Candy Blossom

In 2016, Autumn

Primark Haul | Autumn/Winter 2016

So recently I've been spending and splashing out so much cash on clothing items and before the month has even ended, my bank balance has literally dropped and now I'm officially broke again! I think it’s safe to say no more shopping for me. I've been abusing my card a bit (too much) lately - Sorry Santander!

Speaking of shopping, I've also done a lot of online shopping as well - it's so hard to resist the temptation of online shopping especially when you see the word SALE in bold capitals as soon as you go on any online store. If you do want to see another haul on some of the items I ordered from online then do let me know.

Anyhoo, I picked up loads of items from Primark but did end up returning quite a few things because they didn't really suit me. I hate it when you see something that looks so good in store but then when you try it on, it looks totally different and doesn't flatter your body in any way, shape or form :(

Primark have some great Autumn/Winter pieces in right now. I literally spent over an hour and a half in there! Walk in at your own risk - Once you’re in your most likely going to be walking out with at least one item!

Anyway let’s cue some of the lovely autumnal items...

Clothing

As you can tell both the jumpers I got are kind of similar shades.(Well actually not that similar!)
The first jumper I picked up was this chunky knitted one which I absolutely adore. It's in that burnt orangey-brown kind of colour is just so beautiful for this time of year. What’s great about it is that it has that layering effect and looks as though you've paired it with a shirt but really it’s just an all in one jumper! It's a life saver for them days where you're running late and don't have time to get ready in the morning. You can literally just chuck on and it will look like you made an effort putting the outfit together. Laaav’ing this and cannot wait to wear it.

The second brown jumper is one of my fave purchases. The material of this is super soft and once you wear it... It’s even better! I picked this up in quite a large size because all the other sizes were gone. It does look kind of big for me but not sooo bad. Although I may have to go back and see if they have restocked the sizes to see if I can go down a size or two and also maybe pick up another colour whilst I'm at it. These jumpers would look great worn alone or with something layered underneath it.

The next item that went in to the basket is this shirt in a lovely blue-ish colour. It has white lines sort of going across it. It's just a nice casual shirt for everyday wear. It's another great item for layering. I also got this in a bit of a big size because I like the general look of an over-sized shirt. This was only £8.

I also picked up this basic black ribbed top. I never used to be a big fan of the rib detailing but lately I've been loving it. This is one of them tops that are made extremely fitted so it really extenuates your body. I obviously didn’t want that so I opted for the largest size which was available (size 18 or 20). I like the overall fit of it as it isn't as figure hugging but the only things is the sleeves are a bit long but that’s not such a big problem. When I tried this on, it was actually pretty cosy. (more than I had expected it to be) This was only £6.

Now for basics tee's the men section does it for me. I don't know why but men's tops are so much cheaper than the ladies. So if you’re looking for a good buy head over to the men's section of Primark and you will find some pretty good picks of basics!

I picked up this dark grey tee in a large and I love it. It was a slim fit so I sized up and I'm all about the loose over-sized fit so I tend to go for bigger sizes anyway. It's just an essential basic wardrobe item and the price of this was only £2.50! I will definitely be going back to pick up some other colours too.

Footwear

Moving on to shoes, I must admit, Primark actually have some nice boots in for the autumn/winter season and the quality of them is pretty darn good. I liked a couple of boots but they weren't in my size. I came across these simple chelsea style boots which I really liked and had to pick up a pair in both black and tan brown!

Can you believe these were only £10?!

Pyjamas, Accessories/Other Bits

Primark always have cute P.J's and I couldn't resist a set of PJ's so I had to pick up this one for £8. They have a ton of pyjamas with some lovely prints and designs on. I had my eye on a couple but ended up going for this one in the end. I love the touch of green detailing <3

Whilst I was in Primark, I also got a pack of cotton shoe liner socks. I prefer these ankle kind of socks more because they go with anything especially ankle boots and trainers. These were only £1.70 for 7 so that was a pretty good buy!

Last but not least I picked up some gold rings as I actually don't own many rings! I didn't get a chance to look through the jewellery properly though because it was so busy in there!
(I sort of realised when uploading and editing the pictures that I hadn't taken a picture of the rings but if you scroll up you will see it made a sneaky appearance!)

And that concludes for this haul post - until I'm back shopping elsewhere! Hope you guys enjoyed hauling’ with me and seeing the items I picked up.

Have you guys been splurging out on any items lately? leave a comment below and tell me about some of the things you've purchased!

Lots of Love
Fatima
xox

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In Essence, Lipliners

Essence Lip Liners | Review + Swatches

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In First Impressions, Lipstick

Maybelline Creamy Matte Lipstick - Touch Of Spice | First Impressions

A couple of weeks ago I made an online order from Amazon which was for a Maybelline Matte Lipstick. I have had my eye on this shade for quite a while but unfortunately this shade is unavailable in the UK.

Maybelline don’t seem to have as many colours available in the UK as they do in the US for the Matte Range.

The colour that I was after and had seen many reviews on is the shade Touch of Spice. This is a gorgeous rosy mauve shade which is perfect for everyday wear.

I was looking forward to ordering this because I hadn’t treated myself to makeup in a while and it was my first ever Maybelline Matte lipstick so it was exciting of course! The price I got this for was about £7/£8 including postage which is great considering it did come from the US and Maybelline lipsticks retail around that price anyway so I found my self quite a good deal I would say! The lipstick arrived within two weeks or so which I was very impressed by.

Obviously before purchasing the lipstick, I did look at swatches and reviews from other bloggers. All of the ones I did read had positive reviews on them. I also saw that quite a few people had mentioned that it is a dupe for MAC Twig. I personally don’t own that shade (which unfortunately means I can’t swatch it for you side by side) but it is a colour that I have wanted to purchase from MAC for quite a while but now that I have got my Maybelline one I guess I have the dupe :D

As you can imagine, I was super excited to try this out when it arrived because.. I mean who doesn't love trying out new makeup! I haven’t had it for long at all so I can’t give you a proper review but so far I love the simple packaging of the product, the texture of this is creamy so it definitely lives up to its name. It glides on really nicely without any dragging and the pigmentation/colour pay off is amazing <3

Since I've got it I've been wearing this shade literally everyday! I like to wear it with the Rimmel lipliner in 'Spice' but pretty much looks similar when worn alone too.

I will do a swatch of the lipstick and show you a picture of when it is applied on my lips so you can see the colour against my skin.

Have any of you lovelies tried any lipsticks from the Maybelline Creamy Matte collection? Which is your favourite shade? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Fatima
xox

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In Collaboration, Fashion

Review | LYDC Bags**

What's up guys? I’m back finally with a long awaited post. It's been a while but I've just been relaxing and enjoying what's left of the summer.

Today post is one that links back to my latest outfit post. Many of you loved the outfit and gave me some lovely feedback which was really nice so Thank You!

As promised, I said I was going to be doing a separate post on the bag (for agessssss) and I have now finally come round to doing it. I was working on this for a while just because I wanted to make sure that I was happy with everything before uploading it.

So to begin with the bag is from LYDC London but is designed and made by ‘Anna Smith’. LYDC London are a company which designs beautiful handbags, purses and clutch bags for many occasions. They have a ton of beautiful quirky bags each unique and distinctively different.

According to the LYDC Website they claim that their designs are a "collection of classic shapes with a modern twist to provide the customer with a signature style"

I can confidently say that I agree with this because many of their bags are very unique but at the same time very fashionable and modern.

The specific one I have is the...

I Freekin’ LOVE it. Just look at how pretty it is <3 Every time I have worn this bag I have received so many compliments which obviously says something about the bag!

There are so many reasons I fell in love with this bag! Firstly, it’s BLACK and that means you can literally style it with anything you want to and you’re pretty much good to go. Another reason is the size - I'm one of them girls that is usually very organised when it comes to my handbag and I tend to 'carry my whole house' (as described by my friends) in there haha so for me the sizing was perrr-fect!

I think I was drawn to the simplicity of the bag but the thing that adds that extra special touch for me is the pastel coloured purse/bag at the front. It really does add that POP of colour you need and It's something different from the usual colours (black, white and grey) you would see in other high street stores .

This bag can easily be transitioned in to an evening bag by simply using the smaller bag that comes in the front pocket. It's the perfect size to carry for a night out and will fit all the essentials you need for the evening! It also looks amazing when worn with the handbag - which is how I always wear it <3

I love the summary vibes this little bag gives off especially with the tassel which is full of gorgeous bright colours.

I feel like LYDC bags definitely have something to suit every girl's style. Whether you’re looking for a daytime bag or something more for a party or a night out, LYDC have got you covered.

The manufacturing and quality of this bag exceptionally amazing! The bag is made out of patent black leather and finished with gold ring detailing on the handles.

It also came with this cute hot pink duster bag which you can store your bag in to prevent it from getting dusty and dirty.

The Inside of the Bag

The inside of the bag is very roomy and spacious. It is great for everyday wear and especially if you’re someone who has a lot of stuff to carry then this bag definitely caters for you. Also, If you’re a college or uni student I would recommend a bag like this one just because of how spacious it is. However, having said that the bag itself is made out of high quality fabrics and materials therefore it has some weight on it already so by adding loads more things inside will make it heavier. Other than that it is an awesome all rounder bag.

As you can see from the pictures the bag has regular side and back packets all of which are very useful to me (to keep my essentials - chewing gum, mirror and of course my lippies in).

The material which is used to line the bag with is designed all over with the brands name and logo which I think adds such a personal touch. (I'm loving the design of their logo)

I have used this bag throughout the summer and will most likely continue using it for a long time.

This bag is great just to style with your more basic and simple outfits as it will give your outfit a pop of colour and trust me the smallest amount of colour can make a HUGE difference to your whole outfit!

If you guys are interested in checking out LYDC bags then here is the direct link to their website.

They were also kind enough to give me a 10% code to share with my readers. So if you do want to purchase anything from there be sure to use my code at the checkout.
Discount Code = FATIMAP10.

** Working in collaboration with LYDC Bags to bring you this post. All reviews that are given are my personal and honest opinion on the item.

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In Dessert, Food

Review | Sprinkles Cafe (Lemon Pepper)

Hey there. So today I decided to do a food related post which is going to be a mini review on Sprinkles Café. In case you didn't know it is part of Lemon Pepper (in Leicester) . I have tried Lemon Pepper’s food before but have never had the chance to go and try their desserts so the other day after I had dinner there me and my bestie popped in to see what they had in store!

Okay so where to begin?! The actual café area of the shop is beautiful <3 OMG I absolutely LOVE everything about it from the colour scheme, the decorations and all the other extra details they put thought in to.

I literally just wanted to pull my camera out and start taking a ton of pictures but I couldn’t! (Well, maybe I might have took a couple of pictures) but then it got quite busy so I didn’t take as many as I would have liked to use for this post.

Everything in there is minimal, super cute and a little bit vintage. The café itself is pastel themed. I couldn’t get enough of how cute it was. (I mean could I just go there to take all my pictures please?!)

Anyway, I’ll show you a few snaps of what I managed to capture.

Told you I didn't get many pics but anyway, now to the main bit that you’re probably interested in...

THE DESSERTS

So me and the bestie didn’t get much because we were so full after eating the food from there (which by the way was really nice - If you're wondering..I had steak) but we still really wanted to try the desserts so we just went for it.

We ended up getting the Raspberry & White Chocolate Cookie Dough. At first, I wasn’t too sure about it but after one bite I didn’t regret getting this one bit. It was hands down one of the best cookie dough’s I’ve probably had in a long time!

It was absolutely LUSH <3

It was a moist scrumptious hot cookie dough which was layered with melted white chocolate and topped off with some fresh raspberries. It was deeeeeee-licious - and of course with ice cream it tasted even better!

We were both so stuffed after this but we also got the Nutella roll ups! (They gave us this on the house which was so lovely and kind of them) This came with 3 roll ups, A shot of chocolate, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. We were told that this was one of the popular’s. I don't think I had anymore space to fit anything in my stomach but I mean I still had to try it!

After having half of one roll up I couldn’t eat anymore just because it was quite heavy and very filling with all that Nutella stuffed inside and as I had already had a cookie dough I had to control my intake! (Looks like I’m going to have to go to the gym to burn all that off now) However, I did end up packing the rest and taking it home. If you’re a chocoholic and love Nutella then I think this one definitely screams for you!

Overall, I genuinely enjoyed this place and would definitely recommend you guys to try it if you haven’t already. All the items in the café are reasonably priced so it is affordable for all and they have a variety of different items to suit your taste buds.

If you wanted to know the kind of stuff they sell before actually going they have a website with their menu so it’s convenient to check on there if that makes it easier.
Here is the link to their website where you can check the kind of stuff they sell.

Thank You to Sprinkles Cafe for the great service and for giving us the yummy Nutella roll ups on the house.

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In Fashion, Inspiration

Dressed Up | OOTD/OOTE

Hey Guys! Hope all you lovely blossoms are doing well. Today’s post is an exciting one which I’m looking forward to sharing with you guys. It does involve another outfit but I’m totally digging this whole look!

I posted some pictures on Instagram and many of you guys loved this look so I'm super excited to share it with you.

This outfit is again another simple outfit but with the pop of colour it completely transforms it which I absolutely love. I love wearing jumpsuits just because it’s a one piece so you don’t need to worry about what to pair with it which makes it so much easier when it comes to styling the outfit. All you need are the accessories and your pretty much good to go!

I wasn’t wearing the heels all day because .. GIRRRLLL, walking in heels itself is an achievement! So if you’re a girl who walks in heels for almost the whole day then props to you! I can walk in them for about half an hour and then after that you would probably have me complaining the whole way through the day!

However, having said that if I was to go out in the evening with my friends or family then I would definitely wear this outfit with the heels.

I love how the black compliments the pop of sky blue and could I just mention I cannot believe how precise and perfect the match of the heels are with the bag<3

The bag is in a lovely tote design and is spacious, roomy and big so it's perfect for someone like me because I'm always carrying loads of things (Most of which I probably don't even need to have!). It's Even better for the summer because although its black, the lovely pastel colours make it an ideal match for a nice hot summer's day.

Water Droplets on bag as it was raining that day.

To sum up, I love how this whole look came together and I think this is such a versatile outfit and can be changed up to suit whatever occasion you need it for.

Here are a bunch of pictures of the outfit and maybe some of the important details you want to know.

Outfit Deets'
Jumpsuit – Primark
Heels – New Look
Jacket – New Look
Hijab – Local Store
Bangles – H&M
Bag – LYDC Bags **
( I will be reviewing this bag for you in much more detail soon so be on a look out for that)

So there’s all the main bits of information you needed. I hope you enjoyed this outfit post and were able to take some inspiration from it.
Leave a comment down below and let me know what you guys think of this look.

Speak to you all very soon

Lots of love
Fatima

xox

**This post was made possible with the help of LYDC Bags.**

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