This year, I have decided to take on the March Meet The Maker challenge. It runs for the whole of March, and the idea is to post on Instagram every day, following the prompts that the creator Joanne Hawker has posted. This is really going to be a challenge! But also loads of fun. I […]
I have a three-drawer stacker in my bathroom and two drawers is hair stuff, no joke…so I have my favourites, but many more too. These two are current faves. The bottle on the right is my refresh spray, which is just water and leave-in conditioner at the moment. The Curls Unleashed was a lucky buy […]
So here’s a premium (I don’t mean ‘expensive’) curly-girl product line called ‘Olew‘ (oil) and made locally in Wales too. I’ve been watching this female-led brand grow and once I could afford it (haha no I couldn’t really) I bought myself a little gift set of the cream, oil and a golden scrunchie, which turned […]
Part two is a review of a set of products I bought at the end of 2020 because they were having a sale, and the reviews seemed genuine. I’m glad I gave this a go, because it was £20 for the set you see below and a nice bag for them. It smells clean and […]
I’ve been following the Curly Girl Method for about 15 years now, so as it’s gained popularity in the last year or so (like wild cold water swimming, it ain’t new) I thought I’d detail my fave (UK) products. I have fine hair which soaks up moisture easily (high porosity). It’s coloured because I started […]
Most people now have a good idea of how to use Zoom, and the etiquette that goes with it. I’ve even seen but not watched some YouTubes showing you how to look good okay on Zoom calls (personally I just use a dim corner). Yoga is one where it’s kinda weird without the others in […]
I tend to feel spring is starting to spring when I first see a sweet little snowdrop poking through the cold ground. I haven’t seen any yet, although daffodils are beginning to brave the crazy weather. There has been swell for the past few days. It got big yesterday, heavy and mesmerising. When I go […]
Happy Santes Dwynwen Day! Dwynwen (‘She who lives a blessed life’) is the patron saint of lovers in Wales. Her story is a very old one, with various sources and versions, not least that old rascal Iolo Morgannwg. To pretty it up for selling things (like my awesome Cariad jewellery for instance!), the less palatable […]
Farewell, Jewellers Academy…it’s a sad day. My subscription has run out! And although they offered a half price renewal, I just don’t have the money. It ain’t there. But I think that at some point, maybe next year, I will really splash out and do a Diploma with Jessica Rose and the crew, because wow, […]
Warning: not even slightly seaglass or jewellery-related… Apparently Clap for Carers started up again last week as Clap for Heroes – I didn’t know, and I don’t think my village partook this time around. There are less of us than in the first lockdown, because the second-home owners don’t find it as appealing in January […]
