When in Rome...

Hello hello, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are still enjoying the festivities. Christmas Eve my boyfriend and I returned home from a long awaited weekend in Rome, which was pretty magical this time of year. I especially thought it would be romantic flying back on 24th for some reason, until I started to panic two weeks before that we may be snowed in for Christmas haha...thankfully all was okay.

We managed to cover the whole of Rome and it's greatest landmarks in the four nights we were there, revisiting our favourites on the last day. Was so lovely to spend some quality time with the boy on our own little adventure, definitely one of my favourite things to do in the whole world. Plus the Italian gelato was AH-mazing, pretty sure I had it for breakfast everyday. 

maxi H&M jumper a boutique belt Primark jacket Zara watch thrift

tee Monki shirt Burberry jacket Zara skirt M&S tights Primark bag Nan's hand-me-down

dress Zara jumper Zara belt thrift necklace DIY scarf H&M boots Zara socks Primark

Futuristic Prep.

My trip home this weekend consisted of drinks with the family, Christmas tree decorating and two amazingly scrummy, hearty meals. It was so lovely to be back at home with my parents and sisters, it's such a rarity nowadays that even hearing the bickering and moaning was slightly heart-warming, however strange it may sound.

jumper charity shop shirt charity shop skirt Monki belt freebie socks Primark boots Forever21 earrings thrift ring Dorothy Perkins

 This was basically the outfit of the weekend due to my poor packing/ organisational skills, let's just say raiding the boyfriend's wardrobe is fast becoming a regular occurrence, much to his joy haha. 

I'm off to drool over all the scrummy baked goods up on pinterest, starting to see where the addiction comes from now.

Naughty Purchases.

The past few days I've indulged in some extremely guilty shopping, and I feel enough is enough, no more...I must be stopped. But my wardrobe felt like it needed an oomph, a bit of zest to pull me few these dreary days, and I'm confident these finds will do just that.

pearly necklace Forver 21
Trying to build up a good choice of statement necklaces to perk up t-shirts and winter knits, although I do like this one I have yet to find one to fall head over heels about if you know what I mean? Any ideas where I can find one with some wow-factor?

cable knit jumper charity shop
A perfect jumper that iwill be quite a staple for this season, I'm thinking pretty collars popping out from underneath and I'm onto a winner.

cat t-shirt Monki
Forever growing t-shirt collection just got bigger; it's so simple but still has a certain edge. May have to bring out my inner rock chick haha.

metallic shirt charity shop 
The first of my silvery finds, my friend likened it to a dolphin, but I'm liking the slinky metallic material. Great for the upcoming party season.

faux fur stole H&M
The infamous fur scarf from H&M, such a huge hit with bloggers this season, and I can certainly see why, it has the ability to change the look of an outfit instantly...a scarf with magic powers, who would have thought haha.

cream coat charity shop
Okay, so as soon as I got home one of the buttons fell off, nothing a bit of sewing can't fix though. This coat is just so cute, as soon as I put it on I felt so ladylike and feminine; the shape, the collar and the sleeves...all so sweet. No doubt it will look gorgeous with the fur stole too.

silver pleated skirt Monki
Another silvery edition to the party wardrobe, although it will definitely be dressed down for daytime too, it's too pretty to be locked away for after hours.

Monki Carnaby Street/ Oxford Street or here
If you haven't already, check this Swedish brand out now! It's quite similar to H&M but with a little bit more glitz and edge, and the prices are amazing! This is definitely my new favourite shop!

So here's to my last haul of 2012...I hope. From now on I shall feed my habit with plenty of Christmas shopping, I'm so looking forward to getting in the festive spirit.

Hope you are all well, and have wonderful things planned for the weekend, I'm off for a drinky catch-up with an old friend.