Mustard

05th August 2011

After years of searching, I think I’ve found *my* shade of yellow; Mustard. I saw this shirt in Primark a fair few weeks ago and after seeing it make appearances on a few blogs and seeing how versatile it was I regretted not snatching it up. My luck was in one evening when I won it BNWT on ebay for a mere 99p!

Shiny loafers. So bad, so good! Mum treated me to these Kate Kanzier shoes as a sensible option for when I do my blood taking training at work (starting in the next week or so!) I seem to have a soft spot for “ugly” shoes lately and these are a) so comfortable b) so versatile I really don’t care. I first discovered Kate Kanzier last year but have waited ages to finally pick a pair….I was surprised at how true to size they are and will heading there for my work shoe (and play shoe) needs in future!

I’m loving my House of Harlow 1960 ring. I’m still in shock at how affordable it was, temptation is to get it in gold, too!

How is it Friday again? Mad times. Only 4.5 hours at work today and then I’m heading to my grandparents to have lunch cooked for me, and to generally unwind for a bit.

Weekend plans involve sleeping (tomorrow) and seeing Best.Friend. on Sunday.

Other Best.Friend. Becca gave me the shock of my life yesterday when she turned up with pixie cropped (from shoulder length) hair dyed dark purple (she was blonde)…sounds drastic but she rocks it like no other!

xxx

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Perfect Pearls/Adding to my Wish List

27th July 2011

I’m a classic girl at heart, and obsessed with bracelets (when I remember to wear them) so I am cheating somewhat and adding to my Wednesday Wishlist by featuring these gorgeous pearl pearl bracelet

First pictured is the Baroque Bracelet in silver and grey. I’d love to wear this stacked between brightly coloured enamel bangles, or on it’s own for a sophisticated touch.

The next two are the Betty Bee style, the rose coloured I would team for every day wear, couple with tanned arms (er, or a paler shade of ghost, in my case!) and the silver version I would reserve for evening wear.

I’m not sure how to explain what attracted me to these, they certainly aren’t my usual cheap and cheerful fix. If I were feeling brave I’d customise the extender chains, or links between the pearls with completmenting charms and beads to modernise them a bit, although my inner granny (I’ve always been attracted to pearl jewellery since a young age) is telling me just to leave them be and wear them as they are meant to be worn. They make me think of black and white movies; stars with Audrey Hepburn type grace; something I don’t think I’ll ever posess, I have all the grace of a baby elephant.

Do you own any pearls? Are you a fan?
How do you style yours? Or am I quite simply old before my time?

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Giveaway! StillWithYou

22nd May 2011

It’s giveaway time again! This time I have teamed up with the Etsy shop StillWithYou for a competition with THREE winners.

StillWithYou is the brand behind a Norwegian designer based in Copenhagen.
The 26 year old designer makes colorful, bold, eclectic jewelry. Her favorite materials are leather, raw crystals and minerals. The jewelry has a unique design and is handmade with silver or gold plated metals. The designs are inspired by astronomy, botanics and mineralogy. Her signature style is hand embroidered statement jewelry which is highly influenced by native American crafts and African prints. StillWithYou is a where Scandinavian design meets the rest of the world.

The prize for this giveaway is your choice of hook/feather of the leather earrings above! To enter you simply need to do the following…

– Pop along to the facebook page and click Like (as ever, if you don’t have facebook you can still enter, just state that you don’t have fb in your comment). You can also follow on Twitter

– Leave a comment on this post with your choice of feather colour and earring hook.

– Leave a means for me to contact you if you win.

The giveaway is open to everyone and will be open for ONE WEEK, it will close at noon GMT on Sunday 29th May.
The winners (three) will be picked via random.org and contacted by myself.

Good Luck!

xxx

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Weekend Loves

16th May 2011

Still loving my desert boots.

And dinky bottles of pepsi max

Topshop makeup (the blusher <3)

Currently you get a free gift when you purchase 3 items, I bought the blusher and cream eyeshadow, plus another eyeshadow for Mum. I can’t believe I’ve only just jumped on to the topshop makeup train!

More amazing makeup, from the ever gorgeous Klee

ANNNDDD super amazing omgIloveit ring from Lou Makes!

True to her shop name, Lou Makes really gorgeous jewellery. This ring was top of my wish list and she kindly sent me one! Lou has also kindly offered a 10% discount to my blog readers…just enter the code DREAM10 when you purchase! (valid until June 15th)

I’m drip feeding you my Bath purchases. Cath Kidston blackberry case and Dream ring were two of them (as well as the topshop makeup)