Excellent Christmas Ideas: Adult Colouring Books

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Frostie

Adult colouring books are not just a trend, they are a phenomenon. They were everywhere in 2015 and the trend to de-stress by colouring in shows no sign of abating. Here are our suggestions for a colouring Christmas.

Winter Wonderland Patterns. Creative Colouring For Grown-Ups

From snowflakes and robins to Scandinavian prints and reindeer, this is a beautiful wintry colouring book. From Michael O’Mara Books. Winter Wonderland Patterns: Creative Colouring for Grown-ups is available here.

Crap Colouring In: Mindless Art Therapy For Modern Life Joe Sumner.

A hilarious parody on the trend. This age-appropriate book has all of life’s little annoyances to brighten yourself up. From speed bumps to shopping trolleys. Brighten them up and vent with your pencil. Smart with classic British humour. Crap Colouring In: Mindless Art Therapy for Modern Life is available here.

The Gold Collection. The Gift of Colouring For Grown-ups.

Luxurious and lavish, This sophisticated colouring book helps you find your inner-calm. It has a beautiful gold-foiled cover. The Gold Collection: The Gift of Colouring for Grown-Ups is available here.

Creative Colouring For Grown-Ups Christmas Patterns.

Over 100 pages of festive cheer. Wonderful patterns. Out 1st December. The above and below adult colouring books are from the publishers of ‘Creative Colouring For Grown-ups’. Christmas Patterns: Creative Colouring for Grown-ups is available here.

Creative Christmas. The Gift of Colouring for Grown-ups.

Has a gorgeous foil cover and the flaps give inspiration for Christmas wrapping. Hours of de-stressing fun. Creative Christmas: The Gift of Colouring for Grown-ups is available here.

Lost Ocean. An Inky Adventure & Colouring Book Johanna Basford.

This is a stunning book from the creator of Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, Johanna Basford. Johanna has sold millions of copies of her colouring books and lives in Dundee. Lost Ocean has over 60 hand-inked, black-lined illustrations. This gorgeous marine-themed colouring book is the perfect gift for the colouring fan. Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure & Colouring Book is available here.

Which one will you buy?

Christmas Gift List For Tech Lover

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Frostie

There are always so many great tech gifts out there. So we have narrowed it down for you. Check out these beauties.

The Leitz Icon Smart Labelling System

A very impressive labelling system which is portable. It is smaller than a shoebox and is perfect for that super organised person in your life. The Leitz Icon Smart Labelling System Is perfect for the tech savy and provides high-speed technology, possessing the ability to print over 200 labels a minute – perfect when you need to send out all those Christmas cards. The labels created can be put onto paper, plastic and card and is renowned for high speed printing. This new gadget can be operated via the free Leitz ICON iPhone app, tablet, laptop or PC, making it really easy to use on to go. Unlike other models, this product is smaller than a shoebox meaning there is no fuss when moving it around.

Leitz Icon Smart Wireless Label Printer is available here.

The Leitz Complete iPad Privacy Case

A great gizmo that stops people stealing your business ideas, or just stops people knowing what you are up to, naughty or nice. The Leitz Complete iPad Privacy Case has an integrated privacy film in the front lid, preventing others from viewing your display tablet from either side. Original high resolution and full colour retina display is reverted to simply by opening the case lid, unlike standard, self-adhesive privacy filters available. Touchscreen operation remains functional and gives all-round protection for iPad’s – no scratches, no dust, no dirt.

Leitz Complete Privacy Slim Folio Case is available here.

Eyefi Mobi WiFi Memory Card

This is a great little invention that lets you transfer your pictures easily and wirelessly. Brilliant. Eyefi Mobi WiFi memory card with 90 days free membership to Eyefi Cloud. Photos and videos can now be transferred quickly, easily and wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet, making them immediately available for sharing with the rest of the world via social media or email. Eyefi Cloud offers users the ability to organise, sync and share unlimited photos and the first 90 days are provided free of charge.

￡33.99 for 8GB/ Available from Amazon.co.uk

Corpore / Wear Bodywear

We reviewed this posture awareness vest with its innovative technology and were very impressed. It really works. CORPORE/ wear is high performance body wear designed to enhance posture awareness.

Designed to correct bad posture habits, CORPORE / wear is innovative bodywear that improves the position of the back.
Maintaining good posture while studying or working in the office is key to increasing performance and reducing muscle fatigue. CORPORE / wear is based on a compression system that is only active when the spine is curved. Compressive strips on the lumbar exert little pressure alerts that help the body recover optimum posture without any effort.

Designed for men and women aged between 18 and 50 years. The body wear has individual designs for men and women and comes in both black and white. www.corpore.com prices start from £35.00.

Cobra Drive HD Dash Cams

This dash cam is great and even lets you share straight to your smartphone via Wifi. How cool is that? Cobra Drive HD Dash Cams – record the road ahead or create action films. Drive HD Dash Cams will continuously record video of the road ahead of drivers, serving as the perfect eyewitness in the event of traffic incidents, while also providing peace-of-mind and an extra sense of security when on long drives across the country. With a special waterproof case, the Cobra CDR 900 dash cam is the perfect action cam! Record awesome films on a sailing boat in the English channel, the kids surfing in Cornwall or even whilst walking the hills in the Great British weather. Recording in super HD 1296p, the action footage will be top notch and users can even send what they’ve taken straight to their smartphone via WiFi to share with friends instantly.

￡79.99 – ￡179.99 http://www.cobraelectronics.co.uk

The Roku Streaming Stick

This is so smart. It is a streaming stick and a remote that gives you access to more than 1,500 channels. It is simple to use and makes a great present for anyone, providing hours of entertainment. The Roku Streaming Stick is easy to install and simple to use. The tiny stick works with any HDMI capable TV and provides access to the most comprehensive streaming channel line-up in the UK, including all major catch-up TV channels (BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Player and Demand 5), as well as popular streaming services such as Netflix, Google Play and Now TV. With more than 1,500 channels in total, there’s so much content packed into the small stick that you can watch what you want whenever you want it!

It’s the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who wants to catch-up with TV at a time that suits them and with TV streaming becoming increasingly popular in the home – the Roku Streaming Stick is a small and elegant item that’s an ideal addition for any home.

It retails at £49.99 and is available from Amazon, Currys PC World, Maplin, Tesco Direct, and most major supermarket branches throughout the UK.

Why not add a NowTV Subscription with that? Only £6.99 a month and a great gift, Especially for Christmas and into winter. nowtv.com

Ventura portable charger

Not much is more infuriating that running out of battery so give the gift of unlimited power…well, kind of. This funky gadget is a great portable charger. Ventura portable charger – PB60. A fun portable charger, great for festivals. It’s bright so super easy to find in a packed, messy tent and great for rapid charging of your phone when you need it. With a storage capacity of 10,400mAh, you need never worry about that dreaded low battery again.

Available from www.snooper.co.uk for ￡39.99

Christmas Gift List For Him

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Frostie

Whether he is your lover, your boyfriend or your husband, the man in your life always deserves a treat. No more so than at Christmas. We have put together our list of the top picks for the man in your life. You can’t go wrong with these beauties….

Leitz Complete Smart Traveller Messenger Bag has the distinctive Leitz Complete design with green inside and elegant black material outside. It is designed to carry 15.6 inch laptops or ultrabooks, 10 inch tablets, eBook readers, smartphones and A4 document or folders. Made from lightweight, robust polyester, it can be carried using the genuine leather padded handle or the adjustable shoulder strap. It can also be fixed on your airport trolley, ideal for the frequent traveller. The laptop pocket is padded with soft fleece lining to protect the device screen and surfaces. Leitz Complete Smart Traveller Messenger Bag is available here.

Bulldog Skincare

Great skincare for men. A Bulldog’s not just for Christmas…but it’s a great start. Award winning men’s skincare brand Bulldog Skincare For Men has launched five new gift sets that will bring seasonal cheer to the man in your life on Christmas day and beyond. The new gift collection, which will be available across Boots, Tesco.co.uk and Sainsbury’s stores, offers a choice of stocking fillers, secret Santa gifts and ‘proper presents’.

Bulldog’s ‘Man Up’ Money Tin (RRP £6, Boots.com) is easily the go to choice for secret Santa present giving. This budget friendly gift consists of a limited edition money tin and Bulldog’s award winning Sensitive Moisturiser.

The ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Duo Set (RRP £10, Sainsbury’s and Tesco) is the perfect gift for those looking to embrace the world of men’s skincare. This duo set contains a Bulldog Original Face Wash and Original Moisturiser in a collectable tin to help deliver a straightforward two-step skincare regime.

Bulldog ‘Man Up’ Money Tin, RRP £6, Boots

Limited Edition Money Tin and Bulldog Sensitive Moisturiser (100ml)

Bulldog ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Duo Set, RRP £10, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. Collectable Tin, Bulldog Original Face Wash (150ml) and Original Moisturiser (100ml)

Rekorderlig Gift Set

Rekorderlig cider have just unveiled their all year round premium gift set which includes a cool bag, two branded half pint glasses and two 330ml bottles of Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime. This is a brilliant gift and the cider is superb. The glasses and cool bag are also great and can be reused. A wonderful gift.

The gift pack can be bought now in Sainsburys.co.uk nationwide, RRP £15.

Jockey Underwear.

Jockey specialise in men’s underwear, swimwear and loungewear and have got a Christmas gift for every man in your life. We love their Boxer Trunk 3-Pack. (Item No: 17301733- £29.00 – £30.00). Another option is the Jockey Short Trunk (Item No 181322H- £18.00). Jockey’s underwear is top quality and has no irritating side seams. A hit with the Frostie men.

The Jockey International Collection offers stylish essentials for the well-dressed man. Seasonal colours and prints keep you on top of the trends. Jockey Underwear is available here.

I Love Colouring Christmas

A beautiful pocket-sized colouring book. Is the Christmas edition of the Pretty Pocket Colouring series. It is even partially foil covered for extra Christmas fun. Perfect for some relaxation. Bang on trend for the moment and great to help restore some calm during the stress of Christmas.

Gear4 StreetParty Wireless 3 speaker

We love these speakers which held up to our rigorous testing. Portable and sleek: they give a great all-round sound.

The new Gear4 StreetParty Wireless 3 portable speaker (available in black, white and silver) is ideal for music lovers looking for a sleek portable speaker that offers a rich all-round sound when out and about or in the home. The speaker features near field communication (NFC) pairing for ultimate ease of use and great stereo acoustics for outdoor or indoor use. Its lithium-ion battery offers up to eight hours of play back time, so it’s ideal for background music on a lazy Sunday or partying with friends into the night.

Gear4 Streetparty Wireless 3 is available here.

Derek Del Boy Trotter He Who Dares

A great, fun book from the classic TV show Only Fools and Horses. He Who Dares is available here.

The Label.Men 3-Step Grooming Kit.

This brilliant 3-Step Grooming Kit from label.men contains Scalp Purifying Shampoo, Grooming cream and a deconstructor. Sure to be a hit.

What will you get your loved one?

Christmas Gift List For Children

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Frostie

Children, they know what they want and buying for them can be hard. Here are some toys that have been approved by our little ones.

Little Tikes Creatures Stacker, £10.00

Soft and adorably cute. These were a big hit with the babies.

Soft feel for cuddling. Can be stacked one by one. The 3 small ones can be packed inside the biggest one. They can be hung beside bed or on pram for baby to watch. From asda.com

LeapFrog My Pal Scout, £19.97

My Pal Scout is an adorable, cuddly pup that introduces children to words, counting and feelings through 14 activities. This has been a huge hit in the office and now a few babies have one. It is easy to personalise and is fun and educational in equal measures. The perfect present for 6-36 months old.

Scout is the perfect friend who can be personalised to magically learn your child’s name and favourite things! He has super-soft fur and five touch points that respond when pressed, encouraging children to interact as he talks to them and leads them in learning and nurturing activities.

Comes with 5 songs or a choice of 30+, and two modes of play: daytime fun or night-time lullabies. For ages 6+ months.

All LeapFrog toys are educator-approved, child-tested, follow national standards and feature British spellings, phonics and pronunciations. From asda.com

The Irish Fairy Door Company Handmade Fairy Door.

These high quality, handmade fairy doors are perfect to spark your childs imagination. These doors help fairies locate to human home, classrooms, gardens and woods. They can be installed anywhere and the creative team at Fairy HQ ensures direct access to Fairy Valley. 160,000 fairies have already found a home in two years. www.theirishfairydoorcompany.co.uk

Hape Take-Along Activity Box 10m +

This Hape Take-Along Activity Box is suitable for 10 months +. Fun from all sides. This great, portable, activity box was another hit with the kids.

Hape Take Along Activity Box is available here.

www.marbel.co.uk

Star Wars Where’s The Wookie?

Star Wars Where’s The Wookie? is an interactive search and find activity book. For ages 7+ but also for adults. The new Star Wars film comes out in December 2015, directed by J.J Abrams. An excellent book for any Star Wars fan, big or small.

Star Wars Where’s the Wookiee Search and Find Book is available here.

Bizzy Bitz Construction Kits

This is a great creative gift for children. A colourful construction kit. Boys and girls can build anything they want and let their imagination run wild, the pieces simply lock into place. Bizzy Bitz Construction Set is available here.

Christmas Gift List Special: Cadbury Christmas Chocolate

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Frostie

As far as Christmas memories go, an advent calendar or selection box from Cadbury is one that lingers. The excitement of a chocolate a day, and the naughtiness of opening another door and then closing it again, just so no one could tell you have taken another chocolate was lots of fun. At Frost HQ, the day a preview of Cadbury Christmas chocolate range came, was one were we all loved our job. Innovation is the name of the game at Cadbury. From their Marvellous Mix Ups to their Marvellous Creations, they are constantly raising the bar. Here is what you should be popping into your local shop for:

The Cadbury Christmas countdown is on! Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year, and this festive season the Cadbury Christmas sleigh will be full to the brim of joyful treats. As well as the favourite classics that everyone loves, Cadbury has brought out new and exciting products which are sure to spread the festive joy throughout the UK this festive season.

New for 2015

Add a touch of Cadbury Christmas purple to your tree, or surprise your relatives by gifting them with the new Cadbury Dairy Milk Baubles. These spectacular supersized baubles are available in two different varieties. Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo Baubles are filled with Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates complete with a vanilla flavour filling and Oreo biscuit pieces. Cadbury Dairy Milk Snow Bites Baubles includes 4x34g bags of Snow Bites; Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate balls encased in crisp sugar shells and dusted with delicious icing sugar. These Baubles are perfect for a fun gift for any member of the family. RRP £4.99. These are brilliant. They can hang on the tree and are as festive as they are delicious.

Our new Cadbury Dairy Milk Hollow Santas will guarantee to put a ‘ho ho ho’ in your stocking. These hollow Santas put a quirky twist on the classic Christmas traditional icon, and are made from delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk, a supremely scrumptious Santa if we ever saw one! 60g RRP £1.49, 130g RRP £2.99. Perfect for getting into the Christmas spirit.

If you are looking for a sweet stocking filler for the kids, or a new, jolly way to treat family and friends during the festive season, Cadbury Dairy Milk 5 Jolly Santas are perfect as they come in packs containing five pocket sized Santas, each presented in fun wrapping. Kids will be sure to love them as Santa has had a makeover and there are now seven jolly looks to be discovered! RRP £2.99

Another exciting addition to the Cadbury Dairy Milk family is the magical Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Novelty Gift perfect to put the smile on your little elves’ faces. Marvellous by name and marvellous by nature, this gift is bursting with delicious treats including a bag of Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Mix Ups with Oreo and two bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy. The taste is simply…marvellous! RRP £3.99

Our favourite frog gets a festive makeover this season with Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo Faces Novelty Gift. Pop open Freddo’s mouth, and five of the incredibly delicious cheeky Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo faces bags will leap out. Ribbit! RRP £3.99. Fredo is a classic and he comes in lots of different varieties now, including popping candy.

Everybody loves a selection box at Christmas time. This year we have the Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo selection box, a fun sharing box with a sweat treat for everyone in the family. For extra fun, each pack contains a voucher for a free child entry to Cadbury World. Classics include Cadbury Crunchie, Cadbury Chomp, Cadbury Curly Wurly and Cadbury Fudge. RRP £2.99
If you can’t get enough of the delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, this year we have a brand new bigger advent calendar to really keep you topped up on joy this festive season. Complete with a tantalising assortment of milk chocolates, and milk chocolates with vanilla flavour fillings, everyone will want a piece. 200g RRP £4.99

Stocking fillers

There is no better feeling then opening your stocking on Christmas morning to reveal jaw-droppingly good Cadbury chocolate, and back again to put a smile on the faces of every chocolate lover is the Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo Faces Tube. The kids’ favourite, Freddo, becomes even more fun as this festive tube is packed full of cheeky chocolate pieces in a range of playful facial expressions. RRP £1.42

Cadbury Dairy Milk Button Tubes – A timeless treat for all ages and perfect for any stocking. Our classic little button shapes of solid Cadbury Dairy Milk come packaged in an exciting festive tube this Christmas. RRP £1.42

If Wispa is one of your favourites, then Cadbury Bitsa Wispa Tube is the perfect stocking filler for you. This festive tube comes packed full of chocolate pieces from loved brand Bitsa Wispa. RRP £1.42

And if you know someone who really cannot get enough of the delicious Cadbury Wispa we have the perfect gift for them, the Cadbury Endless Wispa. The classic and much loved Bitsa Wispa now comes in a giant Christmas stick, so why not impress your friends with the gift that keeps on giving! RRP £2.49

Family Favourites…

Everybody loves classics at Christmas and there is nothing more classic then Cadbury chocolate during the festive season…

Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Edition makes a return, combining classic Cadbury Dairy Milk with a delicious festive twist. The bar is made up of mini white and milk chocolate tree-shaped chunks, ideal for breaking apart and sharing, or even decorating the top of your Christmas cake. RRP £1.42

The irresistible Cadbury Dairy Milk Snowman also makes a return and is available with chocolate mousse or vanilla mousse. These adorable treats really give you the feeling of a snowy Christmas day regardless of the weather. The Snowmen are encased in a Cadbury Dairy Milk shell, with a light and fluffy mousse centre that tantalises the taste buds, whether you choose a vanilla or chocolate mousse is up to you! RRP £0.65. We loved these. Yummy.

For many, decorating the Christmas tree is a truly joyous occasion for all the family and signals the start of the festive period. Now with Cadbury Dairy Milk Tree Decorations your tree is set to be sweeter than ever with different designs and shapes that appeal to all ages! Available in both 84g (RRP £2.19) and 144g (RRP £3.46) packs.

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the Cadbury Dairy Milk Advent Calendar, the best way to count down to the most magical day of the year. Open a door to reveal a delicious piece of Cadbury Dairy Milk every day until the big day! 90g RRP £2.19

Perfect for sharing

Not everybody loves those pesky Brussel sprouts… but the entire family is sure to love a Cadbury sharing pack and the classics make their return to a living room near you this Christmas.

Cadbury Heroes Tub gives everybody the option to eat what they wish this Christmas. Pick out your favourite, and pass the tub around as there are plenty to share; these small and mighty miniatures are the perfect treat for the family. RRP £9.19

Next up is a favourite Christmas staple since 1938, the Cadbury Roses Tub. These individually-wrapped treats offer something for everyone and now also come in a unique flower shaped Roses tub. RRP £9.19

Cadbury selection packs comes in two sizes, small and medium. The smaller selection pack is the best way for kids to have all their favourite Cadbury classics as they count down the days until Santa arrives! There is a bar for each day with Cadbury Chomp, Cadbury Curly Wurly, Cadbury Fudge and Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo. The Cadbury Medium Selection box contains a brand new mix of favourites this year, such as the Cadbury Double Decker, Cadbury Crunchie and Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons. 81g RRP £1.09, 180g RRP £2.99

This year Cadbury are putting the ultimate Cadbury Dairy Milk Selection Stocking box under your Christmas tree. A perfect selection of all-time favourite Cadbury bars (Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel, Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy, Cadbury Wispa, Cadbury Fudge and Cadbury Crunchie). This is the perfect selection box for any Cadbury lover! RRP £3.99

Cadbury Dairy Milk Snow Bites are back again this year. These delicious milk chocolate balls are encased in crisp sugar shells dusted with icing sugar; an exciting treat to tuck into ahead of Christmas. Perfect for creating a snowy scene on top of the Christmas cake, these Cadbury Dairy Milk Snow Bites will ensure that your cake is a season showstopper. RRP £1.15

Christmas Gift List For Mum

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Frostie

Mums are amazing and deserve to be shown how much they are loved. With that in mind, here are a few top picks.

Totes Toasties Faux Fur Mule.

We love these slippers. Comfortable, super warm and fun.

Braun Face Cleansing Brush + Mini Epilator Beauty Edition.

This cleansing brush and epilator in one is innovative and brilliant, it really cleans skin, gets rid of hair and leaves your face brighter and smoother. This is a brilliant beauty product. We were very impressed.

Introducing the world’s first facial epilator and cleansing brush. Braun Face combines two facial treatments into one device: precise epilation of the finest hairs and gentle deep-pore cleansing. The facial epilator features a slim head with 10 micro-openings to capture even the finest hairs. The facial cleanser cleanses pore-deep to remove make-up and impurities up to 6X better than manual cleansing. Show the world the skin that you were meant to have with the Braun Face epilator and facial cleansing brush.

Braun Face Facial Epilator and Facial Cleansing Brush is available here.

Label.m Giles Moisturising Treatment Duo.

A great Shampoo and Conditioner gift set with a gothic design from Giles Deacon. Funky.

Includes treatment shampoo and moisturising conditioner.

Codorníu Cuvée Barcelona Brut.

There is a popular meme that says mummy drinks because you are bad, but sometimes it is because you give her a bottle of fizz and your presence is call for celebration, right? This cava from Codorníu is top notch. Trust us, we know our stuff.

Add some sparkle to your celebrations this Christmas with Codorníu Cuvée Barcelona Brut.

Beautifully bottled, indulgently rich and tantalizingly fruity, this cava is as perfect on a wish list as it is served with Christmas dinner, alongside Boxing Day nibbles or to drink at a festive party with friends.

Codorníu Cuvée Barcelona Brut is available at Sainsbury’s and Waitrose RRP £12.99. sainsburys.co.uk waitrose.co.uk

Christmas Gift List For Her

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Frostie

Top picks for the woman in your life.

McGuigan Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

A luscious red wine full of red and blackberry fruit flavours. This Cabernet Sauvignon shows the distinctive cassis and blackcurrant fruits as well as a subtle herbaceous note that finishes with eucalyptus . Fine velvety tannins add to the finish. This wine is matched perfectly with a range of rich dishes including red meat stews or casseroles.

RRP: £9.99 (Tesco.co.uk, ASDA.com)

McGuigan The Shortlist Shiraz

A classic fruit driven Barossa Valley shiraz, this wine displays ripe mulberry and plum characteristics. The conscious integrations of oak results in subtle vanilla and spice. This wine has youthful, grippy tannins and will develop in the bottle for the next 10 years. Matched perfectly with red meat dishes such as glazed beef short ribs.

RRP: £14.99 (MajesticWines.co,uk)

We tried both wines and they are first class.

Body Butter and Candles from Shea. A small family run business that specialise in creating handmade natural products including body butters, hair care and scented soy wax candles.

All Shea Innocence candles have been hand poured using natural soy wax providing a clean burn and long lasting fragrance. Shea Innocence candles are free form GMM, pesticides and herbicides. They also make brilliant body butter. We tried all of the following: Nourishing Body Butter with Lavender & Orange, Triple Butter Whip – Mango, Grapefruit & Orange, Body Butter – Mums to Be & New Mums (Unscented) and Mandarin Body Butter – Little Ones. Body butter is £10.95 and candles are £6-18.00. Highly recommended on quality. They smell great too.

http://www.sheainnocence.com/

Adult Colouring Books are the in thing at the moment. Taking time out and staying away from technology is relaxing and essential for health. Quercus Books are publishing 4 gorgeous, small, paperback-format colouring books in a series called ‘The Little Book of Colouring’. Their small size is unique and handy both for carrying with you as well as curling up on the sofa, while the brief affirmations on every page provide the perfect opportunity for colouring fans to focus their minds and step away from the hectic pressures of day-to-day life.

Adult Colouring Book available here

Divoom Voombox Ongo. We tested this great speaker, it really is water resistant and weather proof. Perfect for taking anywhere, give the woman in your life the chance to get her groove on when on the move. Perfect for picnics and outdoor parties too.

Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts who want to listen to music while out and about, the Divoom Voombox Ongo comes with a bike mount and is water resistant and shockproof. Its compact size offers impressive sound with a passive subwoofer and two 1.5inch drivers, and offers a built-in speakerphone solution to make calls while on the move. The Voombox Ongo is available in a range of colours and is perfect for use around the campfire this summer.

Divoom Voombox Outdoor Speaker is available here.

Thomas Dakin Gin

This brilliant gin includes 11 botanicals including horseradish and the gun-metal grey bottle is superb. Thomas Dakin Gin is a classic style London Dry Gin which takes its name from the forefather of English gin, Thomas Dakin, who created the world’s first quality gin in 1761 in the North West of England.

Nose: Juniper perfumed notes upfront with sweet orange and citrus aromas and a hint of red cole botanical at the end.

Taste: Smooth, intense and piquant which softens, leaving a sweet citrus and savoury taste.

Finish : Medium to long lingering finish.
Thomas Dakin Gin is a juniper-led classic style gin with sweet orange and citrus notes and a pepper and savoury finish, thanks to the cubeb berries and red cole. We love it: a superior gin that tastes sublime.

Thomas Dakin Signature Serve
Tom & Tonic
50ml Thomas Dakin Gin
125ml good quality tonic water
Orange peel
Sprig of fresh Coriander

Pour the gin over a full glass of ice and pour over the tonic water. Twist a 5 cm strip of the orange peel onto the top and garnish with a sprig of coriander.

Thomas Dakin Gin is available in Harvey Nichols and Booths.

Babyliss Hairdryer Twilight Shimmer Set from Lloyds Pharmacy. We absolutely love this. The hairdryer is excellent and it comes with a sparkly bag and some hair clips.

The BaByliss Twilight Shimmer 2000W dryer set features a lightweight and compact dryer with the drying performance of a regular sized hairdryer. Includes a concentrator nozzle and 2 sectioning clips to make styling easy. The pretty sequinned pouch is perfect for cosmetics.

Burt’s Bee The Natural Edit. (rep £29.99)

A great gift set from Burt’s Bee, contains a mix of their best products. Burt’s Bees naturally nourishing milk & honey body lotion for super soft skin, Burt’s Bees shea Butter hand repair cream for those hard working hands, Burt’s Bees coconut foot cream for dancing feet and a duo of 100% natural lip care and colour products – perfect for mistletoe ready lips! All of the products are great, making this a wonderful present.

Burt’s Bees The Natural Edit, Gift Set is available here.

How To Speak Emoji

A great, humorous book. Who hasn’t wondered what a certain emoji someone has sent you means? A great gift to make someone fluent.

How to Speak Emoji is available here.

Label.m Fashion Fix The Bardot Beehive.

The Bardot Beehive Fashion Fix comes with everything you need for this iconic hairstyle.This is a great, unique gift.

Professional Haircare brand label.m has taken its catwalk inspired hair- up, in-salon service, label.m Fashion Fix and created the perfect DIY Kit for clients to enjoy at home for the party season.

With a choice of two of the most requested Fashion Fix styles – The Bardot Beehive and Nouveau Knot, each kit includes the key label.m Create and Complete products, Hair Up Brush and accessories. Also there’s a comprehensive step-by-step for re-creating the look with fool- proof results!

‘Retro inspired 80’s pony’ label.m Bardot Beehive Fashion Fix Kit RRP £27.45

The Kit contains: label.m Volume Mousse, label.m Texturising Volume Spray, label.m Session Hair Up Brush, label.m u-pin Straight Black 50mm, label.m Kirby Grip Straight Black 70mm & label.m No Pull Braiding Bands Black 15mm.

Candles are always a perfect gift. We love Rathbornes Cedar, Cloves & Ambergris and the limited edition Charles Farris VII Pinetum Pine, Fir, Balsam & Cinnamon. They both smell amazing and look great.

A demonstration in luxury hand-crafted work, Rathbornes is officially the oldest candle brand in the world. Created and crafted with love in Dublin for over 500 years; the hand-poured wax candles are infused with the highest quality natural essential oils, tested to ensure optimum scent distribution and burn time.

The new ‘Beyond the Pale’ collection is inspired by the Irish saying which refers to the wild countryside beyond the city parameters or ‘pale’. This new range is comprised of six uniquely formulated scents that encapsulate the romance of the Irish landscape with a luxurious and modern edge.

Travel size- single wick candle, burns for 20 hours, £16

Classic size- two wick candle, burns for 50 hours, £30

Luxury size- four wick candle, burns for 60 hours, £46

From Fenwicks & Brown Thomas, Dublin

www.rathbornes1488.com

Steeped in a heritage that dates back to 1845, Charles Farris scented candles still use the same traditional methods from the Victorian era to make the best candles for modern day- slow burning, long lasting and of the highest quality.

By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, this historic London brand has become the gold standard in quality candle-making. Using 170 years of experience, Charles Farris has now created a range of seven premium scented candles and reed diffusers, specifically for use at home. Working with master blenders to create unique and beautiful scents, the candles have been crafted using traditional techniques, the highest quality ingredients and are encased in artesian hand-finished glass.

The essential oils used come from the finest sources and are infused in the signature wax and hand-poured in a time-honoured fashion that pays tribute to the Charles Farris legacy.

30cl candles- £30

Reed diffusers- £32

Stockists include Fenwicks, Heals, Fortum & Mason

www.charlesfarris.co.uk

Christmas Gift List For The Beauty Junkie

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Frostie

The beauty junkie: so much you can buy for them but what to choose? With so many options it can be hard to narrow it down. So we have done it for you. Balance Me’s 10^th anniversary Christmas collection is beautifully presented in stunning seasonal, celebratory packaging embossed with Balance Me’s celebratory fireworks motif. The Heavenly Hands Duo (£10 /2 x 30ml) containing their best-selling, multi-award winning hand creams – Super Moisturising & Rose Otto. We have tried them both and they are divine.

Available from balanceme.co.uk, feelunique.com, lookfantastic.com and Ocado.com

Lanolips has collaborated with leading Australian fashion illustrator Kelly Smith on ‘The Artists Tin’. The elegantly illustrated tin, features gold embossed elements and a picture of gorgeous high heel shoes.

Containing the hero products:

101 Ointment 15g (Multipurpose Balm – 100% natural, 101 uses)
Rose Balm Intense for Very Dry Hands and Nails 25ml (Intense hydration & protection for very dry hands & nails)

“Kelly’s illustration of the beautiful woman, whom I have affectionately named Lucinda after my Grandparent’s Lucindale Farm, came as a result of Kelly winning the Lanolips Artist Competition.” Kirsten Carriol, Founder.

This is just a beautiful gift. Great products with a keepsake tin. Win.

From feelunique.com to boots.com

SensatioNail Starter Kit

The SensatioNail™ Raspberry Wine starter kit includes everything you need to prep and complete up to 10 salon quality gel nail polish manicures at home; that will last up to 2 weeks with no chipping, smudging, cracks or dulling! JUST £69.99 – This special gift pack includes a boxed SensatioNail Gel Polish Starter Kit with a Raspberry Wine sample size polish. The gel nail kit includes the unique Pro 3060 LED Nail Lamp, which has been specially designed to set and dry your favourite SensatioNail™ Gel Polish in no time – safely locking in the colour to give your nails a glossy, long-lasting finish.

SensatioNail by Nailene Gel Polish Starter Kit, Raspberry Wine is available here.

L.A.B.2 Cosmetic Brush Gift Sets

STROKES OF GENIUS BRUSH KIT

A professional set of 5 must-have eye brushes to create natural to dramatic eye looks.Eyeshadow Brush – distributes color evenly onto the lids, crease and brow bone.

Crease Brush – accentuates the crease and blends colors seamlessly together to soften harsh lines.
Pointed Eyeliner Brush – delivers a precise, firm, even line.
Brow & Liner Brush – fills in brows and lines eyes for extra definition.
Brow & Lash Groomer – grooms, combs, and defines brows and lashes.

These brushes are amazing. Professional quality at a reasonable price. They make a great gift.

Lab 2 Brush Set, Strokes Of Genius is available here.

Burt’s Bee Naturally Bee-autiful Gift Set.

Naturally Bee-autiful Collection (rrp £19.99)

This is the perfect gift set. The towelettes with white tea extract are handy and it also has lip balm, a really good pore scrub and body lotion. All of the products are great and this is a good, thoughtful gift.

Contains

• Wild cherry lip Balm (4.25g)
• naturally nourishing milk & honey Body lotion (70g)
• peach & Willowbark deep pore scrub (110g)
• facial cleansing towelettes with White tea extract (10 count)

Burt’s Bees Naturally Bee-autiful Collection, Gift Set is available here.

Joan Collins Timeless Beauty Compact Duo. Powder and Lipstick

A beautiful and glamorous gift. Contains a good powder and a hydrating lipstick. Both products are great and the packaging is the perfect balance of old school glamour and innovation. Lipstick in the compact? Brilliant.

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