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Sorry to my readers from further afield, but I am obsessed (OBSESSED!!!!) with a wander round my favourite local charity shops in the beautiful Westend of Glasgow. So I thought I would share some information on my favourites and some general tips on preloved shopping. [[This article was originally published in the Westender Magazine , but I thought my blog readers might enjoy the tips, and if you don't have access to the magazine then you can read their other pieces about t

Let me introduce you to the Express Styling Session , your new secret weapon. Believe me ladies, we've all been there!! You stand in front of your wardrobe in a cold sweat, literally 5 minutes before you have to leave the door thinking, "I have absolutely nothing to wear." Or perhaps you have that one beautiful skirt, that quirky top, or those chic trousers you fell in love with in the shop, but since coming home they have sat staring at you, judging you for not wearing them

What do we want - ARM CANDY! When do we want it? NOW!!! A topic I am regularly quized on is bags: which ones to have; which to invest in; how much to spend; what brands to buy and what colours???? So this week I thought (in advance of Mothers Day, if you observe it) I would share some of my all time favourite bags that I think are a solid investment. Controversially I think you only need 3 - but obviously we can all have more (I do).... WHAT IS AN INVESTMENT BAG? An investme

YOUR GUIDE TO JANUARY SALE SHOPPING WITHOUT THE NEED TO BLOW INTO A BAG... Hang on hang on, it's not Christmas Yet? Is it? What day is it? The January Sales have started already and I know its not January because it's December, I'm sure it's December? Is it? December for many passes by in a puff of errands, gifting, mulled wine and stolen selection boxes (only to have to replace them all again tomorrow). So when the January sales start in mid December we can all be excused f

The summer sales are in full swing and it's a time of joy for many who love a good rummage, me included! However I've been in enough ladies wardrobes to know that sale shopping quite often doesn't pay off - why is that? Here are my tips for sale shopping safely and a few items I have found in the sales that I consider decent investments! Go forth and be careful and remember if it doesn't work, if your first reaction is MEHHH send it back! SHOP TO A LIST Before you click on a

Not sure who I am writing this too or why I am writing it down but to be totally honest with you, I am basically hoping it will stop me from lobbing my mathematically resistant 9 year old son out a window or most likely myself? That is the current state of the shitshow of my life. My 12 year old son who works diligently (when he CAN be arsed and there's not football distracting him) through his Seesaw tasks (worst app on the planet) is currently hiding in his bedroom with th

It’s my first wedding anniversary today! I’m a V-E-R-Y lucky girl, as my husband tells me so frequently… This isn’t a blog about bridal styling or maybe it is in a way, but it’s mainly about buying vintage and trusting your gut. For my wedding I wore a 1930s silk bridal gown which I bought on the spur of the moment from the Vintage shop at the bottom of my street. I was not looking for a wedding dress that day, but I saw it, fell in love with the fabric, and was hooked (Noth

Dressing for work throws up a HEAP of complexities for many women. You want to look cool but professional. You want to be ‘office appropriate’, whatever that means, but you don’t want to look so bland you lose your sense of style and identity and end up looking like Margaret Thatcher’s more conservative and ‘less fun’ elderly Aunty… Which brings me to the title; I have had to deliver this phrase and the presentation that accompanies it in a number of workplaces. It gets a la

UNDER CRACKERS What is the current situation with your under cracker drawer? Are they all Agent Provocateur peepholes or do you have the over-the-shoulder-bolder-holders your Nan used to favour; the sort that could fit a large adults head in, or possibly double as a slingshot for marauding Vikings? It’s an often overlooked part of dressing but if your bits and bobs aren’t tucked in to something that makes you feel comfortable and dare I say sexy (within reason lets be honest!

I’m a huge fan of a solid foundation and by that I don’t mean the cross-your-heart-bras your Granny used to wear… I mean basics. Basics shmasics. They are boring to many, yes. But often times when I used to get up at 5.45am to travel 50 miles to work in Edinburgh, having a vast supply of decent plain white t-shirts to throw under a blazer for me was the difference between getting a seat on the 7:17am train or standing on the 7:38am train for an hour and 20 minutes covered in