take me down to paradise city

this is today's outfit. i really don't have much else to update on, i have essays and no money, and therefore not a great deal of shopping has occurred. perhaps after christmas one's bank account will be replenished...

purchases and whatnot

this is going to be mostly image-based, as a warning.

so last night as i was waiting for justin to turn up and have drinks with me i did a spot of shopping in wanchai's various cheap shoe shops and chain stores. i didn't photograph everything i bought; i bought two pairs of sheer patterned tights, lace pop socks, a black h&m skirt and underwear that i couldn't be bothered to take decent photos of...i'm lazy on holiday.

what i wore to go out.

H&M olive green button-up top

H&M black shirt

TOPSHOP diamante studded shorts

CONVERSE black sneakers

silver smiley face ring & black multi-loop ring

papa cheung took me to page one and i got these three; i'm saving the stephen king for when i've finished reading all the books in my dad's house.

red, blue and green tie-dye maxi dress from maple. i've been looking for a vest-top kind of maxi dress, as all the ones i have are strappy.

silver stackable rings, h&m

revlon nail polishes; 917 plum seduction & 791 midnight affair

BLACKOUT

UNKNOWN black long-sleeved shirt

H&M black shirt

TOPSHOP black velvet leggings

TOPSHOP gunmetal pumps

wahey. i'm rather busy these days and i do apologise for the distinct lack of anything recently.

ink

LK BENNETT navy striped cardigan

H&M black shirt

H&M grey skirt

TOPSHOP gunmetal flats

PRIMARK brown belt

excuse the slightly disgruntled face. i got my tattoo quotes today with george, and it'll be around £30 for my two little symbols. which is really quite good. i'm getting the sign of the deathly hallows on the left ankle - it's obvious why - and the infinity symbol on the right ankle. george and i are both getting it because i love her long time. that's all i have time for today. s2 exam tomorrow. bricking it ever so slightly.

scars and souvenirs

today's outfit

LK BENNETT navy striped cardigan

AA black u-neck dress

ASOS diagonal striped tights

VANS skull trail high-top vans

also JAEGER blue cardigan

this is a rather unremarkable outfit, and so i didn't put it on lookbook - in fact i've not put anything up since before easter since i've been wearing the same sort of thing most days. college is more work and less dressing up these days. however, george got us tickets to a kurt geiger event on wednesday at the covent garden store - it will be muchas fabulouso, and i will have a nice outfit on. and i shall take wonderful pictures. there was also talk of a goodie bag, which brings me much joy. however i did find a look from january which i must've just forgot to post, so i'm uploading that as we speak.

so click on this bad boy to get to my lookbook.

in rather less exciting news, i had to fight my way through the hordes of GCSE students who live in the library to acquire tables for myself and fiona today - i genuinely don't get why there are all these GCSE kids, but no A-level students at the library. i sure as hell didn't revise for my GCSE's and i did pretty damn good anyway...

also, the rather awkward and unfortunate event that is realising your ex still likes you occurred yesterday. had this happened a year after we broke up, i would have been pretty pleased. revenge, karma, whatever. now i'm just sort of distraught because i want him to be happy, and i like having him in my life, but i cannot sustain a friendship where i can't act like myself - sexually inappropriate and flirty - because i don't want to give the wrong impression. so i told him we couldn't be friends until there wasn't weirdness. and that's shitty because i like spending time with him, and i like his family, and we have good times together. but that's how it panned out, so i'm just going with it. and it's going to be a bit shit.

it's hard to stay here and be like this. it's getting harder and harder to remain.

fast car

listening to the boyce avenue ft. kina grannis cover of tracy chapman's fast car. again. the boyce avenue cover of any song is generally preferable.

this is me with a lipstick moustache :{ this is what happens when i get bored and start messing about with black lipstick.

nautical nails.

models own true blue

revlon vixen 570


what i wore a few days ago.

LK Bennett nautical striped cardigan

AA u-neck short sleeved black dress

H&M braided belt

ASOS chevron knitted burgundy tights

URBAN OUTFITTERS 8-hole black dr martens


i've been in falmouth over the weekend; went to my open day at exeter's cornwall campus on saturday. i love the campus, i love the area, i love the seaside. i pretty much love everything about it. it's everything i wanted. and more, really, because everything is so beautiful. and i feel really content there. i feel like i could spend a very long time there. and i never really thought i would get homesick, but i feel like i'd never get homesick there. i suppose i'm not typical, having left home - hong kong, of course - when i was so young, but i suppose that can only help me. i can almost guarantee that my cholesterol level will go through the roof because falmouth is pretty much ALL seafood restaurants.

IT'S A QUARTER AFTER ONE, I'M A LITTLE DRUNK AND I NEED YOU NOW

SAID I WOULDN'T CALL BUT I LOST ALL CONTROL AND I NEED YOU NOW

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN'T DO WITHOUT I JUST NEED YOU NOW

things to note.

1) selling my possessions on ebay is only beneficial to my bank account if i don't spend the profits on new stuff. i made around £50 by selling various old items of clothing, and am now being led into temptation (and into the red) by a pair of dr martens. the retail price is £85, UO are selling them for £75 and i have a 20% discount code THEREFORE they are a mere £60. and i've wanted them for as long as i can remember. so i'm in a pickle. i loathe pickles.

look at them. LOOK AT THEM. christ they're beautiful.

2) it is not hard to get through my list of unseen films considering my lack of progress in the land of work. some recent views are

• due date
• whip it
• the hangover
• the 40-year-old virgin
• the da vinci code
• angels and demons
• up
• despicable me
• wall-e
• the virgin suicides
• mean girls 2 [abysmal]
• cruel intentions 2 [also abysmal]

i'm noticing a trend. sequels need to die.

3) i eat too much during half term. i also don't go to the gym in half term. conclusion; half term = weight gain and shame spiral.

4) i apparently am incapable of brushing my teeth correctly, as i have a new cavity. and a fractured tooth. how this came to be, i'm not sure - it's not like i open beer bottles with my teeth. or chew on gravel for fun. the dental hygienist - to put it lightly - raped my mouth, and there was blood all over the place.

5) i am itching for a new piercing. but i'm running out of ear space. and facial piercings will draw attention to my moon face. and i am not getting another body piercing as i would prefer for my mother not to have a heart attack/rage attack. they come hand in hand i suppose.

well that's all. i have no interesting fashion news. besides the fact that christian louboutin's spring 2011 shoe collection is so abominable that i can't even bring myself to look at pictures, much less post them.

and this is today's outfit.

jaeger blue cardigan

american apparel black u-neck dress

miss selfridge lace floral patterned tights

out of sight;

topshop gunmetal pumps

LK bennett navy & white striped cardigan

tainted obligation

i've been re-watching grey's anatomy, so all my look titles and my blog posts will be titles of episodes. which are also all song names.

today;

L K Bennett nautical striped cardigan

Lacoste polo shirt

Levi's leather belt & denim cutoffs

Urban Outfitters polka-dot tights & black lace-up shoes

i've decided I should start doing outfit posts. i have lookbook, but sometimes i feel like writing about my personal life in the box is odd. and this way i can add in other things that i've been looking at, and talk about my day. i like this idea. and i think bringing back the song lists would be nice. my mum's ill. pneumonia, or a chest infection. i don't know which, but i'm still worried.

a national acrobat; black sabbath

blue ridge mountains; fleet foxes

kelly watch the stars; air

jump; van halen

every now and then i fall apart.

this is going to be another image-heavy post, i've got way too much i want to post.

my asos dress arrived :) i didn't actually notice the beaded part on the side when buying the dress but i actually like it quite a lot.

what i wore today.

Jaeger grey cardigan

ASOS nude slip dress & strapping tights

American Apparel black u-neck short sleeved dress

Converse black sneakers

this is from toby jones's lonely hearts club collection - i fell in love with it after seeing his work on Kingdom of Style. more of his work can be found at his site.

pauline van dongen shoes; she's a designer from the netherlands. love love love.

sarah brannon's chelsea rebelle collection. love the fabrics, and the whole collection's generally aesthetically pleasing.

brian atwood's harrison. that chain detail is incredible.