Dusty Pink Trousers & Lace Top

Hey there! I feel quite content today (which is quite rare haha), the Royal Wedding is only in two days time, and I couldn't be more thrilled to be in London! To top it up, I am on holidays, I found a lovely job, and am back to volunteering in the Oxfam Boutique, which I enjoy a lot! Especially because I'm now going to be more involved with the visual merchandising; I just love putting outfits together for the window display, and it makes me so happy when someone buys things from there! Back to my outfit, I am wearing something I used not to like at all: hareem trousers, or are they chino trousers? Anyway, I've recently been liking them a lot, and I think it's all about finding the ones that suit you! I love these ones from H&M, the print is so cute, and they are oh so comfortable! I'm wearing them with the Next lace top featured in my previous post, and a turquoise ring from Primark!

Bonjour ! J'ai vraiment hâte d'être à vendredi, pour le mariage royal ! Je suis de bonne humeur (c'est si rare haha) car je suis en vacances, j'ai trouvé un boulot plutôt cool, et je suis de retour en tant que bénévole à la boutique Oxfam où j'avais travaillé l'année dernière ! Je m'occupe de tout ce qui est visual merchandising cette année, et ça me plait beaucoup; j'adore créer des tenues en fonction de ce que l'on a, des tendances, tout en restant créative !Pour en revenir à ma tenue, je porte un type de pantalon que je n'aimais pas du tout avant, mais dernièrement j'ai changé d'avis et j'adore celui-ci qui vient de chez H&M ! Je le porte avec mon haut en dentelle Next, et ma bague turquoise de chez Primark ! Sans oublier mon étérnel chapeau de paille, qu'est-ce que je ferais sans lui ? ^^Allez-vous regarder le mariage à la télé ce vendredi ? Je serais à Hyde Park dès l'aube (ou presque) !

I am also wearing my straw hat yet again, I love it so much! The last picture is just to show you my hat a bit better.. Ok it's actually to hide my face, I find it so hard to smile/look natural on the pictures hehe. What are your plans for this Friday? I shall be in Hyde Park from a very early time!

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 !

Recent purchases & new job!

Hi everyone!

I have been absent from the blogosphere for a while now, but I have a good excuse for it! See more at the end of this post.. But for now, let me show you my recent purchases through -fake- polaroids:

- a loose Comptoir des Cotonniers tee shirt with Léon, the emblematic dog of the brand! I got it on sale this week, I usually cannot afford this brand..

- a white see-through blouse, I really like the sleeves, they remind me of tulips! (from Primark).

- a H&M bodycon silkish skirt, which was also a bargain from the sale!

- a Regency chick-lit! Okay, this one is not really related to fashion, even though they do talk a lot about clothes :D (Splendid - Julia Quinn).

And finally.. the reason why I've been away for so long! I have found a summer job, I am currently working at Selfridges!! It can be hard work, but I really enjoy it and feel so lucky to work in such an amazing department store! Who would have thought the little Frenchie that I am could get a job there? I work a lot, and wear a uniform (black tee shirt, skirt, shoes) so no outfit post for now.. However my giveaway is still on and will up soon! Please bear with me, these are really busy times! :D

xxx Iris