Monday 28 January 2008

Valentine Hints...

It’s getting to that time of year when us girls start to wonder whether, and hope that, our desks will soon be adorned with beautiful flowers and our doormats covered with pink and red envelopes...

Yes, Valentine’s Day is almost upon us once again and only a couple of weeks of ground work time remain within which to give other halves encouragement and hints in every right direction.

Green Fingers seems to have been well trained by she that went before as I’ve never had to go over the top on hint front – beautiful roses turning up last Valentine’s Day (albeit at 5pm - kept me sweating a little bit!) and stunning lilies on our anniversary.

To make every girl’s wish come true this Valentine’s Day, men should have ready at their fingertips, the link to Moyses Stevens – home to some of the most beautiful flowers available to order online.

With Prince Charles’s Royal Warrant (and P&P’s for that matter) Moyses Stevens ticks all the boxes and more – from beautiful bouquets to the surprise of a gift box full of red roses and they take as much care in their packaging as they do in choosing and arranging the flowers.

Their website is lovely too and the photography fabulous; nothing worse than a blurry pic and the embarrassment of a bunch that resembles something from the local petrol station turning up – P&P would never live it down!

And the big bonus of ordering online for the chaps is that their colleagues at work needn’t hear them placing their order – not mention having to dictate the gushing note out loud! That’s worth its weight in gold I say!

Thursday 10 January 2008

Sales Heaven...


Pashminas and Pearls doesn’t do the sales well so when one of my favourite clothes shops went online, I realised that sale shopping couldn’t get any easier than sitting at my desk and browsing through the rails.


Far rather that than having to make a special trip with the masses on a Saturday morning - not to mention the slight headache from a Friday dinner party the night before (Pashminas and Pearls enjoys a glass of sauvingnon blanc or two)!


The Whistles website is fabulous and it’s as good as going to one of their shops – perhaps even better – they’ve tried all their clothes on mannequins so you don’t have to!


I adore their clothes – from simple knits with individual details to gorgeous girlie dresses and skirts for the more dressy occasions. They also do the best t-shirts to wear under knits or for a lazy Saturday or Sunday inside.


Their current sale is fantastic value for money. It’s not just the usual leftovers which sales so often are. They have a good range of dresses, coats, skirts, knitwear, t-shirts – all gorgeous pieces from the Autumn / Winter collection and definitely pieces I had wanted to buy had my bank balance not said no!


With the rain tipping down outside I just couldn’t resist this timeless (P&P doesn’t do die hard fashion) Swing Coat reduced from £220 to £110 saving me over £100 – the perfect amount to put towards a new pashmina!


Yes, we all deserve a pick me up in January.