Let’s face it, even the most fashion forward among us can get stuck in a work style rut. When you’re juggling meetings, deadlines and that endless inbox, it’s very easy to put personal style and beauty on the back burner. But what if upgrading your office look didn’t require a full wardrobe overhaul or an hour in front of the mirror?
Must-Have Casual Trouser Styles for Summer 2025
In collaboration with Chums
As temperatures rise and the days get longer, it’s time to refresh your wardrobe with the season’s most comfortable and stylish essentials. While denim shorts and flowy dresses are summertime staples, ladies casual trousers are making a strong case for becoming a go-to piece in every woman’s wardrobe this year. Versatile, breathable, and effortlessly chic, here are the must-have trouser styles to keep you cool and stylish all summer long.
How To Make Your Wardrobe More Unique
Fashion can be a funny thing because we all want to stay on top of the trends that everyone else is wearing. Yet we also want to make sure that our styles and clothes are unique to us as well. The good news is that there are some clever ways you can straddle this balance. Just keep reading and find out what they are.
How to Buy Luxury Jewellery on a Budget
Luxury jewellery doesn’t have to cost a fortune. In fact, there are many ways to buy luxury jewellery on a budget. You just need to know where to look! This blog post will discuss some tips and tricks for finding high-quality jewellery at an affordable price. So whether you’re looking for an engagement ring, a new necklace, or just something special to wear on a special occasion, read on for some great ideas!
4 Careers Geared Towards Fashion & Beauty
Are you someone who is interested in a career in fashion or beauty? There are many different options available, it’s just a case of choosing the one that could be right for you. You may have to try a few different things before you find the one that you want to stick with, and that’s okay. Here’s some examples…
AD – Poundland Riverside Retail Park
Recently I headed to check out the brand new Poundland store (actually their largest ever store, can you believe?) in Nottingham’s Riverside Retail Park. This is the largest Pep&Co fashion and homes departments in the country with loads of brands like Russell Hobbs, Rimmel, Lenor, Cadburys, you name it – they got it!
There’s also a meal deal, PoundBakery and ‘To Go’ area at front with a Costa Express, perfect for jumping off the ring road for some purse-friendly snacks on a road trip. Or, if you’re shopping around the retail park at Boots, B&Q and the other essential places there’s fresh and frozen food aisles, the classic snack sections from Poundland and beer, wine and spirits.
The Pep&Co fashion section is great for families on a budget and had a tonne of stuff for the whole family. There’s styled mannequins in store so that you can get lots of outfit inspiration – this is a first for a Poundland or Pep&Co store. They had some very cute, easy to wear trend led piece like shackets and big collared tops.
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As well as fashion there’s Pep&Co home which is packed full of cute storage solutions, real and faux plants, loads of great kids toys, arts and crafts, car cleaning stuff, home cleaning products perfect for Hinch Hauls and don’t worry, there’s trolleys and wheely baskets, perfect if you get carried away like me! There’s also loads of extended ranges like greetings cards and wrapping paper – it’s literally a one stop shop for when you need a gift for anyone in your life, it’s actually the perfect Secret Santa shopping location.
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Seasonal gifting and decoration is also a Poundland speciality, there were lots of Mother’s Day gifts, chocolates and goodies, Easter eggs and treats and lots of Easter and spring time home decor items. Poundland will be perfect for Halloween, BBQ season and definitely Christmas! Finally, another fab thing about this opening is that it’s provided 75 new jobs in the South Notts area. Let me know if you pop down. Check out my Reels on Instagram for more…
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Four January Self-Care Favourites
This post contains some gifted items marked with an asterisk.
January isn’t everyone’s favourite month. The first ‘normal’ month following Christmas isn’t ever going to be a winner is it? We can put up with the cold in December cos, festive. But, January? No thanks. Getting through January and wishing our way into spring is all about forgetting it’s the first month of the year, not thinking about fad diets, just chilling out and giving ourselves a little self care.
Here are four of my current self care favourites alongside the classics of eating well, drinking water, yoga and a hot bath.
1. Aromatherapy & Essential Oils
Good smells are so underrated. I love when my house smells great, I love to use products in my skincare routine and throughout the day that smell great and essential oils are perfect for this.Tisserand is an essential oil-led wellbeing company based in West Sussex. Who’s aim is to help improve health, wellbeing and lifestyle naturally with quality ingredients and affordable prices.
They’ve recently launched their new Nature Spa Bath and Body collection in a range of blends, each containing our pure organic essential oils which includes Mandarin & May Chang Uplifting Hand and Body Soap* and Mandarin & May Chang Uplifting Hand Cream*.
Step into Nature’s Spa and embrace uplifting aromas as you deeply nourish hands and nails. An easily absorbed, essential oil-rich cream with moisturising Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, Aloe Vera and Vitamin E-rich Sunflower Seed Oil to help condition the skin and nails, leaving hands feeling refreshed and smooth.
Dora Larsen – The Colourful Luxury Lingerie Brand making a Bold Statement
Dora Larsen is a brand seriously paving the way for modern lingerie shopping. I’ve never been the biggest fan of high street lingerie and underwear brands as they’ve always pushed the ‘sexy’ a bit too far. They always make you feel just a teeny bit (or a hell of a lot depending on the day) bad about yourself, how you look and more importantly how comfortable you feel in your own skin. Dora Larsen are here to change that with their beautiful luxury lingerie and some pretty eye-opening research* from November 2021.
9 New Year’s Eve Style Ideas with NA-KD
AD – Gift Card Received
New Year’s Eve clothes, outfit ideas and getting ready can either put you in a state of excitement or a state of dread! Here are nine ideas from some beautiful pieces found at NA-KD. From the daring to the super simple there’ll be something for any style as long as you’re feeling like dressing up to the nines.
Velvet Dreams
Festive, flattering and the additional bonus of being slightly cosy, too – velvet. Winter is the only time we can get away with wearing velvet and being that little bit extra so why not go for it on New Year’s Eve? I love the Rounded Velvet Top and Skirt co-ord in burnt orange because it’s such a beautiful colour and almost looks like a dress. Or, why not pair either the One Shoulder Black Velvet Top or the Strap Detail minty blue-green Top with your favourite jeans, a blazer and some strappy heels for a casual but cool party outfit?
Bright and Breezy
Second Hand Style Haul
Whilst trying to be a bit less fast-fashion and a bit more environmentally friendly I’ve started a bit of charity shop scouring in our local nice part of town plus I’m addicted to Depop and eBay!
Here are my most recent bargain finds, some of them brand new. Check out my latest second hand buys in my Instagram Reels.
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