Printed Trousers

one / two / three

One / Two /Three

One / Two / Three

They are all absolutely beautiful, ASOS is a clear winner for me though, they had so much more to choose from aswell, it was rather hard limiting myself. I would love to get my hands on a pair of patterned cigarette trousers, but I don't feel brave enough just yet, seen as I live in leggings, and i'm tiny, what if they end up not looking right? hahaa 

Which ones are your favourite? 

Blazin' Blazers

Topshop / Herringbone Blazer / Mosaic Blazer 

Ahh I just love blazers....Look at them I want them all. If only magic was real and by the snap of my fingers I had all of these in my wardrobe...if only...

The Herringbone one is definitely my favourite, I find River Island do amazing blazers, compared to many other stores. Which one is your favourite? 

It's All About The Back-age

Kimchi Blue Emma Dress £65.00 

So I was browsing through the Urban Outfitters website earlier and found some bloody beautiful dresses! It's all about the Back-age now ladies, and I hope you too will agree on how pretty the back detailing are on these dresses. Only concern, It's a tad chilly right now, why didn't they think of these dress ideas in the summer?

The dress above is my favourite one. I love the mesh detailing and the buttons going down the back of the dress as well as the baroque style detailing along the shoulders and neckline. It's such a delicate dress, and an edgier design to the typical Little Black Dress.

Silence + Noise Party In The Back Dress £125.00

The model looks so serious.... Anyway, this is another one I drooled over whilst on my browsing mission. I absolutely love Love LOVE the gold Grecian-style embellishment and the.... hole, I just find it quite unusual and edgy. When looking at it from the front, it's like hey, I'm sophisticated, then you turn around and it's like BAM.. bitch came here to Paardy!! And as the zip detail goes all the way down, I guess it's easy to take off and to put on, well done UO, however, not liking that price tag...heeeeesh.

Vaudeville & Burlesque Navy Lace Top Dress £65.00

This dress is just so cute! I love the lace detailing and how delicate the dress looks, but again, the black lace roughs it up a bit. The dress is so feminine *sigh*

Times like these is when I wish I had a job...

Things That Smell Amazing...

 Lee Stafford's Poker Straight hair :  With green tea extract heat protective agent for peace of mind when using hot straightening irons.

Before I begin, Let me just preach on how incredible the smell of this product is. Woah (smelling it now) it's absolutely beautiful. Not only is the smell amazing, but after spraying onto the barnet, your hair feels so smooth and sleek and shiny (and smells amazing). I bought the travel size, seen as boots were having a 3 for 2 thing going on and I didn't want to splurge out £5.99 in case I didn't like it. Also, as I said before, I destroyed my hair after a failed DIY ombre action and I had days where I wanted my hair to be straight, but was rather worried, what if it all fries off, not a good look, but I'm happy because this is a very good heat protectant, definitely going to repurchase a full sized one. 

TONI & GUY Casual Sea Salt Texturising Spray : Creates texture and body 

with light to medium hold. Suitable for all hair types and perfect for achieving a lived in, beach look. Spritz evenly root to tip, on towel-dried or dry hair and work through to create tousled waves and natural movement.

I love this! It smells amazing (here she goes about the smell of things again) and does what it says a win win. I tried a number or texturising sprays - VO5 and that other one that I keep forgetting the name of - and they all felt sticky, and sometimes hardens your hair and leaves it feeling crispy, which I hate, but this just makes the hair look natural, we don't get beaches here in England, well we do, but unless you want to travel to Cornwall, the water here doesn't look very appealing and It's rarely sunny or hot to go to the beach in the first place :') But yes, I don't like the price tag that comes with the full size of this product though, £7, it's a bit pricey for what it is, but It is a very good product, hmmm...

 Soap and Glory Mist you Madely [hahaha so punny] : A flirty floral fragrant body spray

I enjoyed the title a bit too much before making my purchase, I have no idea why,  Buuut, (you guessed it) THIS SMELLS AWESOMES! I bought 3 more, because I just love spraying myself with it and it's only £3.50 and there's a 3 for 2 offer happening in Boots (take a breath) I just had to take the chance! My friend has the box set of these and you get 3 other scents, that are not sold individually, but I wasn't very fond of the other smells, so I'll just stick to this one hehe. I feel like a lady after I spray this, it smells so feminine and beautiful ahhh Soap and Glory, you never fail to please me.

Aya's Picks : Pull and Bear

TEXTURED SWEATSHIRT / JACQUARD JERSEY/ PRINT SWEATSHIRT / LEOPARD PRINT COAT

Now I don't know about you, but I feel as though Pull and Bear is a bit underrated, their clothes are of really good quality and so darn tootin! Anyway, I was browsing through their site and came across some attire that really caught my eye and yes I know, I went a tad knitwear cray cray but hey it's winter, I'm allowed ;)

SHOES GLORIOUS SHOES, BUCKLES STUDS AND AN IRRITATING PRICE TAG 

I also found some shoes that I fell in Love with. My shoe obsession is almost as bad as my obsession with the lovely boys we all refer to as Ben and Jerry.

Aya Loves' : Wishlist

Dress / Scarf / Shoes / Velvet Shorts / Snazzy Hot Pants

Before I say anything..let us just admire the beauty of that dress and those shoes (currently annoying my family with the web pages of these, seen as they'd make a perfect birthday present hehe) *sigh* 

I also tried on the Velvet shorts from Topshop...I bloody lov'em!!!! only problem, they are a little bit big, so go a size down, but other than that, they are perfect. Also, they have this really cute delicate gold button on the front, so cute! 

Also, don't you just love the look of those embellished hot pants from Miss Selfridge? (also, Ah damn you typo, Photoshop need to start automatically checking spellings, but I'm sure you all know I meant 'Selfridge') They are perfect for a night out, they are a little bit short though, I noticed this once I tried them on hehe, Oh and they're also available in Petite, yay!

Coat 

Dress 

Disco Pants : Dupes

As many of you know, Disco pants are so in right now and if you've been living under a rock for the past year and don't know what they are, they're shiney high waisted legging trousers type garment that can be worn in so many different ways, great right! 

Now if you're a student or can't see yourself spending £74 on a pair (used to be £70, the cheek AA!) fear not, really good duplicates are now available,pretty much everywhere for £30 or less.

BLACK HIGH SHINE TUBE PANTS River Island / aRK DISCO PANTS / TOPSHOP DISCO PANTS

The ark clothing ones looks almost identical  I love the navy colour. And the RI ones are not as shiny  but I've tried on the tube pants and loved them, they are really body hugging though, be warned. Now for the Topshop ones, they were perfect, however, they do tend to come out a little bit bigger, so go a size down, other than that, the Topshop ones are your best bet, they're so comfortable  and flexible.

MATALAN / ASOS / MISS GUIDED /

No you're not seeing things, Matalan are sporting the Disco Pants for just 12 pounds, and they're in the teen/kids section which ever one you like to call it, yes I did just say kids/teen section, but before you light your torches and mentally WTF me, the ages for the teen section goes up to 16, which is equivalent to an size 10, see, I just saved you some dosh ;)

I think disco pants are a great trend and I can't wait to get my own, I left subtle hints for my family to see that I want them for my birthday and when I say subtle, I mean an A4 paper picture print out of them all over the fridge hehehe.

I hope you enjoyed this post 

The Single Girls To Do List : Review

Now I'm pretty sure that a some of you have experienced that horrible feeling of heartbreak, having to rely on Ben and Jerry's for comfort, sobbing in front of the mirror eating a massive slice of chocolate fudge cake (or this might just be me) having the urge to change your appearance, flicking through old photos of them 'happy days', aggressively Facebook/Twitter stalking...not that I did this, of course, loss of appetite, gain in appetite,  crying , feeling better then all a sudden your dad decides to buy you the cereals that he (the now ex) used to eat every morning and the tears start again, the tears will just keep making an appearance for a few days or more depending how bad the situation is... I never realised how good cats are at absorbing tears, until now. But when there's heartbreak, there's those who you love the most around you to help you get through it, These amazing people you ask? Your Best Buds of course!!...and family....or cats... (awks)

I purchased this book a week after me and the ex broke up and because it was a bit premature, I did have a little sob whilst reading, only for the first few pages though, I wasn't that much of an emotional wreck, gawsh gawys! This might of been because within the first pages, you have to follow through a break up and you just had yourself a break up.... memories can be a massive pain in the bottom sometimes. Reading on and I was really able to relate to the character, maybe it was because I was going through what she just went through either way, this book gave me some closure.

The Single Girls To Do List is absolutely hilaar! I absolutely loved all the main characters but Matthew has to be my favourite of them all, he somehow reminds me of one of my friends, bless him, I can't express how much I enjoyed this book, I finished it within a two days (it's not the longest of books) and I was upset when it ended as I just wanted my reading journey to begin all over again. I've never heard of Lindsey Kelk before, but after reading this book, I went out and purchased myself a few cheeky books from her I Heart series hehehehe.

As the Book is called the Single Girls To Do List, me and a buddy decided to conjure up my own little to do list as I thought, it was a bloody good idea! So this is my list:


I wrote this list at the end of September and can proudly say that the majority of the things on this list are COMPLETE *insert victory dance* Doing the list got my mind off the situation and got me busy and as I tend to be a rather competitive individual (I had to complete my new missions within a month) I was on it like a car bonnet (excuse the lame expression, it felt necessary). However, exercise is still in progress .... don't get me wrong, I tried jogging, but nearly collapsed to my death after 5 seconds of it.... and it's cold...

Overall I give the book a 5/5 because it was just brilliant, well written and entertaining, hats off to Lindsey Kelk! If you're into Chick Lit I guarantee you too will enjoy the book, go have a read.

It's All About Me : Tag!

I think It's time you get to know me a little Better

Name: Suhayla

Nicknames: Su, Aya, Ayla, Su-hayhay, Hayla, and the worst of all susu.......*not amused face*

Birthday: 4th December

Place of Birth: Zanzibar, oooh look at me gettin' all exotic on your asses ;)

Current Residence: London

Star Sign: Sagittarius 

Occupation: A Bum at the moment - Student next year though..yay? 

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Appearance:

Hair colour: Brown, made an absolute mess of it recently though, I had this vision to ombre my hair...on my ones (already not sounding like a good idea) so that when a guy says they're into either blonde or brunettes, I'll be like, Oh hey I'm both, THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS BABEH *insert loreal hair swishing action* ! (and because I adore the ombre trend, of course) only, the tips of my hair didn't come out blonde...they came out yellowy-orange, so I had to dye it brown (twice) praying it won't turn green, it's now a very light honey brown which is nice and the tips of my hair are now in horrendous condition...FML. 

Hair length: Medium length now, after 2 years of growing, it's finally getting there! (my hair grows EXTREMELY slow!!!)

Eye colour: Dark Brown 

Best feature: my friends claim it's the buttocks region....

Height: 5" ... well at least I'm taller than Kim Kardashian and same height as Louise from Made In Chelsea, this makes me feel better :')

Braces: Nope, never had them, I really wanted them though at one point as this 'apparent' cool kid in year six had them, seems like I was the desperate wannabe in Mean Girl Terms back in them Primary school days hahaha

Piercings: just two on Thee ears

Tattoos: Nope, needles and pain terrify me

Righty of Lefty: Righty

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Firsts:

Best friend: Tacita, from reception until year 3 and when I moved houses, never saw her again. I remember we prank called pizza hut once, such a random memory but we were indeed hardcore 7 year olds

Award: Attendance probably, I have a massive pile of certificates for attendance and it kinda went down hill when I reached year 10. One lifetime achievement though, I was in school, EVERY SINGLE MISERABLE day in year 8 :O

Sport: I was quite the sporty one, I enjoyed athletics, tennis, basketball etc etc, then I just became lazy after PE was no longer compulsory at the end of year 11, my stamina has gotten so bad, I start heaving after 10 seconds of jogging and somehow end up in McDonald...oh dear.

Real Holiday: Arusha Safari Park in Africa when I was about 3

Concert: I haven't been to an actual proper concert yet, mainly because extremely loud music and a place filled with people gets me a little jittery sometimes

Love: ahh this question .....

Little Aya overlooking Ostriches, acting like I didn't notice the camera ;)

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Favourites - I'm just going to say at the moment as I'm very indecisive 

Film: Grease

TV Show: Ahh, Balls! there's quite a few: Revenge. Pretty Little Liars. Gossip Girl. Made In Chelsea (Proudlock you beautiful specimen). 90210. New Girl. Nevermind the Buzzcocks. I don't watch TV much, but these are the ones I look forward to the most. OH and 2 Broke Girls!

Colour: Dark sultry red, mainly because the festive season is near 

Song: oooooooh, tough one, You're the one that I want - Grease but at the moment it's between, Love is Easy - McFly, Boy - Nina Nesbitt, Flaws - Bastille aaaand Little Talks - Of monsters and men

Restaurant: TGI FRIDAYS! NEED I SAY MORE?

Store: Topshop, Miss Selfridge and ASOS are my main go to when in search of something snazzy 

Book: I'll go all at the moment with this question as it's hard, it was Alice In Wonderland even since childhood, but I think it's been replaced by 'The Single Girls To Do List' by Lindsey Kelk or 'From Notting Hill, with Love....Actually" by Ali McNamara SHE HAS A NEW ONE OUT O.M.G GUYS! (I love my romance and sop, judge me)

Magazine: I'm a Company kinda Gal

Shoes: MY CHELSEA BOOTS! trust me guys, my obsession with them is still here

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Currently…

Feeling: Hungry

Single or Taken: Single 

Eating: Ben and Jerrys Caramel Chew Chew and I have a bottle of Whipped Cream at hand, perfection ;)

Listening to: The Vaccines - Norgaard

Thinking about: What to wear tomorrow 

Watching: The screen

Wearing: An oversized moustache top

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Future:

Want Children: Yes! awww little Petunia :') I'm really curious to see what little 'angels' I'll bring into the world

Want to be married: Yes, Got the perfect dress in mind too (steady..)

Careers in mind: Stylist, Music Video/Advertisement producer/director or fashion editor 

Where do you want to live: London is my home, but I love Surrey or cute little countryside villages :')

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Have you ever: 

Kissed a Stranger: Yeeh

Smoked: Nope, But I kissed someone who smoked...does second hand smoking count?

Ran Away From Home: nope, I used to threaten my dad that I would and pack my bags and act all macho (when infact I am a massive Whimp and to his knowledge and to my own, I'd never actually go through with it) the furthest I got was outside of the door.. I was such a drama queen.

Broken a Bone: No

Broken Someone's Heart: yeah, It was quite bad, especially as I don't like hurting people :(

Broke up With Someone: yeah

Cried At School: yeeep

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Do you believe in: I am that kind of person who would believes in something once I see it happen

Love at first sight: No

Ghosts: No, but after watching scary ghost films I do ahaha

Aliens: No

Soul Mates: Yes

Kissing on the first date: I don't see why not

Yourself: Sometimes

To New Beginnings....

Oh HEY guys!
It has been quite a while since I last blogged, I had myself quite a frustrating and stressful few months which just made me feel like neglecting my blog, I lost my mojo as they say, but I am back and ready to write!
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You might notice a few changes...I have me a new name, wo-oah! 'The Diary Of a Petite Girl', Seen as I'm a 5 foot girl (pathetic) - could push myself for 5"1 or 4 depending on the shoes I wear *singger snigger* living in Laaandan, I thought I might reach out to my fellow littlens as shopping and finding something to wear can be a big pain in the buttocks sometimes, especially when you have a size 4-6 frame as well as having to rely on petite sections and needles and threads. Sucks finding a really cute coat and when you wear it "WOAH, Aya is getting eaten by a coat guys" not fun! ...or meeting a really tall guy and you practically look like a 12 year old child next to them, amusing .. yes... but again not fun. Anyhow enough about my height, being short isn't all that bad, I've lived with it all my life and I know how some of you ladies are feeling but I can't help being at envy with you tall ladies either. The layout and design etc etc etc etc etc ETC!!! is also changing, I apologise for all these changes I'm forcing upon you guys, but you'll live ;)
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Anyhooow, the last time I blogged, I was stuck, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life, I cancelled my university application - which at first I thought was stupid of me after going to some of my friends freshers and invading their uni lives (don't judge, I'm unemployed, single and bored right now) - I got my Alevel's, finished college and before I knew it, everyone close to me started to leave, heading off to university, starting a new chapter in their lives, far away from London only seeing them every other weekend and I was left, trying to figure things out, trying to 'find myself' as someone called it, but I'm happy as a few weeks ago, I figured it out, I found out what my real passion is and found the perfect course I want to do in university. I wasn't this excited about university like I am now, last year which is a gooden! Now I'm just sitting back, awaiting my ex-tutor to send me my reference so I can send my application off and hope I get into the university of my choice, and if Kids in Glass houses played for their freshers this year, I wonder what greatness are playing next year...I HAVE BIG EXPECTATIONS GUYS! Ooooh! what if they get the Kooks to play or Bastille or Modestep or this cute little boyband called 'The Vamps' that I found, I don't care if they're younger than me, I WANT THEM ALL, such gorgeous boys, don't worry, they are 17-18 so my thoughts of them are not a cause of concern.
I'm glad I didn't just go to university doing 'Fashion Journalism' though, I mean, eventhough I am interested in Fashion Journalism, I'd love to be able to do more than just journalism, I don't want to limit myself.
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A Gap Year feels rather good though, as it's giving me a break from education, I mean I have been in the cycle of school since I was 5, also, It got me to learn about myself more and discover new things that I like and enjoy, I enjoy cooking and baking now, Who ever saw that coming! Now I'm just in search of a job, bloody ridiculous as well, most employers exclaim that I don't have enough experience, I'm sorry, how am I to gain any experience if you don't bloody employ me, one thing that's irritating with employers now a days!
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Anywaaaay, I don't know what to write anymore, I'm out of words guys, speechless, this is like the time when a guy I met one drunken night (when I crashed a freshers party, hardcore!), he somehow out witted me and left me speechless for a while, he also stole my tie..... don't think I didn't see you wearing that tie on you Facebook profile picture the other day, you bastard.... such a good tie, it wasn't even mine.... and on that note...

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee 

XOXO

ps. apologies for the long, word bombarded post, It's unusual for me, but I thought It was time I blogged after a while, but I have blog posts planned and now I have more time in my hands and since I am not liking the ridiculous prices tfl are making me pay for travel, I'll stay home until someone SOMEONE (PLEASE) employs me,  I can do better blog posts! YAY!