OOTD: Leather and Lace

Dress: Next,  Jacket: ASOS, Bag: ASOS, Shoes: Missguided

Since all of my friends are finally home from uni for the summer, we decided to all meet up to celebrate my birthday! Stupidly I arranged it for the same day at The City Girls blogger event, but nevertheless, I had an amazing trip out! We decided to go to TGI Fridays because lets face it they have the best cocktails. I'm not even ashamed to say I had 3 - if only they were refills haha! 

I treated myself to a full day of home-pampering - I gave myself a mani-pedi, had a Lush bath, did my eyebrows and even had a face mask or two! When it came to getting dressed, I threw on this GORGEOUS lace detail dress from Next. I only bought it a couple of weeks ago and I've already worn it about a dozen times (I love it so much that I even bought it in another colour!). It is made from a jersey material and is so soft and comfy it is unreal! As it was dropping cooler, I paired it with my ASOS leather jacket and ended up looking like an extreme badass! 

Seeing as it's summer, I am making the most of the weather and wearing sandals with pretty much every single outfit. These particular beauties are from Missguided and they go with everything. They would even go with a bin bag if you would dare to wear one! Having a slightly wedged heel, they add a little extra something to an outfit whilst not making you look overdressed. Ideally, I would have finished off my look with a black shoulder bag - but I somehow don't own one! I own shoulder bag in pretty much every colour except black! So that is on my wish list now! I opted for my small ASOS tan satchel as it was big enough to fit my camera in. I didn't wear any jewellery other than my Pandora bracelet as my dress has quite a high neckline and is extremely detailed so I didn't want to detract from it. 

I hope you all had a good evening last night whatever you were getting up to!

Thanks for reading as always!

Love Charlotte x
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OOTD: Monocrome Check

Hello everyone! Slightly different post from the usual! I thought I'd try and do a few outfit of the day posts, as I've been trying to push myself out of my fashion comfort zone a lot recently (and general comfort zone)! I absolutely hate having a full body photo taken of me, but like I said - risks are being taken recently! I'm usually a black leggings and old baggy t-shirt kinda gal, but since starting my work placement (in a high school) this week - I have been opting for more out-there and work appropriate pieces like this!

My dress is from ASOS and is a slightly textured material. Although it looks slightly like jersey from afar, the texture makes it look a little more dressy. It is super comfortable, and pretty effortless to throw on. I paired the dress with some thick black tights (M&S) as it can be a little chilly when I leave my house first thing on a morning, but I would definitely wear it without tights aswell! It was supposed to rain slightly during the day so I opted for these boots from River Island to make sure my feet were nice and dry. Because everyone hates having wet socks/tights - obviously! I finally finished off the look with my Daniel Sandler Lipstick in Casablanca and the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Kook-A-Mango! 

I really hoped you enjoyed this post! Something a little different to mix things up a bit. If you enjoyed it, and would like to see more awkward pictures of my unfashionable self - please let me know!

Thanks for reading!

Love Charlotte x

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