Monthly Archives: July 2012

my skin saviour from Jergens

21st July 2012

A few weeks ago I was sent a tube of the brand new moisturiser by Jergens; Ultra Healing. Designed for extra dry skin and promising to nourish and heal I had mixed hopes. Could this product succeed where others have failed to make a difference to my extra, extra dry skin?

In short, yes.

I have a love hate relationship with moisturisers. I buy the latest wonder product hoping it’ll ease the itch and give me the super soft skin I covet only to discard it after a couple of uses because it’s too greasy/smells funny/hasn’t made the slightest bit of difference.

This is different. I’m already half a tube down (I don’t ever get that far!). The perfect non-greasy, fast absorbing formula with a heavenly scent, this is a hard worker and I love it!

Keep your eyes peeled in your local Boots.com and Superdrug stores for the new look range.

As an aside, the new look packaging for Jergens products is fabulous, don’t you think?

Give me a shout if you’ve seen this anywhere, and also…share your skin saviours!

xx

P.S. you can also enter Style Your Skin, a competition on Facebook which could lead to you being in an issue of Marie Claire magazine!

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birds and bees

20th July 2012

The second I saw this Dorothy Perkins on Char I wanted it! When she mentioned it was a bargain sale purchase I didn’t hold out an awful lot of hope, but a few clicks later and it was en route to me. At under a tenner (thanks DP for your NHS discount) this is one of those dresses that can be worn for work and play depending on what accessories/shoes etc you put with it. Yesterday afternoon was most certainly play and I wore it with lilac tights from Amazon and some Next ballet flats; I love my heels but sometimes a girl needs comfort!

Everything seems quite literally brighter now the sun has made itself known, although I have the start of a summer cold, of course!
I’m looking forward to clocking off work around 5:30 and letting the weekend begin.

What are your weekend plans?

xxx

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One, Two, Three Floor

19th July 2012

I just wanted to share this stunning video of Three Floor’s SS collection. For those who don’t know, Three Floor are a new brand showcasing individual and creative style at an accessible price.

Let me know what you think…I’m a regular window shopper on their website, drooling over the incredible dresses especially!

xxx

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little miista

19th July 2012

Last week Miista threw a legendary “cheaper with a tweet” event and I was lucky enough to hit the jackpot, scoring the Batilda boots in black for a mere £6.60. I think fate was on my side that day as there was literally ONE pair left in my size.
Quite honestly I think these are the most beautiful boots I own and despite their height they are stupidly comfortable.

You might not score quite the bargain I did, but it is only fair to tell you Miista have a bit of a sale going on right now too!

For these photos I wore them with my much loved Motel Heidi dress (one of my most worn dresses I think!) and some super cheap and not so cheerful tights from Tesco. Outfits are a bit lazy this week as I’ve been doing phlebotomy shifts at work and just chucking what’s clean on when I change out of my uniform.

((Shout out to Miista for sending the shoes in a Mae size box, she is one happy kitty!))

xxx

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London Lashes with Paperself

18th July 2012
lilymink
Do you recognize these attraction sites in London?
To celebrate London Olympics and to mark this honor, PAPERSELF, the world’s leading wearable paper-art brand for lashes, has created the “London Lash”.
PAPERSELF is launching an event, and we are gifting our FABULOUS paper eyelashes! Excited??? Now get your camera ready.
1st Pick a theme for your pictures & get creative.
2nd Collect pictures of yourself at 2 of those spots on our London Skyline lashes.
3rd send your series of pictures to six@paperself.com, (the email should also include your name, shipping address, contact telephone number, email address)
*Hint: Use your imagination, as long as you are creative enough, you can be everywhere but in London.
Upon receipt of your thematic pictures, we will post it up to PAPERSELF facebook fan page and on the 31st of August , we will count the “likes” of each set of picture and give PAPERSELF eyelashes to the top 20 who receive most “likes”. So, tell your friends to come to PAPERSELF facebook page and like your pictures!
PAPERSELF rewards :
1stFull collection of PAPERSELF eyelashes (19 pairs, equivalent to £227.5) + special gift
2nd15pairs of PAPERSELF Eyelashes (equivalent to￡185.5)
3rd10 Pairs of PAPERSELF Eyelashes (equivalent to￡127)
4th-20th 5 pairs of PAPERSELF Eyelashes (equivalent to￡64.5)

Good luck folks, I’d love to see your entries!

xxx

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