Dolce and Gabbana for River Island Necklace?!?!

River Island Necklace (£15)

HOW DOLCE AND GABBANA IS THIS?!!

PRETTY DARN CLOSE!!

But fo reals lets just take a look at the D&G adverts right now.

SOOO GOOOOOD!

I'm going for the dark lip thang this a/w due to this ad.

I'll go back to listening to Joesph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Now.

laterz.

I WANT: Topshop Dresses

I know that "I want doesn't get" but I seriously WANT these dresses from Topshop.

Animal Print Ladder Back

MOTO Denim Babydoll

Red Floral Tea

(After looking at them all together my face looks incredibly threatening out of context of the rest of the orig photo!)

Together these dresses cost £120. 

MY HEART...IT BREAKS.

I can seriously justify buying all of these as well which scares me slightly as spending £120 on dresses seems ridic!!

MY JUSTIFICATIONS by Catherine

I'm going on holiday to Cuba with my fam and Barcelona with ma gurrrls so I need some summer dresses to wear.

Animal print: can wear in evenings and dressed down in daytime 

Babydoll: would be great for general walking around sightseeing stuff, can be dressed up 

Tea Dress: wear during day and evening also in other seasons with layers!!

So now I will get back to dreaming of summer and revising for exams.

Catherine <3

p.s. I really stretched my paint skills doing this :) 

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NOW PLAYING:

 The Book of Mormon- Man Up ---- MA TUNE

Muppet Treasure Island- A Professional Pirate ---- DON'T JUDGE

MRS CARTER AND H&M

YO GOTTA SEE

THIS!

AAAAWWWW SNAYP! BEYONCE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!

THIS GURL CAN DO NO WRONG!

Is it cringe that this blog has become Beyonce fan blog-esque? I don't know. 

But what I do know is that I NEED ME THAT YELLOW BIKINI :)  

yellows my fave colour so it's like she had me in mind when she made this, we're practically bffs.

Her stuff comes into the shops in the UK on the 2nd of May!!!!!

Catherine xoxoox

LOVE: Shoes!

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These are the shoes I have been loving recently! 

COWBOY BOOTS:As a fan of both Footloose and Miley Cyrus I figured I should own a good pair of cowboy boots. I have a pair which I am going to start wearing more but they're studded and I'm kinda over the whole stud thang. But with summer dresses and denim I'll look like I've waked out of a southern postcard :)

WINGED SHOES: I've always thought these were cool but then I saw a vid with Justin Bieber wearing them (don't judge, I'm a beliber :D) and that sold me. Plus you get to look like Hermes!

PERSPEX HEEL: THESE ARE SO COOL! These styles of shoe are not my fave tbh. But! The concept is so cool. I saw some I loved the look of in TopShop in early February but, alas, I can not find them. I've seen some Jeffrey Campbell Lita style on boohoo.com but they're not really doing it for me. I'll be keeping my eyeout though!

CUT OUT WEDGE: The ASOS ones are my fave but I don't have £70 to spend on shoes right now :'(  I can imagine a lot of                                     things going wrong when wearing these shoes, twigs getting caught in your stride, general mishaps but that doesn't stop me from loving them!! 

Ahhhhh...One day I shall own these and I shall strut round town, head held high because my shoes are the best.

Anyways peace out :) Catherine xxooxox

LOVE: Dolce and Gabbana A/W '13

I love this collection! It's so regal and the accessories are to die for!

I don't know how to analyse or describe fashion so Imma just say what comes out however ignorant it makes me sound, ok so on to the SHOEES!

These shoes are amazing the velvet and the winding flowers. Plus they've got this gold cagey thing going on which is cool! They remind me of fairy tales :)  

They're just so cool!!!! I love the gold with the jewels and the fresco-like prints it's so regal. And I mean, who doesn't want to wear a crown?! On to the grand finale...

They look like an army of princesses with the addition of me owning the runway ;)

hope y'all are ok xoxoxo

 (picture sources are elleuk, dolce&gabbana.com and others)

Kew

My dress if from the Topshop sale, my coat is from Primark, boots are Carvela and my sunnies are from a Venice Beach market stall.

This is what I wore to Kew Gardens the other day. I was freezing. But it was worth it because I love the green houses and it was a good opportunity to take some photies :)

Peace Out :)

p.s. I GOTS ME SOME BEYONCE TICKETS!!!!!!!!

Things I Wish Were Mine #1

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or TIWWM fo short :)

Oh how I wish these were mine!

Have a good weekend, Catherine  xxxx

You Old Boot

These were my trusty Primark Chelsea boots

They served me well from about October to December until they fell apart and stretched past the point of no return.

Then came these guys. I first saw them in the Oxford Street TopShop when I was on the hunt for some boots and ended up with the Primark ones which were were the more pocket friendly option.

At £150 these Carvela Kurt Geiger Sloane boots were not cheap but they are timeless and amazing quality and I love them!

Catherine xoxo

#CompanyBloggingForum

Lemme just set the scene for y'all.

Basics back in December I saw in my Company magazine that they would be hosting a forum on blogging with speakers such as wishwishwish and 5inchandup. It was £25 for a ticket and I YOLOed it. I picked up the phone and booked a place.

A month on, in the midst of revision and January deadlines it was at the back of my mind until I checked the confirmation email and saw it was on Tuesday.

   

So after a full day of classes I speed-walked home swapped my textbooks for my maps and set off into the night.

In reality it was only ten to six, but it was dark none the less!
I got off at Monument to change from the District Line (my fave) to the Central at Bond Street. Little did I know it's a TREK to get from Monument to the Central line. Down some stairs followed by two sets of escalators, then passed the Bond Street DLR platforms then back up two more escalators and finally onto the tube Liverpool Street bound. I got off and couldn't find an obvious exit so followed a stream of people and pretended like I knew what I was doing. 

Eventually after getting lost walking into the depths of Hoxton instead of taking a subtle right turn I found the venue, Rich Mix, half an hour after the start.

I got up to the 4th floor to find the place deserted except for two immaculate looking women and the fact that the panel had just started. 

I walked in and had to pass right in front of the Company Editor, Victoria White, the superbloggers and the ENTIRE audience. 

It was so cringe.

I found a seat at the back and kept quite for the rest of the discussions.

Overall I found the experience very useful and gave me the determination to just keep on going even if I'm talking to no one right now. 

Anyways, enough about that! Here's what was in the goodie bag :)

Kleenex facial cloths, Elemis body scrub, Body Shop body butter, St Moriz fake tan, fake tan mit by Velvotan 

Batiste lace dry shampoo, Lee Stafford volumising mousse  

Technic party set, OPI shatter nail varnish, Primark S/S'13 sun glasses

Next curve control tights, a mini Green & Black's white choc (nom) and finally Gourmet choc covered Jelly Beans (not so nom).

Look how small it is!!! So cute!!

 I've got back to History revision but tanks fer readin, Catherine xxo

p.s ONE DAY MORE TILL LES MIS

What's for Tea?

I've often thought about who'd be at my imaginary dinner party and so I'd thought I'd share :)

So in no particular order...

Dr Frank N Furter

Freddie Mercury

Beyonce 

Chris Kendall (crabstickz)

Tyra Banks

and here we all are :)

This took me a ridiculous amount of time to format and import pictures to polyvore and stuff but I think it turned out well! Do excuse my Miley Cyrus circa 2008 pose and my fleece but it was the only picture of me I could find where I my full body was featured :)

My hopes of getting the grades to get into Uni are slowly slipping away as my revision c'est terrible but hey ho by summer exams will be over and I can scroll on tumblr without heavy guilt surrounding me.

I'll be getting back to work then, Catherine xxo

p.s. Who'd you invite to your dream dinner party? Comment below! 

2013 BAYM

How was New Year's Eve y'all? I didn't end up going to Primrose Hill (I will do one year!) but I went round to a friend's house and watched films and had a really nice time :)

 I don't have a 2013 calender yet and it's freaking me out. Not having a central place to write down dates has really disorientated me. For example until about 15 mins ago I had completely forgotten that I booked a  place on the Company Bloggers Forum which is on Tuesday! I'm nervous/excited :) I'll let you know how it goes!

In other news I saw this:

A complete waste of a Chanel. I mean just look at it! Hardy practical and hardly worth the $3,900 in my opinion. Sorry for the bad quality but I was literally so taken aback I had to risk taking a stalky picture whilst wondering through Winter Wonderland. 

Anyways I'm off to the Ball Gown exhibition at the V&A now avec ma mere. Have a nice weekend!

Catherine xox

NYE

I hope y'all had a very Merry Christmas I got some goodies this year including a Lomography camera, the Beyonce I Am... world tour DVD and CD and The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack LOVE THEM!!

Anyways, New Years Eve is fast approaching so to save time worrying about what to wear I have put together 3 inspiration outfits :) Enjoy...

 I love this topshop dress so much! It has a lowlow V at the back and would be the best NYE dress EVER! Tbh I didn't really know what shoes to pick the selection on polyvore was kinda limited but these New Look boots are nice :) I also love the the nail varnish which is topshop's Ware Paint which I think is the best name for a red I've ever heard. They're usually like apple or red but this is so cool!

This is for those who are venturing into the night to watch the fireworks. Warmth is key so get some Primark So Cozy tights they're about £2 and they are the warmest tights ever as they are fleecey inside. Hat is a must as tis chilly out in the big world beyond the laptop.     

No plans, don't worry. Welcome in 2013 from the comfort of your own home eating choc and sitting in front of a screen.  

Unfortunatly I won't be wearing #1 as I haven't been invited anywhere this year however, so far I should be going to Primrose Hill to watch the fireworks from a good distance away from the hustle and bustle of central. No one's confirmed yet so it'll probs be #3 for me :/

Catherine xxoxo

DKNY S/S 13

I was just scrolling through tumblr when DKNY's S/S 2013 campaign ads flashed past. I scrolled back up and was instantly drawn to the bright colours and of course the striking features of Cara Delevingne.

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I love the fact that they look like candid shots! I want all the clothes, especially the yellow maxi dress, it's amazing and perfect for hot summers in New York City. (Not that I live there, but I've been there during the summer and it was too darn hot!)

Although I love Christmas and winter clothes these make me nostalgic of summer.

Catherine :) xoxo

Where's Catherine?

Get it? Like Where's Wally...or Waldo depending on your country of origin :) 

Imma take this blogging thang seriously so here goes! When I'm blogging on here I will be tumbling like no other. I know the main rule of Tumblr is to not talk about Tumblr but imma do it anyways.  

My tumblr is catherineid.tumblr.com 

Be sure to follow me, you won't be disappointed! If you like pizza, pretty pictures and gifs to make you lewl than this is the blog for you!

My twitter is @CIDx

You can use this contact me directly or just follow if you want to read mini snippets of my life!

This post is looking a lil bland so let's spruce it up none other than A PIZZA HEART!

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If someone ever gave me this they would have my heart forever!

Catherine xxo

Cod Save the Sea!

About year ago I became VERY passionate about overfishing. 

It all seems a bit of a blur when I think back to it. 

You should check out Hugh's Fish Fight HERE to see what all the fuss is about :)

Anyways.

I was chillin with ma mere last Friday and while panicking about not having any shoes to wear to a Bond themed 18th later that night we stumbled upon...

THIS! 

It's a fish and chips dress! These guys now how to catch the eyes of the passers by I can tell you! 

Not gonna lie, I was kind of intimidated to go in as it's not your average shop. However I was so glad I did as it was helping my dear cause pirate fishing/overfishing/degredation of the seas.

They had some amazing clothes in there. I wish I'd taken more pictures but I didn't so I put my Alevel English skills to the test and do my best to describe the wonders within. 

• There were fish scale t-shirts and body-con skirts 
• Pirate arm shirts. They were so cool. Basically they were blue and white striped vests with flesh-coloured sheer/floaty sleeve. But the best part is that they had anchor tattoos on them! Like a pirate would have. 
• They had bright yellow rain macs that were amazing!

On the more affordable side of things they had t-shirts for £20. I couldn't leave without one!

The shop is a pop up one so it won't be there for ever so check it out while you can. Further details can be found on their website HERE!

Catherine xoxoxo

Be seeing you.

Guess who's back. Back again. Catherine's back. Tell a friend.

I fell out of blogging for a while. No reason really just I had nothing to say. 

UNTIL NOW!

Upon reading the Jan 2013 Company Magazine (which is the blogging issue btw) it inspired me to come return. 

And I do so with my head held high. 

Catherine xoxoxoo

Anna Karenina

On Friday evening I ventured to see Anna Karenina after only just seeing the trailer and needing to use up a Odeon voucher. 

I was expecting a dull period drama but was hooked from the moment the first note of the overture.

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The costumes, soundtrack and overall performances are flawless and I am looking forward to seeing it again!

The only downside is that Aaron Johnston ahem scuse me Taylor-Johnston is looking all fiiiyne but then in the back of my mind he has married a 42 year old and has two kids. WHHHYY. Hay ho if he's happy it's fine :)

 Listen to this and fall in love. 

Summer Recap

So it's September and I've not posted in a while and here's why :)
WARNING: THERE ARE LOADS OF PICTURES

  

The Fantastic Foursome at Summer in the City!!

Tiana, Louise, Me, My Sister, Zoe and Joe at SitC2012 :) I love all of their videos so so much!

BULLET POINT TIME

• I got my AS results, meh results I shall try harder this year (13!!!!)
• Very much an Olympic summer, watched rowing, handball, football and beach volleyball and then SO MUCH on the good old BBC
• Saw Batman, loved it!
• Saw Spiderman, loved it!
• Procrastinated, like a BOSS
• Fell in love all over again with YouTube
• Saw A Long Days Journey Into Night, twas alright
• Saw Henry V at the Globe
• Saw Much Ado About Nothing in Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Hated Rita Ora
• Tumbled all night long

Saw a lot of stuff, saw friends but didn't read what I needed to and didn't get my work done on time.

Hope school starts well fo y'all :)

LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL BEFORE UNI LET'S DO THIS!