40 Days In The Shopping Wilderness

I decided to give up luxury (as in non-essential) fashion/beauty/lifestyle shopping this lent. Giving up meat or chocolate just doesn't have the same impact what with our varied diets these days (I can get quorn, fake bacon, sugar free sweets...). Far more decadent, to me, is the way I can just use a little plastic card (or some notes in a charity shop or boot fair) and just have whatever I want, when I want it. Opinions are divided as to whether I can manage this for the 40 days. I say yes, everyone else laughs in my face.

Temptations so far (a whole one day in!!):

• Besame's new range at What Katy Did (I want the enchanting lippie in Merlot. Which is, funnily enough, my chosen tipple when I'm feeling too pawsh for beer)
• These wonderful high-street finds from Retro Chick
• Ebay Outlet has a big fat haul of Irregular Choice and Rocket Dog shoes!
• I have 'Soho Brights' eye palette from BeautyUK and for bargain-priced make-up they're long-lasting, ideal for a 70s look. Naturally, I now yearn for the other nine colourways!

Distractions so far:

• I'm off for a patented East Anglian Muskerbeer Weekender, with my trusty companions Ale-amis and Beer-tanian. Dancing a-plenty and good times to be had. I can't quite squeeze exactly how excited this makes me into bloggable language. It sounds kinda like squueeeaauuurrrrlll (very high pitched).





• How many nipples are there in the National Gallery?
• I have actually been doing some good deeds and thinking helpful thoughts. Just puttin' it out there, as Stewie Griffen would say.
• Betty Crocker's (American- the UK one is far smaller) recipe website, and American celeb-chef Paula Deen. Watching Paula Deen and her beloved 'buutttaaahh' during lent is probably sinful, she's a cross between Delia's homespun charm and Nigella's 'it's only ten billion calories'. These beauts are just channelling my perfect 'mad-men' vintage housewife thang. Oh you just know how these combine with my old recipe book obsession.

Given anything up for Lent? Taken anything on for Lent? Just purchased something and wanna taunt me with the fact... please chip in! In the meanwhile, the Muskerhounds can sing us out (if you see/hear this song coming from three women - one kooky, one classic Audrey H, one fashion-forward and rrrock... run. Just run and don't stop. Think of the children!). Allllll together now:

If you fill each day with fun, think how it could be!