Giveaway time // Petit concours !

So, as promised, here is my 100 follower giveaway! The giveaway is open to both UK and French readers, and there are two cute things to win -I will separate French and UK comments at the end, so that one person from each country wins a prize, I wouldn't want anyone to feel left out ;)
First, here are some pictures of what you could win:

Comme promis, voici mon concours organisé après avoir atteint le chiffre impressionant de 100 membres (hihi); ce concours est ouvert aux membres anglais ET français, donc mes lectrices françaises sont les bienvenues ! Il y a deux petites choses à gagner, et je séparerais les commentaires français et anglais, afin qu'une personne de chaque pays gagne un des deux prix! Les voici en images:

The first prize is this lovely vintage box, it's not very big but you can definitely fit some earrings or a necklace, and it looks so sweet!
En premier, cette petit boite à bijoux vintage, que je trouve toute mignonne, et qui est parfaite pour ranger ses boucles d'oreilles ou bagues, ou juste pour faire joli !

The second prize is this charm necklace, with a little teapot and teacup, it's just adorable and I thought most of you would like it! I have also put a postcard with each prize, as you can see on the pictures. So there you have it, my little giveaway, it's not much but it's funded by myself and myself only, and being a student and all that, it's the best I could do :) I hope you will like it, and I'm looking forward to seeing how many of you will enter!

Le deuxième prix est ce sautoir avec une théière et une tasses, j'ai trouvé ce collier tellement mignon, et j'ai pensé qu'il vous plairait aussi !
J'ai également ajouté une carte postale avec chaque prix comme vous pouvez le voir. J'espère que ce petit concours vous plaira !

To enter:

- you must be a follower of this blog on google friend connect, if you don't have a blog you can still enter as long as you have a google account or twitter and follow my blog (publicly)
- leave a comment stating where you are from, to make it easier (UK or France), your first name and valid email address
- the giveway will be open until the 13th of February at midnight, good luck!

Pour participer:

- vous devez être membre de ce blog, avec google friend connect; si vous n'avez pas de blog ce n'est pas un problème tant que vous avez un compte google ou twitter et que vous êtes membre du blog de façon publique
- laissez un commentaire en précisant d'ou vous venez, pour que ça soit plus simple pour moi (UK ou France), votre prénom et adresse email valide
- le concours sera ouvert jusqu'au 13 Février à minuit, bonne chance !

My new favourite things

Hello there! These pictures comes straight from my bedroom I'm afraid, the weather has been really bad this past week, and it was just too cold for me to pose outside!
I have been quite lucky shopping-wise recently, and even though I am *totally* broke, I still managed to snap some great things reasonably priced! Earlier this week I found this lovely sheer shirt in Primark; I really like the fact that it's longer at the back, and it looks so romantic, I love it! I can tell that I'm going to wear in so many different ways: tucked inside a skirt, with jeans, or on its own (with leggings or a bodycon skirt as it's so see-through). I also found this cute charm necklace, which you may have already seen on Rose's blog!

Bonjour ! J'ai trouvé cette adorable blouse/chemise chez Primark cette semaine, j'adore le fait qu'elle soit plus longue derrière et je sais déjà que je vais la porter de plein de manières différentes ! J'ai également trouvé ce joli petit collier caméo !

Shirt, necklace and rings: Primark // Cardigan: Topshop // Leggings: no idea, they're ancient!

I'm not usually very lucky during the sales in Topshop, it's just so messy that I tend to give up pretty quickly! But a couple of weeks ago, I found this knitted batwing cardigan in my size, and as I had no black cardigan (crazy I know ^^) I just had to get it!
Also, I've just reached 100 followers therefore my giveaway will be up next week! It will be open to UK and French readers, and I found some lovely things to give to my lovely readers :)
J'ai trouvé ce cardigan chez Topshop, je ne trouve jamais rien d'habitude durant les soldes, c'est tellement le bazar que je lâche vite l'affaire, mais il y a deux semaines j'ai réussi à trouver ce dont j'avais besoin, car je n'avais pas de gilet noir (incroyable je sais !)
Je viens d'atteindre 100 membres, alors comme promis mon concours sera en ligne la semaine prochaine; ouvert aux lecteurs/lectrices anglais ET français !

NEXT blogger event

Hi everyone! I was lucky enough to be one of the bloggers invited to preview the Next S/S11 collection in their headquarters in Leicester on Tuesday. The day was great, it was surreal to meet all these bloggers, some of them I admire a lot, and I felt really privileged to be among this group of stylish ladies!
First, while we were having a lovely breakfast, the Next buyers presented us the different trends that make up the new collection about to hit the stores.

Bonjour à tous ! J'ai eu la chance d'être invitée par la marque anglaise Next pour découvrir leur nouvelle collection avec d'autres bloggeuses mode ce mardi; durant cette journée nous avons également participé à un 'style challenge'; voici mes photos de cette super journée (pour voir un résumé en détails regardez la vidéo à la fin, vous pouvez également me voir parler de la tenue que j'ai choisie !)

My favourite one is definitely 'White Heat', with its lovely romantic blouses and sheer fabrics. I really enjoyed seeing all the moodboards, it's a great way to see where they got their inspiration from, as well as the key colours and fabrics they've used.

Two of my favourite pieces from the collection: I really want this top, it's just so cute; and this dress is amazing, such lovely details!

I met the lovely Jen from A Little Bird Told Me, and Sarah from We Shop Therefore We are, it was so nice to meet you both! :)

We all took part in a style challenge, we were given an item from the new collection, and we had to style it with clothes from the mock-up shop (how amazing is that, seriously?) and then we were photographed! Here is the outfit I came up with, I was given the floral flare trousers, and really went for a 70s look! What do you think? I quite like it!
Finally, here is a video of the day, with me talking about the outfit I made up in the second half; I must say well done to the person who edited this video because I said a lot of cr*p and the final version is really good (apart from the bad accent hehe) so thank you!
And thank you so much to Jenny for inviting me and to the Next team for organizing this great day, I had a fantastic time and cannot wait to see the pieces I loved in store!

New year, new jumper? (word-heavy post)

(Sorry for the lameness of this title)

I know I'm late, but I really wanted to wish a Happy New Year to every single one of you, and to say again that I'm really grateful for every follower and comment so thanks a lot! :) Recently I have been thinking about how I could make this blog better, because there is clearly some room for improvement, and here is what I have decided:

* to take better pictures and as much as possible outside
* to comment more on other people's blogs, if I'm following your blog then chances are I do read every post and enjoy them, but somehow don't always comment, so that's got to change!
* to post more often, at least once a week
* to write in French again
and finally
* to organize a giveaway, as I'm getting closer to 100 followers, I really want to do one this time, and lately I have been looking for cute things I'd like to give away, and I have found some lovely stuff! So follow my blog if you don't want to miss out.. It will be up by the end of January, mark my word!

Bonjour à tous! Nouvelle année, bonnes résolutions, certaines qu'on ne tiendra pas, mais en tout cas j'ai pris la décision d'écrire de nouveau en français sur ce blog, parce qu'après tout, je suis française à la base ! Et je veux surtout que tous les français(e)s qui suivent mon blog puisse comprendre de quoi de parle (même si j'imagine que la plupart d'entre vous parle anglais un minimum !)
Je vais bientôt organiser un concours, car j'ai presque 100 membres, alors pour vous remercier j'ai trouvé des petites choses à vous faire gagner, d'ici fin janvier au plus tard ! N'hésitez pas à suivre mon blog pour ne pas rater ça, le concours sera ouvert aux français et anglais !

Jumper and Jeans: H&M // Slippers and belt: Primark // crap hair: my own

Ce pull vient de chez H&M, c'est une longue histoire mais il était sold out de partout (Londres, Lyon, Paris, j'ai tout essayé !) et finalement il y a eu un réassort sur le site internet (car H&M a une boutique en ligne qui livre en Angleterre) et je l'ai reçu la semaine dernière ! Et je l'adore !Les bottines fourrées sont en fait des pantoufles, qui viennent de chez Primark ! (non je ne sors pas avec, c'était juste pour les photos ^^)

But for now, let me show you this jumper. Or should I say: THE jumper. It was on the H&M winter ads, (online and in store) and when I saw it I thought 'hey this doesn't look too bad, it looks warm and I like the print, and for just £9.99.. let's go and get it!'
I thought finding this jumper would be easy. BIG mistake. It was sold out on the website, I went to 4 different shops in London and none had it, and when I went back to France for Christmas,it had sold out in Lyon too! I called other stores nearby and it was the same story. I even tried Ebay without success. As you can imagine not finding it made me want to have it even more the usual story of wanting what you cannot have!)
So after two weeks of almost constant search and disappointment, I was ready to give up,and was just clicking away on the H&M website when suddenly, instead of the usual 'this item is sold out' it went on a different page and there was one size left, mine!
I obviously bought it straight away, received it last week, and I love it! The cut may not be the most flattering on me, but I don't care: I'm in love with my jumper!
The furry shoes are actually slippers, but I thought they matched the jumper (well, kind of) so added them for the pictures!

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And finally, some kitty-cuteness: my cat, sleeping (as usual) and looking adorable (as usual too) // Mon chat, qui me manque beaucoup !