Coral Maxi Skirt and Lace Top

Cream lace top

Boyfriend belt with skirt

Pleated maxi skirt outfit

top: H&M, skirt: c/o Jovanna London, belt: c/o Next, shoes: c/o Nelly

This summer I’ve gone from not having ever worn anything maxi to now owning a few maxi skirts and dresses! I love how they add so much length to me without having to wear heels, and they’re great with a t-shirt or simple lace top like in this outfit for a really comfy, casual look. This pleated maxi skirt is great as it can be dressed up or down. Here I’ve gone for a more dressed down look as I was just hanging out around my house, pairing the skirt with a boyfriend belt and chunky sandals. Sorry I look tired/poorly in these pictures, I’ve been down the last couple of weeks with an annoying summer flu, but I think I’m on the mend now!

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T Shirt and Shorts

Tee, shorts, hat

Engraved initials necklace

T shirt and shorts

Socks and heels

Seahorse cuff

T shirt and shorts outfit

top: Topshop, shorts: Topshop, socks: Nasty Gal, shoes: ALDO, socks: Nasty Gal, hat: Marks and Spencer, necklace: c/o Alma Jewellery, bracelets: c/o Electric Eccentricity 

Along with pretty summer dresses, the t shirt and shorts combo is one of my staple summer outfits. There’s something that always makes me feel a bit more cool and rockerish in t shirts and shorts, so I played up to that here with a black hat and socks with my sandals. I’m also wearing one of my favourite new necklaces, kindly sent to me by Alma Jewellery. They make personalised jewellery, from necklaces to bracelets to rings (this simple name ring is really sweet), and here I’m wearing a necklace with two pendants on it, one engraved with C for Callum and one with T for Tasha. A little cheesy maybe, but I think it’s sweet!

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TOMS Shoes

TOMS Shoes

There’s nothing like sunny days and flirty little dresses and shorts to make me crave a cute pair of shoes! As much as I love leather and boots in winter, summer for me is a time to play around with prints and colours, and not just with clothes but with my shoes too. I’ve already got my eye on a pair of animal print Keds (as I blogged about here) but now I’ve added these sweet prints and coloured TOMS shoes to my list. I love the quirky designs and summer-perfect colours, and it’s always nice to know when you’re buying TOMS that your money is going towards a charitable donation too. TOMS have also got some really cool shoes for men too, so if you’ve got a boyfriend, brother or male friend with a summer birthday, you might want to check them out.

Which of the above TOMS is your favourite?

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O’Neill Bikini Outfit and New Giveaway

* This giveaway has now closed and the winner has been notified *

O'Neill bikini

Polka dot bikini

Bikini outfit

Bikini

bikini: O’Neill (c/o Simply Beach), bag: O’Neill (c/o Simply Beach), hat: c/o Kangol, bracelet: c/o Bimba and Lola 

Summertime has finally arrived here in the UK (well, we’ve had a couple of hot, sunny days at least) so I thought I’d celebrate this with a little summery giveaway for you all! I’ve teamed up with the lovely people at Simply Beach, a cool online boutique where you can get feed all your swimwear and lingerie needs, to offer one of my readers a £50 voucher to spend on whatever takes their fancy. With my £50 voucher, I got two pieces from my favourite swimwear brand O’Neill – a really cute black and white polka dot bikini and a big beach bag to fit all of my summer essentials, which I’ve featured in the pictures above, but you could buy lingerie items with your voucher instead if you’ve already got all the beach wear you need.

 

To win this £50 voucher for Simply Beach, complete the following steps:

– Like Simply Beach’s Facebook page

– Follow my blog via either Bloglovin or Facebook

– Visit Simply Beach and let me know what item/s you’d get if you won in a comment on this post. Don’t forget to also include your email address and how you’ve entered the giveaway. One comment is enough!

 

For extra entries you can:

– Follow my blog via either Bloglovin or Facebook (whichever you didn’t do above)

– Reblog this post

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– Follow me on Twitter

– Follow Simply Beach on Twitter

– Tweet about the giveaway – don’t forget to @mention me and Simply Beach!

 

* Giveaway closes on the 13th August *

Winner will be picked at random

Good luck ladies!

 

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Sheer Shirt Dress

Chiffon Drop Back Sleeveless Top from AX Paris

Metal collar necklace

Sheer shirt dress and bright sandals

Sheer shirt dress

dress: c/o AX Paris, shoes: market in Spain, necklace: c/o Marks and Spencer

Sometimes the best outfits are the simplest ones. This three-piece look is so easy to wear on a breezy summer day. I love this shirt dress (if you like it too, it’s on sale now!) but it is a little too sheer, so I’ve got a black slip inside, which not only preserves my modesty but also helps keep me warm in this crappy British summer! The dress would also be perfect in winter with leather leggings and some cool black boots.

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