Walk like an Egyptian

When Madonna burst onto the American Superbowl half time show, her head gear was somewhat impressive. It got me interested in all things Egyptian inspired; make up, jewels, accessories... EYELINER! I am currently perfecting my eyeliner flick, one side is always better than the other! Yesterday I came across these lovely little shoes from Urban Outfitters, I loved them! Unfortunately, they were just so uncomfortable that I am having to have a think about them. Simple to look at from the front, cut low giving a little toe cleavage (which I love) with a nice rounded toe shape, it's when you turn them round that the black panther detail springs off the heal in gold embellishment. They come in a classic black and rusty orange suede too. Priced at £35, a girl has to think is the pain really worth having pretty fashionable feet...

Send in the Sunshine

Ah, yellow!

So pretty, so bright, so warm and so welcoming. With lots of different shades to suit every skin tone and hair colour, wearing a yellow item will most definitely put a smile on your face, or the person that spots it! Going through my wardrobe today I picked out one or two pieces that have hints of this lively colour on it, but I shall be purchasing something soon to complete my springtime look.

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Marching MARNI

It's not long now until Marni will be gracing those H&M rails. I think around March 8th, yippee! I am a huge fan of Marni, I love their colourful accessories and bold prints with block colours, however, my budget cannot usually stretch to their prices, so this will be perfect! I have had my eye on a few pieces, including those amazing silver shoes...

Antique Hunt

I love going around little villages, scouring for antiques, jewellery, furniture and clothes. Recently I have been to these two lovely places: Memories in Ramsbottom and the GB Antiques Centre in Lancaster. About an hours drive from Manchester, GB Antiques has room upon room full of big pieces of furniture, to little rails of clothes hidden away and few pieces of jewels. Memories on the other hand has cases and cases of rare jewellery, art deco pieces, beautiful broaches, toys, books, china and more trinkets that you can imagine! Two floors crammed full of bits and pieces. Memories also has the cutest team members, I loved the little nana's working away in there, talking about the steak dinners and what they had for their lunch! Even if you don't leave with a purchase, you can secretly learn about bacon ribs and where to get the best piece of steak in Ramsbottom!

I picked up two pairs of statement earrings for my 2012 collection! A pair that make me want to go POP and that reminded me of Prada's brightly coloured fruit inspired earrings from 2011. Plus a bronzed pair with little black beads to glam up my simple plain classic outfits.

Creatures of the Wind

Not only do I love the pieces from the Chicago based duos spring/summer 2012 collection, the name itself is totally captivating too. Looking back from 2011 to 2012, bright colours with contrasting prints are exploding onto a variety of fabrics. Little feminine floral jackets teamed with plain dresses and blouses... I cannot wait!

Pure Powdered Pigment

Ooooo send in the colour, let's brighten up 2012.

Let the pastel hues take priority in your wintery wardrobe.

POP.

(stand alone dress by COS)

ACNE

ACNE is nice.

I heart MIU MIU butterfly earrings

Tickle your ears with these lovely gems!

Playful but not too twee...

I love them!

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Priced at a reasonable £90...

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stella & dot

I stumbled across this lovely jewellery website recently and I loved it! stella & dot comes from America but the team travel the globe to find some of the most precious and rare jewels. With no stand alone shops, you can buy online, at one of their pop-up shops. I was really taken with the ideas and concepts behind the pieces. Definitely worth taking a look if wanting a statement piece of jewellery, thats that little bit different and not too expensive.

These were some of my favorite pieces

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