Ferry 'cross the Mersey! Scouse OOTD!

Evenin' lovelies!

Are you well?! I hope so! I must admit I've had a really stressful week or two but I was really happy to get away for a few days last weekend and just try and relax a bit.

Me and Mr Naomi toddled off to Liverpool last Saturday for a little break away. We stayed in Parr Street Studio's which is renowned for being the place where some all time greats recorded some of their best works. The hotel is really quirky, fun and a super friendly place to stay, housed the fabulously lively area of the city just 5 minutes walk away from awesome shopping it was definitely the perfect place for a little party head, shopaholic like moi!

We shopped (after Mr had a big snooze and kept me waiting!), ate yummy food, drank lots of cocktails, braved a proper touristy bus, apparently got caught on camera whilst channel 4 were filming the next series of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and headed home on Sunday evening very tired but very content!

Disgruntled 'Wake up Mr Naomi' face...

Whilst shopping (I sent Mr off to get his mop cut, so I was free to take as much time as I liked!) I got to have a nosey around the Liverpool One Simply Be store which was a pleasure. I didn't come away with much just 2 new bras and matching knickers as I was after new jeans but their selection in short leg lengths was rather disappointing unfortunately, better luck next time. Then I wandered off to New Look, I was really impressed with the Inspire section in the Liverpool One store. They had the new 'Koko' range stocked and also had a new label called 'Ruby's Closet' there too which I noticed was AX Paris re-branded, but it was nice to try it on and see a little more selection in a plus size concession. I picked up 2 super stretchy mini-skirts which I am working on how to wear as they are a brave move for me, my mom (as predicted) instantly turned her nose up at them in a judgmental "there's no way you can wear that" fashion, surprise surprise but I WILL wear them! Promise!

Anyway here are a few snaps of the weekend....

Off we go.....

Sweeties for the journey

Me outside some awesome street art!

Albert Docks

'Teddies'

Yummy food in The Shipping Forecast

...and me wearing some clothes, wooooo! LOL!

Chiffon Jacket - New Look Inspire
Stripe Maxi Skirt - Yours Clothing
Black Vest - H&M+
Biker Jacket - Evans
Clutch - Primark
Gold Necklace - Primark

I am properly in love with this maxi skirt it's just so bright and versatile! I can even pull it up over my bust and wear as a midi dress, you are def going to be seeing a lot of this on the blog. I picked it up from Yours Clothing recently in their sale after having my eye on it for ages. Teamed it up with a simple black vest, chiffon shrug and some metallic flats from H&M and I felt glam enough to face all those Scouse brows and super tans.

I had a lovely weekend and I honestly cannot wait to visit the Liverpudlians again, such a friendly city, absolutely loved it! What's your fave city?

Big love my lovelies
xoxoxoxox

Yours Clothing Playing Dress up!

Hi Lovelies!



Hope you are all having fabulous weekends! In usual Naomi Sunday style I am nursing a hangover, but instead of being totally hopeless I had a bit of a playing dress up sesh in some awesome pieces that the lovely guys at Yours Clothing sent me to review! I chose 2 gorgeous maxi dresses, how could I not, Yours never fail to produce a fabulous maxi so it was the good and proper thing to do in this instance! I also asked to try a pair of palazzo's as I am still on the hunt for my perfect pair, and last but not least a cross over style Kate Middleton style dress!



The floral palazzo's I chose are fab, comfy, cool and so on trend! They're a bit long on me though unfortunately (im 5,4), I am actually wearing 4 inch wedge heels in these pics and they are still hiding my feet, but I love them all the same! It was nice to find a pair that actually had a lovely comfy elasticated waistband too, I've tried a couple of pairs recently from Simply Be and have been majorly disappointed at the zip and button closure as I felt it ruined the fit and the flowyness of them, so they were sent back, but these from Yours are superb!





The leopard maxi, oh my, I am a sucker for a leopard print, as I have mentioned once or twice before, if Bette Lynch had a short, fat, brunette, non-smoking sister, it'd be moi! For real! This dress, I love so hard, but it really is a bit long on myself, and even with my humongous boobies there was still extra room to get another small pair in with me! HAHA!



The tribal maxi I just adore, it's so me! I love love love! Lots of the old cleavage on show in this little number though!





And finally, the blue cross over dress....WINNING! I haven't taken any pics of this, because I am going to save it for when I don't have massive hangover face as I look a right old mess. As soon as I have dressed this bad boy up and the sambuca has finally left my veins, I will get pics, but seriously ladies, this dress is fab! Get on it, and please, Yours, make it in red!!!! So hot!

Also, currently loving the new model Yours is using at the moment, how adorable is she!



Anyway, going to find some munch and have a disco nap! Let me know what you think of the items and if you are looking to indulge in a bit of retail therapy head over to Yours! They are one of my particular fave places to shop just recently, they're stuff is affordable, in a good range of sizes and is very on trend!

Big Love Guys!

xoxox

OOTD Summer Brights from One Stop Plus Uk

Evening all!

I haven't done an outfit post for absolutely ages (mainly because I have nobody to take pictures for me and feel a bit silly asking people!). But after receiving a gorgeous maxi dress from the folks over at One Stop Plus Uk I had no excuse but to show it off to you all!

Last year I fell in love with the summer maxi trend and was extremley pleased to see it make a return this season. The maxi, for me is so comfortable, versatile and so easy to wear, dressed down for daytime, or done up to the nines for an evening out.

I chose a vibrant coral number from the Taillissme collection, in a really slinky jersey fabric which hangs beautifully. I am only 5,4 and was also really pleased that the length of the dress suited me perfectly, it just skimmed below my ankle comfortably so that it wouldn't drag across the floor and also wasn't too short making it look like it had shrunken (like some maxi's I have come across seem to do).

I went for a lovely walk in a local country park yesterday, the sun was shining and the weather was great, all just right for the dress to get its debut, so here it is..

Coral Vest Maxi Dress - £29 Taillissme for One Stop Plus Uk

I layered it up with a little black jersey vest, my old faithful New Look Inspire sparkly black cardigan, which has been worn to death but is still doing me proud, some satin flat black peeptoes from H&M last season and my bargain Primark shades bought on Saturday for £1!

I felt so comfortable in this dress, its super stretchy and lightweight, but the material I'd say is made to last. I have had basic maxi vest dress's from other plus size retailers for the same price and the quality of the fabric hasn't been anywhere near as good as this which has pleased me immensely. This dress starts at a UK size 12 and goes all the way up to a UK 30, due to the stretch in the garment I would definitely recommend that it could fit anybody a size or 2 higher than that.

This is my first experience with One Stop Plus Uk and the Taillissme collection and overall I am definitely not disappointed and endeavour to order from them in the future. The website offers sizes from a Uk size 12 up to a Uk size 36, although I would say the ranges seem to thin out with less being offered over a size 28. I am really hoping that they start stocking the gorgeous Stephanie Zwicky's exclusive La Redoute.fr range and make it more accessible to us Brits as I never seem to be able to find it on the La Redoute Uk site (is it just me who can't find it?). Other pieces on the site I am currently covetting are....

Striped Fleece Cropped Blazer - £49

And if I really had some cash to splash...

Pale Pink Sequin Dress - £109

So guys, go and check them out and let me know how you get on!

Big love!

'That' Anna Scholz dress!

So...

As promised, Cliff from Anna Scholz emailed me the pics of me wearing that beautiful, printed maxi dress from Anna's new collection. Now let me remind you that this dress was 5 sizes too small, but the all over print really disguises the fact that it is clinging to my tummy for dear life, but, what do we think....?

Silk, Printed Maxi Dress - Anna Scholz

From what I can see online for the new collection so far, the dress isnt yet available in the maxi length, only in the shorter length, it is also part of Anna's White Label collection, (I feel the more grown up range of hers) but with lots of imagination this dress could be styled so many different ways, young and old alike! If I also remember rightly the dress will retail at around £400. I know, I know, way out of my price range at the moment but I can honestly say this dress feels as amazing as it looks. The fabric, the cut, everything about it was perfect. A real statement, luxury piece that will last season, after season, after season! I bought 4 maxi dresses last year and they were my go-to staple for the summer, I find they are timeless, so feminine and every woman wears hers differently. If you are looking for a piece that is going to turn heads this coming season which you will get tons of wear out of, I would seriously point you in the direction of Anna Scholz if you are looking to splash a bit of cash....

But heres a little treat for you all, if you are looking to update your wardrobe with some of Anna's gorge pieces there is a 10% discount for all readers valid until the end of February. Just be sure to enter 'PLUSLONDON' in the voucher box at checkout to get your 10% off new collection items and, get this SALE items until the month is out! Dont miss it!

Does anyone have enough cash spare to buy this for me?!?! No?

Night Night Bloggies!

BIG LOVE! <3