wishlist - january 2013

hello beautiful people! i feel like i haven't blogged in so so long. over the christmas period i get very lazy with things like this so i've just been delving through my drafts to find old un-published posts instead of writing shiny new ones, but i hope you can forgive me!

#1: i have been in love with this beautiful speckled topshop dress for months! (available here) ever since it came out in grey in early 2012 i have absolutely needed one, but i always feel that i accidentally wear too much grey, so when the purple came out i knew i had to have it! they also have maroon, blue, and dark green.

#2: i have been after some cute preppy socks like this for years, and a lovely girl on tumblr told me that american apparel make them. they remind me of horror films like nightmare on elm street and carrie, for some reason, and i am in love with them. (available here)

#3: i must've bought my buzz lightyear over 3 years ago now, and it recently occurred to me that he must be lonely, so i've got to get him a companion! (available here) (fyi i turned 18 recently, you'd never have guessed haha!)

#4: every american blogger out there has raved about moonrise kingdom since it was released in the states and it has just come out on dvd over here in the uk. the screenshots look phenomenal and so do the colour palette's and costumes and scenery, i must see it. (available here).

#5: i've wanted to learn to knit for a very long time, and anyone else who has been meaning to learn should definitely get the first issue of 'knit & stitch'. it comes with 2 balls of yarn, your average knitting needles, a few patterns, and a how-to-knit dvd, all for only 99p!

#6: i recently started listening to lana del rey's album after i saw lily from red brick lipstick rave about it on her blog, and i fell in love. i love the atmosphere she creates, this dusty, old hollywood, trashy-glamour beauty that is so wonderful. my current favourites are 'lolita', 'off to the races', 'national anthem', and 'born to die'. (available here).

#7: i love everything backstage; at theatres, shows, gigs, etc. i love that the lady gaga x terry richardson book is mostly photograph's taken backstage at gaga's shows, in hotel rooms, taxi's, tour bus, that kind of thing, but i thought it was too overpriced when it originally came out. if there is a shop called 'the works' anywhere near you, you should definitely head down as this book is currently only £2.99!

thank you for reading, and i promise there will be lots of new posts to come! :-) xx

warm fuzzy winter wishlist

owl kigu - purchase here | kicker's kick hi booties in red - purchase here | gipsy speckled ribbed tights - purchase here | adventure time box set - is this real?! does it exist?! i need it! | topshop cat burglar jumper - purchase here

sometime last year, i joined the onesie hype the second it appeared. i had had a onesie when i was about 11 or 12 and missed it, so i got one of the first styles that primark brought out, which was an ugly black/yellow bumblebee thing. i've been on the hunt for a more stylish one since then, and recently i found kigu, which is an amazing company that sells all kinds of fun and cute onesies! i think the owl one is my favourite but i'm also quite partial to the giraffe and the kangaroo (and the corgi... and the flying squirrel.. okay i love them all!). kigu's are slightly pricier than your average primark onesie but you're paying for better quality, better designs, and you're helping a company that is much more kind and lovely than primark. i'm too broke to purchase one right now but this is going straight on my christmas list!

i have also fallen madly in love with adventure time. i watch it with my sister every day when she gets home from school and i get home from sixth form (it makes me miss the days where i'd run home for lizzie mcguire and that's so raven!). i can't get enough of it, it's SO GOOD. i don't know if the boxset is a 'real thing' for us in the UK but if it is then i'm getting my hands on it as soon as possible.

because i look so young, if i try to dress 'grown-up' i just look like a little girl playing dress-up in her mum's wardrobe, so i like to play up my toddler look. that is why i love these kicker's - they look like something a gorgeous little child would wear, but they come in my size! since my trusty old primark brogue's have bit the dust (much like these old favourites) i have been in need of some good, sturdy shoes, and i think these are the ones.

and, of course, what could winter be without a jumper and some woolly tights? these are my current favourites. the tights, i am madly in love with, but i feel that the jumper is a bit pricey (although gorgeous) so i think h&m will have to be my saviour here. xx

split me open, with devotion

beautiful flower embellished wedges - purchase here | 'das schicksal ist ein mieser verrater' by john green - purchase here | everything oz: the wizard book of makes & bakes by hannah read-baldrey & christine leech - purchase here | revlon lip butter in 'tutti frutti' - purchase here | cute rabbit night light - purchase here | 'some nights' by fun. - purchase here | beautiful embroidered dress from oasap - purchase here

oasap might just be my new favourite place to shop! i stumbled across their website recently and they stock some of the most beautiful things i have ever seen! that dress is heavenly, and reminds me of when i visited germany in 2009. it's quite expensive at $99 or roughly £60 but it would go with absolutely everything. those gorgeous flower-detail shoes are also from oasap, and i am madly in love with them! as lily from redbricklipstick says, they remind me of marc jacob's daisy and i hope i can get my hands on a pair very soon.

we all know what a huge success 'we are young' was so i was interested to see how fun. were going to follow it up, and they did not disappoint! 'some nights' came out recently and i've been listening to it on repeat ever since. lots of people on youtube have been saying that it reminds them of something queen would do? i can't hear it personally but maybe that's why i love it so much haha! i want to get my hands on the whole album and see what other amazing songs they have for me.

'das schicksal ist ein mieser verrater' is the german translation of the new york times bestseller 'the fault in our stars' (mentioned here). i got a C in german at gcse and i've nearly forgotten everything i learnt so i'm hoping to teach myself some more by reading german books, and this is the first on my list. i've also got my eye on 'eine wie alaska'.

i saw the rabbit night light in a post on louise's blog and knew i had to have it! it's a bargain at just under £5, especially as i've seen places charge more than triple for something almost identical. 'everything oz' was mentioned in october's company magazine (i LOVE the new company - so much better than your average boring fashion magazine! *cough* vogue *cough*) and this kinda thing is right up my street. i love all things oz so that'll definitely be on its way to my postbox very soon. last but not least, the revlon lip butter is just something i need. i'm not the kind of girl who can wear a statement lipstick everyday so something sheer is ideal for me, and, since i love orange lips, this looks perfect! x