Shoes . . .

Does any one else really struggle organising there stuff into an arrangement there happy with? Sorting out my stuff always takes me forever and it nearly always seems to get messy again, but yesterday I gave sorting out my shoes another go! I wanted them easily accessible but I without building a case specifically for them in my wardrobe or spending an absolute fortune. So after clearing out tonnes, right the way from flip-flops to boots I had to decide how to put them back. Now this my sound absolutely stupid, you may be thinking just place them at the bottom of the wardrobe and walk away! But I cant fit them all like that and didn’t want to separate them into different wardrobes/places. So I purchased these clear shoe boxes. I used to keep all my shoes in shoe boxes but trying to find the pair I wanted was such a hassle, especially when I'm in a hurry and I end up flinging them about everywhere boxes boots and sandals all jumbled up on the floor! But these work really well I can see what’s in them and don’t have to take photos of all my shoes to stick on the front. They stack much better too as there all the same size. Here’s a little pic for you, not very exciting but I'm quite proud, you wouldn’t believe how long it took my to get it tidy! 

Love Lola

OOTD

Outfit of the day! My first one I’m very excited! Now I’m not sure about the picture quality here so do let me know what you think. The weather in England (or my part at least) is completely miserable, it’s drizzly, grey and I can’t wait to get to another country and some sun (little bit of a moan there sorry!). So unfortunately my summer clothes are remaining in my wardrobe but I thought I’d post my outfit anyway. Today I’m wearing my new Asos skirt; it’s a gentle a line style with a gingerbread man print. I then paired it with a plain black spaghetti strap top and to make the look not to childish I guess I wore my leather jacket too (from international). I thought this gave the look a bit more of an edge rather than a pretty look. I then added my high heeled turn down ankle boots from new look about two years ago but I absolutely love them so have kept them quite a while now.

My jewellery is all silver and quite simple; I went for my h necklace which was a birthday present and a silver pearl bracelet. My makeup is a simple smoky eye and a plum lip, and I left my hair natural and kind of wavy. 

Hope you like,

Skirt pattern

 

(more photos on my tumblr as usual)

Love Lola

Albi and Lola

Just a quick little post today about a little store I found in Plymouth on Hyde Park Road. It’s called Albi and Lola and is filled with gorgeous knick knacks, furniture and lots of other cute little things. They have some amazing note pads and photo albums, the all have a great vintage look, think I’m going to fill mine with photos as a birthday gift for a friend! But if you’re ever in Plymouth I would recommend a visit and maybe take a wander up the road to the vintage shop Mr Scarecrow's Attic too (but more about that shop later).

http://www.hydeparkvillage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=79

Love Lola 

Note: I dont own this shop or know the owners despite the name!

Holiday Haul!

Another haul today! So since I have an upcoming trip to Italy me and a friend went shopping for bits a pieces for said holiday. Here’s a quick list of what I bought (pictures on tumblr):

• ·         Bright pink blazer – h and m

• ·         Make up wipes - Garnier

• ·         Toner - Garnier

• ·         Nail varnish remover - Bourjois

• ·         Est.969 clutch bag – new look

• ·         Small blanket (for the journey, 30 hours on a coach kill me now)-Wilkinsons

• ·         Travel pillow (again 30 hours. . .) - Wilkinsons

• ·         Mac lipstick- colour morange

And that’s all for this little haul.

Love Lola