Anticipation

So in anticipation of Spring/Summer arriving here are a few middle-of-the-night-while-breastfeeding ASOS purchases!

Really loving the neon and pastel trends this season.

ASOS Woven Sheer Neon T-Shirt

ASOS Woven T-Shirt With Mixed Square Print

Images via www.asos.com

Brrrrr!

Things have been a bit miserable here the last few days. All three of us have had a cold, hence the lack of blog posts! Was supposed to attend a lovely high tea yesterday but I missed out because I was just too sick. Actually starting to feel a bit better now thank goodness! The weather has been crazy, hot and 26 degrees then cold and windy the next day. I don't ever remember the weather being as weird as this before?!

I wore my coral ASOS maternity jeans for the first time a few days ago. About 20 minutes after putting them on I noticed a loose thread under the zipper. Upon closer inspection I discovered a hole about an inch long! Off they came and back to ASOS! I didn't want to risk the same thing with the other pairs so I've also sent back the cornflower blue and the leopard ones. I'm really disappointed because I thought I was set for winter but I'll just stick with my Jeanswest maternity jeans instead. And I'll keep the red ASOS jeans because I've already worn them but I'll need to check over them every time I wear them just in case!

So back to the drawing board for an outfit to wear to my sister in law's engagement party! I'm now officially a bridesmaid (yay!) so I'd like to look as nice as I can, but at 38 and a half weeks pregnant it will be hard! The dress code is smart casual and it will be pretty cold so I'm thinking layering is the way to go. This is quite a mean feat when pregnant as you can easily start to look a lot bigger than you actually are.

I've bought this shirt to wear from Forever New:

Forever New April Mixed Fabric Shirt

It sits really nicely over the bump, I just hope there is room enough for me to grow a little bit more!

I really wanted this gilet to wear over the top:

Forever New Maiya Waterfall Gilet

But my local store doesn't have it in stock (apparently never got it at all). I've emailed head office to see if it can be transferred from another store but I'm not holding my breath. And I'm having trouble finding something similar elsewhere so I may have to change my outfit plan again!

Well that was quite a rambly post haha, should be back to normal posting any day now :)

Images via www.forevernew.com.au

Snow Leopard

I paid extra for ASOS express shipping but I didn't hold much hope in my parcel arriving very fast because of some other feedback I've read. I placed my order last Thursday night and it came this morning! Is that even possible from the UK??

After wearing my red ones all day yesterday they had stretched so much that they were almost unwearable :( we don't have a dryer so I can't shrink them that way. I think the size smaller would be too small. These ones however are cut slightly differently. They were much tighter to do up and they're a bit more fitted through the leg. They're also a bit shorter which is good for me. Overall I'm happy with the leopard ones!

OOTD: 6th May 2012

Headed out for brekkie this morning for my mother in laws birthday, now back home taking it easy for the rest of the day :)

Top - Cotton On, Maternity Jeans - ASOS, Boots - Target, Necklace - Big W

Close up of my hair cut:

Not really happy with it, I feel like she hacked at it. I think I need it thinned out at the bottom a bit. Might give it a few weeks and see if it grows on me.

Phew!

My ASOS order came yesterday, consisting of the 3 pairs of maternity jeans I posted about earlier. Being pregnant has made it hard to know exactly what size I am as most maternity sizing allows for growth but I have also put a lot of weight on so it was a pure gamble if they would fit or not. Thankfully they are perfect!

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean in Red and Calypso Coral

The blue ones are a great colour, pretty much the same as the website. The other 2 pairs have me a little distressed. The red is a lot lighter and the coral a lot darker than on the website - which makes them almost identical! The above photo shows a fair amount of difference but in daylight they are almost the same :( Trying to decide whether to send one pair back and if so, which ones!

Because the fit is so good I bit the bullet and bought these:

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean In Faded Leopard

I know they'll be pretty unflattering but I love me some leopard!

I had to take some things back to Cotton On so I exchanged them for these:

Cotton On/Rubi Shoes Carley Boot

Cotton On/Rubi Shoes Carley Boot

They were 2 pairs for $50.00. I like the grey but I'm not sure about the tan. On my way out I spotted these:

Cotton On/Rubi Shoes Ella Boot

Now I'm having second thoughts about my purchase. I'll mainly wear them with my new coloured jeans and the leopard ones, so I thought grey would be best but now I don't know which ones I like better! What should I do??

Images via www.asos.com and shop.cottonon.com

OOTD: 1st May 2012

Today marks a sad day. My wedding rings officially don't fit anymore! Will have to look for a nice chain to wear them on for the next few months :(

Top/Dress - SES, Leggings - Big W Maternity, Shoes - Rubi

Tee - Cotton On Kids, Jeans - Target, Shoes - Gift

I saw these on ASOS today, while not everyone's cup of tea I love them! Wouldn't be game to wear them pregnant though. Might have to check out the Kmart bargain $19 ones for post pregnancy!

Last image via www.asos.com

Today's Bargain Buys

So here's what I got from the 2 sales that I posted about earlier today.

From ASOS:

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean in Calypso Coral - 24 Pounds

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean in Cornflower Blue - 24 Pounds

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean in Red - 24 Pounds

So yeh I bought the 2 pairs that I already blogged about but couldn't help myself and got the red too! Will try to wear them post baby too. Total came to 72 pounds, roughly $115.00.


From the Pumpkin Patch sale:

Fashion Long Sleeve Tee - $10.49

Boutique Velour All In One - $17.49

Bonded Polar Fleece Jacket - $20.99

Stripe Wriggle Pant - $10.49

Velour Booties - $9.09

Velour Booties - $9.09

Velour Hat With Ears - $8.39

Baby Yoga Pant - $10.49

Total came to $96.52 for 8 items which isn't too bad at all!

All images via www.asos.com and www.pumpkinpatch.com.au

ASOS Anzac Day Discount

From the ASOS Facebook page:

You made the choice! 25% off for 25 hours.
Make a day off even better, by topping up your wardrobe with new season essentials.
Until 10am AEST, Thursday 26th April, you have 25% off your next purchase of full priced stock on ASOS.
Enter code ANZAC25 at checkout.

Happy shopping!!

ASOS Maternity

I definitely buy from ASOS all the time but I keep putting off trying their maternity range. I'm currently 31 weeks into my second pregnancy so I guess it's now or never!

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean in Calypso Coral

ASOS Maternity Skinny Jean in Cornflower Blue

My sister in laws engagement party is in mid June and I will be 38 and a half weeks pregnant. The dress code is smart casual so I thought one of these would be nice with some taupe ankle boots and a white or cream top - but it needs to be warm because it will be the middle of winter! I was thinking either a cream blazer (which I already own) or a nice fitted sweater but I've yet to see anything I like. Also probably a nice chunky necklace? I'm a bit stumped otherwise so suggestions are welcome!

All images via www.asos.com