Walk like an Egyptian

While most of the UK is probably now covered in snow ... (or so the weather forecast led me to believe) ... I am avoiding the cold and instead sunning myself in Egypt :)

A well deserved break that I have been waiting an age for ... I have taken plenty of trashy books to keep me occupied and hope to spot a camel or too .... and maybe even a pyramid.

Posts may be few and far between in my absence but I will be back shortly to share a snippet of the sunshine with you all.

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Another year, another winter

I found this set of drawers lying outside my old flat just as I was moving out. It looked like it had been placed their deliberately as someones idea of an art installation.

Whatever the case, it almost seemed a little haunting and somewhat deep.
Winter has arrived.

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Olay's Big British Beauty Poll - The Results!

Back in September I blogged about Olay's Big British Beauty Poll here ... and 20,000 female, beauty obsessed opinions later, we have the results!

Some of the opinions are quite an interesting read.

When it comes to skincare, 50% of women placed importance on youthful looking skin and less than 10% voted for toned body, bright eyes, shiny hair, good teeth etc. So good skin prevails.

Therefore it's not surprising that Botox no longer has the must have appeal it once had with the popularity of anti-ageing facials reigning supreme followed by microdermabrashion and facial peels.

And when it came to your all time beauty icon, hands down winner was everyones favourite classic beauty - Audrey Hepburn. She was followed by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and Grace Kelly. With Chery Cole, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie featuring as the most popular new faces.

Jessica Rabbit didn't even feature in the top 10!! Tut ;)

To view the full results click on the link

http://www.olaybigbritishbeautypoll.co.uk/

And of the 13,000 women who tried and tested Olay Regenerist 3-point super serum, a whopping 98% would recommend to a friend. Now that's a result!

It's proven to firm skin and contains the highest levels of penta-peptides and vitamin B3 complex to deliver maximum firming and hydration benefits.

So not only have Olay listened to and understand the views of the buyer they are also hosting their first live wavecast - an interactive q&a with a panel of leading beauty experts.

It takes place tomorrow (Thursday 25th November) at 4pm.

To take part all you need to do is go to http://www.olaybigbritishbeautypoll.co.uk/ at 4pm tomorrow and have all your beauty questions answered.

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Guest blogging at Social Tailor

I was asked recently if I would do a little guest slot on fab fashion blog Social Tailor.

Find out what my ultimate festive party dress is ... You can view it here.

It was such a pleasure and honour to be asked to write for such a great site. Why don't you hop on over and check it out :)

... Enjoy!

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The best way to spread christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear...

This Christmas, The Body Shop are looking to bring 'Joy to the World' through singing.

They are on the search to find the most joyous choir in the country to feature in a YouTube Christmas montage which will be released in December.

The competition is open to amateur and professional singers, school choirs or even just groups of 'Glee'ful friends whatever their age, ability or style may be. The winning group will not only feature in the YT film but also receive £200 of The Body Shop products with 5 runner up choirs winning £100 worth of The Body Shop products each.

All you need to do to feature in the montage, simply film your choir/friends/Glee Club singing the carol 'Joy to the World' and send (in mpeg format) to joytotheworld@thebodyshop.com with a contact name, address and phone number of your choir representative. Films should be no longer than 2.5 minutes duration. The contest closes on 29th November so not long left so make sure you get your groups together spreading that Christmas cheer on camera.

You can find more info on the competition T&C's here.

Good Luck!

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Product Review Rewind - MUFE Smoky Lash

Way back near the start of 2010, I blogged about my disappointment at a recent mascara purchase. Make Up Forevers Smoky Lash. You can see that post here.

Boy, am I eating my words now. You see I have purchased this mascara 3 times since that review. 3 times!!

Let me explain. Each time I open a new Smoky Lash mascara I still feel exactly the same way I did when I wrote my first review. It's clumpy, wet, messy and doesn't give me that polished look I am eager to attain.
Fast forward a week or 2 later and suddenly the texture and consistency of this mascara is just perfect. It is still as pigmented as when freshly open but much less wet and much easier to define, lengthen and thicken my lashes.

Gone is the clumpiness and untidy finish and instead we have a clean but full set of lashes that have wow factor. The finish is so close to a false lash effect that I am often asked if my lashes are real! Result.

It just goes to show that opinions can be changed and that really a product has to be trialled much longer than just a couple of weeks before you can make an unbiased judgement on it. A lesson learned.

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Lanvin Loser

Lanvin for H&M hits the UK stores tomorrow. There is chat of budding fashionistas camping out overnight and it is without doubt they are set for a stampede of stylish shoppers come 9am tomorrow morning.

Since my initial excitement at the Lanvin announcement I have avoided blogging about the Lanvin H&M collaboration. In fact, it depresses me ever so slightly to read about it.

Why you ask?
Well, tomorrow at 9am I will be stuck in a dreary office nestled on the River Clyde and my husband will no doubt be mid-air hovering over Europe somewhere. Neither of us anywhere near an H&M store, neither of us within reach of this gorgeous, to-die-for collection.

I could head into town after work but chances are all the good stuff will be gone and certainly all the sizes I require will be out the door in a flash. Hmmmph :(

So, I guess I couldn't put it off any longer. I did eye up the promo images, I did pick out my favourites and I might as well live a little bit of Lanvin through my blog even if I won't be able to bag one of my top picks.


From the faux fur jacket to the 1950's esque full skirted dress, everything in the collection is feminine, elegant, gorgeous and just a little bit edgy. Frills, puffs, nipped in waists and a gorgeous colour palette ... getting in on the action would be a little bit of Heaven but alas I will need to make do with living vicariously through the many bloggers who will manage to hot foot it down to H&M tomorrow.

So go on, tell me ... what are your top picks and what will you be racing through the aisles for?

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