Summer dreaming.

This weekend I went to stay at my parent’s house and on our way back to town we popped into Matalan at Killingworth (I know, I visit such glamorous shopping destinations). I’ve been shopping at Matalan for years, I remember when they used to sell designer stuff and I went wild for my mam to buy me some Calvin Klein jeans, but I haven’t really bought much from there recently.

I was actually really impressed with what they had to offer. Firstly they had a cracking sale on with 50% off; containing items that are current too, not just old winter stock.





I tried on a few things, in particular I really wanted a denim shirt I’d picked up. Sadly they didn’t have any size 14’s in stock (Which was the case with quite a few items I looked at. What’s with that Matalan?), but I did however try this daisy print dress on by chance and ended up loving it. I’m pretty sure Topshop did dress similar to this recently I’m guessing it’ll have probably cost around three times as much as Matalan’s £14 price tag. I can’t wait for summer to wear it with bare legs, a denim jacket and my beloved new clogs.





I also picked up this little red stone necklace for £2 in the sale, which goes really well with the turquoise jewellery I wear most days.




Finally I bought this rucksack for £10, another purchase for the summer. I can’t wait to use it on trips to the beach and the park. The woman on the till commented “Eee that bag is dead canny. You could put sandwiches in there”. We’d only just met, but she knew me so well!




This week I’ve also been rediscovering Barry M nail effects. I’ve been wearing it over Barry M nail paint in Mushroom for a few days and it’s lasting pretty well thanks to Seche Vite top coat.




Bryden and I also received our train tickets today to go down to Sheffield next weekend for the Blogger meet up. We can’t wait to meet some fellow bloggers in real life. We’re already stressing over what to pack! Is anyone else going?

Claire

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Clog on the Tyne.

Yesterday was the first sunny day, in which feels like years, around here. I decided to do a spot of charity shop shopping (Sorry, I really can’t bring myself to call it ‘thrifting’) so I hopped on the Metro to North Shields and then South Shields via the ferry. I was sat with my sunglasses lapping up the nice weather as if I was on a Caribbean cruise, not crossing the Tyne!


How exotic.





Sadly I didn’t really see anything particularly nice, so I decided to pop into Newcastle city centre on the way home and picked up a few bits and bobs.


Clogs- H&M £29.99, Tights- Primark £2 each, Lace trimmed socks- Internacionale £2.50, Frankie magazine £5.50. Oh Comely magazine £4.




I’d seen these clogs at around Christmas time, but because I haven’t worn heels since damaging the ligaments in my ankle last summer, I’d put off buying them. I saw that there were only two pairs left, (one being in my size) decided that it was fate and that I MUST spend £29.99 that I can’t really afford. Luckily due to the sturdy shape of the shoe and the wonder of modern medicine (God bless painkillers) I think my stupid ankle might be able to handle these little beauts. I’ll be wearing them with tights for now, but I can’t wait to pair them with summer dresses and shorts. Roll on summer!

I Noticed on Twitter the other day (Shameless plug alert: You can follow Trebles and a Mixer on Twitter @treblesandamixa. It’s mainly just me talking about celebs and what we’ve had for tea.) that Frankie magazine was coming to the UK. I spent last summer in Australia, most of the time I looked sweaty, sunburnt and wore pretty much the same pair of shorts for three months. I started reading Frankie Magazine while I was over there and was reminded that fashion and nice things still existed, even if I was living in a scummy hostel. It kind of reminds me of Bust and Nylon with a bit of Lula’s romanticism thrown in. Basically it’s a lovely mix of fashion, illustration, crafts. Yes, it ends up costing £5.50 because it’s imported, but it’s a delightful little read.


While I was buying this at WH Smith’s I spotted Oh Comely magazine and picked it up. I’d never heard of it before but I’d say it’s quite similar to Frankie and well worth a look.

Some images from Frankie...









And Oh Comely...







Does anyone have any other suggestions for magazines that are a bit different from the normal celeb trash (Don’t get me wrong I love celeb trash) you find in newsagents?

Love

Claire
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P.S. Its dissertation time for Bryden at the moment, don’t worry she’s not dead or anything. Luckily I only have a job I don’t really care about occupying my time so I’ll have plenty of time to blog!