A Clean Sweep!

Wednesday this week saw my work's Annual Sales and Marketing Conference in Birmingham. It's a time to reflect on the year gone and look forward to the plans ahead - all really exciting stuff!

Within the day there's time dedicated to 'Recognition' and I ermmm, well…. CLEANED UP!!

1 - Top performer in my Division..
2 - Won a trip to Lapland with the Global Elite (more on this in a moment)..
3 - Top performance for revenue against target and overall revenues..
4 - A trip to Vegas which, is only staying at the blooming Bellagio!!
5 - A bottle of bubbly for each award!

After the conference, there was a Recognition Dinner at La Tour Hotel in Birmingham…If you ever find yourself up that way and looking for a super cool place to rest your head, look no further! A stunning hotel that's just a stones throw from Selfridges!!

The dress code was smart so I opted for my new Topshop gingham cigarette trousers that I picked up at Oxford Circus last week.

Awful quality shot from my phone!

Heels - I've had these Office red suede courts a few months and although not worn them much yet, thinking they are about to get their day!

Trousers - Topshop. I went for the regular length as the petite were fairly cropped and I wanted to wear them longer. Buy here.

Clutch - That Michael Kors Selma that I never put down!

Shirt - Purchased before Christmas from Zara - it's a staple item!

Necklace - I picked this up last week in Warehouse on the sale rail for £3!!!

Lapland…

**Major style meltdown in progress**

It's minus something stupid like 20-30 and the itinery says to pack 'mountain wear'!!! Granted, I have a lot of clothes however, the mountain wear section was non existent... until today!!

I've been scouring the web to find base layers etc and I was shocked on the prices… £50+ for a top that let's face it, it's unlikely to get worn again…That was until I found Mountain Warehouse!!

If you have to buy anything outdoorsy/mountain ready then you must head over here. Basically it's packed full of everything you need for a fraction of the price. My 3 base layers have arrived today and they are perfect, just not bank breakers!!

Today, in a last effort to invest in casual/mountain chic pieces, I settled on a Chanel lipstick!!

Surely one needs Chanel up a mountain!

Lipstick - Chanel Antigone.

Lastly, sorry for the blog silence, I really haven't had time to come up for air of late…I'm always on Instagram and will be posting pictures from Lapland this week! Normal blogging service will be resumed next weekend, assuming my ski-dooing tour goes to plan!