Going home

Hey guys, I know I literally just posted about how I'm going to be attempting everyday blogging, well over the next few days I won't be able to post because I'm moving back home after spending the last year living in Lincoln. It's going to be a hectic few days so I just thought I should post a quick notice/apology post. So yeah sorry about this but it's part of student life! 

Any other students moving back home this weekend? 

Attempting Everyday Blogging

Since finishing my degree and having more time to blog I decided to start trying to blog every day, I'm not sure if this will become a permanent thing over summer. I have absolutely loved blogging every day this last week and because I've not being blogging that often for the past few months I had a good amount of content stored up in my journal. I'm hoping I keep my creative juices flowing enough to post every day, and if not I will attempt to keep a good schedule going to blog around 3 times a week maybe more! So just a short one today, see you tomorrow!

Charlotte x

Outfit of the Week #1 Mom Shorts!

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a lovely weekend, and if you were working this weekend I'm sorry.

This is a first for me on Charlotte Emma, I'm doing an outfit of the week post! I decided to do it on Monday instead of Sunday, honestly because I had another post planned already for Sunday. However I'm now glad I did because it's the start of the new week and to me the perfect time to reflect on the week passed. (I know Sunday is technically classed as the start of the week, but to me Monday is).

I would just like to apologise for the distinct lack of photographs, I don't know about you but I find it very awkward getting someone else to take pictures of me posing on the street for outfit photographs, so there aren't many! Hopefully as I get used to doing this I will feel more comfortable, but for the moment you'll just have to put up with my shyness! You can probably tell from my photographs that I look a bit uncomfortable, and I know a lot of bloggers that take these kind of photos don't always smile at the camera, but I just couldn't help it, plus I tend to have a bit of a resting bitch face so I just look moody in photographs when I'm actually trying to look aloof or something!

 Yep! I really am that awkward!

I was actually talking when Owen took this, thankfully I look more natural without a moody face!

This was incredibly awkward to pose for! I just really wanted to mix it up a bit, plus I suppose it provides some humour which is good! 

 It was so windy! I swear whenever we get beautiful weather in the UK, its tainted with crazy gusts!

Mom Shorts - New Look

 (They don't have the same ones I had but the link is for some similar).

Ombre Vest top - Tesco 

(Again they don't have the vest top online, but they may have it in store in the sale maybe?)

Kimono - New Look 

(They have a huge selection of Kimonos online, just not this one anymore!)

Converse - Schuh 

Bag - New Look

I actually bought these Mom shorts last summer from new look, but didn't wear them very often because they were a bit big for me. They only had a size 10 and I'm normally a size 8 but when I tried them on in store they seemed to fit alright. I swear this happens nearly every time I try on clothes, they feel fine in store and then, when I actually wear them in real life they feel completely different! However I thought in the spirit of summer I would try them again and lo and behold! They fit perfectly! I was so happy I knew I had to make them part of my outfit of the week, plus they look great on so that's another reason!

I fell in love with these shorts because they honestly do remind me of some my mum used to wear when I was a kid, they were only for walking around the house or sitting in the garden but I remember I used to think how great they looked on her, (This is probably the first my mum is actually hearing of this!). The ones my mum wore were actually just cut off jeans, which is what made them so high waisted, come to think of it I used to have loads of cut off's as a kid because my legs grew so often! This is one of the things I love about style, eventually it comes back around, it's just a matter of waiting. Although now I may never get rid of my clothes just in case they come back in style!

What's your outfit of the week?

Charlotte x

May Favourites

Happy Summer! June is now upon us and it has come to Lincolnshire bringing rays of glorious sunshine and heat waves and I can't wait to do my June favourites! May was a crazy month for me, exams and dissertation were on the forefront of my mind but now that's all over for the summer! And what a better way to celebrate than to write about my favourites here :)

Now I've had this body shop body butter for ages and I just found it again just before may after a massive beauty clear out. You gotta love a good clear out when stuff like that happens! Anyway this body butter is gorgeous, I love honey based beauty products and this one probably rises above them all. The smell alone is enough persuasion to buy it! Not just that but it does wonders for my skin, I usually apply it on my legs after a shower and after shaving them, helping them stay lovely and soft and looking great something very important at this time of year! You can find the Honeymania body butter (love the name) here.

 Another product that's great for getting the perfect summer skin is the sanctuary spa body moisturiser spray. I also use this straight out of a shower, sometimes even on wet skin because it helps to lock in moisture. So I kind of just flit between honeymania and this to mix things up a bit and I couldn't decide which one I liked more so they're both on my May favourites. You can find a smaller version of this here.

 This just smells of summery freshness! I absolutely love it, I'm not usually a fan of zesty scents but you can't go wrong with this. It offers amazing protection even when sweating like crazy about exams! It even keeps me smelling fresh when I've been exercising, definitely one of my beauty staples for May (and probably the rest of summer!). Click here if you want to smell fresh all summer!

Ahh yes, my planner. I honestly don't know where i would be without this during May. I used it so much so I was prepared for everything. My brain was so scattered during may because of the uni pressures that I needed something to act like a second memory, which is exactly what my lovely little planner did. Plus its so gorgeous and the compact size makes it so easy to carry around! Also it can use both paperchase and filofax inserts which is a win win, although I've actually taken to making a few of mine such as a blog post planner which I may do a post about in the near future. They don't have this planner online any more but you might be able to find it in store somewhere. They have lots of other planners here though!

This picture kinda kills two birds with one stone. Firstly I went to see the new avengers film in May which I loved as usual! So these are representing that as I can't really take a picture in the cinema. Plus it represents what it actually is; characters for Disney infinity which was one of my favourite PS4 games through May. I went a bit snap happy with the figures, they're just so photographable!

You can get Disney infinity here.

I love love love these! Naturally in a very British way I love tea so when I saw this in Paperchase I
had to buy it, otherwise it would have been a crime! I'm also a bit of a bookworm so the second one was also necessary to purchase, plus I like the little inspirational quote! They're both now stuck to my fridge along with the other postcards I had to buy from paperchase! (I think I have a problem...). Check out the postcards paperchase have at the moment here, be careful though you may get addicted!

The more tea memorabilia the better! This was given to me by my best friend Rachael as a birthday present, she gave it to me in May because we hadn't seen each other on my birthday and that was the next time we saw each other, too long really! I love this and keep it on my desk for all to see! Rachael made this for me so its kinda bespoke, so sorry no one else can have it!

After I'd finished uni at the end of May I decided to spend a lot of my free time baking, I got these cook books for my birthday and haven't done as many recipes out of them as I had hoped so this seemed like the perfect time to do so! I can't wait to try some more in June! Learn to cook in 24 hours here.

Who wouldn't love a cook book full of comfort food! It is amazing and you can pick it up here.

Mmmmm cookies! and brownies... and everything ever baked! Mary Berry is baking royalty! Grab the book here.

I found this bottle in Wilko, it was so cheap! I needed something as a vase for some tulips and this worked perfectly, I'm thinking of getting another one to keep water cold in the fridge. It looks so chic and pretty! Get this lovely glass bottle at just £3 from Wilko here.

What were your favourites this May??

Charlotte x