Hello again guys, this post is just a small one on an outfit I wore on my first day back at university (yesterday) and a review on the jumper as it's a recent purchase!
It's that time again when I need to knuckle down for university, especially this year as I am now in my 3rd year and thus an Honour's student. It's really exciting and my classes are looking great so I'm excited for a challenging but rewarding year!
Now being a university student instantly puts me on a budget and I refuse to ever go near my overdraft so considering I love clothes, I need to be sensible. I also need to ensure what I buy is comfortable for sitting it lectures and warm because obviously it's going to get really cold very soon!
I purposely done an extra 78 hours of overtime at my work last month (bearing in mind that was over 3 weeks on top of my contracted 8 hours a week) to ensure I could buy a good quality winter wardrobe. Also, fortunately when your a student a lot of shops have student discount anyway but the amount off increases during Freshers week.
River Island Turtle Neck - £25
However this top that you see above was a full price buy and was something I've wanted for ages. I had seen it on River Islands website and fell in love, it's great for layering, covers my chest (from the cold) and is nice and baggy. I waited for ages to buy it but no shops were sticking it and I eventually just ordered it into the store (which is free) instead. I bought it in grey which was the only colour available at the time but couldn't find it on the website - although I did just buy the maroon one!
I wore the top to university and must say was not disappointed. Despite being relatively thin the high neck just made me so cosy! I wore a black top underneath because I love to layer my clothes in the winter and it meant I was even warmer.
The boxy style of the jumper was very flattering as it made my legs look longer and slimmer and made me look like I was just wrapped up nicely!
Another thing I have with jumpers is itchy-ness, I cannot stand being itchy in jumpers especially when they aren't exactly cheap but the material of this one was perfect. I was so comfortable and it did not cause any irritation whatsoever.
In terms of the price I feel that £25 is actually really reasonable, this jumper is fashionable, warm and comfortable and would easily be double the price in somewhere like Topshop. Plus considering how cold Winter can get, I will happily pay a good amount when I want to be shielded from the cold!
Finally I paired the jumper with black Primark leggings (£3) and my new Nike trainers which I'll show you in my next blog post!
My hair was left natural, normal make-up was worn along with Red Cherry lashes (a review will be up soon) and MAC's Ruby Woo lipstick to give a pop of colour!
Thanks for reading!
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