“You have to sniff out joy, keep your nose to the joy trail”


Buffy Saint Marie

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about us

At What a Girl Needs we have a very simple philosophy – to create the perfect environment to shop not only for those simple everyday essentials but to also showcase beautiful accessories and lifestyle products that you absolutely need and cannot live without! We are constantly on the look-out for new ideas that can be translated into gorgeous accessories for the fashionable female.

What a Girl Needs came about after its founder, Katie Conroy finally gave up looking for that one stop shop – the idea came to Katie after years of working hard for a major record label had finally taken its toll on her – years of running around the world and having no time to herself, it was time for a new challenge – and to do something that she enjoyed and had a genuine interest in.

“I would spend hours in airport lounges surfing the net looking for items that I never really had time to shop for – that perfect present for a girlfriend or a thankyou present to someone who covered for me once again because I was late home or for the school run!!!! We could all use a little help from time to time when dealing with our modern lives – juggling work and families is no easy feat and what a girl needs is there to try and ease the pain…” From that point, the possibilities of finding fabulous, fun, useful and edgy gifts for women was born along with great fashion tips and advice and great ideas for taking time out for you!

“There is something for everyone here whether you want gorgeous handbags or Bhudda inspired golf balls to make your swing more karmically relaxed... It’s really female orientated and quite unique. It won’t be the place you go to for life’s boring necessities, but it will be somewhere you go for that gorgeously delicious present and obviously something utterly inessential but you know you need it!!”

Where else can you get tips on how to update your wardrobe without spending a penny and at the same time buy the latest music by up and coming artists championed by What a Girl Needs. “Because of my background in the music industry, I intend to make music part of the What a Girl Needs experience – it’s certainly something that works for you when you are shopping in a store, so why not utilize that theory online!”

What a Girl Needs is informative and yet stylish – whether selling a great beachbag and beachwear, the best yoga accessories, lifestyle books, music to go va va va vroom... by, fabulous gifts for girlfriends, gorgeous handbags, life’s little essentials, things that make you go mmm... jewellery, cashmere, candles, room scents, there's something for everyone!.

What a Girl Needs will champion new young designers, sell beautiful products for interiors, the latest handy kitchen utensil! It will give suggested reading for that month.

For further information email info@whatagirlneeds.co.uk