MN Vogue vol 67

[QueenC]

It's january. Some of us are dry, some of us are shredding but all of us are looking forward to new spring/summer stock arriving...

Come and join us for fashion, fun and frivolousness. And bring your links

Right people, I am going to start a campaign to get everyone to wear their fancy underwear every day and step out of the nudes!!!! go on you know you want to!!! I have M&S stuff that I wear to the gym but my normal everyday underwear is Simon Perle, Freya, Fantasie, and Rigby & Peller. I love nice underwear and dh loves it too. I like it when he gets a glint in his eye and casts an appreciative glance at me in the morning and evenings. none of you are ever meeting dh

Mara, the tanzanite is a softer gemstone than Sapphire and I hear it's really easy to damage. It almost me off getting my ring but so glad I got it. Like diamonds there are different gradings on the quality and I believe the more intense the colour then the better the stone. Blue is one of my favourite colours and gemstones - so I have blue topaz, aquamarine, tanzanite and sapphire rings. I like my tanzanite ring because it is a more interesting colour. My ring looks like this one but has a bigger gemstone (6ct vs 5ct in that link) and is the highest quality (AAA) with an extra row of diamonds than the side (so 2ct of diamonds overall vs 1ct in the picture. It's very blingy.

Blair, I am looking forward to hearing how you got on with the dress. It looks black?

Viva, glad to hear you're on the mend.

Amber I am in sweats too! Superdry grey trackies and Orange j crew long ribbed tee

Yes I have a sapphire engagement ring (mine's a purple sapphire) as well - 3.5ct so it's a nice size - with a smaller diamond either side. I get comments on it all the time.

I love your ring Ambersmile]

Oh forgot OOTD. Going to a friend's house straight from work so I've gone casual, feels a bit wrong. Whistles skinny navy trousers, Uniqlo cream silk Ines shirt and grey cashmere v-neck, skinny gold belt and &OS black Chelsea boots. Pearl studs and Z for Accessorize crystal initial pendant.

Blingy definitely blue I hope! "Midnight blue" apparently. I probably won't try on until tomorrow as I'm going out, but will defo update!

Love the bling chat, I don't have any unusual gemstones but love the idea of them as I was a collector of fossils and minerals as a child. I'm the one who goes into those hippy shops and picks up polished stones. DH won't let me get geode bookends as he thinks they're weird. I'd better tell him I need precious stone jewellery instead.

Fashion fails I have many
Failure to get roots done often enough
Failure to get fringe cut often enough trimming fringe with nail scissors
Wearing really scruffy comfy clothes around the house then popping out in them - usually makeup and jewellery free too.

On the plus side, I now get most of my trousers hemmed properly rather than rolling them up sideways glance at Linus

Fab boots Lib.

Vegas sounds like you're really poorly, take care and hope you feel better soon.

Ootd: j brand skinnies, mih Breton and heeled wedge desert boots. Wore cashmere pink scarf and Gap blue fleck biker jacket when I went out.

The girl serving me in the supermarket remarked how much she like my jacket today. Made me .

i love semi precious stones. my current rings are amber, amethyst and garnet (which is my birth stone) i had a beautiful pair of antique opalized glass and garnet earrings my mum bought me but unfortunately one of the earrings snapped and cant be fixed so i'm hoping to have the remaining intact one turned into a pendant. I would love either a purple or pink sapphire ring at some point, i don't much care for white diamonds though, never have much liked them as a focus point stone though i don't mind them as accents

I love diamonds! Much more than any coloured gem stones. I think that comes from my matchy matchy tendencies though so I couldn't wear a coloured gem ring and it not match an outfit .

i have my first vegas purchases....
swimsuit

kaftan

Despite thinking my boobs had shrunk, trying a multitude of different sizes I can confirm that I am still a 30f. And blingy ive just stocked up on plain black sloggi pants

this is winging its way to me too. Id prefer it if it was navy lace but thought I'd try it.

I was very very tempted by this instead of the boden one. I pinned it or linked it ages ago and love it but decided that I didn't want full length sleeves.

I was also tempted by this but there was something about the sleeves that put me off.

I really like that lace Boden top and love the colour, it looks a bit more special than the Tory Burch one.

Viva and Blingy hope you're both starting to feel a little better

I'm wearing pretty underwear today, and am slowly making myself buying more colourful sets, I alway wear matching though

Very pretty top Queenc I like the black with the navy.
Lib gorgeous boots, the sticking to 10 things all year is hardcore!
Happy anniversary Marsha
Fashions fails are not looking after my hands they feel like brillo atm and being lazy about double cleansing, my skin looks so much better when I put the effort in. Oh and also not forking out for new pyjamas, mine are so disgusting and old Underwear is not much better I repeat buy the same 2 pack of nude and white t shirt bras from Next. I have 10 pairs of nude non vpl and 5 white pants from m&s. I will cry when they are worn out as they are the best ever and are now discontinued.
The petit bateau breton was returned as it was black and cream not black and white as they describe it.
These arrived the other day sam edelman edith
They are really good and so comfortable, were worn all day today. Would recommend if anyone is after a smart black ankle boot.

forgot ootd, navy uniqlo lemaire cashmere jumper, black skinny cords the se boots and grey long coat.

Hope Blingy and Viva are feeling better too.

I have that too QueenC - nice but I find it a bit big. I got the 8 and should have returned for 6 really.

Off out in my new dress, with Giuseppe Zanotti gunmetal glitter pumps, gunmetal Tiffany bone cuff and black Stella Falabella bag. Effect slightly ruined by black Zara parka and black shearling snood but it's freezing and this dress is tiny!

Fab purchases all. Liberty I adore the boits, I'd love some in that colour, go with everything.
QueenC I've lusted after the Breton Luxe lace top in black ever since Amber put together her Sicilian widow outfit in December, but it's gone in my size.
Amber the V dress has your name all over it, fab outfit tonight.

Loving the gem stone talk.

OOTD was my Windser of London black miracle skirt basically a very comfortable a line with box pleat above knee in thick Jersey with black knee boots, opaques, fitted short v neck purple cardigan over a v old fav silk/cotton Principles must be 8yrs old at least cream blouse with ruffle front.

A couple of comments about the blouse today, first one I replied "well, I thought I'd go frou frou for Friday" met with totally blank expression......you lot would have got it

I didn't realise you had it amber. dry I stalked it for a couple of days and then realised they had my size on the U.S. site and so emailed customer services who were very helpful. If I'd realisedvamber had an 8 that was too big for her I would have just nicked hers .

Also ordered
these boots today. Since getting my boden navy trousers the temperatures have plummeted and I need to wear boots as I walk to work. Black boots with my black cords will open up more outfit opportunities than my mink boots so for that price I thought I'd try them. They don't look too clumpy but we shall see. The boots I really want are £149 from jigsaw but I'm not justifying those as I only need them for the cold spell.

amber ive just scrolled back to look at the dress. You can't wear that in this weather . Bet you look hot though even if you're freezing!

Nice boots justa

I get it Dry!

QueenC love the kaftan (tempting to get it too!) and the lace blouse. The sloggi pants? Noooooo! send them back. Just for me?

Glad you're wrapped up Amber! Our housekeeper has gone out and I felt like a pensioner, getting out of my sick bed to lend her my leather gloves and cashmere scarf and making sure she was taking my car.

I have done bought today in between sleeping! I bought a mulberry Roxanne. Have wanted it for years and a nice looking one came up for sale. Also bought Amrita Singh tutti fruitti bangles, Calvin Klein bangle, and Swarovski bracelet plus this necklace for my dm. I bought Calvin Klein watch for my sil for Christmas but then it didn't turn up on time so had to get her something else. I love it so much I have decided to keep it for myself!

Great to see you have your shopping mojo back blingy. What about the other 3 bags you were pondering? Sloggi are fab. Lovely no vpl. They're not the big granny ones!

Anyone else out tonight?

Yes, Queen, I was just thinking that Blingy must be feeling a bit better! Good news.

I'll take on your challenge Blingy .

That dress is really 'you' Amber, but I am glad you are well wrapped up.

Looking forward to the mu and starting to wonder what to wear......

Evening!
lib your 10 items for the whole year,is really interesting and it got me thinking of doing a similar thing,but not 10, maybe 14 , could manage with that, but it won't enclude shoes,bags or underwear, I did buy 3 items this January and did buy a couple of stuff in December, but won't enclude them oh! And I'm thinking of not buying any denim too, I have way to many, and Im not wearing skinnies that much lately,

Lovely buys for your upcoming trip queen

justa shame about the BP, I tried one recently and didnt like the thickness of the fabric

Regarding jewelly, I'm not that crazy about it, have some really beautiful pieces by cartier and VCA,but not wearing them that much , think this is my fault, not wearing them more often,

Would like to recommend a couple of beauty stuff I've been using and I'm very pleased with, first, caudalie divine oil, truly divine!, smells gorgous on the skin,and it really gets absorbed quickly,very soft skin,
And I recently received this, so good, heavy and you only need a tiny bit, i swear its sex in a bottle , it stays on my clothes even on my hair and the bed linen for a long time, dh said that his coat and scarf smelled of my perfume when he removed it this morning at work,made him think of me all day! Result!

Evening,

Thanks for the ring info Blingy, not sure that tanzanite is for me if it breaks easily, managed to scratch my 30th birthday present jaeger watch the day after I got it. Yours makes Kate Middleton's look cheap btw!! Stokey and Amber yes, I remember now discussing sapphires with you at last MU but think it was later on in the day so memories are vague...

Was supposed to be out tonight too but got cancelled. Am actually quite happy curled up on sofa with dh, about to open a bottle of champagne. His trips have started up in earnest again after long break so feel for you Shop.

Ootd today was blue skinnies with grey Marni cashmere short sleeve jumper over skinny black polo neck and big black snow boots. I made a NAP Marant sale order for
khaki shearling boots and tan cluster. Fab prices, the cluster will be fine as long as colour is ok as love the black ones. The shearling were more because I have had cold feet all week and the black snow ones feel too clunky to wear around town and to uni, these would be my 'dressed' shearling boots

Marsha happy anniversary! hope you had a fab night and tonight too.

justa your hand comment reminded me that my feet are actually a worse fashion fail than the underwear. Layers of hard skin from running, I only get pedicures in summer and its torture then as hate anyone touching my feet, especially separating the toes, eugh.

Blair your childhood hippy stone collecting reminds me of those mood rings, had a flashback to sixth form in my cherry red beaded dms with floaty hippy shop skirt, second hand leather jacket and friendship bracelets & hair wraps listening to suede and the lemonheads! still had swishy hair though, very grunge lite

QueenC, yup I hear Sloggi I see big granny pants! let's have a link? I have a simple rule...If they don't make dh look at me lustily then I am not wearing them.

I just agreed to buy a vintage Chloe Paddington bag so that's winging its way to me too. That's the first of the other 3 bags. Still thinking my way through the other 2.

Mara, how lovely to have a night in with your dh drinking champers. Enjoy!

Topaz, so glad you have signed up for the lingerie challenge.

Anyone else? Go on, it will make you feel good!