Spring Love

Hey everyone, today is a bit of a different post, I wanted to share with you the things that I'm loving most at the moment! I thought my garden and its trees in bloom would make a nice background! Firstly, I love my new lace top from Next, I just keep wearing it, it's so pretty and I love adding a vintage cameo brooch, (pictured on the right).

If you don't know it yet, I'm a Janeite (in other words a huge fan of Jane Austen) and I keep looking for books about her, and this one is so amazing! It's full of interesting facts about Jane Austen, her family, her life, where she lived, her novels etc -definitely a must have for fans of Jane Austen, and it's quite cheap on Amazon (£6). I'm also loving the trees in bloom at the moment, especially the cherry blossoms but unfortunately I don't have any in my garden!

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Finally, my Primark straw hat which I bought last year, and which was such a good investment, seeing as I keep wearing this year as well! What are you loving at the moment?

Voici ce que j'aime en ce moment, dans l'ordre: mon top en dentelle de chez Next, je n'arrête pas de le porter, et avec cette petite broche vintage, je trouve que c'est vraiment joli ! Mon livre de chevet en ce moment est un livre sur Jane Austen, mon auteur préférée, comme son titre l'indique c'est une vraie bible pour ses fidèles fans ! Enfin, mon chapeau de paille provenant de chez Primark, que je continue de porter cette année, et que j'aime toujours autant ! Et vous, qu'aimez-vous en ce moment ?

Spring outfit: pale skin & florals

The weather was so lovely today, for the first day of Spring, and I though it would be appropriate to wear my lovely new dress from Next. When I saw this dress, I could not help but think of Gok Wan.
Random, I know. But I've been watching his new show regularly, and I just thought he would approve of this dress for my body shape as it's fitted around the waist, but larger around the hips, which is good as my hips are a bit wide. It has a neckline that flatters small busts such as mine, and has batwing sleeves, which creates volume around my otherwise tiny arms. And I love the 70s feel of the dress. Anyway, I can safely say that I love this dress and that I will wear it a lot this season!

Voici ma dernière acquisition, cette robe d'esprit 70s provenant de chez Next, que j'ai porté pour célébrer l'arrivée du printemps aujourd'hui (et comme vous pouvez le constater, il faisait beau !) Ce qui me plait vraiment chez cette robe, c'est la coupe, que je trouve parfaite pour ma morphologie, (et c'est rare !) car elle est cintrée à la taille, plus large au niveau des hanches, et le col est flatteur pour les petites poitrines, bref je l'adore !
J'ai également sorti mon headband à fleurs, qui vient de chez Primark, il faut oser mais je trouve que ça complète bien une tenue, et donne un côté romantique ? Je l'ai mal mis sur la dernière photo par contre, héhé.

Dress: c/o Next // Flats: Miss Selfridge // Headband & bracelets: Primark // Necklace: vintage

Also, I've been wearing this rose headband from Primark for the first time today; I originally bought it for a photoshoot I did for uni, but I really love it so I thought I'd wear it myself! I haven't put it properly on the last picture though, hehe. Oh, and for those who were wondering, I took these pictures in my garden, the neighbour next door was outside the whole time, and I was so worried he might see me and think I was crazy or something, taking pictures of myself with the camera on self-timer! :P

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 !

Best wishes from Lyon

I am posting this from my hometown, Lyon! I'm in France for the Christmas holidays and today it was 16°! It was really warm and I got a chance to wear my new favourite skirt with my over-the-knee socks without freezing! People were looking at me in a funny way, haha I keep forgetting that in this city people stare if you look ever so slightly different! That's why I love London so much, you can be yourself, dress the way you want and nobody cares!


Skirt: Zara kids // Blouse: Primark // Coat: vintage

Bag: Ines de la Fressange (vintage) // Socks: M&S kids // Shoes: Topshop

I really like this outfit, wearing different shades of brown with the cream bow blouse, and I am also wearing my latest vintage find: this Ines de la Fressange bag (a french brand, which I found in London, how random!) it's so lovely and the shape is really practical -I can fit all my stuff in it!

Lyon is famous for its buildings painted in different colours which make for a lovely setting; this is just two minutes from my flat, I really like this area, with the Saone river and the old town nearby!

Vintage Finds

I have been charity-shopping a lot recently, due to my student budget being reduced.. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation so I shall not complain! Also, I love charity shops and vintage clothes, so it could be worse :)

Anyway, here are my latest vintage finds: first up is this 50s inspired coat: I often find that most vintage coats are too long for me, but when I tried this one on it fit perfectly! Actually the sleeves are slightly too short but I don't care! I really love the (fake) shearling collar, and for 10£ I think this coat was too lovely to be left behind!

Next is a cute cat pendant necklace that I got for 2£ in my local charity shop (which is a mere 10-minute-walk from my house, I discovered it recently and I'm so happy!) I love cats, and I like old fashion accessories i.e the kind of things my grandma could have in her jewellery box.. So this one was perfect!

Coat, necklace & cardigan: vintage // brogues & top: Topshop // jeans & rings: Primark

The cardigan on the right is nothing special, but I like the buttons and it's really warm, plus it has black suede patches, and was just 3£. The grey top is from Topshop, it's longer at the back which is nice, a great basic, I should probably get it in other colours!

On another note, it's really high time for me to get a proper haircut, my hair is too long, my fringe has disappeared and it looks crap in general! Any suggestions?

Autumn Essentials #1

(very *natural* pose..)

Autumn is fast approaching, and I'm sure you will agree that a new season means new clothes, or at least a few key pieces to last for the season (and hopefully a bit longer). So I thought I'd share with you some of my essentials, starting with camel tapered trousers and dark brown loafers: a rather simple outfit yet one I really like and feel comfortable in!

Trousers: Zara // Tee shirt: Zara // Loafers: vintage // ring: Primark

n.b: I'm afraid my photos are as bad as ever, but I've decided not to let that stop me, and I am determined to make this blog worth reading/seeing!

What are your Autumn essentials?? I'm really curious!