Stripes and No 19

A couple of therapeutic purchases.

One was 'considered':  I'd tested Chanel no 19 Poudre a few months ago and kept coming back to it.

I love Chanel no 19 anyway, and this I think this version is even better than the original, in the Eau de Parfum concentration anyway.

Since I had a £5 off voucher and a double points voucher from Boots, now seemed the perfect time for a purchase.

The other buy was an impulse one! While wandering around John Lewis, I had a browse through the dregs of the clearance rail, and immediately spotted this little striped Jigsaw top in amidst a sea of nondescript florals.  I've been wearing a lot of stripes recently and feel good in them, so although an impulse buy, a good one I hope...!

Chanel No 19 Poudre - get it here from Boots - plus Advantage points!

Yippee - an outside picture!  Excuse the heavy little person cropping outage.

Top: Jigsaw (sale) - buy here - now reduced FURTHER to £18 at John Lewis

Skirt: Tesco (last year)

Shoes: Converse (available from John Lewis)

Gold overlapping leaves necklace: SchoolGateStyle shop

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TK Maxx

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Oh, and by the way, I tried on the Jigsaw pleated skirt from my last post.

It was £125.
It was 100% polyester.
It was vile.

Problem solved :-)

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Fighting

Yes really, that's what I did today (amongst other things) - and turns out I did ok...especially with the knives - lol!!  Don't panic readers - it was only 'pretend' - realised it sounded a bit sinister!

I wasn't really looking forward to this training, but needs must - and some days my mental attitude is positive and aligns really well and allows me to focus - and today was such a day. So I'm on quite a high - although I looked decidedly un-glamourous and spent the day in less than glamourous surroundings.

No pics, comfort and practicality the order of the day.  Wore old yoga pants and very ancient Gap sweat top and converse.

Oh ok - go on then, a pic, just to make the post less boring mind - not to convey any stylistic inspiration!  Please excuse it... I look dreadful. 'Fashion' was very low on my radar today, that's for sure!  Looking rather bloated, embarrassingly, as I hadn't eaten all day and had just come home and ravenously devoured about 4 rounds of pate and toast.

Hopefully normal (whatever that is!) service to be resumed shortly.