My Best of 2024: Manucurist nailcare
Manucurist nail products enabled me to change the bad habits of a lifetime in a couple of months. Last spring, my hands were annoying me. My nails were chipping so often and so frequently that I had to pre-emptively clip them as short as humanly possible, and even then they’d tear in imaginative and painful […]
The LEGO Money Tree – beautiful and practical
The LEGO Money Tree is a fun and easy way to bring a bit of good fortune into your home decor I have mentioned previously that I find Chinese Metaphysics very interesting. My preferred source on all Feng Shui and Bazi wisdom, Master Joey Yap, scorns waving cats and other ornamental Feng Shui cures. I […]
Vintage and New-To-You Treasures From Mouseyblue-2008 at eBay
Mouseyblue-2008 has a passion for vintage perfume and EOTB’s Margot is a regular visitor to her eBay shop. Mousey and I made friends on Twitter so long ago that I can’t remember which of our many shared interests drew us together. Mouseyblue-2008’s online shop is a Cave of Wonders, offering the serendipitous pleasure and thrill […]
Don’t Miss the Janet’s List Pop-up Shop in Ham Yard Village!
WHAT ..? Janet’s List have opened the doors to their third collaborative pop-up store, and it’s the perfect one-stop shop for Christmas! What’s Janet’s List? In the words of the founder: “Janet’s List is here to help you discover and buy from independent and authentic brands by Black women and women of colour.” WHERE ..? […]
North, South, East, West – These London Shops Are The Very Best For Last Minute Christmas Shopping
Addicted to the thrill of last minute Christmas shopping? Me too! I figured out a long time ago that the lazy and unmotivated Christmas shopper can pass herself off as the Queen of Thoughtful Gifting, as long as she confines her in-store shopping to those genius retailers who pack a small floor-space with a staggering array of products, […]
Christmas Give and Take – Child-appropriate Beauty Gifts
I have two guiding principles when buying gifts: (1) never buy anything that you wouldn’t like to receive yourself and (2) If you live with your recipient, the gift should be something that can be shared, borrowed or stolen. I see no need to relax these principles when buying for children, so here is my […]
Bloom Perfumery Spitalfields
Have you left your Christmas shopping a little late this year? Be not afraid, I bring you good news: Bloom Perfumery in Spitalfields stocks an amazing range of astonishingly lovely scent that will delight any adult on your list. The Belle of Brockley discovered Bloom earlier this year, and it is now one of my very […]
Box De Lux : The Beauty Box With Boarding School Charm
Beauty Boxes never dented my consciousness until I began blogging, and when I did discover them, I was somewhat overwhelmed by all the factors to be considered when choosing one. Annual subscription, or pay as you go? Be surprised, or pick your own contents? Samples or full-size products? Themed box or just a jumble? Urgh – […]
What Do You Get For The Daddy In Your Life When You Just Don’t Have An Inkling?
I am amazingly good at buying gifts – for myself. I’m also very good at choosing things for my fashion and beauty minded friends. But there’s one day in the year that I just can’t do … Fathers’ Day. Luckily, this year, I have help. Allow me to introduce you to Inkling: a site you […]
A Good Deed In A Naughty World … Aveda Light the Way™ Candle
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Portia; The Merchant of Venice, Act V, sc. i Aveda celebrate Earth Month each year with their limited edition Light the Way™ Candle.Every penny spent on this (bar the VAT) goes to the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF). Aveda’s partnership […]
