My Candle Obsession

Hiya everyone!

This year I've become ridiculously obsessed with candles (in particular Yankee candles).

Nowadays my room smells permanently of vanilla and other sweet scents, which my mum considers nauseating... but to me they smell like heaven! Not only do candles make your room SMELL amazing, but they're just so good for room decoration. In general they make me happy. This sounds very sad, I realise. I just reaaaally love candles.

The mini Yankee candles I have are called 'Vanilla Cupcake', 'Wild Passionfruit' and 'Black Coconut', and they're £1.80 each, which is perfect if you just want to sample one of the scents without buying a full size candle (as they're pretty pricey). I usually buy mine from Clinton's Cards, but you can also buy them online. Although they're small, they still fill your room with plenty of scent, yet you'll need to buy a small candler holder to burn them in.

I also bought this heart cake stand from BHS (shown above) to display them in my room - an idea I got from some girls on Instagram!

Is anyone else a candle lover?

Monki Clothing

I have returned from the world of exams, hurrah!!!! (excuse the excessive, over-excited exclamation marks, I'm a bit hyper)

In 2012 I discovered the shop Monki, and it has quickly become one of my favourite places to shop! A Scandinavian brand, with 53 successful stores all over the world, they currently have a store on London's Carnaby Street, and a concession in Selfridges.

I'd say that their clothes are very quirky and on trend, and they are apparently expressive of the street style of Tokyo and Hong Kong. The shop itself is a bit bonkers, with shirts suspended off merry go rounds, giant lanterns with silver foil tassels and mirrored ceilings!

Yet don't be put off by the crazy interior! If you're looking to dress differently to everyone else, with prices slightly cheaper than Topshop, then definitely check it out if you're in the area.

Here's an outfit with some of the clothes I own from Monki:

Ombre Shirt - Monki: £25

High Waisted Jeans - Monki: £35

How amazing are their blouses? 

Just bought blouse number 3, how naughty of me. Yet they're £25 which is fairly reasonable, if I say so myself!