beauty, fashion and more: July 2018

Hello again!

I'm back with my second 'batch' of outfits from our Amalfi trip. I thought I would separate them in two blog posts since there's quite a few and a long blog post is never fun to read.

Outfit #1

I'm going to start off with a favourite of mine, again something I bought from Antica Sartoria, and again something you will get tired of seeing on my instagram probably because I'm obsessed. Sorry not sorry kinda thing.

I understand how this might not be everyone's cup of tea but GOD is it mine. I loved this print so much I even got it in a scarf which I'm so excited to style too!

Top: Antica Sartoria

Shorts: Calliope

Sandals: Downunder

Hat: Souvenir shop in Amalfi

Outfit #2

This dress was *drumroll* 5.99, surprise surprise. To be honest, this was quite the impulse purchase, the good thing is that it doesn't matter because it costs less than McDonalds meal. It's the kind of dress you buy because everyone on instagram seems to be wearing something similar (don't deny you don't do this ok, we all do, at least subconsciously!!!). I definitely would have preferred the look of it paired with heels (maybe red?) but it's nice to explore before/after dinner when you're on holiday and it's not nice to do that in heels. So flats it was.

Dress: 1 to 5

Bag: Guess

Sandals: Downunder

Lipstick: Chanel liquid lipstick

Earrings: Parfois (I think!)

Outfit #3

My outfit for Positano! This dress was super light and perfect to throw on a bikini but still look put together. I didn't swim with the scarf around my neck in case you're wondering! I love scarves lately, they really change an outfit and add something different.

Dress: Calliope

Scarf: Mixel Boutique

Outfit #4

Lastly, this outfit is pretty much the last one worth documenting (the last 2 involved a lot of travelling and my general appearance was not worth documenting, to say the least). I've been obsessed over dresses you throw on over bikinis lately and my mother-in-law caught on to that (they own a clothes shop so I'm a very lucky gal) and got me this beautiful crochet dress. I'm not sure if you can find this one specifically in the shop as she doesn't tend to put the pieces she gets for me in the shop as well. But you might as well have a look as she might have similar ;)

Crochet dress: Mixel Boutique

Hat: Amalfi Souvenir shop

Bikini: not shown in photo but it's from Kiabi.

Thank you so much for reading. Please let me know if you enjoyed this kind of blog post, and if you would like to see more posts similar to it!

Love, Laila x

Saturday, July 28, 2018 No comments

As you may have seen (numerous times, in great detail) if you follow me on instagram, we recently visited the Amalfi Coast.
Now, I was very excited for the trip itself but as many other girls out there, one of the things I was extreeeemely excited about is the outfits and photos (I am not mentioning the food because I'd probably be stating obvious facts!).

I've decided it would be a good idea to show you the outfits I wore and talk about them in some detail here, seeing as I don't really tag where the outfits are from on instagram - reason being that some places don't have instagram so it becomes a bit misleading if I just tag 1 item of clothing out of say, three.

Without further rambling, here are a few outfits I wore this past week!

Outfit #1:

This is the outfit I wore for the airport, very simple and not really that stylish but I wanted something comfortable as we had to do quite a bit of travelling on the first day. These jeans were SO comfortable, and an absolute steal on sale too!

Shirt: Kiabi

Jeans: Calliope

Belt: Kiabi

Shoes: Downunder

Outfit #2

I wore this outfit for the first day we arrived in Amalfi. It's the first time I've worn shorts in AGES. I absolutely hate wearing shorts usually but these are so comfortable and I really wanted to give shorts a chance again haha! And let me tell you, these bad boys did not let me down. Albeit making me look a size bigger (and boy I do NOT need to look a size bigger), I still enjoyed wearing them because they're so comfortable and it's always good to try something different.

Top: Calliope

Bottoms: Calliope

Sandals: Downunder (linked above)

Bag: Mixel Boutique

Sunglasses: Ebay

Outfit #3

Here I am wearing those shorts again, I told you they're comfortable! The shirt is from 1 to 5. Yes, that shop in front of Tal Lira. I always cringe when people ask where a piece of clothing is and it's from there, although I really shouldn't. I love branded pieces as much as the next guy but is there anything more satisfying than buying something that looks triple the price you actually paid for? Most pieces from there are 5.99! It's crazy. You do have to pick and choose what you buy because obviously some material can vary, but this shirt is so light and comfortable, perfect for the hot Amalfi sun.

Hat: Amalfi Souvenir shop

Top: 1 to 5

Earrings: Ebay

Outfit #4

Hands down my favourite look (that's a lie, one of two of my favourite looks). I didn't pack this shirt, I bought it from here. These little shops are everywhere in Amalfi and they are literally little pieces of heaven for a print lover like me. This shirt dress specifically is a bit see-through as a imagine it should be worn over a bikini, but why waste such a beautiful piece to go to the beach in, only to chuck it into my beach bag the second my feet touch sand? I wore this over shorts however next time round I'll wear it over a basic dress.

P.S. It isn't actually off-shoulder, it's a normal shirt dress but I wore it this way as it felt more girly.

I have a few more outfits to show you however I think that should be saved for another blog post for another time.

Thanks for reading!

Love, Laila x

Saturday, July 21, 2018 No comments

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