I want my own vintage shop....

I'm having the best day off work, working in Lottiebel's Boutique in The Forum Shops Sheffield, obviously it's not as busy as Topshop, but the customers are all chatty and friendly and have time to talk, it's amazing watching their eyes light up at vintage items and hand-made jewellery, they love her Scrabble tile rings and their eyes light up when they see them, I can choose the music, from Blondie, to Jamie T, to Diana Ross and The Supremes I'm loving the mix up I have created to set the vintage atmosphere. Let's hope the rain stops and the people of Sheffield will come out on force to browse the gorgeous items.....it's definetly now my dream to own a boutique one day.

Peace, Love and Vintage Delights
xoxo Sophs

Wishing I was in Ibiza...

Due to my trip to New York last year I am unfortunatly without a summer holiday this year, which really upsets me, all I want is for my pale skin to become bronzed and sunkissed whilst I lay on the beach and at night I want to sip cocktails with my girls, I have just entered a competition on the River Island website to go to Ibiza in 12 days time, with 3 of my best friends and a £1000 holiday wardrobe, did I mention there is free entry to Ibiza clubs too and spending money, this would be a dream come true if I won -the best bit about it is while you are there you get to write a holiday diary which will feature in Grazia!!!! This prize is a-maze-ing beyond belief!!!

I uploaded a picture of myself rocking my fetival fierce, Ibiza-chic holiday style....for the look I am wearing my gorgeous Topshop wedges, with possibly one of the most amazing fringed items on the high-street from Rivers, a gorgeous metal tin bag from River Island, these gorgeous gold sequin shorts that belong to my lovely flatmate that I wished I owned!! My faithful River Island feather earrings and numerous chains and bangles...I love this look, it's summer at it's best!

Right now my fingers and toes are crossed I'd love to win so much, cross your fingers for me too please!!!

Peace, love & summer
Sophs
xoxo

To die for wedges

Citrus burst for summer by shopaholic_soph featuring a hammered ring

For SWEET time and I mean SWEET time I have been lusting after Topshop's Script wedges, I first saw them at the start of February when I went to Manchester for my BFF, Jess's Birthday, I saw them in an amazing raspberry colour and wished I had £70 spare to purchase them...sadly I did not. Since then I would have killed to have them in basic black but most of all the bright pink suede



Now unfortunatly due to lack of funds I missed out on the bright pink suede and currently being sold on eBay for £110 I decided to pass and settle for the bright orange soled version. This was one of the best decisions ever in my shoe buying history, obviously other than the black JAVA flatforms that 6 out of 7 days a week are strapped to my ankles, but the linen patent orange combo on these wedges are to die for and these fingers crossed that they will be comfy are going to be my summer day shoe!! I didn't realise how much I loved the colour orange, and they go with so many things in my wardrobe.....now if only I had a tangerine balenciaga bag to rock with them!!

Peace, love and strutting in heels
Sophs
xoxo

Sworn to fun, loyal to none

Just come accross this top on www.asos.com, I love it so much, right now "Sworn to fun, loyal to none" is a mantra that sums up my life, I'm young and living life for fashion and fun right now, I maybe selfish but I don't need to be loyal to anyone, come payday this tee may make the cut as part of my new summer wardrobe, yes it's a tee and quite simple but Zoe Karssen has come up with some fabulous tees that are really easy, another one I love has the slogan "Who killed Bambi?" written across it - tees are easy to wear with patterned leggings or denim shorts on days when you just wanna be a bit cas or comfy! Tees are a staple part of my wardrobe as they form the basis of an outfit that can be worn day or night!

Peace, love and baggy tees
Sophs
xoxo

Tangerine sunshine queen

Summer orange by shopaholic_soph featuring ankle strap sandals

Pink top
$75 - topshop.com

TopShop pink short
$66 - topshop.com

Giuseppe Zanotti ankle strap sandal
$650 - couture.zappos.com

CHANEL N°5 PARFUM | Nordstrom.com
$95 - nordstrom.com

dELiAs > clothes > accessories > cosmetics
$4.50 - delias.com

Balenciaga clutch
bayareabags.com

The Summer Season: MAC Neon Orange Lipstick
temptalia.com

Glorious English sunshine has been gracing our Country this week - people are panicing as it is only April - have we purchased our summer wardrobes yet? Probably not, well this summer I cannot wait to channel mix and match prints to create the illusion of a playsuit or jumpsuit - I have been waiting for a print I adore to appear in Topshop as so far this year the floral prints on matchy items have not been that great, I don't like navy and I don't want swirls - this week however I spotted this gorgeous tropical print - I snapped up the shorts and fingers crossed the top will still be in stock after payday! I figured the shorts would be more wearable if I can only have one, I mean they will look a treat with a striped tee, the top is a bit too predictable to wear alone...

I am praying I will get the top as together they will look a-maze-ing together...I wanna team them with a bright orange shoe and clutch to get that true summer feeling....I need a serious shop, if anyone has a winning lotto ticket please send it my way until then eBaying old clothes to buy new ones will have to just do!

Peace, love & sunshine
Sophs
xoxo

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