Capsule Holiday Wardrobe from M&Co
Create a capsule holiday wardrobe with M&Co, put it on the blog, and you could win £100 of M&Co vouchers. Oh, okay then! So, here’s my entry to this fabulous blogger’s competition. And, of...
View ArticleHard Day’s Night at the Lush Spa!
“Our latest treatment, inspired by the Beatles and our Liverpool spa, performed to a soundtrack of cleverly reworked Beatles songs. Pop on a pair of warm, clean PJs and this deep full-body treatment...
View ArticleNew Nike Air Pegasus 31 please!
Here’s why I need the latest Nike Air Pegasus running shoes! It starts like this. Having had a minimal running/jogging interest for years, and competing in a few 5K races, and one 10K, at least 15...
View ArticleIn a Scottish city garden!
The weather has been brilliant for the garden recently in Edinburgh – rain one day, bright sunshine the next. The flowers are loving it! So, I decided to do an outfit post of some Joules-inspired...
View ArticleScottish Commonwealth Games uniform…
Since writing this post, the designer of the Scottish Commonwealth Games uniform has defended her design. And irked me even more! So, I have updated this post, scroll to the end for the update… When I...
View ArticleToday I’m Me 2D bag
I first spotted one of these 2D bags on Instagram, and I loved them – how cool, they’re like cartoon bags, but in real life. It’s like being in the Aha Take On Me pop video – Google it, youngsters!...
View ArticleSindy’s Christmas!
Back in 2007 I decided to make my Christmas, Sindy’s Christmas! Let me explain… I’ve always made my Christmas cards since I was a teenager. I love the process of crafting a card from scratch, but in...
View ArticleMoi Beauty Guinot Facial
I love a good facial – which beauty fan doesn’t? I’m a firm believer that facials are the perfect way to tackle ageing skin, without injecting things into it. So, I was delighted to try the newest...
View ArticleUltimo Men’s Lingerie Shopping Evening
Men are really not that great at buying lingerie, are they? But, men WANT to buy lingerie. So, those clever people at Ultimo have created a (Wise) Men Only shopping night, where men can shop lovely...
View ArticleBombshell Christmas Wishlist at M&CO
Create a Christmas wishlist for under £100, and you could win it all. That was the challenge from M&Co – here is the entry! I’ve had my eye on their beautiful blue toned floral full-midi skirt for...
View ArticleDolores the beauty bag!
How cute is this fun beauty bag from MyShowcase. She’s called Dolores, and I am in love with her! I have a vintage 1950s mannequin who hangs around my living room called Dolores too. This lovely beauty...
View ArticleIconic beauty for Mother’s Day from Olay
Who doesn’t know Oil of Olay? The iconic beauty product – now called Olay Beauty Fluid – founded in South Africa in 1952, is one of the first beauty products I remember being aware of. I don’t know if...
View ArticleSuperdrug at 50 – vintage beauty!
Superdrug celebrates its 50th birthday this month so we’re taking a look at how things have changed in the world of beauty since 1964. As well as vintage beauty, 1964 was the year that Dr Martin Luther...
View ArticleMad Men Season 7
Mad Men Season 7 begins in the UK tonight, and I am very excited. Excited about the last series of the excellent TV show (well the first seven episodes, the last seven will come later – bit annoying...
View ArticleVintage Chic Bedrooms!
We love a bit of vintage chic here at BBHQ, of course we do! The popularity of vintage/shabby chic stuff never seems to wane. Unsurprising really – it’s a reaction against the mass-produced pieces...
View ArticleClinique 16 Shades of Beige
Clinique 16 Shades of Beige made me laugh when I first saw it! This new collection, with its not overly innovative name, is, well, exactly what it says – beige. Beige is SUCH a boring… View Post The...
View ArticleAbbey Clancy has Va Va Voom for Ultimo!
We remember Abby Clancy when she was a contestant on Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model. Her star is certainly shining brightly of late – the Strictly Come Dancing champion is the new face and… View...
View ArticleRed Lipstick Selfie with Illamasqua
Illamasqua have a cute Valentine’s inspired social media campaign going at the moment with a red lipstick selfie at the heart of it! To promote the launch of their cute I’m The One mini collection,…...
View ArticleOctober: breast cancer awareness month
Evelyn.H.Lauder did an incredible thing in 1992. When she introduced the pink ribbon at the Estee Lauder Companies’ brands counters, who knew how ‘breast cancer awareness month’ would take off. Of...
View ArticleAll About Breasts…*
I was in the lingerie department of M&S the other week, looking for a new bra, and musing over breasts. Mine, obviously. But I was looking rather enviously at some of the more delicate, lacy… View...
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