Inside my beauty bag


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For sometime I have been receiving questions about my beauty regime and make up.  I thought the easiest way for me to answer most of the questions was to do a post on my essential make-up products. All the products in this post are what I would use for day-to-day make-up and outfit posts (not all together obviously!).

Navy and Brown


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I wanted to start 2014 with one of my favourite looks from this winter. I have worn this outfit loads (don’t tell anyone!). It’s so easy to throw on and it looks great with black tights and flat chelsea boots too. It’s definitely the best outfit I have bought this season. I don’t normally go in for a total look from a brand, so this is an exception really.

Boots Nicholas Kirkwood

Skirt and Jumper Vanessa Bruno

Bag Emm Kuo

I have recently had a big clear out of my closet, which you can imagine is a major heart renching project. Anyway I’m finally ready to let all those pieces go (many of which you will have see on this site). I realise that as I get older (every 5 years or so), I like to have a total reassessment of what’s in my closet. I address what’s no longer a suitable look at my age and tune my closet to fit the aesthetic I have developed into. The funny thing is, this time I feel like I have actually reverted to my taste of about 5 years ago. I think in the last few years I have worn a lot of colour and print which I’m no longer as interested in (although there is alway the exception that proves the rule!). I’m moving back to my more classic pieces and colours again.

I want to sell my pieces for charity, and I really wanted to get your opinion on how you would like to see me do that.  I have a large amount so I don’t think its realistic to attempt to load everything up onto my online store. I have already donated all the high-street pieces to a charity that is against landfill and organises clothing swaps, the remaining pieces are vintage, designer and premium high-street (things like this leopard sequin dress, this evening dress and this pink dress).

So would you like me to donate it to one charity shop in London which I would give the address of?

Or… try and organise a sale one weekend?

Or… do you have any other suggestions?

I would love to hear your thoughts!

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Sealing Christmas Presents


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Hopefully you have all finished doing your christmas shopping and managed to wrap everything which is now sitting under your beautifully decorated tree (snaps to you!), if however you’re somewhat flawed like the rest of us, here is my christmas wrapping I hope to inspire you to get everything done.

I have always loved sealing wax but struggled with getting it to melt enough to get the size I wanted (if you know how to do this please leave a comment below!) but I recently discovered this amazing sealing wax gun. It’s basically a glue gun, but for sealing wax, annoyingly you do have to buy their ‘wax’ you can’t use existing sticks you might have. Although it does allow you to effortlessly produce large seals like I have included on my wrapping this year. I both love and hate it. Mostly love (just with a empty wallet).

If you want to see previous years wrapping you can see last years, the year before and the one before that!

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