There is a proper Christmas Gift Guide on its way to you, but it's taking an absolute age to film it. Meanwhile, I am writing about a few really stand-out gifts that I have found on my extensive searches and one of those is the Hello Kitty Liberty Box of Treats. I...
New brand on my radar, Ortigia - how had I not heard of it before? The packaging is absolutely gorgeous! I shall report back when I have had a good scrub-a-dub with something from the range, but my beady little shopper's eye is telling me that I'm going to love it.....
OK, I'm trying very hard not to scream with excitement about this. There are many levels to my excitement and I shall now attempt to tell you all about them without getting hysterical. 1) Pai, one of my most favourite beauty brands, has launched two gift sets. YES...
Slightly surprising discovery of the week: Thierry Mugler's Angel Body Cream. I'm actually surprised that I like Angel full-stop, because it's nothing like the fragrances that I normally wear, but I'm even more taken aback by my love for this hulking great pot of...
I have an unexpected lingerie casting today; I thought I'd share with you my quick preparation routine for getting my bod looking sleek 'n shiny in a hurry! just waiting for the postman to knock... 1) Dinner the night before: easy on the wheat. I made a gorgeous...
I love Aromatherapy Associates Bath and Shower Oils (see previous review here) and have worked my way through the Perfect Partners set and the Heavenly Oils set, both of which contain two mini-sized bottles of oil. The mini bottles are perfect for travelling with -...
I know what you're thinking: why in God's name would I want a soap moulded into the shape of an aeroplane wearing spectacles? Well I'll tell you a few things, which include the fact that 1) They're flying goggles and not glasses 2) It's pretty bloody cute (also comes...
How cute is this?! I know it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas, but I have a desk full of sparkly, glittery, twinkly things all ready for my Bumper Christmas Video (it's going to be a masterpiece, let me tell you. Cliff Richard's already booked to croon...
We're having a mini heat-wave here in the UK - how utterly fantastic! I was just sorting through some images that needed processing and I found this one, taken very sneakily by Mr AMR when I was engrossed in my reading. (Location: Aenaon Villas. Heaven on earth!) I...
My most-used SPF of the summer, made by the brand that nobody ever knows how to pronounce. Or is it just my immediate family that has a problem with it? One of us says "piss boon", another "pizz boo-in" and my mother, who always pronounces anything she's not sure of...
WARNING: do not use this body butter unless you want to spend your days resisting the temptation to eat your own flesh. I don't know what kind of devilry the people at Good Things have employed in the making of this product, but it is all kinds of dangerous. I have...
When I was a teenager I used to be obsessed with Lavender. I had room-sprays and sachets and oil-burners galore, all loaded up with the relaxing scent of lavender. I went a bit overboard, looking back - it rather spoilt the smell of lavender for me for the years to...