Heat Wave Haulin'

 Primark Sneakers £4.00/ EyeCandy False Lashes at TKMaxx £2.99

 Missguided at TKMaxx - £5.99

 Fashion Union at TKMaxx -£7.99

 White Cutout Cami - £5.00

 Basic Stripe Tee - £5.00

Monochrome Bardot Top - £6.00

Imagine the scene- It's England. It's June . And it's 35 FREAKING degrees. People are walking round in shorts, tank tops and flip-flops. And Katie cannot find a single summer appropriate top in her wardrobe. Cue a summer shopping trip!

Shorts are one thing I have plenty of, somehow I thought I needed 4 pairs of denim shorts for those 2 days of sunshine we get a year. But tops are another matter altogether. I genuinely haven't been clothes shopping since Easter either which meant I was far too excited. However I think I kept myself in check pretty well and I'm really happy with my purchases, particularly the two skirts from TKMaxx, the black knee length one is just so gorgeous and so 50's. I'm picturing it with a bardot and heels for a summer evening or with the striped top and flats for a more casual daytime look. The striped tee also looks lovely tucked into high waisted denim shorts as does the monochrome bardot which is so perfectly boho. The shoes were a bit of a brave purchase for me considering I'm very much a monochrome kind of gal but my converse are in such a state that I wanted a new pair of casual daytime shoes and thought these would be great for the summer. The only pair left were this size 5 pair so I took it as fate and picked them up with only the slightest of hesitations at the colour palette and pattern. I'm also slightly in love with the Missguided skirt as I love the slight asymmetrical cut at the hem and the monochrome palette means it will match with loads (hopefully). I might actually wear it for my brothers graduation, though I'm not sure what the weather will be like yet.

Anyway I should probably get back to writing my personal statement now...

Fall Clothing Hall- H&M + Primark

Fall has to be my favourite season for clothes (I know I'm a cliche! Though I finally got round to trying a Pumpkin Spice Latte and wasn't a fan tbh) so I was pretty excited upon my visits to Primark and H&M. I'm also now pretty excited to wear all my new clothes, I need to arrange some more social outings :)

H&M

Grey Skater Dress on sale at £5

Black Body Con Dress on sale at £7

Plain White Tee £2.99 (It's for a DIY)

Primark

Wool Tartan Skirt £10

Mens Flannel & T-Shirt £12

Long Cream Cardigan £12

Double Buckle Boots £15 

I haven't been very impressed with these as I have been wearing them to school and the sole is already coming off them.

Necklace 3 Pack £3

So where have you been shopping of late?

New York City: 6 Days of Outfits

So here's the third for my holiday series, a sort of holiday look book I guess you could call it, except I wasn't brave enough to actually model the clothes! Fashion type posts are quite a rarity on Beauty By A Geek so be sure to let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more of them!

Top- Primark, Denim Shirt- Matalan, Leggings- New Look, Converse-Office, Backpack- Primark

Everything from Primark

Vest- New Look, Kimono-Market, Shorts, Shoes, Bag and Necklace- Primark

Top- DIY, Pinafore- Primark

Top- TJ Maxx (America), Skirt-Urban Outfitters

All Primark except for the necklace which is from Aspire and says 'Dreams Come True'

All Primark except for skirt which is from Urban Outfitters

All Primark except for top which is from TJ Maxx

Dress- Forever 21, Shoes-Primark

Top and Skirt-New Look, Bag and Cardigan-Primark, Converse-Office

All Primark except for Skirt from Urban Outfitters

All from Primark

Top-Asda, Converse-Office, Bag-Primark, Shorts-DIY

Things I have learnt whilst making this post 1) I shop at Primark too much 2) Editing photos takes too long 3) I have packing OCD 4) The lighting in my bedroom is terrible, though I kind of already knew this. 

Easter Primark Haul

Everyone knows that holidays mean its time for a shopping trip to the bullring and to primark!

   Shoes-£10

These shoes were the highlight of my shopping trip, I just think that they are gorgeous and for £10 you cant go wrong! My sister also got some gorgeous ones that were very similar except rather than the cross at the front it was one strap which had cutouts on it, they were £12 and I told her when she brought them that I would be borrowing them!

Daisy Shirt- £10

I love this shirt and wore it 3 times within a week of buying it! I just love Peter Pan collars and the daisy print was so cute!

Black Cami- £10

I don't really have many plain, basic type tops so thought that this would be good to add to my collection but its also quite interesting because it has the added detail of having two layers, plus it would look great with a statement necklace.

 Accessories priced as in the photo 

Sincc trying out my Katy Perry lashes I decided to try out some more and 4 for a £3 seemed great, I'll be writing a review of these as soon as I try them out but they look great! I'll also write a review of the nails when I get round to trying them out, though that wont be for a while since I'm back at school now. I've never really been a fan of fake nails because mine are quite long anyway but the patterns on these were just soooo cute I couldn't resist. I seem to buy grips everytime I go primark but I'm always running out as I'm sure everyone understands, and I thought the necklace would be perfect for spring.

We also stopped off at poundland and I was super happy to see that they had strawberry flavoured marshmallow fluff which is one I've never tried, plus I saw metcalfes skinny topcorn and after seeing it on A Yellow Brick Blog I knew I had to try some and I so do not regret it! It tastes amazing, especially the salt and sweet one that I got, I still cant believe its only 78 calories per bag, its literally amazing, everyone should try it. I also brought some little cake pop moulds to try out too since it was only £1.

I hope you guys all had a great Easter holiday too!

Half -Term Primark Haul

okay, well firstly I totally failed at the attempt to have a blogging schedule in the first week but school just keeps getting the way...anyway on we go...

On the Friday before we broke up for half-term we had an inset day (Thank you to whoever organises those!) and from previous experience I've learnt that these are the best days to go shopping, since everywhere is so busy on weekends, so off we headed to Primark! And here is what we bought...

My purchases-

Black and White Checkered shirt £10

Neverland T shirt £8 

Daisy Dress £13

I think I might be wearing this for my birthday party next week :)

My sister's purchases-

Striped Dress-£13

Lip print Jumper £12

Have you guys brought any thing nice lately?

Four Ways to Wear a Velvet Skirt

As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently aquired a black velvet skirt and have since struggled with what to pair it with.

This post is probably a bit late really since personally I am already looking forward to Spring but hey!

Also this is my first ever fashion post (I think) so let me know if you guys like them or not,  I guess?

Note: Ignore my terrible posing and pale fake tan-less legs please...

After trying on what seemed like my entire wardrobe, I decided on four main looks- 

1) Jumper- I paired it with my new red jumper, black tights and maroon wedge lace up heels. I think this outfit works with the jumper both tucked in and left out .

2) Graphic Tee and Blazer-This is what I wore when I went out with my family for a meal to a local pub, whilst the blazer makes it  a bit more formal the t-shirt makes it a little more casual (And I couldn't resist getting a bit of Harry Potter in there!) and pairing it with grey tights keeps me warm without making the outfit too dark as it would if I were to wear black tights. Also sorry about how blurry this photo is!

3)Denim Shirt and Graphic Tee- This makes the skirt look a bit more casual and would be perfect for spring as it's getting a little warmer.

4) A feminine blouse- Lace or chiffon would go well with this and makes the outfit look a bit more formal great for a meal out. In this photo I'm wearing plain black heels but you could also swap them for flats. You could also add a blazer over the top to keep you warmer.

Which was your favourite look? Tell me in the comments...

Mini Primark Haul

A couple of weeks ago (quite a few weeks now!) I went to Primark with my mum and sister and picked up a couple of items which I thought I'd share with you. There will be a future post involving the skirt too ;)

I picked up this gorgeous red jumper,

a Black velvet skater skirt

And 2 pairs of super cosy fluffy lined tights, a knitted brown pair of tights and a super fluffy pair of slipper socks which are my favourite things ever.

Comment below if you have picked up anything nice lately...

Cutting Jeans to shorts

Sorry its been so long but after we finally got internet my laptop decided to break, but anyway...

I somehow managed to get a whole in the inside seam of my favourite jeans..

So I asked myself what do I do now? and then I knew: I'd cut them down into shorts.

(Terrible photo, I know, but it is surprisingly hard to take a good photo of your shorts in a mirror. And yes there is a Big Bang Theory poster on the floor in the background)

Well the first thing you have to do is turn them inside out and then I used a Sharpie to draw a line across on both sides to make sure that they met before i cut them, because knowing me I would cut them uneven.

That's after I cut one leg...

And that's after the second with the cuffs folded.

I turned the legs up about an inch and then ironed it.

Then I turned it up once more and ironed it again to ensure the cuffs stayed folded.

And they are done. They are a little shorter then I would have liked but because of where the hole was, this was the longest they could have been. 

Hope this helps

xoxo