I Won This Awesome Box Of Goodies From The Good Life Bunny Blog Giveaway! 

And I'm incredibly excited! I don't win things very often! Hosted by the lovely The Good Life Bunny, whose blog is such a great read, full of beauty, fashion, books, lifestyle, I just love her! And I wanted to say a big thank you for this giveaway! The name Good Life Bunny, as you can …

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Pandora’s Star by Peter F Hamilton

This one was recommended to me by an old friend, and it ended up on my must-read list for the year. It's the first book in a huge epic sci-fi saga called The Commonwealth Saga, and oh my God, it's about a billion pages long, and has a huge list of characters. The book is …

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The Book Of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

The designs on the covers of this book (there are two, one for the character Bea and one for Peter) are very beautiful, and having read the authors incredible book The Crimson Petal And The White, I expected big things. When Peter is selected by the mysterious company USIC to be a minister on the colonised …

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The Painted Shoe: Fashion Prints, Phone Cases, Stationery and More From the Imagination of Aditi Dokania

My boyfriend recently built me a laptop (he does things like that, he works in IT), which has all the perfect specs for the blogging, writing and editing that I do. I loved it, but ... It's black and grey. If any of you have seen my really old Mac, you'll know that it has …

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Macabella and Me: The New Chocolate/Macadamia Spread I’m Obsessed With.

  So in the interest of full disclosure, I was sent this product to sample and review for you, but honestly, I really, really love it! I'm an addict. I can't stop eating it right out of the jar! Made from cocoa and macadamia nuts, Macabella is a spread that you can use on toast …

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Travels With My Father: An Autobiographical Novel By Karen Jennings

Don't judge a book by it's cover. Although, in most cases you normally can, it would be a real shame to go past this absolute gem because of it's dressing. The book is an exquisite examination of family, grief, dying and the father-daughter relationship, as well as an exploration of place and family anecdote in …

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Happy Happy Halloween! And a simple feline makeup look. 

Happy Halloween! And nothing says "Halloween" like a black cat!  There are so many incredible makeup looks out there this year, from zombies, to gory melting faces but I don't have the skills for prosthetics and makeup artist precision.  I went for simple, smokey, and achievable looks. Everything used here is listed below.  Shirt from …

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Something Wicked This Way Comes… My Hallowe’en Look

It's a beautiful time of year. The leaves are turning burnished golds and reds, and the nights are drawing in earlier and earlier. There's a hint of Winter the the wind in the evenings. And Hallowe'en is the gateway to the colder times, and some say the gateway to more sinister things... Hallowe'en, short for …

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