THIS WEEKS WISH LIST

Untitled #7 by josephinepearlx featuring leather loafers

Clockwise L-R - |Pinafore Dress - Miss Selfridge £39|Tiger Dress - Jolie Moi £40|Dress - OASAP£65|Bralet - Miss Selfridge £28|Studded Loafers - We Like Fashion £110|Ring - ASOS £8|

* Every since I saw the Dahlia pinafore dress, i've been on the look out for one thats a tiny bit cheaper. I was really happy to find this dress in Miss Selfridge, it would look so cute with a blouse layered underneath.

* This tiger dress is literally the best thing i've ever seen! I really need this NOW!! :) they do it in black too and theres also a maxi dress version. I just love the fact that no-one else would be wearing this is you wore it on a night out. I just LOVE it.

* How cute is this shirt dress? I just love the colour and the super floaty skirt. I wish it was a tiny bit cheaper, but I reckon this dress wouldn't really date.. so you'd get lots of wear out of it.

* I've been thinking of buying a bralet for a while now. I like that this one is longer in length and the studded detailing is amazing.

* OH MY!! these loafers are the cutest shoes ever!! at £110 there quite expensive but there an item that you could wear all year round and seem really good quality.

* Absolutely loving this kitty ring, its just cute! :)

Sorry I haven't blogged for a couple of days, it was my boyfriends 27th birthday on Saturday so we've been celebrating with family and friends the past couple of days. I have to say i'm feeling a little under the weather today (possibly the bottle of wine I drank last night), so today i've been so lazy.. drinking green tea and feeling VERY sorry for myself. I have muttered the words 'i'm never drinking again' several times today.

Right i'm going to go and put my jim jams on and cuddle up on the sofa catching up on blogs :)

Love Jo. xx

THRIFTED BLOUSE

Shirt-Thrifted (charity shop)|Pearl Collar Blouse-Thrifted (charity shop)|Shoes-Topshop

* I found this oversized shirt in my local charity shop, the ones in Bourne are really good. I brought this along with a few other items, including a really cute picnic basket for £1.00. I just love how long this shirt is, this means I can wear it oversized over jeans or leggins or as a dress. The possibilities are endless!
The blouse is a real staple in my wardrobe and I think you'll be seeing alot of it in my blog. It just looks great layered under everything but just as good worn tucked into a skirt or worn over leggings.


Love Jo. x

THIS WEEKS WISH LIST

Untitled #6 by josephinepearlx featuring studded jewelry

Clockwise L-R - Sunglasses - ASOS|Floral Dress - Topshop|Maxi Dress - Topshop|Bracelet - ASOS|Studded Brogues - Topshop|Studded shoes - OASAP|

* I just love these sunglasses from ASOS and was really suprised at how cheap they are, I thought they were designer when I first say them. I'm really into retro shaped sunglasses, so I need these on my face NOW.

* As followers of my blog will know, I love my floral dresses. I'm loving the pattern on this one, the studded collar gives it a bit of edge too. This is by Goldie, on the Topshop website.

* This maxi dress is from Topshop too, but made by Ragged Priest. It's quite expensive, but I just love the chiffon tie dye and the studding detail on the top. This could also take you through to Autumn, would look great with boots.

* Is it me or are ASOS doing amazing accessories, I literally want everything. I just love all things studded at the moment and these would look amazing with any outfit.

* The burgundy broques are from Topshop. I love the colour and the studding, perfect for uni :)

* Lastly these little studded beauties are my favourite picks of the week. I'm deffo getting these next time I get my hand on some free cash.. basically what is there not to LOVE about these.

Thank you to Josie and Evie for nominating me for a Liebster Award :) Their such lovely ladies and have amazing blogs so everyone should check them out :)

Jo. xx

THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL COLLAR

Shirt-Thrifted(charity shop)|Dip hem skirt-Primark|Boots-Topshop|Necklace-Portugal|Fedora-Topshop|

Hey lovelies

This is what I wore today to go shopping with my mum and sister, we also dropped off a few boxes at my new uni house in Lincoln. It turns out my mum used to work with my new housemate!! its a small world!!

I picked this shirt up from my local charity shop, it originally had sleeves.. which i'm cut off. I actually really like the shape cutting off the sleeves has created and I adore the pearl collar. The cuffs are adorned with the same pearl detail, so i'm thinking of something I can make with them now :)
Mullet hem skirts are so flattering, I really think they suit every body shape. This one is so versitile and can be dressed up or down. The necklace was a present from my best friend, who is portuguese and brought it for me last time she went home to visit family.

Hope your all having an awesome week!! its nearly the weekend :)

Love Jo. xx

THIS WEEKS WISH LIST

Untitled #4 by josephinepearlx featuring a short sleeve dress

Clockwise L-R-Wet Look Skirt-ASOS£30.00|Roller HatTopshop£25|Dahlia@ASOS£39|Dress-Glamorous£37.99|Mixed Yarn BlazerRiver Island£50|Metallic Heel Shoes-H&M£30|Lilac Lace Dress-Jones and Jones@Topshop£60|

Hey my lovelies :)
Hello to my new followers and i'm really sorry that i'm not replying to comments as much recently, moving house is consuming most of the hours of my day...I never realised i'd accumulated so much stuff!! (thanks to my addiction of charity shop shopping). Hopefully i'll resume with putting more items up on Ebay tomorrow, I meant to do more tonight but I spent most of my evening packing away pots and pans.. so fun!

This is my wish list for this week, click on the highlighted links to take you to the product.
*First up is this lovely wet look skirt, I've been lusting after the Primark faux leather skirt that i've seen on alot of bloggers for ages. I actually think this one looks better, its a little bit longer than the Primark version and will possibly be better quality. This will be a great basic item to have in my wardrobe.
*Well if you've seen some of my posts you'll probably have realised that my fedora is basically surgically attached to my head. I'm a massive fan of hats, they can transform a whole outfit and hide bad hair days. I've wanted a bowler for ages and this one looks super cute, being black it will go with everything too!
*This Dahlia dress is currently on sale through the ASOS website. I always seem to stock up on Dahlia dresses when there on sale, I just cannot resist. I love the gingham pattern, I usually steer away from cut-out dresses but this cut-out detailing is very modest.
*I just love everything about this Glamorous dress. I love the lace detailing, the long sleeves, the length of the skirt.. this is just a ME dress.
*This blazer looks like the cosiest thing in the whole world! (maybe a slight exaggeration) I love the different coloured yarn and the slouchy style, this will be great for wrapping up come Autumn.
*How pretty are these shoes!!! I just love the metallic heel, they would just go with everything and look super comfy.
*Lastly, I need this dress in my life.. why so expensive (sulk, sulk). This dress has everything I love.. sleeves, lace, peter pan collar, full skirt AND its Lilac.. my favourite colour. Me and this dress were meant to be, but at £60 I may be trawling through ebay to find a good copy.

What do you think to my little lust list? £60 too much for a dress? oh why didn't I win the lottery on Friday!!

Hope your all enjoying the Olympics :)

P.S it would appear I posted this wishlist twice.. once without editing and this one :( sorry..oh dear bed time I think!!

Love Jo. x

TEENAGE KICKS SO HARD TO BEAT

Dress - Topshop|Converse Trainers|Hat - Topshop

Hey guys,

This is what I wore to go to my house viewing today :) I went to finalise my house in Lincoln for when i'm at uni! I'm so happy with the house, its so pretty and right next to the river. I will however be living with 3 boys, which i'm sure will be fine :) although when I think of living with boys.. I think of dirty bathrooms!

I'm finding it so hard being a student at the moment. I think its because i've had so long off, just sitting around makes you think about money more whereas When i'm at uni I don't have time to worry! I'm really trying to sort out a grant for next year, but Student Finance really don't make it easy do they!! I also think thats as i'm a mature student and before last year I was working full time its really hard to adjust to being... well poor! how do you all cope with being a student? any tips?

Anway on a lighter not i've uploaded a few items onto Ebay Blog Sale. Just click on the link in bold to take you there. Theres some lovely items up for grabs and i'll take offers from my blog or twitter followers. I don't usually send outside of the UK but i'm also willing to sent outside of the UK to my blog and twitter followers only, just ask for postage costs :)

Love Jo. x

THIS WEEKS WISH LIST

Clockwise L-R - Navajo Bag -H&M £15|Aztec Print Skirt -ASOS£18|Blazer -Zara£39.99 (on sale)|Studded Boots Thread Sence£48.65|Dip Dye Dress -Topshop£75|Bag - Zara£39.99|Floral Crown -Rock n Rose£38|Ear Cuff -Lavish Alice£11|Rabbit Earrings -Rock n Rose£8|Wedges -ASOS£48|

Hey guys,

Sorry I didn't update my blog yesterday, I was in bed with a bad tummy bug :( but i'm felling much better now! and since the sun is out I may even try eating some BBQ food later and then were going to see Batman tonight.. whooo :) am I well enough for nachos.. I think I am!! :)

So here is this weeks wishlist :) all items are linked above in bold
*I love this navajo print bag from H&M, I just love anything with an aztec/navajo print and this would be good for carrying around uni books.
*I missed out on the dress version of this skirt, Jessie J wore the dress version on The Voice and sold out straight away! I reckon you could wear this skirt as a dress too and it would still end just above the knee. Its a great price too at £18.00
*Ahhh the Zara sale, they really do have the best sale. This blazer is now 39.99 down from 89.99, I really love boucle jackets and the collar detailing is stunning on this one. Plus as its Zara you know its going to be great quality and last forever.
*These studded boots are exactly the same as the -physic boots from Topshop except these are around £40 and the Topshop versions cost £95.00.. I love everything about them!!
*I'm really loving seeing everyones homemade dip dye projects on blogs recently. I was looking at Topshops new arrivals earlier and this one caught my eye. Ok its quite expensive at £75, but its really inspired me to try a dip dye project of my own :)
*I love this Zara bag, its so simple, chic and you'd be able to fit so much in it. This bag would also go with everything!
*Ear cuffs have been a trend i'm not too sure about, they don't seem to sit on my tiny ears very well, but this one from Lavish Alice is really tempting me! what do you all think to ear cuffs?
*The floral headband and rabbit earrings are from Rock n Rose, I just love floral headbands and this mint coloured one really caught my eye. The rabbit earrings are just the cutest thing i've ever seen!
*The wedges from ASOS are my favourite thing on this wishlist. I love a nice wedge, I find them so much easier to walk in on a night out. The print on these are amazing and they would go with so much and brighten up a plain outfit.

What do you think to my wishlist :) and do you think I should attempt my own dip dye dress project? :)

Hope your all enjoying the lovely weather were having, i'm off to do some gardening :)

Love Jo. xx

BARBARA HULANICKI LEOPARD PRINT

Dress-Barbara Hulanicki|Hat-Topshop|Shoes-Vintage|Rings-Topshop|Necklace-Accessorize|

Hey,

This is what i'm wearing out for dinner and drinks tonight with a couple of friends. I brought this off ebay and it was delivered today, I love it so much that I just had to wear it straight away :) although my only complaint would be that its a tad to short, so i'm going to wear this either with a slip underneath or over leggings.
The shoes are also off ebay, I have a real thing for brogues and gold.. so these are my dream shoes.

I hope your all having a great weekend and a big hello to my new follows :) thank you, i'm so glad that you decided to follow me :)

Love Jo. xx

THE THRIFTED OUTFIT

Blouse-Charity shop|Skirt/Slip-Charity shop|Shoes-Charity shop (Topshop)|

I managed to get outside and take these when it was lovely and sunny earlier, the weather has now taken a turn for worse... possibly because it knew i'd hung some washing out.

This outfit completey consits of items brought from my local chairy shops. The blouse is a firm favourite with me, I love its cute collar.. it also looks great layered undernearth jumpers and cost me £3.00. My skirt is actually a vintage underslip, I think its too pretty to hide under clothing. What do you think? its not sheer at all and I love the detailing on the bottom this cost £1.00. The shoes are originally from Topshop and cost me £3.50, they are practically unworn and so comfortable. I don't think this is a bad outfit considering in total it cost me £7.50 and was the ideal outfit for wondering around town (well before it rained). I didn't realise how bad my hair looked.. I swear it wasn't as bad in person..hehe. Anyway its about the clothes isn't it!?

I'm finding that knowing i'm moving in 2 weeks is making me feel so nesty.. i'm spending so long on the computer searching for homewares. This is the first home where me and my boyfriend get to pick everything and style the house ourselves.. our current house is my boyfriends mums, so everything is hers. Do any of you know of any websites that sell really nice reasonably priced homewares? I just want to get into our new home and start painting and making it perfect. Although once we've settled in it'll nearly be time for me to head back off to uni.. then I need to sort that house out as well..hehe. Oh so many things to buy and so little money to buy them with, I can see carboot sales being my saviour.. their great for picking up vintage furniture.

I'll be putting Ebay items up over the next couple of days so i'll let you know when there up :) I need money for my house.. i'm even selling my running machine :( but needs must and all that!

Hope you've all had a lovely day :)

Love Jo. x

THIS WEEKS WITHLIST

Clockwise L-R: Premium Bralett - ASOS £55|Aztec Embroidery Purse-ASOS £15|Estee Lauder Night Repair Serum-Debenhams £34.17(30ml)|Contrast Sleeve Leather Jacket-ASOS £35|Moustache Watch-River Island £15|Hidden Heel High Tops-River Island £40|Pack of Adjustable Rings-ASOS £8|Abbi Chelsea Boots-ASOS £38|Leopard Bow Umberella-Topshop £15|

Hey guys, so I think this is going to be a regular post on my blog every Monday. I know its not that imaginative but I love looking at other bloggers collections such as this and love them! so I thought why not do one myself once a week! I a massive online shopper so each week i'll share with you a little collection of things I'm lusting after!
I've linked the items above, just click on the item description and away you go!

*I'm in love with this bralett, I actually found a little bag decorated in exactly the same way in a charity shop so this would go great with it. It is fairly expensive at £55, but the amount of detail on it is stunning.. it would also go with everything due to all the different coloured beads. However I am waiting for it to go in the sale (cheeky)

*The Aztec Purse will feed my craving for everying Navajo style, I love how its embroided too.. giving it a real homemade feel.

*I've read so many good reviews of the Estée Lauder night repair Serum, I really want to improve my skincare routine. It is expensive but I found it in Debenhams for £34.17, however i'm going to trawl through Ebay to try and find one even cheaper.. because i'm a stingy bugger.
*Now if you've seen a few of my blog posts you'll probably know I have a thing for leather jackets! I've worn them here hereand hereI love the contrasting coloured 3/4 length sleeves and its in the sale!!

*I'm always willing to try anything to give me a few more inches in height! and I love these high tops with a hidden heel. Although I do think i'll chicken out and just buy a black pair.. they'll go with everything. I first spotted these on Lana Del Rey, she wore the white ones here I think they will look really cute with girly style dreses but then also with skinny jeans or leggings in winter.

*I just love the simplicity of these rings from ASOS, i've been wanting to add more understated rings to my collection so these are ideal. The fact that there adjustable is an added bonus, you can also get studded versions of these too :)

*Now we get to the boots, probably the most simple thing on the list.. but the item I want the most. I've been trying to find/win a pair of Allegras on Ebay for as long as I can remember, I have the red pair and they are soooo comfortable. These ones from ASOS are dead ringers for the Allegras at half the price too!

*Well the last item is for this appalling summer were having! it really is starting to depress me and what better way to cheer me up (and keep me dry) than this amazing umberella. I love the leopard print/bow combination design and it seems pretty large, plus my old one blew inside out and broke the other day.. so I need another one :)

Right I hope my ramblings make sense! I'm hoping to get outside and do an outfit post tomorrow, plus i'll be putting items up on ebay. Oh and I have a special delivery coming tomorrow.. the most amazing vintage poodle lamp..haha. This delivery might actually mean i'll have to get dressed before 11am tomorrow! oh its hard being a student isn't it!!

Also thank you to my new followers, it really does make my day <3

Love Jo. x

GOODY TWO SHOES

Skirt - Primark|Leather Jacket - Topshop (old)|Neppy T-Shirt -Topshop|Shoes - Urban Outfitters|Earrings - this ebay shop

In the past couple or days i've received a few items purchased off ebay and online.. I love this -Neppy top from Topshop, the material is so so soft. I brought it in a size 12 as I wanted it a little oversized.
Today I received these cuff earrings which I brought off this Ebay shop and arrived very quickly all the way from Singapore :) I really like them, and for £2.99 with free postage were an absolute bargain!!
My leather studded topshop jacket is one of my favourite items in my wardrobe, I just LOVE it so much.
Delivery of the week however was my amazing panther shoes from Urban Outfittes, I think there sold out online now.. I managed to get these bad boys off good ol'Ebay! I love how 80's they look, I swear my mum had a pair like this. They are incredibly comfortable and the heel is just the right height. :)


Hope you've all had a lovely Saturday :)

Jo. x

THIS WEEKS WISH LIST

THIS WEEKS WISH LIST by josephinepearlx featuring vintage dresses

ASOS short dress
£100 - asos.com

Short dress
£48 - topshop.com

Sister Jane vintage dress
£49 - asos.com

ASOS one shoulder jumpsuit
£33 - asos.com

ASOS leather handbag
£18 - asos.com

Leather necklace
£20 - topshop.com

ASOS floral hair accessory
£36 - asos.com

Diana Mini Gold Edition
£82 - modcloth.com

Hey guys, this is just a few items i'm hoping to get my hands on in the near future :)
I've seen this red Topshop dress on a few bloggers and I am completely in love with it!! this floral headband will also be great for summer parties, picnics and festivals. I've been after a Lomography camera for a while and I love this limited edition one off modcloth, complete with cold chain!! The Sister Jane dress is from ASOS in the sale and the Salon dress is also from ASOS at a rather expensive £100, i'm hoping it goes into the sale (fingers crossed)
The accessories I have my eye on this are this amazing mouse bag from ASOS, which will be ideal for uni and fit my laptop into perfectly!! I really have a thing for leather collars at the moment so this one from Topshop is right up my street and could be worn with most dresses and tops in my wardrobe :)

I'm going to be away until Thursday now.. so won't blog again until Friday :( I have work experience in Norfolk, in a no signal area.. so no internet or phones for a few days!! i'll be sure to take lots of pictures and can't wait to share them with you on Friday :) although I can't promise they'll be the best quality as i'm only taking my little digital camera!
Hope you all have a great week

Love Jo. xx

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

Love Jo. xx

The Asteroid Galaxy Tour and London

The last two days i've been lucky enough to have a trip to London :) I've loved The Asteroid Galaxy Tour for the past 5 years, their a six piece band from Denmark with a kick ass horn section.. which last night consisted of 1 sax player and 2 trumpet players. The vocalist Mette Lindberg.. (one of the prettiest women i've ever seen) has the most amazingly unique and mesmerising singing voices i've ever heard. Lars Iversen is the founder of the band, producer, writes most of the songs and plays the guitar, keyboard and backing vocals in the band (a very talented man I think you'll agree)

And how gorgeous are this band?

Last night I was so happy to of been able to attend their only UK tour date whilst they promote their new album. I really don't understand why they aren't more popular here yet!! The whole band really get into the whole performance with lots of dancing and energy, along with fantastic banter with the audience. If any of you live in or near London I would really recommend The Scala, it's a really lovely and intimate venue.. not the kind of venue you'd expect really good bands to play. The stage isn't raised at all, theres no barriers or hefty security men.. you literally are stood right on top of the band and to me thats the best type of gig.

Well Mette is certainly one of my new style icons, she has an amazing sense of style.

This is what she wore last night :)

I managed to find this clip from the gig on youtube.. I was right on the front row and am probably one of the little head bobbing about in front :)


They were supported by The Foreign Office. This song was used for the ASOS catwalks on their website, which is where I heard of them first. They are such a great band and even better live!! I expect big things from them :)



Love Jo.x

MINNIE ME

Blouse - Primark Skirt - Julian McDonald Shoes - Topshop Beanie - Primark

Today i've been feeling a little bit better.. however I wasn't in the mood for shopping, so I must still be ill :)
I'm going to see my best friend and her new baby for the first time tomorrow, i'm so excited. Spent about an hour trying to decide what to buy her, in the end I got her a pretty floral summer dress and tiny little socks to go with it :)
I'm going to be uploading a few more items onto Ebay tonight, i'll post links on twitter when i've uploaded each item and then post the items on my blog tomorrow.

My ebay account is http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/joanneflorencepearl
and my twitter is https://twitter.com/#!/Josephinepearlx

Can anyone tell me how to put links into blogger? I type my links into the link icon on blogger and when I view the post its invisible! also how to people edit, customise and shorten their links? i've looked online and not found anything yet. Ahhh i'm so bad with technology! i'm sure its really simple..hehe.

Love Jo. xx