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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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Win a Pineapple tracksuit.

02nd November 2012

With the arrival of Winter comes the craving for comfy clothes for those times when you don’t fancy leaving the house but it’s too early to justify pajamas…who knows when the need for emergency chocolate/wine/cake supplies will arise?!
Enter the tracksuit (also suitable for the sporty, energetic types) and Pineapple clothing who do them better than most.

When I was younger I spent ages coveting the Pineapple clothing which was at the time stocked in Debenhams, Eventually I had enough money of my own to buy a few pieces and I was always impressed with how comfortable and well cut they were. My teenage self loved the comfortable tracksuit bottoms and hoodies and although for a while I grew out of wanting to wear them, I find myself all of a sudden craving a slouchy style for hibernation lounging (and maybe some gym trips in the new year…maybe).

Pineapple are teaming up with adaisychaindream to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a Charcoal Grey tracksuit in your choice of size…The hoodie is available in XS-L and the bottoms come in XS-M
This might seem like an odd choice of giveaway from me and I can’t explain my sudden shift in style but these really, really appeal (the desire to hide the bloated body maybe?!)

Anyway, to win all you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling me what your favourite lounge wear or gym wear consists of and leave a way for me to contact you if you win.
The giveaway will close next Friday 9th November at 7pm and the winner will be picked via random.org. Limited to UK readers only I’m afraid.

Good luck folks, trust me, this is a good ‘un! Thank you to Pineapple for offering up this prize.

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Ultimate Accessory?!

25th October 2012

Well, I’ll admit that once upon a time I thought crutches might be fun. One day in and I’ll be glad to see the back of them…nobody told me to expect my entire upper body to hurt from using long forgotten muscles (that, or I’m a super weakling) or to expect attractive bruising around both inner elbows. Still, on a plus side, my foot feels loads better from not constantly walking on it.

Dug out my favourite Matalan jumper dress that I got for super cheap last year. I did have Toms on my feet at one point…the shoe situation is dire, the hospital warned me it could be 6-8 weeks before I can get my feet in to anything but flats/low supportive boots, shoe ban aside I am so buying a new pair once I can wear them!

Also wanted to add in a quick shout-out to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. A&E gets a bad rep but I couldn’t have asked for quicker, more efficient service there or a lovelier nurse. They already won me over by taking such good care of my Nan when she spent some time in there, well done NHS, well done.

Anyone got any tips on how to make these things more capable? Tell me about your oddest accidents.

((Totally milking this for all it’s worth, tea on demand, doors held open…YES PLEASE!))

xxx

P.S. don’t forget there are two giveaways happening…here and here.

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Win with Caseable

24th October 2012

Following on from the fabulous feedback on my Caseable post the other day I’m delighted to be able to offer you the chance to win $50 to spend creating a custom case of your very own,
To enter you just need to follow the simple steps below…Good Luck, this is a great prize and I want to see whatever the winner creates.

If you can’t wait to see if you are the chosen one, or fancy a treat then Caseable are offering all readers of the blog a 15% discount on all orders placed between now and October 31st (also closing date for the giveaway). To get this you just need to enter lauraforcaseable at the checkout.

a Rafflecopter giveaway xxx

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Introducing Skinnydip + Giveaway

22nd October 2012

A few weeks ago I was invited along to a gathering to showcase the brand Skinnydip; a new, young fashion tech accessory brand.

The difference with their products – iPhone cases, iPad and Tablet protectors, headphones – is that the accent is very much on style and design at affordable prices.
They work with up and coming designers straight out of Central St Martins and they are the first tech accessories company to be stocked in fashion retailers (Harvey Nichols, River Island, Debenhams).
The guys behind Skinnydip are three young graduates from London – you may have even seen them on the current series of Dragons’ Den securing £120K of investment from Peter Jones.

As is often the case for me I wasn’t able to attend the event, living so far from London makes what I can get to very limited, but the folks at Skinnydip were kind enough to send over a few products so I could take a look for myself.

As you can see, they were were generous! Everything is so much fun and the earmuff headphones (£15) will be perfect for Winter! I’m loving the fun Bling bass headphones too, which cost £20 and an iPhone case will set you back between £10-£15.
As with a lot of my posts lately, I think these would make excellent Christmas gifts; how cute are these little animal speakers? What’s caught your eye?

And now for the giveaway , you see, I don’t own an iPhone 4 (or indeed any iPhone) but I know a lot of you lovely bloggers do, so I’m giving away the Leopard Bling case worth £12. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post with your e-mail address. I’ll draw a winner at 7pm next Monday the 29th October. Simple as that! Giveaway open internationally for once, too!

xxx

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