70.____Harvey Nic's we love you!

Harvey Nic's have made internet perusing a whole lot more interesting, including revealing their new ranges of cupcake and china, both of which I love!

Their Knightsbridge store have recently taken on Pudding Cook, creator of these gorgeous cupcakes.

The cakes which are £2.95 each are made by Rachel Nimenko, who is a former Chef de Partie at Edinburgh's Number One restaurant. If only they were dairy free! Might have to get The Boyfriend to sample one and report back when we go to London.

Harvey Nic's other new surprise is Blaue Blume China is magnificent and compliments their cupcakes brilliantly.

The wonderful Teacup & Saucer, I'm not a massive tea drinker but I could definitely be tempted by one of these.

What an amazing cake stand! Who wouldn't want a one?

The china is ranged between £15 and £128 which is a really reasonable price for such interesting pieces.

In other Harvey Nic's news, their new trends are amazing, and have already inspired a hole in my bank account!

I love the Erdem Adelpha Floral Dress, the Yves Saint Laurent pumps & the Lanvin choker.

The new minimalism trend is very chic and can be easily dressed up or down depending on whether it's teamed with jeans or heels.

I may splash out for the Marc by Marc Jacobs studs which are gorgeous, and the McQ scarf is definitely on my wishlist! It'd be perfect for our trip to Cornwall, it's more beach chic than English Riviera, but the glamour will be the same! Can't wait!

Images from http://www.harveynichols.com/

32.____Cash Strapped Skin Care

After reading a blog by Christina Lindsay on www.fashionsmostwanted.blogspot.com on credit crunch skincare, I dutifully headed off to my local Body Shop to investigate further.

To my delight I found their skin care had a 3 for 2 offer on, so for £22.50 I got the Vitamin C Skin Reviver, the Vitamin E Moisture Serum & the Vitamin E moisturiser, because I'm a Love Your Body card holder I also got the Vitamin C Eye Reviver for free! Not a bad haul.

       

I've tried them a couple of times, I'll report back when I see the results! I tried the Vitamin E Moisture Cream on The Boyfriend and he didn't mind it, which could give it extra points as being good for men too! We'll see if he stays still long enough for me to try it again...

I already use Soap & Glory, Off Your Face face wipes, which smell really nice! And again, The Boyfriend doesn't mind occasionally stealing one of these! They easily wipe off make up, eyeliner & mascara, which is a great help after a night out!

These are about £4.00 a pack but they're often on offer in Boots on 3 for 2 or money off, apparently they're also sold in Harvey Nichols, if you stumble in there on your way to Boots.

I'm also itching to try these Soap & Glory products; 

Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser, £9.00 for 100ml, is a more luxury alternative to the face wipes - when you've got time rather than a drunken attempt not to mark your pillows!

The Greatest Scrub of All £8.00 - a face scrub which I've heard rave reviews from some friends - male ones included! Might have to accidentally leave this in The Boyfriend's bathroom ;) 

Scrub Your Nose In It, £7.00 125ml - a face scrub which can also be used as a mask - a cheaper (& probably better) alternative to Benefit's Honey Snap Out Of It Scrub - £19.50 for 150ml.

Cleansing has always been something that I forget to do, but recently on a jaunt to Edinburgh, I bought some Kiehls products - these are brilliant, if not a little expensive.

I have the Centella Skin Calming Cleanser - for really sensitive skin - this is good, but it was a little painful buying it at £29.00 for 200ml.

The Cucumber Toner is great, leaves your skin feeling really clean and fresh & The Boyfriend has been known to pinch this - this is a tad more reasonable at £16.00 for 250ml.

Finally, I have the Supremely Gentle Eye Make Up Remover, this is good, but a little hard to apply - cotton buds are best for removing eye liner, but it does work! Although, it's a tad steep at £17.00 for 125ml.

To be honest though, if you are feeling a bit more flushed and want to spend some money on your skin care, Chanel is always brilliant, they work, smell gorgeous and leave you feeling sophisticated if nothing else.