11.03

Hello, mis-match of a post today with outfits, new shoes and baking to share. It was fun to read your feedback on my marmite review though I refuse to believe there are so many haters out there!

First up is my outfit from Tuesday. This dress was passed along to me by a friend and I love the polka dots. It may be black and white but it feels as cheerful as wearing colour.

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Shoe wise I opted for some semi forgotten about stud detail sandals. I seem to have a habit of forgetting I own things, a sign I really need to do some sorting out!

No photo of yesterday’s outfit, I can’t even remember what I wore it was that interesting 😉
I bring you this week’s baked goods instead.

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Hobnob biscuits with the addition of white chocolate chips. I made these a lot before Christmas and got fed up of doing them, but these have been such a hit I see a lot of them in my future! I’ve shared the recipe before but if you want it again, just say!

I also had the arrival of new shoes to brighten up yesterday. These babies are from Matalan (£7 sale bargain) and were a present from my Mum

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They have of course been incorporated in to today’s outfit, which was a case of pulling things out of drawers and hoping for the best.

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I hope your all having a great week! The sun is still shining here and I shall shortly be off for a walk to enjoy it before returning to do course work and read blogs.

xxx

05.03 new things

Happy Friday! We’ve made it through to another weekend! Who has exciting plans? I’m off work tomorrow so will be indulging in a little retail therapy with my Mum; fingers crossed the sunshiney but cold weather will hold. I so cannot wait for the temperature to start rising.

This will be one of my last non outfit posts, though I’ll probably try and do more of this type of thing rather than keep posting photos of myself.
I thought I’d show you some recent buys and favourite things.

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Dresses! As you can see, I’m still loving florals. Both floral dresses are from New Look and both cost £12. The grey based one is my purchase I mentioned the other day. I can’t wait to wear them.
The cream dress in the middle is vintage and absoultley gorgeous, it is also really versatile as it can be worn in many ways. This came from a giveaway hosted by the wonderful platform princess who is a real sweetheart, so do go and check out her blog.

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I’m really starting to get more in to accessories lately. I’m a bit hopeless at remembering to put jewellery and such on when I get ready but I am making a concious effort to change that. Most of these treasures came via a group of lovely ladies, who should know who they are 😉

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And these are my current favourite nail polishes. Buying them has become a bit of an addiction of mine, although I am trying to be good and not spend any more on them for a while.

Have a fabulous last day of the week
xxx

27.01 keeping busy

Ok, I think I’m with it enough to resume blogging and commenting properly now. Thank you so much for the continued support and kind words. I appreciate each and every one.

I’m finding that I’m mostly okay if I’m busy, so I haven’t spent too much time at home lazing around like I normally would. Monday I finally caught up with a friend for coffee and yesterday Mum and I hit Bristol for some retail therapy.

We pretty much took shopping till we dropped seriously and were exhausted by the time we limped back home. Despite missing the bulk of the sales there were still a lot of bargains around, though I bought new season stock only, clothes wise…pieces that can be worn now and in to Spring/Summer when they arrive.

Today I am wearing a dress from Next that Mum decided she was treating me to. Next is somewhere I often overlook, but was suprised yesterday when I found myself coveting much of their s/s range.

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Also, a little while ago I wrote a post about www.wickedeliclingerie.co.uk and mentioned that they sent me a couple of pairs to review from their sexy hosiery selection.
I posted an outfit with the first pair last week, and today I am sporting the second, which means it is time for my thoughts.

I have found tights to be hit or miss in terms of quality, not always related to the amount I have paid for them. As you know I have quite a vast collection [in the region of 30 pairs at last count] with prices varying from 50p-£10.
Both pairs of tights from wickedelic rate up at the top quality wise, making them, in my opinion, worth the price on the website [£7 for the floral side pair and £10 for the back seam pair].
Often, with low denier tights I find they ladder almost as soon as I put them on, regardless of how careful I am. These didn’t, and are well made enough to make me think that they won’t any time soon.

The service from the website was excellent. The tights were with me within 48 hours of me making my choice and arrived well packaged in a discreet padded envelope.
Standard delivery costs £4, but is free when you spend £35 or more [which is easily done with me, where tights are involved].

It is quite hard to review something like tights, compared to makeup, food or drink so apologies if this doesn’t flow particularly well. I would like to thank Nick at wickedelic for giving me this opportunity and would urge you all to check out the website if you haven’t already done so…I’ve spied some new styles on there that are on my lust list.

Anyway,
I hope everyone is well, I promise to catch up with your blogs over the course of today and tomorrow, it’s the perfect form of escapism for everything that is going on in my head.

There will also be another giveaway posted soon, so stay tuned for that.

xxx

Company Spotlight: Wickedelic Lingerie

Hi loves, a bit of a different post from me today as I wanted to write about Wickedeliclingerie.co.uk and introduce a fab offer to you.

Wickedelic Lingerie has a great selection of sexy lingerie and underwear for women and men – all normally in stock for fast, discrete delivery to your door, and at a price that will bring a smile to your face. Plus you can take advantage of our free UK standard delivery to save you even more money! We want you to enjoy shopping with Wickedelic Lingerie and our customer loyalty program means you gain rewards for shopping with us, plus all our products are backed by our 7 day money back guarantee to give you complete peace of mind…

…Our designer lingerie range features a stunning range of top brand lingerie from Leg Avenue and Foxxxy Lingerie, and we are the sole UK distributors for leading European brands Livia Corsetti, Anais, Chilirose and Veneziana. Livia Corsetti has won many major European awards for their exciting range of lingerie and here at Wickedelic you can see why!

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Now, me being me, I immediatley homed in on the hoisery selection. I was sent two pairs of tights which will be featured and reviewed on the blog as soon as the weather warms up enough to wear outfits that don’t require multiple pairs of tights..but for now, here are my other favourites.

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These stockings remind me of tights I saw heading down the runways, and at £8 are a more budget friendly option!

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Always on the lookout for something quirky, the “Jester” tights are a bargain at £3.99, a vast saving on those available at places such as American Apparel, whom I can never afford

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And these lace ankle socks (£4) are just too cute to resist!

I also fell in love with some of the lingerie available, but (call me prude) I didn’t really want to publish my under garmet choices on my blog!

Delivery is free for UK residents when you spend £35 or more,

and

between NOW and the end of 2010, use the code DAISY to recieve 10% off your order.

So, get shopping and stay tuned for my review of the tights I recieved.

Outfit post tomorrow
and as I’m nearing my 100th post since moving my blog here, and have just reached 200 followers, you can expect a giveaway of sorts soon.

xxx

18.11

Hey guys, happy mid-week. How’s it going?
Not much happening in my little patch of the world. Just general everyday coming and going, and avoiding the still awful weather.

Quick outfit post today before I head out for wanderings with my Mum. We’re having lots of girly time this week, with Dad being away, it’s rather nice. Yesterday we went to the local garden centre to look at the Chrismtas displays (some were hilariously awful) and pick up a few bits,
today we’re off for a meeting that I need to attend and them window shopping in the next town along.

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I’m getting awfully tempted by the high street sales that seem to be cropping up. I already succumbed to New Look (a skirt and leggings for £16.50…score!) and I’m trying my best to ignore the rest of them as I am severley lacking in funds!

Have a great day!
xxx