Hello everyone Once again it is the international creative writing challenge set up by my friend Gail of Is This Mutton. We bloggers taking part in this challenge can be found living around this planet in America, Portugal,
My first charity shop buys since December!

I wasn’t exactly the first in the queue, but just after lunch on Monday I was in my local charity shop and wow, did it feel great to be back. It was also very safe as there was only one
What I’ve been wearing lately!

Hello everyone I had a short break from blogging for a variety of reasons, but how are you all these days? We continue to self-isolate, and apart from taking a short walk for fresh air we’re not interested in any
The makeup business – new developments and trends plus a joyful experience

Hello everyone The beauty business – it’s a strange one. Think how it’s changed over the years. It used to be ‘let’s go down Boots’, after a frothy coffee in that new-fangled coffee bar. And once in Boots, the Chemist,
Health & Wellbeing Part 2 Maintenance – that’s eight hours and counting!

I’m a great fan of Nora Ephron (such a brilliant writer) and especially her book, ‘I Feel Bad About My Neck and other thoughts on being a woman’. I’ve just got it off the shelf and flicked through it. For
Here it is – my first makeup video!

I absolutely won’t go on about doing YouTube videos once it is up and running and I’ve got into the routine of it all. Btw, I won’t be uploading every day – that would be way too much – but
Looking back, looking forward!

Hello everyone First of all – here’s wishing you all the very best for 2019! Well, the new year is here so have you made any New Year resolutions? Actually I haven’t, because I think I’m done with those as
Living the Life More Fabulous!

Hello dear friends and thank you so much for your good wishes and thoughts about the anxiety I had (which I think a lot of us suffer from) before travelling. Because, of course, on the actual day I was fine,
Reflections on Ageing Part 2 – Maintenance

Not off to the cruise quite yet, but I’m just about to start packing that capsule wardrobe! So, continuing with the theme of ageing, and I know I’ve written about this before, but, in my view ageing is hard work.
Make-up and the older woman. A guest blog written by Tricia Cusden
I am very happy to introduce Tricia Cusden, founder of Look Fabulous Forever, as a guest blogger. She explains that we met on Twitter (!) and gives us some great advice on how to put on our makeup. I am
