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Elizabeth Arden Beauty Event at Debenhams, Bullring
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am a huge fan of Elizabeth Arden products. I am never without a tube of Eight Hour Cream, something I’ve used for everything from sunburnt shoulders, dry skin, cracked lips and even to put on cheekbones to accentuate them. This product from Elizabeth Arden is getting on for a hundred years old and is still just amazing. Last week I was invited to a beauty event and preview with Elizabeth Arden at the Debenhams situated in Birmingham’s Bullring. It was a lovely event – a chance to catch up with blogging friends and meet some new faces, an opportunity to try some…
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Christian Louboutin’s first ever nail colour hits Selfridges
Say the term iconic fashion designs, what springs to mind? Chanel’s Little black dress? Diane Von Furstenberg’s wrap dress? Vivienne Westwood’s pirate boots maybe? Or Gianni Versace and a certain safety pin dress? There is every likelihood that all the aforementioned designs are fully deserving of the term iconic, but no list of iconic designs would be complete without Christian Louboutin’s red soled heels. Christian Louboutin’s red-bottom colour is registered as Pantone 18-1663 TPX, and there is not a fashionista worth her salt who hasn’t paraded her feet in a pair of Christian’s now legendary heels. There are stories that say the original pair of heels were painted red with…
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Competition Time at Bathroom City
I’m starting today with another shout out for a fabulous Midlands company. Bathroom City is a real Midlands success story.The firm was established in 1986 by Dash Virdee, and is now one of the UK’s leading bathroom superstore retailer and manufacturers. Bathroom City has two well established showrooms warehouse and factory outlet in Tyseley, Birmingham. These stock a massive range of luxury bathroom brands, as well as the largest Makti shower enclosure display in the UK. Now it has launched a very special, and easy to enter, competition, which has a fantastic prize perfect for anyone planning some bathroom improvements. The competition will give one lucky person the chance to…
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The National Trust launches ‘Nature Misses you’
There are still three weeks left of the Summer holidays for most of us, and if now is the time when ideas to keep the kids occupied are starting to run dry, then it is the perfect opportunity to take a look at the ideas that the National Trust has for getting children outside and enjoying the fresh air, the environment and nature. The National Trust has, this summer, launched a new initiative called ‘Nature Misses you’. They have researched the activities that different generations partake in, for leisure and family time, and the research has shown, that with each passing generation, we are spending less time outdoors. The National…
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Check out the styles at Bells Shoes
Have you checked out the styles at Bells Shoes recently? The company has a proud history, dating back to 1890, when Edward Bell established his first store. It’s online history is a little more recent of course, with online shopping starting in 2007, but its newest website is just a year old and offers a bright shopping experience that is just packed with well known brand names for all the family. When you look at the brand names that Bells Shoes sell, you are faced with a who’s who of quality shoes. Clarks, Fit Flops, Rieker, Ipanema, Ecco and Gabor are all available, amongst many other brands, showing that the…
