Come Along With Me //Picnic Edition

As I said in a previous post, one thing I want to do more of this summer is picnics.Me and two of my closest friends went to Aylestone Meadows yesterday for a cute picnic. We hadn't been walking long when we came across a nice clearing bit. We settled down on a picnic blanket, right in the sun and it was a lovely, chilled out day, as we chatted.

My picnic essentials:

A good picnic blanket - probably the most important thing (aside from yummy food!), a picnic blanket means you can all sit down and don't have to sit on jumpers or jackets and get things muddy. The picnic blanket we took was a large square shaped, covered in cow print. The top was soft, as you would expect. The bottom was a waterproof material. Although it wasn't raining, having one with a waterproof bottom is great, as you don't get wet.
Yummy food! - An obvious thing, but picnic food is always good. I love having fruit at picnics; apples and strawberries are two good ones. Try to keep a good balance of healthy and unhealthy food choices. You can bring chocolate biscuits, but make sure you have some salad or fruit too. My top three foods to take on a picnic are; cold pizza (this sounds weird but is great!), sausage rolls (a classic picnic food) and cheese strings (you're never too old for a cheese string!)
Lots of water - I say water, as it is the best thing for you, especially when in the sun. However, squash or pop will also do. You will get thirsty than you think at a picnic and need moisture after eating lots of dry food.
Sunglasses and Sun cream - The two important S'! If it is a hot day, you will need these. Personally, I think sunglasses complete an outfit and always stick them in my back, even if it is not currently sunny. I have sensitive eyes and it can get sunny quickly. My red hair and fair skin means I burn easily, so I should wear sun cream. Stupidly, I did not put any on yesterday and I was in the sun for a good 5 hours! I burnt my shoulders badly and my face.
A portable phone charger - If you are in the middle of a field and your phone dies, a portable charger is essential. Plus, if your phone dies, you can't take any good photos!
Camera - If you are a blogger like me or just can't get enough of Instagram (also like me!), a good camera is an essential. I currently take my photos on my small Nikon Coolpix L21. It is a good camera, but i am looking to upgrade. One of the girls I was at the picnic with has a great camera and I am looking to get one like hers.

       

 I had a really fun day with the girls and we organised another picnic for next week with several other friends of ours. Picnics are a great way to get everyone together. I've attached some photos I took and I'm also going to show you what I wore and what make up I choose.
     

The top I wore is from Topshop's tall section. Funnily enough, I'm not that tall, but this is a very cropped top, so fitted almost like a normal top. It is still short, with thick straps and a slightly plunging neck. The lace detail is so beautiful and this may be one of my all time favourite tops. It is casual enough to wear out, but could be a gorgeous edition to a posher outfit, maybe with heels. I cannot remember how much it cost me, as I brought it a long time ago,but it was probably around the £10-£15 mark.

The bottom of this top is my favourite part. The hem sticks out in a jagged motion and is made of lace detail. It looks great over the top of a skirt or pair of black jeans, where the detail is shown well. 

I also wore a tight,grey skirt from Primark. They do all kind of colors and they only cost £3! Paired with the white top, it looked great.

 For accessories, I wore this cute anklet my mum's best friend brought me for my birthday. It is from Avon and was a present, so I don't have the price.
Attached to it,is a small jewel that glimmers in the light and a tiny N. N for Niamh! This looks really cute and anklets make an outfit 10 x cuter!
I also wore a a silver coloured necklace from Primark. This is my new favourite necklace and it was so cheap! It has a silver chain and a clasp to do it up.
I wore my Pandora March birthstone ring, my 9 carat gold, Claddagh ring and finally my PastelCloud's Tiara ring.

The final part of my come along with me is my make up. My FOTD was what I have been constantly wearing recently. I don't like to wear lots of make up in the heat, as it just slides around my face. So I wore only the smallest bit of foundation on my chin and T-Zone. I then filled in my eyebrows with the shade Chocolate from my W7 In The Buff eyeshadow palette. I used  the shade Camel from the same palette on my eyelid and lower lash line. I used Collection Extreme felt eye liner on my eyelid and my Natural Collection Kohl liner on my lower lash line. I then used my Sleek blush in Rose Gold, which is such a gorgeous pink shade that contains flecks of gold. The bronzer I used was mentioned in a previous post and is by MUA, shade 3. My mascara is great at brushing all my lashes and making sure they don't clump together. It is the Rimmel Kate limited edition mascara. The final part of my make up is my favourite part; choosing what lipstick! I have plenty of them and to match the sunny, summery feel, I used Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in 045, Romantic.

     

So that's all you need to know for my come along with me, picnic edition! I hope you enjoyed this; I really enjoy writing Come along with me blog posts and can't wait to do another one!