Many thanks to the indomitable Ruth Spivey of www.goodlegslonglength.com for this most excellent bubbles-buying guide. I don’t know about you lot, but I am at a total loss when it comes to choosing wine and champagne – hopefully Ruth will return on a semi-regular basis to give us some pointers. There’s nothing worse than going to [...]
Continue Reading →You may/may not remember me harping on about a NARS bronzing trio over the summer – it came in an identical zip-up compact just like the one above. What an amazing idea! A zip-up compact! I honestly do not know why more people aren’t making them – there’s no chance of them flipping open and [...]
Continue Reading →Phew. The last gift guide. They have utterly exhausted me! Or I am just exhausted anyway – who knows? The men’s is the shortest because I always find it really difficult to buy for men – most of them don’t really seem that bothered what they get half the time! On the other hand, Mr [...]
Continue Reading →Once again, the gift guides feel as though they are never going to end! Next year I am just going to do one video – it’ll be like a feature-length movie. It’ll probably require a crew and a catering van. Luxury – always one of my favourites! Just a few ideas if you need to [...]
Continue Reading →Bath and body sets must be the most commonly gifted item over Christmas, and some might say that they make for boring or predictable gifts. To that, I say good. I would rather have a predictable-yet-luxurious present than some random reindeer mug or a pair of socks that generate enough static electricity to power a [...]
Continue Reading →Giving skincare as a gift has its hazards, but I’ve tried to remove a little of the danger by sifting through the internet for the best sets on offer. Of course you can never guarantee that all skincare will suit all faces, but if you stick to quality formulations you can’t go too far wrong! [...]
Continue Reading →Another Gift Guide video for you – this time it’s stocking filler ideas. Once again I think I have been a bit untimely with my Christmas videos – trying not to post them too early has meant that I am posting them pretty late! There are loads of days left yet, though, for the postman [...]
Continue Reading →When I was a teen (all of those many moons ago, haha!) I was obsessed with beauty products. Obsessed. Obviously not very much has changed… Anyway, with that obsession in mind, I have compiled a short gift guide for teen girls. Pretty much everything in it would be something that I’d gladly receive myself (apart [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve picked out some makeup collections that I think are well worth a look at. This type of ’cosmetic set’ used to fill me with horror – palettes filled with hideous shades, cheap brushes that shed bristles all over your face… But they have come a long way since I last paid them any attention; [...]
Continue Reading →We all love to unwrap something posh that we might not usually treat ourselves to. Don’t we? I thought so. It might not be that the item ever makes it into our daily beauty routine, but that just heightens the sense of luxury! If the item contains shimmer and sparkles then even better – it’s [...]
Continue Reading →Posh gift alert: anything that comes with a wooden honey utensil is posh in my books. A nice added touch! I think that the Almond Coconut Milk range is marvellous – not too ‘totally tropical taste’ as some coconut fragrances can be. There’s a fragrance, a body soufflé and a scrub, and a rather nifty [...]
Continue Reading →Every time I browse on Cult Beauty there are loads of things that I want – unusual things, beautiful things, covetable things. If Cult Beauty were an actual store that you could walk around, I imagine that it would have this super-modern room full of hi-tech beauty brands, and then you would go through a [...]
Continue Reading →Yes, I know ‘feets’ is not grammatically correct, I just liked the rhyme going on! Treats for Hands and Feets. Possibly a slightly odd category for the Gift Guide, but I think it’s a good one. There are millions of women out there obsessed with their hands -or more specifically, nails – so you may [...]
Continue Reading →Everyone loves a bit of cashmere at Christmas. Cashmere can take a boring present (socks) and make it into something utterly covetable and pleasing. A cashmere dressing gown is a thing to be cherished and kept for life – a synthetic one (such as the one I have just bought from House of Fraser to [...]
Continue Reading →Hahaha! I actually ‘LOL’d at my own joke there, it was so bad. Never mind, there’s no hope for me, really! Yes, Agent Provocateur‘s fragrance range (one of my all-time favourites) is on CheapSmells.com at ridiculous prices. By ridiculous I mean a 70% reduction on some items including the gorgeous Creme d’Amour Perfumed Body Cream. [...]
Continue Reading →The second part of my gift guide focuses on spa-style gifts and presents that will aid relaxation in some way. There’s going to be another section full of bath sets and beauty collections, but this one is more targeted at people who need to get some quality sleep or pampering time! (Hands up anyone who [...]
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