Outfit of the day

I don't know why I don't do more outfit of the day posts. They're so easy and I could have a couple scheduled for when I won't have time to do proper posts. I guess it's because it can be quite time consuming getting the the photos, editing them and posting them up. Also I keep forgetting to get someone to take a photo of me when I have a nice outfit. But I have now roped my mum into being my official photographer. So here is the first, of hopefully many, outfit of the day posts.

Shirt/Primark

Jeans/ Primark

Boots/ Asda

Necklace/ Primark

Can you tell I love Primark?

Love 

Sx

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is coming and the goose is getting fat

Would you please put a penny in the old man's hat

If you haven't got a penny

A h'penny will do

If you haven't got a h'penny

God bless you

Aww I used to love Halloween when I was younger, getting dressed up  and free sweeties what wasn't to love?! Even these days I have a wee soft spot for Halloween. The fireworks, the crisp Autumn weather, the feeling that you can be in pajamas, snuggled up on the sofa by 5pm and not feel bad because it's already dark outside. 

In my student days I used to always go to Halloween parties and loved fancy dress. I think my favourite Halloween party was one my friend Maeve had in London. Some friends and I went over to visit her and just had a blast. 

But now I'm getting old. The though of putting on some skimpy outfit I won't feel comfortable in and going to a busy bar surrounded by drunk people does not appeal at all. So this year the momma bear and I decided to have a chilled out Halloween. We went on a Jail of Horror experience at the Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast, a disused prison where you have to walk through the corridors past old cells while actors in scary costumes jumped out at you. I was terrified, at one point I used my mum as a human shield against a mad man welding a chain saw. Before we went in the tour guide had to ask all not to punch any of the actors out of fear, just to remember it wasn't real. Only in Belfast would you get a warning like that!

Crumlin Road Jail

After that we had dinner in the Potted Hen in St Anne's Square. Oh it was scrummy, and only 17.95 for three courses before 6.45. Spot on! After which we treated ourself to a cheese board and some goodies from Asda and are now snuggled up watching the Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh.

Not a lick of facepaint in sight although I did a quick smoky eye I was quite proud of using Urban Decay Gunmetal and Creep.

So whatever you are doing on this fair All Hallow's Eve I hope you are enjoying yourselves.

Stay spooky

S x

Back with a bang! A little update

I am terrible blogger I know. I should be sent to blogger jail for the ridiculous lack of updates and posts. To be honest I have no excuse. Yes life has been a little busy but no more than usual, I've just been lazy. Had a little bit of blogger's block, but I have missed it. Any time I bought something new I wanted to write about but by the time I get home and open my laptop my motivation disappeared. Also I just got Netflix so that could possibly explain the supreme lack of updates.

So what have I been up to? The most exciting thing was I finally went on my holiday to Portugal. It was delightful. Good friends, good food, good times! I really needed a good break to just recharge my batteries and unwind.

Also it was my big 25th birthday. Yuk 25 sounds so much older than 24. To celebrate my lovely friend Jenna got me tickets to see Jimmy Eat World. I remember going to seeing them when I was 15 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. To top it off we then went to the Limelight for a boogie, one of my teenage haunts. So it was a night of pretending I was 17 again.

Couple of sweaty Bettys after the gig

Apart from that it's been the same old, same old. Working away and being lazy on my days off. But I have lots of ideas for new posts so stick around!

Chat soon, I promise!

Sho x

PS I have set up a new fangled twitter account. Please follow and bear with me while I try to figure out what on earth I'm doing. It's @belfastcitygal