Spring has sprung and that means many things to many people - but to me it is a sign a vitality and time to get going again after a rather dull winter. And so i am clearing out anything that makes me feel dowdy, sluggish or sleepy. Now i am not saying that i have woken up this morning and decided to take on the world in the style of some annoying, inanely grinning TV presenter - heaven forbid!! What i am saying though is that i realise i am guilty of allowing myself to wallow, for want of a better word, when times are a bit hard or life doesn't go m way - and i am not saying a bit of wallowing is not ok - i am quite happy to reach for the Dairy Milk, the Bridget Jones DVD and indeed the Chardonnay when the world throws me a curve ball . . . . . . but the secret is knowing when enough is enough (easier said than done).
So the theme of the spring for me is . . . .PINK! This colour screams get up and go, it jumps up and says 'oi you, get over yourself!' (which is what i am attempting to do, but of course in a more refined English style - whooping and hollering are never acceptable!)
And i have found myself £30 worth of pink gorgeous beauty products at a cost of only £10 - yes i know can it get any better you ask . . . . knock knock . . . who's there? . . . George Clooney . . . . ok yes it could but in the real world (i know i hate that we have to live there too) this is as good as it gets(for today anyway).
And it s again my little Avon saviours that have provided this gorgeousness and saved my purse once more. My Pink Pazazz Pack ( i named it that - awesome . . . sorry jolly nice, Americanisms creeping in again!) contains the following:
Nourishing Face Cream (200ml)
Planet Spa Illuminating Body Lotion (50ml)
Footworks Heel Softening Cream (75ml)
Pink Bubble Bath (500ml)
Advance Techniques Colour Protect Hair Mask (150ml)
Skin so Soft body oil spray (125ml)
Strawberry and Guava room and linen spray (125ml)
Sense Mystique Shower Gel (250ml)
(If anyone wants one of these for £10 - please just let me know)
Now if i do not look and feel fabulous after that then there is something seriously wrong . . .something i warrant that only Bridget and George could fix!
x Fliss x
Friday, 25 March 2011
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Stressed out Sista to Pampered Princess
Well Hello there - she says grabbing onto the fact that we are now officially halfway through the week! I have just realised that it is also Lent, the thought struck me just as i emerged form a pancake induced coma sometime in the early hours of the morning. I know that i ought to give something up - and i have decided just what that will be - negative energy. Yes i hereby refuse to waste my time and efforts on feeling crap (easier said than done i do realise!)
At the weekend i opened my 'Pamper Pack' - fear not bargainistas my bank balance did not shudder in the wake of this purchase - a mere £5 was removed in my quest for relaxation. So the contents of my pamper pack are as follows:
Sleep Therapy Pillow Mist
Reflections Shower Gel
Lavender and Camomile Hand Cream
Lavender Foot Refreshing Spray
(All Avon - that saviour of the purse strings!)
The shower Gel produced an aromatherapy effect immediately washing away the top level of stress i was carrying. Once out of the shower i used the foot spray which i really appreciated. I find i neglect my feet, yet they work harder than any other part of my body most days. The hand cream was really luxurious and the fragrance was relaxing rather than ovepowering and artificial.
Just before turning out the light i spritzed the pillow with the pillow mist and breathed a deep sigh of relief as i waved reality goodbye and got on the good ship dream land.
While i know that Lent will not see the total dissolve of my stress and anxiety i do know that with a bit of belief, a good dollop of will power and an enormous amount of pampering - i will be easier to live with!!!
Anyone interested in trying the pamper pack let me know - well worth it, the only thing you have to lose is the weight off your shoulders :)
x Fliss x
At the weekend i opened my 'Pamper Pack' - fear not bargainistas my bank balance did not shudder in the wake of this purchase - a mere £5 was removed in my quest for relaxation. So the contents of my pamper pack are as follows:
Sleep Therapy Pillow Mist
Reflections Shower Gel
Lavender and Camomile Hand Cream
Lavender Foot Refreshing Spray
(All Avon - that saviour of the purse strings!)
The shower Gel produced an aromatherapy effect immediately washing away the top level of stress i was carrying. Once out of the shower i used the foot spray which i really appreciated. I find i neglect my feet, yet they work harder than any other part of my body most days. The hand cream was really luxurious and the fragrance was relaxing rather than ovepowering and artificial.
Just before turning out the light i spritzed the pillow with the pillow mist and breathed a deep sigh of relief as i waved reality goodbye and got on the good ship dream land.
While i know that Lent will not see the total dissolve of my stress and anxiety i do know that with a bit of belief, a good dollop of will power and an enormous amount of pampering - i will be easier to live with!!!
Anyone interested in trying the pamper pack let me know - well worth it, the only thing you have to lose is the weight off your shoulders :)
x Fliss x
Friday, 4 March 2011
Glamour, Gifts and Gorgeousness
Good evening or should i say great evening as it is Friday and thank Crunchie for that! Alongside chocolate there are few things i would rush outside and beat people out of the way with a wet kipper for - but when i discovered my latest find the beauty bargain-o-meter went of the ricter! (i now want to make a Beauty Bargain-o-meter Blue Peter stylee with anything pink, sparkly and of course sticky back plastic) - but back to the point!
Glamour Magazine is 10 years old and like a good wine it has improved with age bringing us the latest fashion, beauty products, celeb interview and general wonderment at the Glitterati. And they have rewarded us the reader with Free Gifts - HURRAH for free gifts! And not the the type where you have to collect so many issue or text numbers here there and well everywhere - nope good old fashioned, in a plastic bag, with the magazine, use asap - Free Gifts.
And these are top of the range Clinique gifts which make the indulgence almost too much to cope with (pass me that chocolate now - it is on the side next to the wet kipper!)
With each issue over the forthcoming months there will be a free Clinique gift. My first has been the 'dramatically different moisturising lotion' and i have to say the title does not lie. It is a luxurious thick moisturiser best used at night, but it does not feel heavy or sticky on the skin. It leaves skin nourished and feeling more sprightly the next day.
So my advice would be to go and get Glamour magazine, try out your Clinique free gift and when you are feeling suitably gorgeous relax and read the magazine . . . . . with chocolate . . . . and wine . . .and Brad Pitt . . . . and you're back in the room!
Have a Glamourous Friday
x Fliss x
Glamour Magazine is 10 years old and like a good wine it has improved with age bringing us the latest fashion, beauty products, celeb interview and general wonderment at the Glitterati. And they have rewarded us the reader with Free Gifts - HURRAH for free gifts! And not the the type where you have to collect so many issue or text numbers here there and well everywhere - nope good old fashioned, in a plastic bag, with the magazine, use asap - Free Gifts.
And these are top of the range Clinique gifts which make the indulgence almost too much to cope with (pass me that chocolate now - it is on the side next to the wet kipper!)
With each issue over the forthcoming months there will be a free Clinique gift. My first has been the 'dramatically different moisturising lotion' and i have to say the title does not lie. It is a luxurious thick moisturiser best used at night, but it does not feel heavy or sticky on the skin. It leaves skin nourished and feeling more sprightly the next day.
So my advice would be to go and get Glamour magazine, try out your Clinique free gift and when you are feeling suitably gorgeous relax and read the magazine . . . . . with chocolate . . . . and wine . . .and Brad Pitt . . . . and you're back in the room!
Have a Glamourous Friday
x Fliss x
Monday, 28 February 2011
Reply to request for the refresh quest!
Now try saying that title after a mojito or 2 - i dare you! So monday is here, predictably enough, but it does not have to be the dreary omen of a doom filled week - fear not beauty bunnies, spring is on the way (i am assured that Mother Nature is meerly taking her time, as is a woman's perogative!)
Anyway i was asked to look into he subject of skin care for the more 'mature lady'. There appears to be a myriad of information out there and so i decided to get advice from the horses mouth - well actually my Mum, who is in fact not a horse but a very beautiful soon to be 60 year old lady. And so she regaled me with tales of overpriced lotions and potions which she had tried over the years and thrown in the bin shortly afterwards! But then she gave me the spark of hope - that all is not lost :)
My Mum has been using 'Anew' products from Avon for sometime now and she reports the results are the best she has found. The clever thing with 'Anew' is that it is targeted at different ages 30's, 40's, 50's and 60+. Each range contains various ingredients which target skin problems that you are most likely to experience in that age bracket. The 40's and 50's focus mainly on skin freshness and vibrancy. I then spoke to some of my Mum's friends and found that they too have happened upon this beauty genius.
Now the even better thing is - THE PRICE - oh yes our favourite pick me up - BARGAIN! I have posted the link below for these products so you can see them for yourself (pages 69- 85). Just copy and paste into your browser if it doesn't take you straight there
If anyone is interested in trying the products i am able to order them for you so please just send me a message on Facebook.
These products will make you feel good as well as look good. No product can make you beautiful, that's already there in who you are and what you do, but these will certainly make you feel a million dollars and allow the gorgeous new you to stop worrying about turning back time and start having a damn good time
https://www.avon.uk.com/PRSuite/static/ebrochure/democampaignC0511/e-brochure.html
Hope you find this 'youthful' (ok that was an awful pun on 'useful', but it's Monday and we have no Mojitos!)
x Fliss x
Anyway i was asked to look into he subject of skin care for the more 'mature lady'. There appears to be a myriad of information out there and so i decided to get advice from the horses mouth - well actually my Mum, who is in fact not a horse but a very beautiful soon to be 60 year old lady. And so she regaled me with tales of overpriced lotions and potions which she had tried over the years and thrown in the bin shortly afterwards! But then she gave me the spark of hope - that all is not lost :)
My Mum has been using 'Anew' products from Avon for sometime now and she reports the results are the best she has found. The clever thing with 'Anew' is that it is targeted at different ages 30's, 40's, 50's and 60+. Each range contains various ingredients which target skin problems that you are most likely to experience in that age bracket. The 40's and 50's focus mainly on skin freshness and vibrancy. I then spoke to some of my Mum's friends and found that they too have happened upon this beauty genius.
Now the even better thing is - THE PRICE - oh yes our favourite pick me up - BARGAIN! I have posted the link below for these products so you can see them for yourself (pages 69- 85). Just copy and paste into your browser if it doesn't take you straight there
If anyone is interested in trying the products i am able to order them for you so please just send me a message on Facebook.
These products will make you feel good as well as look good. No product can make you beautiful, that's already there in who you are and what you do, but these will certainly make you feel a million dollars and allow the gorgeous new you to stop worrying about turning back time and start having a damn good time
https://www.avon.uk.com/PRSuite/static/ebrochure/democampaignC0511/e-brochure.html
Hope you find this 'youthful' (ok that was an awful pun on 'useful', but it's Monday and we have no Mojitos!)
x Fliss x
Friday, 25 February 2011
Get Cheeky, Get Lippy, Get Ready!
And finally the long awaited wonderment that is the weekend is here! As if that wasn't reason enough to celebrate here is my money saving and time saving tip of the day.
For ultimate office to out glamour you need products that perform and perform fast. So it got me thinking as to what products i carry when getting ready on the go. Ultimately your key aspects are cheeks, lips and eyes. This tip combines 2 out of 3 (which as the songs states aint half bad!) and keeps you looking fresh and ready to go.
Superdrug have a product from their own range - 2True - called cheek and lip stain. This handy sized make up marvel comprises of a gorgeous blush colour with a petite brush for application (attached to the lid - thin nail varnish stylee). It is applied to your cheeks for a subtle shimmering blush and also to lips for a more glam gloss.
Available in 2 colours 'Rose Tinted' for more porcelain skin tones and 'blush pink' for the more olive skin ones. This handbag hero costs a mere £1.99 - so that's enough change from a fiver for an extra glass of wine - my kind of bargain. An extra feel good factor, if you can cope with anymore, is that the product uses only natural ingredients - so Amen to mother nature - here come the girls!
x Fliss x
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Berocca-ca-ca! Putting the bounce in your flounce!
Hey Everyone,
This post comes from the heart of all things positive and energetic - 2 things that go a long way to enhancing any form of beauty. I have always toyed with the idea of vitamin tablets - to pop or not to pop, i am sure the Bard himself pondered this many a time and oft! Well the drudgery of winter, the cold weather and the general drag of the dark days made me take the leap of faith.
I had a look round and there are many own brands which seem to offer a lot in the world of nutrition, but i have to say after trying a few variations Berocca is superb! The bonus is it is an effervesent tablet that you dissolve in water (the tropical flavour is particularly gorgeous). The down side is the price - 15 tablets can be as much as £9.50 - not the end of the world but at the higher end of the scale.
And so hurrah for Boots! They have their 3 for 2 offer on at the moment and unlike most other retailers named brands are included. So i am now stocked up and bouncing around like Tigger :) it really has made me feel better mentally and physically ( you will also save money on cold and flu meds as you will be super healthy!)
So my lovely sparkly, sprightly , spring ready friends - give it a go for a month and see how you fare.
x Fliss x
This post comes from the heart of all things positive and energetic - 2 things that go a long way to enhancing any form of beauty. I have always toyed with the idea of vitamin tablets - to pop or not to pop, i am sure the Bard himself pondered this many a time and oft! Well the drudgery of winter, the cold weather and the general drag of the dark days made me take the leap of faith.
I had a look round and there are many own brands which seem to offer a lot in the world of nutrition, but i have to say after trying a few variations Berocca is superb! The bonus is it is an effervesent tablet that you dissolve in water (the tropical flavour is particularly gorgeous). The down side is the price - 15 tablets can be as much as £9.50 - not the end of the world but at the higher end of the scale.
And so hurrah for Boots! They have their 3 for 2 offer on at the moment and unlike most other retailers named brands are included. So i am now stocked up and bouncing around like Tigger :) it really has made me feel better mentally and physically ( you will also save money on cold and flu meds as you will be super healthy!)
So my lovely sparkly, sprightly , spring ready friends - give it a go for a month and see how you fare.
x Fliss x
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Morning Discount Dolls!
Good morning - well i hope it is for all of you anyway :)
Thought i would share with you what is in fact an incredible deal. Superdrug, king of the highstreet for toiletries, basic make up etc are offering a whopping 25% off your bill. That's a 1/4 of your total saved (i know, i'm just showing of my maths superiority again!!)
So here is how it works. Go to Superdrug and buy a few bits that you need (£5 worth or so)- not the more pricey items that you need, just a few basics. Go to the till and pay and you will get your receipt - as is normal process . . . . . BUT . . . . turn your receipt over and you will be directed to a website where you complete a short survey and when complete - voila you get a voucher to print off for 25% off Superdrug own brand products and 10% off branded products - all in all a right Royal bargain i would say.
Let me know how you get on gorgeous guys and gals
Have a cracking day
x Fliss x
Thought i would share with you what is in fact an incredible deal. Superdrug, king of the highstreet for toiletries, basic make up etc are offering a whopping 25% off your bill. That's a 1/4 of your total saved (i know, i'm just showing of my maths superiority again!!)
So here is how it works. Go to Superdrug and buy a few bits that you need (£5 worth or so)- not the more pricey items that you need, just a few basics. Go to the till and pay and you will get your receipt - as is normal process . . . . . BUT . . . . turn your receipt over and you will be directed to a website where you complete a short survey and when complete - voila you get a voucher to print off for 25% off Superdrug own brand products and 10% off branded products - all in all a right Royal bargain i would say.
Let me know how you get on gorgeous guys and gals
Have a cracking day
x Fliss x
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