Spring OOTD ft. Joy The Store

You have no idea how much out of my comfort zone this outfit is, I mean, there are three colours and bright colours at that - the brightest colour I wear is denim...However one of my new year's resolutions was to wear more colour and it is spring *apparently* so it seems like a great time to add  some colour to my wardrobe.

I was kindly sent a couple of items from the lovely people at Joy The Store and I'm SO happy with them. I chose the *Brave Soul Alisha Smock Dress (£25) in a size Small which is just the style of dress that I love! The smock style is floaty, summery but it's still flattering and perfect for concealing food babies, yes, this is a thing I think about them choosing dresses...

I love the print, it is different to anything else I have in my wardrobe and it will be perfect for a summer holiday as it's lightweight and airy. I'm really petite but the dress is a good length on me as it falls just above my knees. The overall size is perfect too and I'd definitely recommend this dress!

I also received the adorable *Louche Ives Cardigan (£30) in a gorgeous sunshine yellow shade that is so far out of my grey, black and navy comfort zone but I love it! I think the, please excuse this phrase, pop of colour is perfect paired with a relatively neutral outfit. The cardigan is so soft, it's perfect for spring in England were it's sunny but still a little chilly *whenever you want to warm up, English weather, whenever you want!*.

The cardigan has adorable bows over the poppers, the poppers are so much better than the fiddly tiny buttons on the other cardigans I have. It is a little short and I usually go for longer cardigans, but this will be perfect for spring/summer.

Overall, I'm really happy with both of the items from Joy The Store, I can't recommend them enough! Here's my mini wish list:

What do you think of my outfit? Have you bought anything from Joy The Store? 

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Spring OOTD Ft. White Stuff

Now, when it comes to fashion, outfits and colour, I stick to my comfort zone *I'm always in my comfort zone* which includes grey, black, white and navy. I don't do colour. Ever. But I do want to start wearing colour even though it scares the pants of me. So when the super lovely people at White Stuff contacted me and asked if I wanted to take part in their spring skirts campaign, I said yes!

I chose the *White Stuff Ying Yang Skirt (£22 - SALE) in a UK size 8. The skirt comes in this gorgeous and very spring appropriate ivy green shade and it has an elasticated back as well as two pockets which is a detail I love and they don't make my hips look bigger/bulky as can happen sometimes. The skirt colour is less bright than shown in the photographs - I had to brighten the photographs #DamnEnglishWeather. 

Usually I would go for a UK size 10 rather than an 8 as even though I'm very petite, I do have rather large hips (well large for my frame anyway) but after looking at the size guide online, I chose a UK 8 and I'm so glad I did as the 10 would definitely have been too big! The skirt fits so well! I wasn't entirely sure about the style at first but pairing it with a plain 3/4 sleeve white top from Forever21, Primark tights and my gorgeous Barbour fedora, I think it works well - it's a gorgeous spring outfit and one I'd actually wear all of the time. I'm so excited that it is now spring and the evenings are lighter *which is great for bloggers!* and I can wear less than 10 layers!

The only problem I really have with clothes, especially dresses, skirts and jeans, is the length as I'm so petite but this skirt is perfect! It hits me just above my knee which is were I want dresses and skirts to fall as I think it's the most flattering length. The skirt has as green slip underneath so you don't have to worry about it being see-through and it it just really comfortable to wear, probably because of the lightweight fabric and elasticated waist although I wouldn't want to have a food baby in this skirt! 

Overall, I'm so happy that I chose this skirt and that I was part of this campaign as I wouldn't have ever picked out something like this otherwise. I love the colour (again the colour isn't quite as bright in real life) and the fit is great. Spring has sprung and I think I've found the perfect outfit! My only negative would be the full price but it is currently on sale so go, go, go! Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5. 

Have you bought anything from White Stuff? What do you think of my outfit and the skirt?

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