What I Wore for Afternoon Tea

I know I haven't done many outfit posts recently but I had to show off my shiny new shoes on my trip for afternoon tea with my mum at the weekend, so for your viewing pleasure:

After tea, mum and I took a walk in the gardens by the teahouse - in the rain!!

I wore an Urban Outfitters top (reduced from £35 to £15), H&M jeans (£9.99) and Marks and Spencer Limited Collection brogues (reduced from £25 to £15!!).

I finished the outfit off with my Marc Jacobs bargain wish bone necklace.

To check out more photos of my beautiful new shiny brogues, make sure to visit the Sugar & Spice Facebook page.

What bargains have you scored recently?

Urban Outfitters Suprise

The perfect surprise when shopping on Urban Outfitters top floor on Oxford Street!

Can I take him home for my sitting room please?

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 12

Another day at work and another all black outfit:

What do you think of the outfit?


I accessorised my Tiffany necklace with a cross pendant from Urban Outfitters:

And added a pair of floral tights that my sister bought me for Christmas for a little added interest:

I am wearing: Asos dress; Marks and Spencer belt; H&M scarf; Marks and Spencer tights; Oasis boots and Urban Outfitters pendant.

30 for 30 remixes:

My New Favourite Outfit. I Think!

I love this outfit - it is my new favourite outfit. I think!

I am wearing my New Look jumper dress, M&S woolly tights, thrifted (Office) brogues, Urban Outfitters necklace and Dorothy Perkins scarf.

Accompanied by a good dose of Grazia. Of course!

You can also see my newly dyed hair. What do you think of the colour? It's not too dark, is it?

More soon. Love, SG

Sad Sunday

It is the last day of the festive holidays before we go back to work. So the boyf and I went for a walk in the lovely (VERY cold) sunshine and to go for lunch. Very nice.


I am wearing my new black jumper dress from New Look, a Dorothy Perkins scarf (a Christmas present from mum), my faux fur coat (Christmas present from sis!), grey woolly Primark tights, an Urban Outfitters pendant and Primark OTK boots! With an M&S bag. (The sun was in my eyes!!)

Happy Sunday!!

An Ode to Urban Outfitters!

I love Urban Outfitters.

Just putting it out there.

I spend hours 'fantasy shopping' on UrbanOutfitters.co.uk. I could spend even longer.

I love the quirky items that it stocks.

I particularly love the jewellery. Jewellery is definitely my downfall and it is always a bit different in UO.

 I also love the unusual gifts they stock, like the range of Lomo cameras.

Everytime I walk into an Urban Outfitters store, it reminds me of New York. Happy times.

I bemoan the fact that there still isn't an Urban Outfitters in Cardiff. Please, UO open a lovely new sparkly store in Cardiff? Pretty please!!

In case you hadn't realised, I went to Urban Outfitters today. In Birmingham. I bought two gorgeous necklaces in their sale. Lovely.

Urban Outfitters: Hot or Not?

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that Urban Outfitters is entirely overrated!? After work my friend and I took a stroll to Oxford Circus for a spot of retail therapy and visited Urban Outfitters. Now, I must admit that the visual merchandising and shop design is great, they have been very successful at creating a lifestyle shop with an edgy loft-style interior which is the reason why I think it has such a following. However I do not think that the stock (poor quality and too trend driven) match this nor does the lack of staff or inflated prices, particularly on the vintage goods which are probably picked up from Brick Lane for a fiver and sold for ten-fold.

I frequently hear friends and fashion pages raving about it but I always leave disappointed and empty-handed. I have really tried to like it and have given it several chances but unfortunately I think our relationship is now well and truly over.

What are your thoughts on Urban Outfitters?