Category Archives: Shopping

Recommendation: Sally Hansen Nail Rehab

Posted on September 1, 2018 by nicdempsey

One of the strange side effects of having an allotment is that it really improved my nails. In the first two summers of having the plot , my nails stop flaking and peeling, I think it’s something to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Nail Varnish, Shopping, Things I Like | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recommendation: Marks and Spencer Tanning Drops

Posted on August 25, 2018 by nicdempsey

I am a pale person, I’m also a pale person with a horror of burning in the sun and although this summer I’m probably the most tanned I’ve ever been thanks to hours on the allotment, I’m not that tanned. … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Thankful | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Recommendations: Altruist Sun Screen

Posted on August 11, 2018 by nicdempsey

I have talked about how much I love this sun screen before. It is the magic unicorn of sunblock. Altruist covers UVA and UVB, hypoallergenic, fragrance free, water resistant, can be used on the face and body (doesn’t cause you … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Things I Like | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recommendation: Elvis Juice

Posted on August 4, 2018 by nicdempsey

I quite like Brewdog beers (I also like the Lone Wolf gin they make but like the navy strength over the ordinary one, of course I do!). This one is my favourite, Elvis Juice

Posted in Booze, Shopping, Things I Like | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Recommendation: Nightdress

Posted on July 28, 2018 by nicdempsey

In recent years, I have embraced sleepwear, I refused to wear clothes in bed until my 30’s and now I am a firm wearer of pyjamas. I generally find it difficult to get night ‘jamas though. I don’t want teddy … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Things I Like | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Recommendations: Hibiscus Tonic

Posted on July 21, 2018 by nicdempsey

As we move towards the school holidays, the weather seems to be getting colder and maybe, just maybe we’ll have some rain but for the last 3 weeks or so, it’s been hot. Sleeping has been harder, for two days … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Things I Like | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Monday Miscellany

Posted on April 23, 2018 by nicdempsey

Continuing the ‘this day in history’ theme I started last week, today 357 years ago, Charles II was crowned at Westminster Abbey, which is the perfect place to post this from Horrible Histories… After last week’s sunburn I have found … Continue reading →

Posted in How I Live, Shopping | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Learning to love lipstick again

Posted on January 24, 2018 by nicdempsey

I used to wear lipstick all the time. Usually bright red, I always had it on. At some point it just became too much effort, I love how it looks when it’s perfect but I hate when it wears off … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Things I Like | 1 Comment

New Year, New Skin Care Routine

Posted on January 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

I’ve talked about what I use on my face in this space for a while and January always seems like a good time to talk about it. Forty-something skin is no joke, winter always shows on my face and I … Continue reading →

Posted in How I Live, Shopping, Things I Like | 1 Comment

Shopping Woes

Posted on August 22, 2017 by nicdempsey

Yes, I was just complaining about how difficult I find clothes shopping, but I’m more annoyed than I thought because my shoping issues have continued through the summer. I bought a top, I took it home and it just didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Whining | Leave a comment