Summer Style with Boden (competition)

Give a girl a challenge of creating her ideal Summer outfit with a £200 budget and she’s left with little choice other than to participate, right?
This is exactly what happened in this case, where I was given said budget and told to get browsing the Boden website!
Cat’s Eye Shades- £34.30 because every girl needs a chic pair of sunnies to keep the beams at bay.

Straw Bag- £27.30 for pool side essentials of course (or a summery way of carrying work things)

Leather T-Bar Sandals- £41.30 it was the colour that first attracted me to these, that and the pretty but practical flat style. Perfect for shopping and socialising and showing off a tan.

Marcy Top- £31.50 I love mint and coral paired together so picked this top to go with the skirt below, the rest of the outfit was designed to fit around these colours and I hope I haven’t done a bad job!

Off Duty Mini in Guava- £31.50 much for the reasons above, I loved the colour of this skirt and the fact it could be worn day and night. The colour is perfect for this time of year, either for showing off bronzed skin or for brightening up a grey day.

Total: £165.90; not bad for a top to toe look!

The best thing about this little challenge though is that you, my readers get a chance to win £300 worth of Boden Vouchers simply by clicking the tweet button below,
simple and a pretty sweet deal!
It’s a pretty dinky button so look hard!

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Question Time

A few people mentioned me doing a Q&A type post and seeing as today I have no other ideas for a blog post I figured why not?
So, go ahead; ask me your burning questions and I’ll answer them on another post at the end of the week.
Have fun
xxx

sarenza sunday- tryffle

The Sarenza may still be going strong with some amazing bargains (and an extra discount this weekend) but I’m jumping ahead and homing in on the new arrivals, namely the fabulously titled Tryffle by Steve Madden, £80.70, available in black and cognac.
I declare these the perfect day time wedges in either colour- wear them with everything from denim to lace you’re bound to get your moneys worth out of  these.
What do you think? Did you grab any bargains in the Sarenza sale? I’m so in love with my Ted Baker beauties!
xxx
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something kinda new

I got my hair done on Thursday after work,
an all over top up of my now signature red with flashes of bright blonde underneath, designed to show when my hair is in loose waves as it is for 99% of the time.
A much needed trim also happened, seriously, I can’t believe I never used to go to the hairdressers- now I’m there every 6/8 weeks like clockwork.
I’m enjoying having a semi new look, it’s not drastic, but I like it and it’s something that suits my low maintenance styling style- I’m such a wash and go kind of girl; my routine is literally wash, scrunch mousse through, spray with a sea salt texture spray and go go go.
What else should I try?
xxx

shady lady

Sunglasses c/o Pret a Voir
Dungarees: New Look
Tee: Uniqlo
Shoes: Matalan
Well, here’s a trend I never saw myself buying in to- the dungarees one. I spent weeks admiring them on other bloggers thinking they looked great but I really didn’t think I’d pull them off myself, or be brave enough to try.
In the end I caved. This pair from New Look make surprisingly good workwear teamed with a plain tee from Uniqlo (hello new staples, I want every colour) and some flat shoes.
The sunglasses were worn for travelling purposes, plus with a hint of blue skies I couldn’t wait to road test my new babies- prescription Rayban New Wayfarers in a rather snazzy purple, kindly sent to me by the folks at Pret a Voir who sell a vast array of sunglasses and glasses…one day I’ll finally own a pair of Chanel Sunglasses but for now I am indulging my less chic and more quirky side with these.
It’s Friday O’Clock which means a long day at work and then venturing off to stay with the boy until Sunday. Hopefully at some point next week I’ll get a proper chance to catch up with everyone’s blogs; this week has proven to be a busy one, and so far next week looks ever so slightly calmer, phew!
Have you braved dungarees yet?
xxx