Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks

I will never be Stevie Nicks. An obvious statement but a true one. I will also never be Diane Keaton or Audrey Hepburn. In the past, this has kept me awake and worried at my soul. I am not bohemian, ditzy or gamine. I am me and I lean towards Bette Midler’s stage...
Rock Me Amadeus!

Rock Me Amadeus!

Me and the bestie are off to Vienna in October. I got over excited watching Rick Stein and booked it.   It’s EasyJet from Manchester and we are staying in the Hotel Zipser. Apart from cafe culture, Freud, Mozart and sacher-torte I am woefully ignorant so...
Summer Feet

Summer Feet

I have a history with shoes. My Mum still has my first shoes (Clarks Mary Janes in navy, I was rocking a look from the cradle). In my power dressing past it was bright suede heels. I wish my iridescent rainbow snakeskin cowboy boots survived ‘that’ night out. I have...
Democracy

Democracy

Ah, the unnecessary general election. Now, I can go into a pretty major rant about this but given my own rules that I can only focus on the positives in life on this site you’ll have to buy me a gin and tonic and let me step onto my soapbox to hear that one.  ...
Red lipstick

Red lipstick

My first make up purchases were black kohl eyeliner and a 17 lipstick called Simply Red. The look has not changed much. I am usually wearing all of the eyeliner or all of the eyeliner plus red lipstick. I don’t do red balm, stain or gloss. Lipstick, proper stuff and...