Monthly Archives: November 2012

Heads Up: Win a Luxury Shopping Trip in Bristol

10th November 2012

I thought I’d share this fabulous competition with you lovely lot; Visit Bristol are giving you the chance to win a luxury shopping weekend for 2 in my home city!

The prize includes:

·         Two nights at the 4-star Bristol Marriott City Centre hotel
·         Afternoon tea for two at Harvey Nichols
·         £300 of Debenhams shopping vouchers plus a personal shopping session
·         Dinner & drinks for two at Piccolino Italian restaurant
Plus five runners up will win £100 of Debenhams shopping vouchers.

To enter you just need to pop along to the Visit Bristol facebook page and follow the instructions; super simple!

Who would you take if you won? (I vote pick ME!)

xxx

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Gifts for Everyone (Including You) at Amara

10th November 2012

Another day, another gift guide…I did warn you there would be a few of these coming up but this one does involve a little treat for one lucky reader, too. Everything you see in this post comes from Amara, the one stop online luxury boutique. I’ve long been obsessed with browsing this site and have made a couple of orders in the past (brilliant service!) so when they asked every so nicely if I’d like to write a gift guide I didn’t hesitate in saying yes, especially when they bribed with the most gorgeous candle ever (I say bribe, I’d have happily written the post regardless but the candle was a nice touch!)

Voluspa Candle in Velvet Box– just incase you hadn’t noticed I’ve been a little stressed lately, but the French Bourbon Vanilla scent of this candle soon helped me chill out. One of my favourite scents ever, this would make a wonderful gift for just about anyone! It’s probably the poshest thing I own.

Anyway, back to the gift guide. You can see my choices at the top of the post, I’ve tried to include a little bit of something for everyone so I hope you get at least a little bit of inspiration from it!
Taking it from Top Left:

1. Alessi Tigrito Cat Bowl because pets need spoiling too, this would also make the perfect gift for a crazy cat lady *raises hand*

2. Pip Studio Chinese Rose Mug– everyone needs mugs and this one is just too damn pretty.

3. “Fashionistas I Met and Liked” notebook by Archie Grand, perfect for every fashion obsessive out there.

4. Orla Kiely Fig Tree Scented Candle I do think candles make a wonderful gift; unless hastily grabbed from a pound shop and smelling like “fresh pine” toilet cleaner. I wouldn’t say no to this beauty and it would be a great gift for any female relative.

5. Igloo Hottie no-one likes to be cold and it’s nice to have something luxurious to snuggle up to at night.

6. Playful Playmats is something that will appeal to most children, and probably adults too…peace and quiet at the table? I quite fancy one of these for myself.

7. Alessi Lula Dog Bowl for those with pampered pooches. I think this is adorable!

8. Pantone Cufflinks for otherwise impossible to buy for men; yes Dad, I’m talking about you.

And now for the really lovely part of this post; as well as treating me to my candle, Amara also asked me to pick a present to give away to one of my wonderful blog followers. I’ve chosen this gorgeous Pip Studio Cushion

Want to win? There are two simple rules…

1. Be a follower of adaisychaindream (I don’t mind how, just state it in the comments)

2. Leave a way for me to contact you if you win

Any feedback on my giftguide would be great too, but I understand that you may jump straight to the giveaway.
Good luck lovlies,
the giveaway is open to all UK residents (as long as you’ve followed the rules) and will close at 8pm on Saturday 17th November.

xxx

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Beauty: Naturally Nude with MeMeMe

10th November 2012

It always feels a bit like I’m treading on other people’s toes when I do a beauty post but I was sent this gorgeous Naturally Nude gift set by MeMeMe via the lovely folk at findmeagift and couldn’t wait to share my opinion.

Consisting of Blush Me Blusher, Lipstick with Shea Butter, 2 pots of cream eye shadows and a beautiful natural-look nail polish packed up in a sleek black makeup bag and costing £26.99 (which is a bargain when you add up the cost of it all individually) this straight away struck me as my dream everyday makeup kit. Gone are the days when I was all about the bold eyeshadow and glitter liner (although I do like to have fun with that at times too) this kit is perfect for creating the “barely there” look I favour for work and a base for something more dramatic.
I’m not usually a fan of cream type eyeshadow but this applied wonderfully and lasted all day which is what I tend to dislike about them. The lipstick is a gorgeous pinky shade which will suit pretty much everyone as well as feeling wonderfully soft and caring. The blusher is a bold coral colour that applies quite lightly so you can really build the colour up to suit you; as you can see I’m super pale so went with a light hand and you can’t really see it in the photos but in reality I was left with a fresh, healthy colour to my face.
I’ve not used the nail polish yet, but having used others from the brand I can tell you now they are fabulous!

This set would make the perfect Christmas gift for any beauty fan and also a lovely little treat for yourself if your looking for an instant natural look. I may not be blessed with beauty talent and know-how but I really did think this was super.

What are your go-to products for a natural look? Would you use this set?

xxx

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Wish List/Festive Fashion: Psyche

09th November 2012

Prepare yourselves for a lot of these kind of posts as Chrismtas approaches, my vast expertise at window shopping means I’m compiling ideas of what you may like to ask Santa for, gift ideas for others and festive fashion solutions. This first edition is a luxury list, full of best sellers from online store Psyche. I promise by the end of this series there will have been something for all tastes and all budgets, but I wanted to kick off on a high-end note!

(Why yes, I have spent 75% of my foot resting week off browsing)

Love Moschino lace up leather Zip detail biker boot, £334.99; that’s the post Christmas Dinner trek sorted.
Barbour carina tartan wool leather trim coat, £348.99 for keeping warm on winter walks.

Malene Birger long sleeved belted animal print dress, £298.99 for after work drinks; office to bar style.

MichaeL Kors grey long sleeved sequin drape neck dress, £193.99, hello night out party dress!

Patrizia Pepe abito long sleeved lace evening gown, £418.99- posh do, sorted!

Ted Baker gold jaquard fifties style shawl collar dress, £248.99- I’ve featured this before but it’s worth repeating!

Like what you see? Head on over to Psyche for all of this and of course, loads more. Just don’t send the bill my way!

xxx

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Casually Glamorous

09th November 2012

I appear to be on a winning streak at the moment, which is rather nice and perfect for cheering one up! Not only did I win £100 to spend in New Look this week, but I also won a competition on Glamorous’ Facebook page for this fantastic jacket! Back in casual mode yesterday I teamed with some old New Look cords which are super comfy although rather unflattering on the leg and those studded boots from Sarenza. At least my shoe horizons have broadened a little; it’s dragging on now…almost five weeks! A hobble up and down my road left with a foot doing balloon impressions so it’s going to be minimal activity for a while yet…the NHS came up trumps and I have a phsyio appointment next Thursday which I hope will work wonders. Being stuck inside is really messing with my mood; I need sunlight and fresh air and activity. I’m sorry Twitter fans who have to put up with my moaning/random outbursts…there is an unfollow button! I try to censor myself but pretty much fail!

As much as I wish I was sporting a new piece of Ink, I’m sadly not, the tattoo on my forearm came c/o Inkwear who have just launched a snazzy new website and some lovely new designs including tattoos for your face (I wasn’t that brave!)
They kindly sent me a selection of the new designs to try out so yesterday I had a proper look at what I was sent

I went with this delicate dandelion design; I’ve been toying with the idea of something similar as a tattoo for years. Application was super easy and there is a guide on the packaging as to how long it’ll last…forearm I believe is 2-3 days and 24 hours in it still looks as new! The prices are super reasonable on the site and they promise fast delivery…perfect for party season!

What do you think of my military look? Breaking even further away from my usual!
Are you brave enough for face tattoos (fake, of course)

xxx

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