Short trench coat, short hair

Hi Guys.

I think I've become addicted to Zara. Blame my parents, they love Zara. Ok, two coats doesn't make an addiction - but I can see this situation spiralling out of control.

So as well as my gorgeous wrap around wool coat I've also picked up this short beige trench cat? jacket? mac? in the Zara sale. Full rrp was £69.99, and I got it for £39.99. I don't think this is a bargain even reduced, but it was just too cute to pass by. I just imagine myself skipping to work and dancing on the tube station platform in this light jacket with some really cute shoes on......mmmmmmmmmmmmm 

Here's some action shots of my new short hair (to bulk up the post in all honesty).

This is me and my cool hair drinking costa coffee. A caramel latte. Long hair Penny never got to drink Costa. 

Short hair me getting some kissing action. My hair makes me feel so light and carefree. Peace and love man, peace and love.

Short hair Penny contemplating a little fringe. But I am not that cool so don't worry. Also, my new hair cut really compliments my natural hair colour. As soon as I got it cut people keep asking if I've dyed my hair (and left the greys???) but I guess the bleach and mass of hair just detracted from what was there.

This pic is a bit crap - but it shows that the ombre is definitely gone. I do miss my hair, and the brightness of the ombre. Without the big hair and orange my wardrobe is looking really ...tired. So boring. My hair was an accesory in itself so I am having to learn how to dress all over again....sometimes it's a chore but a lot of the time it is really fun. 

Zara and H&M Coat Haul

Hi Guys!

I got two coats and so excited to share them with you. 

The first coat is from Zara - a wraparound black wool coat. RRP £89.99 and I paid £49.99 in store (this coat is not available online). Ok so let's get this out of the way - Zara does not have a plus size section but somehow (with great force and determination) I managed to fit into an XL. I tried to take a picture with it on but I can't capture the design details, it looks like just a big black thing. Anyway, hopefully from the model pics you can see that the coat has a giant collar thing and wide sleeves and most importantly, quite wide short sleeves. I lied, the most important thing is that this coat has no fastenings - no buttons, poppers, toggles or zippers. I love the way this looks (even on me), effortless and stylish. You could throw this on with skinny jeans and Converse's (sob sob not that I can do this) and look oh so cool, or you could be wearing stilettos and carrying a Chanel and the coat would still be looking good. Jesus I am in love. 

Next up I've ordered this from H&M's website and haven't received it yet but thought I'd share it with you anyway. It's from the plus size section and is a nice plain trenchcoat with concealed buttons. I am hoping that this will give off a similar vibe to the Zara coat - "I'm so cool and I have a nice coat" but the website says it's made from stretchy crepe and I can't even imagine what that would look like in so much material. The coat is also machine washable so I am imagining this is going to be really light but I'm praying that it doesn't look cheap or flammable. 

I don't really like the way it looks on the model but I think that's because the styling is a bit blah (actually it doesn't look like anyone bothered to style it at all - I put in more effort when I throw on my dressing gown!!!), but I like the way it looks in the picture above.

Let's talk money. RRP £49.99 but I did a bit of Penny magic and got it for....a really good price. There was a code online for free delivery (otherwise £3.90) if you spent £50 or over, so I added a credit card holder into my basket for £2.99, got free delivery, and also googled "h&m discount" and found another code for £5 off and then I signed up for the newsletter and got 25% off one item (obviously I took this off the trenchcoat duh!) so in the end both items came to just over £35. Crazy. Let's hope it's beautiful.