Outfit post - Straight from the horses mouth!

This outfit is all from Primark, how bad is that!

The boots were free because the women in Primark forgot to charge me for them... and I love the horse clasp belt.

I also love this dress as its really versatile and can be dressed up or down.  I had a lovely compliment today from a girl in a shop who said she loved my dress and I had worn it well.

Pip and Vix have asked me to do a post of me wearing the lace sleeved dress (see previous post), thanks ladies I will do this sometime this week.

I also love the title of my blog post I always find this saying really funny....I mean where did it come from...? ha  ha

We had a really lazy weekend we popped to B&Q on Saturday and was surprised to see christmas trees on sale already! 

What did you do at the weekend?

Lisa-Jane

xx

Little haul

Hello

Well having all these days free and not working I do have much more time on my hands.  As I said in the week I popped into town and bought a couple of things, besides the Primark Jewellery storage (see previous post) which I think is such a great storage idea.

These are my buys starting with my favourite buy from New Look.

This gorgeous dress was in the sale it was £30 reduced to £12.00. Its lovely with a skinny belt around the waist.

Dangly earrings - half price in the sale

and I also bought a white vest top

In Primark I bought this floral skirt it looks great with opaques and boots or pumps

earrings and a tan longline vest.

Tights

In Topshop I bought another pair of leggings...no photos necessary!

In H&M I picked up this top but it may be going back as I am not sure how I am going to wear it??? I think its really cute though.

In Boots I purchased a bottle of Impulse in Temptation (I love this scent) and with every bottle bought you get a free Barry M Lip Gloss.  To be honest I did not think much of the lip gloss!

Also I bought another of my favourite lip glosses from Collection 2000 in Fondant.

In the New Look sale I also tried on a cream sheer blouse and I so wish I had got it now. Its so annoying when you get home and think why did I not buy it.  It was reduced to only £9.00.  I may have to go back and get it next week if they still have them!

Also I received the Topshop boots yesterday and although they are lovely boots they are too big on the calves for me...why do they make boots with such large calf area??? The thing is as they are quite expensive boots I was only going to keep them if I was 100% happy so they are going back plus the vest tops are really small.

Have a fab weekend everyone

Lisa-Jane

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Age IS just a number

Ok sorry I am going to have a rant! 
 I was watching Gok's Fashion Fix on Tuesday night and it got me fuming.

I don't know if anyone watched it but they had 3 ladies on the show who were having a makeover.  One of them was pretty she was 41 and I think she looked younger than her age and they said that she dresses too young for her age.

I agree sometimes women can make themselves look cheap but they can do that at any age because its all in the styling.  Surely some women over 35 can wear 'younger' clothing without looking like mutton its all about how you dress and what you wear.

My point is I think you should be able to dress however you want as long as you are happy then so what.  I do think there are certain restrictions like going out showing your underwear and wearing extremely tarty clothing then ok people may have cause to comment on that.  
I am 38 and just because I am 38 does not mean I am going to start shopping in BHS once I am 40.  Also I have long hair and I want to grow it longer. It used to be down to my waist till about 2 years ago, now its down to the middle of my back (maybe a tad longer) and I love having long hair and I cannot wait for it to be waist length again.  I have been told by numerous people I have lovely hair and not to have it cut usually by younger women and men but then I get the women my own age who say I should have my hair cut as I am knocking 40.....I mean why??? I would never dream of telling them to lose weight, dress better or grow their hair long?  Is there some rule somewhere that says once you are 40 you cannot have long hair?  God it angers me so much!

Surely if your hair is in nice condition and you look after it then what does it matter!

Anyway back to Gok's Fashon Fix the lady who was 41 had long hair but they cut it to make her look more 'grown up'...why?  Her hair looked lovely as it was and long hair made her look younger anyway.  I think how Gok styled her was ok but before she used to wear coloured skinny jeans and vest tops BUT she had the figure so what does it matter!

I think its all about how you act as well if you carry yourself with style and class than it does not matter what age you are.

Therefore there are some bad examples of women over a certain age dressing badly aka Shirley in Eastenders

But look at Gwen Stefani she is 40 and looks fabulous

There are many more women over 35 who look fabulous aka Kylie Minogue, Halle Berry I could go on.  I know not many people like her, I actually think she is nice but Carol Vorderman is 50 and ok I know she has had work done but I think she has a fabulous figure and so what if she wears skin tight dresses...she looks brilliant in those dresses.

  

What do you think about age? Do you think that once you are a certain age you cannot wear certain clothing?
Do you think once you are 40 you should have short hair?

Primark jewellery storage

Hello lovelies

I went into town today as I needed to buy some toiletries.  I bought some beauty items and clothing which I shall blog about later in the week but I had to tell you about the Primark jewellery storage I bought for only £3.00.

This is a brilliant storage solution for me as I tend to forget what jewellery and hair slides I have and then I don't wear things.   I have already filled up one side and have had to put 2 sets of earrings in each pocket and also the other side is half filled.   

I have a hook inside one of my wardrobes so I am going to store it there.

How do you store your jewellery?

Lisa-Jane

xx

Free knitwear!

Hello everyone

I received the Awear coat....but its going back! Its horrid like a beige cream and nothing like the colour it looks on the website and the collar is huge and it looks ridiculous...not my style. I suppose it saves me £45.00 though.

I am still awaiting the Topshop order.

A couple of weeks ago Boohoo.com sent me a code for me to get free delivery and yesterday I ordered this cute cardi.   

I have to admit I love the models whole outfit but cannot see myself wearing denim shorts and tights.  I do really love the boots though.

Anyway whilst I was browsing I noticed they had these jumpers priced at £0.00 so I ordered the brown and cream and the black and cream.  To be honest I am not sure of they will suit me but as they were free I had nothing to lose. 

I am going into town tomorrow to a couple of agencies about some jobs so fingers crossed something will come up soon.  Funny thing is I was offered a job 3 months ago but turned it down as it was something I would not have been happy in. Now I cannot get a job...thats fate I suppose! I am not very good at interviews although I come across well...(I think), I am not good at selling myself if you know what I mean.

Oh also Mango have a 20% off voucher with Look Magazine this week.

Lisa-Jane

xx

Topshop & Awear Autumn online orders!

Hello everyone

Well from a peach lace summer dress to autumn clothing within a day!  Has'nt it gone chilly now I went out with just a cardigan on yesterday and I noticed a sudden change in temperature.

Anyway with this in mind I have made a big purchase.  Thing is I have to admit I have quite a few pairs of boots, mainly tan/brown purely because I have a bit of an aversion to black shoes/boots...don't ask me why! 
The thing is (god I say that a lot) all my boots are not very expensive as I don't tend to spend more than £25.00 on them in fact I got one pair for free hence the woman in Primark messing the till up...bonus for me!  I thought I should invest in some decent boots that will just last for years and that are so versatile I can wear with anything and everything................hence I ordered these beauties from Topshop! 

One of my friends has a student card so I got 20% off and I would have had to have paid £4.00 delivery so to get free delivery I also ordered these which are two for £10.00.

 

Also I ordered this coat from Awear.  I have been eyeing up this for a couple of months and it has now gone into the sale from £65.00 to £45.00. 

Its my birthday next month so Mike said if I like the boots he will buy them for me as an early birthday present I just hope they are as nice when they arrive.

Have you been making any a/w purchases?

Anyway today I have not done much, Mike and I went out for lunch at the Harvester and then did the food shopping and now I am going to catch up on everyones blogs so look out for my comments.

Have a nice weekend

Lisa-Jane
xx

Latest charity shop find

Lace Dress - Primark via British Heart Foundation £3.99

This morning I went for a walk and thought I would have another look around the local charity shops.  In the British Heart Foundation I noticed this gorgeous dress on the mannequin.  It's only Primark but brand new apart from one of the ties on the bust needs to be fixed.

The only thing I wondered is how I will style it as although I am very 'girly' I don't want it to look too 'little girl'.......any ideas?

I did wonder if peach lace is a bit too young for me but I love this dress so much and I love the fit and style.  

Lisa-Jane

xx

REVIEW: Palmers Cocoa Butter Gradual Bronze

Last weekend I finally tried the Palmers Cocoa Butter with fake tan.    

This is after just one application, one thing I would say is you need to definitely moisturise drier areas first like the feet and knees.

This is in daylight

With flash (notice the patchy knees)

This is after 2 applications

I have used this since these photos were taken and I think its a lot better once you moisturise the drier areas.

PROS

• I love the colour, its not orange and its very natural
• the pump makes it easy to dispense
• Its very easy to rub in and blend
• Its cheap at only around £4.50-£5.50
• Does not rub off onto clothing
• Gorgeous smell, if you have ever smelt cocoa butter before you will know its smells like caramel.
• Its not so messy as some fake tans so you can apply before going to bed and it does not get everywhere.

CONS

• It can gather on the feet and knees (drier areas) so you need to moisturise these areas before applying the tan.
• Needs 2 applications to get a deep colour

I think this is a lovely product and I will be definitely be repurchasing this.

OOTD - Sunday

***please double click photo to enlarge***

Dress - Topshop

Cardigan - Primark

Belt - Primark

Floral pumps - Primark

Necklace - Ebay

Hello everyone

This was my outfit for Sunday it was another beautiful day so Mike and I went out for a little walk then we popped down to Mike's brothers for some tea and wedding cake which was yummy.

How did you spend the weekend?

Lisa-Jane

xx

What's new pussycat??

Hiya everyone

Isn't the weather lovely I really cannot believe its the 1st October!

Today Mike and I popped into Bristol as Mike had to do a few things I did not actually go into many shops.  I went into New Look and had a rummage on the sale rails of the concession items I do like New Look's concession ranges, like You, Pussycat and Mela Loves London.   Anyway I noticed this tea style dress from Pussycat on the rail all on its lonesome and in my size....bonus.  It was £25.00 reduced to £5.00. Its very flattering and the print is gorgeous. Its a tad too long for me as I prefer dresses like this a bit shorter so I am going to take it up an inch or two which is easy enough to do!

Mango have opened a new store in Cabot Circus so I had a look in there although there was nothing that really caught my eye.

I also bought this book in a charity shop for £1.00.  I remember Emma at Passion for Fashion recommended this.  Its about a girl who opens a vintage dress shop but a secret from the past casts a shadow over her new venture.

Gosh there was some sights in town today the weather seems to bring out the worse in british people's dress sense.  Men going topless, yeah we don't want to see all your body thanks and some girls wearing things that showed their underwear, sorry there is a reason its called 'underwear'! Also some awful fake tans about I mean why do people overdo it and look bright orange!

Talking about fake tan I will be doing a review of the Palmers Cocoa Butter moisturiser with fake tan next week.

Mike has gone to watch his beloved football team this afternoon and so I am going to be doing a bit of housework and maybe putting some things on Ebay. Its so nice though I really should sit in the garden and make the most of this weather.

Have a lovely weekend everyone

Lisa-Jane

xx