What to Wear on Ladies DayShopping and About Town by Editor - February 2, 2013February 24, 2014A day at the races can be pretty exciting anyway but on Ladies’ Day, the horse racing takes second place to the fab fashions of the day! When it comes to dressing for Ladies’ Day you may want to go for the latest fashions but remember that there are certain guidelines for appropriate dress so it’s best not to go too overboard with the neon
Personalised Phone CasesShopping and About Town by Mrs C - January 25, 2013February 6, 2013One of my daughters recently showed me a phone case she'd created and I thought I'd have a go at making my own personalised phone case too. Hers has lovey-dovey pics of her and her boyfriend but I didn't want to go down that route.Basically I went straight to the same site as her (IdealCases.co.uk) and got started. I had an idea of what I wanted
A Unique Piece of Jewellery & A Fab Birthday GiftGiftsShopping and About Town by Mrs C - May 6, 2012March 23, 2021 Where to start when you're looking for original birthday gifts? Google and a zillion sites pop up - the vast majority of which are anything but full of original, unique presents.I had kind of come to the end of my tether when I happened upon Mi Jewellery. The site looks nothing special until you start clicking around and realise that it's possible to buy an
Tula BagsRants and RavesShopping and About Town by Mrs C - April 27, 2012I'm not usually a Bag Lady (so to speak) but I saw a really cute bag in John Lewis today and I suddenly 'got' the whole women & their handbags thing.My own collection of bags seems paltry compared to all the other women I know but that might well change.To be honest I'd never heard of Tula Bags until today although I am familiar with their big
Next Womens ShoesShopping and About Town by Mrs C - December 23, 2011I've been wanting a pair of nude platform high heels for a while now and it was just my luck to choose a pair from the Next site recently which were out of stock.I spent absolutely ages trying to decide which ones to go for only to find out right at the checkout that they were no longer available. It was so annoying. Having said
Tees & Hoodies from Tekkers and Hot TunaChristmas BlogsShopping and About Town by Mrs C - November 3, 2011November 22, 2011 Iconic Aussie label Hot Tuna has arrived in the UK with a bang and fans can now see and buy the coveted AW11 range from www.hot-tuna.com .Elle Macpherson loves the bang-on-trend brand so much that apparently she joined the the Board of Hot Tuna as an executive director (And she hasn't even got any teenage children yet!)! Other celebrity fans of the brand include Vanessa
Comvita Nourishing Hand & Nail CreamBeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - October 10, 2011October 11, 2011Hand Cream is a difficult one to get right isn't it? So many of them are too heavy, too sticky or too thick. A few years ago Santa put some Handy Gurugu from Lush in my Christmas Stocking. Boy does that take a long time to rub in and it stinks too - a kind of herbal 'old-lady' soap kind of smell. Some ladies out
Comvita Protective Day MoisturiserBeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - September 12, 2011The jury's still out on the Comvita Protective Day Moisturiser which I bought last month. It definitely does the job on the moisturising front but I'm finding it a bit sticky. It seems to take ages to sink in, which is more than a bit annoying in the mornings when time is of the essence and you're waiting to put your make-up on.Granted though, on
Not Too Sure About Weleda Skin FoodBeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - June 6, 2011September 26, 2011Anyone who has read any of my blogs will know what a massive Weleda fan I am but I have to say I was a little disappointed with my latest purchases.First of all, Weleda Skin Food ....Yes it hydrates dry skin but no more than similar cheaper products. For me anyway, it also has quite an unpleasant smell. I wanted to try it for
Japan Aid is LushBeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - April 11, 2011If you want to help a good cause and smell good too, then buy one of Lush’s LIMITED EDITION Japan Aid soaps and all the proceeds will go to the relief effort in Japan. The soap is a fiver, which isn't far off what you'd spend in a visit to Starbucks and spending it will make you feel very virtuous!The powers-that-be at Lush were as