New In (ish) // Marc Jacobs Rock Watch

You might get a little idea of how disorganised and hectic January has been for me by the fact I'm only just showing you my Marc Jacobs 'Rock' watch which I received for Christmas. Yes, it's taken me a whole month to take some photos to show you my new wrist candy. But trust me, it's not for lack of love, I adore this watch. I'd spotted it some time ago and put it on my Christmas wish list. There's a few different colour options including a beautiful rose gold that I considered, but in the end I decided the gold with silver and white accents was best suited to me.

It's a wonderfully weighty, chunky gold watch. I don't know about you, but I love my watches to feel heavy and solid. And of course, like almost every accessory for me, oversized is always a winner! 

This watch has been on my wrist almost everyday since I received it including yesterday, a sloppy Sunday running errands. I like to think that by pairing it with a couple of my favourite bracelets it somehow stops me from looking like a total scruff even when the rest of my outfit comprises of the first thing I pulled out of my wardrobe.

Marc By Marc Jacobs Rock Watch - HERE  //  White leather chain bracelet - HERE

Current Nails  //  OPI 'The World Is Not Enough' (a dark grey) turned lilacy pink
using a topcoat of this and jazzed up with a glitter accent of this!

Watch  //  Nail polishes  //  Bracelet  //  Domino

So, forgetting I'm a month late with this, what do you think of my Christmas present? Santa did good, didn't he?!

I'm making it my mission to post more frequently in February, I might have to get myself accustomed with a little scheduled posting.

Hope all you lovelies had a great weekend. Happy Monday (if that's possible?) everyone.

xxx




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Christmas 2012 // Photo Diary

The best way to start Christmas day and get into the festive spirit.

Perfect winter morning  //  Snow on the ground and clear blue skies 

Santa came!!

This one was definitely not wrapped by the Mr!!  //  Nails - OPI Black Onyx and InnisFree Glitter 112

Unwrapping gifts in the morning sunshine :)

Thank you so much Santa, you know me so well!!

My favourite christmas morning tradition  //  Smoked salmon with cracked black pepper and lemon. And, some champagne to wash it down.

Heading out for Christmas lunch  //  Bag & Coat - Zara

Black suede studded bag - Zara  //  Watch - Marc by Marc Jacobs via Nordstrom  //  Tassel Necklace - HRH  

I think the photographer has had one too many glasses of champagne by this point!

Back home to curl up in front of some Christmas movies

Tucking into a late night (second) Christmas feast. Tis the season after all!

A perfect Christmas day.

So, how was yours? I hope you had a wonderful day, leave a link if you did a post about it, I'd love to see what you did and what Santa brought you!


xxx

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Superficial About Perfume // Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh

I'd be lying if I told you that I didn't commit myself to buying this perfume, Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs, the second I saw the bottle. Just look how pretty it is! It's the perfect addition to my dressing table.

I have no idea how, but I hadn't seen this perfume before, I'd only seen the regular Daisy. As soon as I laid my eyes on the antique pink perfume with the white, yellow and pink flowers I made up my mind that unless it smelt reeeeally truly awful, I was getting it!

It was a pleasant surprise and definite added bonus then that the scent is actually really lovely too!

It's a light, very inoffensive subtle fruit and floral scent (perfect for summer really....but I missed that). I could tell you all about the notes of the perfume but for me it's really just about the looks. If you have more integrity than me when it comes to choosing perfumes you can read about the fragrance on the Marc Jacobs Daisy website, which also happens to be exceptionally pretty! If you're like me (judge a perfume by it's bottle) then do what I did and just skip straight on ahead to buying it - Here!

It did get me thinking though...I can't be the only one who's a bit superficial about their perfume purchases...  Come on, who else buys their perfumes based on the bottles? I know I'm not the only one!

xxx

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Vogue Fashion's Night Out - Seoul, Korea

I've been so busy this week with one thing and another. I'm so happy that amongst other things I got to go shopping on Vogue Fashion's Night Out. The night was held here in Seoul on Wednesday 21st September.

The first ever Fashion's Night Out happened in New York in 2009. When the financial crisis hit people stopped spending money on luxury purchases. The fashion and retail industries were obviously struggling to stay afloat. So Vogue and a few of their friends put together the concept of one night only where champagne flowed freely and shoppers could be privy to great deals and discounts on designer items. Not only that it's also possible to get real life glimpses of celebrities turning out to these events. I know I would go just for a sighting of Lady Gaga or Mary-Kate Olsen! Haha! The idea in essence is that it's a celebration of shopping to remind people just how fabulous things really are and how terrific it feels to buy them.

This year Vogue's Fashion's Night Out has been held in 16 countries around the world from my home country England to Russia, from Turkey to Korea!

It just so happens that I live a short cab ride from the main shopping district of Seoul, Myeongdong, where the event was happening. It also just so happened that a lovely friend of mine and I were planning to do a bit of retail therapy.

The lovely friend.

I somehow managed to exercise some self control and didn't buy a lot. I walked away with a new coat and a very fall-esque gold dream catcher style necklace with tan feathers. It could have been much worse if only some of the stores here stocked my shoe size. I was in the market for some boots and a pair of new flats. I saw several of these that I loved but they all came up one size short of my size. Before you go thinking I have freaky feet I'd like to say I'm only a UK 7.5 but Koreans are generally much smaller! So I mainly spent the evening browsing the stores and sipping Champagne.

Vogue Fashion's Night Out. Seoul. September 21.

Oh and avoiding photographers! If I hadn't gone there straight from work I might have felt more confident under the glare of their HUGGGGGEE lenses. I think they got a few cheeky shots anyway, if felt like they were lurking everywhere ready to pounce and get the shot. If you look at this pic you'll see what I mean, they weren't shy!

Photographers getting up close and personal @ Vogue Fashion's Night Out.

The shops were pretty jam packed and I saw a lot of outfits I loved. There were two girls who really stood out to me though. These were my favourite outfits of the night!

Favourite outfits @ Vogue Fashion's Night Out.

The two girl's worked in the fashion industry so clearly that explains just how chic their looks are. Or at least that's what I'm telling myself to make me feel better about not looking like this! I loved both of these looks. The left girl's outfit stood out from the crowd the most because of the colors. The pink skirt is from the current season at Zara. Her clutch is by Marc Jacobs and honestly was to die for! The girl on the right was also wearing a skirt by Zara. Her jacket was from a Korean retailer.

All in all it was a fun night and I wouldn't mind sipping champagne every time I shop. I'll certainly miss it the next time I'm shopping. I think the night definitely does what Vogue intends, reminds you of the joy and fabulousness in shopping. A dangerous thing if you ask me!

xxx

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