A few more bags...

Hi Ladies,

It's Friday yay!

Just a quick post about two of my favourite handbags. The first one my Hubbie bought for me on my first birthday of us being a couple :) I remember very clearly, it was about a week before my birthday and he told me to meet him at the Royal Exchange, there was nothing strange about this as we both worked very close by. When I got there, he asked if I wanted to go in the shops but I wasn't really in the mood. He kept on for a few minutes, and it wasn't too hard for him to convince me to go into Gucci! After about 10 minutes I walked out with:




It is a black leather Gucci Indy bag with the classic Gucci Bamboo. I love this bag as it is not seen alot and it is defo a forever bag.

A couple of close ups:






My other fave handbag is at the other end of the ££££ spectrum costing me a mere fiver from good old Primark:



I love slouchy bags :) This is my Mary Poppins bag, as you really can fit ALOT in, so much so that I sometimes use it as my weekend bag if we are going away.

Lastly I thought I would put in my first designer bag bought with my own money! I was lucky enough to get onto a good graduate programme as soon as I left Uni, and still remember planning my purchase! I think this bag has 'first designer bag' written all over it! It is small and has a logo all over it lol.



Close up:



I still like this bag but I think my taste in bags has changed to less in your face logo to alot more subtle! It's all about the bags design now as opposed to screaming a designer name!

Hope you have a great weekend Ladies, I will be posting!

xxx

My Mulberry Family!

Hi Peeps!

I have been a fan of Mulberry bags for ageeeees now, I would say at least the last 6/7 years. My first purchase was the mini Mabel in Fuchsia and from then on I was well and truly hooked! I find the leather of the bags ages beautifully and they are generally very good quality handbags.

I haven't bought any of my bags at full price apart from my Small Bayswater Satchel. I have bought all of my bags at Bicester Village, where you can get last season's stock for up to a third, or even more sometimes, off. If you can't find the bag you want at Bicester, Mulberry has great end of season sales in January and July with 50% off.

Without further ado may I present to you my Mini Fuchsia Mabel, Leopard Print Charlie, Small Bayswater Satchel and Oxblood Daria iPhone holder.



My most recent addition to the family is the Daria in Oxblood. I LOVE the colour of this bag. It is the perfect slouchy handbag and can be worn over the shoulder or cross body. This bag was a great by for me at Bicester for almost half the R.R.P

Daria Oxblood with flash:



No flash:



Close up:




I am actually on the verge of selling my Small Bayswater Satchel, I have used it once since I bought it 8 months ago, due to mainly going out with my wee one. I may replace it with my first Louis Vuitton!

Happy reading ladies!

xx

Dubai Bling!

Hi Peeps,

Hope you are having a good weekend so far!

As mentioned I was going to post some of the pieces I got in Dubai. I was amazed at the amount of choice in Dubai, there is everything a girl could possibly want. They will also make bespoke pieces for you at a very reasonable price.

These are the items I got 'recycled'. The first was a eternity ring that had had stones fall out and the second were a pair of 0.5 tcw diamond studs that my parents gave to me on my 16th birthday:

The pendant made from the stones in my eternity ring:



How it sparkles in the light:



My earrings, I love these for everyday wear:



I love that I can re-use sentimental pieces and update them :)

Have a great Sunday...I will be posting my Mulberry handbag family tonight!

xx

Bloglovin!

Hey Ladies,

I hope you're all well. I am starting on a list of things to improve my blog for you all and to make it more user friendly! You can now follow my blog via:

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I have lots of posts coming up from Sunday!

Have a great weekend!

xx

Interiors - Light up! Light up!

Hi Peeps,

I hope you made the most of the 29th today :)

A couple of years ago my hubbie and I bought our first home together...since then we have slowly been decorating! We are almost there but still have our living room to go and the finishing touches to put into place.

I love decorating and will be posting about my favourite bits and pieces or looks we have achieved in the house. First up is lights! We have gone for a classic but modern theme throughout the house...

My bedroom light:





I love Art Deco and this light really jumped out at me to achieve this look in my bedroom.

The hall light...I found it very hard to get a good photo of this light but here you go:



In the spare room we have created a clean and minimal look. This light finished off the look:



The lamps in the spare room, which again have the art deco look:



For the light above the dining table we wanted a very eye catching light and found this in Dwell:



Our family room, which is basically a large study, that we have turned into a chill out/play room:



The lamps:



I saved the best for last! When we were expecting we didn't find out the sex of the baby, so had to decorate the nursery in unisex colours. This is the fun light my hubbie chose:



I just realised I have left out the bathroom lights but they are relatively boring compared to the above!

Happy reading ladies!

xx

February Favourites!

Hi Ladies!

Well, after years of reading various favourites on other blogs here is my first :)

I came across these teas a couple of weeks ago in Sainsbury's/Waitrose and am loving a cup first thing in the morning. I chose the cleanse and detox teas. The cleanse tea is organic nettle, fennel & peppermint which is to help purify your skin and the detox tea is organic aniseed, fennel & cardamom to help cleanse and revive. These won't break the bank either at about £3 for 20 sachets...unfortunately they have not broken my addiction to Coke :(



Next up, fave products.



I don't usually go in the Body Shop. It was something of a necessity during my teenage years but now I always seem to walk on past it. I popped in during the sales and had a wee wander. I could not resist but take a whiff of their White Musk perfume which used to be a staple scent for me. One squirt and it was straight to the till! I love this perfume and it has many memories for me :)

I have been using my Rimmel Exaggerate eyeliner religiously for the last month. I tend to go through phases where I just wear liner in my inner rim or go the whole hog and use liquid eyeliner on my upper eyelid and line my inner rim too. I haven't ever bought a high end liner as this does the job so well.

Due to a lack of sleep thanks to my teething bambino :) I have serious eye bags, but thank god for Bobbi Brown Corrector. I use the colour Peach and this works a miracle on making those bad boys disappear!

The nail polish pictured is Essie Raspberry it is the perfect shade of red/pink.

I am always on the lookout for tools to help me to my makeup quicker and easier, especially when the mini me has a habit of tugging on my pjs when I am applying my makeup lol. The beauty blender sponge does exactly this (that being, it applies my makeup quicker and easier it doesn't tug on my pjs!). I would defo recommed for applying liquid foundation.



Lastly, Chanel 87 Sequoia eyeshadow quad and Bobbi Brown HIgh Shimmer Lipgloss in Bellini, both products are great quality and great classic makeup colours that I have used almost everyday in February.

I could not resist but chuck in a photo of my daughter's Gap pink jeans. I love that they have coloured jeans for babies! I bought these for her in lilac and the baby pink as pictured :)



I cannot believe we are almost into March!

Night Ladies

xx

New Bling!

My wee family and I recently took our first holiday to Dubai and we had a fab time :) Luckily our hotel was very close to the Gold and Diamond Park :)

I knew I wanted to get a few of my old pieces of jewellery recycled, which I will do a separate post for, but I did also get very spoilt but my hubbie. I don't have photos of all my new pieces to hand but I will post them over the coming weeks.

I have always been a huge fan of pave as I love delicate jewellery. I fell in love with this band when I saw it:



A close up:



With my engagement ring:



A modelling shot:



WIth my current favourite bracelet combination:



I cannot describe the sparkle to you! For the first few days I just kept looking down at my finger lol!

I think the best thing about buying in Dubai is the fact that you can haggle! I got a great deal on this ring. They also made it for me in three days and delivered it to our hotel. Great customer service :)

I think any future bling purchases will defo be in Dubai - I am converted!

Hope you all had a great weekend xx