Summer Haul | Primark, H&M, Asos, New Look + Missguided

Now that summer as well and truly arrived I thought it was time for a long awaited shopping trip to update my wardrobe and get me summer holiday ready!

Let's start with everyone's favourite, Primark...

The first item I picked up was this blue and white striped, high neck crop top. I really liked the style of this top and I think it will be really easy to wear during summer as you could style it in so many different ways

Crop Top - £5

Similarly, I got this white and black striped tshirt which again I think will be really easy to wear all through summer. I think basic tops like these come in really handy just to throw on at this time of year!

Tshirt - £4

Next I picked up this plain black body suit. I really liked the choker style neckline as it adds a bit of detail. I feel that this item will be really good for nights out during summer.

Bodysuit - £8

If you haven't already checked out Primark's sportswear section I would definitely recommend that you do! I fell in love with this mint and white tie die sport bra as I think it's a perfect way to add some colour to your gym wardrobe!

Sports Bra - £4

Next up is this floral print bikini which I looooove! It will look great with a tan on holiday.

Bikini- £10

Sticking with the beach theme I also bought this beach towel. I really love the bright colours and patterns!

Beach Towel - £7

The last thing I picked up in Primark was this pajama set. You can't go to primark without buying pajamas, right? I thought these would be perfect for warm summer nights and also to take on holiday.
I also think the pattern is really really pretty!

Pajamas - £8

H&M

As I am heading off on holiday in July the main aim of this shopping trip was to pick up some new bikinis and I was extremely impressed with H&M's swimwear collection. They have some amazing pieces which are really inexpensive! I picked up these two bikinis which are the same style but different colours. I was drawn to the detailing down the middle of the top, I just think it gives a simple bikini that extra something!

Bikini - £8

Bikini - £8

Asos

Also with my holiday in mind I picked up the gorgeous co-ord from asos. I really like the boho vibe it gives off and I think it will be a really cute outfit to wear out at night on holiday!

Co-Ord - £42

I also got these sandals which tie up around the leg. I think these will go really well with the co-ord and as they are nude I will be able to pair them with almost anything!

Sandals - £22

New Look

I've been looking for a pair of pink mirrored sunglasses for a while so as soon as I saw these I just had to have them!

Sunglasses - £6

Missguided

Last but not least is the nude tshirt with cross detailing at the neck. Again, I think this will be really easy to wear on summer days and I love love loooooove the colour! I also really like the detailing at the neck as it adds something extra to an otherwise basic tshirt.

Tshirt - £10

Summer clothes are my absolute favourite so I can't wait to continue to add things to my summer wardrobe!!

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Future Cheer & BCA 2016 | Cheerleading Nationals

As some of you may know from previous posts I am a member of my university's cheerleading team, EUCC Vixens. I tried out for one of the competition squads back in September and I was lucky enough to be given a spot on the team.

In February is was time to put all of our training to the test as we headed to Birmingham to compete in our first competition of the season, Future Cheer University Nationals. It was the first time I'd ever attended any sort of dance/cheer competition so I was quite nervous but extremely excited at the same time! We had three different teams competing over the weekend: Small Hip Hop which placed 4th, Large Pom which placed 2nd and Cheer All Girl Level 2 which placed 1st and then went on to receive the grand champs award for the whole cheer division as it was the highest score routine of the day! We also had several different stunt groups competing who also done extremely well. It was such a fun, but tiring, weekend and our success made us even more excited for our next competition!

After a few weeks of hard conditioning and perfecting our routines it was time to head to Telford for out second competition! We were in Telford for 3 days and competed in both BCA Universty Nationals and BCA National Championships. Again, we had three different teams competing as well as several stunt groups. All teams done extremely well and it was EUCC Vixens' most successful competition to date, we even made history!!!

Uni Nationals Results:

Pom - 3rd

Hip Hop - 1st (and grand champs of dance)

Cheer All Girl Level 2 - 1st (and grand champs of cheer)

Stunt Groups - 1st (and grand champs of stunt group)

We were the first team ever in the history of BCA to win grand champs for all the categories!!

National Championships Results:

Pom - 1st

Hip Hop - 1st (and grand champs of dance)

Cheer All Girl Level 2 - 1st (and grand champs of cheer)

Stunt Groups - 1st

This was honestly one of the best weekends of my life and I will definitely remember it for a very very long time! As cliched as it sounds the weekend's success made me so so soooo proud to be a Vixen!!

The success we had at both competitions definitely made all the hours of training and exhausting conditioning worth it. Being awarded 1st place is 100% up there with one of the best feelings in the world! I am SO sad that the season has come to an end. How I'm going to cope without training for 4 months I do not know!! I'm having withdrawal symptoms already, but on the plus side my body will get some well deserved rest. I'm so excited for next season already so that EUCC Vixens can continue taking over and make history all over again!

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