Mae’s cameo + a little giveaway

Next jumper dress
Wedge trainers c/o spylovebuy
Cat- totally one of a kind.
It’s odd, I was just thinking the other day that it had been a while since Mae got in on the photo action; at least the photos don’t show the amount of white fur she left on my tights; she only wants to come near me when I’m wearing dark colours.
This jumper dress is one of my wardrobe “comforts”. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of it…you’ll find me still clinging on to it’s remaining threads when I’m 80. I’m not sure why I put shoes on as I wasn’t actually going anywhere but now I can wear something other than flats I’m fully embracing it.
I hope everyone had a good weekend? My shopping trip didn’t yield many goods but the gorgeous weather made up for it. Sunday saw me have a mad shoe and wardrobe clear out so clearly another trip in to town is on the cards soon.
It’s the start of another week and a somewhat nerve wracking one for me as I’m off to see some medical students to talk to them about my experience with treatment for eating disorders. It’s a bit surreal actually, even six months ago I never saw myself being in a position to be asked to do such a thing and yet here I am. There is room for improvement on my recovery road but I can hand on heart say I have never been so happy or confident about myself in the ten years illness has blighted my life and it’s amazing how much more life has to offer when every waking thought isn’t taken up by food and calories.
Eh, I got a bit deep there, sorry, how about I make up for it with a little giveaway?
I was sent these cult tattoo design instant nail designs to give away to one of my readers; knowing a lot of you are nail obsessed I thought it might appeal! The nail polishes are limited edition created for this launch and are available from skinartuk.com at £3.00 each.
The tattoos are available from Boots, Boots.com, Urban Outfitters and skinartuk.com at £5.99 rrp.
Entering is quick and easy, you just need to leave a comment on this post with your e-mail address (and please be a follower of the blog in some form or another…google, facebook, twitter, hello cotton)
The competition will run for one week, closing at 7pm on Monday 11th Feb.
Open to UK residents only due to postage rules.
xxx

WIN- £500 of shoes from Next

What better way to see in the New Year than with a whole new shoe wardrobe? I’m really excited to have partnered up with Next to offer you the chance to win a £500 giftcard to spend on your top picks.

(links to my favourites- one, two, three, four)

Entering is really simple, although it does require a teensy bit of effort on your part. Bascially, I want your shoes stories.

You need to write a blog post telling me about your favourite pair of shoes and why you love them so much. You also need to share with me your pick of the shoes available on Next and why you’d like to replace your old shoes with them.
Get creative- use pictures, share links, write a story…do as you please and then share it in a comment on this post.
Please also leave your e-mail address in your comment so I can contact you with the winner.

The giveaway will close on Friday 25th January at 3pm. I will contact and announce the winner by the 30th January.
Please read the T&C below:

To enter Next’s New Year, New Shoes Competition, visit the relevant post at adaisychaindream.blogspot.co.uk
and submit the link to your blog post in a comment by 3pm on January 25 th 2013. Your blog post must
showcase your own favourite pair of shoes and why you love them, as well as your favourite shoes from Next’s
new collections. You may use a moodboard, pictures, links and social platforms to make your blog post as
creative and original as possible.

The Competition is open to residents of the UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man aged 18 or over other than
employees of Next, their families, associated agents, or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
One entry per person.

One winner will be chosen by host blogger Laura Budd of A Daisy Chain Dream. The winner will be notified
after January 30th by email, containing details of how to claim the prize. The prize is a £500 Next gift card. You
do not win the products selected for your blog post.

The prize must be claimed within 7 days of notification being sent. If the prize is not claimed within this time
Next reserves the right to select an alternative winner. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or otherwise
and no cash alternative will be offered. Next reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or higher value in
the event of unforeseen circumstances. Liability cannot be accepted for entries which are lost in transit or not
received by Next..

Laura’s decision and any decision taken by the Promoter is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
We reserve the right to feature the name and county of the prize winner, photographs and screenshots of the
winning blog, in future publications and publicity. Next reserves the right to apply the value of the prize to any
outstanding account(s) of Next Group Companies.

The winner’s name and County will be available from February 1st by sending an email to
nextcompetition@next.co.uk. Next reserves the right to exclude from the competition any entry that does not
meet the criteria set out in these Terms and Conditions.

The Promoter is Next Retail Ltd, trading as Next Directory. Registered office Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester,
LE19 4AT. Registered No. 4521150

Good luck lovlies, I cannot wait to see what you come up with!

xxx

Daisychaindream x Lookbible

I have my good friend Jill to thank for my newest online obsession as she was the person who first introduced me to lookbible, a new arrival to the internet who in their own words say

“We like to think of ourselves as Pinterest’s hotter, fashion obsessed little sister.

We’re a social network where members can organise and share all the beautiful fashion  images and products that they find on the web. Users can browse through all the images 
that are uploaded and follow people who inspire them. 
Finally, we also have a small shop that stocks some of our favorite brands like Mink Pink,
Evil Twin and Cheap Monday”.

One of the founding Toms got in touch soon after I signed up and offered an exciting oppurtunity to readers of the blog which I could barely wait to share!

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That’s right folks, follow the simple steps above and you could win £100 to spend on the lookbible shop; full of covetable pieces from the likes of Cheap Monday and MinkPink (there are some utterly gorgeous pieces).

I’ll repeat those simple steps for you here, with clickable links just in case…

1. Join lookbible www.lookbible.com

2. Pase http://lookbible.com/user/1646 in to your browser and follow me.
3. Repost one of my images.

It’d also be a really good idea to leave a comment on this post with a contact e-mail address so I can easily get hold of the winner. Winners will be announced on 20/12/2012 and there are THREE runner up prizes of £15 to spend too!

Bonus entry if you like my facebook page (here)- let me know in your comment!

Good luck people, this is a really fabulous giveaway and I hope to see you on lookbible soon, it’s addictive and I predict most of you will be hooked the second you sign up…I can see my week off slipping away!

xxx

P.S. Winner of the shapewear giveaway is…Petra Hora, CONGRATULATIONS, I’ll be in touch shortly.

WIN shapewear from Pretty Please

Party season is fast approaching and we all want to look our best. Sometimes we need a helping hand and Tightsplease have the solution with their new range of shapewear by Pretty Please

Pretty Please is the essential Lingerie and Shapewear brand for feminine, sexy and elegant underwear. Comfort and style in mind Pretty Please offer well fitted bras and matching sets. This hand picked range ensures there is something for everyone. As experts in the lingerie & shapewear industry we have trialed many of the best brands and put together this collection of the very best lingerie and shapewear.

Myself and Tightsplease have teamed up to offer you the chance to win the Strapless Full Slip which comes in nude and black and sells for a fantastic £22.99. The winner will get their pick of colour and size. How perfect would this be for making your killer dress look even more amazing?

I’ve tried to keep entering as simple as possible…

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck girls, you can check out the rest of the range on the Tightsplease website along with their AMAZING and extensive range of tights that I spend far, far too long browsing! xxx

It’s Back: Revlon Sweet Boutique

Back in the summer Revlon ran a very successful game on their facebook page called Sweet Boutique, giving fans the chance to win one of the gorgeous Lip Butters. Just in time for the festive season, the Sweet Boutique re-launches today and with 100 Lip Butters to give away between now and December 4th it is well worth checking out.

You can find the Boutique here.

To celebrate the re-launch Revlon sent myself and other bloggers a “party pack” to help us get on trend with this season’s berry colour trend. It contained two Lip Butters which I am now obsessed with plus a gorgeous dark nail polish which I am yet to try due to doing so many clinics at work.

They just so happen to tone in with my little Owl!
Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie; my new go-to lip colour for day.

Raspberry Pie

So, if your a fan of Revlon Lip Butters or are yet to give them a try, hop on over to facebook now to try your luck!
Let me know if you get lucky,
and for those that love these as much as I do, what shades do I need to add to my collection?

xxx