I am a SHOPPING ADDICT who craves the opportunity to help women get back their mojo and feel the very best they can.
I love sharing my high street finds (and fails!) on my Insta feed and you can tune into my honest try-on sessions anytime, anywhere via my daily Instagram Stories @40plusnotgivingupyet.
I’ll share stuff I love, bargains and discounts and answer your burning fashion questions such as;
- Which SIZE should I buy? (size 12 in one store? size 16 in another? or can I size down)
- What does the material FEEL like? (itchy? cheap? silky? Do I need to iron?)
- Will it show my BULGY bits? (we’ve all got them just what to wear to make you feel as confident as you can)
- What kind of UNDERWEAR will I need? (I love a bit of control underwear but also let’s talk practicality if it’s see through you need to know)
- How can I DRESS IT UP or down? (insta style with heels don’t always transfer well to the real world where you’re probably just going to Lidl)
- And of course….does it have POCKETS?!
We’ve all ordered online and been bitterly disappointed when the garment arrives, usually in the wrong size or fabric. Don’t think it’s you. My mantra is if it makes you feel rubbish, or it’s all wrong then IT’S NOT YOU IT’S THE DRESS!
I’m also a hungry bargain hunter and definitely not into designer clobber (I don’t have the cash and even if we did, I think a trip to Mauritius would be more my bag!). I’ll share the deals and discount codes and if I can I’ll try and wrangle a code for you! I share the beauty products and fake tan secrets that I can’t live without too, anything that helps my mid 40s!
I’m also pretty random and share lots of the stuff I love; family life, VERY simple foolproof recipes, and travel and just life as a Mum of three – my two girls Lola and Poppy, and George my nephew. I’ve been hit hard by loss in the past having lost my sister, and my Mum and Dad and I will talk about grief sporadically as it’s a huge part of my life and I’m happy to normalise it and share. Oh and there is also a very tolerant husband in the wings but he NEVER appears on insta.
Helen
Let ME try before YOU buy!
It’s a lottery buying online. Let me road-test your purchases – before you click buy! I take the best of the current high street fashion and feed back to you about it’s cut, sizing, quality and how best to style it. Time saving reviews delivered straight to your phone!
My Instagram @40plusnotgivingupyet
FELT CUTE MIGHT DELETE LATER
I finally look like a movie star… The movie star is apparently Sloth from the Goonies so Heyyyyy you guys… WHAT MOVIE STAR DO YOU RECKON???!
I shared in stories and also got Mad Eye Moody, The Elephant Man and a few of you said ‘the Bells 🔔 the Bells 🔔 Esmeralda!’ 😂😂😂😂 THANKS TO YOU GUYS I mean when your Monday starts like this you gotta laugh 🥴🥴🥴🥴
Face has returned to my own normal. Which is still wonky to be fair. How was your Monday?
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Pinterest vs me☝️ classics that never date. And my own artistic license she is holding a phone but I have chocolate so I win on that right?!!! How did I do?
Shopped my wardrobe will link anything current in stories / Facebook / @shop.ltk :
Jeans @levis via @amazonfashioneu my fave shaping as per with the tummy control vest too
T-shirt @marksandspencer ad
Trench @peacocks_fashion last year ad
Shoes old @marksandspencer
Earrings @amazonfashioneu
Necklace @estellabartlett & @prelovedofbrighton
Bag old @coach
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Wide leg trousers with pleats that work on a tum AND come in petite regular and long. Dress up or down. These are EXCELLENT and sooo similar to the ones I found last year and again they’re @marksandspencer I will link in stories / on my Facebook and in @shop.ltk but if you want me to send it holler!
I’ve already worn them like this with a belt and shirt chucked over the top will share soon too simple 😍
Trousers @marksandspencer
Tummy control vest @amazonfashioneu
Earrings @ashianalondon collab code 40PLUS works on the site
#40plusnotgivingupyet #midsize #wideleg #marksandspencer
🌴 🦩 🏝️ WOULD YOU WEAR THEM OUT??? 👆 they might be Pjs but why would you save them for bedtime?! 🌴 🦩 🏝️
PJs via @nextofficial they’re LONG these are part of 14 regular set. They make me happy. To be fair all the others looked as much like PJs as these so I’m more than happy to wear them 😂😂😂
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WHAT DO YOU THINK? Pyjama or Trouser?
One pair of these three are actually PJs. The other two aren’t. You decide out of blue strip / pink tropical or leopard… either way I’ll wear them out they’re too good to go to bed in.
I reckon one is too easy but can you guess the PJ bottoms out of these????
Husbands answer: ALL OF THEM I mean why would anyone go out in these??!! 😂 ME that’s who!!! Don’t care that they’re PJS I shall happily wear all of these 😍😍😍
#40plusnotgivingupyet #midsize #widelegtrousers #wideleg
Zara changing room a bit like me on the wine 🍷 hence the song. Some bits are good THEN it gets progressively worse and turns in to a disaster here’s the rest of the @zara try on in decreasing appeal.
I mean the leopard trousers 😍 be warned they’re VERY lightweight I can actually see my thighs wobble as I walk in them 😂😂😂 And I LOVED the first green co-ord size XL and large respectively on me size 14 apple shape and 5’10.
And then my only advice thereafter is size up OR leave it 😂😂😂 whaddya reckon???
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The blazer 😍 or the waistcoats 😍😍 or I even give the 3 piece shorts suit a go. Launched yesterday the new @louiseredknapp x @peacocks_fashion she rocks it but how did I do ??!!
For me those linen blend blazers are definitely a highlight for me. AND they’re machine washable which is dull of me to point out but not as dull (or expensive) as going to the dry cleaners 😂. Actually more mixing it up with jeans in stories and full try on (ad) going up in stories now but flagging here it’s VERY good…
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The most gorgeous cotton poplin dress but I’d recommend sizing up 😂 or just reminding yourself it’s the dress NOT you.
Happy Monday.
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#smallmumtallmum
You can see our #smallmumtallmum reel on our Instagram highlights so check it out!
A hashtag born from an Instafriendship with Abi @stealmystyle40!
We shopped, we storied, we shared our try-ons and laughed at the differences in sizes. Our followers told us they LOVED it and asked for more. #smallmumtallmum was born!
