Little Black Dress: Commoda Clothing Boutique

Happy Monday, I hope you all had a lush weekend and today hasn't been too bad. I felt as though the weekend went so fast, nevertheless, I managed to spend time with my boyfriend and girlies and as always had the best time.If you follow me on Instagram 'annalouiseloves' you will have seen this beautiful black bodycon lace dress I wore on Saturday to celebrate one of my best friends 26th birthday! This dress is from Commoda Clothing, if you read my blog often you will know I placed my first ever order with them in October, click HERE to read all about it. As this post is my most viewed blog post I thought my readers would be interested in reading about another purchase Iv made from the same boutique.  

Commoda Clothing kindly gave me a 25% off code to use on my next purchased after making my first order with them in October. As you can imagine, I couldn't wait to use it. Commoda Clothing are always adding new lines to their boutique and I always find myself browsing through their Instagram 'commodaclothing' to keep myself updated. After seeing this dress which is called 'Salome Dress' by the way, I just HAD to have it! I just adore the choker/halter neck detail aswell as the lace on the arm and the back of the dress. 

When the dress arrived it was just like the 'Mita Dress' in terms of the material, really thick bodycon fabric. The dress was £58 (without discount) which I know some people may find expensive but the quality of the dress is amazing, I promise it is definitely worth the money. When putting the dress on, the thickest of the fabric really helped hide all them lumps and bumps and show off my curves which no girl could ever compliant about. The lace detail is a really nice flowery pattern and goes across both arms and across the back of the dress. The dress is really comfortable to wear and doesn't creep up when walking like alot of bodycon do. I am such a sucker for black midi dresses as I'm very self conscience about the tops of my legs, so let's just say this dress was perfect for me. Overall, as you can probably guess I love this dress and I don't think a little black dress can ever go wrong for them girly nights out. 

I termed my 'Salome' dress up with my New look strappy sandals which are now down to £15 from £37.99 in the SALE and my gold/black French Connection clutch bag. I have had this clutch bag for a while but I love it and its still in really good condition.  

As I am such a fan of Binky's InTheStyle collection I had to show you the jumpsuit the beautiful birthday girl wore. This teal jumpsuit is £39.99 and although she found the jumpsuit very boobie she LOVED it. Nothing a bit of tit tape can't sort out eh girlies? Binky has some lovely items in her collection which can be wore both dressy and casual so do have a look, I'm sure you will fine something you can't resist. Click HERE to view. 

Have you visited Commoda Clothing Boutique before?

What have you been adding to your wardrobe lately?

Let me know by commenting below.

Lots of love

A x

Goodbye 2015

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Today is New Years Eve so I thought I would share some of my memories of 2015! and what better way to look back on my year than searching through Instagram and reminding myself of all the fun and challenging times I've had. 

First of all I would like to talk about my BIRTHDAY! The birthday of the year..I know you're probably thinking WHAT A BIG HEAD but my birthday is the 1st of August and everyone is always in that summer/party mood so it's always a blast. 

This year, after I had been to T in the Park I wanted to have my own festival. So I did and named it 'Slate Fest' as my second name is 'Slater'. I bought some wrist bands off ebay for about £3. I have to say I LOVED THEM and I think everyone else did. I also had limbo, beer pong, cocktail making, scran, chill zone, tattoos, and of course the music blasting. (Sorry neighbours). OMG and how can I forget the most amazing posters made by my friend boyfriend to stick around my garden! They were literally SO GOOD!! Thanks again lee for doing that..big loves. 

As you can see from the pictures it was such a laugh and everyone was loving my 'Slate Fest' insta frame I made for the occasion.

This year has also been full of other celebrations including weddings, engagements and christening. Massive Congratulations to James's sister that got married and of course shout out to James for his amazing speech at their wedding. Also some of mine and James's closest friends got engaged this year and we literally can't wait for the wedding in 2017! Congratulations Kat and Adam! 

I have spend as much time as I can with my fav six girls and I'm sure we will have just as many adventures in 2016! Our little weekend in Embleton has got to be one of my favourites. I can't wait to do it all again in Summer 2016. 

I love music festivals and this year I went to T In the Park with James, my auntie and uncle in their camper van! James refused to go camping in a tent because he had a bad experience when he went with the lads one year. I've got to admit I enjoy camping at festivals with the girls but this year spending time with the family and having good food and a shower everyday was AMAZING!

If you read my blog often you will know I have 6 main girls in my life and we have been friends from school, however I also have another bunch of amazing girls in my life who I met when working at French Connection! I worked there for 6 years and I am very grateful to have met them. We always have the wildest, funniest, craziest nights/outings and I literally wouldn't change them for the world!

I have had another lush year with James and one of my favourite outings with him has got to be when we went to Edinburgh! It is such a beautiful city and the ZOO is just the most AMAZING place ever. I literally spent most of my day watching the monkeys, I think James wanted to kill me by the end of it haha! I'm obssessed with them, even got myself a pen and key ring with a monkey on, in the shop before leaving. But honestly if you haven't been to Edinburgh/Zoo before I would definitely put it on your do it list for 2016!

Although this year has been another year of fun with my favs! I can't forget about the challenges and tears I had during the beginning of the year completing my PGCE in Primary Education. Don't get me wrong I loved it but it was hard work! I met some lovely people along the way and I can't thank them, my friends/boyfriend and family enough for their support! I am currently still searching for that dream school and classroom to follow my dream as a primary school teacher so please keep your fingers crossed for me in the new year. 

Finally, I would like to talk about my blog. As you can see from my most popular Instagram post, most of the pictures were to do with my reviews and blog posts. Although I only started in October, I have had so many amazing comments by friends/ family and of course you lovely lot who have chose to read my blog. I hope this year I continue to grow my followers with exciting content as I have really enjoyed doing it for the past few months. Thank you again for reading!

In 2016, I hope to continue blogging, keep fit, spend more time with my family and of course find my dream job as a primary school teacher. 

Thank you again for your support on my blog and here's to 2016! Let's make a million more amazing memories! 

What's your favourite memory of 2015? What do you hope to achieve in 2016? Have you got any plans for 2016 already?

Let me know by commenting below

Lots of love

A x