blog sale!

Hey everyone! I know I haven't been around for a while because I have been focusing on my weight loss and not buying too many new clothes, but I am getting really close to my goal weight now and clearing out my old things to make room for some new clothes to fit my current size (and I need to pay bills!)


So I have made a flickr with all of the items i'm selling. Most have only been worn two or three times and many still have tags attached. If anyone is interested in looking you can see them by clicking here

I will be going to the post office in the morning so if you would like to purchase something drop me an email pearlslaceandruffles [at] gmail [dot] com

On a side note, i'm considering changing my blog name once I return to blogging. I'm not 100% sure yet, but I feel like a fresh start would be good and my style has changed somewhat since I lost weight. I'm willing to take more risks nowadays! Any thoughts on that would be appreciated!

xoxo

OOTD: Still here

Hello my lovelies! I can't believe it has been over two months since I last blogged here. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has stuck around and continued to follow my blog while I have been inactive. I miss blogging more than words can say (I think about it at least ten times a day!) but I haven't been buying new clothes as it would be a waste of money while i'm losing a lot of weight, so I don't have anything to post on here!

♥ Blouse: Primark *** Skirt: ASOS *** Bracelet: Primark ♥

The outfit above was from before I started losing weight, I just never got around to posting it. I love this ASOS skirt because even though its a "skater" style skirt, it is made from really heavy material and I don't need to worry about the wind blowing it up! Paired with a Primark mint lace blouse which I paid €13 for and it was marked down to €3 two weeks later...that always happens to me! I must be drawn to the most unpopular items.

If anyone is interested in seeing a little snapshot of my weight loss so far (I am over halfways there now!) - I uploaded before/after type picture on Instagram this morning, my username on there is pearlslaceandruffles should you want to have a little peek!
I will be buying a few new things soon (I am going away for two weeks in September so desperately need clothes that fit!) and hopefully I will have some blog-worthy outfits to share with everyone.

xoxo

OOTD: Lacie

♥ Dress (worn as top): Dunnes *** Skirt/Belt: New Look *** Kimono Cardigan: New Look *** Bracelets: Primark ♥

Before I started losing weight I took pictures of a couple of OOTD's that I never posted, because I wanted to have something to post during the time when I am losing weight and my clothes aren't fitting how they should! So this entry (and the next couple of OOTD's) will actually be outfits I planned in advance but am wearing on the day I post them. I hope that doesn't sound too confusing, because I am rather awful at trying to explain things!

It feels kind of crazy to be wearing chunky knit cardigans in mid June, but the weather here is so unpredictable most of the time and layering is definitely the way to go! The "top" in this outfit is actually a bodycon lace dress but I think it works great under skirts too. The material isn't too thick so it doesn't really feel like i'm wearing a dress underneath! Unfortunately the belt that came with the skirt was far too small for me, as you can see in the pictures! I couldn't find my favorite brown belt at the time so just used this one for the pictures (thankfully I have since found it and am wearing it with the outfit today!) I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but whenever I buy a skirt that comes with a belt, the belt never fits! The skirt will fit perfect but the belt needs some extra inches.

A little bit of shameless self promotion but I have quite a few listings ending on eBay in a couple of hours, mostly new or gently used items. There's a lot of things that I have worn on my blog before so if anyone is interested you can view my listings by clicking here. Quite a few end in about four hours but some end tomorrow too!

xoxo

2 years of blogging

This blog, my little space on the internet, is two years old today! I still can't get my head around that. It doesn't seem like that long ago when I was trying to think up a blog name and take my first OOTD pictures. You'll have to excuse my less than impressive drawing above, I have no artistic skills whatsoever but I tried!
I just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to every single one of you who continue to read, comment and follow my blog. It really means the world to me. I never would have thought my blog would reach so many people, and I appreciate it so very much.

Heres to many more years of blogging :)

xoxo

OOTD: Summer has arrived

♥ Top: Awear *** Shorts: Dunnes ♥

 An outfit post... it has been WAY too long since I posted one of these! Todays outfit is very simple but I still love it. The top was purchased from Awear a couple of seasons ago, the little crochet detailing on the neck and bright floral print are very "me"! The shorts are denim hotpants, which I usually despise, but the floral lining kind of won me over. I think you could add floral print to anything I dislike and I would instantly like it! Excuse my face in the second picture, I look kind of angry but my camera took the picture when I was about to smile and I forgot to re-take!
The weather has been so beautiful this past week, lots of sunshine and temperatures of 20+ degrees C, which might not seem hot to many people but we don't get much sunshine here so when we do, its very exciting! The only thing that bothers me is the large amount of people walking around sunburned, I have even heard some brag about getting burned.. which is just crazy because burning your skin is not cool or safe.

Thanks for all of the lovely, wonderful and supportive comments in my last post. There is still some that I haven't replied to, but I have read all of them and appreciate them so much. I know I don't owe my followers an explanation as to why I am/want to lose weight, but I just felt like it was something big in my life that I wanted to share. Plus since i'm losing weight its going to be obvious in my OOTD pictures at some point, so I figured that post would tell people in advance so I don't get lots of weight-related comments! I still need to reply to some of your emails asking for the link to my weight loss blog, I haven't forgotten you! I'll try get around to that before the end of the weekend. I'm not going to talk about my weight loss on here too much because I don't want this blog to become about my weight, so i'll leave it at that.

 I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful sunshine and has a lovely weekend!

 xoxo