Simple maths, it all adds up!

I've never really seen myself as a "dumb" person.

Growing up, I've been known as the girl who loves maths & I do. However about a month ago, I received my GCSE results and I got a C in maths. Now I'm not saying this is a bad grade but I'm saying that I could/should have done better than a pass.

As a result of getting a C in maths, I can't study it at A level. To be honest, I thought my life had ended when I looked at the piece of paper with my results on. I felt like that piece of paper defined my life.

Two people close to me told me they were disappointed. They were disappointed because they know I could have done better. I've found that, you do need people who don't always tell you "It's okay" but people who'll tell you like it is to make you see things differently.

Obviously, it's not a great feeling when you feel like you've let everyone down which is why I'm glad I have the most amazing friends and parents who are there to encourage me and pick me up when I feel down! I felt like because I can't do maths for A level my life was over but it's really not. DUH.

 My life doesn't end here!
There are still so many other things I can focus on, especially the other subjects I'll be studying and of course, this blog. Truthfully, some aspects of maths I was doing at GCSE was hard for me, and maybe me getting a C is a blessing in disguise because maybe, just maybe I wouldn't have excelled in maths at A Level. I mean, just because I take it for A Level doesn't mean I'd have done well in it.

I was devastated when I didn't do as well as I thought I would but it's made me want to work harder at A Level. I want to do my friends and family proud. At the moment, I am still embarrassed to tell people my grade but I don't want to feel the same way in two years time so I gotta work hard!

 I have to subtract fear, add hard word, multipy my faith in God and  divide my social life in half and forget about SOHCAHTOA. See what I did there? ;)

The fact of the matter is if you think you can do it then you most probably can. Don't let people bring you down.  

Also, be careful who surround yourself with, if you associate yourself with people who don't dream big, who don't want to achieve anything in life then that's what your mindset will be like.

Aim high!

Thanks for reading and don't forget to follow!

Tosin xo

One Event, 6 dresses.

Hellooo, so last week Saturday I attended a Nigerian party. 'Attended' sounds like I went, and sat down and chilled but as a Nigerian girl, I had to help but I didn't have a choice mind. However just because my friends and I were helping, it didn't stop us getting glammed up in our own individual way. ;) 

Ebony

Shoes - New Look

Dress - Ark, Hearts & Bows HERE

Earrings - Can't remember

You can't see it very clearly here but mid way through the dress, there's a see though lace bit. This is such an elegant way to show off skin without actually showing off too much skin. Absolutely Stunning!

Anjola

Dress - Specially made

Earrings - Primark

Shoes - New look

This is Nigerian attire and although attire is usually associated  with the older generation, it's great to put a spin on things and modernize it and she looked great!

Gracie

Dress - New Look

Earrings - Internationale

Shoes - New Look

Grace looked beautiful at the party! The colour of her dress is burnt orange in case it's not clear. Look at her never ending slender legs!

Marvii

Dress - Debenhams

Earrings - Kukee.com HERE

Shoes - Faith

I love the way her hair compliments her dress and that grin is her best accessory! She just looks great, effortlessly!

Naomi Campbell 

Top - Specially made

Skirt - River Island

Watch - Argos 
Earrings - Dorothy Perkins
Bracelets - Can't remember
 Shoes - New Look

 Burgundy, wine and berry are the most situated colours for fall so Naomi is right on trend.  How stunning does she look? Like a super model right? Nuff said.

Dress - Asos HERE

Earrings - Dorothy Perkins
Shoes - New look

And Tosin, wow what can I say! JKS
This is again one of my Midi buys from Asos. Theses kind of dresses are a favourite of mine as I don't have to show off too much but it still doesn't mask my figure. Although, I took them off an hour into the party, I wore these shoes as they're the most comfortable heels I have.
Is my arm seriously this long?!

I love the way we all wore different styles, prints, lengths and material of dresses but we still looked good!

Much love for these girls & I hope you have friends in your life that bring you as much joy as these girls bring into mine! 

Thanks for reading! 

Tosin xo 

Zara Basic Shopper Bag

Why hello, fancy seeing you here? ;)

About a month ago, I ordered this Zara bag, I'll put the link HERE.It is £19.99 and when I bought it, it only came in black but now it comes in cream and black however I still prefer the black. 

Inside, on one side there are two mobile pockets. Does anyone actually put their phones in these pockets?! I normally put my vaseline and bus pass there! On the opposite side, there is a bigger pocket. I love that it's burgundy on the inside, just adds a touch of colour.

It can be worn on your forearm with the smaller straps or on the the shoulder with the long strap for a more casual look. For the first week of college, I took this bag with me and I found that it got really heavy when I had my folders for my subjects and refill pad to write on and tuna sandwich and Fanta twist and Doritos so I had to stop using it, which is why I think it's a bag designed for a casual day out.

Thanks for reading and don't forget to follow!

Tosin xo

OOTD | Gimme Midi

About a month ago I wrote about how my mum is not a very big fan of dresses above my knee and I couldn't find a lot of knee length dresses on the high street so I bought a skirt from asos.com (it was too big so I returned it) . Well I bought a dress from their website and I'll put the link HERE. I think most sizes are still available and it's in the sale & delivery is free!

I wore it to a friend's brother's birthday party, I didn't get to wear the heels as I was too busy helping around and it wouldn't have been very glamorous to end up on the floor multiple times but when my lovely sis took the pictures I put the heels on. 

So this is the dress! It's a stretchy material so it's really comfortable and I love that it's not revealing anything but my legs, yet it still looks good! Also I love the versatility of this dress as it means I can also wear it casually with flats and a cardigan, a leather jacket or as a skirt by wearing a cropped top over it.

This is a close up of the print of the dress, it's in a bandana type print. 

I also wore these simple pearl earrings from Primark as the dress itself is already quite eye catching, this ring which came in a pack of 8 from Asos and this silver bracelet from Matalan!

Shoes are from Primark also, you can get black shoes anywhere anyway!

Just a smile ;) 

If you look good, you feel good! So even if you're just at home and not going anywhere, you can just try things on in your wardrobe and see how it looks so that when you do have an event or outing coming up then you're BAM! Ready to go ;)

Thanks for reading! 

Tosin xo