Parfois has landed in Dublin City!

Last October I wrote a post entitled Fall In Love With Parfois detailing my love of the shop and my small bag collection for them. Up until now you could only shop Parfois online in Ireland or if you were lucky enough to be heading through Terminal 1 of Dublin Airport you could shop there. So while Christmas shopping last week I literally did a little dance amongst the shoppers when I saw Parfois been constructed beside Wallis on Henry Street just a couple of doors up from the Jervis Centre.

A week later and it was opened! I wish I took a picture of inside so you could see all its beauty but I was too excited and common sense went out the window. I touched every bag walked around the shop twice and literally just savoured in the fact my favourite shop is now readily available to me.

I had to restrain myself from purchasing the whole shop and because I was still not finished Christmas shopping I could make no new bag purchase :-(. I did though purchase some new earrings which I fell in love with instantly.

 

These gorgeous blue grey toned drop earrings, which just scream chic to me and at €7.99 they were a total bargain.

* Since writing this post the boy and I had our mini Christmas due to me working all this week and heading home to the parents house for Christmas. He did very well with my hints and I am now an owner of a new Parfois bag which I will reveal after Christmas.

OOTN: Crosses and Studs

I have not done an outfit of the day/night in so long, mostly because of I still have no tripod and there's no one ever around to take pictures of me when I first get ready. So before I got dressed on Saturday for work I decided to snap my outfit.

The shorts I picked up in Penneys for only €13 on Saturday and the heel trainers for €9 just after Christmas. They are the comfiest runners ever. The tights were only €3.50, they laddered before I even made it to work:(

The crop top was only €5 in that 40 degrees shop on Henry street.

The earrings and black bangles are from river island and the tiger print ones are from new look.

Christmas Wishlist 2012

1. American Apparel disco pants
2. HTC V
3. The Prettiest Things Gold Spike Ring
4. Paco Rabanne Lady Million Gift Set
5. Zara Studded Rose Slipper
6. Toshiba Camileo X400 HD Camcorder
7. Sleek Makeup Blush By 3 in Sugar/
8. Real Techniques Core Collection

Fall In Love With Parfois

Photo taken from http://retailgroup.jo/shoes-accessories/

When I lived in Portugal, I kind of felt I lived in a bubble. I had cut myself off completely from the online world, did not buy a newspaper or magazine and never saw the news. The world was going by but I had no clue what was going on in it. I did not know the latest fashion trends, had no idea what makeup companies were coming up with as the new must have product, I was completely and utterly out of the loop! Apart from one shop gave me little inklings of what was in and what was moving out. You see Albufeira is a complete holiday spot its full of restaurants, bars, more restaurants, more bars and about 50 Chinese shops all selling the same things. There was one kind of shop like boots that had one Rimmel stand and that was it. Yes for 10 euro in a taxi I could go to Algarve shopping and hit the regular stores like Berskha, Zara and Sephora but when you work 12 hours a day till five in the morning the last thing you want to do is get up and go window shopping!

There was one shop, as I said, that kept my passion for fashion alive! And certainly made my obsession with handbags a million times worse! This shop is known as Parfois, a gorgeous handbag,shoe,accessories shop that has something for everyone, from your tiny little clutch bags to your fit the kitchen sink in bags! Statement jewellery to killer heels and fancy watches to bug eye sunglasses. The first job I had over there was literally in front of this shop so I watched every Thursday as the display windows were changed with the new collection and I counted down the days till payday so I could get my hands on their stuff!

Now the pictures I am going to show you are of my Parfois bags but I did buy alot of their earrings like I would say at least 30 pairs, no lie I do not have a pair of them left! I must have lost one of their earrings a week at my friends house and never found them. Believe me I tore his house apart searching for them, cleaned it from top to bottom but never found any. Its as if the went to that place were odd socks go, the odd earring place! Or on the other hand he had a earring fetish and has them in a little box somewhere, guess I'll never know.

My go to bag at the moment and matching purse! Purse: €14.90 Bag: €24.90

Close up of bag

Going out bag. I am not a fan of clutches I just leave them down and walk away forgetting I ever had a bag so this little bag with its gold chain is perfect for me. € 13.90 on sale

My first Parfois bag. Bright red with detachable long strap. € 29.90

As you can see they have a bag for all your needs and a purse to match all are very reasonable priced and most of their bags come with a detachable strap. Bags start from 17.90 upwards, purses from 7.90, jewellery from 3.90, shoes from 14.90 and so on.

So here I am telling you about this amazing accessories boutique in Portugal and your like "That's great Meg but how am I supposed to get my mitts on their stuff!" Well would I let you down never! Parfois not only has a shop in Dublin Airport new Terminal 1 but also has a online store that caters Ireland and gives free delivery on orders over 40 euro, also at the moment has a special promotion of  free delivery on orders over 10 euro. So weather your looking for a new handbag, or some studded ballerinas, or a new pair of sunnies for this fabulous weather were having in Ireland why not check Parfois out.

Online:parfois.com/

Facebook: http://parfois.com/index.php?pais=ie

River Island Earring Haul

OK starting back nice and easy here. My absence has been noticed by quite a few of you, so its great to know I have not been forgotten about. My sincere apologies and I am here to say I am truly and completely 100% back into the blogging world my YouTube will be back in a week or two as I somehow forgot my tripod in Portugal and now have to invest in a new one.

So some of you may or may not remember a haul video I did back at the start of April where I had got a new River Island purse from vouchers my best friend Sarah had given me for my 22nd. Well I still had a ten euro voucher taking up space in my purse since then and I had no idea what to purchase with it. Through the grapevine as I have had no Internet till all of 5 minutes ago I heard that River Island were having a sale. On one of my many job hunting excursions to town I had a little browse in the sale section nothing really caught my eye and was mostly summer stuff and by god there ain't no summer in Ireland. 

So I popped up to their accessories section and decided some earrings would be just what I needed to cheer up my wintery blues since leaving the sunshine. And free earrings make a girl even more happier!

Rose Gold Crosses

Since spring Rose Gold and Crosses have been everywhere so these were a must have and will go with everything.

Hedgehogs!

How cute are these little guys they made me smile and for two euro how could I turn them down!

Gold spike ear cuff

Instantly had to have it when I saw it and for four euro complete steal, as you know I love statement jewellery and my snake earring still is my go to piece but I think this piece could find its way to the top of my go to list of accessories over winter.

Glad to be back and hope you guys are glad to have me back!

xxxxx

Jewellery Haul- New Look

Only a 3 piece haul but I feel these are key pieces for the summer. New Look at the moment are having a buy one get one free on jewellery at the moment so there's good saving to be made.

Firstly I picked up this gorgeous Aztezish necklace that something I would usually wear but I am trying to branch out and try new things I think this would look great with a black or white shirt and this under the collar.

I picked up these free then as these were the cheaper item. Again Aztec inspired and their a match to the necklace. There was also another pair that matched the necklace but they had too many diamante on them.

Lastly I got these free as I picked up some pink feather earrings for part of a friends birthday present. Feathers were all in last summer but their still hanging in there and will be all around this summer too. I really choose these ones because of the spikes and I  might even pull off the feathers after the summer, as I find they can get dirty and limp looking after a while.

So there's my mini jewellery haul, what do you all think? Do you like New Look jewellery?

The Prettiest Things

A few weeks ago scrolling though my news feed I came across a picture of a cute coffee cup necklace. Intrigued and totally in love with this little piece I went in search of where it came. The picture brought me to The Prettiest Things facebook page where I found the link to their website. I was instantly writing up a list of all the pieces of costume jewellery I wanted. They have everything from slices of cakes rings to gingerbread man earrings. Alot of their pieces have that vintage feel which I love, but they also have some cutsie thing like  Disney character earrings which appeal to the young and the young at heart. None of their pieces are over £5.00 apart from the hand stitched samplers and postage to Ireland is only £2.35. So here is the pieces I got:

They come wrapped in pink paper with a cute Hello Kitty sticker.

All pieces are carefully wrapped!

Firstly I got these fab Tattoo love heart earrings, the heart is velvet. I am in love with these they are pretty big but I love statement pieces.

The fab coffee cup that started this splurge off! I am a coffee addict  so this fits me to a T!

The last piece was this gorg vintage birdcage. It has a long chain  and a little bird perched inside.

You can kind of see the little birdie! The cage door also moves up and down!

 I am in love with all these pieces and can not wait to get some more especially their carousel necklaces and hot air balloon necklace! Check out The Prettiest Things on facebook, they host giveaways every Wednesday as well as keeping you up to date with new stock. They are also on twitter follow them here.

Online Shop:

The Prettiest Things 

A Little Splurge!

When I say little I do actually mean it little I spent less then 50 euro. Why?? Well 1. I was only in Wexford, not the greatest selection of shops. 2. Superdrug did not have the makeup I wanted and 3. I waiting to go on my big makeup haul in Inglot and Brown Thomas next week. So here's what I got:

This picture does not do this jumper justice. Unfortunately not on sale but I did manage to get it down to €24.30 with my student discount(which runs out in feb :( ) This monochrome jumper is so cosy and perfect over jeans and leggings for a casual chic look. Pair it with a heeled boot and your ready for drinks with the girlies on a Friday night. Oh I got it in New Look in the AX Paris section.

Next I got a few little bargains in Penneys/Primark. I picked up this gorg red satchel for €6 reduced from 13. I know their going out of fashion, frankly I do not car and I think their perfect for nights out. Clutches are well too annoying for me I can not dance hold my drink and socialise holding a clutch and the whole under the arm thing I can not do. See I talk with my hands as well as my wrists and my whole arms and so I have to have one arm free to chat with so satchels are my thing. Also I can fit my shoes in here as well as other night out necessities. I may be a city girl but I have some culchie habits!

Next I got this emerald and gold ring for €1, it looks black in the picture but it is emerald green. I am not a huge fan of jewellery I had tattoos before I had my ears pierced at 19, but I do like costumy jewellery when I am dressing up. I do agree jewellery can make an outfit! And it's also great to put in my
Kit for shoots.

I also got this cute peacock feathered clip for €1 also again great to have in my kit and I think it would make a cute broach on a black dress. I did have a fab pair of feather peacock earrings during the summer but I pulled them apart and used them for eyebrows in one of my shoots. Check it out HERE!

I also got two string tops in Penneys for €3 I usually pay €7 for one black one. So this was a great buy! I usually wear these under my chiffon tops if it's cold or cardigans.

Finally I got some black flats for €2, I get new black flats every month it does not matter where I buy them and how much I spend them I just over wear them because of work and I wear them in all weather also that they just fall apart. So I get Penneys ones now their cheap and they go with everything. What more could I want.

I will be doing a few haul blogs this week because of a few online deliveries so hope you do not mind and you like them as much as my other posts!