Beauty: Love Carex

Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash

My New Years resolution this year was to try and take better care of my hands... Working with hot machinery at work and typing away on the computer, can leave my hands quite dry, especially around the nails. One thing we always have at the sink at work is a Carex hand wash. No joke. We must go through a bottle every few weeks and if we run out, all hell breaks loose!

Carex has long been our soap of choice as it not only removes dirt and kills 99% bacteria, but it literally cares with every wash. Your hands feel lovely, soft and fresh with every use - which is great for me as I can't handle our clothing and accessories at work with greasy hand cream on.

So, let me tell you all about the exciting NEWNESS which Carex have just released!!

Love Heart. Hand Wash. Yes, this fun hand wash is inspired by the iconic British sweet and it smells just like it. The sweet soap has literally just launched this Summer and joins other fun scents from Carex that include: Bubblegum, Strawberry Laces, Coca cola and more!

Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash
Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash

I was kindly invited down to the Manchester Arndale by Team Carex, to see the launch of the handsoap and get involved in some serious selfie action!! (My fave) The guys had a cool, pop up stand which shoppers could get involve in, share photos and receive a free hand wash. You can check out some of the pics that were taken online by searching the #LoveCarex and #ShareThe Love on instagram, Twitter and Facebook!

Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash
Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash

Competition Time!

You can win your very own, personalised Hand wash! Head over to the Carex site and simply enter your details to be in with a chance to win. What girl (blogger) wouldn't want this in their bathroom?

Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash
Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash
Carex Love Hearts Hand Wash


I'd love to know which of the fun Hand wash scents is your fave... Let me know!

You can purchase the Love Hearts Hand wash at Tesco stores and online - just £1.80 for lovely, soft hands :-)



*Sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

Beauty: Bling It On

Bling It On with Soap and Glory

"Ladies... If you won £5,000, what's the most pout-rageously indulgent way you'd spend it?!"

Now that, is the 5 grand question. And that's the question that Soap and Glory are asking following the release of their Limited Edition Righteous Butter - the diamond edition.

4 lucky girls (or guys!) will win a whopping £5k in the Soap and Glory "Diamond Dust" prize draw, where the ultimate prize is an ACTUAL. REAL. DIAMOND.

To enter, all you need to do is by a pot of the limited edition Righteous Butter body cream (available in any good Boots store!). Soak off the label on the tub, and underneath you should find a magical code to enter online at RighteousButterBling.com

Easy peasy right!?

Bling It On with Soap and Glory
Bling It On with Soap and Glory

A large 300ml tub of Righteous Butter is only £8 - and this stuff is SO rich, that should definitely last you a while!

This body lotion is so awesome it's won a helluva lot of awards and really leaves your skin super soft and smooth. FYI, the diamond edition also includes a lovely pearlescent shimmer to give your skin a gorgeous radiant glow.

So, even if you don't win that ultimate diamond prize, you should still benefit from a bloomin' good moisturiser,

Bling It On with Soap and Glory
Bling It On with Soap and Glory


Good Luck girls!!

*The Righteous Butter was sent to me as a PR sample, but I chose to share the comp with you as I think it's pretty darn cool. All views are my own - so yes, it really does smell delicious and leaves your skin feeling pretty lovely.

In The Diary: Swatch at Manchester Arndale

Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale

So who else learnt to tell the time with a Flik Flak watch as a kid? I sure as hell did! Those colourful characters really made life a lot simpler back in the day... Quite a few years on, Swatch are still rockin' the fashionable and fun watch scene (and yes, Flik & Flak are still going strong too!)

I was invited down to the NEW Swatch store in Manchester Arndale this week, to check out all of the shiny newness - including a sneak preview of some of the super cool designs coming up this A/W. (Little clue - if you're a cat lover, you're gonna love these).

The new store is situated on the lower ground of the Manchester Arndale Mall, conveniently near Topshop, River and all my other faves. When you're a kid and looking for a watch, you don't really think about price or fashion. You just want something that's nice and colourful and does the job. Well Swatch do all this - and more. They have a HUGE range of seriously funky time pieces (see above) and I was very impressed with how reasonably priced they were?! I mean, these are quality, Swiss watches!!? Crazy.

Watch of the day: I'm not really a 'Cat fan' at all and yet I totally need this Dope Cat Watch in my life. (coming soon)

Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale
Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale

I was also pretty surprised to see that Swatch also do sunglasses - and pretty nice ones too!! Like, really nice actually.

Top Tip - The front part of the sunglasses clips off so you can change the look and colour of your frames! Amazing!!

Sneaky little #OOTD for you below: Bomber jacket - Zara, Everything else - Topshop

Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale
Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale
Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale
Swatch Store at Manchester Arndale

I was very lucky to be able to come away with a Swatch watch of my very own - I had to choose this floral red Roetli piece as it's so gorgeous (although I have to admit, I was tempted by another Flik Flak watch..) It's just £38 and is so, so comfortable to wear. I though that the rubber strap might be quite stiff, but it's really soft and lightweight.

You can shop Swatch online or in the Manchester Arndale - I'd highly recommend going into the store as you can really get a better feel for the watches sizing and quality.

Which watch is your fave??


*Post includes PR sample

Beauty: Custom Blonde With Tigi

Custom Blonde with Tigi at Andrew Collinge

So, I'm not very good with hair... I don't have the patience to style it and to be honest, I'm just not very good at it. I can however, put myself in the hands of a good hair stylist and let them work their magic with colour and a pair of scissors! And I knew I was in good hands as soon as I entered the Andrew Collinge salon in Selfridges at the Trafford Centre... Every single stylist in there, had gorge, lush locks. I had major hair envy.

Luckily for me, I was about to join them, as I had been invited in to try out the new "Custom Blonde" service by Tigi at the Andrew Collinge salon. The system is a new way to enhance lighter locks and keep the looking fresh without damaging them. The end result, is healthy blonde hair, with a high shine finish...

My stylist Sophie was really good!! I had no idea what to ask for or what would suit me, but I knew that I wanted ashy, cool tones, as my last colour was quite warm. Here's the result:

Custom Blonde with Tigi at Andrew Collinge

The Custom Blonde

Sophie (who incidentally looked just like Cady off Love Island) used two colours to freshen up my look. A new ashy blonde shade (102 1 with 21) was applied as a low light to give a lovely icy / creamy base to my hair. This toned my overall look. A lightener was then applied as highlights to give a nice, white, clean blonde. This colour was true lights with 21.

My own blonde colour was left natural at the base of my neck to give depth to the look. After my hair was washed, a toner was applied to eliminate any brassiness.

Custom Blonde with Tigi at Andrew Collinge
Custom Blonde with Tigi at Andrew Collinge
Custom Blonde with Tigi at Andrew Collinge

I am so so pleased with my finished look!! The result, is a fresh, almost "baby blonde". It looks really natural and I don't have any roots (which is totally weird for me...).

I'd highly recommend the new Tigi service for anyone looking to get rid of a brassy blonde shade, or to find the right colour to suit your skin tone. Plus all the products smell amazing.

The Andrew Collinge salon is a trendy little hidden gem. Tucked away behind sparkly shoes and stilettos, the salon is pretty spacious and has a good atmosphere with people of all ages calling in and getting styled.

Custom Blonde with Tigi at Andrew Collinge - Rock On Holly




*The Tigi Custom blonde was provided as a complimentary service by Andrew Collinge, however all words and opinions are my own.

OOTD: Girls On Film

Little Mistress Cream Dungarees

Ohhhh ma gawwwd!

You may have noticed that the blog has been a little quiet of late... But I was away in Canada for most of June... So do forgive me on that one!! :-S I'll have to do a Canadian Road Trip post soon, as the country is so so beautiful! But in the meanwhile, let's get back to what Bloggers do best: Posing in front of brick walls wearing THE clothes we think you should be wearing this season! In this case, embellished leather jackets and white dungarees.

This jumpsuit is from Girls on Film on the Little Mistress website. Yes, I am a fan of their jumpsuits (as you will have seen on one of my previous posts wearing a navy Little Mistress jumpsuit). Their pieces always have such a great fit and feel lovely on. Even though these are dungarees, I think they are quite smart.

I chose to dress mine up with heels and a bandeau top - this is the kind of look I would wear when going for a few drinks after work or for a nice meal. The leather jacket is to die for!! And I totally haven't worn this as much as I should ...

Little Mistress Cream Dungarees

Outfit: White Dungarees* - Girls On Film via Little Mistress, Rebel Leather Jacket - Elsie and Fred on Silk Fred, Bandeau Crop Top - Rock On Ruby

Accessories: Rose Gold Heels - Zara, Ring - Topshop, Sunglasses - Asos, Cross Body Bag - Fiorelli at House of Fraser

Fred and Elsie Leather Jacket
Little Mistress Cream Dungarees
Little Mistress Cream Dungarees

I completed my look with my Fiorelli cross body bag from House of Fraser. The monochrome look matches pretty darn well and the bag has a lovely tailored feel to it. Fiorelli have the most gorgeous pieces!! I've also spotted a khaki version of this bag that I have my eye on for A/W...!!

Below: I always walk Ruby in my Rose gold heels ya know!? Lolssss!

Little Mistress Cream Dungarees
Little Mistress Cream Dungarees

Final Tip! As I was trying on different tops with these dungarees, I found that I could easily roll and tuck the top part down into the trousers and this created a new style that looked just like high waisted cream trousers. I will totally be getting my wear out of these!! I'd style these up as high waisted trousers with a grey "rock chick" tee tuck in and my red high heels. In fact... I may have to blog that look soon too!

How would you wear cream dungarees?!