SPOILING MYSELF

JUST THOUGHT I'D SHOWER YOU WITH MY CHRISTMAS GIFTS/ SALE BUYS. 

CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES, JUST AS CHRISTMAS SHOULD BE.

1. BLAZER- THE PERFECT WINTER/ SPRING TRANSITIONAL PIECE
2. CREAM BLAZER- AND AGAIN. (FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON A CLASSY CREAM BLAZER, YESS)

3. BLACK SHEER VEST- A MERE WARDROBE STAPLE

4. SILK SHIRT- I DO HAVE THIS ALREADY, BUT NOT IN THIS COLOUR. SO, NATURALLY...

5. BOW TIE- NEED I EXPLAIN? JUST COOL; I THANK MR BASS FOR INSPIRATION.

6. BLACK HAREMS- BECAUSE MY ANKLES WERE GETTING CHILLY WITH MY 3/4 LENGTH VERSIONS.   

7. EARRINGS- SHORT HAIR DEMANDS LONG EARRINGS. (GOING EVEN SHORTER TOMORROW)

8. CHAIN NECKLACE- CRAVED THIS AT NEXT WHEN I WORKED THERE. STILL LOVE IT 

9. HAT- JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR FASHION WEEK.

10. EAR-CHAIN- THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER, WHICH I'LL ENDEAVOUR TO OUTFIT-POST LATER. (I JUST HAD TO GET IT IN GOLD TOO.)

11. VAMPIRE NECKLACE- TWILIGHT/ PAMELA LOVE OBSESSION SLIGHTLY SATISFIED

12. BODY CHAIN- AGAIN, BRILLIANT. PERFECT FOR 'ACCESSORISING' MY SHIRT COLLECTION.
13. BOOTS- I DECIDED A SPRING SHOE WAS NEEDED.

OKAY, SO I WAS SPOILED, ROTTEN.

ROAST DINNER, PARTY GAMES AND CHRISTMAS BINDIS.

 CHRISTMAS AT THE HOUSE; ROAST DINNER AND ALL THE (STUDENT SHOE-STRING) TRIMMINGS, HILARITY-INDUCED PARTY GAMES AND TRIALLING THE ALL NEW, CHRISTMAS BINDI (which did not prove a success at Fruity I'll add)


ps. happy birthday to that girl right there. LOVE TO YOU KDB XXX

preposterous greed

PERHAPS CONSIDERED GLUTTONOUS TO ORDER £80 OF ACCESSORIES ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

PERSONALLY CONSIDERED IT FOOLISH TO PUT URBAN OUTFITTERS AND 50% ON THE SAME PAGE.

have yourself a very merry christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS! 
JUST WANTING TO WISH Y'ALL A LATE MERRY CHRISTMAS! HOPE YOU HAD A LOVELY DAY, WITH FAR TOO MUCH GLUTTONY AND GREED. 

HAVE A LOVELY LAZY BOXING DAY; I'M OFF TO THE GRANDPARENTS FOR MORE FESTIVITIES.

next then...

FINALLY THEN, MY NEXT CHRISTMAS BLOGGER CHALLENGE DRAWS TO A CLOSE, AND THAT MEANS ONLY ONE THING. (THE NEXT SALE?...NO) CHRISTMAS!!

I'M NOT ALL THAT EXCITED YET, BUT I'M GOING TO SPEND TODAY GETTING FESTIVE; I'M MAKING MINCE PIES, I'M WATCHING MIRACLE ON 34th STREET, AND FINALLY I'LL BE HANGING MY STOCKING ALL IN PREPARATION FOR SANTA. OKAY, MAYBE I AM GETTING QUITE EXCITED NOW...

(SOMETHING TO BRING ME BACK DOWN TO EARTH THOUGH, DID I TELL YOU THAT I'M WORKING THE OPENING SHIFT OF THE SALE? THAT'S RIGHT. MONDAY, 5AM. 5. A. M; WHICH LOSERS ACTUALLY GO FOR A SHOP AT THAT TIME. THE TYPE OF LOSERS WHO ARE DRAGGING ME OUT OF BED AT MEASLY 3.30AM, THAT'S WHO.)

 



FIRST DIBS IN THE SALE THOUGH.  
OFFICIAL POST-XMAS WISHLIST (drumroll please...)

1. TRAPPER, 2. LEATHER T-SHIRT, £115 3. BOOTS, £50 4. BOW, £12 5. LEATHER TROUSERS, £120 6. CLUTCH, £25 7. SKIRT, £28 8. CHAIN CAPELET, £20

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM NEXT.CO.UK 
TRUE LOVE...PLEASE.. XO

would you believe?

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ALL OF THESE SHOES ARE FROM NEXT? I LOVE THEM. ALL... 

MY NEXT BLOGGER CHALLENGE IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE AS THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ARE ALMOST OVER. YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ON MY SHIFTS, AND HOPEFULLY, IT'S IMPROVED YOUR IMPRESSION OF NEXT. I'M RATHER IMPRESSED I HONESTLY AM, THE SHOES ABOVE...LUSH.

PLEASE CLICK THROUGH TO NEXT VIA MY LINKS IN THE VARIOUS POSTS AND DIRECT SOME TRAFFIC. THANKS GUYSS. (WWW.NEXT.CO.UK)

afraid of change?

HAVING REACHED THE BOTTOM OF YET ANOTHER BOTTLE OF BVLGARI, I VENTURED OUT AMIDST THE CHRISTMAS CROWDS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING NEW. I ADOPTED THE BVLGARI SCENT AS MY OWN FROM MY SISTER, WHO RAVED ABOUT IT FOR LONGTIMES BEFORE BUYING IT AND CONSEQUENTLY BUYING ME ONE TOO. I'M NOW OBSESSED, AND LITERALLY CANNOT GET ENOUGH; WHAT'S MORE, IT SEEMS TO HAVE GROWN SYNONYMOUS WITH ME AMONGST MY FRIENDS WHO, WHEN ASSESSING WHOSE THE LOST OBJECTS ARE IN OUR HOUSE CAN TAKE A QUICK SNIFF AND SIMPLY DROP IT IN MY ROOM ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 

REGARDLESS, I FIGURED NEW YEAR, NEW SCENT (UNDOUBTEDLY INFLUENCED SOMEWHAT BY THE COMMERCIAL CHRISTMAS DRIVEL, FORCING ME INTO  BUYING NEW GIFT SETS AND BODY LOTIONS AND ALL SORTS OF SWEETLY SMELLING POTIONS.) ANYWAY, DODGING NIGHTMARE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS AND NARROWLY ESCAPING THE GRASP OF VARIOUS BEAUTY COUNTER ASSISTANTS, I REACHED THE PERFUME ISLE AND FOUND MYSELF SWAMPED WITH DECISIONS AND BOTTLE SIZES AND ALL OTHER DIFFICULTIES MEN FACE AT THESE TIMES OF CRISIS PRESENT BUYING. (AND THIS WAS BUYING FOR MYSELF; I PITY YOU MALES...) DID YOU KNOW PERFUME CAME IN DIFFERENT TONES? CALL ME A NOVICE BUT I DEFINITELY DID NOT.

HAVING SPENT FAR TOO LONG DELIBERATING OVER MY OPTIONS, BE IT CHIC WITH CHLOE, NOVELTY BOTTLES FROM MARC JACOBS, OR PERSUING MY BEST FRIEND'S OBSESSION WITH CHANEL, I FOUND MYSELF SUBCONSCIOUSLY WALTZING OUT OF THE SHOP, BAG IN HAND, PURSE DENTED AND A NEW BOTTLE OF BVLGARI TO TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE ON MY BEDSHELF COME DECEMBER 25TH. 

I'M NOT SURE WHETHER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DOES HONESTLY JUST SEND YOU MINDLESS, OR I'M JUST AFRAID OF CHANGE?

so, on the 8th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...

BVLGARI AMETHYSTE- my favourite.

 WHO KNEW YOU COULD GET PERFUMES AND ALL SORTS AT WWW.NEXT.CO.UK

PS. HOW ON EARTH DOES ONE SPELL 8th?

DAY OFF (finally)

AS SATURDAY WAS QUITE HONESTLY THE FIRST DAY IN 90 DAYS THAT I DIDN’T HAVE TO WORK, (THAT REALLY DOESN’T SOUND THAT IMPRESSIVE, BUT THIS TERM HAS BEEN NIGHTMARISH AND I’M SO EXHAUSTED), I COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY EMBRACED THE FEELING OF DOING NOTHING. WELL NOT DOING NOTHING, THAT WOULDN’T SUIT ME AT ALL. INSTEAD A N-ICE COLD TRIP TO MANCHESTER WITH MOM.

NOTHING SPECIAL, BUT AS I HAD THE TIME ON MY HANDS, I THOUGHT I’D LIKE TO RECORD THE DAY WITH MY SNAPPER.

 

 

on the 9th DAY :)

ON THE 9th DAY OF CHRISTMAS I GAVE TO MY TRUE LOVE (OR WELL, BEST FRIEND) ...AS REQUESTED, AN INSIGHT IN TO MEN'S KNITWEAR:

 BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GUY IN A CHRISTMAS JUMPER.

 LEFT-TO-RIGHT; 1. £32, 2. £32, 3. £50 4. £40, 5. £45, 6. £45

AND SOME FAIRISLE EXTRAS...

1. £10 2. £16, 3. £10, 4. £10

ALL AVAILABLE AT  WWW.NEXT.CO.UK

 

 

a new face. a pretty one at that.

WELL, SHE MIGHT NOT BE ALL THAT NEW, BUT SHE'S A NEW DISCOVERY TO ME. NAME: ANNE SOPHIE MONRAD. INFORMATION YOU'RE JUST DYING TO KNOW: BLONDE, GREEN EYES, GERMAN. WHERE HAVE YOU PROBABLY (NOT) SEEN HER? WUNDERKIND, Z MAGAZINE, VARIOUS CATWALKS SHOWS INCLUDING TOPSHOP UNIQUE SS11. OR, MISTOOK HER FOR GEMMA WARD LIKE I DID.

THE EDITORIAL BELOW, SHOT BY MARKUS PRITZI WAS ONE I USED AS INSPIRATION FOR MY RECENT DESIGN PROJECT. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE  HONESTLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT'S THE STYING THAT GETS ME. THE POWER OF THE LIPS IS INCREDIBLY STRIKING AND THAT DROPPED SHOULDERED KNIT, WELL QUITE FRANKLY I NEED. TEAMED WITH THOSE, WHAT ARE THEY BOOTS? WELLIES? LATEX SOCKS? REGARDLESS, CO-OOL.
(fashiongonerogue.com)  (fashionmodeldirectory.com)

HAD IT ON THE BRAINS WHILST AT WORK AND STUMBLED ACROSS THIS. WHILST PICKING OUT POTENTIAL UNIFORM. RECOGNISE? WELL THEY'RE HELLA-SIMILAR.

CARDIGAN, £35. JUMPER, £30. NEXT