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A Style Challenge and Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zone
Hello everyone! Thank you all so much for your lovely comments on my last post. I realise how short of time everyone is so I really appreciate the time taken out of your busy days, to get in touch. I...
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7 summer outfits offering a little bit of coverage!
I get it, really I do. There's something vaguely irritating about someone going away somewhere warm when it's freezing here, sharing their snaps on Instagram, AND THEN writing about what they wore...
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The only heels that you will ever need....
Belted utility jacket with lace detail GAP (£64.95*) | Gold acid pony hair belt Bricks & Stitches (£36) | silk blouse old but similar here from French Connection (£69) | Jeans Mango previous season...
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My top eleven pleated skirts and some ideas on how to wear them
Pleated skirts are, much to my Mum's delight "Oh I DO love a pleated skirt", going from strength to strength. They are a trend that's not going away, which is funny in some ways because other than a...
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How do we feel about these? Do they remind you of your student days?
They're like a brain worm that won't go away. Try as I might, I can't stop thinking about them. DM boots. Perhaps the cold weather has frozen my brain, perhaps it's a mid-life crisis. Or perhaps it's...
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A Style Challenge - "Mom" Jeans
Call me old school but I'm not a fan of the word "Mom." And don't even get me started on "gotten." I can move with the times when it comes to "reaching out" "see you later" (even though later could be...
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The most FABULOUS competition and celebrating an imperfectly, perfect, laid...
Now bear with me on this one! True, the table cloth needs an iron, the crockery doesn't quite match, the paper napkins are from Ikea and the cutlery could do with a polish. BUT here's the thing. I...
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THE best jumpsuit I've ever come across!
If you're anything like me, you approach jumpsuits with great trepidation. VPL, tight around the bottom and potentially unflattering over the tummy are all things that strike fear into the heart of me....
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Packing for a weekend away with Cove Knitwear
Like any family with older children who are revising for exams, the Easter holidays have become a time where we stay firmly at home. Last year it was Flo's A-levels, the year before that it was her AS...
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What goes on behind the scenes at a photoshoot?
The brochures that drop through our doors (that we want), the glossy magazines, the terrible magazines, the brochures that drop through our doors (that we don’t want) – nearly all of them will contain...
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The best new summer top from Zara
Right, as you can see, there have been some changes around here. The blog has had a face-lift (oooh, now there’s an idea) and I have literally driven the poor chap who has been helping… The post The...
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Seeing Spots!
Polka dot satin slip dress Topshop (£39)* Before I get onto the subject of this post, which as you may have guessed, is spots, I wanted to thank you all for the lovely feedback on my… The post Seeing...
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Fashion Re-boot comes to Birmingham – it’s a bit like a carboot but without...
Fashion Re:Boot – Fri 18 May 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm The Blue Coat School, B17 OHR BUY TICKETS HERE! Fashion re-boot is coming to Birmingham for the first time – whoop whoop! I’m… The post Fashion...
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5 ways to “Fake it till you make it!”
This post was going to be entitled “5 steps to a glossier you” but then I decided that that was setting the bar too high. That implies a shampoo advert, a meadow and glowing white… The post 5 ways to...
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What I’ve learned about Instagram (plus my top tips)…
I’ve had a lot of people asking me about Instagram recently and how to grow your following. Let me just say that in no way do I consider myself to be any sort of expert… The post What I’ve learned...
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5 “cool” alternatives to shorts or chinos when the weather gets hot!
So hello again! I’m sorry it’s been a while but I’m making some big changes in my business which has resulted in me being able to blog less. Hopefully these changes will ultimately mean that… The post...
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5 fashion and style brands to mix and match when you’re over 40 – Part 1
I’m often asked which are my favourite clothing brands for fashion and style. I usually stumble and mumble a bit and don’t ever really come up with a good answer. So, the aim of this… The post 5...
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5 Fashion & Style brands to mix and match when you’re over 40 – Part 2
So this sees the second part of my two part series about my top five favourite brands (so ten brands in total) to mix and match when you’re over 40. And these aren’t brands specifically… The post 5...
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Blue and white striped shirt dresses – 5 of the best for the summer!
I must confess, I seem to have a slight obsession with blue and white stripes during the summer months, particularly blue and white striped shirt dresses – and I don’t think that I’m alone. The… The...
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Monat – a brand new hair care system for any hair problem
So let’s talk MONAT hair care. I mean, we all have hair don’t we? And sometimes it’s in places that we would rather not have it – but the hair on our head, our crowning… The post Monat – a brand new...
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