winter sale shopping for winter jacket

Among things I eyed on this Winter Sale shopping,
is winter coat/mac/parker/jacket/trenchcoat,
 ideally with medium length & some waterproof.
  
I do not want a raincoat.
Windy rainy salty bad weather do not call for expensive fashionable lady coats
which easily ruined by weather or daily wear.

Initially I eyed the M&S Per Una storm-proof jacket
which I was told it can only stand in light shower.
Then I also thought about (and suggested so)
the more amateur and even professional
real storm-proof outdoor/hiking /mountain wear
of JackWolfSkin, North Face, Berghaus, etc.
A staff at Blacks told me Peter Storm and Technicals are only basics.
Regatta?

Am I interested in wearing the full outdoor mountain wear
in town /doing daily shopping...??!

Wandering in Debenhams,
short-listed to something more of everyday wear....
Not Michelin tire man type.
Not old lady type.
Not for going to party or corporate formal stuff.
(after considering
my personal use/ lifestyle and
what are left available at the time of shopping)

Just Dash & Windsmoor.
Both said shower-proof.

Dash	Windsmoor
deep purple	black
inner: contrasting colour strips	inner: black
thicker	thinner
lighter	heavier !?
warmer for Winter	not as warm; can be worn in Spring/Autumn too.
padded, not detachable	detachable inner layer
hood not hidden; detachable	hood can be folded & hidden
bi square pocket	slant pocket opening
inner pocket low position	inner pocket upper, slant
elastic inner cuffs at wrists thus warmer	no inner cuffs
warmer colour, a tad more feminine/less boring?	"cool" black
China	Vietnam
polyester, nylon, cotton	polyester
£39	£69

I don't need those faux fur or belt, draw-string waist, zips and buttons are fine.

Actually I like both.
Something light, enough for the time being.

A quick dig on www told me that
both brandnames  belong to Jacques Vert group.
I had also bought a dress from Kaliko which is also from the same group.)

p.s. Though I usually wear size 12, sometimes size 10 depends on pieces,
I was surprise I can get in Small size coat.

notice more difference, not be fooled...

Learnt something this Christmas,
 a time everyone had many chocolate, cakes, teas, etc.

Beyond the colourful packaging / brand names,
I have concerns about
what I really put inside my body.

From the ingredients....

Why some cakes/choc/teas are better ---
in terms of flavour/taste  and healthier....

Noticed that some cheaper ones have non-natural ingredients
substituting real things,
trying to fool us as food.

Middle and upper end market products give less man-made chemicals.

For ourselves and loved ones,
really try to read and check the ingredients.

And not be fooled by the ad-like description of product.

It might seems like a small thing like...
ginger bread chocolate without ginger
mint chocolate without mint.

Chocolate with so little cocoa?

Soon we are eating bread and cakes
 without real egg or milk or butter or flour....
but a concoction of chemical make-believe.


Hope we can all vote with our money
not to buy those which have been trying to fool us.


We'd better support good  real  healthy food, right?

I will compare ingredients of same or similar items
 of different brands of different price ranges...

You?

Innocent

Clever.
Someone remade the old mistaken & misunderstood image
for vegetarian food from boring blend stuff to
 cute , mission-possible, tempting and  almost saintly   ...

Recently I finally tried the Innocent Drinks company's
series of food.

credit of image: http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/blog/veg-pots

Notice the middle one in bottom is special limited edition.
(pearl barley & veg)
That is the one I tried.  Tasty.

I am grateful and glad that
health-consciousness and vegetarianism
can get such a nice boost.

2015 new and open

Do you read small prints before you buy?
How long you spend in supermarkets?

Money/Profit or Virtues/Truth/Values ?

Choices.

I came, I observe, I compare, 
I think, I feel, 
...
right, I value culture and virtues....
I try to be health conscious, too.
Right, I have read about the rationales behind
organic food, non-GMO food, raw food, veganism, fasting, etc.

 I like art, design, crafts, etc.

Though I am not a Japanese,
I like Japanese culture.
Thought I am not a Brit,
I like England/UK.

Though I am ethnically chinoise,
I do not recognise the communist party as the orthodox of Chinese.
(And my view is Hong Kong has never belonged to the communist party before 1997.)

etc.

With this blog I hope to share more, too.

o...... Why this blog?

Haven't you also noticed the pros and cons of
Facebook, Pinterest, Tweeter, and Blogs?

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