I was recently approached to try out one Environ’s Hydraboost facials at Harvey Nichols, and the accompanying skin analysis, and as I’m pushing 30 now (sad times) I decided it couldn’t hurt to see how my skin is faring. Environ is a scientific skincare brand, and has an extremely loyal following due to its fantastic … Continue reading Scientific Skincare
I’ve wanted to make one of these pretty hair bows for ages. Wired fabric hair wraps are popping up all over the place and they’re so cute for adding a pretty vintage finishing touch to everyday top knots. The wire element is great for keeping the ends of your bows sticking up in that cute vintage … Continue reading DIY Wired Fabric Hair Wraps
After winning awards in its first year in 2013 (including Event of the Year at the British Media Awards), the Cake and Bake show was back in Manchester this weekend. For a full 3 days Manchester Central was filled with exhibiting foodie companies, baking experts and suppliers of baking equipment, so again it was the … Continue reading Cake and Bake 2014 Comes to Manchester
Oh my word I’m so pleased that this product is now in my life! The power of Lucy Bee’s organic coconut oil as a natural beauty product was mentioned in a #cfbloggers chat a few weeks back (chats on Thursdays at 9pm), and I think I struggled to wait even a day to buy it. … Continue reading Beauty Essential: Lucy Bee’s Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Here's a bit of mid-week food porn to help you through hump day. I don't know about you but this week is dragging, and I realised the other day I've not had a day's holiday from work since Christmas! No wonder I'm flagging a bit! Anyway, I made this deliciously moist honey and walnut cake on … Continue reading Honey and Walnut Loaf Cake
I love a good upcycling project. Some things are too hard to throw away because you just know that there's a great alternative use for them! This is a very simple DIY to create a reed diffuser from an empty perfume bottle. Reed diffusers are so popular at the moment - it’s the hastle free way of keeping your … Continue reading DIY Reed Diffuser
The guys over at Manchester Arndale have launched their latest “Inside” magazine, which presents the 4 big SS14 trends they have seen emerging across their stores. When you consider that most of the big name high street stores can be found in the Arndale, it’s fair to say that these 4 trends must be big … Continue reading The High Street’s 4 Big 2014 Trends
I picked up "The Blackpool Highflyer" by Andrew Martin at a charity shop recently, intrigued by the fact that it mentions Blackpool in the title and hoping for a story set in some familiar local places. It was – but this book had both good points and bad ones and it took me a while … Continue reading Recent Reads: The Blackpool Highflyer
I was recently contacted by Ilumi and offered the chance to trial a couple of their meals. I’d never heard of this company before, and wouldn’t necessarily always accept food from strangers (ha), but after doing a bit of reading up on Ilumi I was very impressed and decided to give them a whirl. Ilumi … Continue reading Ilumi Nut-, Gluten- and Milk-Free Meals
An unexpected burst of sunshine today meant that I took a short break from my crafty projects (posts on these coming soon) and ventured out. And my outfit today was all about the accessories and shoes. Everything else I'm wearing is pretty old (and well-loved), but the pretty pastel-edged bag and the awesome New Balance … Continue reading Spring Outfit of the Day
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