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  • I don't wear flats often, but when I do, they need to be covered in silver and gold holographic sequins with a big gold hibiscus flower and aqua beads. ✨✨🌺✨✨ The deeper question is do I buy a second pair for the future? 🤔 This, and other burning issues about spring wardrobe planning up on the blog now. ✨ ✨ ✨ #shoes #wiwt #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #over40style #styleinspo #acolourstory #mylook #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #over40blogger #sparkleeveryday #stylenotage #sequins
  • #AD There are a few iconic beauty products that I don't ever want to be without. A great eyelash curler is a game changer. The first ones were invented in the 1930s and I'm grateful every day for a product that makes me look much more awake than I feel! Good tweezers (which have been used since ancient Egypt) are another beauty necessity for me; I use them to separate my lashes after mascara, remove stray makeup-brush hairs, and of course, to tidy my brows. Mesopotamian women used to grind up gems and put the powder on their lips. As appealing as this is to my inner magpie, I'm glad all I have to do is swivel up my perfect shade of red, swipe, and go. Instant glamour. Moisturised skin is another necessity. The iconic Astral cream has been around for over 60 years and has earned its place on my beauty shelf because of how incredibly versatile it is. I keep a tiny pot of it in my handbag to add extra moisture and shine under my eyes and on top of my cheekbones (see Stories). It sits beautifully under and over my makeup. At home, I have the large pot to add intensive moisture anywhere I need it- I like to use it on my hands, feet, and legs before bedtime. #IconicBeauty #AlwaysAstral #AllYourSkinNeeds #skincare #skincare365 @astralmoisturiser
  • This is such an appropriate sweatshirt to post today, because writing my blog, the Sequinist, really does involve blood, sweat, and sequins! My sparkly little corner of the Internet won the UK Blog Awards for Fashion on Friday, and I couldn't be prouder. ✨ I know it is more fashionable to be faux humble on Instagram, but when you write about yourself, about your frightening symptoms of perimenopause, about your struggle with sugar addiction (it's a thing honest tf) and about your love of all things sparkly, it honestly feels *amazing* to have your content read, shared, appreciated and even given an award. 📝 It is HARD to write a blog well. It is hard to be opinionated without coming across as offensive or judgemental, to be knowledgeable without coming across as arch or bossy, or to share yourself without giving TMI or so little information that you say nothing worthwhile at all. Every single post, that's what I try to balance. 🙏THANK YOU to those who read the Sequinist, for your honest feedback and comments. Thank you to the brands who choose to work with me. Thank you to the #UKBA judges and all of you lovely people who voted for my blog. Thank you especially to my husband who takes all of my photos in his limited spare time. I'll be glowing about this award for a while. 💖💖💖 ✨ ✨ ✨ #wiwt #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle #over40style #styleinspo #streetstyleluxe #acolourstory #mylook #ootd #outfitoftheday #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #ootdshare #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #over40blogger #stylenotage #ihavethisthingwithcolor #UKBA19
  • I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is A) playing a piano B) hailing a taxi cab C) giving a peace sign D) flicking a cigarette E) giving a high five That sage of our age, Alanis Morissette, gives us all five, but since today is Friday, I'm going with E) giving a high five 🖐🏻. Jagged Little Pill is one of the best albums ever and if you disagree, well, you're just wrong and probably don't like sequins, gin, puppies, or dark chocolate either. ✨ 💯Now back to doing math homework and watching old skool Sesame Street (see stories, Johnny Cash and Oscar... I mean dream team or WHAT?!) with my son who has THREE WEEKS off for Easter. ✨ 🍸Tonight there is a much needed gin-fuelled girls night out, but it IS in Chiswick so unlikely to get too messy, being in Farrow & Ball and organic cereal territory 💁🏼‍♀️. ✨ 🎉Enjoy your Friday and Friday night! ✨ ✨ #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle #over40style #acolorstory #mylook #ootd #fashiongram #instastyle #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #over40blogger #stylenotage
  • My son turned six last week, and this colourful bird light shade from @ombra_bella was our surprise present for him. His favourite colour is gold ✨ (😂, I know exactly where he gets that) so she customised the mesh in that colour and chose brightly coloured birds to match his room. There is a little owl to represent his house at school, some robins which we love to watch daily in our garden, a cardinal to remind him of North Carolina (the state bird), and a green bird which he thinks is lucky 🍀. I'm absolutely thrilled with it and so is he. Thank you for the care and amazing customer service @ombra_bella 💕. I found her on Etsy, find her there if you have a room that needs birding up 🦉🐥🦜🕊️🐦. Birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs, doncha know 🦖🦕 ✨ ✨ #ihavethisthingwithcolor #interiorstyling #interior #birds #birdlover #notanad #lighting #childrendecor
  • ☔I was hoping for a wet and grey day to photograph this sequin raincoat in its natural habitat, but Mother Nature didn't cooperate, so I'm showing it to you in spring sunshine instead. #notsorry 🌸If you watched my stories a few weeks ago, you'll remember I freaked out over this iridescent sequin raincoat from the children's department @marksandspencer. It has since sold out in the '15-16 years' size that I'm wearing (there was no 'turning-50-in-4-months' size, so I just went with the closest one 😜). Just how did I come across this iridescent unicorn-dream sparkle-parka, you might ask? Well! It involved a lot of googling for the metallic orange @siesmarjan trench (it looks just like the Quality Street orange cream wrapper, see blog post for side by side comparison). ✨Anyway, I'm now wanting a ball gown made in this plastic covered sequin fabric. I'm totally going to make black tie waterproof gowns a thing, just you wait and see. ✨Swipe to see the deeply practical hood and pockets plus a closeup dose of sparkle. ✨ ✨ #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle#over40style #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #ihavethisthingwithcolor #agelessstyle #styleoverfashion #thinkpink #spring #raincoat
  • Red and turquoise, animals, and jewellery... A few of my favourite things all on one magnificent scarf, designed specifically to suit my spring colouring. Thank you @ivananohelscarves and @redleopard_uk for this wearable artwork! I love it so much I wish it came in wallpaper 😂😍💕. A post is up on the blog, detailing my full Red Leopardification. What an eye opening experience, have a read if you fancy. I'll pop a link in my stories shortly. ✨ ✨ ✨ #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle #over40style #styleinspo #acolourstory #mylook #ootd #ihavethisthingwithcolor #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #acolorstory #stylenotage
  • Advertisement. I’ve not had a bra fitting since I had my son, and he’s six this month! I kept procrastinating… mostly because some of the previous fittings I’ve had in shops were so disappointing. I’d get measured, spend several hundred pounds on bras, and a few short weeks later, I’d still be wearing the same ones from before, because the new ones were so uncomfortable.  To complicate things, I have unusual proportions, and nearly every bra I try has shoulder straps that are too long for me, even on the shortest setting. When @fantasie_lingerie contacted me for My Fantasie Fit, a campaign about the importance of a professional bra fitting, I was so excited! I stopped procrastinating and went to see Liza at @pearsonenfield. I found out that I’d been wearing a 36 instead of a 32 band 😲 and my cup size was just as wrong (I’m a FF, not C). I learned that if the band around your ribcage is even slightly loose, it throws everything else out in the bra’s structure.  In under 10 minutes, I had a whole stack of beautifully fitting Fantasie bras and knickers, my fitting was done, and I was transformed! I absolutely adore Fantasie’s lingerie collections, especially this beautiful set from their Memoir collection. Like anyone, I love having beautiful lingerie, but sometimes beautiful lingerie doesn’t work under my clothes… especially in photos (seams or bumpy lace patterns showing through a thin shirt or jumper are my biggest bra peeve). Liza found me bras that work to my brief: must not be disruptive under clothes, must still be beautiful, AND work with my weird proportions.  I’m so thrilled with how much better I look and feel in my clothes that I’ve promised myself I’ll be professionally fitted by Fantasie every 6 to 8 months from now on! #Fantasie #FantasieLingerie #MyFantasieFit #FantasieMemoir #Memoir #SS19

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