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Christmas Gifting for the home with White Stuff

15th October 2015
I promised myself I wouldn’t start my Christmas themed posts too early this year, I’m sure there is a fine line between festive excitement and just down right annoying. I think now seems just about okay, if the steady stream of e-mails and the sudden influx of selection boxes in shops is anything to go by anyway!

I’m kicking of my festive gift guides with some gorgeous cosy pieces from blogger favourite brand White Stuff who have wowed me with their perfect presents for the home.

You can find all of the details for each product on the White Stuff website under the gifting section . I’m smitten with the velvet floral cushions and the oh so adorable Polar Bear egg cup- perfect for a cosy weekend breakfast in bed over the winter months!

Have you started thinking about Christmas yet? I’m torn between wanting to get all out excited and feeling like I should hold it back a little…hopefully by starting these posts I can summon up some inspiration for what to buy my friends and family though (and inspire you lovely lot as well.)

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Curl Friends

14th October 2015
As a naturally curly haired girl I go through phases of wearing my hair straight and embracing my natural texture. I’ve tended to go more for the straight look lately, finding my waves hard to tame and struggling to find the right products to prevent frizz and fly-aways. Thankfully Umberto Gianni came to my rescue and sent over some products from their Curl Friends range.
I’ve used some of the Curl Friends range before with great success, they just suit my hair so well and help keep my waves frizz free and controlled between washes. The create a curl scrunching jelly* is a long term favourite of mine (and just so happens to be a best seller) and I’ve found that pairing it with the Ultimate Curls Nourishing Oil* creates a killer double act for healthy, shiny hair. I took both of these products away with me and even the 30 degree heat couldn’t create it’s usual havoc with my locks- to me this is the ultimate testament to a products success.

Mousse is a hit and miss product for me, I often find I end up with crunchy and sticky hair that doesn’t feel nice at all. The Shapely Curls Defining Mousse* is one of the few mousses that don’t have this effect and it’s been a constant repurchase for me since I first discovered it.

The team at Umberto Gianni are encouraging curly haired girls to take to social media and share their #GetYourCurlsOut selfie to celebrate natural, beautiful looking curls. You can be rest assured you’ll see mine pop up on my Instagram in the very near future and I’d love to see yours too, I’ll be stalking the hash tag for certain. Get uploading and leave your social media handles in the comments so I can get some major hair envy and inspiration!
The Umberto Gianni curl friends range is available to buy from Boots.com and in Boots stores and is well worth stocking up on- especially when it’s on offer. Let me know if there are any other wonder products that you’d recommend.

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Happy Hour with Vendula London

12th October 2015
It wasn’t all that long ago that Vendula London featured on the blog and they’ve certainly become a firm favourite of mine. They recently got in touch again about their latest arrivals and asked if I’d like to pick out a couple- of course I jumped at the chance and today I’m showing off the first of my new beauties.

Dress: Quiz ((here)) | Boots c/o Long Tall Sally | Bag c/o Vendula London

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve never really “got” clutch bags but having added a couple of them to my accessories collection this year I’m becoming a convert. The second I saw this Happy Hour velvet clutch bag I was smitted. It has more than an air of Charlotte Olympia about it and although probably best suited for a dressier look I think it looked pretty good against this checked dress which is a recent arrival from Quiz Clothing after I won their summer calendar styling competition.

At £60 this clutch may be classed as pricey by some but really, I don’t think it is (and I never thought I’d say that about any bag costing over £20). The quality is amazing and I can’t wait for it to come in to it’s own over the festive season. Quirky clutch bags might just be my new thing…

Have you seen any brilliant bags lately? Vendula is a one stop shop for high quality quirky pieces and I can’t wait to show you the second piece I was sent next week.

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Fix Up Look Sharp for AW15

23rd September 2015
I love a fashion label with a difference and that’s exactly what Bristol based Fix Up Look Sharp is. The transform donated fabric in to unique, one of a kind fashion pieces and then sell them to raise awareness and funds for CLIC Sargent. Beginning back in 2012 Fix Up Look Sharp has just launched their Autumn/Winter 2015 collection which is available to buy online or from their shop which can be found on Bristol’s eclectic Gloucester Road (I love a good excuse to wander up that street, a mecca for one of a kind shops, cool cafes and bars galore). I’ve popped some of my favourite pieces of the collection below to give you a taste of what you can expect.

Bomber Jacket: £45 | Jumper Dress: £25 | Patch Sweater: £25 | Raglan Sleeve Top: £25 | Sack Dress: £28 | Seamed Top: £22

As I said, this really is just a taster of what they do and as well as being able to buy the entire range online you can also meet the team and find out how you can get involved in the project. If crazy prints and fabrics aren’t your cup of tea you can still support the cause by purchasing one of their logo pieces, I’ve got my eye on the Fix Up Look Sharp sweatshirt now the temperatures are falling fast, how about you?

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Easily Suede with TTYA x Long Tall Sally

21st September 2015
It’s been almost a whole year now since Long Tall Sally launched their first collection in collaboration with TTYA (that’s Taller Than Your Average for those who didn’t know) and I’ve been lucky enough to work with the brands for each new drop. Excitingly their new Autumn/Winter arrivals hit the virtual shelves today and although I feel like I say this every time I blog about them, this really is their best collection to date.

Jumper & Skirt: c/o TTYA x Long Tall Sally new collection | Fringed Boots: Quiz

The new collection has a heavy Seventies influence which suits me down to the ground. I’ve had my eye on a suede mini skirt since long before the Summer and this one is an absolute beauty. At £85 it’s an investment piece for sure but one that I will never not love and the toned down rust colour is a year upon year staple. Likewise with the black polo neck jumper (£50) which is so soft I assumed it was cashmere. this is another one of those pieces that will never ever date and I’m delighted to finally own such a wardrobe basic in a length that suits my taller body perfectly.

Tall ladies, you really must check out the collection if you’re after some serious style this season that won’t leave you flashing your knickers to the world (it happens to me far too often, true story). There’s a stunning suede shift dress and some seriously snazzy chevron prints just landed…you can check it out here!

This outfit was also the perfect excuse to pop on my new ankle boots from Quiz which work wonderfully with this outfit. I recently won a styling competition with Quiz and the second I saw these fringed boots on the site I knew they were mine…did I need ANOTHER pair of ankle boots? Well, no, not really but they do work exceptionally well with this look.

Anyway, back to the brand of the moment…Long Tall Sally just get better and better in my eyes. Over the last few years they’ve become more fashion focused and my go-to place for investment pieces. If I’m going to splurge above Primark prices on clothes I want something that is designed to fit right as well as look good! Have you bought from the TTYA collaborations yet? I dare you to resist this one…

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