Beauty & Style, Blogging & Online, Clothing

A Pretty New Dress

"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress. Dress impeccably and they remember the woman." ~ Coco Chanel So, I've been going to as many blogging events as I can lately. I thought it would be nice to meet more people offline who know what I'm talking about when I talk about blogging; and I've learned a… Continue reading A Pretty New Dress

Beauty & Style, Clothing

GUESS What I Bought?

I actually treated myself to quite a few things for my birthday. My friend and I made the fatal mistake of popping into the Guess shop - just for a look round. We never end up only looking round. There is nothing that we don't love in that shop. Instead I ended up buying this… Continue reading GUESS What I Bought?

Beauty & Style, Clothing, Cosmetics, Mental health, Mental Health & Wellbeing

Retail Therapy

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop." ~ Bo Derek I named this blog Make-Up and Mirtazapine because it is brought to you by the combined effects of beauty products, the medication mirtazapine, and my shiny new iPad. In other words, I feel that my recovery has been fueled in… Continue reading Retail Therapy

Beauty & Style, Body Image, Clothing

And your heels so high that you can’t even have a good time…

I find myself getting disproportionately annoyed whenever I see groups of middle-aged women tottering around town like teenagers, wearing high heeled shoes that they can't walk in properly. Surely by their age they should have either: a) learned to walk in heels, or b) accepted that they can't walk in heels and decided that they… Continue reading And your heels so high that you can’t even have a good time…

Beauty & Style, Clothing

In Praise of Primark Ho’s

I bought some Primark hosiery a few weeks ago. Mainly because they were only about fifty pence each. I also bought three pairs of shoes for, like, five quid. But anyway, I was surprisingly impressed with my purchases. I bought some cute, white tights with little black hearts on. They still fit perfectly, even though… Continue reading In Praise of Primark Ho’s

Beauty & Style, Clothing

Little Black Dress

The most expensive item I have ever purchased was my little, black Prada dress. I justified it to myself on the basis that it was the last black dress I'd ever need to buy. I'm still trying to come up with an excuse to get a MacBook Air...             34363MEPK927