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MN Vogue Vol 9

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shopafrolic · 26/04/2013 13:12

Ready and waiting for when volume 8 is full. Lurkers and newbies welcome - come join the fashion and beauty chat.

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Annianni · 30/04/2013 14:27

We have lovely sunshine finally :o

Been to the stables to visit my cousin's new horse, which ds2 loved.
And then a visit to the zoo.
But he wanted carrying most of the way round, so my back's sore now.
But I got to wear my lovely new Whistles neon sweatshirt and I had my ankles out, which was nice.

The pewter zatchel arrived this morning and my first thought was that I should have ordered the silver :(

But it is nice, it's big enough for my enormous purse, babywipes etc.
And it did look nice with today's outfit of grey top, jeans and taupe Virgo's.
So silver might have been a bit too much, as I usually wear silver jewellery.

I'll try it tomorrow with a couple of outfits and decide then.

Now can people please stop linking nice things... I didn't want to spend anything this month, but I've ordered that grey Gap sweater, the fuchsia one, 2 cardigans and some grey ballet flats (had a 20% off code) :o

Drywhiteplease · 30/04/2013 14:29

Hurray the Whistles dress has arrived and, if I thought the Coast one was flattering, this one is bloody miraculous. So I've decided to return the Coast and keep the Bella from Whistles because;

I love blues and greens
It's not too summery
It makes me look thin
It's £60 cheaper
I listened to Grumpys comment about bumping into someone wearing the same dress ( I'd look better Wink!!)

So Grumps you know what I'll be wearing so you can do a MN stealth stalk a la Sleep with *MrSanta this week.....I'll be the one at the bar Wink.

Annianni · 30/04/2013 14:30

Has anyone seen a neon coral scarf on their travels?
I think i need one.
But not too £££ please :)

Annianni · 30/04/2013 14:32

And what was that coral nail varnish I've seen somewhere?

It's either on pin, or all worn out... I think...

MrsRadicchio · 30/04/2013 14:53

I have this scarf anni - I think it is a little brighter in the flesh. Really like it, but it is more of a winter weight scarf I would say. Or English spring Grin

MarshaBrady · 30/04/2013 14:59

Santa just the thinking part before the creative part starts in creative industry. Well if I went for the right role! I must admit I do love interviews and breaking out of my standard wardrobe. Bit more spice Grin.

Paris I love that one too.

Sleep so funny. Imagine.

AndiMac they sound great.

Queen that mumsy thread is same old, same old, topic comes up all the time. Makes me love this one even more. That is so funny about the Fatface one.

MrsSheep excellent! Will you keep both or choose one? Report back Smile

Pickled I love Liberty. Have a voucher, luckily it lasts forever.

Well done Dry love the Whistles.

Anni ah really, but glad you still like the pewter.

So nice to have sunny days again. In floral C/E skinnies. Still love them even though they are old news these days.

MarshaBrady · 30/04/2013 15:00

That's a nice scarf MrsR.

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 15:31

Oh Queen I'm glad the Fat Face one was awful - I felt a bit guilty at the time! I shouldn't have dithered on the Sam Edelman's - I wanted these but they've sold out in my size. :(

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shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 15:41

And now I know I can't have them i reaaaaalllllly want them. Cue tantrum.

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Annianni · 30/04/2013 15:46

Shop, look in the clearance bit on asos. Think those shoes are there too.

Annianni · 30/04/2013 15:49

That scarf is lovely MrsR, but something in a lighter weight would be good.

Great news on the dress Drywhite.

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 15:54

Unfortunately not Anni I just checked. If anyone sees them on their travels at a bargainous price can you let me know? Thanks

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Annianni · 30/04/2013 15:57

Will do.
Do you want a us10?

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 16:11

Yup. Can't believe I got distracted and then they'd gone!
This has arrived Levi's dress It's really quite nice but I'm not sure. I think it's the shock of seeing my legs (which are glowing white!)
I took the leather string belt off and tried it with a leather belt and it looked quite good - just a nice basic day to day dress (which is exactly what I was after) - nothing wow though. I think I'll wait until the Me&em dresses arrive and then decide which to keep and which to send back. I sometimes wish I had one of you with me for trying on sessions so you could say yes or NO!!!!

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AmberNectarine · 30/04/2013 16:11

Keep your eyes peeled on the Back in Stock section shop, sometimes items will pop back up as they are returned!

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 16:18

Thanks Amber will do - loving the necklace today!

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Annianni · 30/04/2013 16:27

Dh has been home for 10 minutes and hasn't noticed the Whistles sweatshirt yet.

So maybe the grey theory works :o

Hopefully · 30/04/2013 16:33

Anni I saw the Nails Inc neon coral nail varnish in town this morning, it looked really good. It's faintly possible that I bought the neon green that Shop kindly linked yesterday. And also possibly the neon yellow too. I loved the coral, but felt that two neon nail varnishes was pushing the bounds of respectability enough. My poor clients on Saturday are going to be traumatised enough!

Speaking of neon (do I speak of much else at the moment?), my trainers arrived and they are amazing. And very neon. I went for these ones, but they are nothing like that colour in real life (which I was banking on, after seeing images elsewhere online). They are more like they are shown here, and possibly even brighter than that. They are very neon.

On the bright side, between the nails and the trainers, I'm not going to get lost in the gloom any time soon...

Oh, and if anyone's interested, the other main trainer contenders were these quite restrained ones but the colours were wrong for me (I could have pulled off charcoal, but not that pale grey, wouldn't go with anything I own at all), these hint of neon ones (which I am still tempted by because they look bloody comfy!) and these very neon ones which were front runners apart from the all-white sole, which annoyed me enormously.

Shop that dress is a fab autumn colour. My legs are terrifyingly white at the moment. I kind of match my off-white jeans. I love those gables too, but I am beginning to think they don't actually go up to my size - UK8 (US11) as I have never ever seen any Sam Edelman shoes in that size. Might start a thread...

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 16:50

Hopefully the dress is an exact match to my swatches. And I do really love it. I think I've just been in skinnies for too long so I'm not used to seeing my horrible legs poking out.
I love the Me&em shift in a similar colour but if I'm honest then this Levis dress is probably more appropriate to life right now. So it's probably a keeper with a different belt.

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Hopefully · 30/04/2013 16:52

Shop are you a UK 7 or 8, just out of interest?

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 17:03

UK 7.5 ish Hopefully - left foot bigger than right.....
In Ash I wear a 40, but some shoes I own are a UK8 so I really vary...

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shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 17:04

DH is off to the States on Sunday for 5 days! That leaves me all alone in charge of toddler terror! He says he will have time to shop! Not sure what to put on my list!?

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Hopefully · 30/04/2013 17:04

lol, just wondering because a pair of the yellow gables popped up on ASOS in an 8 for £60 so I've ordered them, but wondered if it was worth letting you know if they were too small/narrow etc.

shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 17:06

Didn't you want these ones Hopefully? Am thinking they might work better with the Levis dress? And they have free shipping? Has anyone bought from this site before? Are there hidden costs I don't know about?
shop.nordstrom.com/s/sam-edelman-gable-sandal/3236944?origin=category&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=2537

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shopafrolic · 30/04/2013 17:10

Scrap that - it says free shipping but then later not to the UK. So they'd be £100. Might get DH to hunt them down while he's there.....

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