Buy of the day
Kate Carter recommends a little something to brighten up every day of the week. Check back each day for the next suggestion
Friday
T-shirt, £18, from Asos.com
Everyone's favourite online fashion store Asos have teamed up with the London College of Fashion to design a one-off T-shirt for the Jeans for Genes charity. The result is this very stylish ribbon and chain print top by first year illustration student Elise Mary Yasmin Pellican: great name, great design. The charity itself supports children with genetic disorders, and all proceeds from the sale will go to it.
Thursday
Canvas and leather bag, £170, by Veja at Darkroom
Veja have branched out from lovely stylish simple trainers to bags - this range is exclusive to the rather fabulous Darkroom boutique on Lams Conduit Street (last non-homogenised street in Central London? Discuss). Using organic cotton, wild rubber, vegetable-tanned leather - the company's ethical credentials are impeccable. Expensive, yes, but highly durable and hey, it's never too early to start stocking up on Christmas presents. Particularly if they are for yourself.
Wednesday
Aesop exfoliating paste, £26, from beautyexpert.co.uk
If you've not yet discovered Australia's brilliant Aesop range, buy of the day highly recommends it. This exfoliator is gentle but thorough, and although the price may seem quite steep, a tube lasts an inordinately long time. The haircare range is also very high quality and again, a little goes a very long way.
Tuesday
Baby slippers, £30, by Camper
Growing up sucks. You have to go out, get a job, act responsibly, stop climbing all over the furniture and leaving your mucky handprints on the TV, you're not allowed to howl any more because someone stole your toy and you don't get to wear cute rabbit slippers. Not if you want to be thought of as in any way normal, anyway. Buy these for someone small and cute then, and relive your lost youth while feeling just a teeny bit jealous.
Monday
LCN nail varnish, £5.30, from beautyconcepts.co.uk
Buy of the day was recently horrified to learn that people actually queued - yes queued - for the latest 'must-have' Chanel nail polish, and that it changed hands (nails?) on eBay for a small fortune. Save yourself said fortune, then, and buy a nail varnish for just over a fiver that's brilliant quality and has more shades than a Dulux showroom. LCN's new range launches this September - our favourite shades are 'paparazzi' (the deep blue above) and 'dark room' (gothic black, Twilight DVD not included).