Character Looks: Paddington Bear

I've had a little brainwave, if I can recreate Carrie Bradshaw's look so easily why not challenge myself and recreate looks for other characters? So I've created a few childhood favourites looks.

Paddington Bear

"The very first Paddington book was "A Bear Called Paddington" which was published in the UK by William Collins (now Harper Collins) in 1958."

We all know and love Paddington, I remember watching the cartoons on a morning when I was a little girl. I love these pieces, they can be worn together as part of the colour block trend or as seperates, either way these are key pieces for the A/W period.

Coat £44.99
Hat £19.50
Boots £85


Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Man Products: Lynx Music Star Shower Gel

What they say:

"Live like a rockstar with the wild freshness of LYNX Musicstar

Your VIP pass to a night of adventure...

Doesn't dry out your skin."

What he says:

"A very sweet smell. It doesn't lather but you still smell refreshed. There's the fun factor of it having the consistancy of rasberry jam. It does feel moisturising."

What I say:

I really do like how this smells on him, and it makes his skin feel soft. I do borrow this on occasion as it doesn't dry out my skin, it's not an overpowering scent either.

Lynx Music Star is exclusive to Tesco, so pop it in your shopping trolley!

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Bag Books: The Sins of the Fathers

The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block

You know, I'm not entirely sure where I got this book, it just sort of appeared on my bookshelf. Quite glad it did though. After reading Afterwards, last weeks installment of Bag Books, I needed a shorter book, like a sorbet after steak. So I picked up The Sins if the Fathers.

I like the fact that it clearly tells you the book's genre on the cover 'Mystery'. It certainly is a book for someone who enjoys detective mysteries, or C.S.I, like me, and it is always fun to try and work out the killer as your thrown curve-balls (I think this is an American phrase, but then again I've never had interest in sports so it could be a cricket term).

I may have to look out for some more of these Matt Scudder Mysteries, but I hope I haven't read the 3rd installment first, as that would really piss me off.

The chapters are short and the characters are easy enough to imagine, even if they aren't given much description. Overall a decent little read.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

The Carrie Files #11

Seeing as the (absent) Summer is turning to Autumn with all this rain, I thought this look would be a great for the seasonal transition.



Jacket: New Look £99.99
Cardigan: Warehouse £45
Top: Asos £8
Scarf: Asos £15
Jeans: Dorothy Perkins £32
Shoes: Asos £36
Bag: New Look £12.99

I think I've got this pretty spot on, I've looked so close to the image, and other images, of this look, even conferring with the movie.

The scarf is the biggest deviant, but there is a replica knitting pattern on Ravelry.com, just search patterns for 'Carrie' and you'll find it.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Bag Books: Afterwards

Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton

I've written this as soon as I've finished the book, I started it this morning and couldn't put it down and read all 450 pages in practically one sitting.

This is a very clever story, seen through the eyes of Grace, a 39 year old mother, who has an out of body experience as she tries to piece together what happened to her and her teenage daughter during a fire, and she sees what happens to the rest of her family during her comatose time in hospital.

Like I mentioned, you find out what happens but you're fed plenty of red herrings along the way, adding intruige, keeping you hooked. There's also a theme of love, which sounds cliche but it's so beautiful. There's also a part between father and son that would make a stone heart weep. Though it's the undercurrent theme of water that amazes me, yet it's so fitting.

One thing I liked about the book itself is the fact there are discussion points for a bookclub after the story. This made me smile as I don't know of many book clubs near me, but the idea of a group of people, sat with coffee/tea and cake whilst talking through the water theme and giving their ideas just gave me a happy feeling.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Happy Birthday to Me!

As my birthday is this month, my wants list for September features things I am likely to buy!




It's rare for me to want perfume, but I love the smell and the bottle of this one!

Ok, so I'm not likely to buy this bag, but it doesn't mean that I don't really, really want it! I freaking love the colour, not to mention it's covered in SQUIRRELS! I love squirrels, there's one who comes into my garden and I'll watch him for ages, I call him Fatty, Fatty the Squirrel, because he eats the food my mom puts out for the birds, so he's bigger than most squirrels you see. Right now I'm wondering how many times I've said squirrel in this paragraph. Only 5 times, pfft.

I think this tunic would see me well into the new year, throw it on with tights or leggings and Bob's your Uncle etc, plus yellow is my favourite colour.

I haven't heard any rave reviews of this book, it just caught my interest when I was doing the weekly shop, and I've always been interested in the meanings of things, and the story itself makes this seem like a nice little read.

I have adored these shoes since they appeared on Asos. I literally bookmarked the page! I adore them, they look like shoes that would be worn in the Tudor period. I think they'd look so cute with a dress or skirt or just my jeans.

I've never owned a pair of jeggings before, mostly because they look quite disgusting, but I like this pair, mostly because they look like jeans, even have the back pockets!

It's is getting colder now, so it's time to pull out the long sleeves, and buy some more too. I like the range of colours you can get this top in, but I think the blue is my favourite. Look out for this top in a future Carrie Files installment.

I'd really like a watch like this, mostly because I never pick up my phone when I go out, so it'd be nice to know the time.

So that's it for my September/Birthday Wants!

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo

Test Subject: The Body Shop Hairbrush With Bamboo Pins

For this installment of Test Subject I'm reviewing this hairbrush from The Body Shop.

What they say:

Follow the contours of your head and gently groom your mane. The round-tipped pins massage and stimulate the scalp while regular brushing distributes the hair’s natural oils from root to tip. For all hair types.

What I say:

A while ago, I'd heard that bamboo/natural brushes are better for your hair than plastic ones. I have to agree, after using this brush my hair looks better, has more shine and feels softer.

I feels great to brush my hair with this, it really does massage your scalp, I can sit for ages just brushing my hair.

The brush itself is lightweight.

The £8 isn't what I'd usually pay for a hair brush, but I think it's worth trading in your cheap plastic brush for one of these, and it's definately an investment piece for your hair.

Overall I love this brush, I take it with me when I travel. After using it I have no desire to ever revert back to my plastic ones.

Peace, love and all that jazz. xo