Nailed It!: 5 Ways to Smash Your New Year Resolutions

January 19, 2019January 29, 2019 Fashion Du Jour LDNLeave a comment

January – where the devil have you gone? Yes, it’s the month that so many of us fillies use as a time to reset, with that ever-so cliche “new year, new me” mantra. We clamber for a resolution that we hope will eventually magic us into the best version of ourselves. Whether it’s cutting down or, shock horror, cutting OUT takeaway foods, giving your phone less screen time, or probably one of the most common New Year resolutions of them all – hitting the gym harder than Anthony Joshua, like the camp pants you are! But now that the New Year is in full swing, what’s the key to making sure you stick to your resolutions? How DO you make “resolutions” into, well, PERMANENT life choices that then become second nature? Click this way and find out the five ways to ensure your resolutions stick this year…

How to “Love The Sales” All Year Round!

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Fashion Du Jour LDN8 Comments

New year equals new clothes, am I right? Heck yes I am! Scrolling the January Sales almost makes rolling back into work mode more bearable when you know that a bevvy of discounted booty is heading your way. But what if you could enjoy that January Sales feeling all year round? What if you could be ahead of the game and in the know as soon as your favourite store goes into savage sale mode? That beauts bag or cute coat you have been aching to get your claws on could be yours, without having to sharpen your elbows to barge fellow fillies out of the way in the dash to get to the shops. PLUS what if I tell you that you can filter, compare and contrast ACROSS the various brands sales? The fashion version of “The Hunger Games” isn’t our bag babes…but a hugely discounted bag IS! Click this way to discover what we nabbed and how you too can “Love the Sales”…All. Year. Round!

Make-Up Shake Up: Grown Up Gothic

January 7, 2017March 8, 2019 Fashion Du Jour LDN21 Comments

Happy New Year fillies! We hope this is the best year yet right? Right! And what better time to trial some new make-up looks to shake things up than New Year? Exactly, it’s hella perfect! So with a plethora of new products in our mitts and a “devil may care” attitude, we decide to do something out of the ordinary and try something freaky fresh and beautifully bad-ass. So click this way to see our grown-up take on gothic glam…it’s kinda spookily good…

A Fresh Taste!: The Living Food Kitchen Review

May 3, 2016July 19, 2018 Fashion Du Jour LDN16 Comments

There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh food. Not only is it healthier on the whole, but the quality is usually a lot better and the ingredients don’t sound like a lab experiment! You can actually recognise and pronounce them…with the exception of quinoa that is! Feeding yourself the best but not compromising on taste is something we are trying to do more and more here at Fashion Du Jour LDN HQ as part of our “New Year. Fresh Start!” initiative (catch up with past posts here). And thanks to our new friends at The Living Food Kitchen and their range of yumminess – we might just have the healthy eating side of things nailed! Click this way and discover how you too can discover a fresher taste…you may never snack the same again…Read More »

Shake. Rattle. And Roll!: Shakeweight Roll Review

April 18, 2016July 19, 2018 Fashion Du Jour LDN14 Comments

The turnover of new ways to get fit and toned is incessant. Everyday there is some new way to lose weight and get in shape! I know I for one have a love/hate relationship with working out – I’m either uber Gym Bunny bouncing towards the next workout or I am Couch Potato slouching towards the next…potato based snack?! Fitness fads come and go but I was looking for something that would easily incorporate into my daily routine, quickly whilst ticking numerous “fitness boxes” on the go. Enter the Shakeweight Roll! In the latest of in our “New Year. Fresh Start” series, click this way and find out if I managed to shake, rattle and roll my way to fitter me…

Going Tea Total: Slimming Solutions Teatox Review

April 6, 2016March 8, 2019 Fashion Du Jour LDN26 Comments

Teatox…Teatox…Teatox…it’s a term that has been popping up over social media and Insta feeds aplenty and has proved hard to ignore. So when I was approached by the lovely lot at Slimming Solutions to try theirs, I jumped at the chance. With a slinky Bridesmaid dress to fit into and the prospect of a cheeky lil’ holiday in the offing straight after, I was keen to find out whether just by supping on a tea day and evening would help me reach my goals of feeling a little bit sleeker and sassier within two weeks. Did I succeed? Click this way and discover whether this Teatox is fad…or FAB!

Coming Clean!: AM To PM Cleansing Routines

March 20, 2016July 19, 2018 Fashion Du Jour LDN22 Comments

With spring in the air and a renewed bounce in our step, it feels like the right time to overhaul our usual and lacklustre cleansing routine fillies. Yes, it’s time to spring clean the skincare routine! With Bridesmaid duties on the horizon and wanting to be as fresh-faced as possible, Leigh’s getting her cleansing game en pointe. Click this way as she comes clean about the AM to PM utter yumminess that she’s been using…

Pamper Day: How to Create Your Own Home Spa

February 28, 2016March 10, 2019 Fashion Du Jour LDN14 Comments

We are all so busy nowadays aren’t we fillies? Rushing about from work to social engagements to social media, there never seems to be enough time to stop, unwind and enjoy some “me time”. But with the weight of the world on your shoulders at times, it is SO important to take the time to indulge yourself with some spa treatments. And what if we could show you some ways to create your very own spa in your own home? Perfect for a Sunday or when you have a couple of hours to yourself our routine, with a few fab hacks will have you feeling like a goddess in no time! Click this way and prepare to unwind FDJ LDN style…

New Year. Fresh Start!: How to Sugar Swap for Success!

February 21, 2016July 19, 2018 Fashion Du Jour LDN6 Comments

After our little FDJ LDN hiatus, whilst Leigh had a tres bon time in Paris, eating and drinking with wild abandon, we thought it would be the perfect antidote to over-indulgence to share with you our latest post all about that sassy siren, Sugar. In the latest in our blog series (catch up on all the other New Year, Fresh Start! posts here), with the help of Ricola’s Sugar Swap initiative, we share with you the importance of swapping out the white stuff to become the best, healthiest v.2016 you YOU can be!

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New Year. Fresh Start!: Top Tips for Keeping Fit You CAN Keep!

February 4, 2016July 19, 2018 Fashion Du Jour LDN4 Comments

Yes, it’s February! How are those New Year resolutions going? Good? Well done! Not SO good? Hey let’s call January a trial month, OK? OK! Fashion Du Jour | LDN have got your back fillies. In the latest in our series of little lifestyle hacks to get your v.2016 you en pointe (catch up with the rest of the posts here), we spoke to the fabulously fit fitness guru, Matt Lo from Outrivals to get the lowdown on ways to stay healthy this 2016, as well as a rather amazing workout that you can do ANYWHERE and in only 10 minutes!