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

HAUL | Small haul!

Hello! Thought I'd do a short haul of things I bought today (mainly because I'm obsessed with the shoes I bought.. but a post is better than nothing!)

Zara 'White Jasmine' pefume £7.99 (50ml)

My first purchase was some perfume, as you can see in the picture I finished up my first bottle of it and it's such a nice scent for everyday use and it's so inexpensive! Also I noticed they changed the packaging and the bottle and it looks waaaay better (new bottle to the right of the picture)! Over all very pleased with this purchase and can't wait to start wearing it again. On the packaging it describes the smell as "Floral, musky and fruity. Top notes: Apple, Freesia, Bamboo. Heart notes: Jasmine, Rose, Lotus. Base notes: White wood, Musk, Amber." 

Forever 21 mint and gold necklace £5.65

I bought this necklace after having this in a bracelet form and really wanted it as a necklace so as soon as I saw this in Forever21 I had to get it! Versatile as well as you can wear it with the mint colour showing, or use the necklace on the reverse side and have it as a plain gold chunky necklace. 

H&M printed trousers £14.99

I've added a link to these trousers as they we're so awful to photograph but I bought these for a party I'm off to on Friday night so I thought these statement trousers with a plain black top would be nice. Not much to say about these but I've seen a lot of these bold statement trousers so I'm guessing it could be a trend for S/S? Also really pleased with the pricing of these as they would be another £20+ on top of the price paid if I were to get something similar in Topshop, etc!

Faith at Debenhams platform heels £55 reduced to £27.50

Once again I'm rubbish at photographing everything so I've added the link to shoes on the website where you can get a better look, but I think they're so beaut! At nearly 6 inches on the heels I think I'm going to be sitting down all night or falling everywhere but they were too nice to pass by, especially at such a good price! I had seen them when they were at full price but definitely couldn't afford/justify it, but I thought at a bargain of £27.50 I had to treat myself! 

That's all for my short, little haul but I hope you've seen something that's interested you! Once again, thank you for reading! Xo