia fragrance, and I shall definitely be getting my hands on those vintage perfume bottles, they'll look perfect on my dressing table! But anyways, back to the task at hand...I purchased a pair of cute pyjamas with a bunny wabbit (the only way to say it) on! I also got a candle in the White Chiffon fragrance and because me and mum had our stuff put through together and she had bought two of their home products, that qualified us for a free 'square product', and I decided on a bubble bath in the Pink Freesia fragrance which was worth £10 - bargain!






Finally we stopped off at Schuh 'cause I was in desperate need of some shoes. Now I know most people will say that and they will have like 50 pairs of shoes but my collection consists of heels, flip-flops, flats that rub so much that my feet bleed and fake Uggs that are bending at the sides. So yes, I really needed some day shoes. I'd been wanting some Nike Blazers and managed to find a vegan pair but I wasn't really willing to pay the price after the whole watch fiasco, so I opted for some Vans! A pair of beautiful, pink Vans...and I feel it may be the first pair of many, they're so flipping comfy!

What are your favourite shops and shopping centres?!

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