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All my winter clothes are in storage (oh the troubles of selling your house in summer before having found another!) so with minimal clothes to hand at my parent's house I've found myself browsing many a shop looking for some new winter lovelies. This selection is my idea of the perfect casual outfit for winter. Fluffy jumpers are my fave, and this New Look aztec jumper is the perfect combination of style and comfort. I think that metal trim boots, leather look trousers and tartan scarves will be firm winter staples for years to come, and I'm still umming and ahhing over the Zara City Bag. It's so practical and pretty - but it seems everyone has it. Should I resist?

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If you're reading this post from a subscription feed I bet the first thing you thought when you saw it listed was... who?

It's been a long time hey? I actually can't believe the last post on here is from JUNE! It really doesn't feel like that long to me, because I've still been reading blogs on a regular basis and I'm still very much a fashion and beauty junkie! The break has been a long time though, and with lots of people in my personal life asking if I'd given up on blogging I thought it was about time I sorted it out. Cue dramatic, lonely-looking picture of me walking through some woods, and a random bit of waffle I'll categories as 'update' to get me back into the swing of things!

So, what have I been up to? In as few words as possible; we sold our house, put all our stuff in storage, moved in with my parents and viewed 30+ properties around Leeds until we found the 'one' (we were close to calling Phil and Kirsty many a time - seriously). We've not moved into the new place yet but we've got a date set in December. Finally! I've also been working a lot of long hours at the office, so with that and the house hunt, finding the time, energy and motivation to blog has been tough.

The last few months haven't been all slog though! I've managed to squeeze in a few nice weekends away with friends, a girls holiday to Ibiza and a family trip to Malta... not to mention starting and finishing Breaking Bad - how good is that show!?

So, now you're all up to date I promise that you that Charlotte's Collection will be back to business as usual. Stay tuned for the usual beauty reviews, outfit and lifestyle posts as well as the plenty of home decor and update posts - I can't wait to be all moved into our new place and start decorating!

Thanks for sticking around!!

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Just a very quick post to let you know about a review of the No7 High Shine Lip Crayons that I have written on the Modern Girl's Guide. If you don't know, I contribute from time to time to this fab little blog. You should definitely check out the Modern Girl's Guide! Some of my favourite bloggers Temporary:Secretary and Jazzpad are also regular contributors!

Click here to visit the review!

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Clarks Free Your Feet Studio Beat Sandals

There's something about bloggers and challenges, we just love them don't we?! Clarks recently contacted me with one such challenge that I just couldn't refuse, to style up an outfit based on a the theme of 'Summer Style'. Easy peasy I thought, because the outfit had to be styled around the stunning Metallic Leather Studio Beat Sandals. Classic and stylish with metal hardware across the simple T-bar I thought the sandals could be worn with a casual outfit or smart.

I made the most of the stunning weather at the weekend to put my outfit together. I'm loving baggy print trousers at the moment and thought the Clarks Studio Beat Sandals worked perfectly at glamming them up. The Primark top brightened up the whole outfit and is a fabulous silky material (ignore the crease across the front - it's new!) and I love how the metal studs in the bag matched the metalware of sandals!

Let me know what you think of the summer outfit I put together for a casual summers day in the comments below. Also be sure to check out all the other bloggers who took up the challenge by searching the #FreeYourFeet tag on Twitter and Instagram, and definitely check out the Clarks Facebook page for more info on how you could win a £500 voucher just by showing Clarks your sandals!

Clarks Studio Beat Sandals* | Primark Top | Dorothy Perkins Blue Diamond Jogger | Zara Necklace | New Look Bag