Wish List 2

Asos time!!!!!
I'm so sorry I know I said I would write my 2nd wish list the other day but I went home for the weekend!
So my second spring/summer wish list is on items from Asos. I love Asos! Eventhough some of the stuff on there can be really expensive, there is a nice variety on there, designer clothes and Asos own. So lets look what I chose as my four items.
The first item I chose is this cute swimming costume. Now normally on holiday I don't wear an all in one because obviously you want to tan. BUT, for the first day or so whilst your skin is getting used to the sun and the heat I do choose to wear one. Swim suits are also great for when you are going shopping or walking to the beach etc. I love the colour of this suit and think it would look great against a tan. I also love the shell detail on the chest and it just reminds me of a mermaid. And after all who doesn't like mermaids?! At only £20 I think this is totally worth it and would look great in the pool or with some light denim shorts and white pumps!! This is also available on Boohoo as it is a Boohoo piece.  (http://www.asos.com/Boohoo/Boohoo-Shell-Print-Swimsuit/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6342001&cid=2238&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Coral&totalstyles=1674&gridsize=3)

Next I have chosen this vintage, simple denim skirt. Now I have recently bought myself one very similar to this and its the comfiest thing! For summer I love anything denim, it looks so nice up against a tan and goes with everything. Plus it enables us to get our tanned legs out! This skirt is so simple, it has a cute little slit in the side and personally is an ideal length for any occasion, to wear everyday, on holiday, to the beach or even when going out out it can be dressed up with heels and a crop top etc. This skirt is currently £28 but I think that is defo worth it!! (http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Denim-Pencil-Skirt-With-Step-Hem-In-Mid-Wash-Blue/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6249993&cid=2639&sh=0&pge=1&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Mid+wash+blue&totalstyles=529&gridsize=3)

For my third item on my Asos spring/summer wishlist I have chosen something that I literally wear everyday in this season...SUNGLASSES!!
I literally wear sunglasses all year round because im that annoying person. These ones I have chosen from Asos are the nicest things they are so cute and are my fave colour! I really like round glasses and at first I didn't think they suited me but when I have my hair up or curly (sounds mental) but I prefer to have round glasses rather than square. These glasses have a mirrored lens which look really summery and the colour is simple and cute, at only £10 these have got my seal of approval. (http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Skinny-Round-Sunglasses-With-Metal-Arms-And-Flash-Lens/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5921746&WT.ac=rec_viewed&CTAref=Recently+Viewed)

For my final item on my wishlist what I have chosen is very naughty but just beautiful. I have chosen this exclusive, summer shirt dress and I am totally in love with it!! YES I KNOW ITS £60 and even I am yet to decide if I could justify paying that for this dress. But oh wow this is just screaming summer days at me. With its cute pink colour and lovely strawberry pattern this dress is so easy but looks amazing. With a tan, without one, whatever it will look good. Also what I love about shirt dresses is that they look good on anyone. At first I had my doubts about looking too straight and square but they are supposed to look like that and I love how casual they are. This is my favourite item and im sure it will be in my basket in no time! 5 stars from me on this one. (http://www.asos.com/Lazy-Oaf/Lazy-Oaf-Shirt-Dress-In-Mini-Strawberries-Print/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=6112195&cid=10860&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Pink&totalstyles=275&gridsize=3)

Spring//Summer wishlist 1

Hey beauties hope you're all well and enjoying the lovely weather (obviously joking)!!!
Due to all the shops slowly releasing their summer collections I have decided to pick 4 high street/ online shops and pick four items that I think would be perfect for the upcoming spring and summer months from each store!
My first culprit is Missguided. Now recently I haven't bought anything from here because of the sizes always seem to come up strange on me but browsing through their summer collection has made me very excited and I have found lots of things (a lot more than just these four!!!) that I will defo be purchasing asap. (I will put in the link to each item after my review of it).

 So first I decided to look at shorts...
I am recently really loving a bare legged, classy short look and have chosen this simple pastel pink pair of shorts. They are not denim so don't instantly scream classic summer but I think there is a lot of potential. The colour is so beautiful and soft but it is very summery without being too in your face. As can be seen, they match perfectly with white and I think a simple white T-shirt/slogan top and pumps would make this outfit perfect for everyday wear.
A lot of people get worried about wearing "dressy" stuff everyday but if they are matched with the right accessories etc they look fab and give you that classy, mature look. As it is demonstrated in the picture, these are also perfect for a night out. These are currently £22 (https://www.missguided.co.uk/clothing/category/shorts/front-pocket-tailored-shorts-pink)

Next I looked at jumpsuits as they are such a saviour. Not only do they look great but you don't have to plan too much. I selected this beautiful striped cropped legged jumpsuit. The colours are plain and simple but I think it would work really well with pastel coloured accessories. Maybe some pink shoes or something. It is a roll neck but not massively and I think for spring/early summer this would work well as it wouldn't be too hot. I am yet to try this style of trouser/jumpsuit but I really want to give it a go and I think they look really flattering. This jumpsuit is currently £28. (https://www.missguided.co.uk/clothing/category/jumpsuits/culotte-jumpsuits/high-neck-pinstripe-culotte-jumpsuit-grey)

For my third item I went for a simple T-shirt. I love this mesh insert top, its white and clean looking and is very simple however the mesh adds that extra something. This top would go with shorts, skirts or even trousers in the summer evenings. I think it would look equally as good tucked in or out. Personally, I like tops that hang like this. Its not cropped which you often find a lot of summer tops to be. Its casual but can easily be dressed up for a night out or a meal etc. At only £12 this is a definite must have for my wardrobe as sometimes you cant have too many simpler tops. (https://www.missguided.co.uk/clothing/category/tops/t-shirts/mesh-insert-tee-white)

Finally I went for shoes! I am very fussy when it comes to the whole flip flop and sandal situation. I think that the classic ones that go between your toe should be left for the beach or around the pool. I found these lovely slip on sandals and they are currently IN THE SALE on the Missguided website. They come in green or black but I chose black as they are easier to match with a wider variety of outfits. They look really comfy with no awkward toe separator. The straps add that little bit of detail and they will go with pretty much everything. Currently £6, what more could you want!!! (https://www.missguided.co.uk/footwear/jelly-sandals/flexi-double-strap-buckled-sandal-black)

I hope you liked my first wishlist and it has inspired you to go and start planning your summer wardrobes! Tomorrow I will be writing about four items from another one of our fave highstreet shops so make sure you read!!
Thanks beauties xx

(All these images are from the Missguided website)

Valentines Review

Well i hope everyone had a lovely romantic vally day with your loved ones! Or if you are single, I hope that you still had an amazing day and loved yourself or a friend etc etc!!! Now i don't really 'believe' in valentines because obviously we should love the ones closest to us everyday and make that known to them everyday! But it is still lovely to celebrate being with someone and getting dressed up nice to show them why they are lucky to have you on their arm. So, I decided to do a little valentines review of the best outfits I saw from two of the lovely ladies I follow on Instagram.

The first look i have chosen is from the AMAZING Tammy Hembrow. Oh wow she is fab, she has just announced that she is pregnant again and she looks incredible.

She has styled this look so beautifully and she looks very classy. I love how her dress is just a simple white body-con dress which really highlights her key assets. Noticeably her bum! As she has tagged, this dress is from "@boomboomthelabel". I have never personally bought anything from here but all of its dresses or two pieces are clean cut, pastel colours and very flattering. She has styled this with quite simple makeup, smokey eyes and then a deep red lipstick to add a bit of colour to the outfit. This looks so effective. She is 100% showing off her key strengths of her bum and boobs and as we can see is slightly covering her bump. However i think she still looks in incredible shape and probably better than i ever would! I think not only is this a good valentines outfit but it highlights that pregnant women can still feel beautiful and show of what they've got!

 Next, I chose Lara Radwell, a young fashion blogger. She has gone for a much more bold choice when picking her outfit. Going for the colour of love, this red dress looks great and goes so well with her skin tone and hair colour. It's an amazing colour, and will definitely get her some attention, and it is also very nice and simple. I feel like sometimes with valentines day people go very over the top, however i love how both these two looks could be for any birthday/party etc and doesn't look too overpowering. This dress is from Boohoo and, as a very fond shopper myself, I can say that boohoo dresses are great, they are super comfy and perfect for a meal. I love the cleavage and leg slit in this dress because it adds something to the simple design. The material of this dress is also super stretchy so always good for a food baby! She has perfectly styled these with some amazing lace up heels from @Simmishoes and finished it with a simple straight hairdo and relaxed dark eyes and red lips.

I think both these girls have done a great job on their valentines outfits and both look very beautiful. Their boyfriends are very lucky men! I love both these looks and would rate them probably a 4 1/2 maybe even 5 starts. Good job girls!!!

Feeling Inspired

Well, Today i attended a talk with a young girl that graduated from my University a few years ago and it has made me feel so so inspired. She spoke of how she got to go to London, Paris and New York fashion week, she lived in New York for three months writing for papers and now she is writing for a living doing something she loves everyday.
This is literally the dream. I am so determined to get internships after today, i have been looking and applying and i just hope it pays off. It has filled my head with some many creative ideas of things that i want to do and its making me very excited.
I think the feeling of inspiration is just magical. Despite having a banging headache i am so in the mood to create and plan and make things because i feel so inspired. It is really important in your life to have role models and mentors, people we look up to and aspire to be like. Today Louie, the quest speaker, said that mentors should almost be the people you hate the most. The people who in the office who don't sit and have a gossip at lunch and the ones who are often not your friends. Because they are the ones with their heads in the game, the ones who are cruising ahead and will get to the top.
This industry, the fashion writing game, its really tough and you face a lot of rejection which i am starting to find out! But it is so worth it in the end. Obviously i am not talking from experience yet but hopefully i will be able to soon!
Dreams are meant to be reached, not broken x

Victoria Sneaky Secret's

Well, like any other girl i love the items they have in Victoria Secret's but can never justify buying underwear that is £50. But at the moment they have a great sale on in their store and their sister store PINK. One of my closest friends turns 18 next month so i thought i would get her something in the sale as i know how much she loves Victoria Secret's. There were so many beautiful items that she would love and i was very tempted to pop a few things into my basket for myself aswell. But, as you all know from my previous post, i must resist the lust to shop. I sound like the girl from confessions of a shopaholic. But only now am i so glad i didn't treat myself to one of the beautiful garments. I found the perfect present and it was only £24,00 when it was originally about £45!! I was like yes i have done it, its her size its just perfect (because you know what sales are like, you find something beaut and then it doesn't have your size or any pretty colours) I got to the checkout and to my dismay it was £8 nearly £9 shipping. I took a big gulp and thought it's fine, Its from america, i understand, im still in budget and she deserves it. BUT THEN after i had sorted out my delivery address etc i payed and looked at the receipt they give you. It said "thankyou for your order blah blah for £40." I was like sorry what, 40?! Sneaky old Victoria Secret's charge you £6 something taxes on top of all that shipping and the actual cost of the product. I was so annoyed especially as i don't exactly have a lot of money at the moment anyway and i deliberately looked for something in the sale. I payed almost the same price in taxes and shipping as i did the actual item. Yes you will probably say its my own fault for going on there when i don't have money to splash. But i am so angry that i got mugged off and they didn't show the taxes before i payed, So i highly recommend checking out their gorgeous affordable items in the sale, but just be prepared they will charge you double just to get it to your door!!

I need more

Despite the sales January is probably the most depressing month clothes wise. Unless you get loads of money for Christmas, you find yourself trying to scrape together all your loose change at the bottom of your purse or old money box somewhere deep in the back of your junk drawer just to be able to afford a £10 cami in the sale. I hate this feeling. There are so many things that appeal in January and I want to buy it all. Greed definitely takes over. Every year without fail, i come up with a new years resolution to clear out tat from the wardrobe and change my look completely. But how on earth do you do this without money?! I find myself trailing through the websites, Missguided, Boohoo, even Topshop to see if i can get something nice for below a fiver. There just always seems to be that need to buy things. Like i feel like its a rule i cant break. I am addicted to it, its ridiculous!! Because window shopping gets boring i find myself making outfits up in my head or looking for fashion inspo on Pinterest and Instagram. Then i have a goal to work for when i eventually get money. Why must this happen, i am lucky though to have a boyfriend who would happily treat me to all the clothes in the world but, i cant accept it i hate taking his money and spending it on myself when i didn't earn it. Shopping is a very bad addiction. All i want is to be one of those girls that gets clothes sent to her for free, i love them so much please someone, i will happily publicise your clothing!! I'm so tragic aren't i. So here is some Boohoo (i love boohoo!!) fashion inspo to get us all through the day and the bleak month that is January.

Money issues

Erghhh, why is it that money is such an issue?
Im feeling so low about it all at the moment, being at uni makes it 100000xs harder to get a job. The majority of part time jobs are on weekends, but what if i want to go home on a weekend to see the fam? But then i need money because i can hardly afford to live off my student loan as it is. PLUS if i want to go to Thailand i need to start saving already!! I have looked for jobs from home but worry so much. What if they arent legit. Anyone out there want to give me a job where i can choose my hours?! Would really help a very stressed out meg right now x

(sorry for the little rant)

V EXCITING PLANS

Oh my gosh, okay i am so so excited!! Today i have been planning mine and jack's (the boyf) travels to Thailand! I have always always wanted to go there and my dream is to see/ride/touch an elephant. They are my favourite animal and im hopefully getting an elephant tattoo in a few months i love them so much!
Obviously im a student and travelling and Thailand alone is very expensive! So i thought i would plan in advance exactly how much i would have to save. We are hopefully looking at going in July 2017. I have never been before but i read that thats rainy/monsoon season which is a bit of a disappointment but due to uni and jacks job the holiday months are the only ones we will be able to go in i think. So we are planning on going for 28 days, basically a month, and starting off in Bangkok then travelling to the beautiful Koh Samui which looks amazing!
I don't know if anyone who is reading (IF THERE IS ANYONE!!!) has been to Thailand before or just travelling in general but i would love to know any tips you have.
I have always been so scared of flying and the flight to Bangkok is what, 11 and a half hours. But this is literally my dream, i want to see everything Thailand has to offer and i think i will just have to grit my teeth and get over my fear of flying...or get really drunk!
I have looked around and found some really good sites that offer cheap but nice hostels to stay in. The one i think we will defo use is called "Hostel Bookers" (http://www.hostelbookers.com) so if anyone is interested in where to go if you want to travel i would highly recommend this website!
So yes, very exciting things to come from this hopefully!!! Until then here are some generic travelling inspo pics from Pinterest x x x

The journey that is uni

So, 3 weeks back at university and it doesn't get much easier. The first term here was surreal. The emotions you go through are, and yeah I know its cliche, but a roller coaster. I was so so nervous that September day when I left my house to begin the journey up the motorway to shitty Luton. Saying goodbye to my boyfriend that morning was heart-breaking. I didn't expect it to feel like that, we weren't breaking up, we just weren't going to be seeing each other as easily or as often. I cried the whole 2 hours up to uni. Then it got weird, i saw my new flatmate in the car park and i dunno it was strange seeing her in person after 2 months of emailing. We had the struggle of having to move all my boxes in and try and make my new home comforting so that i wouldn't cry everyday. Saying goodbye to my parents was awful aswell. Anyone going to uni this year or whenever, unless you hate your parents (which i'm sure no one does) nothing will prepare you for saying goodbye to your birth-givers. Luckily for me i had some amazing new people in my life who comforted me and looked after me.
That first night, we all went out and started our uni lives right. But the next night we were all too tired and upset we went to bed at like half 7 and i cried myself to sleep. I cried because my shower was shit like anything set me off it was crazy,
Coming back after Christmas, was easier but i still got upset and i think its just because im such a home bird like, i love my house, my town and i need my family and boyfriend to survive. But now im here i realise that they still help me and they have literally been amazing. My parents are spending so much money just so i can pursue my dreams of becoming a journalist, they come up and see me they send me things and they are just so special. And my boyfriend, bless him, he is just the best thing I could ask for. He makes so much effort to come and see me at least every other weekend. Even after a full week at work he will get in his car and drive up and spend the whole weekend here, treating me to meals and gifts. He makes my heart melt, he is the sweetest (sorry for cringe lines there).
So any advice from me to anyone going to uni is, you may think that you want to come to get away from your fam...but they are the main people who carry you through university. Even if it is just a phone call from your mumma once a week to see if you're still alive and not wasting £9,000!!

Introductions

Hi, 
First of all i want to set the record straight, I AM a girl. I know it says life of a wanna be and my @ address is wanna be girl so i understand the confusion. All i mean by this is that i will be posting my views on the girls we all aspire to be like, i want to be a girly girl, i want to be good at makeup and hair and always look fab but unfortunately i am a sad excuse for a girl. I love pink, i love clothes and all i want is to be a princess but i suck at all things girly. I love myself, and i'm not saying this blog is designed to make people feel shit about themselves and that i do about myself. As well as body goals etc. i will be posting fashion inspo, my own opinions and general ideas and thoughts i have. 
For ages i have wanted to blog but have never had any idea of how it works or what site to use. I have started here as it was recommended and hopefully something comes of it or it will be pretty sad just me ranting to a computer screen. 
So yeah if there is anyone out there i hope you kind of like what i'm gunna do and stick around to find out more! 
Love meg xxxx