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WIT or Wisdom? Who cares... the festive season is nearly upon us and one thing is certain: Avidity is the new black.

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LetThemEatCake · 31/10/2010 22:31

Trick or treat! [hsmile]

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ReineDeSaba · 09/11/2010 10:58

OOh..watch out..outnet top has stripes! bloss Grin

blossoming · 09/11/2010 11:04

Right I've ordered! Will try everything on, post photos, and you can decide what stays! I've also ordered the janice stripe, and the oversize grey jumper dress, in a 10, as it's oversized and there were no 12s left.

bunnymother · 09/11/2010 11:07

OWW - oh how disappointing re your London trip. Sounds like you had to endure some v childish behaviour, I would have been v annoyed about that.

Vin - I LOVE your DD's name - so classic, beautiful and somehow musical. The P8 dress looks fab to me.

Bloss - glad for you your DH declined, I can completely understand your wish to deal with this privately. Despite being uber chatty, I am similar re needing time alone and also dealing with things alone / w DH. You are going to need one big code for your P8 shop!! If you can't find a code, then at least Kidstart give you 5% cash back.

roary · 09/11/2010 11:22

Bloss I can't imagine going to that kind of event...

I will also try the green on P8 Mission to see if it is more grass rather than emerald (ie, autumn to your winter) as deep green is a wow for me too. Vin I prefer that to the sleeved one if you are choosing.

Now, Tracey. Here are two sequinned skirts for you:

banana

and

gap with 30% ff!

blossoming · 09/11/2010 11:23

Thanks reine, and bunny. I was wondering how you were bunny. Even though that used to annoy me greatly when people used to ask, also, any twinges?!

blossoming · 09/11/2010 11:26

Have fun on your mission roary! can't wait for feedback on the ferrero rocher.

LetThemEatCake · 09/11/2010 11:35

Super quick (quality time with baby L)

Am in possession of stripe Janice and sequin jacket, yay. Thanks again for all offers of help

Mentally dressed half the thread whilst in the store. Esp Bloss who, I now see, was doing much the same thing online!!

Mm glad we agree re pegs. Half regret sending back Sees now. Oh well. Am also on hunt for low grey boot. Also black roll neck. Any luck?

vin please don't take me to have meant not to talk about p here. Just that I am sometimes wary if commenting bc don't want to say wring thing/ don't know all your circs etc. But really felt I had to say something this time

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FritziGreenEyes · 09/11/2010 12:10

Went to bed early yesterday and just about to catch up with all your posts!

cake That is so kind of you, but I think I'll wait until DH is in London next time. I'm also getting a bit paranoid as so many people have problems with Janice except superskinny you and zembo. Will try on again after cleaner is gone and check for back love handles. The horror...

FritziGreenEyes · 09/11/2010 12:13

Gorgeous dresses blossoming!

vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 12:20

Oh no LTEC I didn't, I really appreciate what you have said and what others have said before, because I know you are right, and if I keep reading it over and over again I might start to actually do something about it. I'm just avoiding conflict and disasters at the moment and hoping he'll just go away (yes, I know that sounds awful, but really I cannot stand him!) when I should probably be making things change myself.

bloss that's what I've been invited to.. sounds a bit grim doesn't it, I was invited last year and didn't go, esp as was hugely pregnant and thought I might stick out like a sore thumb and this year I was invited in person and I kind of feel like maybe I should go now, but I'm not sure, not exactly a laugh, but I figure it might be nice to have an hour for DD somewhere in the run up to Christmas because nobody else (RL!) will understand what it's like and that I still need some time to think about her. Where I've been invited to has it every year and apparently it's always packed with hundreds of people (sadly) so not the kind of locatio n where you have to talk or mingle too much. On second thought sequins might be a bit wrong for that kind of event, but you know me.. never knowingly underdressed!!
actually maybe non-black would be best, something bright? eek
dunno
give up

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vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 12:23

Love that banana republic skirt roary!

vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 12:26

Oh yangy that's so tough, just a tiny tip (hope you don't mind!) if you speak to her a lot normally, whatever you do don't avoid her now. Give her a hug, tell her you are so sorry (or whatever), even better say something nice about her DS if you knew him, doesn't matter what it is you remember about him just say it. It goes down so much better than people not saying anything, don't worry about upsetting her she will be so thankful you have said something relevant.

bunnymother · 09/11/2010 12:38

Oh yangy your poor Mum friend Sad Sad Sad. Am sure v wise advice from Vin.

Bloss - the twinge but nothing to get (me) excited about. Mainly just v v uncomfortable and tired. The glamorous later stages of pregnancy! Smile

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FritziGreenEyes · 09/11/2010 12:48

yangy I'm so sorry for your Mum friend and your own mum too Sad.

vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 12:50

Your mum does sound amazing Smile and it sounds like you handled that really well yangy, well done. I didn't encounter anyone like that after DD, outside of the hospital, so she will feel some small comfort from your encounter I'm sure.

blossoming · 09/11/2010 12:52

Has that affected you in any way yangy? I sometimes worry that dd will feel excluded when she's older as she was only 8 weeks when dc2 died. Dc1 is skipping about saying he's looking forward to dying so he can see dc2 again. What do you say to that?!

I agree with vin. Say your condolences, then treat her normally.

dexter73 · 09/11/2010 12:52

blossoming - the oversized jumper in a 12 is in stock at John Lewis.

vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 12:52

It's sad that you are so wise from your own family experience though yangy, what your mum said is absolutely true.

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vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 13:00

How old is dc1 bloss? DS did this really sad thing the other day of kissing DD's photo (he managed to grab it off the bookcase) and then looking behind the frame for her, and repeaing it about 20 times and he got so upset that she wasn't there behind the picture frame

I was talking to some very wise (child psychologist) lady at the hospital when I visited who said that children under 5/6 just don't comprehend death at all and it should be avoided completely as a topic, which is bound to be difficult! Apparently saying 'DC got/was ill and she died' is all you should say and if they ask a tough question, you should tell them you'll think about the answer (then avoid it for an hour) and then an hour later you come back and the child has actually forgotten whatever it was they asked anyway. Hmm! She has all these tactics and tips to avoid bestowing issues on children. MY father died (jst before I was born) and I was told when I was about 2 or 3- all pictures were hidden, nobody mentioned him until I went to nursery and all the other kids had daddies. I asked and got a ''he's dead'' response. It messed me up a tiny bit tbh, I think being open about it but keeping discussions very brief is the way forward.

Sorry.. off track!

vinvinoveritas · 09/11/2010 13:03

hi katy thanks for sharing those links- I've been wondering where I could find a skirt like that! And the boots look really unusual, similar to belstaff styling. Veh veh nice Grin

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blossoming · 09/11/2010 13:08

He's just turned 6 vino. He believes she's in heaven where she can run around and play like a normal child, whereas when she was alive she couldn't do any of that.

Thanks for that dexter, I shall bear it in mind if I love it, but it's a little too small!

Nice boots katy.

Right, I'm compiling my Christmas wishlist. Anyone know how to measure your ring size?

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