Holly’s Inbox Scandal in the City Book Review and Inside Gossip!
July 7, 2008
Well, it’s here girls, the book you’ve all been waiting for! Holly’s inbox scandal in the city is the second book to be published from idea’s first created on the fantastic website Holly’s Inbox.Com – A real time based website where you can literally log on and read the personal emails of receptionist Holly Denham.
Whilst the first book dealt more with Holly getting her new job and struggling to fit in at work, this new book ‘Scandal in the City’ delves deeper into Holly’s personal life as we learn more about her likes, dislikes and insecurities that make her such a loveable character…. Read more
Enjoy This Post? Then Why Not Buy Us A Virtual Martini!Gently does it with Simply Pure
June 3, 2008
Developed to meet the increasing demand for a truly gentle laundry detergent for parents with family members who have sensitive skin, Simply Pure is a new, hypoallergenic, non biological laundry detergent which contains no perfumes or optical brighteners and so cares for even the most sensitive skin. Independently tested by one of the UK’s most respected laboratories*, Simply Pure performed exceptionally well in dermatological tests and sets new standards in terms of its kindness to sensitive skin.
In line with all Simply Washing products, Simply Pure is also the responsible choice for our sensitive environment. Its eco-smart credentials are second to none having been awarded the highly acclaimed EU Eco-Label licence by DEFRA and in line with its eco-smart heritage; it comes in tubs made entirely from 100% recycled plastic.
But Simply Pure differs from its traditional ‘green’ rivals in two other important ways; it works brilliantly in shifting stains and leaving washing really clean and it’s genuinely great value for money. Naturally, Simply Washing products are not tested on animals and they are proud to carry the Vegan Society logo on all their laundry and dishwash products.
Andrew Glen Sales and Marketing Director at Simply Washing said “The development of Simply Pure is a direct response to feedback we’ve had from parents who wash for adults and children with sensitive skin. Simply Pure meets every one of the three key criteria we set for all our laundry and dishwash products: it performs outstandingly, it offers our customers great value and it’s independently accredited as being environmentally responsible. We’ve been delighted by the growth we’ve seen in the Simply Laundry brand since it was launched last year and we’ve had a great reaction to Simply Pure during the research which we’ve carried out with consumers.
Simply Pure is being launched in a 15 wash pack with an anticipated retail price of £3.29 which equates to 22p a wash. Simply Pure is available from www.simplywashing.com where home delivery is free and customers receive one FREE Simply product (laundry or dishwash) when they buy four others!
Enjoy This Post? Then Why Not Buy Us A Virtual Martini!Travertine Spa Products
May 22, 2008
What They Say
Treat yourself well. A day off. Lounging in a chaise. A luxurious breakfast. The occasion? Just because.
Living well.
That’s Travertine.
We are a line of natural botanical body care products formulated for therapeutic results. Our apparel line is made with cotton so soft it will replace your old favorites.
Celebrities love us. Spa professionals trust us. We hope to make a fan out of you too.
Travertine is a boutique company. You won’t find us everywhere.
Our market is select spas, salons and resorts.
We produce in small batches to ensure quality.
We even hand blend our essential oils.
Our aromatherapy spa products for men and women enhance your well-being. Travertine products for the body and home are made with steam-distilled or cold-pressed essential oils, botanicals and organic ingredients.
Treat your senses to Travertine, and rejuvenate body and spirit.
What Girlie Gossip Thought…
Here at Girlie Gossip we love trying out new and exciting brands and Travertine Spa is no exception. The sweet smelling aromas of their body washes are fantastic and the blend of essential oils that goes into each product is great for the body and the senses.
The packaging could have been a bit more elaborate but the products more than make up for this. Give them a go!
http://www.travertinespa.com/
Impulse - True Love
May 11, 2008
We have recently tried out the new True Love fragrance from Impulse and absolutely adore the fresh, summery scent! Perfect to pop in your handbag it will definately keep you smelling sexy all day long. Read on for more information!
New Impulse TrueLove is a love inspiring scent which keeps you smelling great and feeling good throughout the day, making sure you turn heads and leaving you ready for the romance it sparks.
Impulse TrueLove has been developed by top perfumer Ann Gottlieb, who has created signature scents for leading perfume houses including Calvin Klein, Dior, Elizabeth Arden, Clinique and Clarins. TrueLove fragrance is a fresh and fruity scent of freesia, peony and lotus flowers combined with pears, limes, plums and apricots.
In a stylish, portable can, Impulse TrueLove is a must-have for any handbag. Whether it’s first thing in the morning, after a lunchtime gym session or before that all important evening date, Impulse True Love is the perfect romantic fragrance to keep on hand.
Impulse body fragrances use spray technology for light and even application, and are dermatologically tested to be kind to skin.
New Impulse TrueLove is available from March 2008 (RRP £2.19) from all major high-street chemists and supermarkets.
For more information visit www.actonimpulse.com
Enjoy This Post? Then Why Not Buy Us A Virtual Martini!TASTE OF THE ORIENT CAPTURED IN NEW WALKERS SENSATIONS SZECHUAN SPICE
April 30, 2008
Walkers Sensations is celebrating the Orient in the countdown to the Beijing Olympics, with the addition of the delicious new flavour, Szechuan Spice, to the range of ‘posh crisps’.
Walkers Sensations Szechuan Spice captures the unique mixture of sweet, sour, aromatic and fragrant for which Asian cuisine is famed. Combining the intensely aromatic taste of ginger, zesty lemongrass and fragrant coriander, a dash of soy sauce and a warming kick of chilli, Walkers Sensations Szechuan Spice is a crunchier potato crisp
bursting with irresistible flavours.
Walkers Sensations Szechuan Spice, available in 40g (RRP 43p) and 175g sharing bag (RRP £1.49), will be in all major supermarkets and selected independent retailers from April 2008.
Enjoy This Post? Then Why Not Buy Us A Virtual Martini!Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
April 30, 2008
June might be forgiven for thinking her bad luck had come to an end. First of all her beloved husband was killed in a crash caused by a drunk driver. Against all the odds, and surprising even herself, June fell in love with the policeman who pulled both her and her baby daughter, Elizabeth, from the wrecked car … and soon there was the joy of a second daughter for them.
Then Shay Bourne arrived on the doorstep, his tool bag in hand, looking for odd jobs … and he kind of just stayed around. It wasn’t that he was threatening, in any way, more that he was a bit silent and generally strange. His words used to get sort of tangled up with themselves, but he seemed to be honest and a hard worker.
But then Kurt and Elizabeth were brutally murdered in their home. Shay was found with them, covered in blood. … June didn’t think that things could get much worse. But they did.
Her surviving daughter, Claire, developed heart problems and she was told she would die without a transplant. The only donor to match was Shay Bourne – on death row for the double homicide of Kurt and Elizabeth. Could June possibly allow the heart of her sister’s murderer to be put in Claire’s chest to save her life?
The moral dilemma in Jodi Picoult’s new novel is as riveting as ever. Using her trademark pattern of looking at the problem from many different angles, she involves the reader far beyond the usual cut and thrust of a good engrossing novel. Add to this mix the glimpse of life as it is on death row, the medical requirements of matching heart to body and the legal wrangling about whether or not it would be possible in those circumstances. Not to mention a Biblical twist … No one is better at writing about a dilemma than Jodi … and CHANGE OF HEART is another challenging read.
Jodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York, and has established herself as a UK top-three bestselling author. She received an A.B. in creative writing from Princeton and a master’s degree in education from Harvard. Her previous novels include NINETEEN MINUTES, SECOND GLANCE, MY SISTER’S KEEPER and TENTH CIRCLE. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.
GIVE YOUR UNDERARMS SOME TENDER LOVING CARE
April 7, 2008
Sure For Women launches a skin care anti-perspirant range to provide ultimate underarm care.
How much thought do you give to your underarm skin? Hidden away under layers of clothing, your underarms are probably the most neglected area of your body. Daily wear and tear from clothing friction, an active lifestyle and shaving can all take their toll on this sensitive, often forgotten skin. The new Sure for Women Skin Care anti-perspirant range combines award-winning Sure for Women 24 hour protection with pro-active skin care to help underarm skin stay healthy.
Available in three variants – Nutritive, Neutral and Calming, each is tailored for specific skin care needs to combat everyday skin wear and tear whilst providing the 24hr anti-perspirant protection you expect from Sure.
New Sure Skin Care Nutritive is an anti-perspirant with Vitamin Complex, which enhances the condition of your underarm skin to avoid the rigours of a women’s daily routine.
New Sure Skin Care Neutral is an anti-perspirant that cares for your sensitive underarm skin and contains Pro-Derma as part of a gentle formula which is mild on delicate skin, caring and protecting the underarm area.
New Sure Skin Care Calming is an anti-perspirant, containing Calendula, which helps underarm skin regain its original wellbeing and gives a calming effect on the underarm area.
The new Sure For Women skin care range is available from January 2008 with a RRP of £2.49 (150ml APA) £2.99 (250ml APA) and £1.88 (50ml roll on) and is available in 3 fragrances: Nutritive, Neutral & Calming. All Sure For Women products are available nationwide.
SWITCH TO SMOOTH
Sure for Women launches revolutionary design for the smoothest roll-on
Fed up with those annoying morning niggles? Make your morning go smoother with new Sure for Women roll-on antiperspirant, created expressly for women. With a revolutionary ‘upside down’ design, Sure For Women roll-on is always ready to use, gliding on in one smooth, continuous motion while the best ever roll on formulation from Sure dries faster to give the smoothest start to the day, complete with 24hr protection.
The new Sure For Women roll-on design delivers a consistent dosage for every application from the first to the last use. There’s no need to shake, it doesn’t dry out, get stuck or leak, putting an end to those annoying niggles, to make application even easier, faster and smoother.
Designed for women balancing a hectic lifestyle and who want a deodorant that won’t let them down, Sure for Women’s advanced formulation offers 24-hour protection from wetness and odour, and is ph Balanced and alcohol free so it is gentle enough to use after shaving.
The new Sure For Women roll-on is available from January 2008 for RRP £1.69 (50 ml format) and is available in a variety of fragrances including: Biorhythm, Cotton Fresh & Cool Blue within the core body responsive range and Clear Aqua to offer protection against white marks. Two fragrances are also available within the New Sure Skin care range: Nutritive & Calming for RRP: £1.88 ( 50ml format) . All Sure For Women products are available nationwide.
For more information on Sure for Women visit www.sureforwomen.co.uk
Vitamin Complex is a combination of both vitamin E and vitamin F, both of which occur naturally in sunflower seed oil
Pro-Derma is a combination of skin care ingredients, which add to the product properties and can make it milder on the skin than a product without these skincare ingredients
Calendula officinalis herb is believed to cure a range of skin problems as it has properties that reduces inflammation, controls bleeding and soothes irritated tissue.
Enjoy This Post? Then Why Not Buy Us A Virtual Martini!Priori Radical Defense Not just SPF
April 1, 2008
Sun Protection Factor (SPF) is now joined for the first time with Environmental Protection Factor (EPF) in Priori’s Radical Defense (£60.00). This multifunctional Superceutical is the ultimate protector that defends the skin from long term sun damage and tackles oxidative stress caused by environmental aggressors such as pollution, smoke, and the ozone. This revolutionary advancement delivers the ultimate shield against our toxic environment allowing skin the time to repair and restore itself to optimum health.
In just one pump your skin can reap the benefits of SPF and EPF combined. With a broad spectrum SPF30 your skin will be defended against both UVA and UVB rays. Idebenone provides the EPF protection to guard the skin against environmental aggressors. EPF is a certified quantitative measurement of antioxidant capacity and out of a total score of 100; idebenone has an EPF of 95, the highest protection available.
Got the bottle? Get hold of Priori Radical Defense and be one of the first to introduce this revolutionary skincare into your daily routine. For all your anti-ageing needs going radical is really the only way forward!
Stockist: 0845 555 2121
What Girlie Gossip Thought …
Having sensitive skin myself this product has been an absolute godsend to me. I’m allergic to UV and my skin seems to come out very blotchy as soon as I go out into the sun so understandably I’m always on the lookout for products to help ease the irritation. So far after just a few days of using Priori Radical Defense it seems to have made a big difference to my skin and it feels less irritated and exposed when I go out.
I love how simple the product is to use, instead of having to use several different skincare products I can just get it all included in two little nozzles. One squeeze of the pump creates a good amount of the product and it goes a very long way, so be warned don’t put too much in your hand at once!
In my opinion, having a product that not only protects you from the suns harmful rays but also protects against environmental aggressors is something we should all be considering wearing in the future for a complete and healthy skincare regime. Highly Recommended!
