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#19 Body Shop’s Ginger Sparkle Collection Review
Ginger Sparkle Collection Tin £15 My mum runs her own pre-school, so to raise funds at Christmas they hold a Body Shop party. I feel I should do my bit by buying something so after browsing the catalogue and picking something for Christmas I decided I’d treat myself to this. I’m always drawn to anything gingerbread smelling at Christmas, and this included the two things I like from the Body Shop.. shower gel and of course their amazing body butter and hey it was only £15! It includes Shower Gel 250ml Body Butter 50ml Soap Body Scrub 75ml The first thing I tried out was the body scrub and wow…
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#17 Fashion Foreword
So this is the first ‘my own style’ post. I’m a bit nervous, mainly because I have no one to photograph me all artsy and I only have a crappy digital camera (or my iPhone if I can’t find my camera) so even if on the rare occasion I think I look good, the camera tells me I look like crap. I’m sure that’s just a standard woman thing though! Without further ado, here are some outfits I’ve worn over the past few weeks, along with an occasional face of the day. I work four out of seven days, so on those days I usually only wear a leggings and…
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Benefit ‘They’re Real!’ Mascara Review
Benefit They’re Real! Mascara £18.50 @ most retailers Since my Diorshow Black Out Mascara ran out well over three years ago I’ve jumped from mascara to mascara trying to find a cheaper alternative. I’ve tried most on the high street but they tend to clump (the closest I came to was L’oreal’s Telescopic mascara but it dried out so fast!), I’ve tried most from MAC but they ran too easy and this was also the problem with Bad Gal also from Benefit. I’d almost given up hope and was just about to spend the £23 on Diorshow when I started to see rave reviews about Benefit’s new mascara They’re Real!…
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#11 High Ho High Ho, it’s back to work I go!
Sorry for the brief hiatus. My parent’s internet went off for what felt like a life time while they were switching server providers. However I’m back and I have a list of blog posts as long as my arm! For now, as I have so much stuff to do tonight, here is a short one. About a month ago now, my maternity leave finally came to an end and even though I’m currently living with my parents rent free, I don’t always want to be here. By getting myself a job I would be able to save to eventually move out and regain my independence.. something I miss dearly. I…
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#10 The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan Review
Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She’s also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children. She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences – for Gwenni, her family and her community – of finding it out? I picked up this book when I was visiting my daughters family in Cornwall. It was 50p on one of those charity book tables and I was drawn to…
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#9 The Color Purple by Alice Walker Review
Set in the deep American south between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young poor black girl. Raped repeatedly by her father, she loses two children and then is married off to a man who treats her no better than a slave. She is separated from her sister Nettie and dreams of becoming like the glamorous Shug Avery, a singer and rebellious black woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the support of women that enables her to leave the past behind and begin a new life. I saw the movie of The Color Purple when I was in my early…
