MUNDANE MONDAY

Inspired by Charlotte's Mundane Midweek (awesome blog alert guys) tag she's created, I decided to give it a whirl as I'm all for tags and this has nosey Ellie written all over it. You basically have to write about a normal, ordinary day and all the boring things you did. As you can imagine, I had lots to say.

I chose Monday to write about. My first day back at college after a month off. Possibly the mundanest of all the mundane mundane days. Here we go.

I woke up surprisingly earlier than normal for a Monday which can only mean one thing, CANDY CRUSH TIME. I'm threw some clothes on that were closest to me, (no, literally), stuck some contact lenses in my eyes, dry shampooed my hair 'cuz cba with that whole washing your hair thing and smothered some make up on my face and tried yet again to make my eyeliner flicks the same. Fail.  Afterwards, like every morning, I had my Mum shout 'ELLIE WHY DO YOU ALWAYS LEAVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON? YOU OWE ME 10P' and 'ELLIE WHY HAVE YOU LEFT YOUR MAKE UP BAG IN THE SINK AGAIN?' Sorry Mum, never again, Mum. I then waited 12 minutes for an every 10 minutes bus, sat on a stinky bus full of irritating school kids, got a stitch walking up the hill to college and then sat in a cold class room for half an hour for a pointless tutor session. I then went home again via the stitch giving hill and smelly bus. I then sat on the computer for half an hour, played candy crush, watched youtube videos, didn't practice my flute scales, ate a microwave curry which made my room stink, and then headed back to college (hill and bus). I then sat in an English Language lesson where I spent 2 hours trying to log on to a laptop which liked crashing every 30 seconds and I then got really frustrated. I then came home (hill and bus) sat on my laptop and stuffed my face with an opened packet of melted milky way magic stars and then didn't feel like eating my proper dinner. Happy Monday.

Ok so I suppose because it's a tag I have to tag a few people. Tori, Georgia, Islay, Sophie, Laura, Ellie, Libby, Nora and Lauren and anyone else who fancies doing it! (and make sure you send me the link if you do it!)

In other news, there's a summer Swap Shop on at Lush Nottingham on Wednesday if you're free. It's all raising money for My Sight Nottingham (an awesome charity improving the lives of people living with sight loss in Nottingham) and there's gonna be loads of clothes to rummage through, too!

now playing: this

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from the valley of the jungle, to the bottom of the sea

top- american apparel
jeans- gap
necklaces- tatty devine/little tea cup
camera- urban outfitters

I totally feel like Jazzabelle's Diary wearing this, although I'm a slightly more gumpy/uncool version. Kinda casual and comfortable, nothing too much. I've been living in this tee recently, it has 'Ellie' scribbled all over it. I dragged on my skinnies which have just about had their day and are now more of a dusty grey shade after being washed for too many times, but I'm still on the hunt to find a new pair that fit me after Gap have discontinued this pair. THANKS GAP. So, yarrrrrrrrr. I also developed my film from my bargain Diana Mini (you can read the story here, if you're interested) from when I went to Wales and I was really pleased how they came out. I photoshopped them a bit to merge them together and to adjust the lighting etc etc but I thought I'd pop them on here so when I do a mad sweep of things from my Laptop and discover that the photos have disappeared and get really angry, they'll always be here. LOGIC. 

and here's what I wore....(or similar)

now playing: I love love love love 'Better Days' by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. There is no other way to describe it other than rad. Rad rad rad rad.

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FAVOURITES 004

Better late than never, right? RIGHTTTTT? PS: Can we not all diss ma photographii (one day we'll have a non blurry, slightly organised photo.....one day...)

001 Photobooth times at the Company Magazine #stylebloggerawards with Victoria, Sophie, Rhiannon, and Amy. It feels like ages ago now. 

002 I mentioned these hair grips in my haul video a couple of days ago but I'm still yet to use them because I think they look far too nice in the packaging. I went off Cath Kidston for a bit and got a bit bored of all the florals, but recently I've been popping in a bit too much and then ended up buying this skirt at the weekend.

003 Ahhhhhhhh Rose Jam perfume. I've been using this loads recently, I ordered it from the Lush forum party just before Christmas and I've been rationing it ever since. It smells exactly like the bubbleroon and basically, anything rose scented I absolutely love. Then a non Lush-y thing, was the nail varnish from & Other Stories which I also mentioned in my latest haul post. The colour? I absolutely love, it's just a shame it chips so easily! And Fair Trade Foot Lotion which I've renamed Fair Trade Body Lotion because I've just ended up using it all the way up my legs. It's perfect for aching feet because of all the errrr....standing up and walking I do...errrr..(??)... with  all the peppermint and spearmint in there.

004 Last Thursday I headed to the NTU Art & Design Degree shows to have a wonder around. With all this University stuff lingering around, I'm in a mad panic trying to decide what I want to do when I'm 'older'. I think it's between Fashion Communication and Promotion or going down the foundation course, textile-y root. Anyway, the work was amazing and gave me so many ideas, I might do a post on it soonio.

005 Wow this post is becoming ramble-y. I had the Elemis Skin Clear Mattifying Moisturiser in the goodie bag (is that the correct word) at the blog awards and I thought I'd give it a go. I have shiny/oily/shitty skin so usually pile a translucent powder over of the top of my make up but this has magically improved all three of my problems! 

006 My terribly dirty make up brushes are from iherb.com for seriously crazy cheap as I am on a mission to start applying my make up properly. You've got a million reviews on the Core Collection over the internet because they're awesome but I'd definitely say iherb is the place to get them- they came pretty quickly and you can also get a discount with the code VTB163, too! 

I'm off to the Vintage Fair at the Nottingham Albert Hall on Sunday (let's face it, it's tradition for me now)  to stock up on pretty skirts, floral scarves and cupcakes. You can view more about the event with all the detail-y bits if you want to......or I have a zillion photos here, here or here if you wanted a peep. (Errmmmmm slightly obsessed).

now playing: I've really got into Peace recently

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it's the magical mystery kind, must be a lie

top- topshop
skirt- cath kidston
shoes- whistles (mum's) (similar) 

Ok. So this skirt. Need yo' help. The print is absolutely beautiful, the skirt shape is absolutely beautiful. But on me? Not so beautiful. This was a 'pressure buy' when I was in town with my Mum and she was like 'GET ITTTTTT' but now I'm wondering if it's worth it. Mainly because everytime I wear it my Mum walks past me going 'choo choooooo'. I think I'll definitely wear it loads on holiday but I don't know whether I can afford to buy something that I'll only wear on holiday. If that makes any sense. What do you think? I'm tempted to buy the whole range to wear all together too j4j. Haha it would be joke if I could afford it. ANYWAY. I'm trying to be more adventurous with my outfits at the moment so I hopped up the stairs with my Mum's flatforms on and also my 'crop top' (and then consequently pulled my skirt up a bit higher to cover my belly).

In other news, I'm back at college for 4 weeks before summer. Life sucks.

PS: I'll reply to all my comments soonio

now playing: loads of songs from 'a take away show' on youtube, so beautiful..

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leather backpacks

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It's been on my mind for a while. But now it's been turned into a blog post it's make or break. Leather rucksacks. The beautiful things. Especially with the soft matte finish, they have a kind of vintage-edge to them. Kind of summery, looking perfect with shorts, summer dresses as well as with big chunky knits and doc martens. Ok this is turned into a post trying to persuade myself to buy one. I'm gonna have a rummage around the second hand shops in a bit, but has anyone seen a nice cheap one anywhere?

now playing: up from below album by edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, ah I'd forgotten how much I loved this

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here's one for the diamonds in the dark

top- american apparel
cardigan- mango
shorts- c/o cow
necklace- tatty devine

Greetings from me and my pale legs! (I have felt a bit paranoid putting this outfit post up) I've definitely rediscovered my love for spicy/orange-y shades recently as I dug out this cardigan (that belongs belonged to my Mum) from the back of my wardrobe. Then, I popped on my name necklace and these awesome, reworked levi shorts from cow that have been jazzed up with some bleach and studs. Looooooove. Things like this make me want to go on a serious D.I.Y mission and revamp my wardrobe. Brb studding and bleaching everything. In other news, where the hell has all this sun come from?!!!!!! Not that I want to jinx anything, it now means I can sit trapped in my bedroom on my laptop with my window open...aaaah soaking in the fresh air, you know.

PS: Blogger is driving me insane with these alignment issues. Sort. It. Out. Angry. Ellie
PPS: Don't you think my eyes look really freaky in the first photo?????? Why do I do it to myself?

now playing: california daze peace/calling lewis watson/the fear ben howard/i can talk two door cinema club/latchmere the maccabees/go slow haim

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HAUL-Y HAUL

'applebloom pink' blusher and 'foule red' nail polish- & other stories/'dazzle' crackle top coat nail varnish and 'the damned' lipstick- topshop/independent eyeliner, seanik shampoo bar, bubblegum lipscrub- lush

cupcake bites- cybercandy/gum and sweets (what actually are they?)- random shop in hockley 

skirt- topshop via ebay

skirt and striped top- american apparel/galaxy dress- urban outfitters

hanger- urban outfitters/cat pumps- ebay/seriously old maccabees and regina spektor albums- somewhere in vic centre

HEY GUYS I WENT OUT THE HOUSE (and on the internet) AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! This started out as being a little 'treat' for finishing my exams and getting paid but then it all kinda........escalated...you could say. However, after all, these are, of course, compulsory items and therefore I had no choice when buying them. I bought my first ever make up-y things from & Other Stories when I was in London last week, it's a really beautiful bloody red, almost black shade nail polish, as well as a powder. This just pretty much sums me up, I'm not a blush-y person but the shade was pretty and I loved the writing on it. There you go. Then, a couple of CD's that have taken me a couple of years to buy (but for £2.50 you can't really go wrong), some cutie cat ballet flats, a cat hanger, (there's definitely a recurring theme here), lushie bits, my first ever purple-y-ish-deep coloured lipstick and vogue. And some clothes, of course.

I also video's a video too (haha), featuring me making a fool out of myself saying 'errrrrmmm yeaaahh' loads of time and with occasional piece of glitter shining on my face. ENJOY. lolzatron. Oh god did  I just say lolzatron? If you're feeling particularly kind today it would be super awesome if you could subscribe! Jokedyjokejokes you don't have to. 

now playing: grow old with me tom odell/dog days are over florence and the machine/wasted time kings of leon/lovesick peace/lightning bolt jake bugg

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