All I Want For Christmas : Mini Mouse...

HK Mouse kicked off earlier this week with her Chrimbo wish list so I thought it was about time I put mine together and got it circulating! After all it is only 14 more sleeps until the day itself...oh good God, I must go shopping immediately!

Here goes...

I never leave the house without a fistful of rings or a necklace or two layered up, so it's no surprise that I've spied a gorgeous newbie which I need to be part of my morning outfit build! What's even better is you can not only get the pendant inscribed with your initials but customise it with different chains and charms!!  

Monica Vinader, my perfect combination below £290...

Early morning commutes are bad enough, but they're even worse when the bitter cold engulfs your little hands and tootsies! As you'll soon see, the new theme in my life is how to be as snug and warm as humanly possible! To kick this off I'm loving these cute and cosy mittens...

Topshop, £20

After practically wearing my H&M Isabel Marant suede and leather fringe boots to death, I feel I need to give them a well-earned break and attach myself to a new pair of boots....for the time being anyway! The new apple of my eye...

Iro Boots, £485

Winter has taken it's time rocking up for 2014, so I've done exactly the same in terms of picking my winter coat. So far I've made do with a Whistles number from last year, however I'm ready for an update and this Topshop long line bomber hits the spot! Sport luxe at it's best...

Topshop Bomber, £110

Anyone who has spent even a few minutes with me at Mouse Towers will know I'm one for comfort! My hair is instantly wound into a bun as I walk through the front door whilst simultaneously pulling on my cashmere track suit and removing every scrap of make up. What's missing...a super snug pair of slippers of course!!! 

John Lewis Slippers, £55

If you hadn't guessed already, all three of us have a minor obsession with everything Charlotte Tilbury! Being the mouse with the lowest quota I think I need to up my game and make a few more purchases! I have my beady eyes on practically everything she has ever created so there isn't much that could disappoint!!! 

Charlotte Tilbury 'Can't Live Without It' kit, £99

One item I'm definitely short of in my wardrobe is bracelets, since borrowing a few from Middle Mouse's treasure trove recently, I've decided I need to inject some arm candy into my life! Whilst perusing my favourite lunchtime haunt, &Other Stories, I came across this little beauty...

&Other Stories, £17

Ever since reading HK Mouse's post on the fabulous initial Burberry blanket wraps, I mentally added a Burbs Blank to my ever rolling wish list! However I'm thinking something more in my price range...cue ASOS! I'm loving this two tone colour block fringed number - perfect for both day and evening as a snugly cover up! 

ASOS, £25

Something that will ALWAYS feature on my wish list has to be the ever so beautiful Valentino tote...I know, I know - I can keep on dreaming! Although surely one of FC's little elves can knock one of these bad boys up in his workshop?!

Valentino, £1,995

And last but not least, my knitwear obsession continues and doesn't show any signs of letting up! The piece I'm loving right now and haven't yet snapped up? A cute sleeveless turtle neck from Warehouse. Easy, comfy and the perfect layering staple...pair with skinnies, heels and a statement necklace and BAM office to bar sorted! 

 

Warehouse, £38

And that's all I want, not much to ask for really is it old Father Chrimbo?!

MM x

This Week The Mice Have Mostly Been...

EEEEEEE it is officially so close to Christmas now I am finding it hard to breathe! Only 3 more weekends and we are at Christmas Eve and HK mouse is back with us where she belongs!!!! Super duper exciting but at the same time causing me slight heart palpitations as I am no where NEAR bought up in terms of Christmas presents! That is how I will be spending my weekend...well in between bridesmaid dress shopping, house warming parties and Friday night drinks of course! 

This week has been busy for all - HK mouse is freezing half to death in snowy Seoul whilst Middle and I are starting the Christmas parties and nights out...the only thing worse than waking up for work is waking up for work with a wine hangover and remembering those secrets you let slip that you really shouldn't have..Oh dear!!!

So when we haven't been jetting around the world or cringing at last night's activities, this week the Mice have mostly been...

Frantically scouring the Internet, magazines and shops for unusual and quirky Christmas presents...so far I haven't had too many brainwaves or gasp inducing discoveries so if you have any gems send then my way! 

However in my search I did come across the quirky Tatty Devine personalised necklaces. I am going crazy for anything personalised at the moment be it the Monica Viander engraved Siren pinky ring I blogged about recently or the Bauble Bar take on a Carrie necklace...I love them all! However if those are little out of your budget then why not check out these Tatty Divine beauties....cool, bespoke and a little bit of fun! 

You get to pick a word up to nine letters, the colour, size, font, charm and chain colour! When I was trying out the interactive site I opted for Alice, black glitter, Billboard font, no charm, standard size and a gold chain. And for £37.50 this is what it looks like....

Image via www.tattydevine.com

A few more examples to give you a better idea...

Image via www.tattydevine.com

Perfect Christmas gift, thoughtful secret Santa or even a little treat for yourself for this festive season!

Tearing apart our wardrobes...looking for the perfect Christmas night out get up! If like us you're pretty bored of everything you own and want something new, festive and a little bit special then you are not alone! Well we have found a new website which will help with such dilemmas and provide something that not everyone will have...we all love Zara but you don't want to be dress twins with the girl from the 4th floor do you?! So we present to you...London boutiques...a site which allows you to peruse London's most high end boutiques without having to swap websites or move from your sofa! What's even better is there's 20% off Party wear! 

You'll find the likes of Trilogy, Austique, Felt and Iris in the Boutiques section, but if you want to search by Designer there are so many goodies it'll hurt your eyes...Ash, Acne, Helmut, Victoria Victoria Beckham and By Malene Birger. 

It is literally a treasure trove all all things beautiful be it books, jewellery, scarves, shoes, dresses...you name and you'll find it here and for a range of prices also! 

By Malene Birger Metallic Top, £179

Image via www.london-boutiques.com

Austique Leone Mini Wrap Dress, £380

Image via www.london-boutiques.com

Ash Studded High Tops, £165

Image via www.london-boutiques.com

Tessa Ruffle Dress, £235

Image via www.london-boutiques.com

Hanky Panky Thong, £18

Image via www.london-boutiques.com

Bells Ring Jacquard Dress, Victoria Victoria Beckham, £675

Image via www.london-boutiques.com

Dying a slow alcohol death post Belfast...I was in Belfast last weekend getting acquainted with my Irish bestie's hometown! It didn't start well with me missing my flight and forgetting my phone charger - which meant that when I'd finally landed and switched on my phone to find that I had a flat battery, meeting up was slightly tricky! And it continued in a pretty similar vein when we managed to find each other with both of us slipping head over heel on the icy pavements in front of our boss' boss! 

However, when work was done we set about getting further acquainted with Belfast's much larger than normal spirit measures...! I was introduced to quite a few places however the best had to be The Spaniard Pub....dark, effortlessly cool, cosily lit by tonnes of candles and serving up officially the best Hendricks ever! Huge slices of cucumber, lots of gin and super cheap, in comparison to London anyway!

Image via www.thespaniardbar.com

My other must do tip is an Irish fry...I was lucky enough to have mine cooked for me by Kitty's amazing mum however, if you aren't so lucky you have to go find somewhere that does a good one! The potato bread is seriously delicious and addictive...believe me once you've tried it you will be on a mission to have it every weekend forever more! Plus after all the Irish drinking a bit or carby, fried goodness is definitely the only cure....!!!

And last but by no means least...

Falling a little but more in love...with William and Kate...We've been staunch supporters from the start and got thoroughly over excited by the wedding - cue the London Mice hosting a huge British tea party at London Mice Towers complete with a Union Jack Victoria Sponge cake, Royal fancy dress theme and lots and lots of Pimms...

While over in Hong Kong, HK Mouse toasted the wedding with Jaeger Bombs at a Best of British party which saw all her expat pals getting their Brit on and going dressed as everything from a jar of Marmite to a pregnant Kate...

Which brings us neatly back to this week's news that a teeny tiny bundle of Cambridge baby is on its way! We're very pleased to hear that after a bout of morning sickness which saw her hospitalised, Kate is now back at Kensington Palace with her feet up. Roll on super chic maternity Kate and plenty of speculation about the name. 

Wonderful news, we're very excited and we're already planning the Royal headwetting parties... 

Image via: www.huffingtonpost.com

And that's it for this week! 

Happy Friday, hope you all have great weekends - stay cosy and get some downtime in before festivities really start to kick into overdrive....

x

The Mice

This Week the Mice have Mostly Been....

Hooray! It's Friday! 

Quick round of applause, three cheers and a little pat on the back, you've made it through another week and now it's the weekend (or very nearly). To get your Friday started, here's a quick canter through another week in Mice world... this week the Mice have mostly been...

Ferociously scribbling Christmas lists as we're now only 45 days away from the big day! Can you tell that I'm just a little bit excited?! HK Mouse is coming home and for the first time in six years I've had the whole break signed off with work so no early mornings in between Christmas and New Year for me...YIPEE!! Which means I'm already eagerly counting down the days to the end of December when I'll be having champagne for breakfast and watching Elf, Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life on a loop all snug under a duvet with Christmas pyjamas on!  Eeeeek! 

It's safe to say that I love everything about Christmas...absolutely everything that is BUT Christmas cake and Christmas pudding! 

It makes me really sad after a big christmas dinner when everyone else is tucking into steaming pudding topped off with brandy butter, and i'm on boring old ice cream or my stocking chocolate coins! Well not this year, if like Middle Mouse and I, you're not a fan of traditional Christmas desserts, then head on down to good old Waitrose and snap up Heston Blumenthal's festive menu! Step up the perfect substitute to a Christmas Pudding - it looks JUST like the real deal but is in fact a chocolate shell filled with chocolate brownie and mulled wine soaked fruit all topped off with white chocolate icing in place of brandy butter! YUM! At £19.99 it isn't cheap but just think of all that super scrumptious Christmas cheer you'll be spreading as you serve this beauty up!  

Image via www.dailymail.co.uk

Getting down with the Mexican madness and hitting up the Barrio East Launch party - think amazing decor, super fun vibe and hot men in every corner, oh and caravan...! 

You'll probably have heard of the Barrio chain as they already have Central and North London locations, however the East London branch is a brand new addition. Barrio Central is a 3BM fav, I've had a couple of ridiculously drunken nights on happy hour cocktails with a lot of dancing to the best music ever! I'm yet to visit the North London branch as I always get lured in by the cosiness of the Old Queens Head pub opposite, but it's definitely in my 3BM little black book of must try-spots! So being a bit of a Bario fan, when I heard that a Barrio East was opening on Shoreditch High Street, I jumped for joy - all the Barrio amazingness just a hop, skip and a jump from 3BM Towers in Bethnal Green! We were lucky enough to be invited to the launch party to try the new venue out and here's the 3BM verdict...

The Decor... easily five times bigger than the central location, there's a lot of space to play with but Barrio East have done themselves proud. Colour popping lampshades made from buckets, snaking lights and exposed pipes, walls plastered with comics and big neon signs and cosy little cabins perfect for giggly girlie catch-up cocktails or late night drinks with a date - overall, a cool but retro feel. 





And, the pièce de résistance has to be the caravan in the back room... lined with with crazy candy striped, bird wallpaper, and squidgy banquettes, hop inside this super cool hang out, order in some cocktails, kick back and enjoy people watching the dancefloor! This is where you'll find me from now on....!

The Cocktails...the champagne and cocktails were flowing all night so we were lucky enough to sample a couple of the delicious concoctions from the upcoming drinks menu. The 3BM fav was the Hawaii-N-Dry...a jazzed up cosmopolitan with grapefruit vodka and guava juice - mmmm! Best of all, our drinks were served up in jam jars with retro stripy helterskelter-esque straws! 




The Vibe...the music is a fun mixture of latino tunes and current chart-toppers...I can imagine even more fun unfolding once you're cocktailed-up with a big group of your favourite people, hanging out in the caravan...big fat gypsy wedding eat your heart out! The crowd was young, trendy and pretty hot - always a bonus!

The Final Word...Without a doubt, the hottest spot to venture to on Shoreditch High Street right now - get yourself down there immediately! 

Lusting after everything Monica Vinader especially the new Siren range. Firstly all three of us totally heart Monica jewellery...classy, chic, chunky, in a beautiful array of deep jewel hues - just generally gorgeous pieces that are pretty enough for special occasions but practical enough to bling up your everyday basics. We all own at least one piece and have our beady mouse eyes set on at least twenty more to add to the collection! So when I saw the new Siren rings recently my heart skipped a beat! 

A plain gold ring but with a chunky circular face, simple but beautiful and the added bonus? You can get personal engraving on the front! The perfect canvas for matching '3BM' rings don't you think? Dear Father Christmas...

Image via www.monicavinader.com

And that's just one piece...hop on over to the webiste and be prepared to fall head over heels in love...I literally want everything! Middle Mouse snapped up this amazing dainty gold disc bracelet a few weeks ago...perfect alone or layered with cuffs and bangles...

Image via www.monicavinader.com, £120

Or how about a new colourway of my favourite ever ring? I currently wear mine with everything...

Image via www.monicavinader.com, £145

And while we've been sipping cocktails and swooning over sparkly loveliness, over in Hong Kong, HK Mouse has mostly been...

Partying with the Brit Fash Pack at the London Showrooms launch. Mondays at HK Mouse HQ are usually spent curled up on the sofa catching up on the night before's episode of Downton Abbey, not this week though... when Monday evening rolled around HK Mouse swapped her tracksuit bottoms and slippers for skinny jeans and Louboutins and tottered down to new club on the block, Boujis, for an evening of British Fashion and cocktails (of the mock variety for me, I'm still Bikini Fitting...). Kicking off a three day pop-up showcasing the work of the brightest rising stars in British fashion, the club was packed with Hong Kong's fashion elite mingling with designers from Peter Pilotto to Roksanda Ilincic.    

Peter Pilotto

Hilary Tsui

Dominic Jones

Josie Ho

Roksanda Ilincic

With plenty of champagne and air-kissing Monday was far more Ab Fab than drab - the perfect way to kick start the week.

Right all you lovely lot, we'll leave you to finish your Friday and have a fabulous weekend! HK Mouse has a teetotal weekend of shopping and sunning planned. While the London Mice are headed home to Chez Robinson for Daddy Mouse's Birthday! A weekend of cosy sofa snuggling, homemade roast dinners and a fridge full of goodies ahead, yipeeeee!

See you next week!

The Mice x