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

Casamigos Halloween Party – Brought To You By Those Who Drink It

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Corinne Tuddenham-Finn

On October 30, 2015, in Los Angeles, California, Casamigos co-founder Rande Gerber and Discovery Land Company CEO Mike Meldman threw their annual Casamigos Tequila “Brought To You By Those Who Drink It” Halloween party at a private residence in Los Angeles.

The coveted event has had so many people show up the past few years (and this year was no exception) that they had to move it to a new secret location at a private residence in Beverly Hills.

Guests enjoyed signature cocktails including the Perfect Margarita and Spicy Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita that were served over a custom built Casamigos bar, made from reconditioned Casamigos barrels.

A number of stations serving fresh tacos, burgers and a selection of desserts were positioned around the venue and shots of Casamigos were being served from the Casamigos Tequila branded ice sculpture.

Costume highlights included Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford arriving as members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Mike Meldman as golf pro Ricky Fowler and Ricky Fowler as his caddy, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum as Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat characters, Lori Laughlin as Tippi Hedren’s character Melanie Daniels from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” Molly Sims as a cougar, Brian Grazer as a member of Run DMC, Jessica Alba as Romy White from “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” Cash Warren as Maverick from “Top Gun,” Seth Macfarlane as Chewbacca, Josh Duhamel as Karl Lagerfeld, Fergie as Choupette and Serena Williams, known for her lavish costume parties, as an 80’s prom queen.

Attendees at the Casamigos Halloween Party included:

Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford, Brian Grazer, Blake Shelton, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum, David Spade, Derek Hough, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Gwen Stefanie, Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, Haylie Duff, Heidi Cortez, Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, Jeff Probst, Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, Jesse Bradford, Joanna Krupa, Julianne Hough, Lauren Conrad, Lenny Kravitz, Lori Loughlin, Maria Shriver, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mike Meldman, Molly Sims and Scott Stuber, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Rosanna Arquette and Todd Morgan, Rick Fox, Golf Pro Ricky Fowler, Russell Simmons, Sacha Baron Cohen, Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault, Seth Macfarlane, Serena Williams, Stephen Dorff and Charlotte McKinney, Suki Waterhouse and Tommy Lee.

The Casamigos brand is synonymous with creative cocktail blending. The guests were tempted by:

CASAMIGOS PERFECT MARGARITA (Marg light but we’ll call it this at the party)

1 1/2 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila

3/4 oz. Fresh lime juice

1/4 oz. Fresh orange juice

1/2 oz. Agave nectar

Method: Shake ingredients with ice then strain and serve on the rocks.

Garnish: Orange wedge

CASAMIGOS SPICY CUCUMBER JALAPEÑO MARGARITA

1 1/2 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila

1/3 oz. Cointreau 1/3 oz.

Simple syrup 3/4 oz.

Fresh Lime Juice

3 Cucumber wheels

1 Jalapeño slice

Method: Muddle cucumber, jalapeno, lime juice, and simple. Combine all ingredients to iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for 10 count. Fine strain all contents into a rocks glass w/wo salted rim. Garnish: Cucumber and Jalapeño slice.

About Casamigos Tequila…

Brought To You By Those Who Drink It.

Privately owned by longtime friends George Clooney and Rande Gerber, founder of Gerber Spirits, and Discovery Land Company CEO & founder Michael Meldman, tequila filled nights with friends is how Casamigos was born. Available in Blanco, Reposado and Añejo, these small batch, ultra premium tequilas are made from the finest hand selected 100% Blue Weber agaves grown in the rich red clay soil and cool climate of Mexico’s Jalisco Highlands for a minimum of seven years. Casamigos Blanco is crisp and clean with hints of citrus and sweet agave with a long smooth finish. Casamigos Reposado is soft, slightly oaky with hints of caramel and cocoa and has a silky texture with a medium to long smooth finish. Casamigos Añejo has a beautifully pure and refined complex aroma with soft caramel and vanilla notes. It’s the perfect balance of sweetness from the blue weber agaves layered with barrel oak and subtle hints of spice with a lingering smooth finish. Now available in all 50 states, Canada, and expanding worldwide, Casamigos has garnered the highest accolades from the spirit industry’s most well respected authority figures. Awards and ratings include the highest rated gold medals from the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the Beverage Tasting Institute. The coveted 5 star rating from BevX magazine, “A perfect tequila”, A rating, from Good Spirit News, named “Best Tequila in the World” by Men’s Journal magazine and noted as “The Smoothest, The Best” by Oprah. Casamigos Tequila 40% Alc./Vol. Imported by Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., New Rochelle, NY.

For more information on Casamigos Tequila, please visit www.casamigostequila.com, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest @Casamigos. Drink Responsibly.

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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

Every Writing Day is ‘Suesday’ By Sue Nicholls

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Margaret Graham

Sue Nicholls, Buckinghamshire author

Every writing day is ‘Suesday’.

Sue Nicholls

Unless they are Joanna Trollope or J.K. Rowling, most writers need a ‘day job’ or in my case, several. I am lucky to have one job that gives me the school holidays off. Sadly I still seem to fill my time with other things. Here is a typical ‘Suesday’:

6.00. Persistent trilling from my phone alarm invades my dreams. I grope on bedside table and swipe screen. Hubby turns over and resumes snoring.

6.15. Pull trousers over pyjama bottoms. Don bra under top to avoid blinding B&B guests. Perform minimal ablutions.

6.30. Cover attire with apron. Plan day while drinking tea. Will definitely work on sequel, and promote Be Careful What You Wish For.

7.00. During breakfast I plan more: Change beds, polish, hoover, clean bathroom, walk dog, run teenager into town, promote novel on FB. Must work on sequel.

7.30. Guests gone for day. Husband appears requiring tea. He heads to bathroom while kettle boils. I clear kitchen, run upstairs to strip beds and return to the kitchen to deal with laundryHubby disappears into home-office with tea, to do technical stuff.

7.40. I sweep, mop floors and plot. I have an idea, rush to the laptop and add a new ‘item’ to cork board in Scrivener – new toy.

Now, what was I going to write?

8.00. ALT-tab to Facebook….

10.00. Wonder what time it is. Have I promoted novel? No.

10.30. Flip to Twitter and repeat as above.

11.30. Make long task list that includes making soup with stock that has been in the slow cooker for days, and ‘Hopefully, get to novel’.

12.00. Teenager appears demanding breakfast. Direct her ‘politely’ to fridge. Teen makes Bombay Bad Boy. I check emails: 52 spam and one from boy needing help with his novel. Start to look at his work. Teenager takes Pot noodle into living room to watch back episodes of Big Bang Theory, leaving evidence of her activity on worktop.

Multitasking, but where is my pen?

13.00. Return novice-author’s work with comments. De-blob kitchen. Teenager disappears to prepare for trip to Odeon. Will we make it in time?

13.30. Rush back from cinema for forgotten meeting at local pub. It seems they can’t afford to pay their chef, and seek community help to run kitchen. I really want to do this so I begin to plan and scheme. Husband looks worried. Realise I am still in jimjams.

15.30. Walk dog. So distracted by thoughts that I drive past dog field. Turn round and drive past again. Curse, U-turn, and park. Soon I have a plan. Thoughts return to novel. I should work on it.

16.30. Sit at computer. Failing to focus, I decide to make background notes.

17.30. Guests return and chat.

17.40. Prepare dinner. Husband collects teenager, who has missed bus.

18.30. Eat. Drink. Clear up.

19.00. Stuff sheets from washer to dryer. Feed drooling dog.

20.00 Fall asleep in chair and miss Pointless.

23.00. Last Facebook check in bed.

23.30 pm. Will definitely work on sequel tomorrow.

Be Careful What You Wish For, is published on Kindle by Mardibooks and can be purchased by clicking on the book, below.

http://j.mp/SNBeCareful

Her blog can be found at www.suenicholls.com

Follow her on Twitter @SuetheScribe

Find her on Facebook Sue Nicholls – Be Careful What You Wish For

If you fancy visiting her bed and breakfast then you can book through Airbnb.

Win Tickets To The BBC Good Food Show

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Catherine Balavage

Love food? Well then you are in luck. We are giving away tickets to the BBC Good Food Show in London on the 13-15 November at Olympia.

You can win a pair of standard entry tickets for every day apart from Saturday. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood will be there, as will Michel Roux Jr. To be in with the chance of winning this fantastic prize, follow @Frostmag on Twitter or Instagram, or like us on Facebook. Alternatively, sign up to our newsletter. Or subscribe to Frost Magazine TV on YouTube here: http://t.co/9etf8j0kkz.Then comment below saying what you did. There has also been two seats allocated for each session at the supertheatre at each of the Shows as a prize as well.

If you don’t want to enter the competition then we are offering a reader discount for the BBC Good Food Shows in Scotland, London, Bakes & Cakes and Winter. You can get 15% off with the promotional code: SPR1.

@BBCGoodFoodShow

https://www.bbcgoodfoodshowlondon.com

Terms and Conditions

*15% off valid on advance Adult and Over 65s tickets only (excluding VIP). Offer expires 29.11.15. Standard Supertheatre seat included with all advance Super tickets subject to availability. Upgrade to Gold seat for £3 extra. 20% discount also available on Value tickets which exclude Supertheatre, entry from 11am only. Prices include all admin and transactional fees. Not valid with any other offer. Not all celebrities appear on all days, check website for details. The BBC Good Food Shows are organised and presented by River Street Events.

Hampstead Tea Review & New Cocoa Green To Revitalised Organic Range

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Amy Voce

We are quite obsessed with tea at Frost so we jumped at the chance to review this Hampstead Tea range. We reviewed:

Velvety Cocoa Green – a velvety smooth blend of equatorially sourced cocoa and premium whole leaf Darjeeling Green Tea that will satisfy even the most passionate of chocoholics with its deliciously rich taste. This is amazing and unique. As smooth as it says and just chocolate enough.

Pure Darjeeling– Hampstead’s signature award-winning tea is an easy drinking aromatic tea with gentle, floral, muscatel tones. An exquisitely rounded and mellow tea, the Darjeeling autumnal flush is delicious with a slice of lemon or on its own. A delicious tea and a superior Darjeeling.

Strong English Breakfast– a full strength tea combining both Assam and East African tea leaves, this bold blend is rich and rousing with malty tones. A favourite of our editor. This English Breakfast will be a huge hit with tea fans. Full strength for a proper brew, rich and satisfying.

Dreamy Jasmine Green – young jasmine flowers harvested in Asia are blended with special bergamot from the Reggio Calabria region of Italy, renowned for its bergamot fruit, to scent this seductive floral tea. Perfect for fans of green tea. Fruity and floral as it is yummy.

All the teas are organic, bio-dynamic and fairtrade. Celebrity fans include Deliciously Ella and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Pioneering tea brand, Hampstead Tea, is at the forefront of a tea revolution. Bio-Dynamic, organic and Fairtrade, its range of premium teas have been revitalised to deliver exceptional taste and style for every cup.

Staying true to the purity of the source, Hampstead Tea’s stylish and modern new look is as crisp and clean as the new tea range itself. Single-estate sourced from The Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling, the world’s first Bio-Dynamic Demeter certified tea estate, Hampstead Tea use only tea leaves grown in total harmony with nature and in an environment free of chemical pesticides. Delivering delicious flavour with peace of mind, the new range of refreshed and trend-setting blends is set to inspire tea drinkers to join the Bio-Dynamic movement.

Leading the pack is velvety Cocoa Green, a UK-first whose unique and innovative taste profile is perfect for those looking to indulge. This decadent smooth blend of equatorially sourced cocoa and premium whole leaf Darjeeling Green Tea will satisfy even the most passionate of chocoholics with its deliciously rich taste.

Championed by legions of celebrity fans from Gwyneth Paltrow to Deliciously Ella, Green Tea is known for its detoxifying properties and antioxidants which deliver that extra boost to the immune system. With dark chocolate and Green Tea proven to be the most effective combination for an energy boost^[1], Hampstead Tea are setting trends by taking the well-known cleansing properties of Green Tea to a new level of taste.

Tapping into the growing popularity of more powerful teas, Hampstead Tea’s black tea range now includes Strong English Breakfast for those who prefer a more robust drink. A full strength tea combining both Assam and East African tea leaves, this bold blend is rich and rousing with malty tones and the perfect wake me up on a cold winter morning.

Hampstead Tea maintain the fine quality of its award winning whole leaf Bio-Dynamic teas, whether they be white, green, oolong or black, by sourcing them from one single estate – a rarity amongst tea brands – making no compromise on quality at any stage in their production. The company works in partnership with The Makaibari Tea Estate, India, to grow all the teas according to Demeter standards and in harmony with the surrounding ecosystem. Hampstead Tea pay a premium for their tea direct to the estate, directly contributing to the quality of life of the workers living on the plantation.

All ingredients blended with Hampstead Tea’s Demeter certified Teas have a clearly defined origin and are sourced from Bio-Dynamic farms. It is this attention to purity which ensures Great Taste Peace With Peace of Mind across the Hampstead Tea range.

Hampstead Tea have upgraded the taste profile and packaging across the whole range of their Black and Green Teas so as to continue to deliver premium quality and inspire a new generation of discerning organic tea drinkers to select Hampstead Tea as their brand of choice.

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.

Hocus Pocus or an underexploited resource? By Abbigail Langstone-Wring

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Margaret Graham

By Margaret Grham

Frost Magazine is delighted to announced that Abbigail Langstone-Wring , our regular Complementary Practioner contributor, has been presented with an award in the “Best Complementary Practitioner “ category of the Institute of Complementary and Natural Medicine 2015 Awards. Bravo, bravo,

A COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICE.
by Abbigail Langstone- Wring. BSc SBRCP MAR. Director ICR.

Hocus Pocus or an underexploited resource? By Abbigail Langstone

As a Complementary Practitioner celebrating twenty-five years in professional practice I am still amazed by the positive feedback of the beneficial effects of the therapies I deliver. None more so than the recently gathered information from a Clinical Reflexology project that I have been working on since Nov 2014.

The aim of the project, as put forward by the Lead Cancer Nurse Specialist, was to introduce Complementary Therapies into a Cancer Ward and Chemotherapy Unit at the local NHS Hospital with a view to reduce patient anxiety to enhance the patient experience.
I formally declared my interest and snet off a detailed CV that contained evidence of my range of skills and techniques and specialist work experience gained through being a local hospice volunteer in palliative care. A funder for the project was already in place and with their approval a hospital interview was arranged with the result of an honorary contract being granted to me.
I must just stop and say that not only was I honoured and proud, but also momentarily overwhelmed at the possible importance of this responsibility.

I began the project by looking for information of past studies and research published in journals on the role of Complementary Therapies in stress management. After a great deal of thought I settled with the decision to trial Clinical Reflexology.

Why? Primarily for it’s mode of action.

For those not aware of what Clinical Reflexology is or how it works. Briefly, it is the application of pressure via the fingers or thumbs to mapped areas on the feet, hand or ears that correspond to organs and systems of the body. Having a close affinity to Acupuncture/ Acupressure, it may calm and ease tension throughout the nervous system, encouraging relaxation throughout the body. Given the specialist patient group my treatments were modified to be sympathetic to the established side effects of their individual medical treatment.
Secondly, suitability of delivery. Choosing to work via the feet, it would enable me to access patients on the ward in their beds, or chairs and on the chemotherapy unit in their reclining chairs whilst receiving their chemotherapy treatment. Also, it would be the least obtrusive, offering no disruption to the staff and the everyday running of a busy ward and unit.
To enable me to asses the effectiveness of my treatments I collected data via a simple evaluation tool. At the end of the year ( November ) I will have completed 300 treatments. The feedback from patients and staff has been very positive. I am busy compiling a final report but the evidence is indicating an average drop of between 2-4 points in stress levels following my treatment.
Due to these positive findings, the good news is that I have been successful in acquiring funding to extend and expand the project into 2016/7.