Autumn may have given way to a blustery, blistering cold Winter but before the leaves all dropped and the ground fell victim to swathes of ice, I captured a few autumnal shots on a dog walk a few weeks back. Post title is from my main man, Mr William Shakespeare. Once an Eng student, always an Eng student.

Jade x

Here's my problem: I love looking at other blogger's OOTD posts but I always feel like a massive plank doing my own. I'm much more of a behind-the-camera than in front of the camera kinda girl but I'm working (or should I say werking hehehe) on trying to build my confidence up bit by bit. Step one is doing more outfit posts because at the end of the day, it's about the fashion, not the face (thank goodness!)
 

So back to the OOTD, I've finally accepted that England's summer is probably over. The sun was lovely while it lasted - and it lasted a lot longer than usual! - but I am kind of excited to get back into my black boots, my knee high socks and my woolly jumpers. I'm not ready to go full out for fall yet though, so I'm trying to bridge the gap between summer and autumn with a mix of lightweight shorts, sturdy shoes and my ever faithful Urban Outfitters jumper. I'm pretty sure it's been featured in my blog more than any other item! I really wanted to do this OOTD outside but by the time I'd done everything else I had planned for today, the heavens had opened and it was absolutely chucking it down! Autumn has definitely arrived!

Jumper - Urban Outfitters Shorts - Topshop Necklace - New Look Socks - Urban Outfitters Shoes - Timberland (over 7 years ago now!)

None of these items, the necklace excluded, are relatively new: the jumper is getting on for two/three years old now but it's probably one of my favourite pieces of clothing I own. I love recycling and rehashing old items into new outfits and this OOTD is certainly a mish-mash of several generations of clothing! The collar is actually thanks to a £4 shirt I bought from Asda purely for work-related reasons, but I find this jumper tends to work better with a collar underneath it. I love how the bright white contrasts against the pretty neutral necklace and jumper combo (though I wasn't sure at first that my work shirt would actually work! Would have a been a bit ironic if it hadn't!)

So there is my first fall outfit of 2013. Summer, was nice knowing you!

 Jade :)

Morning :)

 

It's pretty chilly today and you can definitely tell it's autumn because everywhere on campus is scattered full of crisp, brown leaves! Although I am lamenting the loss of summer a little bit, I am admittedly looking forward to wrapping up in thousands of layers, immersing myself in deep reds and soft browns.

 

Continuing this autumnal colour scheme, I bought a beautiful new lipstick yesterday which I think will be perfect for the next few months. It's from the Kate Moss range for Rimmel and I was actually looking for some nail varnish for part of my mum's birthday present when my eyes stumbled on to this little beauty. To be fair, I had been looking for a deep berry kind of lipstick for a few weeks but since being back at uni decided it was more of a treat than a necessity. Of course that philosophy went out the window when I saw this one!