Hopefully you have finally finished your Christmas shopping and are at the stage of putting your feet up, warming the mulled wine and getting going with a mountain of gift wrapping. If not…well… good luck with that. It’s just 3 days until the big day, so what are you doing reading blog posts, go go […]
Bath Christmas Market A Very British Festive Treat
On a rather cold Sunday in early December we decided to pay a visit to the historic Roman city of Bath. Being just an hours drive from us we often venture to this very civilised slice of Somerset but were drawn on this particular weekend by the annual Bath Christmas Market. The award winning Bath Christmas […]
Christmas Party Pieces
The Christmas party season is about to explode into it’s full eggnog fuelled splendour. So without further ado, here are a few Christmas party pieces to get your festive wardrobe off to a flying start. Whether it’s the office party or a White Tie “do” these little festive treats will have you looking your dapper […]
Ciao! Dermo28 Italian Skincare Review
I’m very excited to introduce you to the gorgeous new Italian in my life! Dermo28 is a luxurious and hardworking Italian skincare brand that has finally found its way to our shores. Founded in 1995, Dermo28 has researched, developed and manufactured their professional skin care range in Bologna, Italy. It is important to the brand that […]
Christmas Gift Guide
So the clock is ticking. The countdown to christmas has begun. It’s time to riffle through every Christmas gift guide one can lay their hands on for inspiration and to make the tedium of shopping for everyone but ones self just that little bit less, well, dreadful. Without further ado, here it is; my first […]
How to Repair a Broken Makeup Compact
We’ve all been there. That awful moment when your makeup compact, most probably your favourite one, tumbles to the floor in slow motion before your eyes and all it’s beautiful contents shatters into a million powdery pieces. As does your heart with it. (big sigh!) But fear not! Did you know you can repair your […]
Halloween on the Beach
Today marks All Hallows Eve. The 31st of October and for me it has always meant the beginning of the “proper” winter Season. The Harvest is done and the larders are full. Winter is officially coming. Autumn has been beautiful, the trees are exploding into colour and putting on a most generous display. This weekend […]
Golden Autumn Beach Breakfast
The Autumn has so far been golden and glorious. We decided to make the most of a particularly lovely Sunday and head to the ocean for a golden autumn beach breakfast. Dorset is awash with glorious spots to have a nibble; breakfast, brunch lunch or dinner. Take your pick! We donned our warmest Sowesters and Seasalt coats […]
50 Shades of Greige ~The best Contour Palette~NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette review
Step aside Christian Grey! What women really want is the best possible contour colour, that perfect shade of grey /brown/beige or greige as I like to call it. Not quite brown, not quite grey. No one really knows what it is, but boy do we love it when we find it. The perfect contour! I […]
Skin Deep Skin Dupe: Lacura Caviar Skin care review
I’m a little more then excited to be writing this post. I’ve had to tell myself off a few times this weekend and remind myself that patience is a virtue. You see, I have made a small but significant purchase. And I needed a few days to get acquainted with said purchase before putting all […]