I'm continuing with the winter ice skating theme today as Selfridges have just opened their ice rink at intu Trafford Centre for the festive season. This ice rink is undercover, which is great if the weather is bad (most likely) and sits just outside the fountain entrance of Selfridges - which as you can see … Continue reading Selfridges Ice Rink at intu Trafford Centre
So this is the first of my Festive Friday series, which will be all about spreading those Christmas feelings. I hadn’t planned on starting quite so early, but when I heard that the Spinningfields ice rink was being launched this week, it definitely made me feel a little bit more festive! The Manchester city centre … Continue reading Festive Friday: Spinningfields ice rink now open!
I love statement lip colour, and that means finding strong shades that are heavily pigmented. I recently ran out of my No.7 Gay Geranium, which was my all-time favourite, and because I prefer to go cruelty free these days I decided to find a new one. The hunt lead me to Lush and their Emotional Brilliance range, and specifically to my chosen … Continue reading Pigmented Lip Colour: I Believe!
I've always wanted to try making my own "real" hot chocolate, and there's no better time than a chilly weekend afternoon in the approach to Christmas. This really did make me feel festive too! Here's how to make real hot chocolate (enough for 2 mugs): Gently heat 125ml double cream together with 300ml milk and … Continue reading Winter Warmers: Homemade Hot Chocolate
It’s always nice to try out new lunchtime eating places in Manchester, and the latest that I can tick off my list is the Rosylee Tea Rooms, which opened in Manchester’s Northern Quarter fairly recently. It’s quite a unique place, particularly for that side of the city centre. The dĂ©cor is quite a nice mix … Continue reading Lunch in the City: Rosylee Tea Rooms
Lush massage bars are solid bars of essential oils that melt on the skin when warm to create the perfect massage oil. The great thing about them (in my opinion) is that they’re naked – that is, they have no packaging at all, which makes them a great environmentally friendly product! I’d never used one … Continue reading Lush Energised Massage Bar
Last weekend I was invited to a bloggers breakfast at The Sweet Shop at into Trafford Centre. 8am was pretty early for a Saturday, but I’ve always had a soft spot for traditional-style sweet shops since I worked in one at the age of 16, so the allure of glass jars full of sweets was … Continue reading The Sweet Shop
I’d never seen a show at the Royal Exchange theatre, which probably made it the only theatre in Manchester that I hadn’t been inside. But it’s always nice to see and do new things, so this weekend I watched the Sweeney Todd there – a suitably gruesome show for Halloween week. First of all, I … Continue reading Sweeney Todd at the Royal Exchange
At the moment I'm a bit obsessed with other people's homes - I'm loving "at home" blog posts and I've been carried away a few times on Pinterest with "home interior inspiration". I'm definitely a little unsatisfied with my dĂ©cor at the moment and am dying to go on a home-themed spree, but there's no … Continue reading Zara Home Accessories: My Picks
This Halloween I put together a costume, but strangely it wasn’t ghoulish or creepy, or even the Mean Girls Halloween combo of lingerie + animal ears. That’s because the party I went to this year was a murder mystery, and I had a specific character to create. I love the idea of a murder mystery … Continue reading My “Halloween” Outfit
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