tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963972986920448572024-03-05T14:58:57.064+00:00British, Bargains, and Beauty!I was always looking for blogs from those who are a wee bit older, 40+ really. I couldn't find any so decided to write one. Here you will find a British, beauty blog, bargain blog, and fashion blog, read on!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596397298692044857.post-10824773322497783582015-02-23T04:48:00.002+00:002015-02-23T04:50:40.646+00:00Spotlight on the Tuxedos instead of the dresses at The Oscars 2015!<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All we seem to see after The Oscar's are photographs and articles about what the women wore, well I think this year the guys looked pretty good overall, so here's a look at what some of them were wearing.</span><script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Looks like shawl collar tuxedos were the "in thing" this year, more so than in previous years at least, and of course Dolce and Gabbana were very well represented on the red carpet, as always, including the ravishing Channing Tatum and David Oyelowow<span style="line-height: 27px;">, </span><span style="line-height: 27px;">who chose the more unusual burgundy for his Tux.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">So here's a little treat for all the ladies out there, and some of the guys of course, who are fed up of seeing the spot light on only the women on the red carpet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">Jared Leto...in lilac! It's not the colour of the tux that I find most odd but </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 27px;">the shoes he chose to wear with it, and the too short length of his trousers! Not Jared's best red carpet look, but hey that is not saying much!!</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">Chiwetel Elijofor in another shawl collared tux!</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 27px;">Mark Ruffalo, you guessed it, wearing a shawl collared tux!!</span></span></h3>
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I love Joss and Main, so many beautiful home decor things at lower prices than the RRP, but most are still too expensive for yours truly these days unfortunately. So, I went on a bargain hunt, something I love doing, and found some of my favourite things from the current Joss and Main offerings. I stuck to Amazon this time when bargain hunting, simply because it's one of my favourite places to shop, but some of the things I looked at may well be available from ebay and elsewhere even cheaper.<script type="text/javascript">
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Some of the things I found are the exact same item that is for sale on Joss and Main, same brand exactly, others are the closest I could find at a lower price, I even preferred some of the cheaper items to the Joss and Main ones. Check them out below...</div>
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<a href="https://www.jossandmain.co.uk/The-Country-Dream-Eden-3-Drawer-Storage-Bench~TSAS1089~E1923.html">Joss and Main 3 Drawer Storage Bench</a></div>
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Beautiful but £224.95!</div>
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Similar for £69.99 and Amazon have dozens of similar benches to choose from.</div>
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<a href="https://www.jossandmain.co.uk/An-Elegant-Boudoir-Marie-6-Light-Chandelier~DUSX1624~E1887.html">Marie 6 Light Chandelier</a></div>
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Original price £300 now £131.95 at Joss and Main</div>
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Obviously not the exact same chandelier but once it is</div>
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hung it will still look beautiful, and for only £49.99</div>
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<a href="https://www.jossandmain.co.uk/An-Elegant-Boudoir-Sarai-Dressing-Table~LRZN1178~E1887.html">Sarai Dressing Table from Joss and Main</a></div>
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beautiful version even includes the mirror!</div>
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Fabulous Eames style dining chair at Joss and Main for £121.90</div>
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Looks almost identical to me for £49.99 plus £1.47 shipping!</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/RETRO-INSPIRED-EIFFEL-LOUNGE-DINING/dp/B006I2W56G/ref=pd_cp_kh_1">Or this one, even cheaper and a choice of colours!</a></div>
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This one is only £39.99 on Amazon!</div>
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<a href="https://www.jossandmain.co.uk/Indian-Summer-Payoja-Cushion-Cover~CRRR1026~E1882.html">Joss and Main Payoja Indian Cushion</a></div>
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At the end of the day I still love Joss and Main and they do offer great discounts off RRPs of a lot of quality home decor items, but I love them mostly because they give me ideas for things that would look great in my house, and to spur me on to search for a cheaper version. So far I have never ordered anything off Joss and Main,because everything I ever want I have found cheaper else where. I still enjoy getting their emails and also emails from lots of Home Decor companies, they give me ideas for things to look for elsewhere at lower prices yet still enable me to have lovely things in my home.</div>
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So next time you are wondering what to buy to make your living room, or dining room etc look finished and beautiful don't be put off by companies that you think are out of your price range, just find something you love and search online for a cheaper version of it...Happy Shopping!</div>
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Green Day aka St Patrick's Day</h3>
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Being half Irish I thought I should commemorate St Patrick's day in some way on my blog. When wondering what to do I decided I would concentrate on all things green from my favourite areas, namely fashion, beauty and of course...bargains! Not a particularly favourite colour of mine, I did however manage to find a few green products that I actually quite like</div>
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This pretty green cocktail dress is from <a href="http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Cocktail-Dress-With-Pleating/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2579282&SearchQuery=green%20dress&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=200&sort=3&clr=Forestgreen">ASOS</a> and is currently on sale for £17.50, reduced from £50! I really like the colour of this surprisingly, it would look lovely for a night out and it's a great price at the moment.</div>
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Now I doubt this would be a first choice of colour for most of us, but I have to say it looks very moisturising and would look great on someone with the right type of image. It's an all natural home made concoction available from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/108828072/green-lipstick-nourishing-mystical">Etsy</a> for only £8.00.</div>
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If you're not brave enough to go with the green lipstick maybe you would prefer to try this Nails inc nail jewellery for £11, you can find it <a href="http://nailsinc.com/try-it-on">here</a> I think for just a little bit of green on St Patrick's day this would be the ideal choice.</div>
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For the emerald lovers out there, how about this 0.6 emerald and diamond cluster ring for </div>
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£1568.50 from <a href="http://www.qvcuk.com/0.6ct-Emerald-%26-Diamond-Cluster-Ring-18ct-Gold.product.606314.html?sc=606314-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-20-_-606314">QVC</a>? I know there are as many people who think emeralds are unlucky as there are who love them, I don't believe they are unlucky, but I must admit they are my least favourite precious stone. However I think the design of this ring is beautiful. It is actually a fairly perfect symbol of St Patrick's day with its' green white and gold!</div>
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If you would rather not splash out over £1500 on an emerald ring but still fancy treating yourself to something, how about this Oasis watch? It has been reduced from £30 down to £20 at <a href="http://www.asos.com/Oasis/Oasis-Ladies-Green-Crocodile-Leather-Watch-Strap-with-Mother-of-Pearl-Dial/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2817479&SearchQuery=green%20handbag&Rf-700=1000&Rf900=1500,4037&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=200&sort=3&clr=Green">ASOS</a> and I could actually see myself wearing this watch.</div>
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If you have a little boy to buy for I bet he would look so cute in this Green Nippers shirt, I love this. It is currently reduced to £10.99 and is available from birth to age 2. You can find all the details <a href="http://www.greennippers.co.uk/little-boys-green-long-sleeve-t-shirt/" rel="nofollow">here</a></div>
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On the same site I found these cute little girls leggings. I know they are not a true green but I don't think a true dark green is nice on a little girl, apart for the exception I have posted below. The leggings are also on sale, and for £8.99 I think they are very reasonable for an all natural and organic cotton product. You can buy these in ages 2 though 5 at <a href="http://www.greennippers.co.uk/girls-green-cotton-leggings/">Green Nippers</a></div>
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This is the exception, a little girl would look beautiful in this dark green Tudor dressing up dress and would feel like a princess I'm sure. You can buy this dress for £13.99 at <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-Princess-Fancy-Dress-Costume/dp/B008H3TO5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363409274&sr=8-1">Amazon</a> and it would be a different look to all the pink and frilly dressing up outfits little girls usually wear to fancy dress parties.</div>
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If you need to find a flattering alternative to the usual LBD for a special night out, you could perhaps consider this stylish fishtail Phase Eight dress. As it is such a dark shade of green it would still have a flattering, slimming look on, and at £250 from <a href="http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Phase+Eight+Margherita+criss+cross+fishtail+dress/176667334,default,pd.html">House of Fraser</a> you know it will be well made and not likely to be worn by several other women at your occasion or special night out.</div>
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When I lived in America Dooney and Burke were my go-to work bags, they were always great quality and never looked worn, so when looking for green handbags of course a Dooney caught my eye. I found this one at <a href="http://www.zappos.com/dooney-bourke-retro-drawstring-grass-green">Zappos</a> for $328, which even if you have to pay international shipping is not a bad price for a quality leather handbag. </div>
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Finally, I would just like to wish you all a very Happy St Patrick's day, Sláinte And if you are going to celebrate on Sunday I would love to hear about your plans. Will you be wearing anything green? xx<br />
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** By the way if you haven't already entered the current giveaway for a MAC make up product of your choice, you can do so <a href="http://british-bargains-and-beauty.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/mac-international-giveaway.html">here</a> **</div>
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First I want to apologise for not having been here for almost a week. I have an ongoing health problem that affects pretty much every aspect of my life and this past week's absence was due to that health problem. So, my first post, now I am back, is just a short one showing you a couple of my freebies and even a prize win, from the past couple of weeks.</div>
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Glamour magazine this month was giving a variety of Percy & Reed hair care products. I received the Volumising No Oil Oil, which is probably the product I would have chosen out of those available. It was a double freebie for me as my Glamour magazines are from a twelve month subscription I won in a competition last year. The RRP of a 60ml size is £14, therefore this 30ml freebie is worth £7, not bad hey? I haven't tried it yet but will do a full review when I do.</div>
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Next was an Eau de Lacoste roll on perfume freebie. I believe I signed up on their facebook page in the hopes of being one of the people who received this. I apply for so many freebies and enter so many competitions it is difficult to keep up I'm afraid, so hopefully it was from facebook :) I received a 6ml roller ball bottle that is perfect to throw in my handbag and smells wonderful, very light and uplifting, and one I wouldn't mind purchasing in the future. I have never considered buying a Lacoste perfume so this is a great marketing move, much better than the little wipe on samples, which I actually received one of in the post today! This perfume retails at around £40 to £45 for 50ml making this freebie worth around £5, not too bad.</div>
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I almost forgot to mention that I have been nominated for the Company Magazine new comer blogger award. Now I doubt very much I would get anywhere near the short-list but I thought I would let you know and ask that if you have the time, and like my blog of course, perhaps you could go and vote for me <a href="http://www.company.co.uk/company-blog-awards-2013-with-new-look">here</a> You need to enter your email and my URL, which is http://british-bargains-and-beauty.blogspot.co.uk/ <a href="http://british-bargains-and-beauty.blogspot.co.uk/"> </a>I know it's a lot of messing around to vote but if you do I would really appreciate it, and fully understand that you may have already found a blog to vote for. xx<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a very nasty spinal disease that means I am in severe pain 24 hours a day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have two amazing children of whom I could not be more proud, Steven who is 29 and Suzanne who is 28.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a degree in English and History, Social Work diplomas, a Massage Therapist License, but only for Texas, and I became a Reiki Master back in 2006. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a lovely boyfriend, who is kind, generous and loving, and everyone who meets him loves him, he is the complete opposite of my ex husband!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I believe in karma and therefore try to not think badly of anyone or wish bad things to happen to anyone, because karma is a product of our thoughts as much as our actions.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a tattoo. It is on my rear hip and is a red peace heart with my children's initials either side. I didn't get it until I was 50, my rite of passage into middle age :)</span></li>
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I managed to use up lots of samples in February :)</h3>
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<b>Easy Touch hand wash</b>. I bought a couple of these when they were on offer in Superdrug for about £1 each. I liked it, it smelt fresh, lathered nicely and was well worth the price. I would definitely buy again.<br />
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<b>Silvikrin Firm Hold Hairspray</b>. This is just a travel size I have taken out in my handbag and when I stayed out overnight. I have used this hairspray for several years so will definitely be buying again. The full size of Silvikrin hair sprays range from around £3 to £3.50.<br />
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I have been determined to use up some of my rather large supply of samples and this month I have used a few as you can see.<br />
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<b>Garnier intensive 7 days body moisturiser</b>. I did like this, is moisturised well and sank in quite quickly. As a lower priced moisturiser I would repurchase this when I don't have more high end ones in stock. I still have quite a few samples of it left which I am quite happy to use. And it is only $4.99 for 400ml<br />
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<b>Green People hydrating firming serum</b>. I absolutely loved what little I had to try of this. My skin felt instantly hydrated and I felt with continued use this one would actually help with firming my skin. I would love to have some more of this and at only £11.95 for 50ml I'm sure I will be buying some real soon<br />
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<b>Estee Lauder advance night repair</b>. This is a great sized sample, lasting me about two weeks so I got a good idea of how it worked. It worked great for me, my skin felt lovely and soft after using it and I felt there was some improvement in the appearance of my fine lines using this for the two weeks. Luckily I have a couple more of these samples but I will think seriously about buying the full size product when they are used up as it costs £45 for 50ml. If I see it on sale I will definitely buy some though.<br />
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<b>Decleor Foaming Cleanser</b>. I have a couple of decleor products in this travel size that I received in a set, and they are a great size to test whether you like it enough to buy the full size product, I do, and will definitely buy this at some point in the full size. You only need a small amount to get a nice lather to wash your face with and it leaves your face lovely and soft and very clean feeling, a really nice product. They have this on offer on Amazon for £22.00 for 200ml, well worth that price in my opinion, as you don't need a lot of product each time you use it.<br />
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<b>Nivea Pure and Natural Regenerating Night Cream</b>. This was the biggest surprise of all the samples I used last month. Nivea is not an expensive product line and I have never been a fan in particular, so I was pleasantly surprised with this and how great my skin felt after using it. My face felt smooth and moisturised and as good as it does after using more high end products. I will definitely buy this product again, I love it! Not only is only £5.35 for 100ml but at the moment it is on a 3 for 2 deal at Boots.<br />
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I won an Aztec necklace!</h3>
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Back in January I entered a competition over at <a href="http://sushiturtlesandlife.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/sugar-vice-giveaway.html">Sushi, Turtles and Life Blog</a>. When I heard from Erica, who writes the blog, that I had won, I was thrilled, and very surprised! This is what I won, a very cool Aztec necklace...</div>
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I received a Sexy Curves by Rimmel mascara in Brown/Black, a lovely Rimmel nail polish in Black cherries, a tube of Xen Tan and even a couple of Blend Collective samples, thank you so much Erica. I haven't tried any of my extras yet but I did put my funky necklace on straight away and I love it. The necklace is from <a href="http://www.sugarandvicedesigns.com/index.php">Sugar and Vice Jewellery</a>, which you should check out as they have some really unusual pieces.</div>
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Not only does it go with my freckles :) but I have an Aztec maxi dress, that I love and wear a lot in Summer, in exactly the same colour ways, so it will match perfectly.</div>
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Gift Ideas, at great prices, for Mother's Day</h4>
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I have chosen just a few lovely things that are currently at great prices that would all make wonderful gifts for Mother's on their special day. </div>
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There isn't any gift that can express how much we love and appreciate our Mother's, but I chose lovely things which are mostly discounted, not because our Mother's don't deserve full price gifts but so you can get more for your money and therefore treat Mum to something even nicer. I am lucky enough to still have my Mum and I am grateful every day for that fact. I hope all the Mother's out there have a wonderful Mother's day, whether you spend it with your children, your Mother, or someone who you love like your Mother.</div>
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The 85th Academy Awards Red Carpet </h3>
This years red carpet look was all sparkles and satin, with so many incredibly beautiful gowns it was hard to just choose these few to show you. But I think these are some of the best, and one or two of the worst, maybe?<br />
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Charlize Theron in Christian Dior couture</div>
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Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Couture.</div>
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From the perfection of Charlize Theron in her Dior couture, and Adele flying the flag with her 15 kilo Jenny Packham, to the rather unbecoming Versace chosen by the beautiful Halle Berry, and the dreadful, self designed, barely nipple covering monstrosity that Brandi Galnville, (who? exactly) wore, I hope you enjoyed checking out the gowns I chose for this blog. <br />
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Which is your favourite? And I doubt I need to ask, but which did you think was the worst gown - out of the ones above? I would love to hear your thoughts.<br />
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Always one of the most highly anticipated shows of fashion month, Prada showed on day two of Milan Fashion Week, and as expected praise was heaped upon Miuccia Prada, here we can see why...</div>
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There was a colour palette ranging from black and grey to light pink and blue, used in checked fabric and leather. There were elegant silhouettes and flashes of red and aqua, all of which seem to indicate a Winter of smart looks that will easily transfer to the high street.</div>
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There were more checks seen in the Versace collection but this time in tartan, and of course Donnatella also used leather and spikes, bold colour and lots of white, as always the "rock chic" stylist to the rich and famous.</div>
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I use this bag every day, even though I have a cupboard full of bags. Primarily because it holds quite a lot and is a cross body bag, the only type of bag I can use regularly because of my spinal disease as they distribute the weight so I don't hurt my back or neck any more than it already is. It is a black leather Jasper Conran bag from Debenhams which only cost about £40 if I remember correctly, I have had it for about 18 months now.</div>
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The contents of my bag, well except for all my hospital and doctor's appointment cards and paperwork which I keep in the back zipped section of my bag and which no one really needs, or probably wants, to see.<br />
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My purse is a black leather Osprey, bought for me by my lovely son about two years ago. I love this purse, it is so roomy and has lots of pockets for credit cards, loyalty cards etc.<br />
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This holds all my medication that I have to have with me at all times. I received it when I bought a Tibetan mala bead bracelet. I have had a lot of jewellery come in these little Asian fabric purses, but usually they are much smaller than this one, this is the ideal size to hold all my meds.<br />
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My prescription sunglasses, I have to wear sunglasses whenever we have a bit of sun or I get a horrible headache.</div>
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These Camouflage bags are fab, they fold up so neat and small but are very strong.</div>
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I only carry a few beauty products most of the time, and these are the things I rarely leave home without. I love perfume samples for throwing in my bag and always have one or two with me. My favourite lip balm is this tinted Burt's Bees, the chap stick is an old favourite that seems to be lasting forever! I love my eye liners so try to always have one with me to try and make it look like I haven't been awake for 72 hours straight! The Dermologica cream is just for when my skin feels particularly dry or tight, and of course - my old faithful - L'occitane hand cream. And finally one of my gorgeous Clinique chubby sticks.</div>
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This was a Christmas gift and I love it. Down the side is a small pen, when you take the pen out it opens up to a small writing pad, really useful and very pretty.</div>
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I picked this up as part of a birthday gift when I was shopping the other day and forgot it was in my handbag to be honest.</div>
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So there you have it, the contents of my handbag. I used to always carry much bigger bags and carried around everything but the kitchen sink, but as my spinal disease has progressed I am unable to carry that sort of weight and this handbag has become a firm favourite as it is so comfortable to wear and holds a decent amount. I also usually have my cell phone and camera in my bag when I leave the house, but as I haven't been out of the house for a few days, due to my stupid spine, my phone isn't here and of course I was using my camera :) </div>
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"The Secret's out : Confessions of Vogue's Ugg Addicts"<div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Yes ladies that ^^^ is the unbelievable headline seen on the Vogue web site recently!! What is the world coming to? Will we see Anna Wintour sitting front row in Milan or Paris sporting a pair of Ugg Adirondacks next? Well the latter is doubtful, but Vogue definitely was rocking some Ugg love, even Refiniery 29 was gob smacked and had to comment on this seeming dichotomy. As Connie Wang states in R29 " the article allows a few staffers to come out of the shearling closet."</span><div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Least you think Vogue are advocating leggings or denim shorts with Uggs, the uniform of college age girls everywhere it seems, they are not, of course they're not, they are Vogue after all! Accessories Editor Selby explains to us mere mortals that, “to make them work, I paired them with a silver lace Dolce & Gabbana dress—sometimes one must elevate.” So did you get that? leggings with Uggs are a big no no, while a D & G dress is a yes! Moreover Vogue went on to put up several design boards incorporating Uggs, check them out below.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1) Ugg Australia Classic tall boot $195<br />2) Joseph Ford naval peacoat $825<br />3) Proenza Schouler tie-dye tissue top $364<br />4) Yigal stretch leather trousers $1,595<br />5) Reed Krakoff Track tote $1,390<br />6) Nike+ Fuelband $149<br />7) Victorinox Swiss Army Alliance bracelet watch $495</span></span><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">
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It's hard to believe that a couple of years ago Mulberry didn't have enough money for catwalk lighting, but under the guidance of creative director Emma Hill revenue has jumped from £45 million to £168 million in five years. So how did Emma do during London Fashion Week? Is her Autumn/Winter 2013 line going to boost those sales even more? Take a look and make up your own mind.</div>
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<b><i> Mulberry introduced the new Suffolk bag, here in midnight blue</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you prefer to get 3 for the price of 2, just choose your two favourite tins, enter the code </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">LUCKYDIP</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> at check out where it asks for PROMO CODE and you will receive a third random patterned tin free! These steam creams are also </span>available<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in </span>the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> sale at ASOS for £10!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next offer was posted on one of my beauty groups on facebook by Emma Connolly, thank you Emma. It is for a Real Techniques blending brush, for only £3.99! You can get a further 10% off using the code GLAMOURZOMBIE TOO<span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"> (Also thanks to Emma for posting this)</span></span></div>
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Clinique chubby sticks are my favourite lip product ever! If you love Super Strawberry #07 you are in luck. because Amazon have them for £6.99 instead of the usual £16! I just wish they had my favourite colours for this price. You can buy this <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clinique-Chubby-Stick-Strawberry-Colour/dp/B006E8WSA2/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1">here</a></div>
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This Fithy Gorgeous nail polish is available at Debenhams for £3.60, reduced from £12. It is only available in the colour shown, pewter, but if you like it this is a great price. you can buy it <a href="http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_157115500899_-1">here</a></div>
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Well that's all the time I have for now, so I will leave you with these offers. If you know of any great offers it would be lovely f you could put them in the comments below for everyone to see. Also if you try to buy any of these products and find them out of stock please let us know about that also. I have just tried to purchase all of these products to check they were in stock and they were. Hope somebody finds a bargain on here :)</div>
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Now this is one of my favourite blue polishes ever, and that is saying something as I have a lot of blue nail polish! </div>
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The colour you see in the bottle is exactly what you get on your nails. One coat would probably have been ok, but I applied two, over a Leighton Denny base coat, and topped off with an OPI rapid dri top coat.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">The wonderful people over at John Greed jewellery offered a challenge to the blogger community to create a Valentine's wish list, in the form of a mood board, with a minimum of four items from their website, and up to the value of £250. I don't really enter this type of challenge normally, but when it involves the beautiful jewellery at John Greeds' well, I jumped at the chance! I find it very difficult to choose things for myself and I was very tempted to choose gifts for my Mother and my children, even though this is just a wish list and not an actual shopping list. But the instructions ask for <i>our</i> wishlist, specifically a wish list of jewellery "that you'd like to receive this Valentine's day" </span><span style="color: red;">so that is what I have done. My choices were fairly easy considering the huge range of incredible jewellery available from John Greed jewellery, as every single piece I chose has meaning for me. Here are the pieces I have chosen, that I will be lucky enough to receive if I am the winner of this Valentine's day bloggers' challenge!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">You can find this amazing watch <a href="http://www.johngreedjewellery.com/en/uk/swatch-watches-/swatch-draconem-watch-designed-by-tin-tin-suoz150/invt/bc1032/">here</a> on the John Greed web site. It is the Swatch Draconem, designed by tattoo artist Tin Tin. I love the artistry of tattoos, but have never felt they suited my life style, so, apart from the very small one I have on my hip, which was to commemorate my 50th birthday, my own little rite of passage into middle age, I have steered clear of them. This watch is a beautiful compromise, as I can wear the work of this amazing tattoo artist and enjoy his design every time I check out the time, but still be visibly tattoo free.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">This is the Pandora Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign bracelet, which you can also see <a href="http://www.johngreedjewellery.com/en/uk/bracelets/pandora-breast-cancer-awareness-complete-bracelet/invt/bc0699/">here</a>. The pink enamel charm has the pink ribbons of the breast cancer campaign decorating it. Not only is it beautiful, but 15% of the purchase price is donated to the Breakthrough Cancer Appeal, how wonderful is that? The pink ribbons mean so much to me. My son't best friend lost her Mother to this awful disease and the tragedy of that loss will always be with me, and right now one of my oldest and dearest friends is fighting the battle of her life, so I would be thrilled to wear this symbol of hope in honour of these great women.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">My final choice, is this silver Pandora Buddha charm. The Laughing Buddha symbolises happiness and peace, and most Westerners mistake the laughing Buddha with Gautama Buddha, the one who reached enlightenment, they aren't one and the same, but this Buddha still has spiritual meaning for millions of people world wide. As a Buddhist monk he was poor, very poor, but had an always present smile, showing us that money is not needed to bring happiness. This charm will be a </span><span style="color: red;">reminder of that fact during these difficult economic times.You can find the Buddha charm <a href="http://www.johngreedjewellery.com/en/uk/pandora-silver-charms/pandora-silver-buddha-charm-790478-/invt/p7263/">here</a></span><span style="color: red;">.</span></div>
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***If anyone else would love to enter this challenge you may do so on the <a href="http://www.johngreedjewellery.com/page/bloggerchallenge">John Greed website</a>***</div>
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Lila Downs, a modern day Hiawatha, and I like it.</div>
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Taylor Swift, looking beautiful as always.</div>
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Rhianna, amazing, but what on Earth is up with her, canoodling with Chris Brown again?</div>
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Beyonce, absolutely rocking this jump suit look.</div>
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Carrie Underwood, looking every inch the country music icon she has become.</div>
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Jennifer Lopez, stuck to the dress code but still managed to reveal some skin!</div>
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Katy Perry, not sure I love the dress but wow, she can rock anything she wears!</div>
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And bringing it for the guys, Jay Manuel, certainly different.</div>
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And last but not least, Justin Timberlake, always looks good in a tux, but what about those Al Capone style shoes?</div>
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These were the outfits that stood out for me at this years Grammys. I keep reading how everyone loved Adele's choice of dress. Now I know it was Valentino, and usually I love everything Valentino, but really? I think she really didn't suit it at all.</div>
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Also in red was Rhianna, and for me this was one of THE looks of the night. But my personal favourite was Beyonce, wearing the jump suit look, different, suited her amazing body and just overall classy and comfortable looking.</div>
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So, who wore it best, and worst, in your opinion? Let me know in the comment section below.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credits...</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glamour - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Refinery 29 - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Huffington Post</span><br />
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Comparing MUA shades 5 and 23</h3>
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Last year my nail obsession was any shade of blue, and although I still love my blues, my nail obsession for 2013 seems to be any shade of green. Recently, during the now infamous 50% off MUA sale, I ordered several nail polishes, well at 50p each it would have been rude not to. Amongst them were two greens and one greeny blue. Below you can see the comparison of the two green shades, 5 and 23.</div>
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Shade 23, Khaki<br />
(Please excuse my little finger nail, I accidently smudged it and just patched up instead of removing it and staring again)</div>
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I used shade 23 - khaki, on my finger nails. I applied an OPI base coat, followed by two coats of the khaki and topped it off with one coat of OPI fast-dri top coat. Two coats of this colour provided full opaqueness. This polish lasted almost 5 days before any chips appeared. Normally my hands would be in and out of water a lot more than they were during these particular 5 days though as I wasn't well, and I would say that perhaps the polish would have lasted a day or so less under normal circumstances. But, for 50p I think the staying power is amazing. </div>
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On my toes I only applied two coats of shade 5, topped off with one coat of OPI fast-dri top coat, I actually forgot to apply a base coat. To be honest this colour really needs three coats to reach full opaqueness, but I was in pain with my back so couldn't manage a third coat. Saying that, my toe nail polish still lasted almost two weeks. After that time the polish on two of my toes basically peeled off, I think this was primarily due to the fact that most nights I applied lotion to my feet and wore socks to bed . But for 50p and two coats I am completely happy with its' longevity.</div>
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Richard Chai, considered one of the "new Asian" influences, along with up and comers Peter Som and Derek Lam, was one of the first shows to hit NYFW earlier today. Famous for his Minimalist, menswear inspired touches, this show travelled those same lines. </div>
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The pattern of this bomber was a recurring brighter spot, along with flashes of purple, in an otherwise dark collection.</div>
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This fabric is reminiscent of this past seasons brocade, that seemed to be everywhere, as I'm sure this will be.</div>
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Starting tomorrow, that's February 7th, through Valentine's day, Fashion (that's an intentional capital F, for Fashion Week) will once again take over the Big Apple with all the ensuing craziness that is New York Fashion Week! Along with every fashion reporter and photographer known to man, the newer craze for street style divas and fashionista bloggers will mean that this year, more than ever before, high fashion will be totally accessible to anyone with an interest, and of course with the internet. Seems Twitter has a new application called Vine that apparently promises, fingers crossed, that any model who takes a tumble on to her ass will be blasted across the web with a mere split second or two's delay, how scrumptious is that? It's not that I don't feel for the poor model who hits the catwalk posterior first, it's just so unfair that they can walk in six inch, pin thin, heels while still looking so glamorous, so I'll take whatever little payback there is for the rest of woman kind and smile demoniacally when each and every one of those topplers bumps her bony ass on the catwalk.</div>
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While many veteran designers have opted out of NYFW this year, Kenneth Cole will present his first show since 2006. I love this man. He is chairman of the Foundation for Aids Research, and has been an activist for AIDS for almost thirty years. I also love that his clothes are so wearable, and I often wore his ready to wear line for work when I lived in the US, but mostly I love his constant giving to a charity close to his heart. </div>
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Cole has recently teamed up with Sarah Jessica Parker to create twenty limited edition clutch bags, the profits of which will go to amFAR. The bags include wallets designed to hold your credit card, mobile phone, mirror <b><i>and</i></b> a condom, as the man himself says " It suggests the importance of looking good and, at the same time, being safe" You can see why I love him, can't you?</div>
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Ah Betsey, whom, if you didn't know better you could be forgiven for thinking, looks like a homeless art teacher. I have always liked her, her steadfastness in sticking around such a fickle industry for almost 45 years, her fight against breast cancer - and her unwavering support of so many breast cancer charities, and of course, her fashion. No one says "girls just wanna have fun" as well, in the design world, as Betsey...Ohhhh Isn't that a song?</div>
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Oh yeah, a song by Cyndi Lauper, the perfect choice to present Betsey's Birthday cake!</div>
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Maybe I should have said, from the <i>ridiculous</i> to the sublime! After all, who wears bright red lipstick with an orange outfit?</div>
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So, there you have it, just a few of the things I am looking forward to during the coming week of NYFW! And, it doesn't all end there, oh no. New York is merely the start, and is swiftly followed by major runaway shows in London, Milan and Paris, in that order. The fashion overload we will <strike>endure</strike> enjoy in the coming days is not the end, hurrah!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Kenneth Cole & SJP bag, pic from www.style.com</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Catwalk pics from The Telegraph</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Betsey Johnson pics originally by www.sofeminine,co,uk</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Street style pic #1 & 2 www.lelalondon.com # 3 www.textstyles.ca</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596397298692044857.post-55647488788352608092013-02-04T03:19:00.002+00:002013-02-09T22:34:26.979+00:00January Empties<script type="text/javascript">
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</script>This post is a little late as I haven't been very well over the past couple of days. Anyway, here are my empties for January.<br />
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I have tried to use up some of my samples this month, and as I have stayed at my Mum's house a couple of times I made sure to put samples, where possible, in my toiletry bag. I did find a few items that I definitely want to buy in their full sizes in the future.<br />
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My January Favourites</h3>
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These are my favourite items from January. All of these products only cost me personally £1!! Let me explain...<br />
Obviously the Omorovicza serum was a free sample, as was the Dirty Works Body Butter. I won the Lavera shower gel in a competition on the Lavera facebook page, and the L'Occitane was part of a gift I received for Christmas. The one thing I actually paid for was the Body Shop shower gel, but it was on offer for three for £3, so not bad for this bargainista last month.<br />
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My shower Products</h3>
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I loved both of these products. The<i> Lavera bath and shower gel </i>in Rose Garden is beautiful. The fragrance completely enveloped me and even hours later there was still a noticeable rose scent on my body, and in my bathroom. I made sure to leave the bathroom door open whenever I used this shower gel so the smell would spread throughout my home. As with all Lavera products this shower gel is 100% natural, chemical free, and best of all of course, involves absolutely no animal testing. It is made with organic wild roses, mmmm doesn't that sound lovely? And it is. I will definitely be buying this again. This product is available online, and costs just £6.45 for 150ml from http://www.pravera.co.uk </div>
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The <i>Body Shop Earth Lovers shower gel</i> in pear and lemon grass fragrance also gets my vote. For such a low price this product really performs well, and again I would highly recommend it, especially when it is on sale at http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk although the list price is £5 for 250ml, the Body SHop always has a sale on. It has a fresh, natural smell and I only needed a small amount on my sponge to get a lot of suds and bubbles. It is really good value for money.</div>
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I was more impressed with the <i>Dirty Works body butter</i> than I expected to be. It was obvious as soon as I tried it that it contains shea butter and sweet almond oil from both the fragrance and the way my skin felt after applying it. I used this 20ml sample over a few days on my hands and arms, and I loved the way it smelt, and the way it made my skin feel. Obviously Dirty Works products are dupes of Soap and Glory, and I have to say that this product at least is a very good dupe that I will definitely buy again. It is available in a 300ml tub and the list price is £4.99, but, it is often half price in Sainsbury's. Even at full price it retails at about half the price of Soap and Glory!</div>
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I use <i>L'Occitane</i> products all the time and always have a travel size hand cream in my hand bag. This past month I used up a<i> cherry blossom fragrance hand cream,</i> which I really like. What more can be said about this brand that hasn't been said a hundred times? Well not much, so I will just say that as with all L'Occitane products this is well worth the money and does what it says in the blurb. It smells wonderful and leaves your hands soft and not sticky. You can pick up the 30ml size for £8 from http://uk.loccitane.com</div>
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I am in love with the <i>Omorovicza radiance renewal serum</i> now I have tried it. The company itself says of this serum, " This oil-free soothing serum helps to brighten dull complexions and erase any signs of tiredness" and I would say they are spot on with that description. My skin felt soft and smooth, and did look brighter as soon as I applied the serum. I would love to use this product every day, but at £75 for 30ml that is not going to happen, sadly. I will keep my eyes open for discounts on this brand though, and if I find this discounted I will definitely stock up, it is wonderful on my 52 year old skin. You can buy this, and all Omorovicza products, from their web site at http://www.omorovicza.com</div>
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Not much to say about these products, I ran out of Listerine and bought the<i> Aquafresh mouth wash</i> as a stop gap product. It's OK, milder than Listerine and freshens your breath. The <i>Imperial Leather Jasmine Touch hand soap </i>is my favourite fragrance from this brand. It leaves my hands smelling sweetly of jasmine and is naturally antibacterial, which I of course prefer to chemicals, a nice cheap every day hand soap. The <i>Gucci Premiere</i> sample was a disappointment as it was just one of the little wet squares rather than the little vial many companies give out as samples. I couldn't get any real idea of how this perfume works on my skin, but my daughter received a gift set of this from my son for Christmas and it is a beautiful fragrance, if a little expensive. I would say it is worth the price tag though.</div>
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Mainly more samples here. The <i>Matis intensive resourcing cream</i> was nice, but I doubt I would buy again as it didn't make my skin feel amazing or anything. The<i> L'Oreal Revitalift BB cream</i> felt a little heavy compared to other BBs I have tried, so I won't be buying this one. I did like the way my skin felt after applying the <i>L'Oreal youth code serum</i> and this is one I will consider in the future as it is more in my price range than the Omorovicza serum. I have used the <i>Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair</i> before and I do like it and will probably buy it again at some point. </div>
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I finally used up the <i>Clairol Perfect 10 conditioner</i>, which had been in my shower for a couple of months, since I last dyed my hair. This conditioner always leaves my hair feeling in great condition and is another product I would highly recommend. The conditioners that come with hair dyes always seem superior to other conditioners to me, especially this one.</div>
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I don't even remember when or where I bought the travel size hair spray, <i>Freeze It</i>. I always like to have a travel size hair spray in though, to put in my handbag on a night out. This one was fine, nothing special, and I doubt I would buy it again. It did brush out of my hair completely and did smell nice though.</div>
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Well there you have it, my first monthly empties post, I hope you enjoyed seeing the products I have used up in this past month. If you have any questions about any of these products please leave me a comment and I will try my best to answer you.</div>
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