I want to be the girl with the most cake...

If you know me you will know how much I love cupcakes and in particular Fancie. cupcakes, if you are not familiar with Fancie. you are definitely missing out,it is a Sheffield based company and having been to Magnolia Bakery when I visited New York I can honestly say Fancie. cupcakes are better, it's the frosting - it is to die for.

I tried giving up cupcakes for lent until I saw Fancie's Easter menu, Creme Egg cupcakes and Malteaser bunnie cupcakes, last week I caved.

I opted for the Creme Egg one. OH. EM. GEE! It was to die for, not only was the cupcake cakey part a bit like a chocolate brownie and the frosting tasted like the Creme Egg fondant there was a Creme Egg inside it too! Fancie definitely have out done themselves!!!

A week later I am still amazed at just how amazing the Creme Egg cupcake was, so yesterday I went back for a second one, they were all gone, I thought I would go for the Malteaser bunnie, sticking with the Easter theme I thought I couldn't go wrong - I did, the Malteaser one was no where near as good, I was disappointed!!! However I am grateful to have tried and tasted the Creme Egg cupcake, the mother of all cupcakes and from now on what all foods will measure up against. If you are in the Sheffield area and want to eat the most amazing cake you will try I recommend Fancie, and if Easter is over you can always opt for Lemon, Raspberry and Almond or Victoria sponge and you won't be disappointed.




Peace, love and happy cupcake eating
xoxo Sophs

The Outnet 2nd Birthday sale

It's that time again when Theoutnet.com is another year older, for it's second birthday they are having a £2 designer sale, it is ticket only this year and sadly I am not one of the lucky 2000 ticket holders who will be getting a gorgeous Matthew Williamson jumpsuit for £2, or an amazing Halston clutch for £2 or some beautiful Givenchy boots for yes £2. GUTTED!!! Although I was lucky enough to get a Roberto Cavalli belt for £1 in their first birthday sale and other people should be allowed a bargain blah blah blah but I would seriously have loved a ticket and yes it's fastest finger first but I definitely would have been all over it!!

Good luck if you are one of the lucky 2000 ticket holders and I hope you get and cherish an amazing item, just like I would.

Peace, love, Chanel
xoxo Sophs

Red Oscar Envy...

The perfect red by shopaholic_soph on Polyvore.com

For years, yes that's right years, I have been looking and searching for the perfect red dress....still no luck on the high street.

Once again at the Oscars last night countless celebrities rocked gorgeous red dresses, including Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway and Sandra Bullock.



Now although none of these dresses were oh em gee I want to die fabulous they came to my attention and reminded me once again that I need the perfect red dress, for get LBD for me this year the search is on for a Little Red Dress or LRD if you will.

Until that point I will continue to rock my red topshop boots as a statement red item, and dream of owning a red dress and also a red chanel bag -obviously!

Peace, love and red envy
Sophs
xoxo

I'd rather be in Paris

Right now in a City not so far away it's Paris fashion week. O how I long to be there, I'd have loved to have been sat front row or even squashed at the back of the Chanel Couture show today, Karl Lagerfeld has not disappointed his designs are insane, I love love love the spakle and embellished items, once again Chanel well done!!! I can dream about one day wearing Chanel Couture but I am lucky enough to proudly carry a Chanel handbag!

Peace, love, Chanel
Sophs
xoxo

Toughening up nude

Black & Nude by shopaholic_soph featuring vintage handbags

The shops are full of summer clothes and it is still minus 3! No hope of bare legs and sandels any time soon, however I will be working summer shades such as nudes, these will remain wintery toughened up with leather and anything emblazzoned with studs. I also feel like I have enough leopard print items, when I can easily wear triple leopard I feel that's enough, so I am going to stick with animal print but branch out to snake print, thank you Topshop for your Snake Valley trend, I feel a snake print blouse is on the cards. I am also drawn to fringing this season, now fringing is something I have avoided in previous years but the leather fringes off these shorts are to die for and at the minute I am partial to a fringed top, this summer I think my inner hippy will come out but at the minute I am sticking to the rock star chic style.

Peace, love, chanel
Sophs
xoxo

Oh my god, I jut DIED!

Rachel Zoe Style - DIE by shopaholic_soph featuring jennifer zeuner jewelry

The Rachel Zoe Project is fast becoming one of my favourite TV Shows, alongside SATC, Gossip Girl and The OC of course. I LOVE Rachel Zoe, I want her job, styling is something I miss so much and if I was ever given an opportunity to do something like Rachel Zoe does, well I might just DIE! I love and share her obsession with Chanel, no matter how skint I become I will never part with Chanel and am in awe of her beautiful vintage Chanel items. My aim this year is to dress more like Rachel Zoe as she is my current style icon, I will be rocking sunnies no matter what the weather, layering gold chains, rocking black, leopard print and Chanel - to be honest not much different from my current style! For anyone who hasn't seen it watch The Rachel Zoe Project on Really (sky 248) 9pm everyday, it is ba-na-nas!!! Any one who has seen it will understand why I love it so much.

Peace, love, chanel
Sophs xoxo

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain

Life isn't about waiting for a storm to pass, it's about dancing in the rain by shopaholic_soph featuring striped tees

I am aware it is only January and summer is sweet time away so before I start lusting after summer attire which this year will no doubt be fabulous, I am already dying for new season Topshop, there are some gorgeous items but we obviously living in England will get bucket loads of rain first, and no doubt more snow. I need snow/rain appropriate footwear so will be saving (yes saving) for some Hunter wellies, now I am no wellie pro but I know Hunter are the only wellies to buy and although I would love some of the black croc print Jimmy Choo for Hunter wellies I will probably settle for plain black or maybe bright red.

I am not a big fan of rain, but I can't wait until Spring is here and I can put my faux fur coat away and dig out my trench coat and crack back out the leather jackets. So long minus degrees please!!

Peace, love, Chanel
Sophs xoxo