Today I received the July issue of ASOS magazine and one of the items featured in it were these really cool temporary tattoos that look like jewellery. They are called Flash Tattoos.
They look amazing and I predict that they will be one of the biggest trends this summer. I asked ASOS when they will be in stock and they played it cool by telling me :
So I am guessing that they will be in stock soon. If you just can’t wait then you can buy them now from flashtat.com
The tattoos come in collections which contain 3 or 4 sheets of designs. The tattoos pictured above are from the Child of Wild, Sofia, and Goldfish Kiss collections and cost $30, $22 and $20 respectively. They last between 4 and 6 days and you just need water to apply them. If you have them on while in the sun then you will get tan lines – absolutely gorgeous ones.
Just imagine the tan line from these tattoos from the Dakota collection :
This was not a sponsored post, I just found out about Flash Tattoos and thought that you might like to find out about them too.
So you know the story, you want some apps for your phone or tablet but can’t think of one that you want. Well I have 15 suggestions for you.
1. WomanLog Calendar
You’re a woman, you bleed every month. It’s handy to know exactly when mother nature plans to bestow this little inconvenient gift on you. WomanLog tells you. It’s really simple, you just download the app (it’s free!) and then when you get your period you input your start period date on it’s calendar and when your period ends you enter the end date. WomanLog will tell you when you should expect you’re period next month. Now all women are different but the good thing is the more you use WomanLog the better it gets. It gets used to the rythms of your body and is will soon be 100% accurate (it is for me) in telling you when your period will start, how many days it will last and when it will end. It also has an ovulation and fertility forecast.
2. bSafe
This is an app to give you and the people who love you a little extra peace of mind. bSafe lets you :
• Set up your own social personal safety network of friends, family and coworkers • Share locations to find each other more easily (optional) • Ask friends to walk you home with Follow Me’s live GPS trace, or help friends stay safer by walking them home from wherever you are • Use Timer Mode to program an automatic alarm that will trigger if you have not checked in in time • Use I’m Here to tell selected people where you are right now • Use Fake Call to make the phone ring when you want it to. You can even define who the call should be from • And in case you are ever in trouble, the Guardian Alert button will immediately notify your friends and family members that you need help, and let them know where you are (GPS) and what’s happening (video). It will even set off a siren (optional)
3. Wikipedia
So you can nod along as if you know and then surreptitiously check you’re phone, the font of all knowledge.
4. Free English Dictionary
So you can check what ‘surreptitiously’ means and/or how it is spelled.
5. Bank balance app
If the bank you are with has an app, get it. There is nothing handier than quickly being able to check your bank balance. This is especially useful when you are in a shop and that dress that you probably shouldn’t buy is throwing itself at you.
6. Newspaper app
Pick a newspaper that you trust and get it’s app. Then next time you are bored and about to check facebook on your phone, force yourself to read at least one news story first and keep up to date with what’s going on in the world before finding out what’s going on with Stacey from highschool who was in one class with you. She’s not going to let her heart rule her head anymore, aren’t you glad you know that?
7. First Aid by British Red Cross
Like I need to give a reason why this is a useful app to have.
8. Shazam
If you like music you probably already have this. Shazam is my favourite app, if you hear a song or tune that you like and want to know what it is you just open Shazam, tap your screen and it will listen to and identify the song. I use this all the time when I’m watching TV. Adverts and TV shows are always playing cool music that I want to add to my playlist. My most recent Shazam find is from a Thompson Holidays advert. Now I have the tune below on my youtube playlist and I have discovered The Piano Guys.
9. Maps
With Google Maps on your phone you will never be lost again and you will actually be able to find your way to that job interview. What is it with job interviews and getting lost anyway? Or is that just me?
10. TopCashback
If you shop then you should have this app. Here’s why :
TopCashback Features:
– Search their list of retailers and view the cashback offers, discount codes and great deals you can get.
– Get online discounts with our codes
– Get access to in-store vouchers that can be used in highstreet stores and restaurants
– View the in-store vouchers on a map of your area (UK only)
– Take advantage of our Snap & Save offers and earn cashback on your in-store purchases such as groceries – a cashback site first!
– View all the latest online exclusive cashback offers
– View your full account earnings and recent transactions
– Access your Favourite Merchants list
– Update your main account details
-Send your Tell-a-Friend links so you can earn cashback when your friends join TopCashbac
11. Transport Apps
There are loads of free transport apps so if you quickly need to find out when the last train home is or you need a taxi number there is an app for that, so download it. I have the National Rail Enquiries app because I get a lot of trains. Think about the transport you use and then go find a relevant app and never be stranded again.
12. ConvertPad Unit Converter
Want to know what £50.00 is in American dollars? Or what shoe size you have in Europe? Or how many inches are in a foot? This is the app for you. It is unbelievably useful.
13. Kindle
Books on your phone that you can read instead of making awkward eye contact on the subway plus lots of the books are free? Why don’t you have this yet?
14. Dropbox
Put simply, Dropbox lets you access everything everywhere. Never again will you say ‘you have to see this pic, oh wait it’s on my computer, I don’t have it on my phone.’
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your Android device, and even the Dropbox website! With the Dropbox app, you can take everything that matters to you on the go.
15. Wishlist
You know when your birthday is coming up and people are asking what presents you want and you can’t think of anything? Well with wishlist you can archive all the cool things that you see throughout the year so that when your birthday does roll around you can just share your wishlist.
Wishlist lets you:
1. Create a personal wishlist and capture the information of your wish including image, location, price and notes.
2. View your wish in grid, in list or in details
3. Sort your wish by name or by date
4. Search your wish
5. Show the location of your wish on Google Map
6. Share your wish through various social network, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and more.
I hope you have found this list useful. Do you have a favourite app? Leave a comment and tell us about it 🙂
The 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show airs tonight in the US so I thought it would be a good time to check out the Victoria’s Secret website for some Christmas gift inspiration. I have found some great deals and sale items so If Victoria’s Secret is on you’re or a loved ones Christmas list check out my top picks below.
Angels by Victoria’s Secret Dream Angels Lace-Trim Cheekini Panty 3 for $33
Beauty Rush Shiny Kiss Flaoured Gloss 5 for $20
Dream Angels Satin & Lace Cami Set on sale for $39
The Push-Up Strapless Dress on sale for $29.99
Very Sexy Bow Bandeau and Low Rise Bottom $58.50 and $38.50
Very Sexy One Size Thong Panty 3 for $33
Victoria’s Secret Eau de Parfum Gift Set on Sale $33.75
So are you watching the show tonight? I love seeing all the different wing designs, they come up with some really amazing ones -it’s a shame they don’t sell those – they would be perfect for Halloween.
I have just found out about a very well known brand’s best ever offer. It’s so good that I took advantage of it immediately and now have some great products winging their way to me. It comes with free gift wrap and everything so I have treated it as an early Christmas present for myself – I might even wait to open it and leave it under the tree.
I found out about the offer via a tweet from the brand, here is what they said :
‘Our biggest offer yet! Receive 5 Treats with every order. Hurry, while stocks last!’
So which brand is it?
CLINIQUE! They are giving out 5 free samples with every order – NO MINIMUM SPEND 🙂
I just bought a £12.00 eyeshadow brush and got the following samples free:
Dramitically Different Moisturising Lotion+ 15ml
Moisture Surge Overnight Mask Mini 7ml
M-Gel Lotion 15ml
High Impact Mascara 4g
Clinique Happy Fragrance Sample
Those were just my 5 choices but there are other options.
My £12.00 eyeshadow brush was the cheapest item I could find in a hurry (I wanted to get my order in quick!) but I am going to go through the site just now and find the cheapest item that they offer so I’ll post an update soon.
So I was just torturing myself by browsing the ASOS website and looking at all the pretty things that I can’t afford right now when I stumbled across lingerie from Marie Meili.
Their stuff is gorgeous!
Now, I can be a bit of a cheap-skate, especially when it comes to lingerie since it’s not like you can go around showing it off. I usually try not to pay more than £10 for a bra (yes I really am that cheap) but the Marie Meilli stuff is all so nice that I was adding loads of it to my saved ASOS items without looking at the prices. Luckily for my bank balance the prices are pretty reasonable if you are a normal person willing to spend more than £10 on a bra and justifiable if you are a scrimper like me. When I have some cash to spend on lingerie I will buy some from Marie Meili and review the quality, fit etc. but for now I can only show you how unbelievably pretty their stuff is. All the sets below are from ASOS and all the pieces can be purchased individually or as a set.
Here are just some of the sets that I loved:
Marie Meili Ambitious Set £28.00 from ASOS
Marie Meili Safira Set £37.00 from ASOS
Marie Meili Wilma Set £15.00 from ASOS
Marie Meili Tanith Set £28.00 from ASOS
The set below is my favourite 🙂
Marie Meili Varia Set £27.00 from ASOS
So anyway, I think these sets look really cool and I thought you might like to know about them. I just hope that I haven’t shot myself in the foot by telling everyone about them and then having them sell-out before I can buy some. I suppose if everyone likes them as much as me then ASOS and Marie Meili will be sure to go on working together so I shouldn’t really have anything to worry about.
Do any of you own Marie Meili lingerie? Would you recommend it? What is your favourite brand of lingerie? Leave a comment and let me know.
Here is what I received inside my September Glossybox :
I have tried the perfume, the blush and the false eyelashes. I really like the perfume and the blush, Untold isn’t overpowering or barely there, it’s just the right amount of noticable. I would call it a heavy scent, I don’t know what scent to compare it to but it is not fruity and smells expensive. I think this will be my new perfume for work.
The Rimmel Stay blushed blusher is a great colour for me, it looks like a dark coral when it comes out of the tube but blends to a light barely there pink. I would go for this if you want your blush to look as natural as possible.
The eyelure lashes are great because you just peel them off and press them on, no glue required. For a false eyelash virgin like me though, they are a bit too big and dramatic, not really my style.
I’ve still to try the eyeliner and the Toni&Guy serum but I’ll update this post once I have tried them.
Elizabeth Arden Untold (5ml aprox £4.80) (50ml=£48.00)
Thanks for checking out my blog, I know it’s been a while since my last post. I got a new job and I’m moving house next week so I have been too busy to blog but I am now back to daily posts so stop by again tomorrow 🙂
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend the Dower and Hall Press Day in Glasgow. I was absolutely thrilled to get an invitation, especially since most of the press invitations I get are for events in London which isn’t even in the country I live in. When I received this one and a) it was from Dower & Hall and b) it was in Glasgow, there was just no question about whether or not I would attend.
The Glasgow Dower & Hall store is tucked away on the first floor of the lovely Princes Square shopping centre. Princes Square is a gorgeous little shopping centre which is full of luxury stores. I normally only go there to wander around window shopping so this time it was actually quite nice to go in with some purpose and walk straight into a store.
I was actually the first one to get there and this was my first time attending a press day so I was quite nervous and as at first it was only me and the store staff I felt a little awkward. That didn’t last long though as the Dower and Hall team were all really friendly and soon I was chatting away to Dan Dower.
Now before I even tell you about Dower & Hall jewellery or review the lovely piece that I was gifted, I will tell you the main reason why you should go there if you ever want something special. Dan. Dan is the reason. He is one of those rare and lucky people who love their job. And what does he love most about his job? Turning an idea from your imagination into a real, beautiful and one of a kind piece of jewellery. He showed me some images of bespoke pieces that he had created and they were all really lovely. If you commision a bespoke piece he will really go above and beyond for you. He even goes so far as to cast the pieces in silver and then plate them in gold or whatever the client wants and set them with cubic zirconia instead of diamonds just so you can wear the piece and say ‘yes I want it like this’ or ‘please change this and make it x’ so you always know that the finished piece will be exactly as you imgained it. Dan showed me some beautiful images of the pieces he has created in the past but unfortunately I don’t have them to show you.
I can however show you one of the members of Kasabian wearing a feather pendant that they commisioned from Dan and also Judi Dench wearing Dower and Hall pearls in the latest James Bond film Skyfall:
To be totally honest, Dower & Hall is a bit out of my price range, my budget only allows costume jewellery at the moment but now that I have met Dan and seen his passion for what he does and heard him describe how he really wants to create exactly what clients want and imagine, I am sure that I will be seeking him out for the one piece of jewellery that I will want to be unique, my wedding band (not that this is on the cards at the moment) So, if any of you would like to have your own unique piece of jewellery created, you know who I would recommend.
Here are a few of my favourite pieces that are on sale at Dower & Hall at the moment :
Would you like to see the lovely gift I received? Here it is:
So in my Beauty Box Bonanza post yesterday I gave you a sneak peak of what I had received in my July Miss Glossybox (the second box from Miss Glossybox not to be confused with Glossybox). This boz is £7.00 + £2.95 p+p and there is a new box every two months. Here is the full reveal :
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