shopping
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Reviewed – Gina Bacconi Lace and Velvet Dress
A few years ago I went on a fabulous cruise with my husband and family. There were a couple of formal, black tie events taking place whilst we were on board, events that called for a special evening gown. Now, I’d given birth just 8 months earlier and was not feeling particularly glam or body confident, so I needed a dress that would make me feel beautiful, if only for a night. The brand I turned to was Gina Bacconi, a brand who understand about glamour and can dress curvy figures. I have to say I loved my dress and how it made me feel. Flash forward five years and…
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Celebrity style and product launches featuring Pharrell, Rochelle and Cheryl
Welcome to the first edition of celebrity style for the month of September. A new month, and a new season begins, and this means a whole host of new launches and collaborations, as well as the usual fab celeb looks. First up we have the launch of ‘Girl’, the first fragrance from megastar Pharrell Williams. Not content with singing a song that will be forever embedded in your brain, Pharrell is now aiming for world domination with the launch of a unisex fragrance that is now available at Liberty London. A collaboration with Comme des Garcons, Girl is a fresh, woody scent inspired by the bestselling album of the same…
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Taking a little inspiration from La Redoute and the Language of Love
A brand new Ad campaign from stylish French brand La Redoute has been launched this week, with a real emphasis on telling your most cherished loved ones how you feel about them. Called ‘The language of love’, it features the rather gorgeous Mr La Redoute, aka French model and actor Florent Thevenot, delivering a series of beautiful messages of love, in French, to a whole range of women, messages that actually come from special people in their lives, from spouses and partners, sons and daughters, even a godmother and a god-daughter. The inspiration for the campaign comes from some rather sad statistics about how often British people actually tell someone…
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Wallis new season – dresses with sleeves!
Today’s post is a continuation of the look towards the new season ranges that are now hitting stores and websites. I think we can safely say that we all accept that Summer is over and Autumn has begun. I personally love the changing of the seasons, and the new styles that come with it. Autumn, in particular, is a lovely season that brings gold, brown and orange to the fore in terms of nature, but also see new colours hitting stores. This season cobalt and teal are looking to be popular choices – a real departure after a summer of pastel shades, whilst there are also an abundance of red…
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More cute designs from Chatty Feet
Chatty Feet, the company who ‘put quirky characters at your toes’ have recently launched a whole range of new designs. As ever, the socks are, quite literally, full of character, they are funny and quirky and can either be a real talking point that you show off to your friends, or a little secret that you hide underneath your business suit. I love the idea of Chatty feet, putting the fun back into your sock drawer! I was sent a pair of Yoko Mono socks to review in size 4-8. I quite honestly adored them. Obviously based on a gorgeous Japanese lady (how funny is the punny name!), the design…
