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Marie Meili – My New Favourite Lingerie Brand

04 Wednesday Dec 2013

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Hey 🙂

So I was just torturing myself by browsing the ASOS website and looking at all the pretty things that I can’t afford right now when I stumbled across lingerie from Marie Meili.

Their stuff is gorgeous!

Now, I can be a bit of a cheap-skate, especially when it comes to lingerie since it’s not like you can go around showing it off. I usually try not to pay more than £10 for a bra (yes I really am that cheap)  but the Marie Meilli stuff is all so nice that I was adding loads of it to my saved ASOS items without looking at the prices. Luckily for my bank balance the prices are pretty reasonable if you are a normal person willing to spend more than £10 on a bra and justifiable if you are a scrimper like me. When I have some cash to spend on lingerie I will buy some from Marie Meili and review the quality, fit etc. but for now I can only show you how unbelievably pretty their stuff is. All the sets below are from ASOS and all the pieces can be purchased individually or as a set.

Here are just some of the sets that I loved:

Marie Meili Ambitious Set £28.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Ambitious Set £28.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Safira Set £37.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Safira Set £37.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Wilma Set £15.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Wilma Set £15.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Tanith Set £28.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Tanith Set £28.00 from ASOS

The set below is my favourite  🙂

Marie Meili Varia Set £27.00 from ASOS

Marie Meili Varia Set £27.00 from ASOS

So anyway, I think these sets look really cool and I thought you might like to know about them. I just hope that I haven’t shot myself in the foot by telling everyone about them and then having them sell-out before I can buy some. I suppose if everyone likes them as much as me then ASOS and Marie Meili will be sure to go on working together so I shouldn’t really have anything to worry about.

Do any of you own Marie Meili lingerie? Would you recommend it? What is your favourite brand of lingerie?  Leave a comment  and let me know.

*This is not a sponsored post*

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Inside the September Glossybox (The London Edition)

14 Saturday Sep 2013

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 Hey 🙂

Here is what I received inside my September Glossybox :

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I have tried the perfume, the blush and the false eyelashes. I really like the perfume and the blush, Untold  isn’t overpowering or barely there, it’s just the right amount of noticable. I would call it a heavy scent, I don’t know what scent to compare it to but it is not fruity and smells expensive. I think this will be my new perfume for work.

The Rimmel Stay blushed blusher is a great colour for me, it looks like a dark coral when it comes out of the tube but blends to a light barely there pink. I would go for this if you want your blush to look as natural as possible.

The eyelure lashes are great because you just peel them off and press them on, no glue required. For a false eyelash virgin like me though, they are a bit too big and dramatic, not really my style.

I’ve still to try the eyeliner and the Toni&Guy serum but I’ll update this post once I have tried them.

Glossybox Breakdown

Full size items

Eyelure Pre-glued lashes (£5.06)

Tony&Guy HairMeetwardrobe Classic Shine & Gloss Serum (£7.19)

Be A Bombshell Cosmetics Onyx Eye Line ($14)

Rimmel Stay Blushed Blusher (£4.49)

Sample size items

Elizabeth Arden Untold (5ml aprox £4.80) (50ml=£48.00)

Thanks for checking out my blog, I know it’s been a while since my last post. I got a new job and I’m moving house next week so I have been too busy to blog but I am now back to daily posts so stop by again tomorrow 🙂

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Beauty Box Bonanza! Glossybox, Miss Glossybox and Birchbox

21 Sunday Jul 2013

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Hey 🙂

So I recently started a new job and guess where my first pay check went? Well a lot of it was eaten up by beauty box subscriptions. I have wanted to try so many beauty boxes for so long that I went a little OTT and ordered 3 different beauty boxes in one night. Of course, I rationalised that I could blog about them, so they are for research purposes too, not purely self-indulgence. Well that’s my story and I am sticking too it.

The boxes I ordered were all July versions, I got GlossyBox, BirchBox and Miss Glossybox ( this box is aimed at younger teens and is only £7 plus P+P while the other 2 boxes are £10 plus p+p) so at least one of my boxes was for research purposes as I have yet to see any Miss Glossybox reviews so I thought I would post one 🙂

But first, here are all three boxes together in their arrival condition:

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Inside these you will find:

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Stop by the blog tomorrow for a full review of the July Miss Glossybox, here is a sneak peak before you go :

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The Minimum Wage Dress

20 Thursday Jun 2013

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Sometimes when you work you think of prices in terms of hours, for example ‘those shoes will cost me 5 hours pay’. I recommend this style of thinking if you need to look after your pennies because when you think of the hard work you have done to earn your money when you are considering a purchase it really curbs your spending.

Well in most cases it does, but if you happen to shop at Shelikes.com thinking in terms of ‘price vs. hours’ probably won’t put you off your purchase.

That’s because they have just introduced ‘ The Minimum Wage Dress.’

This dress costs just £3.68 ($5.68) (€4.30) (Prices converted on 20th June 2013) In the U.K £3.68 is the minimum wage for under 18s so for minimum earning 16 and 17 year olds this dress costs one hour’s pay. The dress is supplied to shelikes.com by Figa Store.

It comes in 4 colours as shown below:

The dress is described by www.shelikes.com as :

The Minimum Wage Dress – Only £3.68! A dress worth keeping! This spectacular cut out dress is the perfect choice for all your summer occasions. Featuring a cut out design & knot detail. Versatile & easy to wear, team with colour popping heels for the evening, or wear with hi top trainers & a customary denim jacket for the day.

Approx Length – 28.5″ (72.5cm)

95% Polyester 5% Elastane

Machine Washable

So what are you’re thoughts on all this? Do you think it is a wonderful idea? Do you wonder about the profit made on this dress? Would you like to know how the company can sell it so cheap? Do you think more companies should be selling items like this? What do you think about the dress itself? Do you like the style? The colours? Should they broaden the range of Minimum Wage Dresses available?

Also what are your thoughts on different age groups having different minimum wages? Personally I think it is very unfair, if you do a job I think you should be paid as much as the other people who do the same job, age should not be a factor. Do you agree/disagree? I would love to get your comments about this.

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Deals, Discounts and Vouchers

08 Friday Feb 2013

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Hey everyone,

I’ve found  some information that any shopaholics amongst you will want to know. Here are all the details. Happy Shopping 🙂

You will recieve a free £20 Kurt Geiger voucher when you buy a copy of Elle magazine, on sale now.

You will recieve a free £20 Kurt Geiger voucher when you buy a copy of Elle magazine, on sale now.

All jeans at new look are 25% off.

All jeans at new look are 25% off.

 

This weekend, ELF Shipping is just £1.

This weekend, ELF Shipping is just £1.

Thanks for checking out my blog 🙂

 

How To Organise Jewellery and Handbags

25 Friday Jan 2013

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How To Organise Jewellery and Handbags

Hey everyone. I finally got my jewellery and handbags organised in a way that I like. It’s tidy and shows me everything at a glance which makes it really easy to choose what to wear. Take a look below.

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All you need to do this is :

A long hollow pole

A long hollow pole

String or Twine

String or Twine

Shower curtain hooks

Shower curtain hooks

All you need to do is thread the string through the hollow pole and then tie the ends to make a loop. I then placed the looped poles over some shelves in my room but if you don’t have shelves then you could hang them any way you want, maybe on a nail like hanging a picture.

After you have hung the poles just hook the shower curtain hooks to the pole and then hang your jewellery or your handbags from the hooks. Easy 🙂

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I also used the poles to hang some random things that are difficult to find places for such as sunglasses and earphones.

Not only is this a good way to organise your things but it also looks really pretty and decorative.

For me, it was best to hang my longest necklaces and my rigidly round necklaces from the poles. For my other shorter necklaces I use the stand below which I bought a few years ago from Ebay.

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For my earrings I use a matching stand which I also bought a few years ago from Ebay.

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If you like you could hang bracelets and bangles from the poles but I liked to only put bracelets on the poles which matched necklaces already on the poles. For all other bracelets I use a black T-bar display which you can see at the top of the first image in this post.

 So let me know what you think. Would you do this? Or do you already organise your things in a cool way? 

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