I was very kindly sent this dress as a gift by River Island. All opinions remain 100% honest and my own. It’s not often you’ll find me wearing a dress. I am, generally, much more comfortable in jeans (when I’m outside the house), comfy sloggy leggings or joggers when I’m at home, or, if I’m feeling particularly fancy on a night out, you might find me squeezing myself into a pair of leather-look trews for a little bit extra pazzazz. read more[...]
As we all know, fashion and trends are constantly changing and evolving, new fads coming in, then fading out, before coming back round and swinging into popularity again a few years later (chokers, anyone?) Working in Shoreditch, I am forever surrounded by people who are at the very front of the fashion times, rocking looks I would never be brave enough to pull off – my ‘style’ (and I use that word loosely) is definitely more jeans-and-jumper than anything that could ever be called edgy or fashion-forward. read more[...]
As a little girl I was a bit of a sickly child with my tonsils and adenoids giving me grief, plus having to have grommets in an attempt to fix my dodgy hearing (which didn’t work, I’m deaf in one ear). As a result of the sniffly little thing I was, I had a fair amount of medicine (shout out to the banana flavoured Amoxycilin – gutted they don’t let us adults have that) and as a result of those meds, I now have discoloured teeth. I’m not talking Stig Of The Dump horrendousness but they’re definitely not white either. read more[...]
“Oh I’m not very good at crafts!” I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve heard somebody say that, shortly before they produce a perfectly scaled replica of a small village created from nothing but old buttons and scraps of wood they found at the back of their garage. However, when I say “Oh, I’m not very good at crafts” you can bet your bottom dollar I’m telling the truth. I am AWFUL. Not just a bit rubbish, but children-weeping-and-people-in-the-streets-screaming-BURN-IT-WITH-FIRE awful. However, I’m n[...]
Towards the end of last year, the lovely people from George at Asda contacted myself and my Blogger BFF (and general BFF of life) Haydy to pick a dress from their collection to style up. Any of you that know Haydy will know she has a fantastic style - it's quirky, it's fun and it just screams her personality. I'm forever looking at her outfits and wishing I was less of a jeans-and-a-tee girl - her look is beyond awesome. After having a browse of the George at Asda website, we settled on a dress we both felt comfortable with[...]
It's been a while since I introduced you to a new-to-me online discovery, but I've got one for you today and with Christmas coming up this could be the ideal place to find something special for a party you've got coming up, or to find the perfect gift for someone you love - say hello to Trilogy. Now, first off, what I will say is that this store is not going to be budget-friendly for everyone - the cheapest item on their New In section is £40 and only one item on my wishlist image is under £100, but they stock some great designers like J Brand Jean[...]
If you live in or near Essex, you'll be familiar with Intu Lakeside, one of the biggest and best shopping destinations in our locality. With the main body of the shopping centre under one roof, plus various industrial-style areas close-by, it really is a bit of a 'one stop shop' for all your needs, whether that be holiday prep, kitting out your new home, or just a bit of retail therapy. However, despite having been there more times than I could ever begin to remember, I was surprised when their PR team contacted me and asked if I'd like to meet the In[...]
As a fashion lover, sometimes an article of clothing comes into your life that is so perfect you wonder how your wardrobe ever functioned without it. For me, this latest love of mine comes in the form of the Little Tulip Jumper from White Stuff. Now, I'll admit this may not be the most exciting product on the fashion market and it's not likely to have people simultaneously dropping their shopping bags and their jaws as I walk past them in the street, but in my opinion it offers so much more than an initial 'wow factor'. It is wearable an[...]
A few weeks ago I was invited along to Freeport Braintree shopping outlet in Essex to interview Lydia Bright (of The Only Way Is Essex fame) about all things fashion and Christmas. (I was also going to interview James 'Arg' Argent but heavy traffic meant he was running late so we had to scrap the interview sadly). As well as interviewing Lydia, Freeport also challenged me to visit some of their stores and see what I could buy with a £100 gift card. You can watch my interview with Lydia, my vlog of the evening and the results of my shopp[...]
Not so long ago I shared with you my birthday night outfit that I wore for dinner with friend's who were getting married the next day. The jumpsuit in question was from AX Paris at House of Fraser and is so beautiful; it's honestly stunning. Within that blog post I showed you some of the goodies that House of Fraser had sent me and they had been extremely generous so imagine my surprise when I received another little package from them in the post. They really know how to spoil a girl, it has to be said! Will you just LOOK at[...]
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