MN Vogue Vol. 69

[libertydoddle]

Come and chat about fashion, make up and anything glittery and frivolous. We'll take your bad hair day seriously and you never have to apologise for a new bag

And if you happen to know where I can find comfortable but stylish trainers in kakhi or dark brown you are particularly welcome (Blatant abuse of thread setting up privileges)

Continuing from [[http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/2570047-MNV-Volume-68 here]]

kettlewell colour quiz. Apparently I'm a spring

karcheer, so sorry to hear that ,must be very difficult for you all ,

linus, its really terrible, there is a picture of a mum in the newspaper hugging her children and sobbing, she rushed to pick them up after news broke of the bombing,its an image I don't think I'll forget, living in constant fear,

queen that's great! And yes counting calories and low carbing is just nonsense, exercising and healthy eating is the way to go,

amber sounds fun, , I've never read or watched the Harry potter movies, , think the only book based trilogy I've watched,and re watched is the godfather,

this is so true,

And a few days ago, SA at Gucci told me that the disco is getting discontinued , newer designs are slowly replacing the bag, this is the bit I hate most about appointing new desginers, the bag is popular and a good starting price point, no need to replace it,just work on other stuff,

In other news, I bought a pair of the row white relaxed jeans, but they are not part of the 16 items I'm buying this year , , dh bought them , so it doesn't count

I've been watching the news and saw a lot of photo's from the airport and metro - seeing the sheer terror and raw grief on people's faces is very sobering. I've found myself thinking about them a lot these last few days.

Lara I listened to an item on R4 recently about the 'pink tax'; it's not just clothes but deodorants, shampoo's etc are all subject to the price hike. It's usually the identical product but in 'girly' packaging

Well done on the toning up Queen and a great example to set your dc's.

We have visitors on Easter day and more on Monday so today I'm doing a big shop then will start cooking as much as poss in advance. I've had a request to do a salted caramel and chocolate tart so debating whether to buy or make the pastry - my life is soooo exciting!

Morning!

karcheer and for your DH!

Well done queenc! DS asked me yesterday why my belly was so wobbly.

It's actually quite flat but the skin is just wobbly after two pregnancies. DD loves wobbling it around with her two little hands which is quite sweet really. I do need to tone up though.

amber DM actually really dislikes caviar leather and prefers calfskin in Chanel. But she doesn't have little ones running around stepping on bags, getting their sticky hands on them etc.

What a stupid idea to discontinue the Disco lara, it must be one of their bestsellers!

Who is it who has strong options about which HW with which leather then? In fairness mine is calfskin, but the metallic kind which I think is slight more robust than the average.

I think it's lara, no?

There's one thing DM and I agree on and that's that the hardware has to be silver/palladium whatever the leather.

Yes, That person is me amber,

Caviar with GHW only, lambskin with SHW,and that's all there is to it,

Small,medium looks best with both lambskin and caviar,

Jumbo and maxi only look good in caviar, lambskin tend to lose its shape in bigger sizes,

Reissue is best with GWH too,

Are you planing on getting a black one? Cause if not then its a totally different argument

My current one is black with gunmetal HW in the metallic calfskin.

Next one I'm thinking black caviar with GHW. Or maybe red - do they do red in caviar?

I can see you as a spring too QueenC as your colouring is so fair. But tbh a quiz like that defeats the whole purpose of consultants!

Awful photos from Belgium, whole thing is very sad.

I do have a wedding tomorrow and am in outfit hell. I thought I'd wear the Me + Em exchange which arrived yesterday but it's not doing much for me. So I'm trying to between Biba panther dress or All Saints mini shift. I even Skyped DM in Oz this morning for her opinion (AS shift).

In other news, I'm very happy wth my mob so at least something is going well!

QueenC according tot hat quiz, I'm a winter

Karcheer sorry to hear about your MIL, wishing you strength

Such a sad time for Belgium, such devastation and for what? it proves nothing, it solves nothing, it just causes pain, terror and fear. it's awful, just awful

linus my tummy still wobbles sadly as there is so much excess stretched skin there. But underneath there's abs of steel honest. Dh offered for me to have a tummy tuck but there's no way I'd ever put myself through surgery for vanity reasons. And the stomach only comes on show once or twice a year.

I haven't seen many images of Belgium and I can't say that I want to. I know it's important to show it but I find it a bit intrusive that people have been photographed and broadcast round the world after such a traumatic event,

lara agree about the pink tax. It makes my dm so mad that men's clothes are so much cheaper.

Linus thanks so much - the dress arrived today but unfortunately i think it's going to be the wrong shade of burgundy for me. Did you want me to send it on to Dry?

Shame shop! Yes, please send it to dry. If she wants it at least.

The Easter holiday is starting well, I'm in bed with 38.7 fever.

Oh no Linus poor you. :(

Oh no linus. Take it easy.

Get well soon Linus

Off out for cocktails - wearing LLs, black wrap top and black studded Stuart Weitzman cage heels. Tiffany cuff and Chanel to accessorise. Love this outfit!

Oh no linus hope you can get some rest.

karcheer how sad, hope your mil can get to the hospice soon. At least she will be a bit more comfortable.

Stokey hope you can get an outfit sorted for tomorrow

I returned the JV slippers, they just didn't look right on me, a bit too wide. I have decided I would really like some loafers though. I quite like these IM lookalikes from TS www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/new-in-this-week-2169932/new-in-shoes-3105666/kube-metal-trim-loafer-5391793?bi=0&ps=20 or these spendy option
or these

justa out of all of those I prefer the r&b ones.
stokey is the wedding today?
What's everyone else up to? Quiet weekend for us as dh is working. Today is sunny and apparently the only dry day so I will take the dc out later.

justa I've got those R&B ones, they're really comfy.
A quiet weekend here. went out last night & used up all my available spare calories.
Happy Easter MNV

Gosh it's very quiet here today, hope everyone is enjoying the lovely spring weather.

Linus sorry you're feeling unwell - hope you feel better soon.

Fab outfit last night Amber

Nice loafers Justa - can't decide which pair I like the most!

Let us know what you wore to the wedding Stokey - hope its as sunny where you as it is here.

No fashion news - ootd is Next flares, Mih breton and Ash jordy's. I have curly hair today too and pink lipstick.

Argh I have just written the same post three times and keep losing it, should have copied. Need to recuperate after that and re do.

In better news we've finally booked an Easter holiday, and decided on Portugal. Better be sunny!

It's because I had all the links open while reading everyone's posts I know it.

Shop thanks for phone tips. I blinking well turned it on and short circuited it, dammit! It is in silica but I think I ruined it. Not sure if I'll get a new one, just using an old spare.

Justa I like the Tod's

Stokey great news on the mob.

Karcheer for you, such a hard time.

Lara agree on disco, crazy

Hello,

Mil still in hospital, fil has found a lovely private hospice but they won't admit her til after the bh. She was pretty much asleep the hole time we visited today, fil doesn't think she'll make it till Tuesday.
Sorry to bring to thread down.

For those of you with dressing rooms, how did you decide how much hanging v shelving and do you have doors or not? Any other top tips?