Castlepalooza/mini haul.

Last week I won 2 tickets to Castlepalooza which takes place in Charleville Castle on the August bank holiday weekend. I never win anything so I was pretty shocked to say the least! Me and my best friend Sophie had planned to go anyway but with the money we would have spent on tickets we decided to stock up on some festival essentials (but mainly not-so-essentials)!

I've wanted an armour ring for ages but just couldn't justify spending the best part of 20 euro in Topshop for something that would turn my finger green within a week, I was pretty excited when I came across this one in the sale which was down to 2.50!




I'm a massive fan of Topman accessories, usually you can find the same stuff as topshop in there for half the price! I love this cross necklace I found for 1.50 in the sale (it matches my ring, though I try not to wear them together because the Hipster jokes are painful)





Our next stop was H&M, I have to admit, I'm not the biggest H&M fan at all but I was pretty impressed with what they have in at the moment, I liked loads of the stuff I tried on but in the end I decided on this black and white dress, it's super comfortable and easy to pack, it's pretty light-weight too so I won't have to worry about it getting wet and heavy. I'll wear it with a massive army jacket and boots with plenty of jewelry at Castlepalooza and with heels and a cardi on nights out!







My sister Jo over at http://s-oh-s-ew.blogspot.com found this gem in A/wear for 17 euro, however, I'm am not blessed with her size 8 figure and so instead of squeezing into hers I bought my own, I definitely needed a new skirt since my high-waisted American Apparel jersey skirt is wearing very thin and like the dress above, this will be perfect for castlepalooza and nights out afterward!




Finally, I really wanted a good bag I could throw all of my stuff in, I'm not really into dainty bags, I like something that can deal with being battered a little bit, this one is perfect, it has 2 pockets, it's the perfect size, the long strap is perfect and it's beautiful! I am absolutely in love! I picked it up in The Turquoise Flamingo, which is definitely one of the best Vintage shops in Cork!