Gold Tipped Boots

Style, its a funny old thing isnt it. Regardless of who you are or what you wear we all have our own sense of it, good or bad is personal preference of course. I like that from blogging i can actually see a transition of my style from over the years/months/weeks.  Sometimes a style to me can be fleeting, other times its a progression, a work in progress that i keep running with. I've mentioned a few times that i can definitely feel myself pulled to different styles and pieces these days..take my new boots. I absolutely, can not even get enough, 100% love them. Its crazy as i would not have looked twice at them say a year ago, but now, man i want to literally pair them with every single outfit i wear. Plus they are super comfy to boot (ha, excuse the pun)

 I guess i just like adding that edgier-edge to an outfit these days. Take a floral dress from the ton i have add a twist and i am good to go. These buckle cut out boots provide that twist, like the lime in my gin and lemonade, they give me that edge that makes things seem right.... or maybe thats the gin talking (?!ha)

 Speaking of style, don't you just love how blogging can be so inspirational. Ive said it before and i will happily say it again, the blogasphere is awesome. My outfit was inspired by this outfit by Julie of Orchid Grey.. her girly/edgy/boho style is beyond amazing, i was in love with her shoes and managed to bag myself a (cheaper) pair. Needless to say i think they shall be getting a lot of wear this autumn.

Have you bought anything lately that you wouldn't have bought say, a year ago?

Dress: Warehouse (last spring)

Denim Jacket: Matalan

Boots& Bag : New Look

The MAGIC Dress ( & Passion For Fashion LINKUP!!)

F&F clothing Recently contacted me to ask if i would like to experience the wonder that is their new Magic Dress i said heck yes missy, let me see for myself if these are actually magic dresses.

You see i am alll about the shapewear when im getting dressed up for those special occasions. Before childbirth i had a seriously flat stomach, i was proud of it and never had to bother with support in the tummy department. But then Neo came and my tummy exploded to grand proportions. 3 years later and a wonderful healthy diet i now weigh less than what i did before him...however, i can not shift my mum-tum as i call it. I was not one of those women who's body naturally just pinged back to the same slim shape it was prior to bambino. My tummy will never be the same again (sob), its just permanently bulgy and even though it has shrunk, it is still there and not flat or smooth at all, unless i were to do a gazillion sit ups a day, and lets face it i'm not gunna, i will never have the dream flat stomach again. 

So supportive shapewear. I am all for it. 

 These Dresses have a fine support layer, kinda like a supportive petticoat, attached and underneath the actual dress. It supports, it smooths, it de-bulks. It works real well.  Having had a lot of personal experience with many a hold-u-in/shape-u type pants this for me was far more comfy.  It didnt squeeze me within an inch of my life but felt extremely supportive. It has a grip seam at thigh level which is very comfy and holds it securely in place and stops it rising. It smooths all the way down, leaving a more svelte appearance that i could not have been happier with, not only did it smooth the tummy area it worked the bum and thighs too (win win for a pear shape girl like me!)

 They have a few smart colours that would look great as office wear and would be comfy enough to wear all day. I went for this animal blue and black print and it had a great little tie detail on the waist too that added to the cinched in waist appearance that you want from a fitted dress. I would totally accessorize this dress for a wedding, or a smart occasion or even office wear for a meeting! It worked that well for me!

 Dress: c/o F&F
**EDIT** Dress now on sale for £10.00!! amazing dress,even more amazing price!

Shoes: River Island

Bag: New Look

Do you own any shapewear and would you try a Magic Dress?

And now lets link up i've shown you mine, now you show me yours!!

Fashion is for everyone. 

Whether you're single in the city or a stay at home mum from the country...
we all have a passion for fashion!

Every Friday Lena & I will be co-hosting a fashion free-for-all linkup!

Anything fashion goes!

Link up your outfit posts, a fashion recap, a fashion wishlist, get your kids or hubby in on the fun... if you've got a passion for fashion, this is the place to be!

Celebrate your style with us every Friday!

We'll be pinning our favourite looks to our Passion for Fashion boards on Pinterest!
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{this linkup is very NEW we would love for you to help us spread the word! }

 Tweet us / instagram us with the hashtag #PassionForFashion

 with your outfits, 

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Flirty Floaty Dress

 Did you ever have a dress that just made you want to do flirty, floaty twirls and go dancing on the cobbles at midnight doing the samba by lantern light (just me,haha)? Well you get my point, this dress is just so fabulously fun, it was an absolute beaut to wear. I actually just wore it last Sunday to run around and spend some time with hubs (no dancing im afraid), but man did i feel good in it. Lots of nice compliments on the dress too which is always pleasant isnt it ;)

 It really didn't need much as its just such a great dress on its own, so i popped my floppy hat on, grabbed a clutch and some tan shoes and i was good to go! The dress comes from a company that was recently introduced to me. Choies is a global fashion forward website that offers something for EVERYONE. Literally, there is so much choice im sure practically everyone on planet earth could find something they like! They also have a really great Blogger program, go check it out here, its totally worth doing ladies as they are a great company to work with. This dress arrived within 7 days of me ordering it, which is much faster than i anticipated. I would say one thing, with this dress i bought a size Large, knowing sometimes sizing can run small and it fit extremely well, i would never have fitted in my normal medium though.. just worth considering, i imagine each item is different however.

 Do you own a special dress that makes you want to go out dancing?

DRESS: c/o Choies

Hat & Shoes: Next

Necklace: Vintage

Clutch: Warehouse

Horses and Mocs

 Happy weekend folks..

 we are amidst a wonderful long bank holiday weekend and Hubs is here and not working at all.. its so good to have him back. Today we hit the shops briefly to buy him some sidecutters (?!) and me a new wedding ring, yay! My eternity band (which was my wedding ring) and engagement ring are really loose after loosing weight (stone and half to be precise) , if i shook my hand they fell off! I was so worried i was going to loose them that we got me a new perfect fitting band that keeps them all in place..happy happy happy :) Its silly but i still look down at my wedding rings and love them as much as they day they were given, if anything, with all the scratches and wear from years of being on me, i kinda love them more. They've been through so much, a lot like our relationship, but ultimately they're still the beacon of togetherness that they were from the moment we were engaged many years ago (all together now, ahhhh hahaha)

 After the shops we went to what we call the path, its built parallel to the new road that runs and connects the local villages, its perfect scooting terrain and the kids love to scoot! It goes for miles and is great for going for a long walk all together.

Me above directing the kids how far they can go as they literally just go speeding off.
Check Neo's lil face in this photo.. hes sooo happy on his scooter, his little leg goes ninety to the dozen, its hilarious!

Dress: Dorothy Perkins (back in Spring)

Shoes: Minnetonka 

Bag: Next

 So as you can tell i am super happy to have Paul back with us for the weekend, and hes happy to not be working i imagine. Tomorrow we have another play day planned. Weather permitting its either a big huge park that the kids love or Cardiff Museum.. we shall see, either way, im happy :)

Are you having a good weekend so far?
oh and if you haven;t joined in yet, there still time to link up to the Passion For Fashion Link up, we'd love to see what you're wearing this week and its really easy to join in ...come see here.
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Oh and yes, i cut a vast chunk of my hair off, gutted as today i was having a terrible hair day for its first preview on the blog, haha, bloody typical, but you can see it more clearly on instagram in this pic, i do love it, its easier and breezier but think im just having a few teething problems, any mid length haired girlies that can give me so advice / tips on styling?