Back To Brighton

Last week I headed down to Brighton on Tuesday with the wonderful people from This Works (and a group of some wonderful women from the online world) for an evening by the sea, and an introduction to their beautiful new morning Morning Expert collection. Having not visited Brighton in over a year (!) I was so excited to finally be back to one of my favourite UK destinations (and somewhere I’ve learnt I’ll be heading to on my hen party very soon too- eek)!

Although primarily a press trip, Carrie and I decided to extend our stay by the coast for a little longer (just call us wild and spontaneous), for a day to explore, take in some fresh sea air and revisit some favourite places. Arriving on the Tuesday to blustery downpours, we decided to hold out for Wednesday’s forecast before heading back on the train- and couldn’t have been more lucky to wake up to blue skies and a wind speed that promised my hair would probably stay in place too- unheard of!

After wandering down for breakfast after a wonderful nights sleep (I guess the clue would be in the brand press trip), we headed out to soak up as much Vitamin D as possible!

So, with an open return that’s just what we did- explore. Naturally I dragged Carrie around some of my favourite shops, including Our Daily Edit (the best fashion curation ever), Workshop (the best home wares, styling and guys that work there) and Utility (for a good old fashioned plate or two). We also both made time for new discoveries, including Photomatic (the whole shop dedicated to getting the perfect photo booth picture) and popping our heads into old favourite vintage haunts, such as Waiste and Beyond Retro– where naturally, the Moonrise Kingdom soundtrack was playing, and suddenly all my sixteen year old beehive-wearing and knee-sock loving twee dreams felt like a reality again- oh, Brighton! Before we knew it we were collecting our cases, packing up a Tunnock’s for the road and heading back to London- cleansed by sqwaking seagulls and the fresh sea air.

I know it definitely won’t be so long until my next visit (just a few weeks and counting)- see you again soon, Brighton!

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