Much love for Bumble & Bumble Creme de Coco

I love this shampoo and conditioner so much. It is great on my thick, wavy, coloured hair which frizzes so easily. The only down side is the price. Its cheapest at www.activebeauty.co.uk who also do free P&P. I'm wondering if I might save in the long run by needing fewer styling products as well as not constantly buying and chucking stuff that doesnt work. One note of warning DO NOT use the conditioner on your roots as I find they look greasy by the 2nd day. This is almost unheard of for my hair!

More coat lust

I actually tried this one on and its gorgeous. Really nice retro shape and the frill is not at all overpowering. Its 80% wool so I'm guessing it would be cosy. Not sure how I resisted really. Apart from the fact that I have a few expenses coming up as I'm getting married in less than 3 weeks - eek!
Its 85 quid from Topshop

Aldo shoe wants

I am loving Aldo's shoes at the moment!
Here are my top picks







Clockwise we have Parras, Roher and Ardrey

Bargain gloves

Apologies for the lack of posting which has been due to computer woes which *crosses fingers* are now resolved - yay for being back on line!

following on from my Matalan gloves post I ended up buying a very nice pair of black leather gloves for 7 quid in Primark. We will see how they hold up but in terms of the leather quality they are comparable with the purple M&S pair.

Cheers me dears x

Purple Coat

I have a hankering for a purple coat and am intrigued by the unusual flared shape and hood on this one from La Redoute.

One potential problem is that it is from a plus size line and while the sizing starts at my usual coat size (UK 14/US10) I wonder how the fit will be.  The second problem is that its potentially over priced (£159) for a High St coat of indeterminate wool content.  I'm thinking it will end up in the sale.  What do you think?

Cheers me dears x

Matalan leather gloves

Has anyone seen these irl?  The price (£8) for classic looking black leather gloves seems too good to be true.  Are they horrible?

Cheers me dears x

This is why I will never apologise for caring about clothes

Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, as they say, more important offices than merely to keep us warm. They change our views of the world and the world's view of us.


Virginia Woolf, Orlando, 1928

Cheers me dears x

Ready for the cold

Marks and Spencer have me well prepared for the chilly weather with this beautiful grey cashmere hat (£18) and purple leather gloves (£15) that will be a fantastic pop of colour against grey and black winter coats.  Now if I could only remember to take the coats to the dry cleaners.  To my shame they have been bundled up ready to go since the end of last winter!

Cheers me dears x

Dont you just love Birthday money?

The detail doesnt show up too well in this pic because of Next's use of flash on their web site (very annoying!) but I grabbed this in a short shopping opportunity between trains today.  No shopping guilt as I used birthday money!

Cheers me dears x