Dear Charity Collectors, I already give to charity every month. I give to charities I have chosen, and I do it by direct debit. As much as I’d love to give more money, to more charities, if I gave to everyone who came knocking on my door begging for money, I’d end up in need of charity myself, pretty damn soon. Also, I don’t ...
Continue ReadingFirst up, you have to excuse the extremely bad paint job in the image above. Here's the thing: it was late. I was drinking wine. I was watching Gossip Girl. Out of the corner of my eye, I spied this bottle of Barry M nail paint sitting on my desk. "Why, now would be the perfect time to try this out!" I thought, before ...
Continue ReadingTerry and I are both sleep talkers. As you can imagine, this has led to some fun times in our house of an evening, and it’s weird because we can go for months without saying a word, and then all of a sudden we’re both Chatty McChatterson, talking non-stop, and none of it making sense. My favourite sleep talking episode? That would ...
Continue ReadingThis is a kinda boring Friday Five, but hey, “boring” has never stopped me before, so without further ado: What are your favorite smells/scents? Cut grass. Petrol. Sunscreen. Rubin’s head (when he’s not been rubbing it in Unmentionables, obviously). The pages of certain books, particularly textbook-type ones, which ...
Continue ReadingLately I’ve started to notice that the Internet has ruined some words for me. These are perfectly good words (well, some of them are, anyway…); words I’ve even used myself, and probably still do from time to time. But their use on the Internet has totally ruined them, to the extent that a little part of me dies every time I ...
Continue ReadingWow. Well, I think these have to be some of the most original compacts I’ve seen in a while! They’re all limited edition and hold solid versions of some of Estee Lauder’s most popular scents. The prices, as you would expect, are head-spinning, but I guess you are getting something very unusual for your hard earned cash! The ...
Continue ReadingA step-by-step guide to dyeing your eyelashes at home… Some beauty treatments should always, always be done in a salon, by professionals who know what they’re doing. (Cutting your own hair is a prime example of this…)Others, though, you can do equally well in the comfort of your own home, for a fraction of the price ...
Continue ReadingA few quick housekeeping notes, regarding The Blawg, The House and, well, ME, basically. 1. The Blawg: For a few days around Christmas/New Year/Whenever, WordPress decided that rather than just publish all of the lovely comments people leave here, it would, instead, select random comments to hold in a “pending” queue, which I would ...
Continue ReadingYum! That’s about all I have to say about this little beauty… Don’t worry, I’m not blogging with my mouth full, so to speak, I’m just wearing Yves Saint Laurent’s Golden Gloss, and let me tell you, it tastes great. It’s all fruity and delicious and that makes it a pleasure to wear. It looks pretty good ...
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, I started using a new hair conditioner. It’s called ‘Radiant Red’ and as the name suggests, it’s made especially for us redheads. (And very good it is too, by the way: you should totally buy it. Unless, of course, you don’t actually have red hair, in which case that would be a bit silly.) Anyway. ...
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