Ultimo launch their House of Fraser concession

Last week I was invited along to one of my favourite blog events so far by the lingerie brand Ultimo. The brand was celebrating an exciting House of Fraser, Oxford Street concession launch. After being offered a glass of fizz, we were taken through the incredible new AW range. Full of wearable yet subtly sexy designs, it was extremely hard to pick my favourite set. But I finally bit the bullet and opted for the Darcey set -pictured in the last image. We were then enlisted to style up an outfit to show off the underwear to it's finest. I'm not much of a cleavage girl - never been blessed in that department so I zoned in on lacy cover up I spotted. After lots of deliberation, I opted for a crisp white shirt with a few buttons undone with a black striped full midi skirt accessorised with a leopard clutch and shiny red courts. After a few awkward poses in front of a professional photographer, we were treated to our favourite underwear set.

For a blogger, I seriously need to work on my angles. And perhaps lay off the cake. And should have reapplied my lipstick. Thanks for a lovely evening Ultimo!

On September 10th - which is this Thursday - the brand is holding special event at the concession starting at 7pm. X Factor Stylist Grace Woodward and celebrity stylist Frank Stratchan will be on hand to answer any of your burning questions on stage. Guests will be offered a snazzy 20% off all purchases, champagne and a gift with your purchases. Worth rocking up for right?! Anyone is welcome!

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OOTD: Ripped jeans

Outfit:
Floral kimono: Oasis
Light wash ripped jeans: F&F (similar)
White cut out floral top: Boohoo*
Pony hair black heeled sandals: New Look (similar)

Another day. Another kimino. These babies are turning out to be my achilles heel. I seem to be buying one every month much to my bank account's dismay. So easy to throw on and still look half decent. They're an absolute godsend in this awful humid weather. I'm constantly hot and cold so these are great to help keep the chill off when the rain starts to appear. I wore this for a lovely day out at the beautiful Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Oh how the other half lives! The grand house was a birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and is set in stunning grounds. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the ex-Prime Minister's death so there's lots of interesting exhibits to read.

September seems to already be a very busy month. Considering I've been made redundant, I seem to be doing a lot of things! Thank god for some freelancing work. I'm in London a few days this week which is always nice - never tire of the big city! Something about that place always gets me. Lots of cinema trips - see Southpaw immediately guys, it's immense -, boxing matches, Cillian Murphy talks and Butlins fun to be had this month!

How is your September planning out?

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4 tips on how to save for a house deposit

It's all fun and games when you're buying china cups and saucers for your future house and picking out the perfect coloured Smeg fridge. But all that's no good if you haven't actually got the two pennies to rub together for a house deposit. As many people my age, I'm currently on the long journey to try and scrap together £30k to buy my own house. But with houses prices constantly on the up, I really haven't got too long. So I've got a few tricks and tips to help make the process a little easier.

Start a money diary
It can be so easy to spend money and before you know, it's the end of the month and you only have £2.31 left in your bank account and nothing to show for. Keep track of everything you spend from that random splurge in Topshop to the cheeky three bottles of diet coke. This will help you re-evaulate your spending habits and work out how much you can comfortably save a month and still have a semi-decent social life.

Set up a direct debit for the day you get paid
If you're anything like me, you live like a King the first week of your pay-packet and then have to survive like a pauper for the remaining three weeks. I set a direct debit to come out of my bank account the day I get paid for my savings account. This way I hardly know it's gone missing as it's like it was never really there.

Get a credit check
Before you get accepted for the elusive mortgage you have to undergo a credit check. You can find out more here. This will help give your credit history a score rating and will help you know exactly what you need to change or carry on doing. Once this is completed, house buying starts to get a lot more serious. Make sure you keep paying off those monthly credit card bills and make late payments a thing of the past. No point saving all that money if the bank is going to reject you anyway. Get your affairs in order!

Learn to make sacrifices
In an ideal world I'd have numerous Mulberry handbags, monthly trips to the Caribbean, a North London townhouse and a wardrobe full of Christian Louboutin shoes. But alas on my wages, it ain't ever going to happen. So you need to decide what you want the most and what you can still afford to do despite putting away a huge chunk of your money. For me it's travel - you can tell by my Pinterest board! I'm not really prepared to compromise on that aspect. So I've cut back on the amount of new clothes I buy so I can put more money towards seeing the world. That way the house deposit fund doesn't have to suffer.

Do you have any words of wisdom to offer?

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