I only recently stumbled across Amara but it is swiftly becoming one of my favourite places to shop, and the ideal place to grab some awesome Christmas presents for those hard to buy friends and relatives. Below are my top picks from Amara to cover everyone from your cute little nephew through to your Aunt … Continue reading
This time next week I’ll be on my way to San Francisco. That in itself is pretty exciting, as San Francisco is my favourite place in the States, but it also means a long overdue opportunity to shop and grab the things I can’t get back here in England. My first wish list showed you my … Continue reading
Sponsored Post Last week I was contacted by the team at Mallzee who wanted to invite me and my readers to Sign up for an exclusive pre-launch invite. For those not familiar with Mallzee, it offers the ultimate online social shopping experience. Allowing users to create their own personalised shopping centres by choosing their favourite brands to feature … Continue reading
As I mentioned in my Origins Haul post, I have fallen head-over-heels in love with their GinZing eye cream, so much so that I bought a full size pot the very same week my sample arrived. If that doesn’t say something, nothing will! I must admit when it comes to eye creams I always start … Continue reading
I’ve just discovered Beauty Sets, a fab new website that allows you to create magazine style editorials at just a click of a button. I’m off to the states soon, which means trawling my favourite US sites for goodies I wish to buy, so I thought this would be the perfect excuse to have a play … Continue reading
Off the back of this week’s #bbloggers chat on Twitter I decided to create a few blog buttons for The World According to Gem. I’m sure most people will do what I did and google the easiest way to make a blog button, but for those that don’t I thought I’d make an quick and … Continue reading
As I’m sure many of you are aware, last week Selfridges’ Lucky Bags went on sale, sold out within 48 hours and then caused mass outrage less than 24 hours later when they started arriving. The main issue was that Selfridges had promised a lucky dip from the most exciting make-up, hair, skin and … Continue reading
When it comes to daily rituals there’s one thing I can’t live without and that’s my shower. Unfortunately our shower decided to die a few weeks back so I’ve been resorting to sitting in the bath tub with one of those shower heads that attaches to the taps. It’s not as bad as it sounds, … Continue reading
Today I had every intention of heading to my meeting in London and then heading home to work from the comfort of my sofa. All this changed however when I received a text telling me my Selfridges Lucky Bag had been delivered to the office. It would be sacrilege to leave my lucky bag waiting in … Continue reading
When I spotted GOSH Galaxy nail polish on the shiny new display stand in Superdrug I just knew it had to be mine. Partly because I was worried that it would be sold out if I thought on it, but mainly because I have nothing like it in my collection. Isn’t it purdy? From … Continue reading
After many weeks, several emails, numerous calls and a ranty blog post my Origins order finally arrived! I picked up the fab Brightening Musts set which includes a full size VitaZing moisturiser, 5ml GinZing eye cream and 30ml Modern Friction dermabrasion polish all for just £26 which is less than the price of VitaZing on … Continue reading
Well ladies, the wait is finally over. After weeks of excitement and anticipation the Selfridges Lucky Bag is now available to buy. But be quick, with only 1,000 bags available they look set to sell out fast! Selfridges explain that each bag includes a minimum of five beauty must-haves, while a very lucky few contain … Continue reading
In recent weeks I’ve seen a rise in traffic coming from my lovely readers on Facebook, so I thought it was about time I created a little page on Facebook for The World According to Gem. Feel free to pop on over and take a look at The World According to Gem Facebook page
It’s tough being a girl sometimes, particularly in November when the men folk in our lives are growing facial fuzz to help raise awareness of men’s health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer. I’ve tried to convince Mike that keeping my legs festively fuzzy is just my way of getting in on the action, but he … Continue reading
One of my favourite things about Autumn is that I get to wear my favourite wintery tones, you know the ones, those rich, plummy tones that can’t help but make you feel all warm and toasty inside. No? Just me then! I showed you six of my favourite Autumnal nail polishes last week, but now … Continue reading
Whenever I hear of a 3 for 2 offer on make-up at Superdrug my purse begins to quiver in fear. Thankfully, this little splurge was from the purse-friendly MUA range. I was really impressed with their powder blusher in Shade 6, so I went back to grab Shade 3 and Shade 5. As mentioned in … Continue reading
When deciding on our honeymoon we struggled to find somewhere that ticked all our boxes. First and foremost we wanted somewhere relaxing, figuring that after nearly two years of planning we would need a well earned rest once the main event was done. Unfortunately though I have a short attention span, and being someone who … Continue reading
I like to think I’m fairly immune to advertising, but when the advert for Nivea Express Hydration Primer appeared on my TV I just knew I had to have it. And when I then discovered it was just £3.99 (RRP. £4.99) in Superdrug, I just knew it was meant to be! But was it worth … Continue reading
Having toyed with the idea of buying Origins‘ VitaZing for months, I jumped at the chance to purchase it as part of the Brightening Musts set which includes not only the full size VitaZing but also a 30ml Modern Friction (my favourite Origins product!) and 5ml GinZing for £1 less than the price of VitaZing on it’s own. … Continue reading
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