Portsmouth is one of my favourite places in England, and recently Jeff and I made an excuse to get out of London and visit some of his family there. I always love when we go – and not just because his family is wonderful! – because I love the scenery. And I don’t mean the Spinnaker Tower or … Continue reading
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In search of perfect skin: round 2
This blog post is part of a series of my personal skin care journey. If you’ve got oily, temperamental, breakout prone skin you may want to read on – and let me know your best skin care tips in the comments! x Round 2: Delarom’s Face Cleansing Gel and Hydrating Balancing Aroma The second set of products that … Continue reading
In search of perfect skin: round 1
This blog post is the first in a series of my personal skin care journey. If you’ve got oily, temperamental, breakout prone skin you may want to read on – and let me know your best skin care tips in the comments! x Ever since I came off birth control pills (about 6 months ago … Continue reading
How to fix rips in leather shoes
Today I’ve got my first grownup tip for you: how to fix tears in leather shoes. (Just writing this blog post makes me feel like I might actually have reached that mythical land of adulthood!) You know how, sometimes, you get tears in leather shoes when you wear them? I get them all the time, specifically on … Continue reading
Fashion Loves Tech
‘Fashion’ and ‘tech’ aren’t two thoughts that aren’t normally connected in my mind. In fact, the two have always been very separate personal interests of mine – until now. ASOSÂ recently hosted Third Wave Fashion‘s ‘The Real Future of Fashion Tech‘ event where the panel talked all about fashion and tech – from the tech that … Continue reading
Trying out the Nokia Lumia 1020
It seems like ages ago now, but back in January I had the chance to trial a Nokia Lumia 1020 through the Trial a Lumia scheme. It’s free to do and anyone can do it, so if you’re interested in technology I highly recommend you take advantage! Continue reading
Trekking about North London
Spring seems to be well and truly here in London*, so Jeff and I made the most of it this weekend and explored North London. From Camden Town to Upper Holloway, Archway to Highgate, Muswell Hill to Crouch End, we hit the pavement and saw as much as possible on foot, stopping to enjoy food … Continue reading
#100happydays
Like pretty much everyone else on Twitter and Instagram right now, I am doing the #100happydays challenge. The idea is that you find one thing to be happy about every day for 100 days, and I’m finding it both easy and overwhelming at once. (1 thing a day = easy; doing something every day for … Continue reading
28 Days Later… belated Christmas edition
Christmas was ages ago now, but this little lady has been busy so I’m only just finding time to write about it. This was Jeff and my first Christmas Day just us (we celebrated belated Christmas with his family another day) and we didn’t want to just sit at home, so we put on our Christmas … Continue reading
Bubbly and beauty in Canary Wharf
My dear readers, you know I’m not strictly a beauty blogger. But when my lovely friend Mitra asked me to join her at the Bare Minerals party in Canary Wharf to celebrate their new store with some bubbly and a “make under”, I couldn’t well refuse! Continue reading
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