Friday, 21 June 2013

saving money on fashion

I LOVE shopping and I mean who doesn't but now its the holidays my shopping habits are coming slightly ridiculous as most of my free time is spent online shopping, and I don't just mean a bit of shopping here and there; oh no, yesterday I spent the whole say online shopping, I don't even know how it happened but one minute the clock said 11:00 and the next it said 18:00 and at this point I realized I was addicted! While online though I have found some life saving bargains, (Cartier love ring £2.20 instead of £1,150) yes!!! I'm obsessed with these because of the Kardashians! I mean its obviously not real but it looks the spitting image of the real one so I'm sure no one will notice, anyway I though I'd do a post about the best ways to save money when shopping- cause this is what I'm best at!

First of all I must start with eBay (where I got the Cartier love ring from!) I'm literally obsessed with eBay and could ramble on about it for hours, they have rings at such cheap prices I'm talking like 99p which come from china/hong kong and yes they do take a while to get here but when postage is free I don't even mind! They also have great look alike's of the more pricey high street items for much cheaper and the best tip I have for you.. type in the search bar 'topshop(then your size) and hundreds of topshop clothes come up mostly starting at 99p and some can be brand new!!  Its like heaven I'm so obsessed!


Another online website I love is BooHoo ,not as much for their trousers/dresses but they do some of the best basic items, yesterday I bought a charcoal maxi skirt and white crop top for £13! And the best part is they do smaller sizer 4&6 which it like my dream come true as I'm so small :-( I also love the cut out tops and basic polo neck tops boohoo do, they are a fraction of the price you would find any where else! Boohoo also has some really lovely jewelry which I always find my self browsing through!












Now I'm pretty sure every one in the blogging world has heard of 'Fashion Vouchers' and If you haven't I suggest you take a look at their website right now as they have some great deals! I also look on their website before purchasing encase I can get any money off! They also have their own blog which I love reading through so I'd say using Fashion vouchers is definitely a great way to save money and specially for bloggers like us! 

Another way I love to save money on fashion is blog competitions, twitter competitions and blog giveaways! Although I've only ever won a BB cream and a couple of make up brushes when I first started my blog I think they are such lovely gifts and I still use the make up brushes now which have been super handy! Twitter have great competitions and sometimes all you have to do is 'follow' and 'RT' to enter and you have the change of winning a dress/top/makeup or what ever they are giving away! Ted Baker had a competition a few weeks ago to choose your favourite pieces from their new collection to win some TB vouchers which would have been super handy to who ever won them! 

My last tip on how to save money is of course SALES! I'm in love with these things and Topshop their mid season sale today and have some lovely little bargains! Before online shopping I suggest always look on the sale section first as sometimes they have alternatives you could buy instead of something really expensive- just remember sale shopping is the best! 

Other than that places such as everything5pounds.com, H&M, New Look(especially for shoes) ASOS, Miss Guided & Primark are all great places to shop if your looking for affordable fashion!


I hope I've turned you all into 'saving money on fashion' freaks now,
love Caits x 

Sunday, 16 June 2013

girly for a change




Shorts: Next(friends), BlackTop: H&M, DenimJacket: Primark, Shoes: Converse 
Finally my exams are over!!! I now have 10 weeks off to do absolutely nothing and blog! As the suns been shining recently I though a good summery outfit would be good to get back into the jist of things :) All the things I'm wearing are actually from last year's summer wardrobe, there's thousands of summer clothes I want this year and I've got them all saved on my iPad I just don't know where to start.. maybe I shouldn't start as I will probably never stop!
I actually love these shorts, I practically live in denim shorts so these are a nice change, something quite girly which I never go for! I much prefer the grunge type looks but the print on these shorts it way to pretty not to show off! So thankyou so much Holly for giving them me!! I just went for a plain black top and denim jacket as I wanted the shorts to really stand out. I practically live in my converse at the minute, all my other shoes are a tad to wintry so shoes is definitely of the 'things to buy next' list! So off to the internet shopping I go...
love Caits x 




Tuesday, 4 June 2013

CJG Collection - my faves


So Chloe Green has released her new collections in Topshop and I love everything, if I could buy every single pair of shoes.. I would, but of course we are talking almost designer prices which teenage girls cant exactly afford right now :(! I've put together my favourite things from her summer collection but my ultimate faves are the black wedges with the wooden heel, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT! I love how Chloe has detailed them with the scalloped edges and I love how the heel isn't majorly high so they could be worn on different occasions. Basically I really really want them and I'm officially saving from now, if I worn them every day of the year it would be less than a pound per wear, not bad when you think of it like that hahaha! 

Sorry for the whole not blogging thing recently, I promise I will back very soon! I had my geography exam today so fingers crossed that went okay! I have 4 exams next week then I'm officially free from school for 10 weeks yaayyy!!!
Hope you are all enjoying the sun- the weather has been FAB-U-LOUS here in Sheffield :)
love Caits x 

Friday, 17 May 2013

Ted Baker #tedss13



You probably all ready know I have a massive obsession with Ted Baker partly because we share the same last name but mainly because they have so many lovely things which one day I will buy! My prom dress and bag are both from TB but I'm not showing you guys yet.. put the 28th June in your diary's ;-)
 Anyway TB have a competition (here) for style blogs at the moment and all you have to do is pick your 3 favourite items from their spring/summer13 collection- easy you say.. not. Lets just say I could have chosen every item! 
I'm going on holiday soon(ish) and spotted this bikini when 'bikini shopping' on ASOS and I've all ready decided I'm buying the bottoms as they are beau-ti-ful. So of course I had to choose this bikini to feature on my blog as the print, colours, design and everything are so so pretty! I chose this bag a) because of the colour (love green at the mo) and b) because for years now I have always used my little white TB bag with the gold bow for my beach bag on holiday as they are so easy to carry around and fit everything in! So the look I have chosen is more of a 'beach look' but yano I love the beach and both these 2 items! 

Sorry I have been so absent from my blog, I've had so much school work to be handed in over the last few weeks and my GCSE's started last week and now I'm sat in bed with tonsillitis and a fever.. fabulous! You don't wanna be seeing my face on here till I'm better.. ok enough with the excuses! My exams finish on the 13th June so I'll be back to regular blogging then but for now I'll try and do as many posts as possible for you guys! THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY!
love Caits x 

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Toni and Guy- sea salt spray!! #video1

GUYS!!! I made my first ever you tube vid! woooo! So yeah I'm not really that technical and I have not much of an idea on how you edit the video's but here you have it- my first ever review :-) I love the Toni and Guy sea salt spray so wanted to show it to you guys! Please be aware of my slight stupid ness on the video, I felt as if I was talking to my self hahaha! Hope you like it! My youtube channel is here so subscribe to me :)! 

 love Caits xxx
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