Do you let your daughter judge your clothes?

We all remember being firmly told that we wouldn't be 'going out dressed like that!' in our teens, but in more recent years the tables seem to have turned with modern mums seeking the approval of their daughters when it comes to fashion.

 A recent Telegraph article claims that almost half of British mothers look to their daughters for clothing advice, particularly when it comes to how age-appropriate the item in question may or may not be.The painful but practical truth of the matter is that the apple of your eye is far more likely to be honest with you than your friends when it comes to your appearance. Nobody would be so cruel as to bluntly tell you that your new skirt is too short or your freshly dyed hairdo is a trashy colour - nobody apart from your children, that is. Feelings may get hurt in the process, but heeding this sort of honest opinion might save you from committing an embarrassing fashion faux pas.On the other hand, there is the argument that while your teenage daughter might think she knows everything, she's probably not the authority on how women over 30 like to dress.

If you're hunting for stylish women's jackets, for example, you'll find that designs aimed at your age group are unlikely to be sold alongside those intended for teenagers or young adults. Fashion for these age groups is notoriously changeable, with very few 'quirky' trends lasting longer than a season before being relegated either to the back of a wardrobe, the charity shop or the bin.  Your daughter's tastes and personal style are also likely to change and develop drastically during her teenage years, sometimes going from one extreme trend to the opposite! If you consider the fashion crimes that you committed throughout your younger years, you may think twice about leaving your adult wardrobe in the hands of your temperamental teenager. Follow your own fashion instincts or those of a loyal and frank friend your age. Not only will you walk away with a wardrobe befitting a woman rather than a girl, but you may also avoid a few family arguments at the same time!

Downtime Casual in Gant, Zara & Primark- 3 Shades of Claret

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great week so far. With half term finished, my household routine can get back to normal and my days are now consumed with general housework, working at the library and if there is time spare, then of course blogging and some thrift shopping thrown in for good measure!

Yesterday saw a day where I was in more than I was out so a casual approach was called for. I am not really a jogger or trackie bottom wearer so on days which feature housework and lounging duties, I'm generally in jeggings or jeans. A couple of weeks ago whilst in Primark window shopping for scarves as I do, they had a basket of dark claret jeggings for just a fiver. I'm not normally a fan of Primark jeans but as I always try things on before I buy I thought I'd give it a shot, being that I have no jeans in this colour and the price was right! I also got a great pair of black leather gloves for under ten pounds so that shopping trip was quite successful. I'm wearing the jeggings with a thrifted Gant mens merino wool oversized sweater and my Zara chelsea boots:

This is a really relaxed and comfortable outfit and is ideal for when there is nothing much in particular happening- I really love mens knits as they tend to be really good quality and if you pick right can be worn for years to come. My Gant sweater was bought last winter and was just £3.99. It washes and wears really well and is just the ticket when you just want to chuck on something for those 'in between' weather days:

My Zara boots are being worn constantly lately- they were a boot sale find last year for only £2 and I'm letting them get a little scuffed for that 'lived in and distressed' look, so my outfit doesn't look too 'prim'. 

I don't generally dress head to toe in one colour pallette but I thought 'why not?' It makes a change to colour co-ordinating an outfit and gives a nod to the on trend colour of the season too.

Do you or plan to dress in one colour pallette? If you haven't tried it, give it a go!! Wishing you all a good week whatever you are up to!!

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Hi!

Dzisiaj mam dość nietypowy post. Chwilowa przerwa od stylizacji ale obiecuję, że od soboty ponownie będą pojawiać się systematycznie zestawy :) Tymczasem... 10 faktów dotyczących mojej osoby, o których nie mieliście pojęcia. Zaczynamy!

1. Urodziłam się 24 grudnia. Wraz z rodzicami spędziłam swoją pierwszą Wigilię w szpitalu :) 

2. Moim największym podróżniczym marzeniem jest wyjazd do Teksasu i podążanie kowbojskim szlakiem: bary country, konie, kapelusze, paski, kowbojki, dziki zachód- uwielbiam te klimaty!

3. Kilka lat temu tańczyłam w zespole Pieśni i Tańca Wielkopolska - jak sama nazwa wskazuje był to zespół ludowy. Następnie przez jakiś czas trenowałam tańce towarzyskie. Niestety z tego okresu znalazłam tylko jedno zdjęcie :( Te treningi dały mi bardzo dużo: nauczyłam się kontrolować własne ciało, zdobyłam więcej pewności siebie, nauczyłam się chodzić/biegać/tańczyć na szpilkach ;) i poznałam masę ciekawych ludzi. To była fajna przygoda!

4. Boje się filmów o Zombie(!). Trupy chodzące za dnia totalnie mnie przerażają. Chociaż Zombie Boy to odrębna sprawa (w końcu jest prawdziwy prawda?) :)

5. Jestem wielką fanką sportu (każdego!). Najbardziej jednak uwielbiam oglądać mecze piłki nożnej, tenisa i NBA.

6. Jestem wędkarzem. Od najmłodszych lat rodzice zabierali mnie nad wodę i tak odziedziczyłam po nich tą pasję. Nie ma nic bardziej relaksującego niż jezioro, wędka, świeże powietrze i cisza... :) 

7. Moje przezwisko na studiach to... BAMBI.

8. Moim idolem z dzieciństwa wcale nie była Britney Spears czy Backstreet Boys tylko JON BON JOVI. Miałam pełno plakatów, wycinków z gazet, koncertów - istne szaleństwo :)

9. To co sprawia mi przyjemność i przy czym się relaksuję to... jazda samochodem. Uwielbiam zarówno jeździć jako pasażer (podobno jak byłam mała nigdzie nie chciałam zasnąć tylko w samochodzie, gdy chodził silnik) ale najbardziej uwielbiam jeździć jako kierowca. Nie mam jeszcze własnego samochodu, dlatego zawsze szukam okazji do prowadzenia auta. Lubię być kierowcą :) 

10.  Jako nastolatka wymiatałam na gitarze elektrycznej. Miałam dokładnie taką samą jak na przedostatnim zdjęciu. Po jakimś czasie fascynacja grą zniknęła, ale do dziś uwielbiam brzmienie gitary.

photos from weheartit.com

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My Weekend & Some Thrift Inspiration...It's a Man's World with Pointed Wedges

Hi everyone!! I hope you've had a great weekend, it feels like it's gone too quickly! Yesterday I managed to fit in some volunteering at my local library at a book sale and received a great stack of books to keep me going for Autumn and Winter and this was followed by a nice fish and chip supper. Today we visited a young relative in hospital who thankfully seems to be getting better after a major operation and this was followed by a spot of retail therapy before coming home for a lovely roast dinner.

My 'new to me' stack!

Sunday's outfit was a new chunky knit that my son kindly gave me (I nicked it!) this Summer that he was gifted. It is amazingly similar to the Acne Clissold sweater but my one is by Danish brand Le Fix, who produced this in their Spring/Summer 2012 collection:

I paired it with my men's boyfriend PRPS jeans and to add some femininity, I wore my black Jasper Conran court wedges- I don't wear these often enough as they are fairly high, but I love the toe cleavage on them and they are nice and pointy!

The knit has a 'bobbly' leopard style design and I love the additional features on the shoulder and the elbow pads. It's really cosy and a perfect addition for my winter wardrobe:

All I needed was my grey faux fur Maine (Debenhams) thrifted gilet over the top and I was set for the day without having to wear a jacket. 

I'll be sharing my weekend goodies in a future post- they are both leopardprint but I do need to get moving on listing my pile of 'to sell' things on ebay to compensate for my new buys!

Wishing you all a great week ahead and I'll be linking this post to the lovely Claire Justine for Creative Monday and to fabulous Patti at NotDeadyetStyle for Visible Mondays-I hope you get a chance to check out these wonderful blogs!!

Mobile mix

Hi!

Dzisiaj post z serii mobile mix. Tak jak poprzednio starałam się aby niektóre zdjęcia nie pojawiły się wcześniej ani na instagramie ani na fan page :) Enjoy!

1) guess shoes from schaffashoes.pl / 2) blk water / 3) Toni&Guy and Original Source / 4) Anataka coat

Halloween night

Boja - 165 cm

popart picture - MyGiftDna.pl

Tyszert jumpsuit

1) GlossyBox / 3) FJBOX / 4) ShinyBox

m-nails.pl

Army Gets Down

1) 2) - ChouChou bracelets (każdy z Was może wypisać sobie swoje marzenie na wewnętrznej stronie bransoletki i nosić je ze sobą :) )

3)4) - sweet jewellery from bezcukru

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Yankee Candle

Hi!

Dzisiaj obiecana bomba owocowa! Po słodkich, intensywnych i lekkich zapachach Yankee Candle przyszedł czas na małą odskocznie i wypróbowanie tych owocowych aromatów. Powoli zbliżamy się do końca recenzji wosków. Przed nami jeszcze trzy posty, dlatego przypominam o rabacie -10%  (kod rabatowy: BFS) na zakupy w sklepie goodies.pl. 

W minionym tygodniu testowałam takie zapachy jak Sweet Strawberry, Black Cherry, Fruit Fusion, Pineapple Ciantro oraz Beach Flowers. Cztery zapachy utrzymane są w mocno owocowym klimacie, natomiast Beach Flowers to typowo kwiatowy aromat. Dzisiaj nie mam zbytnio pola do popisu jeśli chodzi o opisywanie zapachów, gdyż brak tutaj ekstremalnych połączeń - są to głównie proste zapachy poszczególnych owoców. Gotowi?

Słodka truskawka. Jest to zapach pocukrzonej truskawki. Po rozpaleniu wosku momentalnie przenosimy się do ciepłych, letnich dni. Lato, słońce, truskawki - aż szkoda, że nadchodzi zima :( Aromat jest słodki i intensywny - polecam do salonu czy kuchni. Gwarantuję, że gdy poczujecie ten zapach pocieknie Wam ślinka. 

Czereśnia. I tak oto znalazłam mój drugi ukochany zapach Yankee Candle. Black Cherry jest genialny! To zapach czereśni. Jest intensywny i kojarzy mi się trochę z taką gumą balonową. Uwielbiam czereśnie więc to na pewno potęguje emocje związane z zapachem. Z czystym sumieniem mogę stwierdzić, że ten aromat jest jednym z najlepszych, które testowałam dotychczas.

Kwiaty na plaży. Lilie, tuberoza i hiacynt - to te kwiaty można wyczuć po rozpaleniu wosku. Aromat idealny np. do sypialni. Pomimo, że nie przepadam za kwiatowymi zapachami ten jest inny: jest naprawdę ładny i delikatny. Jest świeży, nie duszący a połączenie tych kwiatów na duży plus.

Kolendra i ananas.  Ananas - po prostu ananas. To właśnie ten owoc czuć tutaj najbardziej. Kolendra jest takim małym dodatkiem do zapachu. Całość jest naprawdę mega słodka.  Mimo, że nie jestem wielkim zwolennikiem tego owocu to aromat wosku mógłby mnie do niego przekonać :) 

Owocowe połączenie. To dopiero jest bomba. Energetyzująca limonka, soczysta pomarańcza i słodka truskawka - owocowo i... intensywnie! Niestety dla mnie trochę za bardzo. Uwielbiam owocowe aromaty, jednak ten jest dla mnie tak mocny, że kojarzy mi się trochę z odświeżaczem do powietrza. Niemniej myślę, że będzie idealny np. na korytarz czy do pomieszczenia, gdzie są nieprzyjemne zapachy.

Woski pochodzą ze sklepu goodies.pl

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Regent Street Lights Switch On Saturday 9 November!!

Regent Street, London, W1 is thrilled to announce that Leona Lewis, Passenger and Eliza Doolittle will perform at the Regent Street Christmas Lights switch on celebrations on Saturday 9 November. Also Melanie C will be re-united live on stage with Emma Bunton at the switch on event when they perform ‘2 Become 1’ – the Girls’ first ever Christmas number one hit. Breakfast presenters Jamie Theakston with Emma Bunton from London's Heart 106.2 will head a star-studded line up leading into the big switch on moment where Regent Street will be lit up by the amazing Christmas lights and a spectacular pyrotechnic display to launch Christmas in London’s West End.

This year’s Christmas lights will be switched on by Emmy Award® Winning actor Ty Burrell and Hollywood film director Rob Minkoff. The lights depict the forthcoming DreamWorks Animation film Mr. Peabody and Sherman, an all-new comedy adventure for the whole family directed by The Lion King’s Rob Minkoff, which will be released by Twentieth Century Fox in the UK and Ireland on 7 February 2014.

Mr Peabody, voiced by Ty Burrell (Modern Family), is a business titan, inventor, scientist, Nobel Laureate, gourmand, two-time Olympic medallist, and genius…who also happens to be a dog.  Using his most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman, voiced by Max Charles (The Amazing Spider-Man), hurtle back in time to experience world-changing events first-hand and interact with some of the greatest characters of all time.  But when Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, our two heroes find themselves in a race to repair history and save the future, while Mr. Peabody may face his biggest challenge yet – being a parent.

On Saturday 9 November, Regent Street will be traffic-free all day. There will be catwalk shows to get the party started, featuring many of the famous Regent Street fashion brands, including Jaeger, Austin Reed, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Juicy Couture, Hawes & Curtis, Brooks Brothers, Sebago and Camper. Starting at 3pm, there are several opportunities throughout the afternoon to enjoy the fashion shows, leading up to the stage entertainment and switch on moment.

Plan your visit to Regent Street by visiting RegentStreetOnline.com to check out the schedule for the exciting day’s activities on Saturday 9 November for Christmas on Regent Street.

As one of the world’s premier retail destinations, Regent Street provides the ultimate Christmas shopping experience, with the largest Burberry in the world and other international flagship stores such as Coach, Apple, Jaeger, Armani Exchange and Liberty, along with newly opened Longchamp, uber cool shoe brand United Nude and soon-to-open J.Crew from the US, as well as KIKO MAKE UP MILANO from Italy. This year Glasshouse Street, the pedestrianised area in the recently developed Regent Street Quadrant, will also have Christmas decorations. 

The Regent Street Gift Card offers an easy solution for Christmas gift dilemmas. The first of its kind to be offered in a UK high street rather than a shopping mall, it is currently accepted in over 130 stores, hotels and restaurants in and around Regent Street.  It can be purchased 24 hours a day from RegentStreetOnline.com and up until 3pm on Christmas Eve by visiting the Regent Street Association, Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street.

Regent Street, known as the ‘Mile of Style’, has an eclectic mix of shops for finding the perfect gift.  The Regent Street Quadrant offers a male focused shopping experience which is extended by the new shops in Brewer and Glasshouse Streets, including Rapha, Jack Spade, Woolrich, Wolsey, Stone Island. The Quadrant is also home to two exquisitely restored Art Deco restaurants, MASH and Brasserie Zédel.

Here's to a great weekend and if you do get a chance to see the lights next week, have a wonderful time!