Frankfurt Christmas Market

Last night my boyfriend and I went to the Frankfurt Christmas Market. This is one of my favourite traditions in Birmingham.

We had a few beers at home first (to ensure we didn't get too cold!) and then caught the train to Birmingham New Street.

It was a very chilly evening but we soon forgot it as the atmosphere was so warm and inviting! We strolled around the little sheds breathing in the fumes of honeywine, candied cashews and German sausage.

Sat in the heart of Birmingham, there are over 180 stalls to peruse; each selling something cute and Christmassy from nutcrackers to baubles. It was such a lovely evening, it made me feel like a little girl again as I walked through the crowds with a big grin on my face!

If you live near Birmingham I would highly recommend a trip, last night (Saturday night) was very busy but I expect it would not be quite as busy during the day. It is open every day 10am-9pm until December 22^nd – and best of all this fun festive experience is completely free!

I'm such a child when it comes to Christmas, I get way too excited whenever there is a vaguely festive activity, and I highly intend to return to the market. Better yet, there is also a Christmas market in my hometown of Bath so I will certainly be popping there once I've gone home for the holidays!

I don't know if it's too early to say it or not but...

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Deets Of The Law Ball

Ow, I'm so sad this is over! I've been looking forward to the Law Ball for so long and now I have to wait a whole nother year to go again!

It took place at the Heart of England Centre just outside Birmingham and the theme of the night was the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales which was well presented during the night starting with dark corridors of baby fir trees lit only by fairy lights, then a lady in a castle window with long blonde locks down to the floor and then the main room looked totally magical!

I didn't capture it very well, but there was a backdrop of twinkling stars and on another wall was a dark forest, it really did look and feel amazing!

Now, on to the exciting details of what I wore! I was actually really nervous about what to wear as the dress code was strictly full length and formal which is hard to achieve without spending a bomb!

Originally I had my heart set on a gorgeous red satin sweetheart neckline, fishtale skirt dress from Coast but daddy had a word and suggested that something a little less eye catching might be a better investment as I'm always saying 'I can't wear that I wore it to (insert another event)' - which by the way is an issue made even more problematic with the appearance of facebook and your friends being able to see what you wore when for about the whole past five years!!

Anyway, I eventually found a beauty of a dress in Jane Norman which actually surprised me - I would never have thought to look here for a formal ball dress but I'm so glad we went because it ended up being perfect! The dress was only £60, which yes is a lot of money for Jane Norman but it doesn't look at all cheap and in comparison to the £200 I could have paid in Coast it really was a sweet deal!

Me and my darling friend Jbob

It's especially great as being a student I have seriously low funds, particularly now towards the end of term, so I was really really happy with this purchase! Plus, on an additional practical note - it can be hand washed! Which meant I could wear it, feel fantastic but not have to worry (too much) about not sloshing wine down myself!

Do any of you have formal events coming up? Where do you guys shop for ball dresses? Let me know!   

xxxBxxx

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Bullring Trip

This weekend my best friend from my hometown Bath came to stay with me in Brum (that’s Birmingham)!

She arrived at the local station at about 10pm on Friday night so I had a bottle of rose chilling for us when she got here. We had a lovely evening chatting and catching up on the goss!

The following morning we made a slap up breakfast and then headed to New Street for shopping! First we headed to Primark where I bought two new scarves – not the practical kind that keep you warm, no that would be too sensible… but instead I bought two pretty scarves! One has skulls on it which is kinda a Stella knockoff and the other is an oversized leopard print with pink hearts which reminds me of the Loius Vuiton scarf!

In Brum I am very lucky to have a Forever 21 and it is literally impossible for me to go in there without buying something, seriously. Last week I bought two dresses and a shirt, and on Sat I bought a pair of earrings, shoes and a clutch bag! Gahhhm it’s ridic! But, as I always tell myself, it’s a very reasonably priced shop!

The shoes and bag were an absolute steal at under £20 for the shoes and £8 for the clutch. Especially as they both look like they come from Topshop or better! My only slight issue is that all my going out dresses are a variation of this pink/purple/red so it’s tricky to put them with an outfit, still it forces me to stop wearing so much of this colour!!

In the pics the shoes look a little scuffed because I've worn them on a couple of nights out since so I've popped up the photo of them on the website too, so you can see how beautiful they were when I first bought them!

xxxBxxx

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Old friends, best friends and cousins

I've been such a terrible blogger recently, but I do have legit reasons:

My cousin Kate came to stay with me for a long weekend...

We got married at GateCrasher by Elvis

I'm wearing a new(ish) dress from Forever 21, bargain at about £20!

Then a few days later my old friend Fabian came to stay...

Drinkies at Bliss Bar, Birmingham

And then the following weekend, my dearest absolute best friend came to stay, but that is for another blog!

Hope ya'll've been having as much fun as me!

xxxBxxx

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Clothes Swap!

On Friday night we went out to one of the bigger clubs in Birmingham, Gatecrasher!

My housemate, Sophie, and I were both totally stumped as to what to wear as we’d both exhausted our ‘going out’ wardrobe over refreshers week.

What are two girls supposed to do in such situations?

Why, clothes swap of course!

At first I wasn’t really sure that it would work, I mean Sophie is a gorgeous tall blonde, with a muuuuch larger chest than me so I thought our styles wouldn’t suit each others’ shape and colourings but we both managed to find something and did a trade for the night!

Sophie, me and Sonya

Sophie is the absolute babe on the left, she may not look that tall there but I (in the middle) am wearing about 6inch heels whereas she is wearing flats!

I lent S my dress from Asos, I really love it although it's getting on for almost a year old now, and I am wearing an equally old dress of S' from Topshop!

(needless to say after seeing this photo we both reached for the fake tan!)

I've always loved clothes sharing, I remember doing it with my absolute bestie in 6th form and it's so much fun! It's like going on a major shopping spree without having to spend any money!

xxxBxxx

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