Blanket Wraps

Hi guys, it's Wednesday now, so we're halfway through a very busy week! I for one have been extremely busy as I have had 3 exams to revise for as well as an English controlled assessment! Luckily today I have had a little window in my day to do a bit of blogging, which I feel I haven't done for a REALLY long time.

It's my birthday on Monday where I will be 15, and one of the few things on my birthday list has been one of this season's new must have items. The famous blanket wrap! So what better thing to do than write a list of my favourite ones on the market!

The first one on my list is this traditional tartan blanket wrap from New Look priced decently at £20. I love the simple pattern and this piece will definitely go with any casual outfit.

This next piece is also from New Look and is also £20. The colours are a lovely mustard and grey which work well together. I would probably wear this wrap with some black leggings and Doc Martens, but not with anything too colourful that would detract from this wonderful piece. 

This wrap is from Marks and Spencer and is about £40. It's quite plain and doesn't have much pattern going on, and would be perfect with a patterned top and maybe medium wash jeans. It's not my favourite, but would definitely be a good staple to have as it will go with pretty much any outfit.  

This is a slightly more expensive wrap priced at £250: it is completely out of my price range. It is by Michael Kors and is full fronted. This works as a sort of jumper and again I would 100% pair this with a simple pair of leggings or jeans. 

I love this blanket wrap from House of Frazer (£45) because it has a really classy Burberry vibe at a small fraction of the price. It is very classic and should only be worn with some really simple tailored pieces, perhaps maybe greys and black. 

So that was my blanket wrap wishlist, hope you enjoyed it and do tell me if you would like to see more fashion-y things like this. Also, I am planning to do a Polyvore on blanket wraps, so look out for that (and follow me of course) but if not I shall see you in my next post!

Lots of Love

Eva

H&M Buy One Get One Half Price Jeans

Ok so I was in town yesterday, and I went into H&M (one of my absolute FAVOURITE clothing stores). I had a little browse, and then I got to the jeans section and almost screamed with delight.

They were having a Buy-One-Get-One-Half-Price Sale. Now, usually these types of sales don't really excite me that much, because it's like well, one pair of jeans will be £44, so add half price, and that's a lot of money spent on jeans. However, somehow in H&M these extortionate prices don't exist and I managed to get two pairs of jeans for £7.99 each. £7.99. I wish there was a button to capitalise numbers. £7.99!

These were the skinny low jeans, they were surprisingly good quality and come in a myriad of demim washes and colours. I picked up the black and the "denim blue" because they were colours that for some reason I didn't own till yesterday, but I am so happy because now I pretty much have every single denim shade in existence! Yay. And for a very small price!

Skinny Low Jeans in Black

Skinny Low Jeans in Denim Blue

So go quickly to H&M and grab a quick bargain before the deal runs out!

DIY Ripped Jeans

Second post of the day guys, hope you don't mind!

So I was in River Island the other day, and I saw a pair of ripped jeans, which I instantly fell in love with. The only problem however, was the price. At £44.99 they were slightly out of my tiny budget range especially for a pair of ripped jeans. I've never actually owned ripped jeans before, and I thought they were cool, but I wasn't going to be paying extortionate amounts for them.

Later that day, I was in YouTube watching a 5 Seconds of Summer interview, and I noticed that all the boys were wearing ripped jeans. I know its weird to take fashion inspiration from guys, but the jeans looked so cool and I do love a bit of 5SOS. This made me even hungrier for the pair in River Island.

So, I went down to my mum and asked her for an early birthday present (its my birthday on the 29th). This is how the conversation went.

"Mum, could I possibly have an early birthday present?"
"What for?"
"Some jeans"
" Why do you need more jeans? You've got loads. You bought a new pair last week!"
"Yeah, but these jeans are ripped jeans"
Then Mum stared at me for a while and said " Why would you need to buy ripped jeans? Back in the 80's we did it ourselves! Honestly kids these days!"

And then a lightbulb went in in my head. Not once did it cross my mind to make my own, so here's what I did:

Jeans: Primark
Boots: Hush Puppies

Back to School: Stationery Haul

Only one more day left until school and I'm actually quite excited for the first time in my life. I think the main reason for this feeling was because I went stationery shopping a few days ago which kind of put me 'in the mood'. I know tomorrow I will be crying about how horrible school is, and counting down until Christmas, but stationary shopping is something that I enjoy as I'm a bit of a pen addict.

I went to Sainsburys, Tesco, Asda  WHSmith, The Works, Poundland, Accessorize and Ryman to pick up my supplies ( all in one loooong shopping trip) but now I have everything I need to get back to school.

Are you ready to go back to school?

Lots of love
Eva

The Foodie Tag

Hello and happy Saturday to you all!

I was tagged to do the Fooodie Tag by Becca over at Trinket Box, and I'm not going to lie, I was literally praying I'd be tagged as soon as I read the post. It was a lovely surprise once I'd finished reading to know that I'd been given the chance to talk about one of my favourite things in life. FOOD.

So let's get on with the TAG!

1.What is your favourite cuisine
I like all cuisines, why do I have to pick one? In my head I can see lots of chefs shouting "pick me, pick me" so I'm going to pick the Chinese chef and say Chinese cuisine, because you can't go wrong with hoisin duck can you?

2. What is your favourite fast food restaurant?
This is like asking which of your parents is your favourite! I just love McDonald's fatty, salty chips, but then I had a KFC yesterday and those chicken strips were amazing. And you get free salad at Pizza Hut. I'm sorry, I can't choose. I like the above 3 equally.

What's your Nando's order?
I feel bad saying this, but I never really got what all the hype about Nando's is about. It's basically like a posh KFC where you get to use a knife and fork. I've been once or twice and we just had one of those sharing platters, so I don't really have a specific order. Also its horrendously expensive and you can get nicer chicken next door at KFC for a third of the price.

What pizza toppings are your favourite?
I like pizza so much I'm not really fussy about what's on it. Except pineapple. I HATE PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA. My favourite though, would probably be meat feast so mince meat, sausage, chicken, pepperoni,  and any other meat they have, really.

What's your Starbucks order?
Double shot iced cafe latte with 3 sugars.

Do you prefer eating out or home cooking?
I love cooking at home, since my dad used to be a head chef and he can always point me in the right direction. I'd say I'm a pretty good cook, I can make lasagne, tortellini (from scratch the filling and the pasta, I know right?) rice, spring rolls and a number of different cakes.

What are your favourite breakfast foods?
I'm going to sound so boring when I say this, but toast. Toast with butter that is half melted in the morning is absolutely delicious in my opinion. Oh, it makes me want some toast now. And you can spread all sorts of different things on it: jam, peanut butter, marmite if you're feeling risky. Not to mention Nutella...

What is your favourite curry?
Not even kidding, I didn't even know there were different types of curry. I just asked my dad which one we have the most and he said Vindaloo, Korma and Biryani so I guess those are my favourites.

What's your favourite dessert?
Can I give you ny top ten?

1. Tiramisu
2. Lemon Meringue Pie
3. Chocolate fondant
4. Creme Brulee
5. Cheesecake of any variety
6. Rocky road
7. Chocolate brownies
8. Pavlova
10. Sticky toffe pudding.

And that is the end of the foodie tag, thank you for reading, I've really enjoyed doing this tag, let me know what you think of it in the comments.

Lots of love
Eva

Back to School: Organisation Tips

Hello guys!

So we're at this point of the summer holiday where we are all supposed to get ready for school, and a lot of people (including myself) have posted material ideas for example bags and stationary. Well today, I thought I'd do something a bit different and share with you a few organisational tips to help you really get the most out of school, especially if you are doing GCSE or A Level.

On September 3rd, I begin school and I will be going into year 10. At my school this is my first year of GCSE, but since I am taking maths early and science takes 3 years, its sort of my second in a way.

The subjects I'm taking are

Maths
Further Maths
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
English Language
English Literature
Art
Spanish
History
Religious Studies
And I'm also doing the Edexcel Extended Project Qualification which is worth half a GCSE.

Like I said though, I'm sitting the maths exam later on this year, so it is really important that I make sure I don't procrastinate during the year. Last year, I'm ashamed to say I didn't really try as hard as I could/should have, but this year I'm determined to follow my own advice and come out with good grades!

So on with the tips!

1. Make sure you have all the necessary equipment. Make a list of all the equipment you will need. If you are an art student, make a separate list so that you can have two separate pencil cases that don't get mixed up. You know the saying "failing to prepare is preparing to fail" so make sure you are prepared!

2. Write down your homework. I am proud to say that I always do this, and it has helped me greatly during the past few years. It's important to make sure that you are on top of all your homework, and for me, the easiest way to do that is to write it all down. Your school should give you a planner, but if not they sell them in any stationary shop or supermarket at this time of year.

3. Do your homework on the night you get it. This is a good tip to follow, because it means that that piece of homework is out of the way and forgotten. This way you won't have to do anything last minute and you can really stay on top of your work without feeling stressed.

4. Set up a study area. It is important to have a place where you can sit quietly and do your work without being distracted, so clear out a corner of your room, stick a desk there and call that area your 'Studying Sanctuary'! Have all your books nearby so that you always have them to hand and add a little pencil pot so that you won't have to keep digging in your pencil case.

5. Get a folder for every subject to keep things separate and organised. This should be neatly labelled and split into different sections for all the individual units, e.g for chemistry use one folder divider for C1, one for C2 and one for C3. To make it even more organised, you could even have a folder for each unit!

So those were a few of my organisation rules I follow, but the most important tip to doing well and getting the most out of school is to enjoy it!

Thanks for reading and I'll be back with another post soon!

Lots of love
Eva

Back to School: New School Bag

Its finally time to accept that Back to School season is now finally upon us. With just over a week to go until school, I frequently find myself thinking where the holidays have gone! So, its official, so we might as well just deal with it and buy new school things!

Now, Im that person who has a 50kg school bag in September only to find that sometime around April all I have left in my pencil case is a black biro and a rubber. However this year, I vow to change, so i shall adopt a new organised attitude. Which means that buying the perfect school supplies is a must. 

Last year for school I carried a black River Island handbag, then a French Connection backpack and then a Cath Kidston. They were all really nice bags and I still have them, but tbis year I really want to shake things up a little and carry something that is a bit more fun.

So, last week I went to the shoppung centre and was set on buying a River Island satchel since I had seen them online. But when I saw it instore it was much smaller than I had expected so I was a bit dissapointed. Also , the colours were a little boring, so I decided to leave the bag.

After about 6 hours and still no bag, I decided to call it a day and head home. On my way out I stopped in WHSmith to get a magazine and LOOK WHAT I FOUND! 

A LARGE BRIGHT PINK SATCHEL !!!

It was pretty much love at first sight. And only £20! I was surprised that the quality was reakly good, almost as good as a Cambridge satchel, and the colour is incredible!

So, that is my bew school bag for the upcoming year, and I have a feeling I wont get bored! Tell me what you think in the comments!

Lots of love

Eva