Monthly Archives: June 2012

Special Guest at Quidco Cashback Boutique

27th June 2012

You may have noticed over the last week some P.S. additions to my posts speaking about tomorrow’s Quidco cashback boutique event.

For those that don’t know

A store with a difference – where customers are paid to peruse – is set to open for business alongside high-street titans Argos, The Body Shop, Debenhams and Vodafone.
Landing in Rathbone Place at 9am on 28th June, just yards from the nation’s most famous high street Oxford Street, the Quidco Cashback Boutique is set to attract queues of shoppers hoping to get their hands on some free money.

This high security, retail experience will go down in history as the only shop in the world where consumers can literally pick up free money. From clothes rails of cash to live mannequins draped in dosh – shoppers will enjoy a shrine to free money.

The pop-up experience marks the next generation of Quidco’s revolutionary mobile app that will pay shoppers for simply entering their favourite high street stores, including household favourites such as Argos, The Body Shop, Debenhams and Vodafone.

The newest Quidco app is set to transform the high street: shoppers simply download it for free, check into any of the 70+ signed-up stores and receive cash into their Quidco account. Users are literally paid for stepping into their

Users of the app must take four simple steps to receive cash for checking-in:

1.       Download Quidco app to smart phone
2.       See nearby check-in stores and amounts
3.       Enter store, check-in and bank the cash
4.       Share shopper experience via twitter or Facebook

The excitement at the Cashback Boutique will be heightened by the recruitment of a celebrity store assistant. TOWIE beauty  Lucy Mecklenburgh, also known for running her own shop, Lucy’s Boutique, will man the tills and greet hundreds of excited customers.

Lucy’s Boutique also joins the likes of Debenhams as yet another fashion retailer to join the Quidco check-in revolution.

If your planning on heading to the event, taking place tomorrow 9am-1pm at Rathbone Place, off Oxford Circus then don’t forget to visit the Quidco website and download the quick and easy App (or you can do so in the queue!)

Do let me know if you pop along, I was hoping to attend myself as I’m a long time Quidco fan, but sadly work and living far from London makes it not possible.

xxx

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My Fair Lady

27th June 2012

Blouse c/o OASAP, Skirt from New Look, Shoes Jeffery Campbell c/o Sarenza.

I don’t really own that many tops, and those I do own are plain vests and tees for the most part. I have plenty of skirts and a couple of pairs of trousers but nothing much to go with them…I just don’t seem to be drawn to tops in the same way I am to dresses.

I made an exception for this blouse from OASAP which came with the dress in yesterday’s post. I was hesitant as it’s “one size” but it fits pretty well and is a perfect/versatile length.

I really need to feel my wardrobe with more pretty tops and blouses, I’ll finally be able to make the best of some of my dresses and skirts…
Where do you suggest I start?  Have you seen any in the sales that might appeal to me?

xx

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The eyes have it.

26th June 2012

A few weeks ago I was contacted by Vision Direct about featuring some coloured contact lenses on the blog. Initially hesitant, I remembered my extreme curiosity when these first came on to the market and decided it could be quite good fun (I guess I also wanted to see if we only suited the eye colour we were born with).

One of the samples I recieved was these Jade Green ColorMaker lenses with no prescription. These are a monthly disposable lens and I was also sent a container to keep them in and bottle of solution for between wear.
I wear glasses but have never experimented with lenses, so how easy were these to use? Well, as long as you don’t mind fingers near your face, they are a doddle!

I really loved the vibrant green colour, although not that many people noticed (but then, I don’t walk around inspecting people’s eye colour!) They were also really easy to remove and store and I shall be wearing them again soon.

The other sample I was sent was a more subtle green daily wear lens by FreshLook which I am yet to try, but I shall report back when I do!

Have you tried coloured contacts? What do you think of me as a green eyed girl?

xxx

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Summer Blues

26th June 2012

Let’s blame the weather and lack of nice lighting for these dire photos!

Dress c/o Oasap, Tights Dorothy Perkins and Shoes c/o Sarenza.

 Oasap is another of those sites I only found through blogging, it’s a real shopping mecca and not only are the prices super; the delivery is free and fast too!
I do love this dress although I probably should have checked the length before selecting it…ah well, who needs decency anyway?

This was Sunday’s outfit, and since then the weather has touch wood picked up…typically just in time for going back to work and not being able to enjoy it!

Have you heard of/shopped with Oasap before? They are holding a pretty awesome giveaway right now!



For entry (Mandatory):
1. Sign in your account on oasap.com. No account yet? Register to get a 20% off coupon code.
2. You need choose a size and then vote, so that we know the size you need if you win. Click on the product image to see size details.
3. One account may have at most 3 entries; that is to say, you can vote a maximum of 3 items.
4. Winner(s) will be selected at random and contacted through the email(s) that used to register account(s) on oasap.com.

The prize is an amazing 152 items and you have until July 10th to enter!
Click here to get entering.

xxx

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Easy Baking; Super Simple Chocolate Brownie

25th June 2012

Who doesn’t love a chocolate brownie? This recipe has to be one of the quickest, simplest ones I have found, using only store cupboard ingredients meaning when the craving hits, you’ll be able to oblidge without a mercy dash to the supermarket! There is plenty of scope for something fancier too, for the small one in the first photo I added honeycombe pieces, other additions would be fruit, nuts, chocolate chunks…whatever you like really!

The recipe is one we clipped out of a magazine many years ago, so long ago I can’t even remember which magazine!

You’ll need:

8oz butter or margarine
16oz brown sugar
8oz plain flour
1 level tsp baking powder
1 heaped tsp salt (trust me!)
8 tablespoons of cocoa powder
4 eggs

(the recipe is very easily halved, it does make rather a lot!)

Method:

Melt the butter and sugar together in a large pan over a gentle heat

Once melted, add in all of the dry ingredients/eggs and beat togther

(at this point you’d also add anything fancy your throwing in)

Bake in a greased/lined 8 x 12 inch tin at 180*c for 20-30 minutes; a skewer insterted in the middle should come out clean. If you don’t want the top to go crispy/if the middle is taking a long time to cook you can cover the brownie with foil after 20 minutes and continue to bake.

Remove from oven, cool and slice.

This is one of those recipes that is amazing straight from the oven, but the texture improves if you can resist until the next day!

The recipe also suggests adding a topping, which I didn’t do, but a chocolate or coffee buttercream would work well!

Happy Baking,
let me know if you make this and what extras you add in!

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Dream scenario: get paid up to £100 to shop and get served by a celebrity shop assistant. Interested? Head down the Quidco Cashback Boutique on Rathbone Place, just off Oxford Circus next Thursday from 9am-1pm and you’ll get both.  P.S. We’re finding out tomorrow who the celebs are – stay tuned!  

(Check out the Quidco Website for more information and to download the App)

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