What is Sea Buckthorn?BeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - January 27, 2011January 28, 2011I've been trying out a new moisturiser called Alva Sanddorn Moisturising Cream, from a range of anti-ageing natural beauty products. The 'blurb' says 'it is an intensive day cream which boosts the protective mechanisms of your skin'. Then there's the sciencey bit which says, in a nutshell, that the cream protects against damaging UV-rays and free radicals. It's meant to smooth out fine lines and
Lush is LushBeautyShopping and About Town by Mrs C - January 26, 2011January 28, 2011Lush is one of those shops which I love walking past on the High Street as it always smells so lovely and inviting. If I've got time I like to go in and just touch and sniff the various concoctions on offer though inevitably I'll end up buying something.I don't think we've ever had a Lush Bath Bomb in the house yet which I and
A Few More Christmas IdeasChristmas BlogsShopping and About Town by Mrs C - December 9, 2010November 22, 2011 Ok, so if you're a man thinking what to buy for the lady in your life, then there's always a pen. And before you say anything - no it's not boring at all. EVERYONE uses pens so you can't go wrong if you buy a nice one. Buying useful things is wrong if you're talking about an iron or a blender but not when it
A Few Random Xmas Gift IdeasChristmas BlogsShopping and About Town by Mrs C - November 29, 2010November 22, 2011 Thought I'd share a couple of ideas for Christmas pressies with you......New to me is the classic game PERUDO - a classic Peruvian dice game which will make liars of everyone! Apparently Stephen Fry has called this game the second most addictive thing to come out of South America! Perudo is a brilliant after dinner party game, a drinking game for adults, or just good
Coffee SnobberyShopping and About TownThings For The HouseTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - September 24, 2010January 28, 2011We don't smoke, we drink very little, we have been known to throw away some inhibitions and pig-out on the odd culinary extravagance now and then. I suppose in many respects we are very easily pleased when it comes to our social vices. However, don't let that lure you hostelries out there into a false sense of security: when it comes to one particular vice
Bravissimo – Great Swimwear and BrasCardiff and WalesShopping and About Town by - July 15, 2010September 4, 2017Anyone who's got boobs bigger than a DD will know it's really hard when want you to buy swimwear of any kind. You can't just go to New Look and buy a bikini if you're a 10 on the bottom and a 34FF on the top. Similarly even if you go to the likes of M&S and buy separates, there's only a very limited selection
Super BoostersShopping and About Town by Mr C - March 30, 2010Retailing, merchandising and marketing fascinates me sometimes. We've been loyal Tesco shoppers since just after we came out of nappies ourselves and have had many a reward as a result of our loyalties using their Clubcard Deals over time, but over the last few months we have dipped our toes into the world of 'alternative' shopping. Absolutely eye-opening! Amazing in fact! With a bit of
Cardiff ParkingCardiff and WalesShopping and About Town by Mr C - March 29, 2010September 4, 2017Not so very long ago the very thought of a trip into town involved a great deal of planning, expense, stress and frustration. This was especially so when the latest appendage of the St Davids Shopping Centre was being built in Cardiff. At the time it resulted in the closure of two of the city’s main multi-storey car parks and immediately overcrowded the other remaining