Afternoon Tea at the Ritz

I spent the afternoon yesterday at the Ritz! God I feel rather posh saying that! It was such a lovely day spent with two of my favourite people, my mum and nan. As many of you know it was a birthday treat for both me and my nan off my darling mother. My birthday was on Sunday and my nans was yesterday. We must have laughed from the beginging to the end. It really was one of my best birthday presents.

The scones came out later all nice and warm!

I got told off as soon as I walked into the foyer. I had travelled on the tube in flats because my high heels were suede and I didnt want the rain to ruin them. So I bent down to swap my shoes over and as quick as lightning a man came over and told me off and ushered me to the toilet where I could change my shoes. You dont get told off in the Travel lodge for swapping shoes haha! You can obviously take the girl out of Essex but clearly not the Essex out the girl!

We had a sitting at 1.30 and had starved ourselves so we could eat as much as possible obviously! By 1.40 we had polished off nearly all the sandwiches and the cakes! Talk about greedy! We ended up having three lots of sandwiches. What we didnt realise was that you ate the cakes on top last so again the Essex-ness showed through haha!

Quite possibly the best scones I have ever tasted.

The Ritz is such a lavish, ornate and old fashioned venue. There is gold everywhere and it really does feel like you have stepped back in time. It was so nice to have a man playing a grand piano in the background while you ate. I felt like Julia Roberts from Pretty Woman walking in.

The three generations :)

As traditional Essex girls we treked to Marble Arch and spent all out money in Primark! I brought a lovely skirt but now Ive got it home ive realised it was on the wrong hanger! Gutted. I also did a little bit of star spotting and caught a sighting of Frankie from The Saturdays in Selfridges. She was wearing a bit of a boring outfit to be honest, I think as a popstar I expected her to be in hotpants and sequins haha!

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Birthday Girl

Today is my 22nd birthday. Saying that make me feel so old, I going to have to start acting like a grown up soon!

I have had a wonderful day and been thoroughly spoilt! Some present highlights have included Afternoon Tea at the Ritz tomorrow, a Barbour handbag and a Mulberry purse that deserves a whole post of its own. It is now my most prized possession and im extremely tempted to sleep with it tonight. My boyfriend really does have a heart of gold.

I went out last night in Shoreditch, had a really nice time. Didnt end up staying out as late as I though, I got the last train home. It saved me a £12 cab journey. I still didnt get until about 1am. I went to an amazing cocktail bar called the Drunken Monkey and me and the boy have vowed to have lunch there soon, spotted an amazing Chinese menu, and spend the day getting drunk on tasty cocktails. Perfect way to spend a Saturday. I sampled Strawberry Beer in a random pub which was nice but slightly weird. All in all it was a perfect way to spend my birthday. I didnt quite feel pretentious enough to fit in though! My friends did however have a sweapstake going on what time I would fall over, my falls while under the influence are infamous. They each put a pound in and chose a half hour slot. I dont know if I should be offended or not haha! I am proud to say I did not fall over once! Ha serves them right!

Excuse the terrible quality of these photos, battery on camera ran out and I had to use an IPhone.

Outfit:

Mine chiffon dress: Primark

Black square toe court shoes: Next

Black tights:Primark

Leopard print collared black coat: Topshop

Quilted clutch Bag: ASOS

Black beaded bracelet: Thomas Sabo gift

My beautiful new coat! I took a picture of the collar because it didnt really show up in the photos! I had been lusted after this coat for far too long, I just could not justify £85 for a coat. Its nearly half my wages! So when I walked into Topshop you can imagine my delight when I spotted it in the sale for £40! I had a £15 voucher to use, Ive decided to get the coat instead of the dress in the post below. The more practical side in my won. I got some birthday money so I can still get the dress. When I used student discount I managed to get it for £21! Bargain! Although one boy that I went out with last night told me I looked like Cruella De Ville in it. Pfffft what does he know haha!

I am now in my new leopard print PJs completely stuffed from eating far too much birthday cake. Im going to have an early-ish night ready for the Ritz tomorrow :)

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About your dress

I think ive found my birthday dress. I have to buy a new one because there is nothing suitable in my wardrobe for turning 22 of course. I can't resist adding a new dress to my over growing collection.

I found this beauty whilst trawling the Topshop website. It is a tad pricey at £43 to be honest and it is not that different from my polka one from Primark that I paid a mere £13 or £15 for. But I have a Topshop voucher left over from Christmas so thats £15 off it already. Once ive deducted student disocunt it will be £23.70 if my maths is correct. Not that much more than the Primark version then.

Im really into different shades of brown, Ive exhasted the Camel trend so I think its time for me to venture out into the "Rust" trend. I could pair it with my nude platform and gold sequin bag. I just hope it does not disappoint me in the flesh when I go the Oxford Street branch in a couple of weeks. Im going to have to have blinkers on when I get to London.

On a side note Id just like to say a huge heartfelt thank to everyone that reads or follows my blog! It means such a lot. I know 25 followers isnt a huge amount compared to some but its more than I ever could have imagined! Thanks guys :)

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