Last Saturday my parents came through from Edinburgh for the day (to set me up with a Freeview box, seeing as I’d lost all my channels in the digital switchover – yes, I’m a technophobe, but gotta have ‘Enders and Corrie!).

We had lunch at Nur, an Egyptian restaurant on Bridge Street in Glasgow (2 mins from the underground stop). It’s a family business, run by a lovely Scottish lady and her Egyptian husband, who’s in charge of the cooking. 

We were given a table in the loungy mezzanine area, which would make a great venue for a private party. The low seating, jewel-coloured cushions and lighting were lovely.

We ordered a range of mezze dishes and a tagine to share. I don’t normally take photos of food in restaurants (honest!) but couldn’t resist a pic of the pyramid rice!

I wore my new Zara coat – a sale buy from last week. It’s ligher than my wool winter coat, which I refuse to wear during July and August -  no matter how cold it is! It’s a classic style – double-breasted with gold buttons for a bit of a military feel – so I should get years of wear from it:

Overall, we had a wonderful time at Nur. The food and service were fantastic. It’s BYOB so really good value for money. Our bill came to just £33 for an amazing feast for 3 people. If you live in Glasgow, do try it out.

PS A few pics from my holiday in Egypt 2 years ago, just because it makes me so happy to look at them!

Have a great weekend.

xx

On Saturday I spent quite a long time trying on leather jackets in the Day Birger et Mikkelsen section of House of Fraser (thanks to Mum for being so patient!). I left empty-handed as I couldn’t decide which one was right and was scared to spend so much money on an impulse buy. I’ve got birthday money to spend on the right thing but want to be confident I’ll get a good few years wear out of anything I buy.

HoF now seems to have sold out of this one, but it’s down from £360 to £216 on Net a Porter – love the sequinned front detail:

This is down from £339 t0 £135 on My Wardrobe (cheaper than the £160 in HoF). I like the more subtle shoulder sequin detail but the back is maybe a bit too much?

Or should I sack the sale and invest in the thing I really love – £229 (yikes!) and how impractical?!

I do really love this brand and think they create some amazing pieces, but the prices are quite scary.

Let me know what you think.

xx

The nice folks at Very sent me a pair of Lee’s Scarlett skinny jeans last week. Since I wear jeans pretty much every day of the year these were very gratefully received! The colour’s called ‘inky black’ – a really deep indigo shade. My only criticism of the jeans is the slightly odd longer leg option of 33 inches. Most brands do 34 inches and I prefer having them just that wee bit longer.  

Worn over the weekend with a dress and a pair of navy blue ankle boots from Sarenza (a nice change from black):

Hope you’ve had a good weekend.

xx

Jeans: Lee c/0 Very / Dress: Urban Outfitters / Boots: c/0 Sarenza

It’s blooming freezing in Glasgow at the moment. And on the rare days when it’s milder, I’m still covered in goosepimples thanks to the office air con (and Friday Phil’s penchant for open windows!).

I’m wearing my winter coat to work but draw the line at wearing it indoors, so have been looking for a cover-up to ward off the chill. When Kaleidoscope got in touch and invited me to review their site I headed straight to the shrugs and boleros section and found a few nice options.

My friend Paul says there’s only so much lurex a wardrobe can take but I disagree! This black lurex shrug would go with anything:

Like the sparkle trim on this one:

This is my favourite. I’m really into cropped jackets just now and this would be lovely for day or evening:

I’d never heard of Kaleidoscope before but they’re worth a look (and there’s currently a sale on – even better!).

xx

Last night I climbed aboard the Strangeways Express and travelled to Dunfermline to see Morrissey at the Alhambra Theatre. The bus was good fun – lovely folks and free-flowing gin – and the gig was great. I ended up getting to bed at around 2am (on a Monday – rock and roll!) so this post will be short and sweet as I’m really feeling it now!

A few pics of Moz:

I wore a gold lurex sweatshirt from Zara (really soft and lightweight – a bargain at £19.99) with jeans, a blazer and leopard print ballet pumps:

Heading off to bed now as I’m absolutely cream crackered. Night night!

xx

Jacket: River Island / Lurex top: Zara / Jeans: Cheap Monday / Ballet pumps: Russell & Bromley 

Yesterday I went down to Peebles in the Scottish Borders to catch up with my friend Susan. The weather was shockingly bad (all weekend in fact) so we spent a few hours over lunch in Osso (the only Scottish new addition to the Michelin Guide for 2011) and then wandered along to cafe/chocolatier Cocoa Black for coffee:

Vanilla lattes, macarons and chocolate covered coffee beans – yum!

I wore a Chanel-inspired metallic tweed jacket over a black dress and skinny jeans and managed to achieve the feat of being simultaneously over-dressed (compared to the North Face clad town residents) and under-dressed (for the weather)!

This bag’s the nearest I’ll ever get to the Chanel real thing. I’m not sure I could ever part with the best part of two grand on a handbag anyway. Knowing me, I’d leave it in the back of a cab! What’s your limit when it comes to handbags? Do you think designer bags are worth the money?

xx

Jacket & dress: Zara / Jeans: Urban Outfitters / Boots: Clarks Originals / Bag: LK Bennett 

For this month’s Take10 challenge, Max C London sent us their pleated swan dress. Here’s how we wore it:

The first thing I did was ditch the belt – I’m really not a fan of things that tie round the waist, too fussy for me! The dress is quite short so I decided to wear it over skinny jeans. I really like the colour combination of nude/peach and grey, so added a wool cardi (very much needed as it’s still bloody freezing in Scotland!):

I really like this dress and can see myself getting a lot of wear from it.

To view everyone’s outfits in more detail visit Jen at A Little Bird Told Me, MJ at Dreaming Spires and Old Car Tyres, Sherin at HiFashion , Vicki at Magpie Girl, Paula at PinkBow, Ellie at Pretty Much Penniless, Sabine at Psynopsis, Susie at Take-Out In Couture and Harriet at Where Is Harriet?.

Thanks to Max C London for sponsoring the challenge and Susie for making the collage.

xx

Dress: Max C London / Cardi: M&S / Jeans: Urban Outfitters / Boots: Buffalo