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Friday shopping fix featuring Laura Ashley, Boohoo, Selfridges and LK Bennett
With the 1st of May, we have seen some beautiful weather that has been more Summer than Spring, so it feels like we can finally start to dress in some wonderful Spring/Summer collections without the threat of chilblains. I don’t know about you, but retrieving the maxi skirts, cotton tops and sundresses from the wardrobe has been a rather lovely feeling. one long overdue. With that in mind, Friday Fashion Fix is bringing some gorgeous summery prints from Boohoo, the most luxurious bags from Selfridges in mouth-watering bright shades, the picks of the sale and new-in from Laura Ashley, and some elegant choices from LK Bennett. Enjoy the long weekend…
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Packing a Man’s Overnight bag – The Lowdown
My husband has to go into hospital at the end of this week, hopefully for a very short (read overnight) stay. To say this is causing consternation would be the understatement of the year. So far he has asked me to check out our medical insurance, the cost of private healthcare, and case studies of medical negligence – all ‘just in case’ (his words, not mine). And don’t even get me started on the overnight bag. You would think this would be simple – a few essentials, something to sleep in, job done. But no, this has become the cause of some fretting, what to pack, and what to leave…
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Roll-up, Roll-up for the Selfridges Shoe Carnival
What is your favourite carnival? Maybe you attend a local one each year, with floats full of children in fancy dress. Do you go to Notting Hill every August, seeing out the end of the holidays in festive style? Or maybe you’ve got further afield, to the beauty of the Venice carnival, with its masked figures and Rococo style elegance, or to sun dripped Brazil for the Mardi Gras? Fabulous carnivals one and all. But this year you don’t need to travel that far to experience all the fun of the carnival. Just pop along to Selfridges and experience the colour, vitality and sheer lustworthy beauty of the Shoe Carnival…
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Mother’s Day Gifts
This Sunday, March 10th, sees us celebrating moms, mums, mommies, mummies and ma’s everywhere. Mother’s day is the one day of the year that we take a minute to appreciate just how special our mother;s really are and take the time to wonder what we would do without them. If you have yet to choose a really special gift for Mother’s day, take a look at some of the things I have chosen in this special Mother’s Day feature. There are presents to suit all budgets, from a £3 cosmetic bag to items that cost rather more, but there is bound to be something that will appeal to your mom.…
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Archie’s Girls by MAC – retro and fabulous.
Make up legends MAC’s latest limited edition range is totally retro fabulous. ‘Archie’s Girls’ is inspired by the comic series ‘Archie’s Girls Betty and Veronica‘ which tells the tale of the classic love triangle that consists of Archie Andrews, the gorgeous blonde girl next door Betty and the sultry rich girl Veronica. The series has been running since the 1940s, and now the iconic characters have been immortalised in a vintage style range from M.A.C that you can find in Selfridges from today. The Archie’s Girls collection is very much a contrast between the two girls. Blonde Betty is very much the cutesy, Doris Day, Sandra Dee type girl next…
