UPDATE | Ootd's, collective haul, life

Jumper: Topshop // Gilet: New Look // Jeans: Primark // Timberlands

Cardigan: Topshop // Top: River Island // Jeans: Topshop // Timberlands

Primark hauuuuulin

Necklace £3, Beanie £2, Tartan scarf £4

Most beautiful of all beautiful clutches/purses 

Zara £19.99

Current obsessions

My ever growing love for MUA nail polishes, and Green & Blacks ♡

My new storage for lip products, oh and duuuuuttty makeup brushes. Nice 

Music choice has to be Drakes new album, Nothing was the same

& Miley's new album is pretty dammmmn good too

New Rimmel purchases: Stay Matte powder, Nottinghill Nude lipstick & Scandaleyes flex mascara 

 

I'm also constannnntly updating my tumblr, www.abbiemichellexo.tumblr.com, so give me a follow

 It mainly consists of Kylie Jenner and the Olsen twins, my absolute girl crushes of the moment

Sorry this was a bit of a different post, and mainly picture based!

Let me know what you're all up too lately Xo 

MAKE UP | Budget make up haul!

Hello! Today I have a very small haul of cheap, budget make up that I've picked up recently that I thought I'd share as I'm completely loving some of the bits at the moment! 

Milani Sunset duos blush & bronzer in '05 Sunset Breeze'

I had heard of the brand Milani mentioned on YouTube loads so when I saw it in Poundland (I know.. shocking) I had to get it as it's literally so hard to get hold of in England. My NARS Laguna bronzer is definitely on it's last legs so I thought this would also be good to test out as a cheaper alternative, however at £1 it just doesn't make the cut like Laguna does for me. I'm not so keen on the pink, shimmery blush however for a pound you really can't go wrong with picking it up just to try out the bronzer. 

 MUA Blush perfection cream blusher in 'Dolly'

I've never tried anything other than the MUA eyeshadow palette from the megggga cheap MUA range so I thought I'd purchase a few bits to try out. First is a really nice cream blusher, I use my Real Techniques stippling brush which applies it well. I'd say it has surprisingly good pigmentation and gives a nice peachy flush to your cheeks. 

MUA nail polish (from left to right) 'Plum Noir' 'Frozen Yoghurt' 'Fever Red' 

Can't even describe how good these nail polishes are for £1! A small but not bad colour range to pick from and simple packaging which definitely hints Essie to me. I orginally bought 'Fever Red' and 'Frozen Yoghurt' and was so surprised when they applied well and dried so quick! They won me over so I headed straight out to pick up 'Plum Noir' (which I'm wearing in the pictures above) and I'm eyeing up some more colours to get next time I go into Superdrug. 

Maybelline Baby lips (from left to right) in 'Cherry me' 'Peach Kiss'

So glad these are finally being sold in the UK, they are definitely the best lip balms I've used. They apply a nice amount of colour, keep my lips feeling hydrated and smell so good! 

As always thanks for reading, let me know what your favourite 'budget' make up favourites are at the moment! Xo

OUTFIT | How I style a maxi skirt

Hello. A quick 'ootd' kinda post, but also showing how I style a maxi skirt as I must admit I find it soooo hard for some reason to style them casually! I thought I better make the most of my fairly new-ish purchase as the sunny weather isn't going to be around for much longer! ..Apologies in advance for the crap quality photo's!

Top: Primark // Maxi skirt: Forever 21 // Necklace: Forever 21 

Let me know how you like styling maxi skirts or link me to your 'ootd's' featuring a maxi skirt! Thanks for reading Xo 

OUTFIT | Summer attire

I feel like I barely post any outfit of the day's so I thought I'd scroll back through my camera roll on my iPhone and find a few lame mirror selfie pics which obviously didn't make it to Instagram.. lol

I'm pretty sure the British summer is coming to an end and the dark nights are slowly creeping in, so here's a look back on a few different types of outfit's I was sporting this "summer" 

Oversized t-shirt dress: Topshop // Sandals: Primark

Blouse: New Look // Jeans: Topshop 'Leigh' Jeans (blue) // Sandals: Primark // Necklace: Forever 21

Top: Wallis // Ripped boyfriend jeans: River Island // Sandals: Primark // Bag: Zara

T-shirt: Topshop // Jeans: Topshop 'Leigh' Jeans (grey) // Sandals: Primark

Crop top: Topshop // Blouse: Primark // Trousers: Next 

Hope you found this interesting in some way.. as you can see even when the sun does come out I still live in my jeans and Primark sandals, which have been the best investment EVER for £12 each I snapped the black and brown versions right up! Anyway, thanks for reading as always Xo 

HAUL | Another small haul!

Yesterday I did a bit of shopping at Bluewater prior to seeing The Saturdays with one of my best friends, Becky! Had a really good day and picked up a few bargains, which are always my fave! So I thought I'd show you the few pieces I bought :)

Earrings: River Island, £3

I already have a pair of gold hoops but yesterday I was wearing a black and silver kinda outfit and with me being weird about not mixing metal colours I didn't wear the gold hoops, so when I saw these for the bargain price of £3 I knew they had to be mine 

Crop t-shirt: River Island, £15

I love this print! It was the first thing that caught my attention, I tried it on and I knew it was meant to be.. one of them oversized crop t-shirts that cuts off at really nice point so you don't have too much on show

Dress: H&M, £12.99

I really like the print of the dress and thought it would be good for when we have our more warmer summer days! Super cheap and it also fits really well, so a piece I couldn't go wrong with 

Blouse: Mango, £19.99 

Not usually a shop I'd go into but with a 'SALE' sign in the window display I was in! I love a bargain and ofcourse chiffon blouses so when I saw this it was an instant purchase. I really like the light pastel type colours in this blouse which I think looks good for a summery outfit! I will definitely venturing into Mango from now on as loads really caught my eye

Jumper: Topshop, £15 

Another one of my bargain purchases, £15 down from £29! I was really surprised to this in their sale as I think this will be a staple when I'm back in college in September for my "I can't be bothered to make effort" days! I think this takes me away from my usual style of clothing and I'm really liking the whole sporty trend going on in the shops at the moment 

Trousers: Primark, £12 

I didn't buy these yesterday but they are a recent purchase so I'd throw them in. I love a good pair of printed trousers and saw these in Primark for a reasonable price, I think the silky material is a good twist on the average pair of printed trousers and makes me want to reserve them for a more dressy occassion.. surprising for a Primark buy! 

I hope you've enjoyed my small haul! Let me know if you like any of the pieces I've shown! I also hope to get some OOTD's up soon also, so keep an eye out. Thanks for reading Xo 

Festival feelin'

Festival feelin' by abbiemichellexo featuring high-waisted denim shorts

Anna sui
stylebop.com

High-waisted denim shorts
etsy.com

Jeffrey Campbell leather boots
jildorshoes.com

Rayban sunglasses
islandsurf.com

Tom ford
bloomingdales.com

WISHLIST | June 2013

WISHLIST | June 2013 by abbiemichellexo featuring michael michael kors

Monki
$33 - monki.com

Topshop
topshop.com

Topshop
topshop.com

Topshop
topshop.com

Converse canvas shoes
$70 - johnlewis.com

Michael michael kor
$530 - luisaviaroma.com

Marc jacobs perfume
marcjacobs.com



Monki 'Tanja' top: the perfect, cheaper alternative to the COS striped sheer top that I was originally obsessing over! Perfect with jeans and sandals for the day, as well as adapting it for an evening look with a pair of heels!
MAC 'Peachstock' lipstick: pretty sure this is discontinued now :( but I'm on the hunt for the perfect nude-peach lipstick which won't make me look washed out/dead
Topshop cami's: an essential, basic piece for any outfit! Do I need to explain any further... 
Marc Jacobs 'Daisy' perfume: I've had this perfume before and haven't had the chance to repurchase but I really want to invest in the summer edition of this perfume if it hasn't been discontinued already
Michael Kors 'Selma' bag: Bit of a dream purchase. It is perfection, that is all
Converse white lowtops: I think these are an essential for the summer and really need to buy a pair, I could see them going really nicely with a pair of boyfriend ripped jeans I've recently just bought from River Island

Hope you've liked my "wishlist" post of things I've been obsessing over through the month of June! I'm definitely still in need of a shopping trip to London to check out Monki, and a browse through Selfridges, etc so hopefully I will stick to my promise and get a haul type post up soon. 
I have recently done quite a biiiiiit of shopping to say the least, but I've not been able to photograph everything properly yet.. so I guess that's my next mission

Stayed tuned for more posts to soon come! Thanks for reading Xo 

OUTFIT | Here & there

shirt: primark (with primark top worn underneath) / jeans: zara / shoes: primark / necklace: forever21 / nails: models own 'beach party'

This was an outfit I wore whilst visiting Covent Garden to have a look at the Paul Smith shops for my college work. Luckily it was a beautiful day in London so I got away with not having a wear a jacket and it finally felt like summer was on it's way! P.s, my apologies for my awful face and hair in the photo.. not always a good look after traipsing around London all day in the heat!

jacket: primark / top: new look (primark top worn underneath) / jeans: new look / shoes: primark / bag: zara 

Another ootd I wore to college, however I spent most of the day outside as we had such nice weather again!  

Hopefully I will have some more interesting/summery ootd posts to come as I'm planning a mahooooosive shopping trip in London hopefully for the end of the month! Hope everyone is well and enjoying the weather whilst it's here.. unlike me who always leaves work to do for the more sunny days (hence the paleness, clearly). Thanks for reading! Xo