London Day Trip Part 1

Finally some London picture. The other half decided we should dress up all smart for the trip, as a bit of fun. And we kinda blended in with all the smart business people, which was fun.

So here we are out side the houses of parliament and Big Ben

Dress: Matalan

Jacket: Dorothy Perkins

Shoes: J by Jasper Conran

Necklace: Vintage

And my honey looking like an election advert...Vote Cross-Jones for your next MP. lol!

So here is the first part of my photo tour of the V&A's fashion exhibition. This isn't all the pieces on exhibition, just a selection I liked. Sorry the photos aren't all that good, lighting was quite dark and everything is in perspex cases.

Tracy Emin 2004

I'm not a fan of her art, but this bag is kinda cool

A Wedding Dress dated 1830-33.

The bride must have been short as this dress was tiny.

Designed and worn by Gabrielle Chanel 1965

Barbara Hulanicki, designer of Biba 1970

Valentino Garavani, 1969.

I would wear this dress now, it is beautiful.

Ossie Clark 1971

Zandra Rhodes 1977

Both above maxis are stunning and wouldn't have looked out of place during this summer fashion.

Mary Quant 1967

The 'Piano Dress' by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel 1995

This party dress is just so cute, and I would happily wear it to a ball now.

Horrockses 1957

Catwalk inspiration, 1950's style

I still have another V&A tour post to go, which I will get up sometime on the week end.

Have a great weekend ladies.

I'm off out for drinkies and some food with my girlies

Daisymay X

30 for 30 - Day 21 and 22

Ok Day 21 and 22 for you all. First a flirty and girly outfit and then a more sporty (as sporty as I get!) one.

Outfit made up of: 12+19+26

12. Fashion Union

19. F+F Tesco

26. George at ASDA

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Black Tights

Primark Hairclip

Internacionale Bangle

3 Vintage Pearl nacklaces

1 Pearl necklace gift from my aunty

If it was a warm summer I would have worn this outfit without the tights but sadly this summer has been a bit crappy and wet, so tights all the way!

Day 22

Outfit made up of: 8+25+30

8. Matalan

25. Primark

30. J by Jasper Conran

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Newlook Beads

Swapped Glittery Socks from Bethan

Sunglasses left in Pub! (lucky me!)

Black Tights

These glasses have a great silver pattern etched into the sides! They are really nice and they lay unclaimed in work for a week so I nabbed them! hehe!

So Im almost there now. Its about time I finished this challenge really.

So I have my mew challenge Day Zero. I talked about it a few posts ago but I have finally set up a little blog which I shall use to charter my progress on the challenge. You can see it here. Hopefully this will spur me on to keep going with the challenge and complete all 101 tasks. I've done 4 already and have started working on quite a few others.

Daisymay X

30 for 30 - Day 19 and 20

So I thought it was about time I got round to finishing my 30 for 30 challenge. I finished all the outfits ages ago, just hadn't yet got round to taking photos and posting them. So here are Day 19 and Day 20. I'll be posting double days now until I finish.

Outfit made up of: 7+11+25+30

7. Florence and Fred at Tesco

11. Pink Soda

25. Primark

30. J by Jasper Conran

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Tartan Tights

Leopard Print Scarf (as belt)

This is my new favourite hair do! Lots of people in work and customers think I look cute like this.

I've been wearing this look quite a lot but with different tights. Its really easy to throw on and always looks nice.

Outfit made up of: 1+13+20+28

1. Sans Souchi

13. Dorothy Perkins

20. Tommy Hilfiger

28. Mustang

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Random Black Tights

Primark Blur Feather Hairclip

This top actually turned out to be a bit of a challenge. Its not so easy to match up with stuff due to its length. Its kinda tunic length. It doesn't look right layered over a skirt and is a bit to long over shorts, but I think I managed to work it tucked in and covered by the jacket in this outfit. As long as I don't wanna take the jacket off! lol!

So thats Day 19 and 20 done just 10 more to go!

Daisymay X

30 for 30 challenge - Day 10 & 11

On we go with the 30 for 30 challenge. Day 10's outfit was for a BBQ at a friends.

Outfit made up of 6+10+18+29

6. Florence and the Machines

10. H&M

18. Next

29. NewLook

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Primark Bracelets

Primark Tights

Day 11's outfit was for the Wow Festival in Cardiff Bay (photos tomorrow I promise).

Outfits made up of 4+10+21+30

4. Bianca Nygard

10. H&M

21. Peacocks

30. Jasper Conran (I clearly wear these too much!)

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Hand Made Necklaces

Oasis Hat

Vintage Necklace as bracelet

Primark Tights

Boot necklace is made from a vintage monopoly piece. The next necklace is up cycled from a broken vintage necklace. And the longest one I made from some bits of left over black chain, a broken bracelet and a few random beads.

I decided to get a little technical with my challenge and look at what my most versatile pieces are and which I gravitate towards more. And to possibly try and stop wearing the same items so much. So I made a little graph! Yay! This is the number of times each item has been worn up to day 11, so just over a third of the way into the challenge.

Sorry the text is small but it is the only way I could get it all to fit. The items run as they are numbered from left to right. (graph made here)

So that is my geekiness out of the way for now. I shall do another graph at Day 20, to see how things have changed.

New Pretty Reckless song out!! Hope you like!

Daisymay X

30 for 30 challenge - Day 8 & 9

Well girls Im sorry for being so useless these past 2 weeks, just really hectic here. So here are Day 8 and 9 of my 30 for 30 challenge. I shall be posting 2 outfit days for a few days to catch up. There are also some pictures of my yucky allergic reaction, as a few of you guys clearly have a morbid curiosity about how I react. They aren't that gross really, but if your squeamish stop scrolling after the outfits! lol!

So Day 8's outfit is what I wore to Alton Towers so the main thing it needed to be was comfy.

Outfit made up of 3+4+22+30

3. Miss Selfridge

4. Bianca Nygard

22. Apple Bottoms

30. Jasper Conran

No accessories at all as I wanted the outfit to be simple and comfy for all the rides. I did wear my leather jacket a bit when it rained.

Day 9's outfit had no particular reason as far as I remember.

Outfit made up of 2+20+26

2. Tommy Hilfiger

20. Tommy Hilfiger

26. George at ASDA

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Flower necklace from Silk

Turquoise Bracelets gift from Jackie

Ok next comes my yucky leg so stop scrolling now if your squeamish.

I have a slightly strange allergy and I tend to even baffle doctors, who are adamant that it isn't an insect bite when I show them what happens. But I was diagnosed when I was little so I am used to it and know what it is. Strangely I thought I had grown out of it, as for 4 or 5 years I didnt have any trouble at all, but it came back! There is nothing really they can do about it, just antihistamines to stop the itching and antibiotics in case it gets infected, which it never has.

So first it swells like this. This took around 5 hours to rise. And it rose a few millimetres more before it hurt so much I had to pop it with a pin. That kinda is gross! It hurts rather than itches at this point.

Then when I pop it it goes like this. Although I did have to drain it about 5 times with a pin as it just kept swelling back up. It itches for about a day after popping. Now it doesn't itch or hurt really, but it does weep now and then so I have to tape bandages to it.

I also have a little one at the top of my leg. which only swelled a tiny, bit but the poison spread more in this one (see the red patch) so it itches like hell, and is raised and kinda hard.

So there ends my medical lesson for today, hope I haven't grossed you all out too much. Hopefully if any of you have a similar problem in the future you will now know what it is. Does anyone else have a weird allergy or reaction to things. I am allergic to quite a few other things but they just cause sneezing or a bad stomach (or a rash if its on my skin in some cases).

No more gross stuff from now on I promise.

More outfits tomorrow and some shots of the Cardiff Bay Wow Festival which was amazing!

Loving this guys voice and sound at the mo. Heard him for the first time yesterday on the radio.

Daisymay X

30 for 30 challenge - Day 5

Well onto day 5, this seems to be going fairly well so far, although I have managed to repeat stuff already. This is mainly because today was just a day of food shopping and clothes washing so no need to wear anything to smart, plus the weather has been horrible, all wet and windy so I need to keep warm and dry.

Outfit made up of 4+11+22+30

4. Bianca Nygard

11. Pink Soda

22. Apple Bottoms

30. Jasper Conran (I wear these alot!!)

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New Look Mirrored Necklace

Plus check out these lovely ladies who are part of the 30x30 challenge too.

Holly from Flora-topia

Frances Joy of Mad Dress Game

Liz of LizzyPunch

Linda of Little Tin Soldier

Gee of Sock Monkey and Gee

Today I also baked bread! I love my bread maker and usually mix the dough myself but this time I was lazy and just picked up a ready mixed bread mix from Tesco. The flour smelt great so within an hour my whole flat smelt amazingly of sundried tomato fresh bread. Yummy!! And for 98p its the best loaf of bread ever!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway and check out my '7 Wonders' feature.

Daisymay X

30 for 30 challenge - Day 1 & 2

I'm very excited to be participating in the 30 for 30 challenge so here are my first 2 looks.

Day 1.

Just spent chilling at home and running some errands. Although as you can see these shots were taken at night as Jon was working all day, so couldn't take my pic's until he got home.

Outfit made up of 7+12+22+30

7. F+F

12. Fashion Union

22. Apple Bottoms

30. J by Jasper Conran

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Freebie Sunglasses (someone lost them in work)

Ebay Necklace

Primark Bangles

Ring - Gift off my Aunty

This ring was a birthday gift off my aunty. Im not sure where it's from but it's white gold, diamond and enamel and I love it!

Day 2.

Thought I would take these pic's somewhere a bit different, so off I went to the...pub cellar! lol! I was just nipping in to get Jon and happened to have the camera in the car and hey presto, impromptu photo shoot! Hope you like.

Outfit made up of 4+20+30

4. Bianca Nygard

20. Tommy Hilfiger

30. J by Jasper Conran

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Primark Tights

Peacocks Belt

Vintage Chains

Miss Selfridge Crown Ring

Random Hairband

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here.

And check out my '7 Wonder' feature for some great blogger interviews.

I know I'm on a shopping ban but that does not mean I cannot receive gifts! And lucky the day before I started the '30 for 30' challenge my Mum bought me these little beauties all from the Miss Selfridge sale.

I just love the crown ring and am sure I have seen one similar on a few blogs recently. Plus Im wearing it today. From £8 down to £3.
2 hair band. The polka dot was £6 down to £1. Beaded Headband £10 down to £1.

This cute little hat hair clip is so cute! £6 down to £2

Expect to see these lots!

Daisymay X