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10 Step Guide to Shopping the January Sales
10 Step Guide to Shopping the January Sales

Christmas has been and gone, new year resolutions made and the decorations neatly packed back in their boxes. 

So.. What’s to look forward to? Until the fresh treats of Spring 2020 hit the shop floors, we have the January Sales to feast on. However tackling unkempt rails with depleted sizes and manoeuvring retailers’ clever marketing tricks can be a daunting task. 

Do you find yourself buying things randomly, simply because they claim to be 50% off?

But how do you shop the sales? What pieces should you look for? What should you avoid? And how do you find those bargain gems?

Follow my ten step guide to shopping the sales and bag yourself great pieces that you’ll actually wear- a lot! 

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Ros Gilessale shopping, sales, January sales, Cambridge, personalstylist, capsule wardrobe, How to shop, How to shop the sales, stylist guide to shopping, spot a bargainComment
Triangle Theory of Happiness
Triangle Theory of Happiness

When I was in my twenties, I was in awe of my big sister’s best friend.  She was confident, sassy, bright and simply super cool. During a lunch that turned into a boozy red wine session (she was a wine buff too) she told me that she suffered from depression. 

Later that same night, sitting in the best spot in the pub (advantage of having been there all day) in cocooning leather armchairs, swirling wine in fish bowl glasses, together we came up with the Triangle Theory. OK, it was probably mainly her, but I lit her cigarettes and poured the wine to enable her to do so…

I’ve used this theory throughout my life, adjusting and adding to it and relying on it to bring me a sense of calm during hard times. 

It goes like this: 

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Ros Gileshappiness, lifegoals, depression, gettingthrough, personalstylist, lookgoodfeelgood, selfconfidence, mothersguilt, yoga, savasana, trianglepose, gotooutfit, whattowear, goodtimes Comment