The John Greed Jewellery Blogger Challenge ft. Edie the Elephant

Hello everyone,

I thought I'd share my entry for the John Greed Jewellery Pandora Blogger Challenge this lunchtime! This is the bracelet I chose, along with the charms - how cute are they?

Bracelet - £55
Snowman Charm - £25
'R' Charm - £30
Elephant Charm - £30
Suitcase Charm - £30
Statue of Liberty Charm - £40
London Bus Charm - £40
Total cost = £250 

The Suitcase reminds me of holidays of course, but I couldn't help noticing that the suitcase had 'DK' written on it - which immediately appealed to me, as I am half Danish, and the charm therefore reminds me of family holidays at our house there, and my little cousins who live in Copenhagen.

The London Bus is perfect, as I do absolutely love London and it's always somewhere I look forward to visiting - London buses are so iconically British!

The Statue of Liberty is inspiring, as I think for any actor, New York is attached to dreams of broadway and films...aaaaah it's somewhere I SO WANT TO GO!

The Elephant reminds me of my younger years, when I adopted an elephant named Edie. I remember making a scrapbook all about her (which I still own now) and being absolutely amazed by the possibility that I was helping this little baby elephant!

This is the real Edie and a friend!

The 'R' charm, reminds me of three things. Uno, it represents 'RoseReviews', this blog, which I love writing - also my middle name, Rose, therefore reminding me to be true to myself, and lastly - my lovely lovely Granny - Mary-Rose, who I miss lots and lots so it would be lovely to have a charm and remember her every time I look at it.

Finally, the snowman is so so lovely and as this competition is running over Christmas, I thought in the unlikely case I win, it would be really festive to have a snowman.....this one probably doesn't have as much meaning behind it as the other charms, but oh well - it's just too cuteeeee

If you want to enter this competition, just click on the image above and it should open - just be warned, the entries have to be in by tomorrow!

I had great fun creating my entry and I hope you do too - good luck!

xxxxx

MaryJaneFashion Competition

Hello lovely readers,

As you all probably know the lovely people at e-tailwebstores are offering one lucky blogger some extra wonga (either £250 or £500!!!) in time for Christmas - and to be entered, you just have to do a promotional post of one of their brands discounts/competitions.

I decided to choose this discount from maryjanefashion.com , as I think it's a great opportunity, and having browsed their website - I think the winner is in for a serious treat!

Their website is full of clothes at the most amazing prices. My particular favourite is this cropped silk-panel biker jacket!

You can enter the competition by 'liking' the maryjanefashion facebook page here and then following the instructions.

But THEN I was thinking, how can I convince these lovely lovely (do I say that word enough?) readers that they should go and check this competition? Queue my nine-year-old sister and myself making an over-dramatic video, including (of course) chocolate, which just-about stayed long enough to film before we ate it all (oops). 

Just click above ^^ to watch it.

I hope you all like it (including you all at e-tailwebstores...as I've kind of already promised to contribute towards my sister's Christmas present {iPod} if I win....oops?!)

Lots of Love and happy Sunday!

xxxxx

REVIEW: 'That Gal' Primer from Benefit

Today I thought I'd review the 'That Gal' Brightening Face Primer from Benefit. I picked this up when Glamour magazine had these little 7.5ml tubes as their freebie - and I haven't been disappointed!

Realising that there was only 7.5ml in the tube, I saved this over the summer for a special occasion (nothing in particular, but I always worry that I'll use a product up and then need it for a momentous, out-of-the-blue occasion...does anyone else or is this just me?) Anyway, when I came to using this - I actually discovered that a little goes a long way, so this tester has lasted me a lot longer than I thought it would!

This is a lot pinker than I expected (I guess that's the 'brightening' part?!), and although very different to the Laura Mercier primer I'd previously used a few times (sorry, Mum) - made my skin feel really soft and smooth. I only really applied this to my chin, nose and forehead - places I find makeup tends to not last as long, and where I often need more due to redness and breakouts. However, I felt this actually really helped reduce the redness of my blemishes before foundation, or even just concealer. As well as making my makeup last longer, this smelt lovely, applied like a dream and really did help to brighten my face - something I wasn't actually expecting following many disappointing 'wonder-claims' from brands! I did even use this on it's own a few times to help reduce redness and brighten my face on days when I didn't really feel like wearing much make-up - you'd think it wouldn't work, but I think it did! Huzzah Huzzah!

This is definitely a contender for my Christmas list now, and if you're interested, you can buy it from here.

Here's a little picture of me, looking rather gross now, come to think of it! Sorry. It looked nicer on iPhoto I guess! Anyway, I'm wearing the primer under a teeny weeny bit of BECCA Luminous Skin Colour, and some of my favourite Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Collection in 107. Oh, and my beloved coat is from Jigsaw (post coming soon as I love it oh so much).

Lots of love & Happy Advent/December! 

(I'm going to be blogging lots and lots throughout December...maybe even some videos..so keep your eyes peeled! Definitely just realised how weird that saying is...peeled? I mean really....)

xxxxx

ps. If you're interested - please check out my blog sale (link at the top of the page). I'm open to offers/negotiations on prices!

It's officially Advent - The Christmas Tag!

#1-What is your favourite thing about Christmas?

Spending time with family and decorating the house - having the time to do what I want, and of course, my delicious meal on Christmas Eve!

#2-What is your favourite make up look for the festive season?

I'd like to think I've moved on from last year, when I was not as educated at makeup! This year, I anticipate I'll be wearing a light smokey eye or a golden eye look!

#3-Real tree or fake tree?

I've never used a fake tree, as my family all use real trees (and buy them very late). Pine needles galore underneath, but it's worth it for the christmassy smell all around the house!

#4-Giving presents or receiving presents?

Definitely giving! Although it is always nice to receive things, I absolutely love arranging presents, wrapping, and ultimately the giving!

#5-Do you open your Christmas presents morning or evening?

I open my presents from foreign relatives over my main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve. Then, stockings on Christmas morning, and all other presents (English family & friends) on Christmas afternoon!

#6-Handmade Christmas cards or bought?

Bought! I love receiving handmade ones, but as for me sending them - I'm not that arty - although I may attempt a few thing year.

#7-What is your favourite Christmas film?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I've already watched it this year, and it's my absolute favourite! I do love Miracle on 34th Street too, although I find it quite sad :(

#8-What is your favourite Christmas food?

Too much to count: the duck on Christmas eve, red cabbage, devils on horseback (prunes wrapped in bacon, mmmm), chocolate, hot chocolate, everything!

I tag you all to do this!
Love
xxxx

ps. make sure to check out my blog sale , lots of lovely items going cheap & I'm willing to take offers as it has to go! xx