Happy Bonfire Night

image courtesy of the guardian

This post probably won't make a lot of sense to those of you outside the UK, but for me, Bonfire night officially signals the start of winter.  It is a great excuse to dress in plenty of cozy layers and warm accessories whilst watching firework displays.  And, just as good, from tomorrow I'll be stepping up the countdown to Christmas.  Unfortunately, rain is making my 5th November a total washout so instead I thought I'd share some of the winter accessories I'd choose to wear if I was out tonight. 

from a selection at topshop, river island and accessorize

If you are lucky enough to be watching fireworks tonight wrap up warm and stay safe!

xxx

Ending the suspense

You may remember I was raving on about what a good friday I had a few weeks ago. Part of the reason for my enviable good mood was the few little goodies that made their way home with me.  I treated myself to a lovely paisley silk scarf from accessorize and picked up a pretty pink opi polish.

This is Heart Throb. In real life it is much brighter, in fact I'd describe it as a very grown up highlighter hued pink, unfortunately the British weather is failing to cooperate and grant me decent light in which to photograph it!  I spent the past week wearing this on my toes in homage to the end of summer and was really impressed with the quality.  I only have one other opi polish and both have proved pretty chip resistent in my experience.  In fact I like the formulation so much that I wish I had spent longer browsing the display shelves.  Hmm, I think I might have to investigate their new a/w '10 collection. 

What are your opi must haves?

Is it too early or too late?

I know this is widely premature but with the British weather so gloomy at the moment summer seems like a distant memory.  As A/W begins filling the shops I can't help but think Christmas is only just around the corner.  With this in mind I've started compiling a little list to help Santa get organised this year (in no particular order).

 pink bobble hat and floral umbrella - accessorize

pearl t-bar pumps - topshop

Valentine's Day on  DVD

naked palette - urban decay

long heart necklace - alice eden @ the shopfloorproject

nokia c3 in arctic white

and then there's a few fantasy picks....

Marc by Marc Jacobs linda clutch

Lulu Guiness continental purse in stone

is it too late to start being nice instead of naughty?

xx