Blog Sale - lots of cheap dresses! ♥

Hello lovlies, as you all know i've been dieting and running etc for a while now and unfortunately when you lose 3 stone, your clothes stop fitting! With that in mind, I've decided to sell a load of my dresses because they're just taking up room in my wardrobe!

I want to keep things simple and cheap so the rules are easy:
*Leave a comment stating which dress you'd like and your email address - I will then email you details.
*ALL payments via paypal. There are absolutely no exceptions to this. The dresses will be sold first come first served and you'll have 24 hours to pay before I just put the dress on eBay :)
*Postage is £2 - £3 per dress, they're all fairly heavy and chunky and will require large postage bags. Postage is listed below with the item!
*I will consider sensible offers on all of the dresses, please put your offer in the comments with your email address and I will email you.

Ok, onto the goods!




Strapless black lace dress from 'Paprika'. This is subtly boned at the top to nip your waist in and has a cute little satin bow on the waist. I wore this once, for less than an hour, to a wedding!

Size 14 - £10 (£12 with postage) SOLD




Grey/silver satin and chiffon one shoulder dress from Dorothy Perkins. Again, I wore this once to a wedding. This is so beautiful on but I think it would be a pain to get taken in :( I'm gutted to see it go!

Size 14 - £10 (£12 with postage)




Topshop white and polka dot dress with a gorgeous back detail.

Size 10, NEVER WORN (but will fit a 12-14 as it has a stretchy waist) - £12 (£14 with postage)



Black and grey leopard print dress with elasticated waist. From New Look. You can just see it on the picture but the leopard print skirt is in tiny little layers making it really flattering and a gorgeous shape when it's on.

Size 14, WORN ONCE - £15 (£17 with postage)



New Look floral peplum dress, this is boned at the top so it is really slimming and looks incredible on. I've worn this once to a summer wedding reception party.

Size 14 - £15 (£18 with postage as it's heavy)



Black satin peplum dress from Primark. Worn twice to friends' birthday parties. Really flattering and amazing quality considering it's from primark. lovely chunky, 'heavy' material'.

Size 16 - £10 (£13 with postage - it's heavy!)



Grey work dress from George at Asda. Soft material and really flattering and slimming. worn to the office about three times but it's just too big for me now :(

Size 14 - £10 (£12 with postage)



H+M black long sleeve skater style dress. Gorgeous chunky, heavy material. I've never worn this because when I bought it I bought the wrong size in the first place so now it absolutely drowns me! RRP £29.99.

Size large (14-16) - £17 (£20 with postage)



Cream lace dress from Primark with shoulder pads and gorgeous detailing. never worn - regretting not wearing it when i bought it beacause it's so beautiful!

Size 14 - £10 (£12 with postage)



Topshop white/stripey dress with button up top. Never worn as it was an impulse buy and isn't my style.

Size 10 but will fit a 12-14 as it's quite big - £10 (£12 with postage)

happy buying!!

xo

Giveaway winner - wahanda £50 voucher!

Bonjour bloggeroooooonies!

I know, I've been slacking and I'm terrible for it but I've got a lot going on at work and in my personal life so finding the time to blog has been really difficult!

To cut to the chase, the winner of my £50 Wahanda Voucher Giveaway is...

...Chloe!

Well done Chloe, I'll email you the details ASAP :)

Huge love, I'll be back with y'all very, very soon...

Cat xo

A wee treat...

is there anything quite as nice as taking your new handbag and purse out of their dust bags and smelling the leather? I'm in love with these :)

(I also got some bits from MAC, O'Neill and Estée Lauder! I'm sure they'll feature on here soon ♥)
xo

Aussie more - a whole week worth!!

Monday



Scruffy ponytail/bun thing for work

Tuesday


Centre parting and straightened ends!

Wednesday


Fringe pinned back

Thursday


Accessorised with the monkey hat again!

Friday


Getting it styled big and glam!

Saturday



Wavy ends :)

Sunday


Straight and sleek!

Which style is your favourite?
Thanks for reading! xo

The 'Grown Up' Series: Home Insurance!

Hello you lot! I know its been an age but I’m finally back for installment numero deux (first installment here) of the ‘grown up’ series!

Are you excited? Yay me too!

So, you’ve found your beautiful, affordable new home. Now it’s time to think about what to do next!



My top priority was insurance. Fully comprehensive home insurance to be precise.

Insurance in any form is a bit of a mine-field which is why I decided to blog about it and try to clarify things for those of you who feel a bit overloaded with options and information.

First of all, are you shouting ‘but why on earth do i need home insurance?’ at your computer? Let me explain!

• Home insurance can cover you for everything from spilling something on your DVD player, to knocking your TV off the wall. You can also get cover for your home contents, DIY mishaps and day-to-day incidents such as knocking a glass of red wine all over your gorgeous cream carpet whilst completely sober...obviously.

• In the event of a break in – you’re covered (providing your house was properly secured etc) There is nothing better than peace of mind.

• Many providers offer a 24 hour emergency repair helpline. You may like to think ‘it’ll never happen to me’ but bad luck/accidents can happen and you can’t be absolutely sure that someone’s football won’t go through your window late at night in the summer months!

• Pipe damage/seasonal cover for the winter. Believe me when I say, paying to have burst frozen pipes fixed is very, very expensive. Without digging/doing something crazy – you can’t check the conditions of your pipes before you move in. Old pipes are riskier than newer ones and I’d highly recommend having some cover for them, especially as winters are getting worse in the UK (Have I ever mentioned I hate snow? That’s a story for another day...)

• Added bonuses like money towards alternative housing if you need to leave your home for any reason, no claims discounts and even protection against unauthorised use of your credit/debit cards!

Second, ‘How much will it cost me?!’
Home insurance is really affordable, obviously the price is different for everyone so you’d need to get a quote. Mine is no more than I would normally spend on Starbucks in a month...The real question is if you look around you right now, can you afford to replace your valuables should you (god forbid) get burgled? If the answer is no, then get home insurance and get it now. I think about it like car insurance, I would never, ever drive my car uninsured... so why would I live in a home that wasn’t insured? It’s such a small cost every month in comparison to the physical and mental cost of being burgled that there’s really no excuse for not insuring that gorgeous new home you just spent weeks/months searching for, hours viewing and inspecting, and days moving into and making it your own....

And last but not least ‘How do I go about doing this? What question do I need to ask? Oh my gosh my brain is exploding, help me!’

• Decide what company you want to get your insurance with and look into their cover in detail.

• Get a quote and ask lots of questions – ask if the quote REALLY is the best price they can offer you? Is there a way you can make it any cheaper? Does it cover accidental damage? HOW MUCH IS THE EXCESS? – this is a MAJOR question. It’s all good and well if your policy is affordable but if your excess is a huge sum, it’s probably not a great policy for you. Like I explained in my post on finding a home, please don’t be afraid to ask questions. The person is getting paid to do that job and they’ll be happy to answer even the silliest of questions! “what if my cat is sick on the carpet?” “are my fish insured?” “what if I accidentally set fire to the kitchen” etc ;)

• Keep. All. Of. Your. Paperwork. I cannot stress how important this is, if you want to be extra mega uber safe, photocopy the documents. In the unlikely and unfortunate event that you need to make a claim, you’ll need all of your paperwork, reference numbers and official policy documents. Pop all of it in a file and label it clearly as home insurance documents. DON’T put it in a safe place! We all know that safe places are the most easily forgotten places!

Hopefully this all makes sense and you’ve enjoyed reading it. I had tonnes of lovely emails and comments from you all about my last Grown Up Series post and over 10 of you told me you had bookmarked the post for future reference! This means so much to me because as much as I do this for myself, I also do it for you guys and your enjoyment is of paramount priority to me.

Happy insuring!

xoxo

Current Faves ♥

Alright you lot?
It's a bit snowy out isn't it? Anyway, whilst I'm all snuggled up inside (in two pairs of leggings, two pairs of socks, two tops, and a cardigan!) I thought I'd tell you all about some of my favourite products at the moment :)

For Skin:


Colladeen Visage Tablets



These are a beauty supplement for the skin, and although lots of people are very sceptical about them... I'm enjoying taking this! I didn't have the lovely old 'hormonal break out' this month and my skin has definitely been looking a lot healthier... It might well be a placebo effect but I don't really care either way! I'm loving having good, healthy looking, radiant skin!

Manuka Doctor Skin Repairing Cream


This is intensely hydrating and fills your skin with nutrients, thus helping to balance and repair your skin. This along with the tablets mentioned above appear to be my perfect combination for fabulous skin! This is genuinely amazing and at £25, it's also really affordable. I've been using the skin treatment serum as well and I love that just as much! Manuka offers an amazing, affordable and most of all extremely effective range of products, I'd strongly recommend you check them out ♥

Evolve Organic Beauty Body Cream


Hydrating, smoothing, relaxing, heaven in a bottle. You can find Evolve products here. If you haven't tried them yet, you're missing out!

Colour Couture BB Cream


You can find this here. It's the best BB cream I've tried so far and it's only a fiver. There's no reason why you shouldn't try it!

For Hair:


Macademia deep repair masque and healing oil treatment. MOVE OVER MOROCCAN OIL. This stuff is uh-may-zing! I leave the mask on for about 10 minutes in the bath then use a teeny bit of the oil before blow drying. My hair has never been smoother or more shiny. You can buy the oil treatment here for £10 (BARGAIN) and the mask here for £16.35.

NutriHair for Women - another supplement I've started taking and I'm sure my hair is growing faster! haha! I know people are really sceptical about this kind of stuff but I think as long as you take it properly and as per instructions, it generally will have an effect of some kind!

For the Shower:


Soap and glory foaming face wash - I love how this makes my skin feel all tingly and cool and clean and lovely. :)

I Love... Juiced Up Blackcurrant shower gel - I know this has been featured on a lot of blogs lately but MY GOOD GOD it's like washing yourself in Ribena/Blackcurrant soothers and I absolutely flippin' love it!!!

Soap and glory pulp friction body scrub - I'm not sure what it is that has made this my all time Holy Grail body scrub! Perhaps it's the non-oily-ness, or the smell, or the fact it foams up, or the way it gently but effectively sloughs off every last trace of dead skin... either way it's amazing and i'll re-purchase again and again.

For Smelling Amazing:


Prada Candy. There aren't even any words. New signature scent. 100% love. ♥.

Thanks for reading! What are your current favourites?

xo

Into triple (oops! quadruple!) figures!

Bonjour bloggeroonies!

I've just switched on my laptop and noticed my blog has hit 1,000 followers (you wait, someone will unfollow me now!).
I am absolutely flabbergasted, I've been approaching 1,000 for a really long time but just never thought it would actually happen. The fact that a thousand of you like this little chunk of the internet so much that you 'follow' it just overwhelms me and fills me with joy and happiness.
It's been a long journey and definitely has it's up and downs (at the moment my blogpress app won't work on my iPhone so I can't post all of my Aussie More photos!) but I think I've finally settled into a routine with blogging where I don't feel stressed of pressured, and I write about what I want, when I want to.
I'm super lucky to be offered a few free products/samples every now and then and thats wonderful because it's a little perk, but I don't feel like it's a 'job' you know? I love reading your opinion and comments and it really does mean so much to me that you're all 'here' :)
I've got so many posts and fun giveaways and competitions lined up, I just need my laptop and iPhone to start working properly!
I hope you're all keeping safe and warm in the snow, I'll be posting again really soon once I've got my head around this 'your network is not ready for posting' blogpress issue on my phone. Is anyone else having this problem or have you had this problem before? can anyone help me fix it?
Once again, thank you all so, so much! Huge love to y'all!
xoxo