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Office Appropriate on YouTube

I promised you YouTube videos to accompany my blog and I've just posted my first one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1ZvhIEyUI

For my first video I selected 3 items I love and that are completely suited to office life. I'm going to go through them out of order as they appeared on the video as I've already mentioned the bag in a post below, so I will talk about at that one last. 

Firstly (secondly on the video), I have my lovely Dune fold up ballerina pumps. I say they're a salmon colour, but apparently, they're apricot according to the label. I would highly recommend them because they're SO comfortable and perfect for reviving your painful feet after a day of heels. Click on the link above to purchase them online. 

Next is my Clinique Chubby Stick, in the colour Curvy Candy. I can't praise chubby sticks enough. They're so moisturising, whilst giving your lips a pop of colour. If you're anything like me, you might not always want to wear an extreme coloured lipstick, or have your hair stick to a lipgloss on a windy day, so these are the perfect in between option. I bought one for my friend in my local House of Fraser store, but anywhere you know that sells Clinique will have these as they're selling like hot cakes! You can also shop for Clinique online, just click on the link. Honestly, £16 well spent in my opinion. 

Finally, my Primark black zip bag. I've said a lot about this bag already in a previous post so will keep this brief. It's £10, extremely practical for everyday use with pockets and zips inside and goes with almost everything because of its colour and style. I don't think you can really go wrong with this bag for the office, as it's smart and cheap (the perfect combination). Unfortunately, there's no link I can give you to go and buy it online, so you'll have to do some rummaging in a local Primark store. 

Office Appropriate... bag!

 My New Favourite Bag!

I have a little obsession with black. Not only does it go with everything, you just can't go wrong with a bit of black! You can imagine my delight when I saw this B-E-A-U-tiful bag in Primarni (Primark) of all places. It's an absolute bargain at £10 and it has replaced my Ted Baker (black of course) bag I used to use for everyday. 

Bag: Primark

Back View (no zip detailing)

 At the moment I've only seen it in black, but I'm sure it's bound to come out in, in at least a few alternative colours. Aside from that, it's extremely practical with pockets and zips to hold all your daily essentials.

I also love it because you can add a few personal touches to it. Right now I've tied a leopard print cross scarf to the handle.  The scarf (also from Primark) is quite versatile in itself. I think it was about £2 and I've worn it loads. I like to clash the print with patterned block colour outfit giving it a perfect preppy look for everyday wear.

I also noticed a pretty much identical bag in Topshop at the weekend. It adds white into the mix for a classic monochrome look. The long strap is removable (like the Primark version), but for £42 I would like to think it would last longer than my Primark copy. It's really up to you which you prefer. Take a look at the Topshop version here: Winged Zip Detail Handbag - Topshop