Haul - Shoes, boots and knitwear.

Hiya

Its been a whole week since my post about the white H&M dress but that same day I bought a few other things.

I had a little spree in New Look where I had a 20% off voucher too :)

Tan shoe boots - These were from the Teens section but I like them as they are not too high plus as I have small ankles I love the fact that these fit my ankles perfectly so there is not a massive gap at the top of the boots which I find happens a lot with boots.

Also in the Teens section I saw these pumps and although I may have mentioned before that I hate black pumps these are just stunning.  I love the crochet lace effect.

 

 

Peach cardigan - pics taken from website as my photos are not that good.  I love this cardigan as I love my pastels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

White longline cardigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold by Giles in Cafe Au Lait

Also in Primark I bought another of these accessory hangers.  I bought one last year and its brilliant for hanging all your necklaces, scarves, belts and anything else you may want to use it for!

What do you think?

Today I have had a really lazy day.  I have just made a massive New Look order which mainly consisted of summer items to wear for work as thats one thing thats lacking in my wardobe.  My current work wardrobe at the moment contains a lot of black...boring!  I had a 25% off voucher too and I got free next day delivery.  I shall post about this later in the week.

 

 

Lisa-Jane

xx

The Shopaholic Tag

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone

I saw this tag on Louise's blog  http://confessionsofasecretshopper.blogspot.co.uk/ and thought it would be ideal for me seen as I am self confessed Shopaholic!




01. How old were you when you realised you were a shopaholic?

 

I think I was probably about 12-13, my mum used to take me into town on a Saturday and in school holidays and I loved our shopping trips.  She would always buy me loads of clothes in fact looking back she often neglected buying herself anything nice to buy me things..I am very grateful.

 

02. How do you feel after shopping, and do you have any weird habits after shopping?

 

Do you know I do....basically I feel amazing after a shopping trip and when I get home I usually show Mike my purchases...he is not usually that interested but still... ha ha.  The weird thing is I cannot take the stuff out of the bags to put it away until the next day, then I take each item out try it on and put it away!

I also photograph it for my blog!

 

03. What are your top 5 favourite stores to shop at and why?

1. Forever 21 - I wish there was a store in Bristol.  I love this shop as its very nice quality, pretty clothing and its the same sort of price as Primark maybe a tad more expensive.
2. New Look - I especially love their shoes and boots....I also have a friend who works in there and gets me 25% off. 
3. Primark - well I have a love/hate relationship with this store.  When they get it right they get it so right but when they get it wrong its disastrous! 
4. Asos - I think they have some lovely and unusual items and its usually a nice quality.
5. H&M - I love H&M, its very inexpensive and I like the quality.

 

I also love Zara and Mango but they are very expensive in the UK but if I go to Spain its a lot cheaper there and I spend loads.

 

04. What item do you have most of in your closet?
 

Dresses, without a seconds thought.   I love dresses as they suit me and they are so versatile and feminine.

05. What's the most you've ever spent in one shopping trip?
 

hmm about £100 I don't tend to go to expensive shops so I can usually get a lot for that too.  

 

06. Do you ever experience shoppers regret?

 

All the time if I am honest!   I am trying now to only buy things I really want.  I do tend to take things back though if I regret purchasing them..

07. What was something you regretted buying?
 

Cannot really think of anything!

 

08. What is your favourite thing to buy?
 

Dresses! 

09. Do you buy the same item in different colours?

I have done if I really like something I will buy it in other colours. 

10. Do you ever use dressing rooms?

All the time, I never buy anything in a shop unless I try it on.

11. Do you prefer to go shopping alone, or with others? And who is your favourite shopping buddy?

Depends really, if I am wanting to go serious shopping than its better to be alone but I think I prefer shopping with someone and making a day of it.   

12. If you could go shopping with a celebrity who would it be and why?

Gosh tricky one.... here goes

 

Katie Piper - I love how she dresses and think she would be lovely and I admire her so much.  

 

 

 

Alicia Dixon would be such a laugh to have around and you would have fun shopping with her! 

 

 

 

Kelly Brook always dresses lovely apart from the dodgy dress she wore a few years back.

 

 

Zoe Hardman - she always looks fabulous too.  I love how she wears cowboy boots with dresses as I love this look. 

 

 

Holly Willoughby - I think some of her outfits are a too old looking BUT 98% of the time she looks lovely.  I like her and I partically love this outfit I want the whole outfit.  She is naturally so feminine looking.  Anyone know where this dress is from? I want those cropped jeggings too!
 

 

 

 

13. If you could go shopping with a blogger/youtuber who would it be and why?

This is hard too as there are so many bloggers I would love to go shopping with!

 

I think Charlotte from  http://charly-sciencegeekchic.blogspot.co.uk/ would be brilliant as we both like our pretty dresses and she seems like a lovely girl.

  Emma from http://theygrowsoquick.blogspot.com/   because she puts some lovely outfits together too and she too seems lovely.

 Victoria from http://www.victorias-vintage.co.uk/

  and Charlotte from  http://charlotelizabeth.blogspot.co.uk/   because they both love the same sort of clothes as me and they are very girly.

Also Sadie from http://www.brandnewbutterflywings.com/ because she seems like a great girl and she always dresses so lovely and smart.

Also Sophie from http://cgdn.blogspot.co.uk/

   because we would have a good rummage in the charity shops and she is witty and makes me laugh.

 

14. What's your favourite treat, snack, drink during or after shopping?

If I go with friends then usually we go to a nice restaurant but if I go alone then I usually just grab a snack

15. What is something you've always wanted to buy but never had the money to do so?

I am going to pass on this one as I think I buy most things I want.  I would love a gorgeous fake fur coat but the ones I see are £100 and I cannot justify spending that on one thing!

 

16. If you had £1,000 to spend on anything you want, what would you splurge on?

I'd buy a fake fur coat for sure and a few other things plus I would also treat a friend and buy them something.  I always say to my closest friend if I win the lottery I will pay for us to go to New York.  In fact we are actually thinking of going to New York next year for a girly few days!  Unfortunately I won't be paying for her though...unless those lucky numbers come in!...I wish :)

17. Are you a proud shopaholic?

Yeah, I am not in debt I don't have any credit cards so I think there is nothing wrong with it.

I Tag:

Anyone who wants to do this tag! Please let me know as I would love to see your answers.

 

Sorry I will get around to posting my haul from last week over the weekend :)

 

Take care

 

Lisa-Jane

xx

Reviving your wardrobe!

Every now and again I have a good clearout of things I no longer wear or do not fit.  I hate chucking things out though, I am a bit of a hoarder so our attic is rammed with things we probably no longer need or use...much to Mike's annoyance.

 

Most items I put on Ebay but some are not worth selling on ebay so they are given to a charity shop.

 

I had this cute little dress I bought from ASOS a few years ago but the zip had broken.  Usually I would replace the zip myself as I have done this before but this zip was extremely hard, therefore I needed the services of someone more professional. A neighbour mum told me of a local seamstress who just lives down the road from me and she does not charge a lot. 

I popped down to see her and was greeted by this tiny little old woman who can hardly walk and who has crippling arthritis but give her a dress and she can work wonders.

She managed to put a zip in this dress for me for me and she was telling me she can adjust almost anything and she can even take things out, sometimes she will take material from another part of the dress and add it so you have the same pattern. 

 

 

 

 

 

I also bought this dress in the sale in ASOS for £10.50 it was originally £35.00 it its was too big for me on the chest and waist but I could not bear to return it so for a fiver I had this taken in and now it fits perfectly. 

 

 

 

I can take a hem up, sew a button and sew the occasional zip but thats about it for me.

I think having a good quality seamstress nearby is a always a good thing and she does not charge very much. I took the first dress into a well known dry cleaners and they wanted to charge me £18.00 to replace the zip..extortionate!

 

I realise that when I lose weight I may have a couple more dresses that I cannot bear to part with that will need taking in so I will definitely be asking her to alter these too.

 

Are you any good at sewing?

 

Lisa-Jane

xx

My new favourite summer dress from H&M

Hello

 

I popped into town today with Mike...I don't know why I drag him along as he hates shopping.  It was only for a couple of hours and I bought a pair of boots and two pairs of shoes in New Look and some other things which I shall post about in a few days.  I just wanted to show you my new favourite summer dress.  I totally love it.

 

It was £14.99 in H&M and its just so pretty.

 

Please excuse the dodgy tan on my legs I think I did something wrong as it looks a bit patchy but nevermind luckily its not that warm to show my legs off ha ha. 
  

 

I adore the scalloped edge. 

 

 

 

 

I have similiar dress from H&M I bought last year in cream but its more of a shift dress with long sleeves.

 

Apparently they have this in black and turquoise, I must admit I would not mind the turquoise one although in my opinion the white one is the best :)

 

H&M sizing is odd though as currently I am a size 12 and usually I find their clothing is really small but this was size 10, the size 12 was really big on me! 

 

What do you think?  Do you love crochet/lace?

 

Have a lovely weekend

 

Lisa-Jane

xx

In the Sale: New Nica Bag

Hiya everyone

A couple of weeks ago I had a day off work so I popped into town as I really needed to get a phone charger.  I stupidly left the old one dangling from the dressing table and Ollie had decided it was a good idea to play with it!   

 

Anyway I popped into TK Maxx to look at handbags as they do my favourite Nica brand in there. .

 

I love Nica bags, they are a bit pricier but I think they are lovely quality.

 

 I ended up buying this bag was originally £55 reduced to £30.00.  I love this its very ladylike looking.

 

 

 

 

I love the pretty scallop detail which I think makes it very feminine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I am off to have my little treat for today, a mug of Wispa Hot Chocolate...its so cold outside!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take care

 

Lisa-Jane

xx

Skirt Alert

Hello

 

The one thing I am lacking in my wardorbe is work wear.  I tend to wear dresses to work with thick tights but I am thinking with summer coming soon (well hopefully) I will be wearing bare legs so I need some proper knee length skirts and dresses.  I absolutely hate corporate wear and I am lucky where I work as they are pretty relaxed as long as you don't wear denim.

 

I have been looking everywhere for skirts but do you think I could find ones that I liked....well I have now. :)

 

I was browsing online at George at Asda and noticed they had these skirts for only £8.00 each!

 

The first one is a peplum hem skirt and I was lucky with this as they only had one left in my size .  I love this Peplum style its very flattering and it will look great with heels or shoe boots.

 

 

 

The polka dot one I just had to have as its so different.

 

 

 

 I ordered these on Easter Sunday and they arrived yesterday.  They are both lovely skirts and fantastic value.

 

What do you think of my skirts?

 

Lisa-Jane

xx

♥ New Yumi Dress ♥

Hello lovelies

 

I hope you all had a fabulous Easter and did not each too much chocolate...ha ha.

 

Today's post is about my new Yumi dress.  I love Yumi clothing they even have an outlet at Clarks Village which is not too far from me. I think they are usually very good material and well made...they are pricey so I usually only buy things in the sale which is where I got this beauty!

 

They now have a website too, great news for me but not my bank balance!  I noticed this dress in the sale about 2 months ago but they did not have my size and I was really disappointed. Anyhow fast forward to last weekend and I was browsing online and noticed they had my size back in stock. They also had a free delivery weekend so I ordered it last Saturday and it arrived on the Monday...how great is that!  It was originally £55.00 reduced to £20.00 but I got a further 10% off with a discount code so it cost me £18.00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its a stunning dress and its the ideal length and I just love everything about it...from the cute collar to the lace trim.  

 

I am amazed at the quality of this dress too the material is lovely and thick.

 

Another lovely buy from Yumi.

 

Lisa-Jane

xx