My Style Diary - Valentine's Day

Hello! :)

I said in my last post that I'm not really that into Valentine's day... while that is true, when it comes to having a theme for the day and dressing accordingly - I'm all for it! 

I love any excuse to wear pink, and this year I thought I'd take the whole "dressing up for Valentine's day" a step further and bring out this love heart printed shirt. I'll admit I've been hanging out to wear this on Valentine's day since I bought it last year, so finally I had my chance! 

I did contemplate layering it over a white dress  and wearing heels for a super cute, girlie outfit, but that ended up being just a little too cheesy for me to handle, so instead I went with my usual failsafe of shorts and sandals. A very simple, casual outfit (as my outfits always end up being!) that embraced the Valentine's day theme but wasn't too over the top - just perfect for a relaxed Saturday that included an amazing breakfast, strolling around the shops and catching up with friends.

I hope you all had a great Valentine's day and weekend in general!

Did any of you get up to anything special?

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Top - Sportsgirl

Shorts - Cotton On

Sandals - from Paris

Bag- Jigsaw

Necklace - Swarovski

My Style Diary - Floral Playsuit Fun

Good Morning! 

Happy Valentine's Day! :) 

To be honest, I've never been too fussed about Valentine's day, but it is a nice reminder to show that little extra love to the special person (and people) in your life, (not that we should really need it!), as well as being a great excuse to have a bit of fun getting dressed up for the occasion!

Tom and I don't have any particular plans, but I think we might head out to get some breakfast soon, so that will be out "Valentine's day date" :)

This outfit would actually be perfect if you had a special dinner planned. I love this playsuit that I picked up in Topshop last year as the fabric is so beautiful - the colours and floral pattern are very "me", and the open back with lace detailing makes it really unique. With playsuits you can get away with a slightly shorter length than you normally could with a dress (with no fear of the wind blowing your skirt up), perfect for shorter girls like myself!

I hope you're having a great Saturday!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Playsuit - Topshop

Heels - Country Road

Clutch - from my Grandma

January in Pictures

 Time for another round up of all the best bits of January, some of which included; 

Bonding time with Osgood (my sister's love bird) while the rest of the family was away, catching up with some of my best friends, keeping cool in the heat by eating way to much ice-cream and taking a fun trip down south. 

Yup - it was a good month, and looking back at these photos makes me feel so lucky :)

I hope you had a fabulous January and that February is even better!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

My Style Diary - Floral Printed Shorts

Hello Hello!

It's Friday night! Yay! :) 

... I actually have work tomorrow (but can't complain too much - I've had today off), so I'm having a nice quiet night in.

I've spent the afternoon helping my littlest sister get ready for her Year 12 ball, which is very exciting but also makes me feel very old! 

A bunch of her friends came over for Before's and they all looked so beautiful all dressed up.

I'm feeling quite nostalgic at the moment - it's hard to believe it's been seven years since I was heading off to the ball with my friends... 

Anyway... this outfit was from last weekend. Can you tell by now I like shorts? I feel so much more comfortable in them than I do in skirts. I would love to be able to wear skirts more often but whenever I do I feel so constricted and just a bit too self conscious, so shorts are my go to most of the time. To mix it up a bit though I pulled out these patterned ones that I picked up in Malaysia last year but for some reason hadn't worn yet (clearly I have too many clothes). I love the muted colours and abstract sort of floral pattern - it's a bit of a change from my usual denim shorts. 

That's it from me for now - Happy Friday night!

Lauren

xxx

Top - Country Road

Shorts - Seed

Shoes - Therapy

Bag - Jigsaw

My Style Diary - At The Lighthouse

Some of my favourite blogs to read have such stunning outfit photos, with amazing backdrops of beautiful natural landscapes, exciting city locations, fun colourful doors or other interesting settings (all of which also happen to look just perfect with their outfit). 

Two blogs that immediately spring to mind are

What Olivia Did

and

WishWishWish

. 

They're such an inspiration to me and I would love if my blog could one day be even half as beautiful.

When Tom and I made our way up to the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to snap a few outfit shots in front of the bright red door. There's something about having a different location that makes outfit photos so much more fun and interesting.

I really need to start venturing out more and finding new, different locations to take photos, but first I need to get over worrying about people watching me!

Any bloggers out there that have any tips for me? I know I just shouldn't care about it, but it's easier said than done!

I hope you're having a lovely Thursday!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Top - Sportsgirl

Jeans - Siwy

Shoes - Converse

Bag - Jigsaw

Oh - and here's Tom's outfit photo! hehe ;)

I just had to include it 'cause he's such a cutie!