November 24, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Dear Diary

London Fashion Week Exhibition Spring Summer 2011

While everyone was tweeting about the shows and parties they were attending I was riding steam trains and judging beauty bloggers in Solihull. I did pop into Somerset House yesterday though for a few hours to check out the exhibition. Sometimes I wonder about my place at London Fashion Week. To use a phrase stolen

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Retro Chick Competitions

Simple Teen Video Blogger Beauty Boot Camp (and a sneaky giveaway)

As I mentioned on Friday, I spent Saturday in the headquarters of Simple Skin Care in Solihull as one of the judges for their Teen Video Blogger Beauty Boot Camp. I really like Simple as a brand. They’re affordable, and the formulations are *ahem* simple. I’ve used their products off and on over the years

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Dear Diary

Sheringham Steam Railway 40s Weekend

Well, while everyone else has been going fashion week crazy my weekend has been somewhat different. In the middle of last week Simple Skin Care invited me to be their Blogger judge at their Search for a Simple Star Teen Video Blogger Beauty Boot Camp. So on Saturday I headed off to Solihull, I’ll tell

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Food & Drink Vintage

The Changing Face of the Babycham Deer

I love Babycham glasses and that iconic Babycham Deer. I always buy Babycham glasses whenever I see them. I started picking them up about a year ago and I now have 6, from a variety of decades. I found it quite hard to find pictures of the changing face of the Babycham deer all in

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Fashion & Beauty

In Between Coats

I don’t know about you but I’m freezing. That non existent summer we nearly had seems to be quite definitely over and I’m trawling my cupboards and bringing out jackets and coats to be cleaned, buttons replaced and linings repaired to the best of my ability. It’s that time of year when your full on

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The Lazy Girls Guide

The Lazy Girls Guide: Handbag Essentials for Glamour on the Go

The art of staying well groomed on the go is a rapidly disappearing one. It used to be that evening bags could be bought with powder compacts and lipstick holders ready built in so the means to keep yourself glamorous were always there at hand. Like this one (snapped on sale at the My Sugarland

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Fashion & Beauty

What Are You Wearing? FLAMINGOS!

All the way back in February I fell in love with prints of Animals. I never did get that bunny print Monsoon cardigan, it was just too much money, but I still harbour a soft spot for clothes with animals on. Well, patience is most definitely a virtue, because walking round a Charity Shop in

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Food & Drink Travel & Events

Hidden Gems – Bobby Jo's 50s Diner in Southend

I really love it when you unexpectedly find fantastic places, but last time I posted about one of my hidden gems it proved unexpectedly controversial and resulted in me having to close the comments on the post. This time round I discovered Bobby Jo’s 50s Diner on a trip to Southend on Sea. Hopefully it

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Dear Diary

Playing Dress Up at My Sugarland with Stylist Zoe Lem

So yesterday I made that epic trek into the middle of London, I even braved Kings Cross Tube at rush hour. I did all this just to go peek at the wonderful vintage and designer goodies in stylist Zoe Lem’s store My Sugarland. The store has been open for a couple of years now, but

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