Irritation's what you need

I wanted to tell you all about the Penhaligon Halloween party and how amazing it smelt and how delicious the mulled wine was...
But instead I waited for an Amazon prime delivery...I thought if you paid £80 a year for this service you were supposed to get the premium version. This is not the case, today I was guaranteed that my package would arrive by 9pm. I spent the entire day in waiting for it. I lost an entire day because I didn't want to miss the delivery that I specifically requested be delivered next day.
Tesco can get delivery pin pointed down to an hour. Even Argos for all their sins text you to tell you when they're about an hour away.
Amazon prime is now in my waste of money column along with stick on nails and coloured hair extensions from the 90s.

On the plus side though, I went for a delicious meal at rockers steak house on mill road instead.

This morning I was wondering why my deodorant seems to catch in the back of my throat and make me cough, but the male alternative doesn't seem to choke quite as much. This article doesn't answer my question but it is an interesting read.

It's a vanity thing for definite but I use products that contain deodorants AND antiperspirants but I know people who only use a nice smelling spray, to begin with the effect is the same, but by the end of the day the smelly spray has worn off and the natural musk has come through.
Here is where my comments are probably going to get some backlash...not all natural body odour is nice! You will have probably noticed that your own smell changes depending on what you have eaten, or what you have been doing. Personally I know that if I have been somewhere uncomfortably hot and sticky I smell different to if I have been exercising. I am conscious of this and make the effort to apply a sufficient layer of whichever spray I am currently using so that I do not cause offence to the person who has to stand in the queue behind me later on.
Some people are not that considerate.
So here is my personal advice take it or leave it, Lynx and Impulse is very popular with the teen/preteen crowd, young energetic kids that don't stand still long enough to get stale. It's also popular with the club crowd but let's face it after a couple shots no-one is actually going to notice whether you smell better or worse than the 5 years of beer stains in the carpet. Adults in normal every day situations should not smell like teenagers. Invest in some Rightguard or Sure, then some fragrant EDT over the top.

The graphic is from Compound Interest, the rest of the article can be found here

Some days are for relaxing a bit

After yesterday's excitement today was one of those paperwork days, there is always more paperwork. So between stints on my laptop and being nice and helpful around the flat I have now decided it is time to have my hair done again. Photos as soon as I can get an appointment at my favourite place Filippo Russo.
Lovely little surprise in my inbox after dinner, thanks to Penhaligon's I will be going to a cheeky mulled wine and fragrance party on Wednesday.

Happy Monday have a pinot grigio for me!

Casting

Love being a part of Cambridge Style Week again. The casting today went really well met some lovely new faces and a couple of familiar ones from 2015.
Next casting is in a week and so far it looks like 2016 is going to be an epic set of shows.

Square Peg fashion show

Anglia Ruskin university tonight hosts the square peg fashion show and I spent the afternoon back stage learning how to tie a sari, and eating pretzels.

Every back stage has a unique atmosphere, today was calm and really well prepared, the designers had done everything in advance so all that was left was some steaming and last minute fittings.

The models were lovely and relaxed playing jenga in between make up and hair and zooming around the room was a single photographer on one of those segue things.

Great to be a part of this!

Skirt on, lipstick on, let's go!

Lovely colour from gosh makeup. One of my favourites. Tonight I've gone for a light layer on top of a bit of keihls lip care in mango. Stops your lips from staining and gives you more shade control too. 
Mwah xxx

Hidden Gems

I spent Wednesday wandering the streets of Cambridge in the wind and the damp and was amazed by how many gorgeous little shops there were and the quality of the stuff they were selling too, some of them are independents some of them are small businesses but all of them had lovely staff.
Brora on Trinity Street
Quiver on Newnham Road
Harriet Kelsall on Green Street
Laird Hatters also on Green Street
to name just a few.

My feet hurt and my hair was a complete mess but by the end of it all I had a great day and I got my Halloween costume sorted, fingers crossed it doesn't rain or my feathers will look very depressed!