the best kept secret in london

Now I'm in my twenties I decided that it would be immature and un-ladylike of me to head off to a club dressed as a cat for halloween, so I went out for sophisticated cocktails instead ... is what I should probably be saying. The sad reality is in fact that I am a poor student, and if there's anything that uni teaches you, it's that you should never turn down free alcohol. Never.

My dad, his girlfriend, my two sisters and I went to The Breakfast Club in London and although I am very familiar with their menu (maybe even a bit too familiar), I had somehow never heard about their secret downstairs bar before! After reciting the code word "I want to get lucky tonight" to the lady at the door (thank god it worked), we were led downstairs into a whole new breakfast club experience.

My generous (and quite drunk) dad bought me a Rose Bush cocktail and it tasted like nothing i'd ever drank before. It was a bit like drinking a product from the Body Shop if they were actually edible - scented, sweet but not at all artificial. The kind of thing I'd expect Blair Waldorf to drink before bed.

After a while we went upstairs for burgers and sangria (a very underrated combination imo) and then pub crawled around Shoreditch until we had to put my dad in a taxi home. Oh, Sven.

Fellow Londoners: this is the perfect place to take a date you want to impress or visiting friends that want to see the cool, less-known city hotspots (little do they know we spend most of our time in Wagamama's) or even just a nice place to check out if you're looking for a cocktail slightly more exotic than a sex on the beach. It's not the world's best kept secret, but it's definitely in the running for one of the world's best cocktail experiences.

And, being the true fangirl that I am, I was even back there the next morning to cure my hangover. If you're judging me right now then you definitely haven't experienced the Mekka that is The Breakfast Club yet.

PS - they didn't pay me to write this about them, although they probably should. X

jelly and marmite

Who remembers these classics from childhood? While visiting Manchester last weekend I decided it was the perfect place to release my inner child and whack out these babies... SPARKLY JELLY SHOES WITH A HEEL! And while everyone up North seemed to love them, some of my friends back home were a little less impressed with my choice of footwear. But love them or hate them, at £6 a pair, even I can afford to be a bit experimental.
(From Primark, of course.)

red lips even for lidl

As a girl that's very dubious about lipstick - especially the bright red kind - I think I have finally found something! The fact that it's more like a felt tip pen than a beauty product makes it v easy to apply (all those years of colouring in as a child have finally come into good use) AND its scarily durable. No matter how many shots or snogs, you can be sure that this sucker wont be smothered over your face, friends and wine glass after only a few minutes. An absolute essential on a  night out, it never lets me down. If only the same could be said about you, vodka. We need to talk.

 'Maxfactor Lipfinity Longlasting Lip Tint'. I use '09 Passion Red'.

3 years later

it feels like an actual decade since i last posted in this thing. 3 years? get out. but seeing as I have been trying (and failing) to keep a diary since, well, forever, i've decided that this will be my newest attempt at documenting my life. so hi internet.

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car < chiffon

this summer i (hope) to spend lazy days lounging in lots and lots of chiffon! the idea of mixing it with leather accessories like belts and buckles will probably overpower my plans to save for a car. but we shall seeee

if you have a hunchback just throw a little glitter on it, honey and go dancing!

http://lookbook.nu/look/1741144-party-animal

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CAMERA

heya guys! firstly, comes the generic 'sorry i have posted in ages blah blah blah' excuse which i've used far too many times, and secondly.. i finally got a new camera! a samsung pl150 is now allllll mine, waheeey! therefore, i have been spending my time wisely and taking many exciting pics (for example, above) but prepare for a post overload v v vvvv soon :)
i'm off to frankfurt for german exchange but will be back next weekend :) wish me luck attempting to speak to my partner haha

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