Oh My GOSH

You have been invited to the exclusive GOSH event at the comfort of your own computer! Feast your eyes on these gorgeous products!

The collection at full swing during the make-over and consultation sessions:

The BB Powder, CC Cream, Smokey Eyeliner, mascara, and lip liners below were the guests of honour at this party. Launching this week in Superdrugs they kick start the AW13 collection. Keeping on trend and following on from the success of the GOSH BB Creams, Gosh have added another great BB product to the BB family with a light mattifying BB Powder that keeps unwanted shine in its place - away! Also in the new collection are the GOSH CC Creams with "colour correcting powers", stunning new colours for eyes, lips and nails, as well as the two new spotlight mascaras that promises some seriously longer and fuller flashy lashes.

GOSH are doing their upmost to inspire us for autumn and to start having fun with these new products and looks. I can't wait to get stuck in!

Thanks again GOSH Cosmetics!

xoxo

The Almost-Perfect Me Day

Outfit: GEEK cropped t-shirt by Topshop, Skirt from Vero Moda, Jacket from Asos, Prada Bag, River Island
trainers and Balenciaga wrist band.

I had an amazing birthday. Following my last post, this is what I got up to. 

I started off with a very nice brunch - I'm a big sucker for brunch! Who doesn't like brunch? Especially on a weekend! Afterwards, we stumbled into a huge and amazing vintage shop in Dulwich whilst we were fruitlessly florist-hopping (yes, proper mature stuff!). They had everything - besides clothes there were luggage, house decor, home furniture, and of course some beautiful jewellery. I spent the most time at the corner where all the Mad-Men era grooming sets were. Most of them were multi-tiered travel sets for men but were as big as suitcases! Check out a few of their pieces that I managed to take pictures of:

Just look at this beauty!

One of the gorgeous grooming sets.

The best part was my treasure find - a pair of gorgeous Gucci Sunglasses still in its original case! It was perfect for such a glorious sunny day and I am so excited to show them off soon if the sunny weather holds up!

I was then pampered by my first ever mani-pedi. Sounds ridiculous I know but despite having plenty of experience with my manicures I have never had the chance to enjoy a pedicure! Anyway, it was heavenly. I decided to try the Dockland's Nailbar as recommended by Esther Wong here back from the Harrods Nails post. Thank you so much for the tip! They have such an amazing range of OPI from solid colours, shimmer colours, metallics, chunky glitters, crackle, matte, and the new Liquid Sand. Their service is mega speedy yet still very carefully done, not to mention their amazing value for money. I had a full pedicure, an acrylic fix on one finger, then a full repaint for £35.

The Nail Bar

I chose to test out OPI's Liquid Sand. It dries matte and doesn't stop glistening - exactly like liquid sand! I'm so in love with them I can't ever stop starring at them! For the feature finger and all my toes I chose a purple-blue chunky glitter, layered over the metallic deep purple. My boyfriend was silly enough to get me a fro-yo as he was looking for parking too - I was spoilt rotten!

Quick change of outfit and we were out again for some birthday cocktails and dinner at TGI's.

At the end of this dinner was when everything went wrong. You wouldn't believe the story when I tell you. Whilst we were eating, there were a total of 3 other birthday boys & girls in the restaurant (as you know, TGI's sing you their birthday song in full blast). One of which was a family who sat at the table in the big round podium that was in the centre of the entire restaurant. The candles on their cake when the staff brought it to their table whilst chanting their TGI song really caught my attention. 

By the time it was our dessert time, everyone seemed very distracted. All of the sudden, I was told I had a custom made, pre-ordered birthday cake that had been given to the wrong table, and they ate it. Completely gone. It was that table in the middle. The blasting candles were mine. It was my birthday cake, pre-ordered lovingly by my boyfriend and smuggled in my little sister, yet I don't even get to see it. We were absolutely stunned. The manager told us that they had specifically asked for the Selfridges food hall bag (that was in my sister's hand that she claimed was shopping she had to return to River Island). When we asked where their cake was he simply said "you don't want their cake". Does this mean the person did this on purpose?! Did they see my sister bring it in and decided to steal it? It also turns out that the reason my boyfriend arranged the whole mani-pedi there was so he has a chance to collect it from Sweet Couture at Canary Wharf whilst I was occupied. The whole thing was so seamless and I love surprises! 

Anyway...we all died quite a bit inside. Even if it was a genuine mistake, someone at that table would know that that wasn't the cake they brought in. Can you believe some people? TGI was hugely apologetic and wiped our bill. It was only the least they can do to be honest. They then gave us a compensation cake and got every single member of staff to blast their birthday song at me. Do you like my false appreciation? Can you tell I am devastated? Moments after this, that table popped a bottle of Champagne.

Sorry I haven't got pictures of this outfit, we were too upset to hang around. It was an all nude shirt x skirt combo with a black patent skinny belt and the same Prada bag as above; paired with a gorgeous pair of nude-pink suede wedges by Office - I promise it looks a lot nicer than in this picture! Very Miu Miu - esque.

I feel like I have rambled on for ages! Thanks for reading all this for you have finally reached the end!

P.S. Have you entered the Giveaway for the Crown Jewels Nail Varnish Set by Love Label yet?

xoxo

Drift Away with Dove Spa

I was sent to the Dove Spa at Lakeside Shopping Mall, out in Thurrock, Essex to review their current "Double the Pampering" promotion on their existing "Drift Away" experience. Drift Away is a package of a 35 minutes back massage with a 25 minute mini facial and a choice of scalp, hand, or foot massage whilst the face mask works its magic. With "Double the Pampering", customers get two of the treatment for £75 rather than the original £52 each with a complimentary Skin Diagnostic session each. I took my best friend as a treat to celebrate her results of flying colours at the Aviation Academy! Couldn't be more proud of her!

The Waiting Room

We were brought into the waiting area to fill in some standard forms about our medical history. We were then individually taken to the Skin Diagnostics machine to check out our levels of skin damage, hydration, oil balance, and elasticity on our face. The therapist explains every step, the results, what SPF to wear and how to improve any of these levels if necessary. Sadly my elasticity was the weakest but unfortunately can't remember what she suggested...I was told I will get a print out of this report at the end so I left it at that.

The Therapy Room

The walls between the therapy rooms were sliding doors which is amazing. We each had enough space and privacy but can still talk to each other and are truly sharing the experience. The rooms boasts a large wardrobe area with a few lovely touches like a porcelain dish for your jewellery.

The back massage is followed with a very nice back scrub and an incredible hot sponge down. We couldn't believe how soft and smooth our backs felt when we were putting our clothes back on! When we returned to the waiting room we each had a cup of tea and this lovely hot wheat sack waiting for both of us. It was perfect.

It was hard to leave you behind!

When we were ready, we went back out to the reception and she was asked if we would like to make any purchases or try any samples of any products we tried during our treatments. With that though I forgot to ask for my skin diagnostics report. My friend had hers waiting for her on her seat back in the waiting room and I was meaning to enquire about mine - but got too distracted by all the other lovely things! We were supposed to have had a choice between a scalp, hand, or foot massage but both of us received a scalp massage without being asked, which is a shame. Scalp massage would have been my last choice...

Lastly, I do apologize that the pictures aren't great. I can't afford to break my cover so I can only sneak in quick snaps with my phone!

For more details of the Drift Away Experience, click here, and here to find your local Dove Spa. There are 5 branches just in London! The Lakeside branch boasts the latest opening hours (as late as 22:00) so if this is near you their details are:

DOVE SPA LAKESIDE

Brompton Walk, Lakeside Shopping Centre

Thurrock, Essex

RM20 2ZP

0844 875 1551

xoxo

J'adore Dior

For Christmas I was sent these beauties from Dior: The not-yet-released Dior Spring Makeup Clutch & The Dior Holiday 2012 Lip Palette.

This Limited Edition Makeup Clutch is so neatly and beautifully crafted I can barely bring myself to dip in! It fits perfectly in your palm, and the sensation as you unlock the flowers to open the case, the high shine mirror blows you away just a little bit further. The lip-plumpers on the right even has its own silver cover. 

Get yours from the 15th January if you aren't already on the waiting list!

 

This Dior Expert Lip Palette from the Dior Grand Bal Collection for Holiday 2012 is less flashy but all the more amazing. Prep the lips of Creme de Rose, mix and match three complementary shades of pink Rouge Dior lipstick, fill in with a pink mini lip liner and finish off with a boost of Dior Lip Maximizer. Its size is on a large side; being bigger than the flower clutch above but would be perfect for everyday transformations through day and night. Only available for limited quantities!