Oh how I swore the pastel thing wouldn't touch me. Like the 20s fever we're all meant to have gone down with. But in my defense these are technically too bright to be pastels right? Plus I bought this cashmere to stock up whilst I was in Glasgow AND I already owned this skirt. So basically I just "threw some stuff together" (is it just me that screws up their eyes & wants to hit anyone who says this whilst wearing a clearly strategically picked out outfit?) that I already owned because I like bright colours together & Diane Von Furstenburg on Project Runway in mint & purple was somewhat of a colour bookmark for me.

Blah, all this effort to disrepute the fact that I'm slightly influenced by fashion magazines. Who isn't? They're so pretty!

This outfit was (apart from the tights) all bought from the vintage(ish) shop Episodes in Paris. Having walked out of Kiliwatch offended by the unjustified high prices, we went into here expecting the same but it was much more reasonable. This silk shirt was like €15 which is very decent for silk. Especially in this insane rust orange red colour. I've developed quite a collection of coloured silk shirts but I'm always a bit lost how to wear them because they're so COLOURful. If you know what I mean.

Anyway fashion weeks start this week so in the spirit of getting Elle Collections and re-living the S/S shows I thought I'd channel Stella with this amazing skirt. The last time I wore it was with lurex on Christmas Eve and was told I looked like a little Christmas fairy. Amazing. I always want to look like a Christmas fairy! Even in February!

PS. Young Adult was a lot darker than we were expecting, but Charlize Theron was really great in it & it was actually really good. Anyway, off to Birmingham today for a lace exhibition, toodles!

Colour blocking, nice fabrics & COLOUR makes this absolutely lovely. Kulte's clothes aren't too shabby either. Not that I'm too much of a sundress kind of girl. But it's their zine/magazine  Kultorama that makes me happiest of all. Tongue in cheek art direction & nice big ass full pages of word art. Think I'm in sartorial heaven. Check it out. I can't actually find anything about them but I gather (quite convincingly) that they are French. As everything's in French. Very perceptive that way... Anyway nice images & I'm off to see Young Adult now, happy Monday!

Ok I'll be straight with you, I am in no way shape or form a "beauty" type of girl. I usually flick through the beauty pages of magazines unless there's some pretty packaging. I buy all my make up in Body Shop because I'm too lazy to research anything else. The only beauty products I own in quantity are nail varnish and Coconut Body Butter. But having stumbled across this lovely old shop pharmacy in Bath a couple of weeks ago I have to confess that I might be a little bit of a convert. We were drawn in by this Weleda stuff in the window because I'd read good things about it whilst looking for presents for my sister.

So we went in to sniff it & found another woman who has also heard good things about it & we opened alternate bottles of the stuff to see how it smelt. Anyway the Citrus one was the only other one that didn't smell like washing up liquid or something. Apart from the Chestnut which reminded me of Olbus Oil which I found strangely comforting having put it on my pillowcase every now & then since I was a kid. I was also a little bit of a sucker for the hippy mumbo jumbo on the back, "It captures the strength with which the mighty chestnut overcomes its own weight."

This week I finally got round to trying it because I don't take baths too often (too time consuming) only really when I have a book to finish. & Jesus. Wow. My skin was like properly smooth & it lasted for like two days, seriously. I can't say if I felt "relieved" or "toned" like the packet says. But my skin definitely liked it. Plus it was only £10 & I've used barely any of it, so definitely worth it to make Baths a little more special!

I'm not a very pink type of person. My skin is pink. That's about it. But I seem to have gradually acquired many pink items over the past year or so. & as you may or may not know I have a weakness for monochrome outfits so hey presto pink cropped mohair meet oversized silk shirt dress. It's reminiscent of a dress I saw somewhere that was out of my price range & that, frankly, makes it all the more appealing. Plus it's warm whilst not being too hot for work, lovely. Oh & you can never go wrong with a cheesy name necklace! (thanks Joe)

I was having one of those "Agh I don't know what to blog about!" moments when someone suggested my wardrobe/bedroom. So screw it, I always like nosing around other peoples houses & especially wardrobes, plus I'd just tidied up so here are some of my favourite bits of my bedroom, yay!

1/ Bed, Ikea duvet. Doesn't everyone have one? (or three...) & books! It's my dream to pile them up against my wall like Karl Lagerfield so they form disintegrating mountains or something. Plus a lovely candle from my sister & my stool with all my inscents on it that give my mum a headache.

2/ Wardrobe (or the rail with all the lovely stuff on it) colour coded, of course. Because I have a bit of an OCD about arranging clothes by the rainbow. On the two days I worked in Oxfam I did it to the whole shop. Issues. Yes.

3/ See no evil etc statue from my Grandparents & moomins mum brought back from Finland (Moominland). Plus sunglasses, two new pairs ready for summer. 

4/ Extra special clothes that are too special to go on the clothes rail. Not that they're not all special. Includes vintage 20s crepe dress that's falling apart, 50s velvet dress that fits like an insane dream, mental knitted dress & falling apart dressing gown that I want to do something with. Plus hats & skull shelf in the background.

5&6/ Above my clothes rail I have printed words, nice e-mails & sayings covering up the equation I spray painted onto the wall that is now on my arm. They're all a little outdated, but sometimes I read one & it makes me smile.

 I realise this is highly self indulgent so please just avert your heads if you're not as nosey as me... Oh & HAPPY FEBRUARY.