A week before I went on holiday I was contacted by Fashion World* which asked me if I wanted to do a review of Liz McClarnon range of swimwear. I suggested I could compare if the different styles would give any support and how they looked on bigger girls like myself. I love the prints in this range. They are so cute and vivid colours tick the boxes for me.


First out I am going to share the bikini with you. I have never ever owned a bikini before, so I was conquering my fear to be reviewing a bikini, but here we go.




I chose the gorgeous flamingo print for the bikini and I dreaded the the top would be too small for my huge boobs, but I sized up to a size 26 to accommodate my girlies. I wouldn't say it is the best support I could have had since there is no wires in the top, but it is a lot better than I expected. The top is a halterneck. Normally when I wear halternecks it kills my neck due to the weight of my breasts. I did not feel any discomfort wearing this though. It felt comfortable.But the straps are streched as you can see in this photo


I guess it depends on what you feel comfortable with personally. The cups could have been bigger for me (I'm a 40M cup), but I think for most girls they will be big enough as they are stretchy. The foam cups can also be removed if you need more space and this helps in making them more covering. I have the cups in in these photos.

The bikini bottoms are gorgeous!! I love them! They are so cleverly designed cause they have drawstrings on the sides so that you can choose the leg cut you prefer. I like mine wider so I chose to keep them longer.



Wearing a bikini is not for everyone, but I think that the more you don't care what other people think the easier it will be for you to wear one. I had never thought I would wear a bikini to a beach, but since trying this one on and taking the photos it has made me more courageous to do that. English summer can't come soon enough so I can go down to the south coast and wear my lovely flamingo bikini.

What I like so much about this range is that it comes in all sizes from 12-32 which means that it cater for a lot of sizes.

I think this design is so sexy, you get a real pin up feel and it feels luxurious so if you want to feel a bit extra special on the beach this year then I would highly recommend this bikini.

I will review the swimdress tomorrow so check back then. :) 


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It's so lovely out there now and I love all the signs of spring around me. Trees are blooming, birds are singing and collecting twigs to their nest, people come out on the streets and parks for socializing and it is very inspriring. I love spring. It is probably my favourite season. I love the smells, colours, the temperatures, the birds are singing so beautifully in the morning when I go to work, the days are longer, I can pack away heavy boots and coats and wear a dress with bare legs. Finally my favourite, I can roll down the window of the car and have my hand out the window to feel the warm, but not too warm air.... luxery!! :)
I love walking around in lighter clothes and shoes and maxi dresses is my go to in the sun. I never used to like them, but the last couple of years I have found out that shorter girls can wear them too. I'm 5'6, but it works!! I love wearing them to work as they are airy, but still smart enough for the office.

This is my favourite maxi dress. It is from New Look last year and I think I have shown it on the blog before, but it is such a great dress that it  deserve to be showed off again.



I wear this dress  all the time and when I got it down from the attic I had to wear it the day after. I guess everyone has a dress that is there go to dress and this is one of the ones I come back to all the time.

Here is a few other must have spring pieces I have on my wish list. Payday please come quickly!!



Outside our house we have these two amazing blooming trees and coming out the door to go to work in the morning is just the best this time of year. It lifts your spirits. It's all about the little things in life and spring surely makes me happy.




What season is your favourite?

I have already written my post from the Marisota Pop Up Shop which you can read here, but I wanted to show you a special dress for me. The orange dress from Bespoke fit. The dress itself is lovely. The design is lovely and very flattering.When Karen picked this dress for me I was very doubtful due to the colour, but when I tried it on I was blown away. It was so flattering and I didn't hate the colour on me either. When I came out of the fitting room everyone was saying how lovely I looked and here are the photos of me in the dress.  And you can find the dress here.

At the Pop Up Shop in the fabulous vintage inspired chair. My lovely Simply Boots goes very well with the dress too.

This photo is taken on the day of the Curvissa event where I wore the dress for the first time. I felt so nice in the dress. I love the way I have plenty of room for my boobs without it looking oversized and the details in the front are lovely.


My lovely hair and make up done by the professional stylist at the event made me look all beautiful and made the whole look tie together.


I wore the dress with my feetless tights from Evans and my lovely slingback/ballerina shoes also from Marisota.

Love the zip detail at the back.

Very flattering for a bigger bust.

And it has pockets!!! I'm totally in love with this dress and has aldready worn it so much. For work, for dates, to family dinners and I have to thank Karen for showing me that orange is actually a colour I can dress in. It doesn't wash me out and I actually find myself to like orange more and more..

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Proud stretch marks

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I was very excited when Evans launched their Cut for Evans. Same day as it was launched I ordered the yellow scuba dress and the leggings as they were the items I liked most. I was very excited about getting the clothes, but when I got them I realised quickly that the dress wasn't for me as the colours were a lot brighter than I had imagined. They were more neon colours than a bright yellow.  I knew that they would make me look dead. I tried the dress in the office toilet as I get all my deliveries to work. The fit was lovely, I bought it in a size 24, which was a right fit for my body. I have never seen my face look so grey and dull before as it did in the dress, so I knew I was returning it. I was gutted as I loved the shape, fit and pattern of the dress. Please Evans get something similar in with less bright colours. I am a fan of bright colours, but this was just made me look like I had lost all blood in my body. This dress would look lovely on someone with slightly different colours than me. But for me it was a miss this time.

The leggings on the other hand I loved. Ordered them in size 20 which is a great fit for me. I have worn them a lot over the month and something I have owned it and it is lovely. The details down the leg is amazing and eye catching. I love mixing it in a monochrome look so the pattern can shine on its own. But I have also worn it with different dresses.





In these photos I was on my way travelling so I teamed it up with a lovely jersey dress from New Look with a lovely waterfall drape I bought last year sometime, my lovely cardi from Primark and my go to shoes of this spring from Marisota.

Evans launched a sale on Cut a couple of weeks ago and I ordered the lovely pink print pencil skirt. I really wanted to give the bright colours another chance and I thought that the pink would suit me better. The fit was lovely and I like the material. But the colours was again very bright, a neon pink, so I decided to send it back.
Despite my personal disappointment with the range, apart from the leggings which are amazing, I think that what Evans has done is so exciting and taken a big chance of giving us plus size girls some amazing plus size clothing that are different and more exciting than anything else that I have seen. I hope they continue to launch lovely ranges like this in the future too.

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I'm writing this post from my little notebook computer and I came across some old photos I would like to share with you guys. I will let the photos do the talking this time.

Love this dress from Dorothy Perkins. Such a lovely colour and it has pockets. I still wear it from time to time. This photo is from 2009.

Modelling photo from 2009

Mike and I winter 2010.

I think this was autumn 2011 before a concert with Manic Street Preachers. New haircut and colour.

Mike and I in Lulworth Cove summer 2009

Mike and I in St Ives Christmas 2010

Autumn 2009 at Dover Castle.

Winter 2011 Guildford. I love this hair on me..

Me with my catch of the day in Norway Summer 2010. No make up and casual clothing.

Fishing in Norway.

Me Christmas 2010.

It's always fun to find old photos that you had forgotten. And this blog has become like a diary to me as well so it will be a nice post to look back on. Hope my readers liked it too.

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Before I end this post I have been thinking of a few things that most of your probably have experienced. If not prepare and consider yourself lucky.

•   If you do something, prepare for the comment - "So, you can do it ,I thought you were ill" said in a suspicious tone.

•   If you don’t do anything, prepare yourself for the comment - " You must be able to do a little bit , even if you are ill." said in a reproachful tone.

•   Are you smiling and happy, you are greeted with the comment - "I thought you were ill ."

•   If you’re not smiling , you are greeted with the comment - "Keep your head up, nothing gets better by you being down and negative . Be positive, that makes everything better. "

•   If you take part in something social , always be prepared that someone makes a comment , not because they are not happy to see you there , but because they "do not realize that you can be on your feet,you're ill! "

•   If you don’t take part in something social , the comment : - "Yes, but don’t you think you would have benefited from getting out among the people? "

•   Any answer to the question - "How are you ?" - Will always be the wrong answer . Either because you are too positive or too negative.

•   Always be prepared to explain and defend why you do what you do in any situation , and be aware that your response will always be subject to discussion.

•   People who are ”healthy”  will be competing to tell you the solution to all your problems - it is just to do like them! They have remained healthy.

This? might sound cynical, but hey that is what having to defend you for 25 years does to you. I'm always prepared cause I know I will always meet someone that doesn't understand. This is what all of us have to try and change and by raising our voices hopefully we take a small step in the right direction. 

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