Joli

Despite all the good reviews I’ve read about Joli, I was slightly disappointed by my experience. One article I recently read about it highlighted the proprietor’s desire to provide a high level of customer service. Well I don’t know if the sales assistant was having an off day, but I wasn’t greeted, spoken to, or even smiled at, and I did feel slightly let down. There were only two other women in the shop at the time, so it wasn’t as though I was asking a too much of her.
Anyways, on a more positive note, the clothing is pretty stunning… the colours are gorgeous, and the prices are perhaps not as high as you might think. I didn’t spot anything I particularly needed, but I did see a few key pieces for A/​W 10… cute cardies, printed skirts, chunky knits and streamline dresses. The garments truly live up to their name, with ‘Joli’ meaning pretty in French.
The entire upstairs was dedicated to sale stock, with up to 70% off summer wear. Kids clothing, menswear and womenswear are all incredibly discounted. Again, nothing particularly caught my eye, but it’s definitely worth a look nonetheless.
I can only hope that if I was to pay Joli a visit again, I would be greeted with a slightly better level of customer service. However, those clothes really are beaut, and if you’re into your eclectic fashion, you’ll find Joli pretty hard to beat, especially around these parts…

Designer fashion in Ballyclare? Who’d a thunk it? I *heart* *heart*
*heart* this shop. Ok, some of the stuff I wouldn’t pay the money for in a zillion years (I’m a vintage lovin’ girl) but some of the clothes in this lovely store are far too good to miss! Especially if you make down while there’s a sale on — win!
As I entered my eyes darted here and there spying goodies I couldn’t wait to look at properly, some of the items were just screaming cool! Alongside the inevitable range of trendy jeans and gladiator sandals there were some very original pieces especially the SkunkFunk range. I’d say most people wouldn’t be caught dead in some of it, but I loved it! Joli is worth the visit even if it is just of ogle over these amazing, well tailored clothes.
I trooped upstairs to the sale section *woohoo!* and noticed the brilliant Quicksilver canvas trolley/​school bag… What? Do my eyes deceive me? £10! Yes please! It’ll be brilliant for travelling, especially in airports etc. It’s the perfect size for hand luggage and has straps attached which you can swap to when it’s not convenient to pull it by the handle. I’m impressed. Wish I’d found this before I went to Romania and spent £30 in TK Maxx on a bog standard school bag to carry my camera! But anyway, bag mentally bought I continued on to their sale where everything is divided in to sections by colour coded price labels and by size. Perfect! I tried a different few things on, aided by the nice shop assistant, and although I didn’t buy anything I certainly wanted to splurge my cash! I’ll be back here when the shopping fund is topped up and can take some damage! So bag in hand I depart leaving all the lovely clothes behind *sad face* they can eagerly await my return with Victor Visa!