Archives for all posts tagged Christmas 2016
12 Gifts of Christmas - Aramis
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Aramis is a classic men’s fragrance. It now comes in all sorts of variations, but Aramis Classic, is timeless, sophisticated, confident and individual...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Michael Kors
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Now here is a gorgeous Christmas coffret gift if I have ever seen one. This lovely Michael Kors Sexy Amber gift set (it also comes in Glam Jasmine...
Beard Oil for Santa!
Santa Claus is getting ready for the biggest night of year, but we wonder how his beard is holding up. The original and the best, today’s bearded hipsters have nothing on Santa’s big white beard. So how does Santa look after it? What beard oil does Santa like best? We let him try a few and let us know...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Illamasqua
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Illamasqua has some lovely gift sets for Christmas, which, if you are a fan of the brand, you are going to love. They focus on the brand’s best-...
Beauty Crackers
I love a Christmas cracker, but let’s be honest, the contents can disappoint. A tired old paper hat, a rubbish joke, and another useless keyring/plasticring/puzzle are not things we need. But the contents of these fabulous beauty crackers – now we’re talking! There are loads out there, and whilst they...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Estee Lauder
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! This is a great bargain from Estee Lauder. It’s the Skincare Superstars set, and is just £40. It’s a fan way to get into the Estee Lauder brand....
Beauty Baubles
Who doesn’t love a little extra gift at Christmas? I know I do! So, for any beauty lovers you know, a beauty bauble is the perfect little extra. Here are a few cute little tree gifts to choose from. Boots No7 Lip Duo (£8) contains two lip glosses – Deep Pink and Nude Pink, perfect for lip gloss fans...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Charlotte Tilbury
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Charlotte Tilbury’s festive collection is all about the Legendary World of Parties – she loves a party, our Charlotte! This cute gift set is her...
Lush Knot Wraps
I love these Knot Wraps from Lush. I bought a few last year. They’re a great idea, and you can use them again – and that’s why Lush reckon they are a great idea for National Re-Gifting Day, which is Thursday, December 15 this year. National Re-Gifting Day, more of a US than UK thing, is when you re-...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Today, our gift comes from Elizabeth Arden, and includes the iconic Eight Hour Cream. I love this multipurpose beauty balm, full of restorative ...
Paul Mitchell goes POP for Christmas
I love this year’s Christmas Gift Sets from Paul Mitchell, so I am sharing them all. And they do good as well, with every gift set supporting BABY2BABY charity, providing low-income children ages 0-12 with nappies, clothing and other necessities. The pop-art inspired packaging is fantastic – and you...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Tom Ford
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Today’s gift is a luxury that we’d all be over the moon to receive, I am sure! It’s the Tom Ford Lip and Nail Gift Box. You choose which lipstick...
Stocking Fillers
Stocking Fillers! What are they? Little things? Or big things? Maybe your stocking will be filled with novelty treats, or maybe just one or two choice items, stocking filler-sized. I’ve chosen a few of my favourite beauty stocking fillers, from the cheapest novelty items to a few more expensive pieces...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Nails Inc
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Nails Inc have some fantastic gift sets this Christmas – it was hard to just pick one. This one won out though, thanks to the cute Peace.Love.Kale...
12 Gifts of Christmas - M&S Feet!
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! This is the Queen of foot spas – not one of those gifts you get and then send to the charity shop a few months later. Margaret Dabbs is a leading...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Clarins
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Today’s gift is from Clarins and is a simple, yet beautiful, scented candle. I LOVE a candle, and I love the Clarins Tonic scent, so this Limited...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Clinique
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! Today, this lovely Clinique Pep Perfect kit. Featuring the brand new, brightly coloured Pep Start range from Clinique, this is a fab Christmas gift...
12 Gifts of Christmas - Benefit
It’s Christmas! Well, almost. So, for 12 days on the blog, I’ll be bringing you 12 Gifts of Christmas – a delightful dozen that every beauty fan will love! First up, Benefit. I’ve chosen their Girlesque set – one of this year’s lovely doll-head tins, jam-packed full with Benefit goodies. Girlesque is...
Esthechoc Advent Calendar
Chocolate IS good for the skin, says Esthechoc, so if you want an advent calendar that tastes good, and does good, then this is it! Gone are the days of feeling guilty for enjoying a chocolate every morning in December! Revolutionary youth boosting ‘smart chocolate’ Esthechoc, has launched a limited...
Jaguar Pace EDT
Men are hard to buy for, right? It’s a bit of a chore sometimes, trying to find the perfect gift for the husband/lover/partner/brother/dad in your life. Or is it? What man doesn’t like a brand new bottle of fragrance?Okay, it’s not that inspired, but it’s actually a great gift. The new Jaguar Pace EDT...
Cosy room fragrances and candles
We spend a lot of time in our homes over the winter period, so we want them to be as cosy and warm as possible. Create this thing called ‘hygge’ – the on-trend, over-used, Danish word that means making something ordinary lovely – be that lingering over a coffee with friends, or lighting a candle with...
Beauty Advent Calendars
There was a time when there were just a few beauty advent calendars out there – now? There are DOZENS of them. It’s actually almost impossible to collate them all. So, I have picked 15 for you to have a look at, with varying prices and designs. Bear with me, this is a LONG post! First up is this year...
New L'Occitane scents for men and women
It’s that time of year when perfume sales soar – it’s an easy, but lovely Christmas gift. So, here’s a couple from L’Occitane, for a fragrance gift with a difference, and not a crazy price tag. First up L’Homme Cologne Cedrat. It’s a citrus/woody/aquatic scent with top notesof Corsican cedrat, mint...
Jo Malone make Merry Mischief for Christmas
This year’s festive offering from Jo Malone isn’t perhaps traditionally festive, but it’s still lovely. Merry Mischief features a harlequin/clown theme with masked beauties, and amazing campaign images. I was a HUGE fan of Pierrot as a kid, and perhaps that’s why I love these images so much. Okay, they...
Benefit Brow Starter Kits
Remember when Benefit launched a million brow products earlier this year? Well, now they’ve sorted them all out for you, and popped them into cute little brow kits in even cuter tins. (Who doesn’t love a tin?!) Benefit launched all the brow products you could ever need and then some back in June this...
The Frog Prince (lipstick) Story
Last year I wrote a post about a green lipstick that wasn’t actually green – it was Lipstick Queen’s Frog Prince lipstick, and it was – and is – a massive hit. As well as it being Lipstick Queen’s best-seller, it’s Space NK’s fastest selling single shade of lipstick of all time! So, here’s the next ...