OOTD: Summer Hues

OOTD: Summer Hues

Sunday, 11 June 2017

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Hello again internet friends! What an exciting (and busy) few weeks I've had. Among finishing exams and packing up my University flat, I've also made the move to London for the summer! I'm so excited to be in this lovely city! The past few days have been spent in cafes, parks and boutiques as I attempt to acquaint myself with my new surroundings! I have today a collection of photos from a relaxing day spent at Primrose Park overlooking central London!

Of course, any good day at the park in summer includes eating fresh fruit and lounging on a picnic blanket. If you're like me you may opt to wear your pear as a statement head piece, and then of course, strike a pose!

I also enjoy staring wishfully at cherries against a background of vibrant greenery. Fun Fact: Two minutes after arriving at the park I stained my shirt eating said cherry....

Ok, enough about my vanity (for now). Primrose Park was bursting with people on this warm day, and no wonder, since the view was breathtaking. The best part was by far all the puppies. I repeat: SO MANY PUPPIES!! I wanted to pet them all, alas enough time does not exist for such ambitious goals. As the warm weather quickly turned sour (as it often does in England) we were sent on our way. 

Which for me was just an opportunity to grab more photos! This one displays my outfit nicely! The top is a sheer off -the-shoulder blouse from Forever 21! I have it paired with these royal blue shorts from Zara. The shorts have delicate floral white embroidery! It all feels very Grecian and summery to me! I love how airy and light this outfit is! 

Warm weather, cute outfits, and lots of giggles always makes for a perfect day. The Cherry on top of it all is the day was spent in one of my favourite cities! And with a Pear of lovely friends (I'm sorry for the puns). I can't wait to see what the rest of this month in London holds for me ! Hopefully more fun outings, and definitely a lot of exploring! 

Shout out to @molz.photo on Instagram for the lovely snaps! 

XX,

F.

OOTD: Shadows and Rain

OOTD: Shadows and Rain

Monday, 13 March 2017

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Hello again lovelies! I'm excited to share with you all some pictures from an attempted little blogging shoot with the lovely Angelika Blogs. What a lovely day it started off as, but due to unforeseen tragic weather the shoot was cut drastically short (after only these three photo's haha).

Despite the random hail that ensued moments after this was taken, I can say there is something simplistic and authentic about doing a blog post with a limited selection of photos. It feels more natural, less over worked, and is really a bit more candid. I normally feel like I have to take 10000 photo's to find 1 I actually enjoy or want to post. We will have to credit Angelika here for her amazing photo taking abilities, because although these aren't perfect, and given the opportunity I likely would have taken more options, she captured the outfit and my mood beautifully which really is the point of this kind of post.

Rather than being apologetic or editing out pictures like this one, which are clearly a bit more candid, unposed and slightly awkward I get to share photo's that represent me in reality. Although admittedly these pictures still don't show the true extent of how messy my life is :P. I definitely think this experience has taught me to value even the slightly imperfect and candid moments of life and not to shy away from sharing them.

Because the truth is I was really feeling my outfit on this day. I felt great and that shouldn't be diminished because I don't have the "perfect" content to reflect that. It's great advice for anything you want to do, don't hold back or wait for the perfect moment or perfect photo's because it doesn't exist and there is something powerful and raw in imperfection. It's ok to own that! I held off for a long time on creating a blog because I don't own a nice camera, and don't have tons of time as a student, and many other seemingly silly reasons. I'm so happy I finally did it because non of those excuses have disappeared I just chose to work around them! Also, I am sporting a grey turtle neck from Saks 5th Ave here (these turtlenecks are amazing I own them in a few colours and they are very soft and last forever) and layered on top is a culotte jumpsuit from Topshop.

Big thank you to Angelika for the lovely pics and the even better company! She is lovely and if you aren't already reading her content check it out! http://angelikablogs.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/first-blogger-event-what-i-wore.html

Xx,

F.