In Hiding

So last week we had the hottest day of the year in the UK. It was like being back in Japan without aircon. I also had the joy of a ridiculous allergic reaction that covered me from neck to ankle in a very unattractive rash (are rashes ever attractive?)! This meant whilst everyone else was in lovely sleeveless tops and skirts or dresses I was pulling out the trousers and lightweight shirts I'd bought in Japan, desperately trying to style out a rash and a heatwave...fun! I've had it for about 2 weeks now and it's finally on the way out, yay! Anyway, enough of my moaning. Here is what I wore at the weekend to cover up my diseased body (lol, eeew).

A good old maxi dress and shirt saved the day. Also had my new shoes on from Topshop but will have to get a pic of those soon, they're sooooooooooo awesome!

Dress; gift from friend: shirt; Zara: visor; H&M.

Get Your Legs Out!

I'm not one for wearing dresses in the day unless they're maxi to be honest. I think I picked up a phobia of my legs being on show in Japan as they're all super skinny over there and tanned so mine felt all short, pale and wobbly in comparison. However now I'm back in the UK and it's BOILING, I'm so down for flashing a little (or a lot) of leg! And also trying out some fake tan, not that you can tell here. That's how pale I am! As you can probably tell, I love stars, to the point of having a star tattoo, so this scarf and dress combo from H&M are a new favourite. Might be giving the scarf a miss now it's even hotter though!

Scarf, dress, cardigan & shades: H&M: gold rose flats; .

Sunny in Scotland!

A beautifully sunny day of many from my week spent in Scotland. We did quite a bit of walking so I thought I'd try tying my maxi skirt up, I think I like it! I'll have to remember this for the future!

Sandals; Tu @ Sainsbury's: skirt; Zara: T-shirt; Topshop: shades & necklace; H&M.

The Blues

I've got the blues as I'm leaving so many fab people when I leave Japan :( and I also appear to be wearing the colour a lot recently (as in the last 4 days!). I wore blue shoes today too, actually!

I wore this outfit to my friend's birthday/sayonara party. It's so ridiculously hot and humid here now that nothing is cool enough. Riding my bike to and from work is like my own personal hell for 20 minutes each way! I've had to resort to taking a change of clothes so I can get changed as I'm so gross, eeeew! I'm actually looking forward to British weather, hah!

Sandals; H&M: Dress; Topshop: Denim shirt; Zara; Blue leopard print sunnies; L Chance

Roof Top BBQ Sayonara

Went to the Hilton hotel's rooftop BBQ all you can eat meal for my fab friend, Emily's leaving party. Sad times were certainly cheered up by copious amounts of delicious meat and much, much alcohol! The setting was amazing too. I decided on a long dress to keep out the mozzies! That and it hides the food baby well!

Sandals, maxi dress, black tank dress (underneath), earrings; H&M: Necklace; Before The Boom.

Casual Summer

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