Natural Is Essential

I’m a big fan of using an oil on my skin at night. When I was young, it was enough that I remembered to take off the day’s make-up. Nowadays, there is a Routine, which involves putting something back in to the skin, after I’ve taken all the crap, u-hum, expensive make-up, off. There…

Tag: beauty, essential oils, face, over40, over40beauty, over40style, skin, skincare

Category: Beauty

Brow-sing Into The Future And A New Me (Part 1)

I may have mentioned that I am going to a wedding this summer? Actually, it is today. The fact that I am finding it very difficult to write this post, will inform you that I have just left a nail salon with full-on Kardashian-worthy acrylics. So, apologies now for typos. I will keep this…

Tag: beauty, brow, eyebrow, micro-blading

Category: Beauty

No Woman Is An Island

If you follow me on Instagram and watch InstaStories you’ll know that I have a current fascination with Love Island. It’s on ITV2 and I haven’t quite worked out what it’s about yet. I think it’s a dating competition, following the “goings-on” of a group of twenty-somethings living it up in a villa in…

Tag: bristol, fashion, h&m, notgivinin, over40fashion, style

Category: Style, Uncategorized

A Good Wedge

I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, when my eyes became glued to the screen. Not literally, obviously, but I couldn’t take my focus off a pic from a fabulous grammer that I follow, Karen (@karenbritchick), who was talking about the shoe brand, Castaner. Karen was sporting a fabulous pair of espadrilles….

Tag: espadrille, fashion, fashion over 40, over40style, summer, wedge

Category: Style

Summer Favourites from Hush

Hush, one of my favourite brands has shot its summer collection in Byron Bay. I can totally understand why, picture perfect and with a lifestyle on offer that’s jumped straight out of Instagram, it’s a little bit of heaven on the Eastern coast of Australia. My husband keeps going on about Byron too…

Tag: clothes, fashion, hush, hushhomewear, summer

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My Kind of Therapy

Correct me if I’m wrong, but there is nothing like a little pampering to pick a girl up. So imagine how excited I was last week, when I found out that I had won a facial in a competition I entered at EF Medispa in Bristol! I had visited the Medispa on Whiteladies Road the week prior,…

Category: Beauty

On Occasion, I’d Like A Sleeve, Please

How hard is it to find dresses with sleeves, lately? If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I’ve been searching for an outfit to wear to my husband’s younger sister’s wedding for a few months now. It has taken a lot of research, to be honest. And one of the main reasons…

Tag: fashion, french connection, miss selfridge, sleeves, wedding, wedding guest, wedding outfit, zara

Category: Style

Jumping on the Bandwagon

A super wearable addition to the wardrobe that started to appear in stores last year and is still very much “in” and can be found in stores, up and down the country this year, is the jumpsuit. I remember my first jumpsuit. It was red and white polka dots with wide legs. I was…

Tag: fashion, gap, jumpsuit, jumpsuits, notgivinin.com, over40fashion, over40style, style, trends

Category: Style

Spotlight on: Oasis Fashion

One of the nicest things about setting up this blog and writing weekly posts is the interaction with friends, old and new, discussing all things fashion-related. Not Givin In really has re-awakened my love of fashion, which you can probably guess! I love it when someone suggests that I check out a store, or…

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From Me Tu You

A few weeks ago I did a piece on shopping for fashion in supermarkets. I was honestly taken by surprise with some of my finds, so last Saturday morning I needed some Fat Free Natural Yogurt, Courgetti and Tonic for my gin (!) and I thought, why not nip into the clothing section at…