Little Red Riding Hood in her Stripey Dress

I am still loving this cape I made the other day. If I get the time after my exams before I head off overseas, I will try and make a tutorial for it! Yep, that's something I have totally forgotten to mention - I'm travelling to Italy for a month in my uni break! I am probably the luckiest lady in the world, getting to travel overseas twice in one year. I am going to Italy because Luciano (who is Italian - could you have guessed from his name?) is going with his family, to meet with their 80+ relatives for the first time ever... and they are taking me along with them! dress - c/o Cichic (and similar) cape - DIY tights - c/o OASAP necklace - c/o Merrin & Gussy I am currently into day 3 of the hardcore-studying-regime that I've implemented on myself, so that I will (hopefully) do well in my uni exams next week! So this video (via ASAPscience) seemed quite apt - the Science of Procrastination. And in case you guys were wondering, this blogging that I'm doing now isn't my procrastination - it's my reward. I've been studying for 3 hours straight and doing a little bit of dopamine-releasing blogging is the reward for me finally wrapping my head around eukaryotic transcription regulation (woo hoo!) Hope you're all having a more interesting day than me, Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Wild Cat

This was the outfit I wore last Friday night (hence why I'm not wearing a boater hat for once, because wearing a hat at night isn't a very normal thing to do). I wasn't sure if my tights made me look interesting or lopsided - but then I settled on "interesting" and ignored all odd looks that came my way. This thrifted Charlie Brown skirt has come in very handy - I can't believe what a good find it was for $3! I've been wearing it with absolutely everything. The Wild Cat tee-shirt was sent to me by a new sponsor, Cichic! I chose to get a t-shirt rather than a cute little dress for once, a) because I have way too many dresses and b) because I'm really liking simple t-shirts instead of over-the-top vintage blouses lately, I don't know why. Also, did you notice how bizarre my badge is? Why Peter Pan and Captain Hook are battling on top of a balustrade that's perched atop an alligator's nose is beyond me. But I love it. t-shirt - c/o Cichic sweater - Asos skirt - Thrifted tights - A sock store in Japan shoes - Asos badge - Gift from my friend Hannah (thrifted) I hope you're all having a lovely day! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Winter Owl

Goodness! It is almost winter and finally cold enough to wear this wicked new blazer I thrifted (when I'm in the shade, at least). This blazer required a cute little dress to pair with it, and this owl-print one sent to me by Cichic worked perfectly. I've also been living in white tights lately. They are perfect for this kind of weather and  I really like how they look with little black Mary Jane or ballet strap style shoes (cute, is how). dress - c/o Cichic tights - c/o Oasap shoes - Chicory blazer - Thrifted bag - Thrifted belt - Thrifted hat - c/o Wholesale Who had cheese on toast this morning? I did! And one of my favourite science bloggers Katie from the Molecular Circus just wrote a really cool post on how cheese works (which may also have been why I chose to eat cheese this morning). She explains why cheese goes all gooey when you melt it, and why different types of cheese turn either stringey or become liquefied when you heat them up (hint: it's got to do with cheese proteins and chemical reactions). Have a little read with your morning tea! ;) p.s. check out this super amazing drawing Cass from Undercover Dress-Up Lover did of me! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Simple, Classic / Cichic Giveaway Winners Announced!

Hello! Just popping in really quickly today, because I'm meant to be working on an assignment *shhhh*. I am so happy I found this shirt the other day, because I've been wearing it almost constantly since. It worked really well with this plain black skater-style skirt sent to me by Cichic, too! I really like this skirt - it's simple but a little bit different from your average plain-black skirt, because it has these panels which make it flare out from your waist in a really flattering way. skirt - c/o Cichic blouse -  Forever 21 tights - c/o Oasap shoes - c/o YesWalker bloomers - Wholesale bag - Thrifted belt - Thrifted And as promised, I am announcing the winners of the Cichic giveaway, who will get to pick one item of their choice from cichic.com! Winners are Emmy Anne, Alina and Man Yee. Please check your email, and email me back to get your prize! Also, don't forget to go and enter my 1 Million Pageviews giveaway, if you haven't already! And because I am supposed to be doing an assignment right now, here are some amazing facts to blow your mind (requiring no effort on my part ;) I can't write up a DIY on how to extract DNA every day). Which fact was your favourite? Mine is the card shuffling one. I just couldn't believe that one is real! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Update - Giveaway with Cichic! / CLOSED

Hey guys! (Now, don't worry, this is a scheduled post. I'm still in the process of packing my bags and moving and I'm being good! So you can't yell at me. ^_^) Many of you have already entered my blog's cichic giveaway, but as the number of prizes increases as more people enter the giveaway, I'm mentioning it here again. It's now become easier to enter the giveaway. There are now two mandatory entries and four additional ones for extra entries (but if you have already entered, all your past entries and effort still count, so don't worry!) Please use the rafflecopter below to enter, if you haven't already! a Rafflecopter giveaway So what's the prize? Well, each winner will get to choose an item of their choice from cichic. If 100 people enter, there will be 1 winner. 200 entries = 2 winners, etc. So feel free to tweet about the giveaway, share it on your facebook wall, etc - the more people who enter, the more winners there will be! Open internationally until the 30th of April. Good luck! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr

Giveaway: Cichic - win an item of your choice! / CLOSED

Brand new online webstore cichic is generously donating an item of clothing to my blog for this giveaway! What you need to do to enter is (via rafflecopter): Register an account with cichic here (you don't need to put in your proper last name if you're worried about that, I never do hehe), "like" their facebook page and leave reviews on cichic.com on your two favourite items. Please use the rafflecopter widget below to enter! Details must be entered in the rafflecopter widget (as well as commenting below) or they won't count! a Rafflecopter giveaway There are two mandatory entries and four additional entries. Please make sure you do them properly, or your entry will be invalid (I do check!) [EDIT 7/04/2013] Please note that I made the giveaway easier since launching - but any entries you have already made will not be invalid and still count :) So if you've already entered, don't worry about the small change :D So what's the prize? Well, each winner will get to choose an item of their choice from cichic. If 100 people enter, there will be 1 winner. 200 entries = 2 winners, etc. So feel free to tweet about the giveaway, share it on your facebook wall, etc - the more people who enter, the more winners there will be! Open internationally until the 30th of April. Good luck! p.s. I'll also be having a 1-million pageviews giveaway soon! Thank you all so much for your love and support. p.p.s. if you're on a mad giveaway binge now and you don't want to stop, make sure you enter the other giveaway I also have running from TNK vintage! Bloglovin' | Facebook | Twitter |  Instagram | Chictopia | Lookbook | Tumblr