"No one likes getting their nails done more than I do." ~ Serena Williams I got my nails done. As my doctor prescribed. In April last year I began having appointments with my doctor at least once a week. After the mental health crisis team became involved in my treatment she wasn't willing to prescribe… Continue reading Nail Art – Just What The Doctor Ordered
"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future." ~ Coco Chanel I suppose in a review of a fragrance I'm meant to tell you what it smells of, but the thing is I can't describe it exactly, and it doesn't say on the box what's actually in it. The Chanel website just says that… Continue reading Chanel Fragrance – Allure Sensuelle
"If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult." ~ P. J. O'Rourke So, I think I've mentioned a few times that the combination of taking mirtazapine and not going out much have caused me… Continue reading Fat Is A PTSD Issue
A friend got me Benefit's So Hooked On Carmella for my birthday last year and it's a really nice fragrance. I like it because it's very different from anything I've had before. The scent is a mixture of citrus fruits, sandalwood, vanilla, and something chocolatey, but they blend nicely together so nothing about the fragrance… Continue reading Benefit – So Hooked On Carmella
"We kindly remind you that calories are for eating not counting." ~ from the bottom of a restaurant menu in Oslo. Dieting doesn't work. The entire existence of the dieting industry is a testament to that. Take Weight Watchers for example. Weight Watchers has built a multi-million dollar business on the understanding that while you… Continue reading How to Trim Your Waistline AND Your Carbon Footprint, Without Even Thinking About It
“I was so skinny, they gave me the nickname stechetto - the stick. I was tall, thin, ugly and dark like an Arab girl. I looked strange. All eyes. No flesh on my bones.” ~ Sophia Loren One thing I have been doing a lot of lately is watching old movies. To take my mind… Continue reading It Is, As It Ever Was
"Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti." ~ Sophia Loren So I've been reading some of the publicity around Robyn Lawley (above) becoming the first 'plus size' face of Ralph Lauren. Plus size of course meaning bigger than sample size, not necessarily big. This in turn got me to thinking about the many conversations about… Continue reading Size Is Just A Number
I actually treated myself to quite a few things for my birthday. My friend and I made the fatal mistake of popping into the Guess shop - just for a look round. We never end up only looking round. There is nothing that we don't love in that shop. Instead I ended up buying this… Continue reading GUESS What I Bought?
I treated myself to a new lip gloss from Dior last week. I'm a sucker for anything shiny that comes in pretty packaging. It was £21.50 so I might not have bought it if I hadn't had a £15 Boots voucher, but I love it. It works particularly well with my Pretty Pink Precision Lip… Continue reading Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss in Flash
I see Samantha Brick, who created an internet sensation back in April when she wrote an article for MailOnline in which she claimed that all other women hate her for being beautiful, or some such rubbish, is back to troll us all a second time. This time she's interviewed five other women, who contacted her… Continue reading The Fairest Of Them All
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 