I mentioned in my last Sunday Summary how I was so excited to receiving my GoGo Philip order, and it arrived, but I wasn't so excited about what I had received. Long story short, the order was completely messed up due to it having been shipped from a store rather than a warehouse.
The people at GoGo Philip were so unbelievabley kind to me when I contacted them about it. They told me not to go through any hassle of returning the jewellery and that they would refund me my money and send the correct items free of charge. I was flabberghasted! All in all I've received around £80 worth of jewellery, and not because I was a blogger (the order was put in under my mums name as I paid for it on her PayPal account) but just as a regular customer. Now that's what I call good customer service! I think it's so important for companies to have good PR, it really makes a difference to the company's reputation. Some companies (and this is from personal experience) will try and claim no responsibility, mess you around for sometimes weeks on end and try and make it unbelievabley hard for you to get your money back.
It's strange how such a messed up order turned into the best customer service experience I've ever had, I will definately buy from GoGo Philip again because now I know that as a brand, GoGo Philip care about their reputation, they care about their customers and that's what companies should be like. But any way, on to the jewellery...
Some of the jewellery I was sent isn't on the website, so I couldn't give you exact prices. But feel free to go check out the website as they have some amazing pieces! What's great about GoGo Philip as well is their jewellery is either gold of silver plated, perfect for people like me who have allergies to base metals.
Hope you're all having a good weekend xo
You may have already heard of Crown and Glory, as their beautiful assortment of hair accessories have been gracing the heads of a number of bloggers recently. But for those who have not, Crown and Glory is a line of handmade hair accessories ranging from floral garlands and clips to velvet and suede turbans. It is the brain child of Sophie King, a Photographic Art Graduate on a mission to create a line of hair accessories that would make the wearer feel pampered and unique the second they put them on.
For me, my hair IS my crowning glory, I spend endless amounts of money and time trying to make it into a barnet to be proud of, so I was instantly attracted to Crown and Glory and their wide array of gorgeous accessories.
I purchased a number of items, including two of their glorious garland 'crowns' which are made to measure (you will receive an email asking for your measurement). I was shocked, but very pleased, at how quickly I received the items and was not at all surprised to find they were packaged with as much thought and care put in as the items themselves.
So without further or do... on to the good stuff!
"My Only Sunshine" Floral Crown, £8.00
"Over the Picket Fence" Floral Crown, £10.00
"Purple Rain" Bobby Pin Set, £6.00
"Plum Pudding" Bobby Pin Set, £6.00
"Seven Seas" Bobby Pin Set, £4.00 (On Sale)
I also received a free gift of a keyring/bag charm, which unfortunately my cat has taken a serious liking to and claimed as his own! Must be the birds me thinks!
I absolutely love this line of quirky accessories and if given the chance and the budget, I would buy one of everything. The floral crowns are the perfect addition to summer looks and the bobby pins give an instant update of intrigue and glamour. For the beauty and craftsmanship put into the pieces, they are more than reasonably priced, making them the perfect little indulgence!
So what do you think guys? Are you liking Crown and Glory?
x
PS. to take a gander at their website, simply click to banner below.
Evening lovelies!
When I started blogging around a year ago I had very little in the way of makeup but a lot of passion to explore it. I'd spend hours drooling over fellow blogger's makeup collections, hoping that one day I'd have enough money for a huge collection of my own. I set up a little "makeup fund" and have been adding a couple of pounds here and there to it over the last year. Knowing it was coming up to a year since I started, I decided to have a little peak and see where I was up to... and gosh was I surprised! I had amounted a small fortune, albeit a very small fortune. But enough to get my makeup collection under way. Weighing up the fact that it was almost my birthday, and the fact that I hadn't splurged on makeup for a while, I headed straight to the MAC website and went a bit finger clicking crazy!
I did spent a lot, I'll admit. But a lot of the money went on the brushes (MAC brushes are notoriously expensive) and I knew they would be a good investment.
So here it is, my very much one off MAC haul!
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Brushes: 150, 168, 190, 138, 217, 219, 213, 242
E/S:Bronse, All that Glitters
Pigments : Melon, Copper Sparkle, Vanilla, Naked
Brow set: Clear
(Excuse the chipped polish in this one!)
Shadestick: Gentle Lentil
Eye kohl: Smoulder
Penultimate Liner: Rapid Black
Powder Blush: Pink Swoon, Blushbaby
Cremesheen Glass: Fashion Whim, Double Dare, Partial pink
Lipstick: Saint Germain, Viva Glam Gaga
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ahhh nothing makes me happy like a good old shop :) and recently i've been doing quite a bit (far more than i probably should!) It's mostly river island as that is my go to shop atm, though fear not Topshop! i have not forgotton you!
Floral pocket vest, River Island - £9.99
White pocket vest, River Island - £6.99
Dugaree hot pants, River Island - around £25-£30 (can't remember!)
Cream stripey long sleeve top, River Island - £7.99
Realitees eagal tee, Topshop - £25
Floral cardi, River Island - £29.99
Demin cropped jacket, Topshop - £40
Nautical skirt, River Island - £24.99
Heart earring and Rose necklace, both River Island - Both £5.99
Mint green bag, Matalan - £6
it's almost the exact same shade as Revlon minted too!
xxx
Over christmas i came up with an idea, what if i raided the sales on new years day? Everyone else would be either still drunk or have a hang over and i'd have the trafford centre all to myself! haha
Turns out i wasn't the only one who had this idea, as the trafford centre was packed as usual! But i still managed to pick up some bargains :)
First off i popped into LUSH. I got three gifts, two of which were marked down christmas ones and one was a full priced, non christmas gift with some of my favs in....
Ice blue soap
Mr Butterball bath ballistic
Cinders bath ballistic
Happy Hippy showel gel
Father frost soap
Strawberry santa shower jelly
Sugar scrub
Happy hippy shower gel
Up you gets emotibomb
Sandstone soap
+ 2 x 10% off vouchers and a £5 off voucher with the gifts
total price = £24.14
bargain!
Next up was the Body Shop, and with body butter at £5 i couldn't resist getting more than one!
They also had an offer for any two big bottles of shampoo for £12, i've never tried Body Shop shampoos so i thought i'd give them ago.
and last but not least, a mattifying day cream from the sea weed/oily combination range. I was impressed by their tea tree blemish fading night lotion so decided to invest in one of their day creams.
Raspberry body butter
Blueberry body butter
Peach Body butter
Nettle oil balancing shampoo
Olive glossing shampoo
Sea weed mattifying day cream
Total price (including 10% off and an extra £5 off with my Love Your Body card) = £27
Note: Love Your Body cards are a great investment (if you like the body shop that is!) You pay an annual membership fee of £5 for the card, and with the card you get...
. 10% off ALL purchases for a year.
. £5 off in your birthday month
. £5 off on your 4th stamp on the card (you can only get stamps with store perchases)
. £10 off on your 8th stamp
. invitations to exclusive member events
. exclusive offers
. updates on product launches and offers
Over all, i'd say that was a good haul :)
i'll probably do reviews on the LUSH stuff soon, as there is a lot to get through!
xxx
Like many people, i've always thought of the Body Shop as "that place that sells nice body butters" and thats it. But after much um-ing and ah-ing i decided to venture into the Body Shop and try some of their other stuff.
and they don't half love giving away freebies!
So these are the things i actually bought:
Tea tree blackhead scub
Tea tree blemish fade night lotion
Tea tree face mask
Almond oil hand rescue treatment
Blush in no.12
Eye shadow in no.02 (this isn't on the picture coz i've left it at my bfs :[)
The Almond oil daily hand and nail cream was free for buying 2 skin care products
The Coconut shimmer body butter was free for spending £25 on any items in store
The Glitter eyes eyeliner and mascara duo was free for buying 2 makeup products
and the Coconut body milk and shower gel duo was free because i had £5 to spend from my Love You Body card!
I haven't tried them all yet (if only i had the time!) But the blush has replaced my Mac Pinch o Peach, the eye shadow is the most amazing lid colour and the coconut shimmer body butter is just heavenly!
Hopefully the rest of them will be just as good :)
xxx
