Sunday Tittle Tattle (noun?): everything from the week that I have forgotten to post about, in easy brunch-sized chunks…

1) After I finished making my Fragrance Collection video last week, Mr Bear came padding on into the bathroom expecting a cuddle and I picked him up when the camera was still running. I grabbed this screenshot from my video editor because I thought it was so funny – I’ve never seen Mr Bear look more unimpressed! I also can’t believe what a fatty he looks on camera – when he’s ambling about I always think he looks so small! I think it’s when his head is all squished, it gives him jowls. Mind you, he does weigh 4.5kg now and he’s only seven months old…or is it eight?

2) Luxury beauty brand Omorovicza are running an offer on their website until the end of the month – spend over £100 and receive a free Deep Cleansing Mask worth £57. Just in case you’re feeling flush.. You can read all of my raving about the Deep Cleansing Mask in these posts, and the website is here: Omorovicza

3) Something that I have rediscovered: l’Occitane’s Amande Pomme Toning Cider. It’s absolutely brilliant on murky, temperamental, oily-crap skin. (You know where I’m coming from.) If you’re in one of those lunar phases where your skin just never feels clean or clear then a swipe of this is utter joy. Do you know what’s not utter joy? They fact that they discontinued it! I have one bottle left and it’s being kept in the dark, cool space in the back of my wardrobe. I am paying better attention to it than my most expensive fragrances. Bring this back, l’Occitane! The whole Amande Pomme range had such cute packaging too. L’Occitane also kept the Calanques range as a limited edition, which I am still sore about – it was one of their best fragrances ever!

4) Finally, if you’re into making homemade ice cream, you have to get this book from The Icecreamists – there was a press launch in their little Covent Garden parlour-with-a-difference last week. Unfortunately I couldn’t make the event, but the book was sent on to me and it’s fantastic. I have a new Cuisinart Ice Cream Pro to try out and so I’ll definitely be making some of the recipes! I’ve already made frozen raspberry yoghurt in my machine and the most decadent chocolate ice cream in the world…

The Icecreamists: Vice Creams, Ice Cream Recipes & Other Guilty Pleasures