tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211719542236230462024-03-05T22:45:47.023+00:00Just Mee DeeManchester based fashion and lifestyle blog Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621424851467322760noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321171954223623046.post-20362871035309186022016-08-25T13:45:00.001+01:002016-08-25T13:52:20.665+01:00LIFE: Manchester Three Rivers Gin Distillery<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Distillery; and I was lucky enough to be invited down to it. Anyone who reads this blog, or follows me on
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justmeedee_/">IG</a> or <span id="goog_1679693607"></span><a href="https://twitter.com/_iknowfashion">Twitter</a><span id="goog_1679693608"></span> knows that I’m partial to a good Gin and Tonic, so I jumped at
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Three Rivers Gin is an amazing craft gin created by Master
Distiller Dave Rigby, a proud Mancunian, which is something which can be seen
in his choices for the taste and also the actual distillery. Dave wanted to create something to put
Manchester on the map (not that we need it!), but Three Rivers tells a story of
Manchester and its people. It’s the
first to be created in the city centre, is created in house in the distillery
which is located on Red Bank; an area known for industry, innovation and
creation in the past, and close to the banks of the 3 rivers of the city, hence
the name! Anyone who follows me will
know I love the city I live in, I think its one of the best places in the world
with the most amazing people, so to see a brand and its ambassadors being as
passionate about the city I love, made my heart soar!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Now onto the most important bit…...... the gin itself!! The gin is distilled in a 450 litre copper
pot, in house, and is a blend of 11 botanicals, based around the mid palette with sweetness derived from vanilla, cinnamon, almond and oats. Now, I’m a bit of a gin snob, after going to
numerous gin festivals with my Gin Twin Kate (she blogs about gin so check her
out <a href="http://www.gymandtoneic.co.uk/">here</a>), so I know what I like (usually something bourbon infused or
peppery), so the cardamom notes in this were great for me, and I loved it. Served with cherries (which I’ve NEVER seen
before, and I’ve drank a lot of gin!), it was one of the smoothest gins I’ve
ever tasted. I liked it that much I bought
a bottle on the night, and in all honesty, its nearly all gone! You can buy the gin at Hanging Ditch in
Manchester and Grape and Grain in Prestwich, and as of yesterday in Majestic
Wines. If you live in Manchester, I
know that Allotment Bar and Manchester House are serving it, so get yourself
down there and try it, I promise it’ll be worth it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt;">The unique thing about Manchester Three Rivers, is that its not just a gin brand; Dave and the team have created a whole interactive experience at the distillery, where you can get a tour of the premises, see how the gin is made, and most exciting, go to Gin School and create your own craft gin!</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt;">Tickets are £95, which I know sounds expensive, but when you think you walk away with a 100% unique to you 700ml bottle of craft gin (you’d easily pay £40 for a good gin in a store), and 4 G&T’s or gin cocktails (at Manchester prices, that easily another £40!), the price doesn’t sound that bad.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt;">And you never know, your gin might be that good that you can start your own brand…………. Dave says he got his flavour right first time, so you might be the next Master Distiller of Manchester!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">To find out more, visit the website <a href="http://www.manchesterthreerivers.com/">here</a> or check them out on <a href="https://twitter.com/mcrthreerivers">Twitter</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After my Indulgence Hour at the Intu Trafford Centre which you can read about <a href="http://www.justmeedee.com/2016/03/life-indulgance-hour-at-intu-trafford.html">here</a>, my friend Kate (go read here blog <a href="http://www.gymandtoneic.co.uk/">here</a>)decided to go to the newly opened Bill's Restaurant. I've been to <a href="https://bills-website.co.uk/">Bill's</a> in Oxford before and loved it so was keen to try this place out, as I love the decor and the menu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We went with good intentions of being healthy and managed it with our starters and mains, but totally ruined it with fat bitch deserts!! For starters I had roast beet and goats cheese salad (divine) and Kate had halloumi sticks. For main course I had a the most amazing chicken squwers served with salad and flatbread whilst Kate stayed healthy with a superfood salad. Now this is not like Kate and I, we love going out to eat and often demolish anything and everything in sight, not caring about the calories!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I started off with a facial at The Face Doctor. <a href="http://www.the-facedoctor.com/">The Face Doctor</a> offers rejuvenation treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections and fillers as well as non invasive treatments in their gorgeous spa situated near John Lewis. I was given a skin analysis by Carolyn, a fully trained medical practicioner, and was asked what I wanted to achieve. My skin's been looking really dull due to the cold weather here in Manchester, so I wanted something highly moisturising but would also wake up my skin. She started with a skin boosting mask which contained acai and goji berries, which smelt soooooo good, followed by a rejuvenating eye gel and a retinol moisturiser to plump up your skin. After the 15 minute treatment my skin felt amazing, and I will definitely be returning.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621424851467322760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321171954223623046.post-14982919554918296222016-02-14T11:48:00.000+00:002016-02-14T11:48:10.835+00:00LIFE: Anti Valentine<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hate Valentine's Day ....... there, I've said it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And that's not the thoughts of some bitter singleton, more of a hopeless romantic! Out of all my friends, I'm the one who has the most </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">romanticised</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> dreams, I believe in soul mates, and that there's one person who is the other piece of your jigsaw...... you can be lucky and meet them and spend your life with them, or you can meet them at 80 and spend a short time being deliriously happy. I'm not one for outpourings of love and PDA's, to me love is about the little things you do for someone. Sending a message so it's the 1st thing you see in the morning, sending you songs cos it reminds them of you, running you a bath after a hard day, or buying you a bar of chocolate on their way home. I'm always the one who pushes my friends to keep trying at relationships, as if there's any chance to not thrown love away you shouldn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And that's why I hate Valentine's Day. If someone only tells you they love you and spoils you for one day, you've got a problem in my opinion. I'd rather not have a card, roses or chocolates on 14th February and have someone send me a love heart eyes emoji in the middle of the day as a surprise any day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Anyone who knows me, knows that for years I've been wanging on about doing my hair bright red, but its always just been talk. Well that was until the other week, and I decided to go for it. My friend Nicola is a hairdresser, and she had recently done hers and when I saw her, I knew I wanted mine done. So from a conversation on Friday, to booking the appointment on Thursday to having it done on Saturday, it was all a bit of a whirlwind, but if I didn't do it that way, I would have backed out!! Some huge persuasion from one of my friends also helped, I think he wanted to see me as a redhead more than I did!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My hairs been every colour under the sun over the years, and has been varying shades of ombre for the last 4 or 5, mainly because I'm too lazy to keep going to the hairdressers, and ombre is a lazy girls best friend. I wrote in <a href="http://www.justmeedee.com/2015/09/style-new-hair-do.html">this</a> post, that I wanted to do something different back in September, and that I normally change my hair based on how I'm feeling, and I suppose changing my hair so dramatically signifies the start of some changes I'm making in my life both from a professional and personal perspective. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Niks salon Great Lengths is in my local town (see her Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Great-Lengths-931520966938798/">here</a>), so a very nervous me went along feeling sick to the stomach on Saturday afternoon to start the transformation. Now doing this could easily have been the end of good friendship if I didn't like it, but I put 100% trust in Nik and I was not disappointed...... plus I know she wouldn't have done anything which wouldn't have suited me.............. although it didn't stop me have sweaty palms for 3 hours until the final reveal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To ensure that the colour would take properly and evenly, the top part of my hair which was dark was lightened to blend more with my already blonde ends to ensure the best coverage. The time I felt most sick was when I had blondy/ginger tinged roots, so the next stage of the pre pig was done VERY quickly...... I was past the point of no return by then anyway! I'd taken in a picture of what I wanted but Nik thankfully talked me down from the brightest red and I chose this colour.</span></div>
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the newly opened C<a href="https://cabana-brasil.com/menu-locations/manchester/">abana Brazilian Barbeque</a> in Manchester’s Corn Exchange. The Corn Exchange has undergone a radical
revamp in the last year, changing from the shopping centre called the Triangle,
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bit of Brazil” with the Brazilian out look on life of “tudo bem” meaning
everything’s good. The huge space is a
real onslaught to the senses, with bright colours, upcycled furniture (I
definitely want a denim sofa in my house now!), neon lights, oil drums and even
Subbuteo tables. Having never been to
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<a href="http://www.asos.com/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ASOS</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> - 20% off everything – enter CYBER at Checkout</span><br />
<a href="http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/category/sale-offers-4181277/black-friday-5026648?cat1=217217&cat2=2804562&intcmpid=ABOVE_WK13_FRI_BLACKFRIDAY_P1"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Topshop</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> – 50% off selected lines</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Selfridges</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> – 20% off selected lines – enter SELFCCE at Checkout</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.harveynichols.com/shoppingparty/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Harvey Nichols</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> – 25% off selected lines, and another 10% off if you are a Rewards Member (just download the app)</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="https://www.missguided.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Missguided </span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">– 20% off everything – enter cyber20 at Checkout</span><br />
<a href="http://www.warehouse.co.uk/clothing/dept/fcp-category/list?cm_re=Homepage-_-Category-_-Clothing-Black-Friday"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Warehouse</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> – up to 30% off everything</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.rarelondon.com/new-in.html"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Rare</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">- 30% off everything – enter BLACK30 at the checkout</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://shop.mango.com/GB/women/clothing?&mkwid=sbg9SDc15_dc&pcrid=55880757597&pkw=mango&pmt=e&utm_term=&gclid=CKXZrqOisMkCFQb3wgodLvoEeQ">Mango</a> - 30% off everything – enter 5BLACK2015 at the checkout</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.allsaints.com/?gclid=CNzO8tiisMkCFSQHwwodz88Bpg">All Saints</a> - 30% off - enter CYBER at Checkout<br /><br /><br /><strong>Menswear</strong> (useful for Christmas presents for those men in your life!)</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Selfridges</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> – 20% off selected lines – enter SELFCCE at Checkout</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.adidas.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Adidas</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> – 20% off everything – enter BLACKFRIDAY at Checkout</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.endclothing.com/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">END Clothing</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> -20% off selected lines</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.allsaints.com/?gclid=CNzO8tiisMkCFSQHwwodz88Bpg">All Saints</a> - 30% off - enter CYBER at Checkout<br /><br /><br /><strong>Accessories</strong></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.publicdesire.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Public Desire</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> - 20% off everything – enter cyberbae at Checkout</span><br />
<a href="http://www.regalrose.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Regal Rose</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> - 20% off everything - enter BLACKFRIDAY at Checkout</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.officelondon.de/view/search?search=deblackfriday+CA1">Office</a> - 20% off everything - enter SNOW at Checkout</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.kurtgeiger.com/">Kurt Geiger</a> - 20% off everything</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.lamoda.co.uk/60-off-selected">La Moda</a> - up to 60% off selected lines<br /><br /><strong>Beauty</strong></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Selfridges </span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">– 10% off – enter SELFCCE at Checkout</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.harveynichols.com/beauty/"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Harvey Nichols</span></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> - 10% off selected lines</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Anyway, back to the point of the evening! Koko Couture were showcasing their new range of hair pieces. My hair is extremely thin, and no matter how much product I use, its impossible to get any sort of volume, so I was excited about the opportunity to have thicker and longer locks. My hair is a very grown out ombre (roll on Saturday when I get it done again), but is very high dyed and very white compared to my natural hair which is quite dark. Because of this, the strip extensions were impossible to match, so a half wig was suggested. I love wigs, but had never heard of a half wig, so, willing to try anything and take advice from the experts, I let the lovely girls from Koko Couture loose on my locks. The half head wig is attached by internal combs just above the crown, and so is matched to your root colour, and the front of your hair styled to cover the joins. As the front of my hair is very blonde, the join was more obvious on my hair, but seeing as I had my trusty fedora with me, once that was on it looked fab!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The hair feels very natural, and in all honesty, I spent most of the evening looking at the other girls, wondering who had hair pieces in, and who had their natural hair! I'll definitely be trying other styles and colours once I've decide what my next hair doo will be. There were some amazing, bright strip extensions in natural hair which I'd love to use. The world is my hair oyster!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thank you to the lovely ladies at Koko Couture for an amazing evening, and for my new locks and amazing clutch bag. I was well and truly spoilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm always on the look out for new places to go, and when I heard about Washhouse, I knew it had to be on my list. Its </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">owned by the same guys as <a href="http://thelaundrettechorlton.co.uk/">The Laundrette</a> in Chorlton, which is one of my fave places, but the great thing about Washhouse is that it's secret, and they make you work to get in!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You have to find the phone number (their website is designed to look as though its for a laundrette), call and ask to book a machine to wash a certain number of items of clothes (people) and they will call you back to confirm your booking. I'm not going to post the web address or the phone number as half the fun is finding it, but I promise you won't be disappointed with the cocktails if you do manage to get a table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This was my favourite, Fools Gold, a mix of Rhubarb gin, ginger liqueur and vermouth. Quite possibly the strongest cocktail I've ever tasted but that was over ridden by the mini ice cream which it came with!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Long time no speak. Again, life and work have taken over and blogging has taken a back seat. However, I've got quite a few things lined up to talk to you about!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Firstly being my holiday to Ibiza at the end of September which I am ridiculously excited about. Ibiza holds a very special place in my heart. I've been going for 16 years, pretty much every year, and to me its the perfect mix of epic parties, cool places to chill and most of all, the the most beautiful sunsets ever. Every year I have an epiphany watching the sunset, and after having one of the most turbulent years of my life, I'm looking forward to some clarity! I've been so up and down this year, I need the break to make some plans....... here's hoping the sunset does its usual job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Anyway, enough of the spirituality, and onto my wardrobe! Normally when I go away I know exactly what I want to take, and just need to find it, but this year I have no idea, other than I want a baggy off the shoulder black dress which is seeming impossible to find (if anyone knows any, please leave a comment!!). Anyway, I did a lil shop on the ASOS sale and this is what I bought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Just a quick post today to tell you about a site I found from my sick bed yesterday, </span><a href="http://www.nastydress.com/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Nastydress</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. Despite reservations about the name, I clicked on it, and was really impressed with some of the things I found. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The 1st thing I bought was this <a href="http://www.nastydress.com/pg/72939.html">maxi dress</a>, which I thought would be great when I go to Ibiza in September. I love the colours on this, and thought it was quite unusual, and seeing as I hate wearing anything other people have, its right up my street. It comes in a few different colour ways too, and was only £8.77!! In fact I bought 3 dresses and a swimsuit for £32!! I don't expect the quality to be amazing for that price, but it'll be fine for hols I hope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been after a new biker jacket for months, but couldn't find one that was quite right. I wanted the standard motorcycle panels on the shoulder, but not all the way down the arm, I didn't want a belt and it had to be real leather and not look cheap ............ picky, moi???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Anyone who knows me, or has seen any of my social media, knows that a standard outfit for me involves a leather jacket and a fedora, whether that's with jeans or with a dress, so I didn't mind how much I spent, as I know its an investment piece for me, and I'll wear it until it wears out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Good intentions........ I had loooaaadddsss of them when it came to blogging, but non of them materialised and I've not posted since February! I wouldn't mind, but I've wrote things, photographed things and just not published them.</span></div>
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bleaching, straightening, and general bad activity, my hair wouldn’t take the
red as a full head as it looked slightly peach and patchy when my hairdresser
did the strand test, and as much as I liked it, I didn’t think a full head of
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look straggly so had always changed by mind.
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it in a much healthier condition, leaving me with the messy long bob I’d
wanted, but not had the guts to do!!
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star look), with some copper highlights in it, so give it the pinky/peachy look
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for a long overdue catch up and their great deal of 2 courses and a cocktail
for £20. Now I'm not sure if this deal was for January only as it's not
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procrastinator ever, but I always get sucked into the online shopping habit…………….
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don’t know, I lived in Cape Town for a while, and we’ve just booked to go back
in April, so if that’s not a valid reason for a little wardrobe update, nothing
is!! April will be going into winter
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After being inspired by all of the Alexa Chung AG Collection denim, I thought this playsuit would be great for a day to night look with my ASOS boots of dreams (see <a href="http://www.asos.com/asos/asos-alannah-weave-detail-ankle-boots/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=4678832&clr=Black&SearchQuery=boots&pgesize=36&pge=1&totalstyles=586&gridsize=3&gridrow=6&gridcolumn=1">here</a>). I'm slightly obsessed with Alexa and denim, so any channelling of her is a big tick in my book!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621424851467322760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321171954223623046.post-51405113031501838172015-01-20T08:57:00.000+00:002016-01-27T16:39:36.949+00:00EATS - Home Sweet Home -Manchester<div style="margin: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This weekend was all about fun with my girlfriends; which believe
me was a long time coming. I left my old job in December, and after a
nightmare end to 2014 (read more about that here) didn't get to have a leaving
do. My best friend from work left on Friday so all my old team came out too and
we had a joint leaving do. We went to </span><a href="http://www.holdfastbar.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Holdfast</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, a new pop up bar in the
Northern Quarter. It's a very random
bar, but I like quirky, and we commandeered the games room complete with Sega
video games and the DJ decks. I'll definitely be going again, the
cocktails were too die for!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Anyway, to the food. I stay in Manchester
quite a lot either with friends or in one if the many apartments around the
city centre (tip, leave it til the day before and you can get a steal. I once
got a £350 apt that sleeps 4 for £70!). Staying in Manchester means the
standard breakfast the next day, and I'm pretty proud to say I can point anyone
in the direction if the best Eggs Benedict around, and that's Home Sweet Home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4 hungover girls meant a
table full of food. I had the Eggs Cali which is an Eggs Benedict with Avocado
and Salmon and hot sauce, and is honestly one of my fave breakfasts ever!
I was still trying to be healthy eating this, but then got sidetracked………….
Another highlight are the loaded fries, basically the hangover food of dreams
as its chips with cheese and bacon, and believe me, it was needed!! The
menu is great all day, not just breakfast (see<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://homesweethomenq.com/">here</a>) and I'd totally recommend
the Brisket Mac Melt for a dinner...................... my mouths watering
thinking about it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Another Home Sweet Home gem are the cakes.
Now I forgot to take photos of the cakes, as I left in a total food coma,
but they can only be described as door stops, they are huge!! They're
made fresh each day by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/bakeorama">Bake-O-Rama<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></a>and need to be eaten to be believed.
I'm not a cake fan at all, and these cakes are the only ones I'll eat!!
Sat in the window of Home Sweet Home on a Saturday afternoon with a
coffee, cake, my mates and a fashion mag are my standard fare (when I'm not
watching football!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Bill was £60 between 4 of us, but
seeing as there were Bloody Marys and endless pints of coke on there, we
thought that was really good!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You really should try Home Sweet Home, I can
honestly says it’s my little slice of cake and breakfast heaven in the Northern
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My friends have always called me the Queen of Accessories, but in the past 2 years I've become obsessed with hats, so much so it's very rare you see me without one! So much so that when I went out for lunch with a friend last week, she said she knew I was arriving when she saw a fedora walk past the window!!</div>
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I've got a small head, so I favour a trilby or a baker boy, but fedoras and big floppy 70s style hats are quickly becoming a wardrobe staple. Then, you can never go wrong with a bobble, I'm from Manchester, and it's ALWAYS cold, so a bobbles standard!! 2014 was definitely the year of the hat, and I can't wait to to add to my collection in 2015!! Now, anyone got any ideas where I can buy a top hat from?!?!?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621424851467322760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321171954223623046.post-51580375174412612842015-01-13T14:13:00.000+00:002016-01-27T16:40:26.021+00:00STYLE: Tips for Shopping The Sales<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">If you don’t know, I
have my own personal shopping and styling business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was building it up before I moved to Cape
Town, but it’s been left in the shadows a bit after the hell of 2014 which I
mentioned here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still have a lot of
clients, and work with friends and family, but I aim to get this off the ground
again in 2015, so thought I’d combine my knowledge from that with my blog and
put together a post on how to shop in the sales.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Research</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Check out your
wardrobe before you go shopping, look at what gaps you have to work out what
you need, look at anything which either doesn’t fit or is looking a bit shabby
to work out what you need to replace, and then think about what trend pieces you
can add to update your wardrobe.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Focus</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It’s easy to say
don’t get distracted by ‘amazing bargains’ that aren’t on your list, but as a
shopaholic who’s also a stylist, even I know this isn’t possible!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just focus on what is essential, and what
budget you have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The green fur coat
might be half price and look great, but if its £100 and you know you’ll only
wear it once, it’s an expensive splurge vs the black boots you know you’ll wear
100 times!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always think if you wouldn’t
pay full price for it, why buy it on sale?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve seen so many wardrobes (mine included!) which have items with tags still
on, which is a lot of expensive mistakes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On wardrobe consultations I always add up the
amount spent on clothes with tags still on, and it often scares people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did this in my own wardrobe first and
realised I could have bought the Louboutins I really wanted but couldn’t
afford, so now I always 2<sup>nd</sup> guess what I’m buying and if I’m not
sure, walk away, and put the money in my savings pot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I’ve got the money to buy Loubs each year
without realising!!</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Enjoy</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Having said all that,
a sensible wardrobe is a boring one!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fashion, style and shopping are about fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But just know how much fun you can
afford!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’ve got a certain amount
of money you can afford to spend, do buy something crazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The green fur coat will always make you smile
more than the black boots!!</span><br />
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