Aux Champs-Elysées...

I was in Paris last weekend to enjoy a couple of days there with my friends.

It was very cold, so we spent most of the time in stores (it was the last week of the sales) and being inside eating cheese and drinking red wine.
Even so, we did manage to do some tourism; climbing to the top of Montmatre and visiting Champs-Elysées.

Since I last had been on Champs-Elysées, a Marks & Spenser had opened (with clothes and English supermarket) as well as the Abercrombie and Fitch store. Even if it has been almost a year since it opened and it was a cold winter Sunday, there were still people queueing outside to get in. I will save the pleasure to another less cold day...



The only thing I actually bought on the trip was a dress from Promod. It was on sales for 12€.

A little trip to the UK...

I took a little trip to London and the south of England in January. All though there was a lot of sales to be found in the stores, I still got the feeling of arriving a bit late, as the sales had already started in December.
Just to say that I did not found them to be as good as in Barcelona..



I had a stroll down Oxfordstreet and the most remarqable news was the opening of Forever 21. It was a nice 3 floor store, but even so, I was not as enthusiastic about the clothes as the time I visited the store in New York..


As always I also visited Primark, where I got some basics and this striped dress with belt for 9,99 pounds.


In the store Internacionale I found this blazer on sale for only 10 pounds.

Marni for H&M

Already in November (before the 2nd Versace collection hit the stores) H&M announced a new design collaboration - and this time they are creating a spring collection with the Italian label and the designer Consuelo Castiglioni.

The collection hits stores and the internet on March 8 and it will include both men's - and women's clothing, accessories such as shoes, belts, jewellery and scarfs.

"I wanted to create a true Marni wardrobe by revisiting all our favorite pieces in signature fabrics and prints," explains Consuelo Castiglioni. "As always, I love juxtaposing prints and colors, mixing modern tribal with Bauhaus graphic adding sporty utilitarian elements."

I don't know about you, but I am really excited about this collection - I was not, unfortunately, a big fan of their last design collaboration with Versace . The designs, colours and patterns just was not my taste. But from what I have seen so far of the Marni collection - this looks really good!

Jordi Labanda Home

The sales are also still on here in Barcelona and I made a great bargain the other day, finding something for the house for a change.

I came by it in the store Cotton Reus (a store with economical things for the house, such as sheets blankets, towels or tablecloths).

I discovered that they had things from Jordi Labanda Home for 70% off. As I have always loved the designs of Jordi Labanda and because of the interesting discount I could not help myself and got a set of bed sheets and a set of towels.


Big towels, before 29,99€ now 8,99€ .


Small towels, before 4,99€ now 1,49€.



Purple bed sheet with Jordi Labanda images, sheet and pillow case - was 149,99€ now 44,9€.

News from Johan Bülow

The Danish based Johan Bülow famous for their great - and not so cheap liquorice is soon coming with yet another delicious new flavour!   


Sweet liquorice, white Belgium chocolate and strawberries - jummy!

January sales - Denmark

I have - off cause - also been out finding bargains from this years first sales-period! The sales here in Denmark has really increased in the last couple of years - and this year, almost everywhere the sales were up to 70 percent off already in the second week of January! A poor sign for the economy but a great opportunity to find great bargains! However this also means, that a lot off the good stuff got sold out very fast - so you had to be quick!

This is what I have found...

Cool watch from Skagen

was 898 kr. (120,77 Euro) reduced to 449 kr. (60,39 Euro)

A trendy and lovely shirt from Vera Moda

reduced to 75 kr. (10 Euro)

 Top/dress from Vera Moda

reduced to 75 kr. (10 Euro)

Imitated leather corset from Gina Tricot

was 149 kr. (20 Euro) reduced to 50 kr. (6,7 Euro)

Fashionable red jeans from Gina Tricot

was 199 (27 Euro) reduced to 100 kr. (13,45 Euro)

Cool widget-heel boots from T.R.E.N.D

was 449 kr. (60,39 Euro) reduced to 149 kr. (20 Euro)

Winter sales in Barcelona

As usual, the winter sales here in Barcelona started on the 7th of January. I was not there because I spent that weekend in the UK (another post about that is coming up), nevertheless I have done my sales shopping here in Barcelona this weekend and last weekend. Since it has already been two weeks since the sales started, many stores has already started with the"segunda rebajas" meaning that the prices have reduced even more.
Zara started of the sales with a 30-40% discount, but now two weeks later, it was already possible to find things which were 50-70% discounted.
Mango did not start of with discounting all their clothes with 50% like during the summer sales, but also with a 30-40%. Nevertheless, this weekend all the clothes were at 50% off.
H&M had also quite nice discounts, and I found several things around 70% discounted.
Here are the bargains I have found (so far...):


White t-shirt from Zara. Was reduced from 29.99€ to 17.99€.



Cardigan from Mango suit. Was 29.99€ and now on sales for 14.99€.



Black wedges from Zara - they were 39.99€ and now reduced to 13.99€. Very happy to find them as my old black wedges needed to be replaced...


Blue dress from Zara, was 29.99€ and bought it for 17.99€.


Grey patterned dress from H&M. Before it cost 29.90€ and was reduced to 10.00€.





Black dress from Zara. Was 29.99€ and now reduced to 12.99€. Don't know if I am going to keep this one as I have a dress that reminds me of this one, nevertheless I do like the special detail with the sipper on the back.


Violet (?) dress from H&M. Before it cost 29.90€ and was now on sales for only 7.00€. Not only did it fit very nicely, I also really liked the pattered shoulders and the slightly low back.


Cardigan from H&M with a black belt and pockets of leather imitation. Was 39.90€ and reduced to 15.00€