November 27, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Advent Giveaway Retro Chick Competitions

Day 18: A selection of Hair Scarves and Flowers from Bad Kitty

Only a week till Christmas Day, and behind door 18 of my Advent Giveaway is a selection of goodies from the wonderful Bad Kitty! Kittys double sided headscarves are pretty much indispensible for me, they’re perfect for keeping my hair off my neck, especially over the Summer. I also get a lot of use out

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Fitness & Health

5 Stocking Fillers for Fitness Fans

Now, really this should just be one of those “things I tried” posts that I planned to write every month. The truth is that over the last couple of months I’ve been sent some really cool things to try, that I meant to write about, then it was SO busy, and I never got chance,

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Fashion & Beauty

12 Days of Christmas Outfits: Day Four – The Candy Cane Blouse

You’ve heard of Christmas Jumpers, you’ve probably even heard of Christmas Dresses, but I have so much Christmas stuff that I officially own an actual Christmas Blouse now. The Christmas blouse came from Heyday! Vintage Style and has candy canes on it, this particular pattern is no longer available, but they do have the same

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Advent Giveaway Retro Chick Competitions

Day 17: £25 to spend at Abilu Creations

Well hello and welcome to Day 17 of the Retro Chick Advent Giveaway! Whilst as a blogger it’s really fun to work with big brands, one of the things I really love is when smaller independent businesses get in touch that I might otherwise never have discovered! Abilu Creations was one of the first companies

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Fashion & Beauty

12 Days of Christmas Outfits: Day Three – The Slogan Jumper

And on the third day of Christmas outfits I finally pull out a Christmas Jumper. This particular Christmas jumper is of the modern slogan sort, rather than the traditional cheesy picture sort and was sent to me by New Look last Christmas. It says “Jingle All the Way”, they have similar this year that say

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Fashion & Beauty

How to Do a Beehive with No Backcombing

The no backcomb beehive is one of my “I need a haircut specialities” I HATE having long hair, and whenever my hair has been long I’ve pretty much always worn it up, and by “long” I mean “anywhere below my ears”. It drives me crazy and looks lank and greasy after about 15 minutes, so

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Advent Giveaway Retro Chick Competitions

Day 16: A piece of original art work from Kaitlin Ferguson

I am absolutely in love with todays prize! Local artist Kaitlin Ferguson has produced an exclusive piece especially for you guys. I really love the striking Lighthouse image, and it’s the perfect piece to add a little colour to your home. Kaitlins work focuses on landscapes a lot and on her website you can see

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Fashion & Beauty

12 Days of Christmas Outfits: Day Two – The Snowflake Tights

There comes a time in the life of every Woman when she has to accept herself as she is. That time for me, might be today. I lay in bed this morning contemplating what todays Christmas Outfit should be. I thought maybe I should contrast yesterdays extreme Reindeer dress tackiness with something a little classy

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Advent Giveaway Retro Chick Competitions

Day 15: A Faux Faur Collar from House of Handmade

The gorgeous House of Handmade has a prize to keep you toasty warm AND glamorous this winter. Behind door 15 is a faux fur collar in light brown. It’s a flattering rounded style, perfect for wearing with coats and cardigans and ties with a little pussy bow ribbon at the neck. If you want to

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