Pandora Picks

If you are an avid reader of Topaz & May, then you know I am very loyal to my Links bracelet. However, since heading back into retail I have found my Pandora brown leather bracelet a tad more practical. And as such, I have been coveting a multitude of charms for their bracelet.
So, all in the name of blogging (obviously) I have collated my favourite charms for you all to see - have fun browsing, and remember - it's my birthday next week, just hinting!! ;)

As you can see, there is a bit of a blue theme... hmm, opps. Who knew! But anyway, enjoy them! You can't order Pandora directly from their website, but they have a few online stock lists that are great.

What's your favourite charm?

Wedding Butterflies

dress: dorothy perkins  |  cardigan: french connection  |  shoes: new look  |  bracelets: lola rose, links of london, pia  |    necklace: lola rose

One of my cousins recently got married, the first of all of I might add! It was a really really lovely day. They church was so pretty, and although I personally won't be getting married in a church (nothing wrong with it, just not for me), it was a gorgeous church and a lovely ceremony. The reception was help in a marquee with draped ceilings and chandeliers, which I loved. I don't get to see my cousins a lot so it was really nice to see them, catch up and spend the day with family!

This was my wedding outfit. I first heard about this dress from my friend Amber who said "Oh my god, I saw this gorgeous maxi dress in a magazine and it has your name on it, it's blue with butterflies!", so I went on a hunt because let's face it - blue and butterflies is o so me. I found it on the Dorothy Perkins site and fell in love, instantly, and my lovely Mummy bought it for me for the wedding.

Now, as you can see it isn't blue. I got home and my Mum went "your dress is upstairs" so I raced upstairs and my first reaction was WHAT IT'S GREEN! I don't have a lot of green. However, after trying it on I realised how perfect it was. The colour compliments me so well and the silhouette is so flattering. And let's not forget the butterflies. I would like to say that on the website it does look blue - honestly! I went and double checked, but the description on the website does say Mint Green. Note to self: read the descriptions!
On hindsight I'm so glad it was green. It's so completely un-Lisa it's perfect. I wasn't sure about the black edging at first, but now I think it just adds to its beauty. It adds a bit of an edge to it so it's not just floaty pretty.

I'm so glad I wore this to the wedding. I was planning on my waterfall dress seen here, however about 80% of the female guests were in waterfall dresses - so quite glad I decided not to! It was perfect as it wasn't the warmed/sunniest of days so a maxi kept me warm, and yet didn't overheat me on the dance floor!

What do you think of the colour? Would you wear this to a wedding?

Pale Jeans

 

  

top H&M: jeans Topshop: scarf Superdrug: necklace Superdrug: bracelet Links of London: earrings Accessorize: nails Bourjois: shoes New Look

I'm a little bit in love with Topshops Superskinny Leigh Jeans, as is everyone else I know, and I've been umming and ahhing about getting this colour for a while. When I went to London with the girls I threw caution to the wind and broke my usual black, navy and grey jean pattern. I love this colour. It literally makes the most casual of outfits look stylish. Plus they are ridiculously comfortable. They come in so many different colours, I swear my Mum has them all, and I am lusting over another couple of colours at the moment but I've limited myself to one every pay day!

Thanks to my lovely friend Andra I have discovered the power and beauty of Superdrug accessories - look at my gorgeous tribal necklace - only £2.99. Not kidding, and I haven't stopped wearing it. Ditto the scarf, another Superdrug find for a mere £4.99. Bargain! Again, not stopped wearing it since.

You will also note my lovely Links bracelet with a couple of charms I haven't shown you before. There is my lovely little butterfly that my brother and Hanah got me for Christmas when I got the bracelet, and a graduation hat for when I graduated (stating the obvious there).

Do you have Topshop jeans? What colours are you sporting?

Sunny Denim

tshirt TOPSHOP

skirt TOPSHOP

wedges RIVER ISLAND

bracelet LOLA ROSE
necklace LOLA ROSE

puppy ARTHUR

We had quite a sunny warm day on Sunday (yay) so I decided I'd brave it and pop on a skirt. I got this skirt last summer as an impulsive buy as it's totally different to anything I had before and I was starting to get very interested in high waist. I love this skirt, it nips in at my waist and I believe it makes any outfit look effortlessly chic. Well, chic for me - I'm not going to sit here and pretend to be a fashion guru. 

This tshirt is a favourite of mine as well, I usually wear it with shorts in the summer or over a bikini on the beach. It's really light and so easy to wear. Definitely a go to t-shirt when I can't be bothered to make too much effort.

I think this outfit is just really simple and light for a June day playing with the puppy. I also think it has a touch of rock n roll with the t-shirt. Had a great day on Sunday, Dad was at the MotoGP so the boy came over and we played with the puppy. Took him for a walk and also had a slight water fight, which Arthur got in the middle of trying to protect me from a scary watering can of course. Good puppy !

How was your Fathers Day?

Special Blues

Anyone who knows me knows I find it incredibly hard to resist a good buy from H&M, so when I saw this seriously cute playsuit I just had to have it. All my money worries went flying out of the window and in came this beauty...

blazer H&M

playsuit H&M

shoes NEW LOOK

necklace LOLA ROSE

bracelet RASPBERRYGRAPE

earrings ACCESSORIZE

belt LEVI

Okay so this playsuit is special and has now taken residence in a very special place in my heart for absolute favourite outfits. Not only is it blue (and i LOVE blue), not only is it aztec and summer, but it is so versatile as well. In this post I've got it all dressed for work, but if I wanted I could wear it down the beach with sandals, or just for a day out with a cardy and sandals, lounge it down with a comfy jumper (which is actually what I'm doing right this second) or dress it up big style with some wedges and a blazer. Therefore = special.

Plus it is just o so perdy! Just totally in love with it.

I would like to draw your attention to something else a little bit special in this post as well which you'll find on my wrist. I absolutely love this bracelet. It was made especially for me by Lauren over at www.raspberrygrape.com and I haven't take it off since I got it (except for the shower & sleep). I'm hoping that this will help one of the boys grandparents to call me 'Lisa' instead of 'Liza' as well, you never know - a girl can dream! (it's only been four and half years but o well!)

What's taken residence in that special place in your heart at the moment?

Ways to Waterfall

It seems my sending has gotten a bit out of hand lately! However, I will defend buying this next item until the end of time because I have fallen completely in love with it.

You know one of those dresses that you put on in the changing room and just sigh and think "O crap now I have to buy it..." Well, this is that dress.

Dress New Look

Shoes New Look (Andra's Wardrobe)

Necklace Lola Rose

Bracelet Lola Rose

Nails Estee Lauder Teal Topaz

I have completely bought into the waterfall trend. I think its just a ladylike trend and it's just so pretty! I love the colours in this dress, they are really bring and help to brighten up the black. It comes in at the waist (which I'm a bit fan of) and skims over your bum and legs.

The top of the dress is actually see-through so you do have to wear a black vest underneath (unless you're braver then me and want to expose your underwear!), it does have a slip under the skirt... but not a very long one!

I wore this beauty to my Pappy's 80th Birthday party (that's Granddad or Grandpa to normal people) and I got so many compliments for it :) It's definitely become a staple in my wardrobe for the summer.

This dress is actually in their sale now for £11! So I'd snap it up while you can here

The jewellery (you've probably predicted) is from my trusty Lola Rose collection. I LOVE the colour of these bits, so summery and they go perfectly with this dress. The nails as Estee Lauder in Teal Topaz to match the jewellery with a varnish from my Mum's magic colouring box! (Become one of my fave shades for the summer... If it ever arrives!)

The shoes I stole from Andra's wardrobe (again) and were SO comfortable, the balls of my feet didn't even hurt by the end of the night - which is saying something as there was a disco with classics such as 5,6,7,8 and Saturday Night! You can't get them in this colour anymore but take a look here for the colours you can get :)

Have you tried a waterfall outfit yet?

Butterfly Fly Away

Ever since I bought my first pair of Topshop's Supersoft jeans I have been wanting another pair, lots and lots of pairs!

So when I got paid I thought RIGHT, new jeans! My other black jeans are a tad on the tight side these days so I thought I'd be practical and grab me some new black ones :)

Teamed with a casual top it made the perfect outfit for a casual dinner out with the boyf

Top H&M

Jeans Topshop

Necklace Boutique in Portugal

Bangle Made by Mum

Bracelet Links of London

Love this top from H&M, definite impulse buy and it's so comfy and girly! You can dress it up and down so it's the perfect wardrobe item. Plus it has butterflies on it, and anyone who knows me knows I love my butterflies...

My necklace I love, I got it from a little tent at a sand exhibition for about 5 euros, its really silver and I adore it. Best bargain buy ever!

My lovely little heart bangle was made by my lovely Mummy. She did a silver jewellery making course at college in the Autumn and made us one each. It's very simple, very cute and goes with everything.

And of course my trusty Links charm bracelet :) (review to come on this)

Love this little outfit, so simple, so cute.

What's your new go-to outfit?

Coral Contrast

I am a bit of a navy whore... If you look in my drawers you will literally see a sea of navy so I like to buy accessories and cardigans etc to completely contrast navy.

Here is a perfect example. I recently went to Bournemouth for the day with the girls to do some shopping and see Steps ....

Cardigan: Topshop, Top: Topshop, Jeans: Topshop, Belt: Levi, Necklace: Lola Rose, Bracelet: Lola Rose, Sunglasses: Accessorize

I think the coral of the jewellery and the teal of the cardigan really help to contrast to excessive navy in the outfit (self admitted navy addict). This necklace is one of my absolute favourites and I really do wear it a ridiculous amount...

The Levi belt came from my lovely boyf after he discovered it was too small for him and they wouldn't let him refund it (uh oh...) so I got it (yay!) and I actually really like it, it fits perfectly around my waist and it the perfect tone of brown as well.

This outfit was very comfortable, but not incredible warm so I ended up having to buy a new jumper in H&M to keep me way (yes... i HAD to!)...

Jumper: H&M (please excuse the cheesy grin!)

What colours do you like to contrast?