A couple of weeks ago I received a lovely email from Laura asking if I would like to collaborate with J.D Williams.
Well, I bought some clothes from them before and liked their styles and so I said yes. Laura gave me a budget of £100.00 to spend and there were a few categories that they were looking to promote, including swimwear, summer sandals, dresses and wedding guest styles.
I immediately discounted the first two and started looking at the dresses. After a lot of deliberation I nominated these two, which I thought were stunning.
The first was the Quiz dip hem dress in Blue
Quiz Dip Hem Dress £40.00
The second was this pretty, summery number. The Yumi Curves cold shoulder dress
Yumi Curves cold shoulder dress £50.00
Both were a little out of my comfort zone, but I really loved the print on the Yumi curves dress and the shape of the Quiz really called to me too.
I emailed Laura and asked if I could try these items out. She happily got back to me and said ‘leave it with me’
Sadly she came back a couple of days later and advised they didn’t have the size I needed and was there anything else I would like to look at.
Well, in the week since I had asked for the dresses, my lifestyle has slightly changed in that I had joined the gym.
Not to get skinny, but to improve my shoulder issue and improve my dancing stamina. You can’t jive if you can’t breathe!
So, this was a great time for me to have a different point of view as another of their categories they were looking to get reviews was swimwear and tankini’s.
Well this was totally up my street!
Of course I still have my wonderful Ewa Michalak Saint Tropez bikini (almost 3 years old and still going strong) however I would need more than one if I planned on going swimming every day.
Ewa Michalak Saint Tropez Bikini
I started looking at the swimsuits, swimdresses and tankini’s and found several that I really liked. The colours and prints, the shape and designs, they were all amazing.
Eventually I had a list of about 7 and needed to whittle them down. One by one I discounted items until I was down to my last two choices.
Wolf and Whistle Floral Swimsuit £50.00
Magisculpt High Neck Shaping Swimsuit £40.00
This was when I was a little torn, but finally decided on the Magisculpt one as I didn’t know how my boobs would work with the lace up section on the other suit.
After choosing this, I still had around £60 of budget left so I headed for the sportswear section. If I was going to go to the gym, I needed the clothes to wear there!
I found this lovely set;
Double Layer Vest Top £20.00
The double layer vest in Coral and Purple with the complimentary capri pants in the heavier patterned print. I loved the look and added them to the basket.
Performance Print Capri Pants £20.00
I thought these were perfect for the job and at such decent prices, you really can’t go wrong!
There was a tiny little bit of budget left so I headed to another category they wanted reviewing which was Plus Size dresses. Now, as someone who has so many dresses, you would think I would hardly need another.
Well, again I didn’t want to turn up at the gym after work, do my routine and them struggle back into my work clothes. I wanted something quick I could pull on which is where this lovely shift dress came into play.
Tie Sleeve Shift Dress £18.00
I loved the colours and pattern and thought it would be a cute fun dress to pull on quickly. At the amazing price of only £18.00 it was a bit of a bargain too!
Laura ordered all four items for me and I waited for them to arrive.
So, how did it all turn out?
Well, you will have to wait for the next installment to see just what the outcome was.
Until next time
SPSG xx