A glamorous start to 2024

Although 2024 started slowly, with a steak pie and too much panettone bread and butter pudding – and therefore also with leggings, which I was decidedly happy about – I was somewhat relieved to be leaving the house last weekend so that I had to get dressed in actual clothes. There’s nothing like a pair… View Post

A healthy but realistic start to 2018

This is a paid partnership with Fish is the Dish.  I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. In the past, I’ve made resolutions in January, and I’ve failed at them because I’ve set unrealistic challenges for myself. And nothing feels worse than failing, so I stopped making them around three years ago. Instead, I try… View Post

Bumpsuit

Dressing for party season isn’t as easy as it used to be when you’re in your third trimester. Thank goodness, then, for JoJo Maman Bebe and their maternity jumpsuit, which I wore out to dinner with the girls last week. The jersey fabric was comfortable, the wide leg forgiving, and the lace sleeves with sequin… View Post

Beauty Busters: Bella Pierre Nail Colour

I do love messing around with nail polishes but, I must admit, I tend to stick to the brands I  know and love (OPI, Nails Inc, Leighton Denny) rather than risk trying new brands that, generally, tend to let me down (Rimmel). So, when I was kindly sent samples from the Bella Pierre collection, I… View Post

Christmas in August

Last week, the office social convener started planning our Christmas Night Out. It seems early, yes, but as an anal organiser and planner, I was pleased to find that others in my new workplace were as keep to plan ahead as I am. With this in mind, it won’t be long before the AW13 collections… View Post