christmas
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Christmas Gift List 2 – A focus on Skincare
When it comes to writing out our Christmas lists for Santa (yes, I know you’re not all 5 years old, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a wishlist does it?), we all tend to go in different directions. Some of us choose luxury items, designer bags and shoes, or something special we have been looking at and lusting over for a long period of time. But others amongst us use Christmas as a time to stock up on our favourite products in terms of beauty and skincare, and I have to say that I fall into this catagory. Christmas is a great time to stock up on your favourite…
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Christmas gift ideas from Selfridges, HQ Hair and Qwerkity
Each week, in the run up to Christmas, I am going to post a gift guide pointing out some of the best gift ideas from around the net. These will comprise of the bright and beautiful, the weird and wonderful, with the idea being that there really should be something for everyone, no matter how hard they are to buy for. First up I am looking at some of the beauty ideas from Selfridges, including those amazing beauty Advent Calendars that frankly fly out the door and become sell-outs before you even have chance to blink. This year it is a lovely celestial inspired design that is echoing the Christmas…
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Fabulous adds The Giving Keys to its range
Fabulous, the aptly named jewellery store brand that celebrated its 10th Birthday at the beginning of the month, has recently add ‘The Giving Keys’ to its wide and eclectic range of brands. And amongst the glittering beauty of the likes of Thomas Sabo, Trollbeads, Swarovski and Lulu Guinness, it may well be that it is The Giving Keys that shine brightest and boldest. The Giving Keys are a Los Angeles company founded by Caitlin Crosby. Inspired by a batch of discarded keys she saw in a key cutting shop, Caitlin came up with a concept that an old key could be re-purposed as a beautiful piece of jewellery that could…
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Fashion enjoys a velvet goldmine
When it comes to fabric, this is the season that velvet makes a comeback. The ornate, luxurious fabric always has the potential to steal the show, with its dark and dramatic connotations, but this is the season that it shows it can be effective in more colours than just the traditional ‘Black Velvet’ or ‘Blue Velvet’ immortalised in song. It seems there has not been a red carpet in 2015 that has not been walked by someone in velvet. From Camilla Alves at the SAG Awards to Alicia Vikander in a soft, silvery grey at the Cannes Film Festival, velvet has become a staple for all seasons. And it isn’t…
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Hawkins Bazaar – Toys for Little boys and big boys
It’s around this time of year that I start to plan Christmas. Yes, it may seem a little early to some (and a little late to others!) but due to having Joe’s birthday very close to Christmas, along with two family wedding anniversaries, I find a little forward planning works well for me. Part of that planning involves writing about Christmas present ideas for Joe and Pete, and while Joe used to be very easy, now he is solely into football, this is not the case. And, as for Pete, what do you buy the man who seems to have everything? Hawkins Bazaar is actually an answer to those questions.…
