Today is a special post as it is shared with two other lovely ladies that you already know as I have mentioned them on here quite a bit. Rachel of A Dress Is For Life & Lisa of My Big Fat Blog.

Rachel had posted a pic on twitter of a few new dresses she picked up in the post Christmas sales and one caught my eye as it did Lisa. We found out from Rachel that it was from Very and only £10.50! We both jumped on the website and ordered it and had it arrive in 5 days.


This is a strange dress. It is a pretty tea dress and vintage looking print and neckline with full lining. I ordered the 26 as 24 was out of stock. I am happy to say the 26 was a good choice and the bust is just big enough. I like the length on me (5'3'') as I can wear it without leggings in summer.


It is not the best quality item but for £10 I didn't expect it to be. The seem up one of the sleeves is out of line and the center bust has a strange shape due to the lining but the print is just so pretty I can forgive it these faults.


I chose it keep it simple and wore my gold oxfords from Primark and a beautiful necklace I got from friends in Canada. Sorry for the filter but my photos were far too dark and pale. They needed a bit of colour and this is more true to the dress colours.

I was over the moon last month when my friend Rachel of A Dress Is For Life did a blog with a competition for 20 people to win FREE glasses from Firmoo. I entered and was one of the winners! I had looked at their website and found quite a few pairs I liked but being a bit of a glasses freak I tend to always forget I cant see through any of the 15+ pairs of sunglasses I own. I found this fab pair of large glasses and decided to go for coloured lenses so I would have a funky pair of sunglasses for the summer that I can actually see out of.



Firmoo offer a First Pair Free offer with code from the website. The glasses will be sent to you from the USA so you do have to pay postage of around £10 but you are getting Prescription Glasses for FREE! I added the coloured lenses which cost around £4 and you can choose from a selection of colours and gradients. I went for the darkest blue which is 60%. You can see it against the white background and on the Firmoo logo of the glasses case just how dark it is.



I ordered mine on boxing day and being as it is USA company I know postage would take a little time. Usually 3 or 4 weeks but allowed for a bit extra due to the festive period. However! I received mine today just 8 days after ordering!!! Now that's fast! The came from China by the looks of the packet.



This is my first pair of prescription sunglasses EVER! I am wondering why I have never got some before as they are amazing! No more squinting in the sun or wearing sunglasses I can't see with. They came with hard case, soft case, cleaning cloth, glasses screwdriver key chain and 3 extra screws.



All I can say is order a Free pair and see how fab this company is! I have nothing but praise for Firmoo. I will defo be a repeat customer and will be sending everyone I know in their direction.

Note: I was not paid to review this item.

Rebecca arranged a shopping trip to Doncaster on Facebook and 8 lovely ladies showed up! I had never been to Doncaster before so it was a nice to see it had lots of places for Fats to shop and bigger and better stores than in Sheffield. We got the train to Doncaster for £8.30 which was a day return ticket. The train station has access to the shopping mall. We went to Simply Be first and tried on lots of outfits and ended up most of us leaving with the same dress! (more of Simply Be and the dress to come)

Lisa got a little make-over in Debenhams and came away with a few beauty items. Doesn't she look pretty!
There was a very tired looking Evans store which was large but didn't stock Clements Ribeiro and looked very old lady and not in a good way!

I didnt remember to get a photo of everyone together so above are Steph and Beth and below are Lisa, Rebecca, Becky, Lisa & Rachel.


I spent most money in Lush. I bought the Silky Powder on Rebeccas recommendation. A bath bomb because I love them. I also got a shower bomb with can be used in the bath but I mostly shower so thought this was a great alternative. I also got a massage bar heart. I have had a few of their massage bars and find them great for feet and elbows as an intense moisturizer and this one has glitter in it so will be used on everywhere for a bit of sparkle.


 Boots had these cute Hello Kitty lipsticks on offer from £4.99 to £1.99 and I am in love with glitter nail varnish at the moment so couldn't resist this silver and blue sparkle polish by NYC.


 Becky and Rachel spotted these cute pink snow globe effect frames in a charity shop and knowing my love of Lego figured I would be interested. Of course I snapped them up of 99p! I love Charity shops!


Primark is a staple on any shopping trip for me. I got a couple of pairs of leggings for £3 each which do have a rather tight waist band but I can squeeze into. A rather cool necklace for £2 in the sale and Foxy socks. 5 pairs for £2.50 is a bargain.


The New Look is large and has a large Inspire section. There was lots of sale items and we all tried on loads of stuff and I had a gift card from Christmas so bought the bird print dress that I had previously bought and returned. I got it in a size 26 and for £9 I won't worry if fades a bit in the wash. I also got these cute tartan pumps for £3.


After shopping til we almost dropped we found a place to eat and had a meal and good long chat and giggle before Beth and Steph got their trains home and the rest of us went to bar for a drink and then also headed for trains and buses.

It was so great that so many ladies came and especially Becky who traveled up from Bath. It was awesome meeting her and hopefully she will visit us again soon. We plan to have more Shopping days in Sheffield and Doncaster and everyone is welcome! We are a friendly bunch really :)

Since Rachel and I have the a lot of the same dresses we decided to do a combined post and show you how I styled a dress and then you can have a look at how Rachel has styled the same dress. Really a 2 for 1 post you lucky readers! Which is why we have called this Challenge - Twice As Nice. Look out for more in the future!

Todays dress is from Simply Be and I have had my eye on it for quite some time but the £36 price tag kept it out of my reach until Boxing Day when the Sales started. It dropped down to £25 and with a free postage code and an extra 10% off code I got it for £22.50!




Showing off my new lovely FREE Cateye Glasses from Coastal. (First Pair Free) If you are in the market for glasses then check them out. The have a great range of frames.




I had seen the beautiful Elena of Frivolous Mrs D post about this dress here a while back and loved it so much. It has a vintage look to it and a lovely v neck and floaty sleeves. It was also available in 2 other colours but the navy with red dots was pictured in the Simply Be catalogue below looked perfect.


To be honest I was a bit disappointed when it arrived. It was a thin cotton shirt material with many creases and I do not iron anything! I thought it would be a jersey material with stretch. I tried it on and thought it a little tight over my bust because of no stretch. The length was good and I loved the sleeves and v of the neck. I was torn with keeping it or sending it back so decided to take some pictures and see it from a different view.




I was wowed by how lovely it looked on and after wearing it for a while was happy with the fit and the tighter bust just gave me better cleavage! My only issue now is as you can see from the close up that my polka dot bra can been seen through the fabric so must remember to wear a plain one next time or even a chemise as pants may also be visible.




Look at my cute Bowler Hat with EARS!!!! I found this little gem on ebay and it reminded me a bit of Hello Kitty so thought I should purchase it and so happy I did.