Wardrobe staple: A classic Trench Coat

The classic beige trench coat looks good on everyone! Women, Men, Children, Big peeps, Small Peeps all shapes and sizes a trench coat suits everyone!

You can wear it with workwear ,weekend wear, with a dress or with jeans and converse it really is super duper versatile!

I used to have a lovely one from Zara but i wore to its death and all the buttons went to button heaven and the pockets gave up holding onto anything anymore! I really loved that coat!

The king of the trench coat has to be Burberry (we are not sponsored by Burberry this week just so you know) but at a hefty £1095.00 it sadly won't be making an appearance in my wardrobe anytime soon!

Burberry £1095

So here are some more purse friendly options available on the high street and online!

Hobbs via John Lewis £159

Warehouse £51.20 in the sale!!

La Redoute £69

French Connection £165

Zara £69.99

Hope you have a fab Friday, I'm off to Jades with my family for the weekend as our friend Kim is visiting us! Can't wait for lots of family and friend fun!

See you tomorrow for Scrumptious Saturday!

Christmas Wish List

Good Morning Magic peeps.  

Today i thought i'd make a little start on my Christmas Wish List! 

Now this isn't my full list and by the time Christmas comes i'm sure lots of things will be off and lots of new things i see on!! But as of Wednesday 30th October this is what i'm asking Santa for.

I love Boux Avenue! I only recently found a shop and i bought the bestest dressing gown ever! 

So these PJ's £30 (and they are on buy one get one free hope the candy stripe ones come as my free ones haha) and these slippers £14 are my must have new christmas pj's.

www.bouxavenue.com

Still my all time favourite foundation! I absolutely love this! Makes my skin feel amazing! 

£31 www.houseoffraser.co.uk

I also need a running jacket and a new outfit and i really like the look of these from H and M 

both £34.99 www.hm.com

I do love a book and this one looks fab! Tamara Mellon was the co-founder of Jimmy Choo and this looks like a fab read! 

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£13.20

This dress looks fabulous! with tights without tights with boots with heels etc! 

£69.99 www.zara.com

I love a personalised calender! I make 4 different ones for grandparents/godparents etc and i would really like one for me this year! 

www.funkypigeon.com £9.99

I do love a notebook and this one i saw in Urban Outfitters! 

£26 www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk

Now we have a puppy (more about him on Sunday!) i feel like i need a new pair of wellies!

I'm so undecided on which colour though! I do love these Mint ones £69 but i also love the Red and the pink glitter kids ones £38 

www.hunter-boot.com

Louboutins - my favourite shoe! 

I really wanted a pair of these last year but they sold out quick so i'm hoping i'm in luck this year! 

Pigalle Patent £395 christianlouboutin.com 

And i've decided this is my pick of the parkas i think haha! Well this one if i get red or green wellies and the Green Parka if i get Pink wellies haha! 

£205 www.asos.com

All material things aside because realistically there is nothing i really need - i thought i'd put my 3 Genie wishes in here too! (these can't include cures for illnesses or world peace etc just selfish wishes because obv the first two would come top two!)

So if a magical genie gave me 3 wishes i would wish for

1. I wish for my children to always feel happy and loved

2. I wish for Nick and I to be in love and together forever and ever 

3. For my family and friends to live long healthy lives

What would your 3 wishes be? 

Wedding Guest Fashion

Its another Wedding themed blog here - but Wedding fashion can be such a worry!!!!

To hat or not to hat that is the question!!!

I love a hat!! But i feel they are a little bit dated - there were fascinators a plenty but i decided on just fancy hair!! I went for a french plait side bun like this

If you did want a fascinator or hat Accessorize do some lovely ones!! 

There is something magical about dress shopping in general!! I love it!! However like every shopping expedition if you actually need something you can never find it!!! So my top tip is start shopping early!

I bought this from Whistles its was £155 but my thinking was I would wear this dress lots! On holiday in the winter with black tights etc! (to be fair as per yesterdays polaroids you can see i didn't wear it but this was due to unforeseen circumstances haha)

Whistles really do do some lovely dresses! www.whistles.co.uk

This one is in the sale for £70 and i think its wedding guest perfection! They also do it in cobalt blue and grey! 

I ended up wearing a black sequin Reiss dress! I know there is a big unwritten rule about not wearing black or obv white to a wedding! However i did ask the bride beforehand and she said it was her favourite colour and of course i could wear it! So hooray!! 

This is the dress i wore - its in the sale now (booooo but fab if you like it) 

www.reiss.com £78

French Connection also always have some fab dresses however i'm always worried with shops like FC, Coast, Ted Baker, Karen Millen etc that someone else will have the same dress on!!! 

ASOS has sooooo many dresses that the chances of someone having the same is always low!! I love this dress from there 

ASOS £45

So all thats left to find is some shoes!!!! 

I LOVE a zara shoe!!! And i love this one that i think goes perfectly with all the above dresses! 

Zara £39.99

I love weddings and i love this quote to write in wedding cards!!! William Shakespeare knew exactly what he was talking about!! 

Happy Friday

Love

J x 

Holiday Shopping

Whenever i go to Spain i'm drawn like a magnet to the shops!! La Canada is our local mall and its shopping paradise!!

As this is Toddler Tuesday i thought i'd do a little round up of a couple of the goodies i bought my little stars!

My favourite shops for children in spain are 1. Zara 2. Mayoral and 3. Massimo Dutti, I go to all different stores around Andalucia and love getting all different goodies!!!

 

These 3 items are from Zara 

I love this Burberryesque Mac! Jealous! 

I love Zara for the children - the sizes are good and its not expensive and the girls shoes are amazing!!! 

(the boys are not so).  I don't think ive ever been in Zara kids and not bought something! Much to Nicks joy! 

This Hoody is Zara - I think Rocco will look very cool in it! The shorts are Mayoral and some neon Converse! I love converse x 

So Rocco is now climbing out of his cot and so its mission big bed and that means finding new bedding!!!! Hooray!!!! One stop at Zara Home and they are set! I love stars!!! John Lewis were doing a lovely navy and white star bedding set but i think thats a bit grown up for Rocco - Baby Blue as hes my Baby! Mummys Boy Alert!!!

Rocco can't have new bedding and not Honey!!! Honey is still in her Cot Bed but we are going to be buying them both a single bed in this next few weeks so i wanted her to have lovely bedding! Miss Sienna has this bedding too - its so girly and fabulous 

We are going to get them both these day beds from Ikea Hemnes Day Bed.  They are £260 each but they are a single, double and got storage so its a win win! They will last them ages! And honestly i couldn't find any other ones i really liked!!! 

Holiday shopping is the best shopping!! Airport shopping before holiday is the best shopping!! Childrens bedroom shopping is the best shopping!!! 

Shopping is the best! I love Shopping

Love J x 

Blazer: a wardrobe staple

A blazer is something that every wardrobe should own, male or female. Its the one staple piece that can be thrown on over practically anything and change the whole look instantly! Even the most basic looking jeans and t shirt can be transformed into a structured and stylish outfit just by adding a blazer!

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The good thing about a blazer is it will last though all seasons! The same jacket can be worn over a summer dress and then over jeans boots and a jumper come winter. If you want a blazer that will be really versatile i would suggest buying one in a plain colour, but if you want something a bit more fun there are some gorgeous prints around at the moment.

Heres some of my fave blazers currently on the high street at the moment!

Hope you like

Love
L xx

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Zara £69.99

Topshop £40.00

ASOS £35.00

Reiss £135 (in sale again go go)

ASOS £65 (anyone else think this asos model really looks like Caggie from MIC?)