Say hello to the first official day of Autumn!!
Despite the drizzly, grey weather we woke up to this
morning, Glasgow is back to basking in
some of the BEST Autumn weather, ever. Yesterday, as I was driving home from
work (listening to a little Smooth FM because why not?) I started to think
about Autumn and why I am LOVING it this year - deep thoughts for a car ride on
my lonesome, I know.
The non-summer we got this year probably has a big part to
play but I'm ready to embrace the new season with open arms and here’s a
few of my reasons why…
- Waking up to sunshine! It sometimes feels like we live under a permanent rain cloud in Glasgow so it’s been simply lovely to have numerous days (in a row!!) where the sun is shining.
- Chilly mornings and warm afternoons – I lurve the way it looks winter-y in the morning before turning out to be a gawjus day.
- Autumn colours – so far I’ve received not one but two (!) Autumn bouquets and I just love the orange/red tones. Falling leaves is also a personal highlight – especially when you get to walk over crunchy ones on a cold day. Is anyone else overly satisfied with the noise of crunchy leaves?
- A/W fashion – again this is another nod to the weather but I love how it’s actually possible to wear Autumn fashion. Us Scots are normally forced to transition straight into winter gear whether we like it or not, but not this year. Autumn for me means getting to embrace light layering, to wear scarves and sunglasses or go bare legged with a cosy knit jumper.
Last week, I got an insight into what Debenhams have coming up
for A/W. Sneaking off from the office for a rather fun lunch break, my
colleagues and I jumped in a taxi and headed to The Blythswood Hotel for the
A/W press show. Chunky boots, aviator jackets and glittery accessories were
just some of the highlights for me. We also got to see new Nine by Savannah
Miller collection which everyone was pretty excited for. I have a thing for
khaki at the moment so I’m digging the green ‘Cara’ bag. There is also a
gorgeous trilby hat and grey wrap cardigan that are perfect for the new season.
After checking out all the fashion we headed to the beauty
room to enjoy a little mid-afternoon pamper. While the girls enjoyed getting
their nails done I headed over to see the girls from Murad and somehow got
myself in to getting a skin analysis from a rather odd looking contraption –
the name has completely gone from my head. After getting a few snaps of my
cheek the results were in and I’m not going to lie I was pretty horrified by
what appeared on the screen – envision black marks, red scanning and yellow blotches
all over your face. Fortunately it wasn’t as bad as it looked and overall my
skin was pretty good in terms of pigmentation, redness and spots (shocked to
say the least!). I did find out however that the skin under my eyes are seriously
lacking moisture and after seeing how my eyes will look in five years if I don’t
start using an eye cream I’ve pushed an eye cream to the top of my priority
list.
If you use an eye cream that you love let me know – would love
some tried and tested recommendations!
XoXo
