Forget the past and move on.

   Shirt - Marks & Spencers (customised collars)

Skirt - H&M

Jumper - Rocha John Rocha (dads)

Bag - Next

Belt - H&M

This is my first outfit post using my new camera tripod! As you can probably tell, I'm still trying to figure out angles and heights and everything else. I have been wanting to post and photograph this outfit since I decorated the collars. I posted about making them here. 


This jumper is so so warm. It was my dads but it shrunk in the wash - it's literally felted. I love the look of the collar with the shirt. Tube skirts (especially black ones) are a definite staple of my wardrobe and I guarantee you will see a lot of them on here. If I have no idea what to wear to school I will bring out the trusty tube skirt and throw any top with it for an easy outfit. I love this bag but it is definitely on its last legs and I don't think it would take a lot of weight but who cares, it looks cute!


 I haven't worn this outfit to school yet. I want to but does anyone ever get a little nervous about wearing an outfit? I will definitely wear it at some point though. I know lots of bloggers only post outfits they've worn that day but I really love this outfit and wanted to share it. If you can post it onto the internet then wearing it to school is no biggie, right. 


I kind of feel like I want to be in Gossip Girl wearing this. I love gossip girl. I'm going to order season 4 to watch over summer. Wild times, I know. 


I hope you like my first camera/tripod combo outfit post and I hope your looking forward to your weekend. Have a good time, even if you are working like me. 

Victoria xx

Can you feel it too?

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At the moment I've noticed that skater dresses are very much dominating the high street right now. Now, I think so many of these dresses are absolutely gorgeous and I long to wear them and look nice. Alas, it is not to be. This type of dress does not flatter my figure at all. It makes me look frumpy on my chest and just highlights my big hips. It looks like this trend isn't going anywhere soon which is not ideal for someone who doesn't suit it. So to reassure myself and anyone else who is having this problem too, I went internet searching to find some that suit my figure. I hope this helps anyone who finds skater style dresses don't suit them either.

For my figure I've found that I need empire lines just cutting beneath the bust and I also prefer thick straps to offer my bust some extra support. I've fallen a little out of love with New Look recently but I ventured back to them (as always, right?) and found myself pleasantly surprised.

While the weather might not be giving us much cause for summery dresses it doesn't mean we can't look around or maybe even purchase for when the sun does come out.

Hope you're having a lovely week!

Victoria x

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 Benefit freebie - Another Glamour/Benefit freebie - food at a friends birthday meal - 

- new pyjamas! - salad - yummy jubilee food - bathroom outfit shot ;) - more jubilee food  - dip dyeing  

I've had a really chilled week this week as it's been half term and for the first time I actually have no work or revision to do! So so good. I go back to school tomorrow to start my year 13/A2 work which is pretty scary. 

Does anyone else find that their instagram is just full of food? Please tell me it's not just me, haha. 

If you want to follow me on instagram my name is: victoriaasx

Hope you've had a lovely weekend! 

Victoria x

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DIY: Decorated Collars

[The photos in this post are from my phone meaning it's not the best quality but my camera is dead and I really wanted to photograph them, plus I've misplaced my camera charger too.. Sorry about this!]

DIY Decorated Collars

Decorated collars are everywhere right now. I didn't want to buy a shirt already decorated though when I wasn't sure how much I'd wear it or because of not finding one I like enough. So, I made my own. 

I started with:

- two plain white shirts. (They've had no use since I finished year 11.)

- Gemstone/Fabric glue - Hobbycraft

- Spherical beads - Hobbycraft

- Mini mosaic tiles - Hobbycraft

- Needle and black thread

- Scissors

These beads weren't cooperating with the gem/fabric glue. You might have better luck with a different glue and some more patience but in the end I decided to just sew them on. It did take me quite a while but Made In Chelsea helped. 

The mosiac beads worked really well with the glue. It took me a while to get the hang of it as you aren't meant to apply pressure when placing the tile, you just kind of leave it for the glue to do its thing.

I'm really happy with how both shirts have turned out. I have the perfect outfit to wear them with but I need to buy a tripod or get someone to take my photos. I had neither of these things this morning. Hopefully, I'll have that up within a week maximum.

Have you done any DIY things lately? I'm really into it right now, especially as it's half term and exams are over which means I have a lot of extra spare time to spend doing things like this.

Victoria x

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Impress Press On Nails

Impress Nails - £7.99 - Boots/Superdrug

Impress nails are basically stick on false nails. It's not a new idea but there has still be so much hype around this brand. I kind of want to put it down to the fact that they come in a nail varnish style bottle but it probably has more to do with the actual product. 

I'm not a false nail kind of girl, if i'm completely honest. If I do wear them I like them short, only just above the natural nail. I also can't wear them often as I have to have short nails to avoid scratching someone in netball. Netball twice a week and work on the weekend doesn't leave much time for falsies. However, these seemed easy (and well packaged) and I wanted to see if the hype was worth it. 

They are really fast to apply from start to finish. The longest part (which wasn't too long, if I'm honest) was finding the sizes to fit my nails. After this, you prep your nails with the prep pad provided. 

Then you just peel off the tab and stick the nail on. I found some of the tabs to be quite tricky to get off, I used my teeth at one point. I do not advise doing that! It isn't something that would put me off buying them again though.

DRESSING GOWN SHOT ANYONE?!

I did the mirror/dressing gown (yep) shot to try and get the true colour to show. The nails I bought were neon pink. I didn't keep the nails on as long as I wanted but decided to take them off so I wont comment on their durability, although the packaging states that they last up to a week. Taking them off was really simple, just like application. You either peel them off from the sides or dab nail varnish remover around the edges of wait a couple of minutes then take them off. I used the first method. 

I think I'll try the french manicure ones as I didn't really have any clothes that I felt my nails really went with but I'm sure if I was going out they'd look great. 

Have you tried them?

Hope you're all making the most of the last day of the jubilee bank holiday!

Victoria x

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Playlist #1

There is nothing better than discovering a song you love.

So I'm going to be posting some playlists of songs I've been listening to a lot this week or have discovered this week. I hope you find a song you love somewhere in there.

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Playlist #1

Prince of Nothing Charming - Tyler Hilton 

I Can't Have You - Meanwhile in Tinsel Town

Little White Lies - Deaf Havana ft. Portia Conn

Black Heart - Stooshe 

Feel The Love - Rudimental ft. John Newman

Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done) - The Zutons

Arthurs Theme (The Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross

Wetsuit - The Vaccines 

And as a nod to the Queens Diamond Jubilee: 

  Sing - Gary Barlow & The Commowealth Band ft. The Millitary Wives 

Internacionale Online

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Internacionale has finally ventured online!

I have been waiting and checking on their website for ages to see if they've made online shopping available and now they have. 

I love Internacionale because it's pretty affordable to be honest and it keeps up to trend. I think Internacionale is very similar to new look in terms of what they stock most of the time, which isn't a bad thing. I'm hoping they'll get more stock online soon but they did only launch two days ago. 

Visit the website here. 

Hope you're all having a lovely long weekend! 

Victoria x