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Christmas gift guide // Five things to get the girl who wishes she was more chic than cheap

Christmas gift guide What to get the gal who channels Audrey Hepburn but, alas, whose budget is more Blackpool Tower than Eiffel Tower… 1. Men’s cashmere waffle sweater LOVE! I have actually bought this for myself as an early Crimbo pressie, the SOFTNESS! And best of all heavily reduced from 110 to 70 squid… Cashmere […]

Christmas jumpers // Five of the best festive sweats (not like meat sweats, but you *will* stay toasty)

Sporting a festive knit from now until January is the sartorial equivalent of brussels sprouts; of dubious taste but seasonal necessity. To avoid looking like a friggin’ fun sponge YOU HAVE TO WEAR ONE. Like a painful Christmas cracker joke, festive knits make an instant impression no one thinks they will forget (but they generally […]

Christmas gift guide // Five things to get the girl who is always soooooo coooooooolllld

Christmas gift guide So from September till May my catch phrase is: “I’m freeeeeeeeeeeezing”. A bit like Nikki Grahame in BB7: I wrap myself up in multiple layers yet still spend A LOT of time complaining about it being cold. I’m writing this list because I’m terrified that someone is going to buy me a […]

Christmas gift guide // The five funnest things to get the girl who never grows up. Or your 5-year-old niece.

Christmas gift guide So. What to get the girl who has everything?! And by everything I mean twelve dolphin masks, a red fez, a trampoline, and a pair of gladiator pugil sticks. FOR THE LOLZZZZZ. Oh. Maybe the girl who won’t grow up. Or the 30-year-old going on 13? AKA buy me an expensive watch […]

Christmas gift guide // Ten treats for the girl who likes bling, rings and geeky things. And burgers.

Christmas gift guide Who’s that girl? And I’m not talking about the 80s Madge film. Nor the Eurythmics song. Although I do like both. I’m trying to sum myself up in case you find yourself gift shopping for a gal like me this Christmas. Or maybe you ARE shopping for me. In which case: Hello […]

Christmas gift guide // Five things for the girl who likes to surround herself with lots of nice stuff.

Christmas gift guide ‘Never short of a gift idea’ is a quote attributed to me more than once. Not wanting to sound materialistic or anything but I literally want EVERYTHING. When Christmas rolls round I have to stop self gifting and think about everyone else – it’s quite a struggle,  believe me. I know I’m […]

We’re dreaming of a… winter wardrobe // Note: there’s no functional fashion here. And what?

So that’s it then. It’s Christmas. WELL IT MAY AS WELL BE *shivers, eats soup. Puts fire on. Plays Slade. AGAIN.* So instead of roasting chestnuts, stuffing gooses etc (ERM, I totally stuff gooses. Geese. What?) and dreaming about merry white Christmases (ahem), I’m MOSTLY dreaming about my winter wardrobe. And here’s my top five […]

How to see in the New Year correctly // The actual words to Auld Lang Syne

It’s New Year’s Eve, and like Christmas this brings it’s own time-honoured traditions. Mostly: The whole evening will be an anti-climax I will not have organised anything… AGAIN (should have read this) I’ll end up watching Jools Holland’s Hoote-fucking-nanny I’ll still be shit-faced, no matter where I am I’ll get a bit sentimental about the […]

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