February 2019

A cornucopia: clothes, food, beauty, thoughts and good news!
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A cornucopia: clothes, food, beauty, thoughts and good news!

By Midlifechic|2019-02-28T16:59:21+00:00February 28th, 2019|Categories: Style|Tags: 2019, beauty, Boden, casual chic, health, jeans, new season, OOTD, skincare, Spring|

I know I don't usually post on a Thursday but my schedule's a bit topsy turvy at the moment. I have some heavy marketing projects that are keeping me busy and given that we're running a business in the shadow of Brexit (or are we?) I'm not complaining! I'm also halfway through reading all of the feedback to the reader survey so in addition to feeling buoyed by lots of heart-lifting comments (thank you so much), I have some conflicting [...]

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Marks and Spencer trying-on session – Spring 2019
Retail Review, Style

Marks and Spencer trying-on session – Spring 2019

By Midlifechic|2019-02-26T16:30:10+00:00February 26th, 2019|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2019, casual chic, jeans, new season, OOTD, retail review, shoes, Spring, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

The sun is shining, in fact the tabloids are calling it the Moroccan Melt so to everyone who asked me to bring the weather back with me from Marrakech, you're welcome! It means that for once, the new Spring collections that are arriving feel timely. It's usually hard to imagine spring in February but this week retail sales have been booming as everyone casts off their winter layers. I'm sure we'll have another stretch of jumpers and boots next week [...]

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Exclusive: Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo SS19 review
Retail Review, Style

Exclusive: Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo SS19 review

By Midlifechic|2019-02-21T07:01:03+00:00February 21st, 2019|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2019, casual chic, French style, new season, Parisian chic, retail review, Spring, trousers|

At last we're moving into Spring and once again I'm delighted to bring you the exclusive on the new collection from Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo. As I say every time, Inès is my ultimate style icon so it's a huge honour when Uniqlo give me this opportunity to be her English counterpart. The collection launches here today at 7am in the UK and here in the US. Sorry Australian readers - I couldn't get any info for you [...]

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Blogger charity sale now live
Sale

Blogger charity sale now live

By Midlifechic|2019-02-19T16:58:17+00:00February 19th, 2019|Categories: Sale|Tags: 2019, sales|

The blogger sale is live here! Come and see the things that are spilling out of my dressing room. When they’re gone, they’re gone. Here are a few bullet points: The shop is only open to UK customers this time - we tried until late last night to find a way of dispatching them overseas at a reasonable cost but in the end the delivery price would have been disproportionate. Do let me know if you have a low cost solution [...]

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A return to Marrakech – what I packed (and what we did)
Style, Travel

A return to Marrakech – what I packed (and what we did)

By Midlifechic|2019-03-27T11:16:30+00:00February 15th, 2019|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2019, accessories, bags, Boden, casual chic, date night chic, holiday chic, new season, OOTD, travel, WIWT|

Let me take you to Marrakech for a blast of warmth and downtime... it's a long post but there's a lot to say. As you know, for the Christmas before last Mr MC gave me a jar of money and a promise of time away together in 2018. We'd hoped to go somewhere in October but with the sad news of his brother, it wasn't to be. And so we made a plan to head off for our wedding anniversary in [...]

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How to find the right bra for your breast shape
Style, Style Seminars

How to find the right bra for your breast shape

By Midlifechic|2024-02-27T16:01:56+00:00February 12th, 2019|Categories: Style, Style Seminars|Tags: 2019, essentials, lingerie, style, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

Please note this 2019 post has been so popular that I published an updated version in 2024 with current product recommendations - you can find it here. Hello, I'm back - I'll tell you all about our break on Friday when I've hopefully found time to go through the photos (although you can see a little glimpse above). In the meantime I've been wanting to write about how to find the right bra for your breast shape for [...]

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Happy 5th birthday Midlifechic & reader survey 2019
Project Happier, Surveys

Happy 5th birthday Midlifechic & reader survey 2019

By Midlifechic|2019-02-05T09:46:35+00:00February 5th, 2019|Categories: Project Happier, Surveys|Tags: 2019, reader survey|

Hello! Yesterday (Monday 4th February) was Midlifechic's 5th birthday. It's been quite a journey from this rather petrified looking first ever outfit shot... ... to moments like this... I'm writing this in a bit of a hurry because we have, quite literally, got a plane to catch. But I do just want to express my gratitude for the amazing personal journey that this blog has taken me on over the last five years. I'm not talking about the glitzy things [...]

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Pop of colour outfit updates to take you through to spring
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Pop of colour outfit updates to take you through to spring

By Midlifechic|2019-02-01T17:05:36+00:00February 1st, 2019|Categories: Style|Tags: 2019, essentials, new season, OOTD, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter, working wardrobe, workwear chic|

Well after a month's abstinence I think it's time to have a look at the shops again and it's so cold that my mind's on jumpers (many jumpers - our heating's packed in!). I'm looking at 'pop of colour outfit updates' so let's have a think about them from a capsule perspective. I don't know about you but my body temperature has changed in midlife. Thanks to my HRT I don't have hot flushes but I definitely find myself getting [...]

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