I tend to do a lot of online shopping as part of my job. Except, I don't actually buy anything. I scroll and scroll but instead of adding to basket, I simply populate a Google Doc - title: 'Shopping' - with list of links in categories like 'Clothes', 'Accessories', 'Shoes'. I open it every now and then to do an appraisal, deleting things that have sold out or, more likely, things that would have amounted to an impulse purchase. It's very satisfying.
Of course, I do occasionally decide to buy something. And it always tends to be at the end of month. Pay day doesn't have the same exclamation point as it used to, not when all your direct debits are timed for the day after, but it's a sigh of relief - and, occasionally, the opportunity arises for a self-gift.
This month, I've fallen in love with some turn-up jeans from M&S. I've been looking for a baggy pair for a while but haven't been able to commit. And thank goodness because these tick all the boxes. They're slim at the top, slouchy at the bottom and the perfect shade of indigo. So you see, sometimes it's worth the wait.
SHOP: Natalie's September Pay Day Selection
www.arket.com
This jacket version of this delicious faux-fur number has entirely sold out since dropping - it's that good. I'm satisfied, however, that the long version, which is still available in sizes 34-44, is my dream winter coat thanks to its cuddly pile. It's cosy personified.
www.marksandspencer.com
They say when you find your wedding dress, you know. Well the same can be said for the perfect jeans. This M&S pair, with its slim yet baggy fit, made me stop scrolling immediately.
www.onitsukatiger.com
I have to confess to not knowing that these very trainers appeared in Pulp Fiction. I know, rookie mistake. But instead of the shockingly bright yellow, I'm planning to add this silver-and-white pair to my sneakerdrobe.
www.ssense.com
This Seoul-based brand makes some of the coolest bags in the business. I recently spotted this handbag on Instagram, slung over the shoulder of my favourite editor-slash-influencer, and think it's perfection.
www.maria-black.com
Maria Black has a superlative range of single earrings that you can use to build quite the collection on your lobes. Having said that, I also love these mismatched squiggles. It takes quite a lot to get me out of hoops but these might just do the trick.
Natalie Hammond is Grazia’s Senior Fashion News Editor. She loves winter, hates summer and can often be found writing about the weather (and what on earth to wear).