Net-A-Fabulous

Its finally arrived!!

Here are some lovely pictures of my first Net-A-Porter purchase, a T by Alexander Wang dress...

Got That Glitter On My Eyes

As yesterday I had the day off for a very long dentist session, I spent some time snooping around on YouTube...

So far my favourite things of the day were ....

Ke$ha's video for We R Who We R - its been stuck in my head for days now, and is it just me or does she sound a bit like Amanda from Ugly Betty?

Simon's Cat - Its like he met my cat Maude and wrote a cartoon about her!  There are about 6 videos and they're all great, but this one is so cute...

Even though I haven't received my first Net-A-Porter purchase, I have already started planning my next purchases...the J Brand Vests with the glitter patch, and the Lanvin notebook (for me to write my blog notes while out and about) 

£22

£25

This cape is also AMAZING, but at £28,660 a smidge out of my price range.

What are you loving at the moment? any "must haves"?

And as a final note, I have just seen on the Telegraph fashion pages, an awful picture of Elle McPherson.  What was she thinking?  You are not 20 Elle, sort it out!

Sunday Exciting News

Well its not really that exciting, I have just remembered being told last week by a girl I work with that her manicurist now does Minx Nails I can't believe it has slipped my mind as I have been wanting them for ages.

I really want either the silver metallic ones, they look so shiny and its something that I've never been able to achieve with just nail polish.  I must now remember to ask Rach for her manicurist's details! (I will send her a message right now)

I have also done a naughty thing yesterday - I bought my first purchase of Net-A-Porter....and put it on my credit card :) oops!! I do have a slight feeling of "shoppers remorse" but not so much that I'll be sending it back.  I bought a black dress from T by Alexander Wang...its gorgeous!! I am so excited about seeing the Net-A-Porter packaging too (that's a bit sad I know).

(at this point I need to say that this picture is from mymanybags.blogspot.com)

 

I only feel guilty because I am going to London shopping with my bestie Jules on Friday and should have saved the money for then...however, I know that Jules spend £100 in Jack Wills last weekend so I don't feel too bad.

Ever get shoppers remorse or are you a guilt free shopper?

Getting back to Alexander Wang, I have been a fan for a long time, albeit from afar as this will by my first purchase.  I love how his clothes are so wearable, and I have a sneaky feeling that Olivier Theysken's collection for Theory will be very similar stuff.  That is a collection that I am very much looking forward too.  From the pictures that I have seen, I can guarantee that I will be coveting the entire collection.

Another one bites the dust

So after another weight watchers weigh in, I have lost another pound...I know its not the 3lbs I wanted but I feel that I have had a bit of a naughty week (2 nights out drinking and a Nandos - oops!)

So that's 6 lbs in total, still can't see where its dropping off from but at least its coming off! I may be 2lbs off my target though - it was meant to be 8lbs by this week but its better than nothing.  

I have decided as well that when I go shopping to London on Friday I will buy my clothes in the next size down...risky yes but it will definitely spur me on if I want to wear them!

Reading

Am currently reading Dracula Undead by Dacre Stoker, its follows the lives of the main characters 20 years later with the main character being Mina and Johnathon's son - Quincey, named after the Texan from the original Dracula novel.  The story unfolds with the return of Dracula and Elisabeth Bathory...but who is the baddy?  Its very good, I read it while travelling last year and thought that it was time to read it again.

Cinema

Went to see Black Swan this week with The Girls, it was brilliant!  The costumes (Rodarte) are beautiful and Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis are both excellent in it.  I must admit that the scenes where she was picking her fingers made me feel uncomfortable, it just looked so painful and realistic.  I also jumped quite a bit too, but it wasn't as scary as one of my friends led me to believe.  10/10

Television

Beauty and The Beast: The Ugly side of Beauty.

I watched the first episode of this last night and it made me realise how lucky I am.  I know that everyone moans every now and then about how they look, but majority of people don't have to go through what people with facial disfigurement do.  I though that Yasmin seemed like a lovely girl and she wasn't as bad as I thought she was going to be.  Leo was so up beat about his burns and had a lovely family despite the fears that he had when he was younger that he would be alone.

I did think the name of the programme was a bit harsh - who's the beauty? the plastic surgery enhance woman or the person who has a facial disfigurement who has accepted it and also accepted that beauty comes from within? Food for thought....

Gok's Clothes Roadshow

Um Am I the only person who thinks that Gok is a bit crap?  How can people not tell the difference between the designer and high street? How can they pick Gok's fashion monstrositys time after time...OK so Brix (who I love) won this week - but Gok will come out as the champion even though he insists on putting neck scarves on anything that stands still long enough and skinny belts on people who really REALLY shouldn't wear them!  OK rant over...sorry for all you "Gokettes"



Fat Club Disappointment

After a week of being really well behaved, I have only lost half a sodding pound! I am furious!
This week I need to really up my game as I need to lose 3lbs to be on target :( I don't know what to do.  A pound of fat is actually quite a lot when you look at it, so where the hell is it going from my body? I've lost 5lbs in total but can't tell at all.

I think that the points that I have been calculated for my daily allowance are too many, I am meant to be eating 33 but find that its allowing me to have naughty things on top of my good things....I am going to experiment by having a week at 29 points to see how it goes.

I have been promised by my mum that if I get to my goal weight (which means a loss of 35lbs) she will go halves with me on a Mulberry bag of my choice (within reason) aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

I have also agreed to do the Race for Life for the first time this year, I will be doing it in June around Chester.  At my current mental state and physical weight I think I would only be able to walk it - however I hope by June that I would be able to run the 5km.  It doesn't seem that far but the more I think about running it the harder it seems, so it for me would be a great personal goal, plus have you seen the gorgeous fitness clothing that you can buy now?

The new Nike stuff looks amazing and wearable for the gym and running out and about on the streets.  I prefer the look of it to the Stella McCartney for Adidas range which looks nice in theory but I don't think I could wear that to my local gym.

Week 2 complete

Last week wasn't as successful as the first weigh in, I only lost 1.5 lbs, but that's better than nothing right?

So that's a total of 4.5 lbs, I had estimated a 2lb a week loss so I am currently on track quite nicely, just hope that I can do the same again this Thursday.  I have found it quite hard this week, have just had major food cravings and not for fruit!

I am going shopping to London of the 11th February so I am hoping to have lost 10lbs by then so I can treat myself to some nice "thin clothes"...if not, will get some lovely jewellery shoes and bags! (Last night I watched the Victoria's Secret 2010 Fashion Show, talk about thinspiration!)

Had a haircut on the weekend too - didn't go too well, more to do with my chronic fear of getting my hair cut.  Managed to keep it together during the cut, but burst into tears as soon as I got outside, I think I may have scared off any future customers of the salon! I have to say that my hair doesn't look any different, its just that I hate the way that they dry it, it looks too neat and poofy...I like tousled waves not "stepford wife" mushroom head!!

I am planning my shopping for London, I want to get a jersey maxi dress for the summer - I loved the T by Alexander Wang dress that was on Net-a-Porter, but it was completely sold out...not impressed! I am proud that I didn't buy a single thing from the Net-a-Porter sale, I kept getting buyers guilt and I hadn't even bought anything! I'm still holding out for Hermes.

Update

So I had my first weigh in last week with Weight Watchers, lost 3lbs - am so chuffed...however, I am now terrified that I wont have lost anything this week or even worse...put some on :(

I have been eating less than the 33 points a day (apart from sunday where I had a bit of a greedy day) and have been doing exercise, I even went to the gym today!!

My friend also lost 5lbs in her first week - I have to say, I am jealous that she lost more than me - how pathetic is that?!

I am going to have to take lots of fruit to work to munch on and drink lots of water (which I do already)

Victoria Beckham, Pregnant!

I am a HUGE Victoria Beckham fan, I love everything about her.  I thought I'd do a little post dedicated to her amazing style....the thing I am most excited about is not whether its a boy or a girl but what will she wear while preggers?!

Past pregnancies have seen Mrs B. dressed in an array of different styles from each birth.

                                                      Pregnant with Brooklyn

                                                      Pregnant with Romeo

Pregnant with Cruz

One thing that I am pretty 100% certain about with this pregnancy - there won't be any bare tummy skin on show! As a serious fashion designer (and icon) the style of this pregancy is going to be AMAZING!!

pictures taken from Elleuk.com

So Far....

I went to my first weight watchers meeting on Thursday, things went ok, I have my points all set out and I have been sticking to my plan very well - ok so its been 2 days, but its actually really easy to eat 33 points a day, in fact I didn't even manage to reach 33 yesterday. I am also keeping to my food tracker journal like demon (lucky I have a huge handbag to carry the folder around with me - Russel and Bromley natch).  I do keep having severe chocolate cravings, to the point where I might take down a small child for a bit of a twix.

I also have a new addition to the "saving for" pot - a Hermes enamel bangle - just seen one and I NEED IT IN MY LIFE!  The wide one that I want (in black) is $560...whats that in pounds I wonder? Could I get it shipped to my cousin in miami and then get it shipped to me in Cheshire? Hold on...I can't even afford to buy the bangle let alone pay for the shipping - am getting carried away.

Have also had a serious falling out with my laptop, for some reason, the lid seems to have decided to come away from the base.  The bottom left screw has come out of the screen and its all mangled.  I have no idea how it has happend.  I could cry, and on top of that the battery has died so now it only works plugged in to the wall...and then it gets really hot.  I think it may be on its last legs.

Just seen a TV advert thats perked up my spirits, E! Live from the Red Carpet for the Golden Globes - yey!! I love looking at all the dresses that people wear :)  I also love Ryan and Giuliana too!

Brushing Up....

As a cheeky treat to myself (again) I have bought a new collection of MAC brushes.  They are divine.  However, now I don't want to use them until I have all new make up, I don't want to soil them with my old makeup.

Luckily, this month with the ELLE Club there is 15% off at HQHair.com and I also have a small collection of empty MAC pots to take back to get a discount on my next purchase, and help the environment of course :) 
Use the code ELLEHQ20 at the till for HQhair.com and its valid from 5th Jan to the 6th April .

Reading

For a bit of light reading I have just ordered from Amazon the second goddess guide; The Goddess Experience by Gisele Scanlon,  and Luella's Guide to English Style by Luella Bartley.  I am a lover and collector of fashion coffee table books, and have shelves devoted to them in my huge floor to ceiling, wall to wall bookcase.  Pet hate - when the spines get wrinkled.

Cinema



Really want to go and see the new Narnia film - Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I loved the books as a child and have enjoyed the other Narnia films, its a bit of a shame that some of the books have been missed out but its still good fun.