underwear/Lingerie
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Bravissimo Opens in Birmingham
Rejoice ladies of the Midlands who don’t conform to the average bra sizes, we now have a destination in Birmingham where we can find beautiful underwear in the most sumptuous of surroundings. Bravissimo has now opened on the revitalised Cannon Street, and offers a glorious range of underwear, sleepwear and clothing that takes all cup sizes into consideration. I went along a couple of days ago to check out the ranges, and the bra fitting service. The verdict? I wanted to buy the whole store! “Today, Bravissimo customers are able to ask themselves ‘which bra do I like’ rather than ‘what comes in my size’.” I love the Bravissimo philosophy…
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The shy girl’s guide to lingerie
As women, the concept of lingerie can sometimes leave us in a cold sweat. From bras to garters to knickers to girdles, with such a wide selection to choose from, it can be extremely difficult to know where to start. If you’re overcome with shyness at the thought of your unmentionables, read this handy guide to discover how your intimates don’t necessarily have to be intimidating. Take it back to basics While bras and knickers are the prominent features of any underwear collection, it’s important to ensure you’re fully equipped with the much needed lingerie basics. Take a look at your wardrobe and establish what you wear most often. For…
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Playtex Round the Clock with 24H soft
I was recently contacted to see if I would be interested in taking part in a challenge being organised by Playtex. Entitled ‘Round the Clock with 24H soft’, the challenge was to put the new 24H soft hosiery through its paces, by wearing the tights from morning until night. I was then asked to blog about my experiences of the tights – it was a challenge I was happy to take part in. As a person who is always happiest in dresses and skirts, I tend to wear tights quite a bit. But being tall and long-legged, but with a fuller figure, I often struggle to find tights that are…
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Reviewed – Rosie Crochet top from Boux Avenue
I really enjoy a good shopping trip to The Bullring in Birmingham, and one of the places I most enjoy paying a visit to is Boux Avenue. Quite simply, Boux Avenue offers a lovely range of lingerie, sleep wear and beach wear, but also treats its customers to something a little bit more. The stores have boudoir styling, with a touch of retro elegance – underwear is kept in luxurious sets of drawers and there are gorgeous occasional tables and mirrors scattered throughout the stores. Tie in with this the attention to detail, your items are beautifully wrapped in pink floral paper, with scented petals placed in with your goods,…
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Sainsbury’s launch ‘Love You Assets’ by Spanx
At the end of last year, Sainsbury’s launched a new shapewear collection with the ultimate experts in this field, Spanx. The collection promised to offer body-shaping solutions to women of all shapes and sizes, enabling the wearer to both look and feel body confident. The collection has been designed by Spanx’s Queen of Shapewear, Sara Blakeley, and I was really excited by the opportunity to try some of the pieces from the collection. I freely admit to wearing shapewear. I am most definitely in the plus size category when it comes to clothes, and my key problem area is my stomach. I always carried weight here, even when I was…
