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Ladies Wet Look Night

So with a couple of complementary glasses of bubbly in hand, a bottle of chardonnay hidden under a coat and two French Martinis sitting on the floor; my gorgeous friend Ann and myself attended the Ladies Night held by The Loft in Glasgow on the 29th of January. The event show cased some of Glasgow local independent stores, make-up artists, health therapists and fashion models. As well as hosting some complementary therapies and goodies there was also a fashion show with some skinny ass models strutting their stuff up and down the catwalk.
Did we have fun?… Did we have a little too much to drink?… Did we pretend to be fashion critics that the other ‘civilians’ should pay respect to?… “ooh yaaa darling”.
So ‘Glasgow with Style’ or from what I witnessed ‘Glasgow with shiny ass holey tights’ This season seems to be all about the wet look and it looks as though it is going to be a trend that’s staying for a few more seasons. Girls with floaty floral dresses with a bit of bondage black bag tights under them… to be honest it actually looked alright, I won’t lie and say you won’t see me sporting a pair in the near future. BUT, I will say however that you will find me in Glasgow’s local sex shop hiding behind my gimp mask with rubber ball while I’m wearing them!
There is a few trend colours this season for the camel toe conscious out there, gold, electric blue and emerald greens. But for that extra bit of flattery go for a salmon pink… yes, salmon pink camel toe tights… lovely.
Note to Self. Never ever ever ever ever

So anyways, The night itself was a blast. The venue was packed with a shit load of girls wanting to be spotted and the atmosphere was very ‘girly’ girls all out to have a couple of drinks and loads of laughs with their mates. We got pissed, laughed lots, bitched lots and got lost trying get home from the night. Good one, do it again?… “ooh yaa darling”.

Cafe Rio

Found in Partick just off Glasgow’s West End, I can easily argue that The Rio Cafe serves the best coffee in Glasgow… I mean Scotland… ok The Planet!

Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a night time tipple The Rio Cafe caters to a mixed crowd of students, young families, wealthy couples and scaffy shoegazers.  The Cafe brings together the kind of global- home cooked food (yes there is such a thing)  and drink influences you would expect to find in any city eatery, but in a low- key, unadorned environment.

With its retro stylings and traditional exterior, the Rio – part pub, part café – has a great 1950s vibe.

The cafe itself reminds me of my Grandmothers house back in the eighties. Flock wallpaper, brown lamp shades and strange pictures of freaky kids with big heads and wide eyes hanging on the walls.

The menu ranges from- eggs Benedict to pie, beans and chips. My favorite would have to be the fish cakes with mango sauce and the winning Rio salad. Drinks go from the child friendly milkshakes to the adult cheeky,  Jack Daniels.

The Rio holds a range of events at night such as cabaret nights, poker events and jazz sessions. The poker nights are a great laugh and there is a chance to win a ‘poker seat’ down in London and in Las Vegas.

But, and it’s a big but… The Rio Cafe is at its best on a Sunday morning. Then you can seek solidarity with all the other hungover Glaswegians’ soothing our sore heads with a pile of news papers and a cup of the finest coffee in town!