Outfit: Meal Out

Last night around 40 of the local drama group gathered for our Christmas meal at the local carvery pub. It was a really good night. My eye was sufficiently recovered for contact lenses and make up. I wimped out of the short sleeve shrug you see here in favour of a long sleeve one, but regretted it when I got there as it was quite warm.

When I showed my mom these shoes last week, she was all "Can you walk in those?" and I was all "Yes, of course I can!" Having worn them for a whole evening I can confirm that I can indeed walk fine in them.

Black cardi/shrug – New Look
Blue/black metallic top – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Jeans – Topshop Tall
Blue suede shoes – Love Label at Very.co.uk (gifted)
Blue chunky bangle – Diamonds & Pearls
Blue & silver bangles – Oxfam
Silver diamante necklace – gifted
Blue & silver snowflake earrings – Etsy

Total Est. Cost £43

Outfit: Black & Blue

I love the combination of navy and black, I think it looks really chic. This dress is fairly lightweight so is good in the summer, but it works equally well when winterised with a sweater, tights & boots.

So the good news is that my eye is almost better. I think I will be ok in my lenses tonight. The one plus side to this infection is that it cut down my make up routine by more than half – no mascara, no eyeshadow, no eyeliner. But I have a bunch of new products I was sent last week that I want to try out so I’ll be doing that over the next few days.

I’m out for a meal tonight with the local drama group – must decide what top to wear!

Black polo neck sweater – New Look Tall
Navy dress – Next
Black tights – Primark
Black patent boots – Barratts
Black patent belt (free with a shirt) – New Look Tall
Silver snowflake earrings – Funky Junk Jewellery
Blue beads – Ethel Austin
Diamante hair slide – Babyliss (Boots)

Total Est. Cost £87

Discounts!

Dorothy Perkins still have 20% off everything online – use the code DPGIFTX at the checkout until Sunday.

Long Tall Sally have 25% off selected items until Wednesday.

And there’s still 20% off at Barratts – AMAZINGB is the code you need there.

This Week I Will Be Mostly…

…wearing killer heels & platforms
…reading the January issue of Cosmopolitan
…watching Miracle on 34th Street – one of my all time favourite Christmas movies
…listening to Christmas tunes!
…eating a roast dinner at the Carvery pub
…shopping for the last few bits for Christmas

Outfit: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…

There are more and more houses with their Christmas lights up everywhere I drive now, and everything is starting to look a lot more festive. As far as my own preparation go, I have had a very productive weekend. I did most of my shopping on Friday afternoon (just one person left to buy for now) and got all my gifts wrapped on Saturday afternoon. Last night I finished writing my cards and will go to the Post Office at dinnertime today to post them. I’m hoping to put my tree up at some point this week too.

If you’re wondering why I’ve been wearing my glasses for the last few days, it’s because my right eyelid is swollen and the drops I’ve got for it can’t be used with contact lenses. I have learned how to put eye drops in this weekend too – one time when I had to use them my friend had to put them in for me as I couldn’t do it. However, I got a lesson from my sister on Friday and have been successfully administering them myself all weekend. Hopefully my eye will be better by tomorrow evening so I can wear my lenses when I go out.

A classic purple & black outfit today. I added the belt as homage to Kimberley as I think it’s something she would do. And after wearing my killer leopard heels on Friday, I was keen to wear something equally as high today. These black shoes were a total bargain in the sale last year.

Black waistcoat – Next Tall
Purple polo neck sweater – Long Tall Sally
Black skirt – Long Tall Sally
Purple tights – Accessorize
Black shoes – Ethel Austin
Purple hearts necklace – gifted
Silver snowflake earrings – Funky Junk Jewellery
Silver diamante hair slide – Babyliss (Boots)

Total Est. Cost £91.50

Outfit: Come and Sing Messiah

Another car ran into the back of mine at some traffic lights last night so I stayed home from church this morning so that the young man could check whether there was any damage underneath (there was nothing visibly wrong with the back of it last night but it was dark and raining). Fortunately the only thing wrong was a dislodged indicator bulb and a few scratches to the paint work. Luckily I have the kind of car that has the spare tyre fixed to the back of it, and I also have a tow bar attached so they took the impact and saved the back of the car from any damage.

This afternoon was the annual Come and Sing Messiah at one of the local churches so I went along to sing. I love to do Messiah at Christmas and missed it last year due to other commitments so I was excited to be able to go today.

Black polo neck sweater – Long Tall Sally
Grey jeans – Gap
Blue patent shoes – New Look
Silver snowflake earrings – Funky Junk Jewellery
Diamante hair clip – Babyliss (Boots)

Total Est. Cost £54

Outfit: Saturday Night

Yesterday morning I went into the local town to buy gift wrap and then spent the afternoon wrapping Christmas presents. There was talent show concert at church last night. The choir were singing so I went along. It was a good night – some of the acts were very funny.

(Sorry for the quality of the pictures, I had to take them in the mirror and the lighting was terrible.)

Black shrug wrap – Long Tall Sally (eBay)
Black, white & purple plaid shirt – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Purple tank – New Look Tall
Jeans – River Island
Purple flats – Priceless Shoes
Whitby Jet cross – gifted
Diamante hair slide – Babyliss (Boots)

Total Est. Cost £89

15% Off At Love Hearts & Crosses Jewellery

The lovely lady who runs Love Hearts and Crosses has offered a discount especially for my readers. Use SHOEGALFI for 15% off, valid till 31/12/09. There are a many gorgeous and unique pieces available so this is a great chance to purchase some Christmas presents for your friends and family.

Outfit: New Shoes

The lovely people at Fashion Stage were kind enough to send me a pair of shoes from their website. I chose this fabulous leopard print style by Betsey Johnson – check out the hot pink soles!

I’m only working a half day today, then my mum & sister are coming over for dinner and we are going Christmas shopping at the local retail park.

Black sweater – Long Tall Sally
Jeans – Topshop Tall
Leopard print shoes – Betsey Johnson (Fashion Stage) (gifted)
Red beads – eBay
Silver snowflake earrings – Funky Junk Jewellery
Silver diamante hair slide – Babyliss (Boots)

Total Est. Cost £64

Outfit: It’s Coming On Christmas…

I had to set off extra early this morning to buy petrol as I was in danger of running out if I didn’t. I have another busy day ahead – I need to go to the Post Office at dinnertime to post my international Christmas cards, do the food shopping on the way home, go to church choir tonight.

I got this super sparkly hair clip last night (actually, I got two as it was a 2 pack). I thought it was a bit more exciting to hold my hair back when I have my glasses on than an ordinary hair grip. Not to mention more Christmassy.

Grey polo neck sweater – Long Tall Sally
Grey wool trousers – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Red shoes – Matalan
Red & cream scarf – charity shop
Diamante hair clip – Boots
Silver snowflake earrings – Funky Junk Jewellery

Total Est. Cost £82

Outfit: Coffee & Shopping

Last night we met up with a couple of friends to do a bit of Christmas shopping and get coffee in Starbucks. Once the stores closed we headed to TGIs for a few drinks.

Black polo neck sweater – New Look Tall
Jeans – River Island
Brown & silver scarf – mall market stall
Brown cowboy boots – New Look

Total Est. Cost £89

Review: Fashion Stage

Want designer shoes at discount prices? In the UK? Of course you do! The Fashion Stage site offers great brands such as L.A.M.B., Harajuku Lovers, Betsey Johnson and Arturo Chiang, and their outlet page has discounts of up to 70%. I have a pair of Arturo Chiang boots that I bought in the US so I can vouch for the quality and style of his shoes.

A great collection of bags, watches and jewellery is also available, including pieces by JLO by Jennifer Lopez and bags by Chocolate, Harajuku Lovers and L.A.M.B.

Fashion Stage ship to many countries in Europe and offer UK next day delivery for £5.50 (standard 2-3 days is £3.50).

Outfit: Lazy Wednesday

We were back late last night so I knew I would be sleepy this morning. I went for comfy cords again, and a cosy sweater as it’s still cold out (3˚C). I picked up my turquoise scarf on a whim and it unexpectedly popped against the sweater.

Teal rib polo neck – Long Tall Sally
Brown cord trousers – Tall Girls
Brown cowboy boots – New Look
Turquoise scarf – eBay
Silver snowflake earrings – Funky Junk Jewellery

Total Est. Cost £

Outfit: Mongolian BBQ

We went out last night with some friends to celebrate a birthday. We went to a Mongolian restaurant. We’ve been there several times before and it is always delicious. I made 3 trips to the buffet and had a dessert.

Black cardi – New Look Tall
Black & silver cami – New Look Tall
Jeans – River Island
Blue satin bow flats – Priceless Shoes
Whitby Jet cross – gifted
Blue & silver snowflake earrings – Etsy

Total Est. Cost £84

Outfit: Sub-Zero Tuesday

There was frost this morning. And ice. I had to scrape my car windscreen and some of the roads on my drive in were slippery. It was -1˚C on the building thermometer that I pass.

I had the plan for the purple tank over the black in my head and then remembered my teal belt was still out from a possibility I’d thought of for yesterday. I’ve not worn my teal boots for a while so I added those in, along with some co-ordinatining accessories. I think the two colours look great together.

Purple tank – Long Tall Sally
Black polo neck sweater – Long Tall Sally
Black cord trousers – Topshop Tall
Teal boots – Faith
Teal belt – Claire’s
Teal beads – Claire’s
Teal earrings – Claire’s
Lilac scarf – Diamonds & Pearls

Total Est. Cost £137