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My lovely (lady)garden

Wednesday, Jul 14th, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: Gardening, Nonsense

I am not sure I got the message right here. Please tell me it’s not just me. My lovely (lady)garden

Passing on my love for shoes

Tuesday, Jun 1st, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
Filed under: London, Shoes | Tags: ,

I should have known better. If I had done my homework, I could have easily found out that the co-founder of gorgeous children’s shoes shop Papillon is Anya Hindmarch’s sister. I could have known what kind of crowd to expect at the opening party of Papillon’s new flagship store in Marelybone. London socialites, handbag empire [...]

Rule, Bavaria!

Thursday, May 27th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
Filed under: Style, Travelling | Tags: , , , ,

The guy next to me on seat 11B kept on pushing my elbow off the armrest. Well, at least he tried. I was tempted to ask him if he knew how lucky he was. If it weren’t for my very generous husband, he’d be kicked off the armrest by a screaming 13-months-old. It was only [...]

Seven Shoes – the ‘Hello Lover’ award

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
Filed under: Shoes, Style | Tags:

Originally, this award was called ‘The beautiful blogger award’, but our shoebsessed frashionista (= a shoe obsessed friend and fashionista) 40 Not Out decided to unravel the award’s rules, lay out its components neatly and nicely and put them together as something completely new. She even made her Manolo’s star in the award’s trophy: That [...]

Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare – Summer body pamper pack

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 by Met Mum | 3 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, Blogging | Tags: ,

We have a winner! It’s Tish @ A femme d’un certain age. Dear Tish, I hope you will have lots of fun scrubbing and buffing and creaming and pampering yourself. Prends soin de toi! And don’t forget to email me your mailing address.

Malnourished Monday – clothes that make you look thin

Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Met Mum | 24 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Malnourished Monday, Style | Tags: , , ,

Grazia, I love you. Honestly, you are my favourite glossy mag and I am feverishly looking forward to the all-Tuesday-y ‘thump’ that indicates that yet another edition has been pushed through my letterbox. But ‘new-season buys that […] slim and flatter like no other’? Really? And who exactly are these shapes ought to be flattering? [...]

Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare review & giveaway

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 by Met Mum | 30 Comments
Filed under: Beauty | Tags: ,

Call me a fanatic. Call me an addict. Call me a victim of cleverly devised marketing plans. IT’S NOT MY FAULT, I JUST LOVE BEAUTY PRODUCTS!  Sorry for crying out loud. Naturally, when a lovely PR lady from Liz Earle offered me to review a few products from their wonderful, no-nasties skin care range, I [...]

Was dressing exactly like Carrie Bradshaw ever the idea?

Thursday, Apr 29th, 2010 by Met Mum | 28 Comments
Filed under: Fashion, Style | Tags: , , ,

I love Mondays. Mainly because of The Guardian’s Monday supplement G2 and its ‘Ask Hadley’ series. Every Monday Hadley Freeman answers sartorial questions in a witty and often unexpected way. And I rarely disagree. But when it comes to blaspheming Carrie Bradshaw, I can’t just sit and watch injustice happen. Was dressing exactly like Carrie [...]

Malnourished Monday #18 – Fake your way to self esteem

Tuesday, Apr 27th, 2010 by Met Mum | 18 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, Malnourished Monday | Tags: , , ,

Take: A campaign to raise self esteem in young people. A well-known brand that possesses the funds and the means to support the campaign. A (the) leading youth charity to add credibility and host the campaign. What’s not to like? Try adding a celebrity ambassador that either didn’t get a script or a campaign manager [...]

Girl crush

Thursday, Apr 22nd, 2010 by Met Mum | 4 Comments
Filed under: Blogging, Style

The fabulous Lily Lemontree invited me to guest-post on her beautiful blog about my favourite style icon. This is flattering for multiple reasons. Not only is Lily Lemontree one of the most stylish blogs out there, but also is her series ‘Style Icons’ one of my favourite. So whom did I choose? Let me tell [...]

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