A slow start

It's been a slow start for me this year. New Years Eve celebrations were hilarious but have worn me out and I've been bit of a hermit ever since. I have the whole of 2015 to accomplish everything I want to; so I don't feel the need to rush anything.

I've been in pyjamas for most of January - hence the lack of outfit posts but today I ventured out with my Sister in Law, Lauren and my mega adorable Niece, Eloise. Spending time with her is guaranteed to cheer me up and a coffee and slab of cake may not help my sore tummy but damn it was nice!

Before Lauren headed off home she snapped me in my outfit and here's what I wore:

What I'm wearing

Jacket - eBay available here

*Jumper - Look Magazine for Simply Be available here

*Jeggings - New Look Inspire available here

Boots - Vagabond available here

Necklace - GoGo Philip similar here 

Bit of Red Velvet and coffee from my local cafe in Leyton

Eloise' first appearance on my blog! Isn't she just the cutest?! 

Hopefully things will start to improve for me over the next few days and I will be back to blogging a bit more regularly. Stick with me gang.

P.s I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who messaged me or left a comment on my previous post (here)... It was quite difficult for me to talk about my illness but in doing so I hope it helps increase awareness for the condition and what it's like to live with an "invisible" illness.

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Marble Mohair

Look at this furry delight! This vintage mohair jacket was another eBay purchase and I'm bloody happy with it! Theres always that worry when you buy off eBay that when the item arrives, you'll hate it and be lumped with it because the seller doesn't offer the chance to return. It's always so exciting though, you never know what you're really going to get even if they have taken a zillion photos of it.

It was pure joy when I saw this cardie though. It's huge and fluffy and pink and the appliqués are hilarious! Who doesn't love a silky flower with a wooden, beaded centre on their cardigan? I stupidly didn't take a picture of the back, but there is a huge one on the back. Now, sometimes I find mohair can be a bit itchy, but this handmade gem has a lining in it which stops that from being an issue. It's so warm and snuggly...I can tell I am going to live in this this spring, it'll be a great coat substitute and as I plan on living in pastels this season, I'm sure the cardie will go with lots of my outfits.

The dress is from ASOS and their Smock Dresses have been very popular with us fatties as their sizes are very generous. This is from their main range and is a UK18. I could easily wear a UK16 though. Sadly the 18 has sold out online but you can take a look at the dress here and see if you think you can get away with a 16 or below. They have heaps of swing dresses and smock dresses available in their main range that are available in an 18 or you can take a look at their Curve section which offer sizes 18+

I accessorised this outfit with my trusty rose gold brogues from New Look that are sadly unavailable now. The ring and jewel pendant are both from Accessorize and I've worn my Diego Dalla Palma lipstick in 'Rossetto - Sorbet Lipstick' from M&S. They don't seem to have that colour anymore when I look on their site, which makes me think it was a limited edition but Sleek do a dupe called 'Peaches and Cream' available here.

Are you guys frequent eBay users or do you never think to use the site? I'd recommend having a browse as they have EVERYTHING and I buy a lot of my statement necklaces and plus size dresses from there. They always have heaps of ASOS Curve garments on there.

Hope you are having a fab weekend, Lots of love.

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Faux Chanel

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” - Coco Chanel 

eBay is fantastic isn't?! I mean just look at my jumper. It's totally ridiculous and I love it. Nothing like a bit of faux Chanel to keep me looking fabulous. I bought this beauty a while back and I had planned on wearing it to Plus London, but then I got sick so it stayed in the suitcase. 

I've been trying to find the link for the jumper but I can't find it on eBay anywhere! I will keep hunting and update this post if I'm successful.

I love the boxy shape and then the tight sleeves. Excuse the odd poses today, I was trying to show the shape of it. 

For the rest of the outfit you'll notice I went with my trademark black, gold and red lippy. I love these jersey tube skirts. I always wear them, I know it's lazy and a bit like wearing those cut off denim skirts from back in the day, but I love them. You can wear them with so many different tops/jumpers. I don't wear jeans and I don't have a favourite pair that I live in; so I guess my tube skirt is the equivalent. I bought it ages ago from H&M but you can buy them from most shops now. 

The cut out boots have been very popular on the blogging scene and I can tell why. They are super comfy and look just as good as the originals made by Jeffrey Campbell You can buy them from River Island and I got them for £35! Bargain boots. 

I'm wearing my standard gold earrings from Dalston shopping centre, the bangles are gifts and eBay purchases and my lippy is my signature Clarins Red by Clarins. It's such a good red and I wear it all the time, it doesn't bleed and the colour stays put for ages. It's slightly glossy but it doesn't slide of your face!

Just to finish off this post....look who came and photo bombed my little photoshoot! He was so cute. He kept on wanting to play fetch so I'd chuck the the stick and mum would take a picture and then he'd come back and I'd chuck it again and this carried on for the entire time I was out there! 

What do you think of the garish jumper? Yay or nay? I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and I hope 2014 is going well for you. I have high hopes for this year.

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My Christmas Eve outfit.

And .... breathe....

That is me, breathing out after we have finished all the cooking, turkey eating and Cranium playing. We have said goodbye to all the family and I'm finally sat alone (god I love my own company) and I am in my pjs and I couldn't be happier. I like Christmas but I don't love it. It's always a bit stressful and not as magical in our household as it seems to be in everyone elses household. I do try though, I do try to get in the mood and dress up and lovingly wrap presents and help my Mum prepare 16,000 types of vegetables for our Christmas dinner. I'm sure I will love it if/when I have kids.

All the eating and drinking is obvs a high point for me so when we decided to go out for Christmas Eve drinks I was a happy bunny as I knew I could take this dress for a spin. It's a beautiful snake print with an acid green highlight and it works so well with the grey tones. I think it's such a unique colouring for a snake print. The fabric is nice and thick and I think it'll work well for me in the spring. This dress is a UK18 and it is from River Island. I could buy 95% of the River Island website at the moment.

The clutch is an old Zara purchase, the vintage style court shoes are from M&S and have you noticed the necklace? I'm thinking you might have, it's pretty hard to miss it. I bought it from eBay and it was an absolute bargain. You can buy a similar one here.

I went all matchy-matchy with my makeup for this look. I used a super old Christian Dior eyeliner in 'Anis' and the brown/greys from the Sleek 'Storm' palette. I used to use colourful eyeshadows all the time, especially greens as they look lovely with my eye colour but I haven't in years. I really like this makeup look though so I think I will be bringing some more colour onto my face via eyeshadows in the future.

Right, enough of all this sitting up. I need to lie down, I've drunk too much tea and eaten too many shortbreads. What do you think of these very untraditional colours in this snake print? Too garish or do you love it like I do?

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