A few weeks ago - we celebrated the birthday of Shelly with a surprise trip down to Brighton Beach. I made a "secret" invitation which i posted through her letterbox -
We - Nicole, Kerry, Birthday gal-Shelly and I, met early morning, grabbed some coffee and toasties and jumped on the train to Brighton. Our first stop in Brighton was to an awesome retro/quirky boutique called Betty Lou -
Loved all the interior of the Betty Lou Salon - especially the awesome wall graphics -
After gettin' all girlified, we headed down to Brighton Beach and had a slow stroll over to the place we had booked for lunch - at the Champagne and Oyster Bar - Riddle and Finns.
Shelly is a die-hard Oyster Fan - her sister Nicole is a die-hard anti-oyster fan. Kerry and Ché had not, until this point ever tried oysters. We decided to be brave and give those little suckers a bash -
Doused up with tabasco, lemon juice and whatever that sauce was in the middle, they were actually pretty darn delish.
Before heading back to catch the train back to London, we took a walk along the pier to get ice-creams, lose all our coins in the arcades (not really) and go on the scariest loop-de-loop rollercoaster (yes really). Recommendation: Ice-creams after rollercoaster.
We - Nicole, Kerry, Birthday gal-Shelly and I, met early morning, grabbed some coffee and toasties and jumped on the train to Brighton. Our first stop in Brighton was to an awesome retro/quirky boutique called Betty Lou -
We started our girly day with different spa treatments - shellac nails, hair cuts, hi-lights and blow-waves and luxury pedicures. Such an awesome retro-themed little boutique with a really awesome owner Liz - Betty Lou specialises in vintage-makeovers - am thinking it would be super fun to "get all old-school" and go take some snaps on the Brighton Pier? Yes. Betty Lou's is definitely worth a visit if you're headed down to Brighton.
We also cracked open the bubbles and feasted on delicious Hummingbird Cupcakes, because
BIRTHDAYS.
Can you say DELICIOUS?!?
Can you say DELICIOUS?!?
Not with a mouth-full of cupcake you can't.
Loved all the interior of the Betty Lou Salon - especially the awesome wall graphics -
After gettin' all girlified, we headed down to Brighton Beach and had a slow stroll over to the place we had booked for lunch - at the Champagne and Oyster Bar - Riddle and Finns.
Shelly is a die-hard Oyster Fan - her sister Nicole is a die-hard anti-oyster fan. Kerry and Ché had not, until this point ever tried oysters. We decided to be brave and give those little suckers a bash -
Doused up with tabasco, lemon juice and whatever that sauce was in the middle, they were actually pretty darn delish.
Hmm... It appears I do have a taste for the finer things in life.
(Ka-ching, Warren).
We headed along the Brighton pier, stopping at the little shops and market stalls, soaking in the very vintage-fairground vibe of Brighton. Seriously, with all the beach, the Merry-go rounds, the fair-ground stalls - it's basically Instagrammer's heaven. I've never been to Brighton before - and it's such an awesome little coastal town to explore! We didn't even get a chance to go treasure hunting around The Brighton Lanes
Before heading back to catch the train back to London, we took a walk along the pier to get ice-creams, lose all our coins in the arcades (not really) and go on the scariest loop-de-loop rollercoaster (yes really). Recommendation: Ice-creams after rollercoaster.
Hope you had a fab birthday Miss Shelly, it was awesome to spend the day celebrating with you!
So... we'll do it all again this time next year?
x
6 comments :
Looks like you all had an amazing time, I've still never been to Brighton but its definitely on my list of places to go just for the photos :)
Such fun! We did the same thing for my birthday when I lived in London, and we had such fantastic weather! x
What an awesome write up, glad you liked our little salon, we will be doing 50s pin up girl make over shoots from September be great to see you girls again xx
we had such fun! thanks for having us! x
brighton is FULL of awesome photo opportunities!
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