With all the new season pieces dropping, I thought I would put together a post with a few hero pieces that you can wear now and in the warmer months. Earrings Topshop / 2. Boots Topshop / 3. Dress Mango / 4. Earrings Topshop / 5. Slides Dune / 6. Hobo Bag &Otherstories / 7. Sunglasses YSL / 8. Basket Bag Topshop This gorgeous floral…
The beautiful cashmere knit I am wearing today was a gift sent to me by an amazing brand that I have been coveting for a while, so you can imagine my excitement when they got in touch to see if I would like to choose something. Very spoilt indeed. I am also a little obsessed with the brand’s beautiful instagram feed. Madeleine Thompson is half…
You’ll have to forgive the brief post today, but I have had a few messages about these jeans recently. Some of you might remember my recent quest to find a pair of high waisted straight leg jeans. I tried on sooo many pairs (far too many to document) and I had almost given up altogether when I hit the denim jackpot with these Topshop Moto…
Hello! How are you? We’ve had a lovely weekend and finally got round to seeing Paddington 2 today. I can’t believe it took us so long, it was one of the best films I have seen in a long time. Please tell me that you sobbed through most of it too?! I decided to have a couple of days off stories this weekend…
YES! February is finally here. The sun had his hat on today and for the first time in months it was light when I walked Livvie to the bus stop. (Although I realised this morning that this does of course have a sartorial downside. There is absolutely no hiding the fact that I wear my pyjamas underneath my Uggs and faux fur for this little…
If you follow me on instagram you’ll know that I am a BIG fan of leopard print. I think it’s such an easy way to give your outfit an edge. Whether you choose to go the whole hog with a long silk maxi dress or a faux fur coat or prefer to accessorise with a scarf, handbag or shoes, leopard print is ALWAYS a good…
Sunday is my pamper day. I like to finish off the week with a long soak and really good pamper sesh. We tend to eat dinner really early on Sundays, then head upstairs to wind down and prepare for Monday around 7pm. I usually run myself a big bubble bath, light the candles, put some relaxing music on and tuck into my ‘pamper basket’ of…
For the final month of my collaboration with Next Label, I decided to stay away from my usual casual every day looks, and select an outfit that I could wear to a winter wedding. It’s probably a question that I am asked the most as I think that occasion dressing is something we all struggle with. Weddings are incredibly special so it’s natural that we…
As promised, here are the products I have used on today’s ‘instastory’… Prepping the skin After applying my SPF (I use Elta MD, which I get from Medicetics) and moisturiser (I used Kiehls today) I used ‘This Works In Transit Camera Close-up (£30) to prime my skin. However, I am trying to use up products at the moment, and if I was going to…
Good Morning! This morning’s flatlay inspired me to write a blog post on slogan knits. Now, I have to admit I am a little bit fussy when it comes to slogans. I think that there is a fine line between tasteful and tacky, but I am afraid I couldn’t give you any defining characteristics, it’s simply a ‘yay’ or a ‘nay’. I am exactly the…
Chloe Samwell-Smith
