Noooo rain!

Damn May... is this the end of summer? I'm racing next week but it tipped it down today :( Fingers crossed for warm, sunny weather!

Physics Dinner

I had to get ready for physics dinner in about 15 minutes - luckily I knew I would in advance, and I don't take long to get ready (don't understand how it takes some people 3 hours??). Had to pack light too!! I do wear this dress quite often, but given that I was the only female undergraduate, I didn't want to wear black and the gold minidress was not quite right.



Pretty accessories - my tutor asked about the physics of the shoes!! He wondered how I could possibly walk in them, to which my answer was "Practice!".

A very pleasant evening (I did the menu and seating plan. So it was ideal for me!!)

Surf Shorts

I got these pretty surf shorts at the end of my holiday last year and haven't had a chance to wear them out since! I started the day off wearing this t-shirt with a white dress over it, but it was a bit too windy and I had too many Monroe-moments to compensate. Still, since I had to go home and get changed anyway, this is what I came up with!



You can definitely get a freedom wearing a pair of shorts that you don't get with a skirt. And you can wear shorter shorts than skirts too (without looking slaggy).

Shiny and Dresses

Having spent the weekend without showers (Sunday night's shower was awesome) was worth it in the end. My crew won a competition and were rewarded with the shiny shiny tankards. Hooray!



And this is what I wore at some point last week, when we still weren't quite sure about the weather, so layered it up.



Not even bare legs. I'm always at least a day behind with the bare legs thing, since I don't trust the weather.

I was asked why i didn't take photos outside - to be honest, I'd be slightly embarassed asking someone else to take them for me but also I don't really have the time!! These pictures take not long to do (because camera is inbuilt into the computer) so I can snap and leave. Probably pretty obvious from the shoddy quality!!


Now, to contemplate the dress I'm going to wear for physics dinner. It's basically me, 18 physics students from my college and the tutors (one is a woman). My mother reckons I should wear the gold sequinned mini dress but I'm not so sure... Advice?

Un Peu Topshop

Add aviators (not mirrored ones) to this and you get what I spent ALLL day in, outside. Stripy topshop nautical t-shirt and the new shorts. Glad I decided to keep them.




I won't be posting this weekend as I am racing in Shrewsbury. So no outfits even!! Have a great weekend.

Summer Numph

Hooray, I got to wear this dress without a longsleeved top underneath! Still had a jumper with me, not that I needed it. The number of bare legs out was amazing - I copied that yesterday (see tomorrow - there's a bit of a delay with outfit posts) and was still really hot! Still, lacy 1920s style tights are fun too.


I just love the symmetry of the neckline - the fact that it's so deep in the back too is pretty unusual.

Short Shorts

Yesterday, pretty damn hot (see tomorrow for outfit post). So I bought some denim shorts (they were on my "realistic wish list" from last month!), but I wasn't sure about them. With help from friends I'm there and have decided to keep them. It's more that my upper thighs are my personal bugbear, so I get a bit panicky with clothes above the standard miniskirt line.

Anyway, these are the shorts in action.



Apologies for the bum shot! But that's important too... the shorts were £19.99 from Free Spirit and were their own brand, which I didn't even know existed. I was impressed! They don't have an online store yet, or I'd link them.

Dainty Doll

Nicola Roberts (the ginger one from Girls Aloud) has teamed up with make-up brand Jelly Pong Pong to promote a range called "Dainty Doll" which is available from the ASOS website. Considering that it states on the site that it's designed specifically for pale skin, I'm surprised I didn't notice this as soon as I read the email!! Obviously I was a bit tired and over-worked!

Anyway, whilst I won't be buying this right now, it's certainly something I'll look out for! Foundation for me could be a nightmare and concealer's not great either. I always go for the palest one on offer! I find it surprising that it's taken so long for a range for pale girls to come out - there are ranges for black and asian skin (though not as many as there should be, I feel).

Anyway, for those girls with fairer skin (I'm thinking Selina and Ranna especially!) maybe it's worthwhile taking a look.

Au Revoir, LLG!

One of my favourite blogs, Liberty London Girl has waved adieu to the blogging world from her usual blog as she has moved on to a new (and fabulous, from the sounds of things) job and would thus find it harder to keep her anonymous status. An English blogger in New York working in the fashion industry, the blog is her story of her New York life. She will be missed by me, as her posts were funny, fashion-relevant and often thought-provoking. And also very often!!

Re-reading the above, it's not meant to sound like an obituary!! I recommend reading through her archives.

Floral for the sun

Turns out this flower dress from a few years ago doesn't look right on me any more (my weight always comes off my top half, worst luck!! So I have a pretty skinny top half with the weight staying on my thighs). However, again with the "dress as a skirt"! Sweet, yet relaxed.