REVVING UP FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

There are still a few days to go before Valentine’s Day, but this year we want to make sure your celebration is extra special, which is why we’re already revving up!

We’re busy organising lots of surprises for you, to make sure you have a really fabulous time and have everything you need for the sexiest and most romantic day of the year.

To start with, we’re offering 30% off our most sensual collections, so you can start thinking about how to surprise your man! And for the perfect finishing touch, we’re giving you the chance to win a Smartbox getaway!* to enjoy with the person of your choice. Bring in a love letter between now and 14th February to any of our stores in Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium and Hungary and the most original and romantic will receive a prize! Remember, you’ve got a pretty good chance of winning, as there are more than 80 getaways!

In Spain we’re giving away 50 Smartboxes. A panel of judges from women’secret and S MODA magazine will be getting together to select the best letters. If you live in Portugal, then you’ve got the chance to win one of 20 prizes, and the panel that will be choosing the winning letters will include members of women’secret and Metro newspaper. In France and Belgium we’ll be choosing 5 winners and 3 in Hungary. In these countries women’secret will be selecting the winning letters.

Don’t miss the chance to win a fabulous romantic getaway for you and the person of your choice.
So how about it? Are you game?

Consult the competition rules here or at any of our stores in the countries mentioned above.

* In Spain, Portugal and France the getaways are with Smartbox, with BONGO in Belgium and FELDOBOX in Hungary.

NOT WITHOUT MY FABULOUS FIGURE!

Here at women’secret we work hard to come up with new ways to make women happy with our collections and to help you look your best in your favourite outfits.

That is why we created the w’shape collection which is designed to slim and shape your figure offering maximum simplicity and comfort.

Christmas, New Year and all those celebrations with friends and family, the endless meals, get togethers and decorations are now behind us. And although we love spending time with our loved ones, our bodies have been subjected to excesses they’re definitely not used to. But despite this, we’re not prepared to give up on showing off a fabulous figure!

And we’re not alone in our determination to show off a streamlined figure – even the celebrities suffer the effects of all that New Year partying.

Here are a few examples of how to ’show off’ your figure; apart from knowing your body and looking after yourself, there are a number of tricks we can use to slim and streamline your shape – nothing too complicated, it’s just a question of making sure everything’s in the right place.

Converts include JLO, Rihanna, Beyonce and many other stars of the screen, and as you know, the camera never lies. They’re proud of their curves, they know how to shape and style their stunning figures, and we just love them!

Getting a fabulous figure has never been easier than with w’shape, a collection that combines great prices, the very best of Lycra and all the comfort of a seamless fabric.

So don’t give up on your figure: shape, style and enjoy your fabulous curves!

THE SELBY: INTIMACY AND STYLE

Todd Selby started up his blog a couple of years ago, posting photos of his friends’ homes. The site became so popular that complete strangers started asking to be featured on it.

Simply checking out a few of the posts makes you realise just how popular this unusual and attractive hobby has become. Selby doesn’t photograph spaces; instead his images penetrate right through to their very soul. He skilfully captures the atmosphere, bringing out even the smallest of details, immersing himself fully in each habitat, yet without being overly intrusive. What started off as a space for his hobby has become a mecca for interior design and style, as well as a fabulous source of inspiration.

Before turning his hand to this venture, Todd Selby worked as a translator in Tijuana, a researcher for California’s strawberry industry, a cartographer in Costa Rica, an advisor on political corruption in the Mexican Senate, an art director, exotic flower seller, Japanese clothes designer and even tried his hand at the vermicompost business. He really is living proof of how sometimes it takes a while to find your true vocation. Perhaps his wide and varied experiences provided him with the ability to capture everything that surrounds him.

www.theselby.com

SO HOW WILL YOU BE CELEBRATING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?

We all seem to spend this time of year rushing around, trying to find the perfect gifts, dodging the crowds, planning celebrations, shopping for our party outfits, spending hours at the hairdresser’s…and braving those chilly winter temperatures to admire the Christmas lights that brighten up the city streets.

This magical time of year is nearly upon us, filling us with excitement and nerves as we try to make sure that nothing is missing. Some people are true perfectionists and will spend hours in search of sophistication with mouth-watering delicacies and elegant soirées, whilst others prefer to relax and have fun with the family, with lots of fun and laughter, champagne, crackers and carols… even though not everyone sings in tune.

Others prefer to get away for the holidays. A skiing trip to the mountains, getting away from the hustle and bustle of city life in a picture-postcard village set against a snowy landscape. Or escaping from those chilly winter temperatures in a tropical location on fine sandy beaches bathed by warm waters. Or a city break to enjoy some of the finest Christmas traditions.

Many of us take time out to look back on the past year and reflect on what we have – and haven’t achieved –, ready to make next year even better. Plans to make, people we should make more of a fuss of, dreams that we’d like to share…

And when it comes to presents… well, the most exciting thing is keeping our surprises under wraps right up until the day – even though some of us can hardly contain our excitement!

But this is also a very romantic time of year. The streets are flooded with lights; everything takes on an air of nostalgia… and those freezing temperatures send us off in search of a little human warmth! So some of us will be organising our own very special private parties…

However you choose to spend it, Christmas is with us again and you deserve to spend it exactly as you please. And women’secret is right here with you… Happy Holidays!

CHRISTMAS GIFTS SPECIAL

Christmas is just around the corner: a time of excitement, fun, joy… and of course for giving and receiving gifts.

We’ve got gifts galore: gifts for falling in love with, for cheering up your day and that are guaranteed to surprise and delight. Gifts in all shapes, colours, sizes and styles yet which all have something in common: they’ll bring a smile to the lips of your friends and loved ones.

It may be true that it’s the thought that counts, but taking time and care over choosing the right gift certainly has a magic all of its own.

At this time of lights, colour and songs, we’re inundated with a choice of what and where to buy, but there’s only one option that’s designed to make things simple for you and increase your chances of choosing exactly the right gift.

At womensecret.com we’re here to make your Christmas shopping go without a hitch:

• Not only do we guarantee it’ll get there on time, but we’ll also make sure you don’t waste a second making choices that will get you nowhere.
• We’ll also gift wrap the items you choose for you, putting all our care and attention into doing a great job.
• No more queuing and the chance to browse the full range of collections with a single click.
• You can also add the messages of your choice, created to last a lifetime.
• And if you didn’t get it quite right, there’s no need to worry; you can always exchange items for others that certainly won’t be a disappointment.

Because for us the greatest gift of all is making you happy, here at womensecret.com we’re offering you all these possibilities to make sure your gifts really do surprise and delight.

PYJAMAS GET OUT AND ABOUT… AND HOW!

Over the last few days we’ve been busy getting ready for the greatest pyjama party of all time. Naturally, the event was accompanied by all the ‘must-haves’: music, dancing, fun and laughter, colour, balloons, adventures and loads and loads of pyjamas.

We watched Madrid and Barcelona fill with outfits designed for dreaming in, featuring a wide range of prints and all the colours of the rainbow.

Everything was carefully thought out to make sure the pyjama revolution ran to perfection:

• The guests – nothing but the best.
• The outfits, simply perfect.
• The music, made for dancing.
• Excitement, simply brimming over.
• And our party mood: it couldn’t be better

And when the party came to an end, we were filled with feelings of excitement, happiness and looking forward to some truly sweet dreams: at last our pyjamas had got out and about and become celebrities for an evening!

Everything was possible thanks to The room (Barcelona) and Fussion (Madrid) dance schools, with enthusiastic, energy and rhythm dancers.

Here at w’s we always aim to offer you the very best and our pyjamas are an essential part of our collections. That’s why we’re here to keep you warm and snug during those chilly winter nights, your evenings at home and your sweet dreams.

The pyjama revolution has only just begun!

DETAILS THAT MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

The way you dress says a lot about the way you are or even the way you’d like to be.

Dressing is more than just fashion: it’s a way of communicating, of feeling and expressing emotions. That’s way those tiny details are increasingly making all the difference and can help you stand out from the crowd.

Accessories have always been a way of getting yourself noticed; fans were used to transmit messages that mocked or as a way of flirting; jewellery was associated with wealth and power – the larger the jewel, the richer you were; whilst make up was used by the nobility as a sign of distinction: their white powdered faces set them apart from the poor and their weather-beaten complexions.

Today, it’s not so much a question of the number of accessories you use, but more a question of quality and knowing how to combine them. Yet they continue to act as symbols or send out messages, and can define us as bold, shy, laid-back, crazy, extrovert, simple, exaggerated and a host of other possibilities.

What matters is knowing how, when and where to use them, either as a way of adding a personalised touch to your outfit, creating a more elegant or laid-back look, rebelling against the system or simply revealing some of your hidden traits.

Today anything goes and can become that accessory that gets you noticed or gets noticed because of you! It all depends on you!

Tell us about it: we know that it’s all about those tiny details!

STITCH ART

Our grandmothers would sit for hours on end knitting scarves and jerseys, or painstakingly sewing cushions or poring over their embroidery…a tradition that appears to be gradually dying out. Those cross stitch samplers seem to be a thing of the past and today we don’t even seem to have the time to take up the hems on that new pair of trousers.

Yet the winds of change can be seen and felt and recently we’ve witnessed a new craze for handmade items, a revival for DIY, arts and crafts and everything that is a world away from technology. A trend that is particularly noticeable in the textile industry. Moving beyond fashion, a growing number of artists are opting to use needle and thread as a form of expression.

We love the work of Argentinean artist Jazmin Berakha. Feminine patterns, the latest motifs in true ‘native’ style and a range of colours that always look fabulous.

The designs by Erin M Riley are a completely different world, combining the visual warmth of fabrics with aggressive themes, creating an intriguing sense of contradiction. Drugs, sex, weapons… a harsh criticism of contemporary society that’s a world away from those delicate embroidered flowers that decorated the tablecloths sewn with your father’s initials.

What do you think of them?

DREAM AS MUCH AS YOU CAN… AND IT STILL WON’T BE ENOUGH…

Humans are said to have an endless capacity for dreaming; there’s no limit to dreaming because not only is it free, but it often enables us to attain previously unimaginable goals.

Here at w’s we know quite a bit about dreaming: our dream was to create a brand that’s brimming over with possibilities, filled with unique, gorgeous and impeccable products for the women of today and tomorrow.

And our love for detail led us to create a world of sleepwear, designed to make you feel special, pampered and cared for, with pyjamas that can turn any moment into a dream.

• We dream of making those chilly nights warm with pyjamas to snuggle into.
• We dream of spending those lazy Sunday afternoons with you at home, luxuriating in delightfully delicate textures.
• We dream of making your nights unforgettable, with soft fabrics and romantic lace.
• We dream of brightening up all your days, with a look back at the characters that have accompanied us throughout our lives.

In the words of Spanish poet Calderón de la Barca, “experience teaches us that he who lives dreams“.

And if there’s one thing we really can be sure of here at w’s, it’s our endless desire to be part of your dreams.