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January 14, 2013

giveaway: innocent smoothies and juices

The lovely people over at Innocent recently sent over a stash of vouchers to myself to use on some smoothies, juices and fruit tubes to kick start my healthy eating of January. After Christmas time I'm pretty sure you will all know what I'm talking about when I say we all feel a bit sluggish and out of sorts which means there is no better time than to adopt a healthy eating plan (especially after the couple of pounds put on from Christmas dinner). Luckily the vouchers couldn't of come at a better time for me as I've been in bed ill for the last couple of days so sent my Mum out to pick up a trolley full of juices.


The thing that Innocent are famed for most are their smoothies, for the reasons that they are beyond yummy and equally as healthy. I've been stocking my fridge up with these for years now and used to always take a lunch box sized version with me to school when I was younger. My favourite of the bunch at the moment has to be the kiwis, apples and limes version as I love the slightly sharp taste coming from the lime and bitter kick from the nettle extract.


My next favourite product by Innocent are their juices, for obvious reasons. They are just as tasty as the smoothies but are more drinkable down to being more water based compared to the thickness of the smoothies. They go great with a dash of vodka for an alcoholic drink but as I'm on a health kick I'm trying to stay away from alcohol this month.


Last but not least your vouchers can also buy you some fruit tubes from the Innocent range. These may look like yoghurts however they are in fact a slightly thicker/more condensed version of the smoothies but in tube form, making them ideal for on the go.


The giveaway prize is a ton of vouchers to the value of £26 all together, I personally found that this is enough for around a month's supply in my household. I still had vouchers left after purchasing all of the products above, so the winner will most definitely have a fridge full of tastiness. All you have to do to enter is use the little gadget below.


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Check out the Beat Jan activities Innocent have over on their website (www.innocentdrinks.co.uk) Tone and hone your bottom with the Buns of Steel workout, feel great with the Dot of Positivity or simply Click Yourself Happy - there are lots of useful ways to give your soul a good work out too.

January 04, 2013

antique hunting


A couple of days ago I decided to try my hand at antique shopping and headed to a couple of local antique fairs and warehouses. It's something that I've always had an interest in and I really love to have look at antique furniture even if I don't purchase anything on the day, taking a few sneaky shots on my iPhone is a great way to be able to store lots of ideas and inspiration. In terms of price ranges it completely depends on where you are shopping, for example you could pick up something in a charity shop for a fraction of the price that shops specialising in antiques would price it at. All in all it just comes down to a bit of luck and a good eye when shopping for antiques but is definitely something that everyone should have a go at.


A couple of items that I've recently picked up are this beautiful opalescent glass bowl for £17 which I think looks amazing on my dressing table to store gold jewellery in and secondly this gold vintage Dior necklace which I got for around £70.

January 03, 2013

markus lupfer perfume bottle jumper

SEQUIN PERFUME BOTTLE JUMPER - MARKUS LUPFER | BURGUNDY TOTE BAG - LONGCHAMP | MICHAEL KORS GOLD WATCH | AA DISCO PANTS | HUNTER WELLIES

Yes I know, another outfit post featuring my American Apparel disco pants, I think it's become apparent that I'm completely addicted to them. They may be pricey but the amount of times that I've worn them I've definitely gotten value for money. This time round I decided to pair them with a beautiful jumper that I bought from Topshop around four years ago, by Markus Lupfer. I was very lucky that I managed to pick it up for around £70 before they all went out of stock, now these kind of jumpers by the designer sell for around £235. I then added my new Longchamp handbag which I got for Christmas along with a matching coloured lipstick and my gold Michael Kors watch, which I wear with absolutely everything.