Look who's back! Part 2 - Sunday Strut

Last Sunday (19th August 2012) myself and my friend and work colleague Vicky participated in the Sunday Strut, a 6 kilometre charity walk in aid of the Prince's Trust. The first fashion charity walk to take place in London. Myself, Vicky and fellow fashionistas strutted our way across historic London from Cardinal Place to Victoria One New Change.

Prior to the 6 kilometre strut we were greeted at Cardinal Place by the InParlour pop-up travelling beauty parlour, and from nail bars to glitter tattoos and make up and hair sessions, the parlour was the perfect place for all of the participants to add finishing touches to their look before the Gymbox group warm up begun. 

Vicky looked super in her primary colours for the Sunday Strut! She even got her nails painted green,red and blue at the InParlour to match her outfit :) 

 And they're off...in the rain....Although it was slightly spitting at this point, an emergency supply of umbrellas were provided to all from the team. TV Personality Anna Williamson kick started the event, and 'Made in Chelsea''s leading lady Millie Mackintosh lead the strut with her adorable french bulldog puppy Herby (who was just a tad too large to sneak away in my handbag!)

Millie looked very elegant in her nude chiffon dress and matching nude patent wedges, and even managed to bring some metallic sandals with her for when the wedges got too painful, good plan!

All groups were well on their way to One New Change, with the route winding its way past Big Ben, the London Eye, along the embankment and over the Millennium Bridge.

The outfit: I decided to wear a bold colour to stand out on the walk, and went with my Zara dress, which when I walked blew in the wind (not quite Marilyn but it worked out ok!), I teamed it with some metallic Jaeger sandals, and some bold beads that I found on a car boot sale for £1! The Rayban Wayfarers also had to make an appearance again! I also wore my turquoise YSL arty ring which gave a touch of glam to the outfit, and my favourite Mac Satin Red lipstick. 

Slightly off topic here, but I spotted these fab catering vans along the embankment, and just had to get snapping, here's a few...

 Almost there...at this point all was getting a little hot and bothered :) Our red balloons certainly caught attention, and helped us to navigate our way across busy London.

Yippee! Me and Vicky finally reached the finish line :) And after 6 kilometres of strutting we finally arrived at One New Change, where we were greeted by a goody bag (always love a freebie!) and a celebratory glass of champagne on the rooftop (a stones throw from St Paul's Cathedral) courtesy of Searcys Champagne Bar. Dermalogica's Skin Bar was also on hand for those who needed a quick freshen up. 

Let the exclusive after party at Gordan Ramsey's Bread Street Kitchen Begin..

 The vintage fashion tea party was the perfect way to celebrate the event

The fabulous day ended with a raffle, of which I had my eye on only one prize, the David Gandy signed book...unfortunately I didn't win, much to my broken heart :( although I did win the two t-shirts so I cannot complain...much (cries)

I would like to give a round of applause to all of those who took part in the event, as well as the Land Security ladies who helped the day run smoothly. Everyone had a fantastic time, and the Prince's Trust is such a worthy cause :) Please visit fellow blogger Rosie's blog for more photos from the day http://everythinglooksrosie.com/

Look who's back! Part 1 - Swanage

Apologies that I haven't posted in a while, I haven't been as much of a hermit as I usually am and have been rather busy over the last few weeks. I have decided that I shall provide you all with some snaps of what I have been up to since I last posted :)

I shall start with some holiday snaps... Me, the family and the boyfriend have been going to Swanage, Dorset for years, and take the speed boat there to whizz around the jurassic coast of Dorset. Please note the lack of glamour in my outfits - with hiking, boating and lots more hiking I didn't really have chance to be glamorous

 Pevril Point, Swanage, Dorset

 Mountain goat
Hiking... not my favourite hobby

 Call me Gemma...Gemma Bond

 Me (far right) and my Pos-e

 Chapman's Pool

Wonderfully hot day

 Striking the Usain Bolt pose

I fell in love with this cute 'Dori's Delights' catering van at the Swanage Fete, and think that it is a fantastic idea for a wedding or party, selling anything from Frozen Yoghurt to tasty baguettes, 
it is simply adorable:)

Early morning rummage...

I love an early morning rummage at the car boot sale, and here I am this morning, ready to get digging in the boxes :)

I shall be uploading photos of my finds at some point so watch this space :)

Outfit: Bag: Patrick Cox, Mongolian fur gilet: Topshop, Scarf: Louis Vuitton, Wayfarers: Rayban, Jeans: Zara, Chelsea Boots: Next

Sunblock ready, now all we need is some sunshine!

After running out a few months ago, I have finally managed to get some Dermalogica SPF30 Solar Defense Booster, which can be mixed in with your foundation or moisturiser, or just applied directly to your face for UVA/UVB protection :)

Clean Jimmys :)

Jimmys all clean (thanks to my sister's boyfriend this morning!)... I just need an excuse to wear them again now, and with the English weather, that could be quite soon :) 

Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 - Location: A very muddy Hyde Park, London

With no chair all day and a not so nice sausage baguette in the morning I have to admit that I was quite a grumpy mare at the Barclaycard Wireless Festival, never having been to this type of thing before, and being a natural moaner, but Jessie J and Rhianna certainly made up for it :) 


I also got to wear my Jimmy Choo Hunter wellies, which have to be my favourite designer collaboration so far :)


Outfit: Wellies: Jimmy Choo by Hunter, Wax Jacket: Barbour, Blouse: Zara, Rucksack: Louis Vuitton & Mud: Courtesy of Hyde Park, London

Tweet Tweet - my saturday morning car boot sale find!

I almost forgot to share with you my find from this morning's car boot sale! Along with a few clothes that I don't really need, I found this cute little tape measure :) Now I need to find any excuse I can to measure things  so that I can use it :)


You will find that I probably share a lot of my car boot sale finds with you, I have been rummaging in boxes (only feet hanging out!) for as long as I can remember and have found some gems over the years!