The Monday Piece - Bodega Worcester

This week's Monday Piece is on Bodega Worcester! Bodega have a couple of restaurants and recently opened in Worcester, i was invited along to the launch party and couldn't wait to try the food and drink. It's mega convenient for me as Worcester is my home city, and it's right next to the train station so the location is spot on. I'd not been to a Bodega before so i stalked out their website to see they describe themselves as 'a contemporary cantina bringing fresh, home made South American cuisine to Birmingham and Worcester' so i was fairly intrigued to see what they were all about! On the evening we were given a selection of cocktails to try, i had a passion fruit mojito which was so refreshing, and then a raspberry caipirinha which was tangy and sweet so right up my street. We were too late for the food which was disappointing, though i was told they do a fair bit of gluten free so i'll have to pop down again to see what it's like, the nachos look so good! The decor has a modern but also traditional feel, and the warm colours and chilled atmosphere makes it feel comfortable and cool. I'd recommend Bodega and think it's fab for Worcester, so if you're after cocktails and a bit of spicy food then check it out!
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Full details of Bodega can be found on their website here.

The Monday Piece - Bullring Bloggers Christmas Event

This week's Monday Piece is on the Bullring Bloggers Christmas Event i recently attended. With some of my fave blogging pals, we headed to the Bullring in Birmingham to see what festive bits and bobs some of the shops currently have to offer in the run up to Christmas. Charlotte Tilbury have such beautiful make up palettes that would be an ideal present, and they have some fab offers on too. RMK were previewing some of their new releases which i always love as the packaging is girly but sleek, and as i have a fairly yellow skin tone i feel their products are suited to me! Selfridges were also on hand to show off their personalised gifts, and of course more beauty things too. There was some amazing food and drink to try, and it was lots of fun to see the blogging crew! As well as this there were other brands and shops displaying their Christmas gift ideas, including Benefit, Illamasqua and Smiggle which is a stationary shop i love! It was a really fun evening so thank you to the Bullring for inviting me, the shops are open until 10pm this week so if you've got some last minute Christmas shopping to do then pop over :).
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The Monday Piece - The Rush Shop Drop Christmas Competition

This week's Monday Piece is on The Rush Shop Drop Christmas Competition! Rush hair have teamed up with high street heroes Reiss, and boutique hotel chain Malmaison to launch an insane competition where you can win a prize worth £2000! The prize includes a 2 night stay and 3 course meal at The Malmaison in London, 2 cut and blow dry services at The House of Rush, 2 skin care treatments at Rush's Epsom skin clinic, a year's supply of hair styling products from Rush shop, 2 £500 gift cards for a Reiss personal shopping experience, and a Christmas glassware collection from Heal's Homewear - what a mega prize! To enter all you have to do is click here and enter your answer to the question provided, so simple. Of course i've been browsing Reiss and Rush, and have been picking out some must have bits and bobs! The tailored clothing is so on trend, the fedora is awesome, and ghd products are ideal to get super sleek hair i constantly crave - the rose gold hair straighteners are SO beautiful! The competition closes December 31st so be sure to get your entries in :).
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The Monday Piece - Marc by Marc Jacobs Sneakers

This weeks Monday Piece is on these Marc by Marc Jacobs sneakers! It was my birthday recently and these were a present, so of course I couldn't wait to wear them. Marc Jacobs is one of my favourite designers, I love his range of laid back pieces, especially the shoes and accessories. These are part of The Riot Grrl collection, and I love that they're a bit different and lots of fun to wear, plus they are super comfy as the suede is soft and the interior lining is leather. They are my first pair of Marc Jacobs shoes, sizewise i'm usually a 36.5 but went up to a 37 and they fit well, though if you have narrow feet and are a half size I recommend going down to the nearest full size! I've been wearing them with skinny trousers and a bomber jacket :).
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The Monday Piece - Winter Jeans

This week's Monday Piece is on Winter Jeans! As it's been cyber weekend there's been a whole load of amazing discounts online, so of course i've been having a browse and spying a few great pieces - most of them jeans.. I live in my skinny jeans, and am after a few more pairs to see me through the cold weather, so have selected below some that i've had my eye on! The ever so popular Joni jeans from Topshop have been jazzed up with a coating of glitter, ideal for party season, and i love the straight leg cut ripped style from Pull & Bear! As well as the standard stores mentioned, simons.ca based in the states has a fab collection of jeans, where you can shop by shape, size and style. They also stock different brands and designers like Kenzo and Vivienne Westwood! I've matched up some tops to go with the jeans, i love the 90's style crop top from Miss Selfridge, and the grey v-neck top from H&M is a great everyday basic. Don't even get me started on that rose gold Alexander Wang bag...available from The Outnet, i'm in love!
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