Why Autumn/Winter 2013 Rocks

Thick tights
Possibly the best invention ever, warm,practical,comfy and great for working a layered textured look.
But, once that one piece of thread gets caught on a passing branch/fence/table/dog there is no going back, that little thread manages to unravel itself until all you have left is a ball of strings wrapped around your ankle. (great if you knit or have a kittten, not so great if you er, don't).

Snoods
Again, tres comfortable, so cosy and warm and snuggly for the coming 5 months of apocalyptic rain,snow and all round coldness. (or as BBC's weather lady likes to call it; the British summertime.)
Also used for catching unwanted food and drink that misses your mouth,though. My snood's personal favourite foods and drinks include Hot chocolate and ketchup from the hot dogs at Winter Wonderland. (where I store my snack for the tube ride home.)

Berry Coloured Lip-sticks 
Very festive and autumnal, hot vampiress look great for Halloween.
If your nose,when cold, decides to mysteriously change colour,like mine,it is probably not the best idea to wear berry,purple or red lipstick, as it will match the colour of your nose,and make you look like a noob at life.


Oversized Jumpers
When you need a cuddle on a cold November night, put on an oversized jumper and it will do just that. (I'm so lonely.) Oversized jumpers are FAB at not only making you feel and look gorgeous and warm,but also, they trick people into thinking that you are not as lonely as you are, and that you have a boyfriend who lent his jumper to you.
Can drown you, and if they are too long they can look a bit weird. Also, if the people you are trying to fool know you well, they will ask you why you are wearing such  a big, man's jumper.(they know how lonely you are.)

Beanies 
A cute way to finish an outfit. The same outfit can look grungy or chic depending on the beanie.
Can look chavvy. Is great until it flies off of your head along with 15 bobby pins, a clump of hair and your hopes and dreams.

Curly Hair 
Forget the straighteners, for winter is the time of curls.(yay) Curls and waves finish off any autumn/winter look, as they give it texture and shape. Quote Tracey Turnblad 'Hair can't just hang there like a dead thing on your cheeks'.
It can be hard to find a beanie or hat that fits over your hair though (feel my pain). Also, when its windy I have hair attacking my face from every direction, like a cat has just been chucked at my face.



Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand that is why I love Autumn (most of the time).



Also,because dog's love leaves and that makes me happy.









A HUGE thank-you to my helpers and main inspiration on this post,Xou, Zo and Demosthenous Child Number 3, I love you all xx

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winter hats for those of us that dont have hair like legolas

Greetings angel miceys,

Even though we have been having Arctic conditions here in London since late July, I think winter has just started to kick in everywhere else on the planet. So to keep you from losing your head to frostbite, I thought I'd help you choose a few groovy hats.

First for the man-children, a few tips on hat choosing:
(actually there's only one tip on hat choosing)

1) Choose the right shape of hat to suit your face otherwise your head will look like its being eaten by a badger in a jumper.


If you have a long face look for a wide brim hat.
If you have a round or square shape face look for a straight brim hat.
If you have an oval face you can wear any shape hat because congratulations, you got the good genes.

But Nadia, what is a BRIM? I hear you cry.
Well dear Hat-connoisseurs a brim is...

(The little part of the hat that sticks all the way around) 

So, here are my top 3 hats.

Topman
£14
http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=12555&catalogId=33056&productId=11110322&categoryId=207303&parent_category_rn=233080


 River Island  £8.00
 http://www.riverisland.com/men/accessories/hats/Dark-grey-knit-beanie-hat-264506


Topman £12
http://www.topman.com/en/tmuk/product/shoes-and-accessories-1928527/winter-accessories-2297155/green-and-orange-baroque-knit-beanie-2062457?bi=1&ps=200


Also, click on the link below and donate to Cancer Research to sponsor a friend shaving all of his hair off for charity!  http://myprojects.cancerresearchuk.org/fundraise/fundraising-pages/samsunnerfundraisingpage

Do it for Legolas.
 

East End Thrift Store

Good afternoon my lovelies,

As some of you may know, there is a fabulous event in London for all you thrifties out there, called East End Thrift store and its held in er, the East End.
 https://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/East-End-Thrift-Store/165943483434967

For those of you who don't know, its basically an event that's held in London, where all of the world's vintage jackets,coats,jumpers,jeans,dresses, tops etc are resurrected from beyond the grave,regurgitated from your parents adolescent years, stolen from charity shops* and sold for ONE POUND.
Yep, you heard right, levi's for a POUND.Vintage baseball/football/soccer tops- one POUND. EVERYTHING'S A POUND. ARE YOU HYPERVENTILATING YET COS I AM.

*just kidding.

If you enjoy queueing for hours on a Saturday morning,in a dodgy part of London with fellow fashionista's watching your every move, then you will love this. Despite the queues and judgemental hispters though, it was groovy. We waited for about 2 hours before we decided to leave the queue and go to the one next to us for the East End Thrift Warehouse. ( You pay for a bag, £10 or £20,about the size of a A4 piece of paper, and stuff it full of clothes.) My advice for this one, be an excellent folder, I managed to fit 3 jumpers and a top in my bag, or be really pretty. (The latter won't work,the guy on the till was so angry.)
The one pound store, in my opinion is better if you just want the clothes for the material, or you enjoy walking around in muddy clothes. It was held in a car-park and so after unleashing the first 30 hipsters, clothes were flying everywhere,which was fab as it had rained the day before.


I will show you my purchases when the washing machine has finished washing the dead people smell off of them. (still worth it.)

I know its hard to see, but this was my view for most of the day.The queue went all the way around the block, that's four roads can I add.
(The look the late-comers gave us, as they dragged their feet past us looking for the end of the queue, as they turned another corner. Mwhaha.
It was a mixture of hatred and envy.)





I would recommend to all of you thrifties out there to go to the next event, you can check for updates on their facebook page(the link above) or follow their twitter account https://twitter.com/assemblythrift because there are some really snazzy bargains! And you meet loads of really cool people and can exchange fashion tips (by exchanging fashion tips I mean stare them out till they notice you staring then smile at them, or in my case,dither for 20 minutes on the best way to ask the girl in front where she got her shoes from - topshop btw.)




The only thing that got us through the day were jokes, here are my favs:

My friend David lost his ID, now we call him Dav.
*pause for laughter*

What food is used for hiding horses?
Mascarpone
(get it? MASK- A- PONY)
hashahhhahhahahhhhhhahaha


and my personal favourite, courtesy of my friend Jimmy:

Past,present and future walked into a bar...It was tense.