Now the Winter of Discontent is over, the balmy (see what we did there….) Summer is now here and quite frankly one’s lips have taken a hammering with this mad weather and I profess that I have not looked after them as much as I should!
So, fortuitously, some gorgeous Bonbon lip balms arrive on our desk to try and I am straight in there insisting my need is greater than anyone else!! Just the name is enough to get me hooked!
Now I like my lip balm to be balmy but with a little gloss for some glam in my hour of need. And these babies do not disappoint! With a variety of flavours from Chocolate and Caramel to Mandarin and Mint, there’s something for everyone’s whim here….but got to say the Mint just has that little va va va vroom that you sometimes need in a lip balm!!
And for only £5, it’s a must and you can even join Club Bonbon and receive Bonbon lip balm every month - just log onto www.bonbonbalm.com
What is going on in the last few days? Fergie has regret, Ronan has regret and Johnathon Cainer tells me I am going to have regret unless I respect my intuition!!! Now maybe the former two could have done with some of that and then maybe they wouldn’t be in the mess they are now!! But we actually have a soft spot for both so here’s hoping it gets sorted!!
But as some of my more esteemed media colleagues are spotting now too, intuition says we do love a bargain and now of course it’s fashionable to wear Aldi face cream and buy your chocolate from Lidl (well if you’re my dad that is!!!)
But the greatest find of today (and intuition says you should visit this site….) is www.clickini.com - just the name is enough to make you rush to your keyboard and tap till you’ve lost those last few pounds!!!
Ok - not the cheapest on the block but whoever said “no pain no gain” had great intuition!!
To quote a lyric (cos you know we love that!! And maybe just a little nod to Ronan and Fergie….)
“Though I always try hard not to leave any clues,
I’m always found out, wish I knew how to use
Intuition….” (Lynx)
Happy clickini!!
x
Just checking in just in case you thought I had toned myself into a few grains of sand!
No, we are loving it!!! Oh my god, this machine is the Didier Drogba of toning machines!! (Ok slightly random choice of analogy but he is topical right now!! And as for the cover of Vanity Fair this month…that is taking toning to fever pitch!!!
No, we are on track and already (might be phsycological but who cares at this early stage!!!) feeling like there might just be one less line…
Goal is July 11th to look like a Slender Toned Goddess!
No worries as they say….xxxxxxxx
or will be fairly shortly! Just thought I would let you know that tonight I have begun the first day of the rest of my new life - or face actually….
Oh my…it’s arrived…..the Slendertone Face…..
Stay tuned for more updates…. and obviously this now means I will look 10 years younger….
And even more obviously I will be in with a chance with George Clooney…
No Cougars for me…..no-one will even imagine I’m a day over 25…..
More as I tone….xxxx
Well apologies for the delay in our updates - New York trip pretty much did us in and as fabulous as that was, caused us all sorts of dramas and it’s only now we seem to be back to normal!!!
So, with a couple weeks of madness and only now recovering, how happy were we when the new Braun Silk Xpressive Pro land on our desks! Now I do have to profess to being a bit of a wooss in my time when it comes to Epilators and can’t say I was happy to draw the straw on who got this little gem to try!
But determined not to be defeated and let’s face it, I have had a child so how painful can it really be!!! So with gritted teeth off I went! Well the new features including a speed increase which I take to be an improvement on how long you have to endure the pain is indeed a bonus! And the fact that you can use it in the shower just somehow physchologically lessens the pain due to hot water massaging your pain!
But you know what, one of the best bits is the Smartlight technology - you think you’ve got them all but that just makes sure! And was it really that bad??? No…..
So do I have smooth legs that will have Pretty Polly straight on the phone now?? You bet….only problem is that they’re still about 5 inches too short for that contract!!!
Happy epilating…xx
Now now….steady….you’re thinking where’s she going with this one… and no we are not talking about the Canadian Heavy Metal band 3 Inches although I do have to say that’s quite a nifty way of them getting a mention on this blog!!! And almost breathing the same air as Justin Bieber on this page!! How funny is that!!
No it is nothing more but my no means nothing less than one of the most fabulous inventions since the GHD irons! 
The theory is somewhat the same - how to make your hair appear 3 inches longer but this time it’s without the ruin and split ends! And let’s face it as we all get a little bit older the mushroom effect that may well have suited us in in our tender years is not such a good look now!
So we have been trying out the 3 Inches More System from Michael Van Clarke for a couple of weeks now and by using the Pre-wash treatment, shampoo and conditioner we do have to say that our hair is really rather soft and fab - I might like to liken it to almost cashmere but you might actually think I have lost the plot but it is divine! And with the hammering my hair takes with the blow dry and irons, this is a godsend!!
I might actually go as far to say that forget Cheryl Cole and her extensions…. get me on the ad - I’ll flick my cashmere locks with the best of them|!!
Don’t know if it’s hit your house yet but Bieber Fever is raging here!
Unless you have been living under a small tree, and not spoken to a teenage girl in the last month (which obviously in my house is not possible) you will doubtless be aware of
said popstar!!!
I thought no-one could replace the affections of teenager for Robert Pattinson but along comes a small, perfectly formed, floppy haired charmer and I am afraid RPatz just looks like he needs bath! And with the news of RPatz playing Kurt Cobain, let’s face it, he won’t be making shampoo ads for a while yet then!
Now don’t want to sound smug but said teenager along with myself (how cool am I) and her chum actually found ourselves walking round the Science Museum with said hair do after hours as you do, (ok stop screaming……) a few weeks back and I have to say, (God I actually sound like my mother now), that young man is a complete dish and has the girls completely in the palm of his hand and he’s clean! (Now that is actually what my mother said when she walked into Teenager’s room….)
Will he last, can he grow any taller (cos teenager does slightly tower….) will his voice break, will he get spots? Who cares, when you’ve got a No 1 album in the US for two weeks in a row, who cares…. Go Justin….we love you…x
Well we said we wouldn’t get involved…we said we are impartial and indeed we are! But it is just too tempting not to have a little daily moment for the leaders of our fabulous country and make a little comment as each day goes by…
So some will be frivoulous, some will be dear to our heart, some will be what we want to hear them say and more importantly change!!!
But today’s will be actually to do with my current ailment and a small dig at the NHS and the cost of dental treatment! Which I cannot believe is as expensive as it is!
Now I am on Denplan…perhaps one of the more fortunate and hence receive a small discount on treatment! But in reality who the hell can afford to have major dental treatment in today’s world! Not that I wish to diss any dentists around the country - you certainly earn your money but surely there must be a better or cheaper way of providing dental care! Certainly for those who can’t get it on the NHS which let’s face it is an awful lot of us!
It’s verging on a small mortgage to have root canal (a la moi!!) so who knows what a crown would cost! Even the Queen would flinch at that!!
There ends my rant…..x Tomorrow is another day….What will David do or what will Gordon say?? And as for Nick…
Ah we’re back and the song lyrics are back in flow!!
So today’s new toy is so retro we are regressing!! The return of the Polaroid One 600!
But this is no ordinary Polaroid camera! It’s the Paul Giambarba Edition from the Impossible Project - he being the guru who created the iconic look of Polaroid from 1957 to 1977!
And as I am off to the Big Apple this weekend, how cool am I going to be armed with my Polaroid for instant appreciation of the New York Skyline!
New York…concrete jungle where dreams are made of…with my Polaroid camera!!!
Oh we love our job here! Spending all day engrossed in looking at fabulous things is truly no hardship and we are eternally grateful!
Shaving is possibly one of the duller more mundane moments of our day so it’s a joy when something as basic as a razor can be looked upon as an object of not only beauty but actually makes you delicately fragrant!!!
The new Venus Spa Breeze 2 in 1 razor not only gives you the satisfaction of a smooth shave with it’s 2 Shave Gel Bars thus eliminating the need for any soap or shaving cream but it also wafts of White Tea Scent! Now you can’t say that’s not a good idea!!
And with it’s handy Store in Your Shower case, life just gets better!! And….it’s a delightful shade of pale pink which quite frankly looks rather nice in my shower!!
