Category Archives: Shopping

Recommendations: 19 Crimes Red Wine

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

I’m not a wine snob. As a general rule, if it’s white I don’t like it to be too sweet and I don’t like oaky wine, if it’s fizz I’d prefer a cremant over prosecco, with red I generally pick … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Marks and Spencer’s Formula Absolute Lip Eye Cream

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

One of the best things I did for myself last year was the M&S Beauty Calendar. I find December difficult and the calendar was the perfect daily present, something to look forward too. It also introduced me to new beauty … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Superdrug Intensive Moisture Hand Cream

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

I like hand cream, in my flat, there is one in every room and always one in my handbag. I just don’t like the feeling of dry hands after I’ve washed them. This is the one that I use most … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Spiced Ginger Tea

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

I drink a lot of herbal tea, right now on the shelf at home, I have mint tea, lemon and ginger tea, licorice tea, fennel tea, night-time tea, green mint tea and recently, spiced ginger tea.It’s starts off like gingerbread … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Body Shop Ginger Shampoo

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

I have a really terrible dandruff/itchy scalp problem. It’s been an ongoing problem since my teens, I’ve tried T-Gel, Nizoral, Head, a fancy L’Oreal Professionnel three step system, Baby Shampoo, Kérastase, Lush’s Snake Oil bar, essential oils. I’ve run the … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Lavender Bath Salts

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

I’ve written before about how useful a daily bath has been in my quest for better sleep and easier mornings. I went from bath oil to epsom salts. There are lots of bath salts recipes on the internet, this one … Continue reading →

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Recommendations: Blanquette de Limoux

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

It’s Christmas and most of the country is drinking it’s weight in prosecco! I have drunk a fair bit in my time but it’s not my first choice of fizz. I tend to pick a crémant or a cava because … Continue reading →

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