I love Amsterdam

I love Amsterdam, this time last year I visited Amsterdam for a very good friends wedding and it brought back a lot of memories as I hadn't visited the country in like 15 years when we where younger during the summer holidays we used to fly KLM to the UK and spent a couple of days in Amsterdam and I absolutely loved it.

Going back years later I was so happy to be back in the city, a lot had changed and now that Amsterdam is becoming an up and coming fashion capital I noticed the fashion trends a lot more.

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. The city is famous for its compact city centre with its many canals, old warehouses turned into apartments and offices, and state-of-the-art buildings. it is a very multicultural city and is constantly expanding and so is its inner city.

In the vibrant expansion of its inner city, Amsterdam solidifies its reputation as one of Europe’s most exciting cities. Whether it is business or pleasure you are after, in Amsterdam you will surely find something to your liking, and don't forget the clogs! The famous clogs you can pick up as souvenirs for relatives they also sell these alcohol spirits in the airport which are in unique bottles of the Amsterdam famous building.

The city offers easy accessibility via nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and a wide range of cultural festivities and prominent museums. And with its hundreds of restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels and convention facilities the city truly is a world all its own.

I love this city, hope you love it too.

James Brown London

James Brown London Intensive Mask for Hair

I first came across this product as a freebie i cant remember what magazine it was i think it was Marie Clair UK? Anyways I tried this product and i have to say not bad, and it smells really good to.

This range feels and looks more expensive than its price tag. The hair mask works miracles if your hair is particularly frizzy or in need of some TLC, leaving it sleek and shiny. Use it once or twice a week in place of your usual conditioner.

Enjoy

Fresh Skin Care

Ok I have been using this product for years now but I totally forgot to blog about it till just now but I have to say this has got to be one of my favorite brown sugar polish of all time.
Brown sugar polish is made from real brown sugar crystals and infused with a slew of healing oils like jojoba, sweet almond, and apricot kernel, one shower spent with this habit-forming scrub will leave you addicted—to soft skin.


Not only do they do amazing bath products but they also have high quality
and highly effective makeup, skin, hair, bath and body products, as well as
extraordinary fragrances, my personal favorite is mangosteen, very summery
and fruity.
Fresh creators are Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg they owned a beauty shop in Boston, they recognized a major gap in the marketplace.

'There were two types of products: Those that looked and smelled pretty, and those that actually worked. But products that did both and were naturally based, used the finest ingredients and had sophisticated packaging were few and far between. By combining their creative energies, Glazman and Roytberg came up with Original Soaps, the first of many fantastic products from their new company, Fresh. When their first order sold out in two days, they realized that they were on to something.'

Old Hollywood

I loved this picture wen i found it browsing through Elle.com what tricked me the most was the both black and white print with the lovely fuchsia pink back drop.

Silk-blend dress, $2,995, suede platform wedges, $895, all, Dolce & Gabbana, visit dolcegabbana.it. Patent leather belt, Matthew Williamson, $485.


Loving it

Gaurdian book shop!

I found me a new Amazon I did!

This might be old news to many but I only just stumbled open this today and really got excited about this. I know, I know, only books but, I just have this thing about receiving new book in the post, it's like opening Birthday presents.

You can order 1 item at a time and it's free

Delivery Charges works like this:

UK
Free delivery
Europe inc ROI
£3.95 per order, plus £1 for each title
Rest of World
£6.95 per order, plus £4 for each title

Follow the link bellow and start shopping

http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/home.do

Enjoy!

Victoria Beckham Ready to wear spring 2010

Mrs Beckham has done it again with here RTW Spring collection 2010. From the pieces I have seen so far they are absolutely exquisite.
I Looooove the colours, shapes, the geometric cutout necklines on the dresses, These dresses look soooo flattering.

I love this quote form her recent interview with Elle magazine

On the prices of her own dresses

“Would I think twice about buying a dress that costs $2,000?

Yeah! Of course I would. I’d try it on and go home and think about it before I bought it.”

Are you for real Victoria? Because we are so used to seeing you splashing out when it comes to shopping so it's nice to make a comment like that.

Even though she has all the money in the world she still has to go home and think about splashing out cash on some of her splurges.

Mrs Beckham is the cover girl for ELLE America's October issue, in stores now.

Naima Mora

Remember Naima from Cycle 4 Americas next top model? I came across these pictures and though I should put them up and blog about it because I think they are really good.

Naima Mora was a 20-year-old coffee shop waitress from Detroit before her win of America’s Next Top Model.

After the longest deliberation in the shows four-season history, Naima beat 19-year-old Keenyah and 21-year old Kahlen, she was awarded a $100,000 contract with Cover Girl, Ford Models and also a spread in Elle magazine.

Brilliant!

Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey

Look what I stumbled upon when I was at Borders Book store oxford circus last month before it closed down!

Yep can you believe it? I have never heard of it before til then and I was still coming round with my obsession with the Hummingbird bakery Red Velvet cake Mmmmmmmh. Then I find this

Haven't started baking recipes yet from Hummingbird bakery cook book but, I have got to get this to add to my collection.

I suppose it is not such a good idea writing this blog when you are doing a fast, but anyways a little information on the book for those who might be interested.

The entire book is dedicated to desserts that are sticky, chewy messy and gooey exactly what the title says believe me guys when I tell you this book is amazing you have got to go get yourselves copies!

Recipes include: Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Soufflé Cake, Cinnamon-Donut Bread Pudding, Double-Crumble Hot Apple Pies, Giant Coconut Cream Puffs

In addition to each sugary favorite, the author has simple techniques and tools to help home cooks recreate each decadent treasure again and again.

The Author is called Jill O'Connor, and you can view other books by the other by clicking the link bellow

http://jilloconnorcooks.com/cook_books.html

Celebrities Gone Cropped

Boy was i happy to see Halley Berry back to her signature short hair look. i thought she always looked amazing with the short look, well she looked good with long her but much better with short hair.

Check out other celebrities that are pulling off the cropped look. Makes us all want to go out and shave it all off!

top- bottom
left to right

Tia Mowry, Halley Berry, Sarah Harding
Victoria Beckham, Heather Mills, Rhianna
Brandy, Katie Holmes, Katherine MC Phee

Fresh Perfume and Fragrances

I discovered Fresh awhile back cause my sister introduced me to the lovely Brown Sugar scrub, back then no one else was making them, I loved the smell so much I decided to buy the perfume. Back then the prices where quite dear but it was okay I didn't plan to Finnish the bottle in one month I was going to use it as my summer Autumn fragrance.

Since Brown Sugar I've tried the Sake range which I have to say was really good too. Sake Perfume is a sensual velvety blend of langsat fruit, ginger, white peach, and sandalwood with subtle floral undertones. They also have many other fragrances depending on what you go for. If you like fresh smells, sweet smells, musky smells they have a wide variety of names include; Cannabis Rose, Fig Apricot, Pink Jasmine

Fresh offers a beautiful range of body and skin care products, make-up, fragrances and home accessories available on-line and in listed retail stores in many countries.

Fresh stores can be found in the Us and 1 in London they also have special branches that offer spa treatments. Fresh Spa allows you to experience Fresh in a relaxing, private retreat with a menu of customized, full-service, pampering face, body and makeup treatments.

UK Address

92 Marylebone High Street
LONDON,
0207 486 4100
london@fresh.com

Opening times
Mon-Wed,
Fri, Sat 10am-7pm
Thu 10am-8pm
Sun 11am-5pm