New Start, New Room.

Sometimes when life is rough, you gotta pick yourself up and keep on moving. Despite being easier said than done, that's exactly what I'm doing (well trying at least) anyway. I decided to re-do my room and instead of it being the dump I usually make it, I wanted to transform it into my cosy haven where I can relax and pamper. And that I have done, with the help of my mum. 

I've unintentionally turned my bedroom into a pin up themed one; with my favourite mug, duvet, pillows and posters all giving their nod to the great pin up ladies. I'm not usually a 'theme' person so I think this will have to be where I draw the line before it gets TOO much (I'm sorry I have to have some subtlety!) but I absolutely adore my duvet set and this mug which I picked up in a shop in Brighton. I'm not sure when I became a person who has a favourite mug or cares what their bedsheets look like but I've got to say, it's very comforting. 

When I was away a couple of weeks ago, I may have picked myself up a Genuine Fake Michael Kors bag. I know, buying a fake; shame on you Sarah, shame on you. Except, I have no shame. It cost a grand total of £10 and it looks bloody fantastic. If I had the money to buy a real one, I probably would. I have previously considered it and I might again in the future but for now, I couldn't resist this beautiful replica. I'm not sure what the bag has to do with my room makeover but I wanted to throw it in there, as you do. 

I bought the flamingo fairy lights from Primark a good while ago and after a brief hanging on my bed, they fell down to floor and I forgot about their existence. Thanks to my mum who rediscovered them, she hung them above my mirror and I think they add such a cute touch so now I'm glad I bought them. They're operated by batteries too so they're very versatile in terms of where you can put them. 

I then got this new storage unit which replaced a desk that used to be there. The desk was way too overclutterd and it made my already small room, even more cluttered and cramped itself. This storage unit is amazing because it gives you so much space to put things in and you can mix and match with the storage boxes which I absolutely adore.

I love little storage boxes and jars and I feel these fit in so well on my unit! Although I plan to find some actual matching ones but I love these ones holding my hair brushes and make up brushes for me. Also, what would a cosy room be without candles? Primark have some great ones in for so so cheap and they smell amazing! My favourite is like a mason jar style candle as the smell really lingers and smells beautiful. They had a whole different range of them when I looked the other day so I may just pop back for some different scents.

To top off my room makeover, I treated myself to a new TV! Definitely an extravagant purchase but one well made, it's taken pride on my wall facing my bed so I'm finally in heaven in my own bedroom. The question is, will I ever leave it? Somehow, I have to get to work. No but seriously it's amazing. A 42" LG television with smart tv catch up apps and a USB slot in the back to which I've attached an external hard drive full of television and films ready for me to watch. 

So whilst I might be having a hard time emotionally at the moment, turning my room around and treating myself has definitely helped. I'm going to be living at home with my parents for a long while now until I can afford to buy my own place so I might as well be comfortable and relaxed in my room. 

Top 5: Pin Up Girl Blogs

I've been planning this post for a good few months now but for some reason have been putting it off. One reason could be the fact that there are SO many vintage bloggers out there who I could mention and trying to choose which ones to feature on here could be an impossible task. Nevertheless, I've gotten around to it and I've picked my 5 favourites, in no particular order of ranking, all are fab for their own brilliant qualities.

I wanted to do this post because I want to share with you all my personal inspirations and people whose posts I just love reading. Now, you probably know these ladies and if you do, I guess it's just a reminder to go and read their blogs.

1) Alice - Alice In Retrospect
Alice has nailed the hair down to absolute perfection and I've been in utter awe of her for the best part of the last year now. She also has some really helpful YouTube videos up on her channel showing you how to do hairstyles such as the Page Boy. I learnt how to set and brush out my hair thanks to her videos!

2) Amber - Atomic Amber
Amber, along with Alice as well, is part of the beautiful group of British Belles. I always have hair envy with Amber too (there's something about the Belles nailing the hair so darn right!) and she is pulling off pin up pregnancy stunningly.

3) Nicole - Coco Von Vintage
Nicole is one of the loveliest pin ups I've met so far and she pulls it off flawlessly. I'm always so jealous of her wardrobe and in particular this post of hers wearing the Hell Bunny - Karen dress which I'm in love with but cannot seem to find anywhere. I also love her post on wetsetting which I found really helpful!

4) Blaire - Old is NOW
Blaire is another beautiful and lovely pin up I've met. She blogs about anything vintage related from Burlesque (here she is with Nicole from Coco Von Vintage at Sexhibition which I couldn't go to sadly, the babes!) to food and baking/recipes so her posts can be very versatile which I love.

5) Amanda & Katie / Modern June Cleaver & Amelia Jetson - JunebugsAndGeorgiaPeaches
I think most people in this community know of these two but they consistently astound me with how beautiful they are. Their photography is astounding as well as how they manage to balance both blogging and work. Again, these two can both pull off a verity of different looks and always look incredible. They're definitely a big inspiration for me both blogging and fashion wise and I'd recommend following these two especially if you're just getting into mid-century style or blogging.

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Outfits.

The Friday just gone, I went to see The Front Bottoms in London with my boyfriend. I wore this beautiful and super sweet dress from Collectif Clothing. I felt like a real little princess, and I got a nice comment from some girls on the train on the way there! It's the first item that I've ever bought from Collectif Clothing and I only have good words to say about them. The dress itself feels so well made and put together as well as just being beautiful to look at. 

I also had a delivery from Glamour Bunny Clothing - the Jenny Red Pin Up dress. I was so excited for this one because I bloody love a good tight dress, I love my curves! Also, I have the most ABSOLUTE gorgeous shoes to match, as you can see in the photo. It's like they were made for each other. I'm going to have this dress taken up a bit as I feel it's far too long for my body. However, apart from that it's perfect; it perfectly clings to my body and sucks in my lumps and bumps so I feel so sexy! 

I'm now tucking these two dresses away in my wardrobe for my Mexican jaunt next month. 

Now for a sort of different look!

I bought myself a little cute nylon headscarf from eBay; it's so sweet and it's such a perfect accessorie. Please excuse how tired I look...I've been up at 3am all this week for work.

Now...the lipstick. I've been intrigued by black lipstick for a while now, so I bought one for the bargain price of £1 from MUA - a brilliant low budget make up company. 

I've been slated for this lipstick but I love it!! 

I think I'm calling this look "goth princess" hehehe

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My Tara Starlet shop :-)

So my very first purchase from Tara Starlet arrived today and I only noticed the package just before I was leaving for work; however, I couldnt wait to try the sets on so I could take some very rushed selfies, hehe. 

Both sets are absolutely wonderful; they feel so perfect and they are such good quality so they are very much worth the money. 

I feel I should have ordered up on the floral set as the shorts were a tight fit, but I think thats more on my end as I probably don't realise how much weight I've put on recently. However, I won't change them as I'm in the process of losing weight. Again, the bralet on the second set, I should have ordered the smaller size as it was probably intended for women with a much larger chest than mine and as I'm only teeny tiny in the chest department, I probably could have gotten away with a smaller size. 

Both sets make me feel like an absolute queen, though! It's such a pleasure to be able to start buying from beautiful brands such as Tara Starlet, it's doing wonders for my self confidence as I feel beautiful!

I've tucked these both away in the wardrobe now as I won't want to wear them until Mexico!

*This post is not sponsored or written in partnership with any brands. All words are my own and products I genuinely love

Well.

Firstly, I thought a lot before I decided the create this blog. I mean, I'm aware I don't look like a pin up girl so I wasn't sure what to do as I've seen so many absolutely incredible ladies who blog who I could never ever compare myself to! Alas, I am doing what I want. 

So my love for 50s and vintage fashion has been lying pretty dormant for years. I have always had low self esteem and have struggled, and still am struggling, to come to terms with the fact that I am not and have never been a stick thin girl. So, I've never really had the confidence to dress like pin up girl out of fear of not looking right, or looking ridiculous. I suffer from general anxiety disorder so...you see where I'm coming from. 

More recently, I've been coming into my own shell when it comes to vintage fashion. I've been experimenting with clothes that fit my figure and show off my curves. I'm coming to terms with the fact that vintage fashion accentuates girls with figures like mine, shows off the curves! I'm in love with the pin up world as it doesn't make me feel bad for not being stick thin, it makes me feel beautiful and sexy! 

Over the next coming months, I'm kind of hoping my look becomes more transformed. I've bought new clothes and shoes and I'm really coming into my own with it. I'm going to get my hair cut next month and I'm actually going to be daring to get bettie bangs and dye my hair ginger (I'm going to mexico in October though so the hair dying will have to wait until after then). I'm going to experiment with curls and try and perfect my victory rolls and different hairstyles. 

I guess I'm just really happy as I know who I am and for once, I am taking care of myself and my happiness and who I want to be! 

This will be a sort of documentation of my journey and progress and experimentations!