“Do not murder” I can do. But ‘Do not covet”? No chance! If you have a handbag I like, I’m going to go ahead and covet it. If I fancy your wallpaper, I won’t rest till I’ve extracted the full details from you. I just can’t help myself.
To try and get my little vice out of my system, I’m starting a new feature, Covet Corner. It will showcase my current loves and lusts from the world of Kids, Style, Home and Beauty.
Oh yes, with a little Fab Under A Fiver thrown in at the end.
What about you? What are you coveting right now?
This week my theme is 50 Shades of Grey – but don’t worry / sorry (depending on your point of view), there’s no bondage here.
I just LOVE the grey.
This little lot have got me wheezing with lust? What do you think?
STYLE: Ganni Pink Waisted Crepe Dress, from Atterley Road I love a print dress, (or “splashy” dress as my 5 year-old calls them) and I adore pink as much as grey, so the colour combination is making me sigh. I like the demure neckline perfectly balanced by a (relatively) short hemline to keep it sassy. Perfect for summer! If only I owned it!
HOME: Flamingoes wallpaper, Sanderson. Sadly, this is just a very generous sample. My husband said: “Pink? Flamingoes?” I’m still working on him…
Lamp-base and silver drum shade, Laura Ashley. I already own two of these, but I love them so much I am craving two more, for our bedroom. I love the nod to Ancient Greek columns, and silver is just shiny grey so what’s not to love.
KIDS: Hello Apparel Flamingoes V-Neck T-shirt. Did I mention I like flamingoes? Check this out – I’d wear it myself! Unfortunately this is not (yet?) stocked at the UK’s only official importer of Hello Apparel but I am working on them… You can get it from the Hello mothership in Phoenix, but I am always put off by possible customs and taxes charges.
BEAUTY: Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser, Laura Mercier
I first fell in love with Laura Mercier when I got married, and bought the works for the big day. Now, nine years later, I have scraped every last bit out and, although I’ve replaced the tinted moisturiser a couple of times, I can’t justify it at the moment. I have been so long out of the game I haven’t even tried the Illuminating one, but I’m sure it can only improve on the gorgeous light but effective coverage and glow of the original. Plus it has SPF 20 – essential to fight the dreaded wrinkles.
FAB UNDER A FIVER
Here I will often be showing my worryingly domesticated side. For example, I absolutely love these sandwich bags. Can you believe I just said that? Yep, these specific ones, Baco bags sandwich press’n’seal 50s, £1.35. I just can’t bear the fiddliness of those ones where you have to press the train track seal back together. The kids find these so easy to use.
I use them to store all the tiny bits of tat I am constantly finding in my house (where does it come from?): loo m bands, those tiny Lego bits that haven’t even got a press stud on them, random jigsaw pieces. They are a great holding place before they make their way to the bin (after allowing the kids a decent period of reclaim time).
This is not a sponsored post. Obvs, as I don’t own any of the items. YET!
Oh, I love that kids tee! I did just buy myself a flamingo top, too – maybe I need a matching child to go with?!
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Ooh where did you get the flamingo top from, sounds lush! x
I love this post Jess, and am obsessed with that wallpaper!! Amazing! Xx
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Thanks lovely Emma – I knew you’d like it 😉 I fear my husband may never cave on the flamingoes but I’m looking at some ways to meet him halfway! xx
I’m loving grey at home at the moment and have recently painted our bedroom grey. I’d have every room grey if I could! x
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Ooh, your bedroom sounds lovely! I wonder how long it took to choose the perfect shade of grey for the walls? There’s so many lovely ones out there! x
Right now I want to be wearing that dress sitting in my flamingo wallpapered bedroom marvelling at my illuminated skin. Thank you for releasing my inner covert x
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Thanks Suzanne. I am so in love with that dress! Maybe we can find a cheaper version…x
You and Sonya aka Rock n Roll mum ought to get together for a flamingo love-in! I had a lovely flamingo dress once. It was rather short, so I suspect it was actually designed to be a top!
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