British Advertising

I haven't had television service for many, many years. Netflix and streaming have made it way too easy to go without.

BUT, the flat we've moved into has TV service, hundreds of channels, maybe it's satellite? I suppose I'm not really up with the television lingo these days. And one thing that's blowing my mind a little is the commercials in the UK. Some are pretty funny, others are quite distasteful. And while many are boring, just like North American commercials, I'm noticing far more that fall onto either extremes of the spectrum.

My personal favourites are from Just Eat, here's the best:

Just Eat

I also like this one, for Money Super Market, it's a little cheeky but pretty funny. 

Money Super Market

Hope you enjoy!

Hiiii Ate us

I'm back from a couple months hiatus, and I'm incredibly excited to be writing this in my 'flat' in London!

Many apologies for the lapse! Moving countries, leaving a job, packing up, unpacking, packing up, unpacking, and getting settled are the things that have kept me from you. I've had 'write a blog post' on my to do list for the past 5 weeks and it's taken me that  long to sit down and focus - I've been distracted, to say the least.

Anywho! The move has gone smoothly, we've braved the rain, hail and even snow over the past few weeks in order to reach this beautiful London summer weather. Yesterday was shorts and Tshirt weather, last weekend I got a sunburn in the park, a couple nights in a row our room was too hot to sleep in and we have no air conditioning. I'm loving every moment of it!

There are a number of things I want to share with you about London but, since pictures are worth a thousand words, I will share some of my photos. More detailed stories to follow!

 I love the glass and brick on this random building in my neighborhood

 Quintessential British pic, tophat and all

Same day as the phone booth pic. Henry and I braved the crowds near Westminster and had a tourist-y Saturday 

 This is the bird watcher's cottage in a park near Big Ben

The day was so hot, and this diligent guard was suited up to the max, sitting silently and straight-faced atop this horse. There was a crowd of people waiting to take selfies. It was odd.

This graffiti is on the South Bank near Waterloo Bridge.

 Stumbled upon an outdoor flower market and lost my mind. Can I move in?!

Shot of Big Ben from the South Bank 

 This is a very old wall, and I think it's called something like Rose Glass Window (?)

Borough Market

Top 5 | Favourite Instagram Profiles Right Now

Instagram is great. I tried to give up social media on Sundays, as part of a long list of very aggressive New Year resolutions. Unfortunately, Instagram is so ingrained in my muscle memory that I found myself on it and scrolling before my mind caught up to scream "NOOOOOOOOOO" - and by then it was way too late to close the app (obviously.). Waiting for the streetcar, waiting for the elevator, waiting in the elevator, waiting for my boyfriend to tie his sneakers, my days are apparently full of waiting - and full of prime Instagram time.

So, I've given up my NYR (and all other resolutions, it should be noted), and I've also given more thought to Instagram recently. Here are my 5 favourite Instagram profiles right now:

Weekday Inspiration | Travels

Hi friends,

I've been traveling these past few weeks and couldn't stop taking photos of the beautiful space around me. In the absence of time for a long, text-heavy post, I'd like to share some of my photos with you.

Hope you enjoy!

Denver, CO

Job Love | Emerging Trends in Customer Experience for 2016

Good morning!

One of the cool things I get to do at my job, above and beyond my typical research duties, is contribute to editorial pieces and stalk neat trends as they are happening.

Today, I received some exciting news:

Weekday Inspiration | Lyst the Style-Savvy Solution Seekers

Shopping cart abandonment is a huge issue for the e-commerce world of fashion. Browsing is fun, pulling together outfits and imagining yourself in that $5000 frock can provide hours of entertainment. But, at the end of the 'window shopping spree' reality hits, you realize dropping thousands, even hundreds, of dollars is not fiscally responsible, and you call it a day. Like I did last Friday on Garmentory.

When Lyst, an online fashion website and app, was redirecting its shoppers to a brand's website to complete the sale, cart abandonment accounted for as much as 10% loss in conversion. The process of shuffling from one site to another was clunky, and customers were getting bored and frustrated. Just two years after launching a $25M business, Lyst CEO Chris Morton found himself pivoting and refocusing his business towards on a new model.

If the chief pain point for Lyst's users was the clunky checkout process, what better place to solution than there?

Read on for Lyst's creative, and very valuable, solution to this problem.

Newest Obsession | Garmentory

Uh oh.....

I've unwillingly stepped into a super addictive trap and now I can't get out. Enter Garmentory.

This site is full of beautiful clothing from indie boutiques and designers, including Thakoon, Heidi Merrick, Helmut Lang and Matt & Nat. Free shipping in USA and Canada. West-coast based and this site's curative skills are off the hoooooooook! Yikes. Yikes. Triple Yikes.

Here are some of my favourites, though I've barely been looking at the site for 10 minutes...

NATIVE YOUTH METALLIC JACQUARD CIGARETTE PANTS $48
 

 
 VLADIMIR KARALEEV OVER DRESS $143

HEIDI MERRICK FLEDGE TOP $99

Read on for more of my picks, almost every single one is on sale BTW!