Category: Fashion & Beauty
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Lingerie Love – Gossard Oh La La
Just in time for Valentines Day….. While I was writing an article about some expensive underwear at Rigby & Peller a couple of weeks ago I came across this fractionally more reasonably priced and equally lovely set available on the site from Gossard. The set is called Oh La La and on the Rigby &…
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Fancy Frocks and Thrifty Bargains
This weekend I *thought* it was Boot Fair season again. Sadly it seems I was mistaken and the big fair at Arminghall doesn’t start up again till March. Judging by the number of cars turning round as they got there it seems I wasn’t alone in thinking it was February. At least it means a…
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Retro Chick Reviews: Bare Minerals – Red Velvet Cake
The hunt for the Perfect Red Lipstick continues….. I’m trying to alternate my reviews roughly between lipsticks at the premium end of the scale and ones more toward the “every day” end of the scale. I’m hoping that by the time I’ve reviewed as many lipsticks as I can get my hands on I’ll be…
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Librarian Chic
It’s that time of the month again…. No, not THAT one. The one where I have to take out my contact lenses and look like a librarian for a couple of days in glasses. I decided to embrace the look and go for camel shades, sensible low heels and a nice round neck blouse. Is…
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Lets Talk About Boobs……
Last week I got an email from Bravissimo. It was inviting me to go and get measured for a bra in my local Bravissimo store and see what I thought of the fitting experience. Plus, get a free bra set to takeaway. I was interested for 2 reasons. Firstly, you did see free bra right?…
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Emotion, Shopping and You
In case you missed it, I was on Woman’s Hour last week talking about clothing sizes. You can listen to the interview on listen again. I’m only bringing it up because I’m now calm enough to have a think again about that final question. If you can’t be bothered to listen I shall tell you!…
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Belt Up….
Remember August? No, me either, it seems impossibly long ago. Well, back in August I wore a purple vintage dress to Goodwood that I thought might look better with a wider belt. I think I was right. (Sorry about the photo quality, I accidentally used the wrong camera setting!) ⤠Dress – Vintage 50s ⤅
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Retro Chick Reviews: Prestige Colour Treat – Romantic Red
Still searching for the perfect red lipstick. The Besame Lipstick giveaway winners have been announced, and today I will be reviewing a red lipstick that’s on the affordable everyday lipstick end of the scale. Prestige Colour Treat Lipstick in Romantic Red at £6.49 each. The Blurb Prestige isn’t a brand I was familiar with before…
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Be Prepared… Shopping for Brollies.
I’m just not a fan of those tiny folding umbrellas. I’m sure they fit in a handbag for emergency downpours, but my handbags are never big enough. When I do take them out I don’t want to put a wet brolly back in my bag and end up leaving them on the floor in pubs…