Mooching around Samui

I escaped the gates of my resort for a drive round Koh Samui yesterday. It was good to get out and play serious tourist for the day, snapping pictures and visiting the Golden Buddha, the Butterfly Garden, Fisherman's Village etc...

I have included some random pictures below for another crazily picture heavy post. I am sorry about this - I will get it out of my system once I get back to Dubai (FYI - fly back tomorrow!)

I wore my trusty H&M shorts, New Look blouse and couldn't resist the compulsion to add a recent purchase - a cream/taupe pashmina/scarf that I picked up in MBK. This is probably the best £3 ever spent - ombre finish and super handy.

NB: My hair is transitioning into full on frizz attack in the picture which is probably why I look like a sulky moo.




On my feet I sported Tory Burch flats coupled with the gnarliest - yes I am using that word - bruise on my foot.

Thanks to a metal rod sticking out of a wall at Bangkok airport I managed to pick up this little "souvenir" on my way to the departure gate and it has come out looking like an aurora. Ouch.


Shorts: H&M
Shirt: New Look - Link!
Shoes: Tory Burch
Scarf: MBK
Bag: Miu Miu

Before I go I have to share with you some fantastic lip product purchases made in Bangkok. I was looking round a store called Loft - which by the way sells amazing stationary...cute little page post-its and bookmarks anyone?


...and noticed that they had a small selection of Canmake cosmetics. A Japanese (I think!) brand, they have a lipstick range called...Melty Nude Lip.

Cue an internal swoon as I make my way over to place products into basket

I got two - each cost under the £5 mark. The quality is more than just a passing nod to YSL - yep, they are that good. Soft, pigmented and with a metallic rose packaging - I love almost everything about them and would say that if you can get hold of them, go for it!

I got 01 Baby Beige (left - and clearly already attacked and used by myself) and 03 Baby Pink (my absolute favourite - reminds me of a slightly creamier MAC Hue).

These two beauties have renewed my interest in Japanese cosmetics. I used to be somewhat obsessed with the likes of Kate, Majolica Majorca and Canmake but it can be tricky keeping up with the trends. I really must get my finger on the pulse of these kind of product releases - lipsticks can be life-changing after all :)

PS. Thank you to all of you for your support on my blog - I am nearly at 5000 followers already and I really appreciate you taking the time to follow. x

Pink jeans get an outing...and more Bangkok

WARNING - Exceedingly picture heavy!

FINALLY - the Zara pink jeans get an outing. I bought these literally months ago and although I tried them on and loved them, never wore them out. I am not sure why but in the colourful world of Thailand - where as many of you noted, buses and taxis are pink - I felt it was an appropriate time.

Whilst I think the pairing of blazer and tee with these little bright numbers is acceptable I have to  be honest and admit that I am a little sad at what I bought with me to Thailand. I did one of those frantic last minute suitcase stuffings the night before the flight and it was only once I had arrived that I realised I didn't bring the items I really should have. So frustrating but thankfully some core H&M basics made their way in to the mix.

These photos were taken in a random alley off Silom Road as I always feel a little funny/self-conscious about OOTD's taken in public. Not quite sure it has hit the mainstream yet :)  And yes, I am still working the conical wand wavy hair in the most obsessive way possible - I just canNOT do straight hair these days.

Don't you just love the nose imprint received after heavy sunglasses wearing? :)

Jeans: Zara
Blazer: H&M
Tee: H&M
Bag: Miu Miu
Shoes: Tory Burch
Sunglasses: Gucci

Bangkok all wrapped up

Bangkok was everything I thought it would be. Metropolitan and sprawling. I was only there for a few days and barely scratched the surface. I would love to go back to explore it in more detail.

For those of you interested (or not :) I stayed at the Lebua hotel. It's the one featured in The Hangover 2 and they are riding the tails of that claim to fame hard with lots of mentions of the film in the hotel - not sure why, it's hardly Bond is it?

Anyway, it's a fantastic hotel and many of the photos that follow show you the incredible Sky Bar and Sirocco restaurant - located 63 floors up - and Breeze, located a mere 52 :) The views are just amazing.

Here are a random collection of photos - I have many more, including some more traditional sight-seeing temple ones but I can hardly share 100s of photos with you so here's a small selection...

And some of the Lebua hotel...

Apologies that this is such a long post - fingers crossed none of you are on dial-up connections!

I leave Thailand on Wednesday so it's a few more days of spotty blog service from me. Hope to get another post up tomorrow though, if only to show you the goodies I got in Bangkok :)

Goodnight from Koh Samui :)

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