Lerose Amongst The Thorns

Okay, you can blame me. On Saturday, after sweltering in knee high boots and socks all day, I decided enough was enough and come rain or shine on 1st June it was sandals & Summer dresses all the way. Then what happens? The UK got battered by gale force winds, torrential rain and plummeting temperatures more akin to frosty February than flaming June.

Luckily I'd got back from town yesterday before the heavens opened and my pompoms got soggy. Saturday's takings banked, charity shops raided and the Buy One Get 2nd Half Price on Vitamin E skincare offer taken full advantage of in Superdrug.

I've waxed lyrical about this range for years. The face scrub doesn't contain those plastic beads that f*ck up the environment, the eye-make up remover shifts even the most stubbornly waterproof of eye liners, the radiance cream makes knackered skin look fabulous, the body lotion is gorgeous as is the night cream and the hot cloth cleanser is far better than the poncy high priced alternatives (I know, I was once daft enough to buy them) and, what's more, it's cruelty free and dead cheap. No, I'm not being sponsored to promote it, I just can't see the sense in wasting money on expensive skincare when a chain store own brand does the job just as well.


Anyway, on to the dress. I've worn it loads but today is only the second time it's made an appearance on my blog. It's seen a lot of action in the two years I've owned it, from featuring in a nightclub photo shoot to more than a few festivals.

Taken from 2013 blog post HERE

It's by Lerose, a Birmingham brand manufactured 8 miles up the road in Aston, a suburb more famous for being Ozzy Osbourne's birthplace than for producing vintage fashion. Lerose was a label more associated with the more mature lady but considering that Vogue have stuck a 44 year old woman on their Ageless Style issue this month (HERE) I suppose that means I'm officially an older model.


Today's sandals are these plum leather Dr Martens I found in Cancer UK last year for £3.95

Lerose maxi (courtesy of my friend, Ellen)

I've only been as a far as the washing line today, I'll try not to crack and go back to boots when go to the car boot sale tomorrow although apparently a heatwave is on the way (and I'll believe that when I see it).

See you soon!