All Weather Item of the Week - Mango Elephant Necklace

My sincerest apologies for my severe lack of posting lately, things have been soooo crazy with me starting my internship and stuff. But I am back with my item of the week, a fab little necklace I got for a bargain in the Mango sale!

In line with my New Year Style resolution of keeping my accessories bold, this steal is definitely that and yet it is subtle at the same time. 2013 has not killed my obsession with all things animal and adding a new little friend to my already blossoming zoo was definitely a joyful occasion! Versatile enough to rock with a wooly jumper for a cute winter look for glam it up with in a black and gold cocktail combination, this little guy will definitely become your new best friend!

Mango - £5.99
(Sold out online but may still be available in store) 

Mango currently have quite a few quirky animal necklaces in the sale so its definitely worth taking a look! 

Are you into animal inspired statement jewellery? Get any steals in the sales? Let me know!!!!

Ciao for now ;-) HMLDN xx

My New Year's Style Resolution - Bold Accessories

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope you had a fab time celebrating the end of 2012 and the start of 2013! I am soooo excited about the New Year; graduation is in a couple of weeks, I start my new internship shortly and I've got a few christening and a wedding to look forward later in the year. Although there are lots of exciting things to look forward to, my favourite part of entering a New Year has still got to be New Year Resolutions. As someone who is obsessed with self-reflection and self-assessment, the New Year is the perfect time to self-assess and reflect, work on what you could have done better and continue to do things which were successful.

This kind of self-assessment can totally be applied to your wardrobe too and there is no better time than the start of a New Year with a wardrobe re-assessment and clear out! What worked for you last year? What didn't look so good or didn't suit you? Do you have a look you would like to try out? All these questions (and many more) can really help to mould your personal style while keeping the emphasis on you and not only on trends. It can definitely be difficult to avoid jumping on every trend that comes out regardless of whether or not they are suited to your look, personality, body shape etc...There are always ways to adapt trends to your personal style and a good wardrobe self-assessment can definitely put you in the right mind set to be able to do this. 

Although I won't be able to do a full wardrobe assessment until I get home, I have set myself one cost-effective and much needed New Year's style resolution for 2013: Focus on accessories. In particularly jewellery (minus earrings, of which I already have too many!) which can totally change the mood and styling of an outfit in a minute. I am seriously lacking in necklaces and bracelets, especially coloured ones (I have loads of gold and silver) and will focus my attention on building up a more versatile collection. Any trends that I feel particularly enthusiastic about, I will try to integrate them into my wardrobe through accessories and hopefully save myself much needed money and wardrobe space!

Here are a few things I have my eye on...

What are your New Year's style resolutions? Let me know!!!

Ciao for now ;-) HMLDN xx

Rainy Day Retail Therapy - ASOS Sale

As predicted, today was another dismally grey affair in London town. This prompted some serious retail therapy (or browsing as it subsequently turned out) of which I am going to share with you...

I'm pretty sure that the ASOS sale has probably been on for a while but although it initially escaped my attention this was corrected when I came across how many goodies were available, not to mention the added bonus of an extra 10% off with the code MEGA10! Below are just a few items that caught my eye, all of which are under a tenner ;-). Happy shopping!!!

Top - £7.00
Bottoms - £4.50

This unusual bikini caught my eye both because of the print and its style. I slightly cheated here because all together it actually comes to £11.50 but as separates they are both under a tenner! They are loads of bikinis on offer at the moment so its a good time to stock up!

Leggings - £9.00

Animal print is still in at the mo and how better to channel your inner beast than with these leopard print leggings...?

Shirt - £9.00

This basic River Island shirt can be worn in so many ways. Plus it's available in both black and white! See Grazia's 5 Ways to Update a Classic White Shirt if you stuck for ideas on how to wear....

Earrings - £3.50

Another River Island goody! Crosses are everywhere right now and this set of three earrings keeps the look simple.

Belt - £4.50

I am totally obsessed with random animal clothes and accessories at the moment and thought this belt was adorable and at £4.50 who can resist??

There are sooooo many more goodies available so take a look!

Ciao for now ;-) HMLDN xx