January Sales...

Its that time of year again! Sales...

 

Having your Christmas money burning a hole in your pocket, the January sales are the number on thing too hit; I browsed through a number of online retail companies but only managed to find some little numbers on Asos and River Island...

 

Grey Check High Waisted Wide Leg Trousers...

I've been after some more high waisted trousers for ages, I already have a couple of pairs of swing trousers but wanted some for everyday; whilst browsing on the River Island website I noticed these beauties...

 

Since being at university I've lost a terrific amount of weight, all I did was drink a ton of alcohol; best diet yet! I purchased these trousers in a size 10 with a regular leg for only £15.00!

Peplum Double Layered Bardot Dress...

What a little bargain this dress was!  From Asos at £12 reduced from £28

 

Its hard to tell but its a very pale duck egg blue dress, with double layered peplums to exaggerate the hips and minimize the waist; being very broad shouldered, this style of dress is perfect for my body shape...

White Leather Heeled Sandals...

You might have noticed in my other posts that I wear my white wedges quite frequently, unfortunately my beloved wedges have died an honest death... we can all appreciate that one pair of shoes that fit and look perfect and are impossible to replace!

 

However whilst shopping on Asos I also spotted this pair of heeled sandals, not identical to my wedges they are very similar in material and height. As im not a catwalk model and never will be! Heels aren't my best friend, a small to medium heel height is perfect too me and these fit the bracket perfectly...

 

From Asos at £17 reduced from £30!

                 

Brushing your troubles away...

I've always used a Mason Pearson medium sized B7 Boar bristled brush but recently splashed out on a Denman natural bristle brush with a nylon quill hair brush...

So far I'm absolutely loving it! It's not too sharp and doesn't pull out the shape of the curls but adds that volume and glossy texture and appearance, we vintage girls crave! 

T-Bar Delight...

     

I'm a massive lover of T-Bars so when I saw some for hardly nothing, I could only do one thing...

buy some!

These Molly T-Bars should have been £22 and I got them for £8! 

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas...

                  

Christmas table was set for 12 this year, obviously mom, dad and my 4 siblings, along with my aunt, uncle, nan and grandad; however this year my brothers girlfriend also spent Christmas morning and Christmas dinner with us...

Mom has a knack for floristry and was able to create two fabulous centre pieces for the table...what a woman! 

Starter: Classic Prawn Cocktail

Main Course: What else would you have on Christmas than a roast Turkey dinner with all the glorious trimmings! 

Dessert: Christmas pudding was the main dessert but there was the option of mince pies with brandy cream...

A good old cuppa...

To accompany teas and coffee we had a Panettone, if your new to Panettone it is an Italian sweet bread loaf that you eat with jam or butter...

Chocolates were also offered with tea and coffee...

What did I get for Christmas?

This is no way intended to brag or show off, I know from myself that it's quite nice to have a nose at others people possessions and I wanted to share everything with you, so I decided to post what I had for Christmas...

I was a very lucky girl this year, spoilt rotten by everyone...

Beauty galore...skin products, makeup, nails, tanning, hair and perfumes! 

Like most girls I'm totally in love with soap and glory so any S&G product is welcomed with open arms! My brother and his girlfriend surprised me with this nail care package, that included a hand moisturiser that I may say smells incredible, hand scrub, Emory boards and a selection of two nail polishes...

Perfumes...

Ed Hardy is a childhood favourite of mine and momma always gets me a bottle for Christmas...

Lady GaGa, Fame is a new fragrance I was introduced to by a friend, although it's not the longest of lasting perfumes it does smell glorious; and the bottles pretty cool!

Avon,  Soft Musk which is a everyday perfume...

Bits and Bobs...

        

Gil Elvgren is a genius in my eyes so it's always a pleasure to have something that includes his art, last year I had a 2014 Gil Elvgren diary that had a pinup portrait for every day of the year; so having a calendar for next year is perfectly, especially now I have quite a few dealines at university...

       

New makeup bag that features 7 classic beauties...

After watching a number of YouTube tutorials on vintage 1950's hairstyles I decided to ask Santa for a curling tong to try out these techniques. I've always used heated curlers in the past but the curls never seem to hold so I'm venturing out into the hairstyling world and will let you know how I'm getting on...

I was incredibly lucky to receive a new camera this year, hopefully this will improve the quality of my blog pictures and capture the beauty in everything!

Aside from being a vintage fan I'm also a huge lover of Ralph Lauren so it was a shock when I opened the wrapping to find a Ralph Lauren side pouch this morning...

Lingerie is a love of mine and Christmas is a time to take advantage of new underwear, this is one of the sets I received this year; a deep burgundy bra, French knickers and suspenders. In addition to that some Stockings with a black seam were thrown in aswell...

I've never been a fan of candles but lately they've grown on me and now I can't get enough! So candles were on my Christmas list this year...

This gorgeous chest was a present from my brother, purple being my favourite colour and the vintage flare that covers it he knew that I would love it!

Well I hope this has entertained you for a little while and that you have enjoyed reading it, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all the best for new year and 2015!  

Little Black Dress...

A little black dress...

             

I recently purchased this gorgeous little number for an absolute bargain! I managed to snap it up for £25.00 off eBay; as mentioned in my 'Rockabilly Rave' post my favourite seller 'Sherrybaby' sold this dress. My green and white floral pencil halter neck dress was also an item I bought from Sherrybaby.

Defiantly recommend that you check her out! 

         

Coming back from university there was a furry surprise waiting for me in my bedroom... My nans vintage fur from the late 1950's! For years I'd admired this elegant wonder but never imagined that it would be mine; so a big thank you to my favourite lady! 

              

Curs on top was the look I went for as I wanted to show off the black and white polka dot design on the halter neck...

            

Pearls, pearls and more pearls! 

I'm a huge lover of pearls so they were my must accessory to wear along side my be dress, as well as that I wore my grandmothers ring; which I was given for my 18th birthday...