Finding the Perfect Perfume

Smell is incredibly provocative and perfumes for me conjure up powerful memories. Anytime I get a whiff of Thierry Mugler's Angel, I remember an old school friend; Youth Dew by Estee Lauder is the familiar smell of my mum in a bottle. My first ever perfume, like most people of my age, was Pretty Peach from Avon, and then I moved on to Versace Baby Rose Jeans - the little tin it came in still remains on my dressing table, currently holding cotton buds. Over the last eight years, I have found three perfumes that I absolutely love, one that's now been discontinued, one has been around for a while, and another has recently been relaunched and is a brand new discovery for me.

What I Wore to...the Tate Modern

The other weekend, my boyfriend and I visited the Tate Modern, one of the galleries in London that I'd never visited. I got to bring out my new Simeon Farrar 'Foxy' tee that I won through a competition on Donna Ida's Instagram. It is absolutely adorable and I'm completely in love. I wore my ever faithful acid wash jeans and my comfy Stella McCartney for Adidas hi-tops - perfect for wandering around the city.

As for the Tate, I've been to events in the evening there, but I'd never been to see the controversial modern art of which it is famous for. I won't pretend to be an art enthusiast, I know nothing about modern art, I basically like to look at something pretty regardless of whether it is publicly thought to be or not. There were some pieces there that I really loved:

Autumnal Cannablism by Salvador Dali

Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso

The Sea B by Emil Nolde

But there were some that I really did not understand. Let's play 'Ikea or Modern Art?':

What are your favourite galleries to while away a rainy Sunday afternoon?

Stella McCartney for Adidas hi-tops

About three years ago I bought a very simple pair of grey hi-tops from Primark. They were thin and flimsy but I have worn them way beyond their lifespan as they just seem to go with everything. They have completely died though, despite me hanging on to them for as long as possible.

Enter: the Net-a-Porter Christmas sale, which came swooping to my rescue in the form of these amazingly reduced grey hi-tops from the Adidas range by Stella McCartney. I instantly fell in love and bought them on Christmas Eve, meaning when the fun of Christmas and Boxing Day was over I could look forward to a fun parcel in the post!

I never went in for the hidden wedge trainers, but hi-tops aren't trying to be smart-casual, they are just casual. Worn with skinny jeans and a big chunky jumper, these are going to be great for lazy weekends and dress down days at work (the type of day where I need to sit cross legged and comfortably to write a massive presentation).

Jeans: Topshop
Coat: Warehouse
Scarf: H&M

The Net-a-Porter sale is still going on, and the bargains are amazing. This was my first purchase from the site, despite browsing on a very regular basis, and it was so simple to purchase via the iPad app and the delivery was really fast. I also bought an amazing lightning print skirt from Kenzo, but I'll write a separate outfit post on that soon!