It’s National Chocolate Week – hurrah! And I for one, feel it’s a week absolutely worth celebrating. Being a Sassy Minx, I confess to occasionally eating a little bit for breakfast, or mixed with a splash of vodka in a cocktail. If I’m completely honest, I probably celebrate this week nearly everyday.

So go and grab a bit of something sweet – it is a Monday after all – and join in the celebrations! I’m all for believing that a bit of something you fancy, does you good….
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X Factor is on the teev, it’s finally cold enough to work a dress and tights ensemble, Saturday afternoons are spent curled up on the sofa in PJs reading a book and much, much fun is had keeping warm on a chilly evening with boykind – Ohh October, how I heart you…

Things for you to fall in love with this month…

October is officially my month o’ love – I am at my most sassiest and minx-y throughout Autumn and Winter, so let the love-in commence with this gorgeous LOVE necklace  – WANT. NEED. MUST HAVE. £15.00, www.temporary-secretary.com

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To coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month, the lovely people at Elemis have created a limited edition collection called ‘Essential Beauty Secrets’. Presented in a pretty, pretty hot pink cosmetic bag, the collection contains four award-winning Elemis products, along with a 5 Step Breast Check guide to make sure you regularly monitor yourself for any abnormal changes.

The four Elemis prodz in this collection are…

Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment Neck and Bust 15ml (in an exclusive pink Elemis boob tube)
Ohhh – you are going to LOVE this -  it’s a lifting treatment that helps to minimise the signs of ageing and create a smoother, firmer youthful looking neck and bust. This treatment cream has been clinically proven to reduce skin crêpiness by 33%, firmer by 17% and with a 14% increase in the skin’s elasticity in just 28 days.

Pro-Collagen Marine Cream 30ml
This Elemis best-seller is a revolutionary anti-ageing cream using the powerful marine extract, Padina Pavonica, to mimic the skin’s own function, transforming the complexion in just over two weeks. Clinically proven to reduce the depth of wrinkles by up to 78% and increase hydration by
up to 45% after just 15 days. This is the ultimate daily anti-ageing cream.

Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream 30ml
To complement the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, this luxurious moisture-rich night cream helps increase Oxygen levels in the skin overnight by up to 41% after just 28 days and assists the skin’s natural regeneration process.

Papaya Enzyme Peel 15ml
This is one of my total hero prodz – it’s perfect if your skin is in need of a boost of radiance. The fruit enzyme actions of Papaya and Pineapple smooth, brighten and clarify the complexion by nibbling away at the build up of dead skin cells, revealing a glowing complexion. This non-granular exfoliating cream contains nourishing Milk Protein, anti-oxidant rich Vitamin E and marine algae to moisturise, repair and protect the skin.

This limited edition set of prodz of loveliness is available to buy from www.timetospa.co.uk, selected salons, spas and department stores RRP £50 (saving £75)

My name is Lisa and I’m a Krispy Kreme-aholic.

There, I’ve said it, and do you know what? I don’t care who knows it, because these sticky treats of goodness make me very happy, especially when I buy them from the London Waterloo station shop, because the dude behind the counter gives me a li’l wink and is very easy on the eye.

Krispy Kreme is like the gift that keeps giving because between the 31st August to the 11th October they’ve gone Americano – bringing America’s finest flavours to the UK – god bless America!

Yep, you can choose between the East Coast favourite, Key Lime Pie; a classic doughnut with a lime filling  dipped in glaze and topped with crumbly biscuit pieces or the Rocky Road; born from the king of ice creams this chocolate cake is glazed with a thick chocolate coating, topped with mini marshmallows and crushed biscuit, drizzled with caramel sauce.

Choose your favourite or declare yourself Americano for the day and buy both – I think you know what I plan to do!

£1.45 each, available in all Krispy Kreme stores.

Lipgloss is for girls, Lipstick is for women.

And with the days getting chillier, it won’t be long until winter is here, and the Sassy Minxes will be bringing out the reds. I often get asked, what’s the best red lipstick?Nnot because of my make-up skills, but because I’m an avid fan of matte colour block’s that make me feel all movie star glam.

And I’m not the only one; from Egyptian Goddesses to Japanese Geishas, it’s a universal symbol of beauty that has adorned the pouts of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Lynch. Cultural history aside, red lipstick is high on the agenda for Autumn/Winter 09 fashion trends, with models on the catwalks of Lanvin, Giorgio Armani and Alexander McQueen donning lips the colour of London buses.

I like coral based reds for when I’m wearing monochrome – I  channel Chanel, vampy crimsons for when I am in a darker mood and brick- red based shades to match my hourglass cocktail dresses. The standard rule is to match the red to your skin tone, cool bluey reds are for paler ladies, and warmer based rouges for olivey skins. The best advice for this year is by Terry Barber at MAC who says: ‘A blue shade of red is more formal and grown up, whereas an orange red is a little bit more undone  -  and provides a good match for tousled and unkempt hair.’ This advice embraces the rebellious attitude of a red lipstick – the kisses left like passionate marks of warpaint on lovers and champagne glasses, and words of lust, love and anger scrawled across mirrors.

Delicious and show-stopping, Nars Heat Wave, a warm bricy red,  makes an entrance at 17.00
www.narscosmetics.co.uk

Lady Danger for vampy days-it does what it says on the tin, 12.00
www.maccosmetics.co.uk

Experiment with colour at Barry M-Pillar Box red rocks and its only 3.95!
www.barrym.com

Ms Lisa’s favourite red is boudoir by bnevertoobusytobebeautiful – an amazing bluey red that brings out her big brown eyes and it’s 100% vegan too! £9.80 www.bnevertoobusytobebeautiful.co.uk

For a rosy glow, Benetint is a firm favourite with most of our glamourous gal-pals and for 22.50, it’s not only for your lips, but your cheeks too!
www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk

And now somewhere to stash all of them…..Miss L and I are in LOVE with this purse! If you didn’t read our Sassy List with the gorgeous lady behind the label, you can read it here.

www.bedcrumb.co.uk £18.50

So, girls, whats your mean red – care to share?

Ohh Minxes, this is good. Really good.

Iconic, quirky and collectable, STEAMCREAM is quickly becoming the UK’s must-have and most coveted beauty item. Not only is the prod uniquely formulated using pure, unrefined steam for maximum absorption, each tin is decorated in a limited edition print – Jane, (the leopard print) only has a few left!

Get yours now at www.steamcream.co.uk priced at £9.95 before they run out for good!

Hola!

So, Ms L and I have taken a little time out to get inspired and drop some fun times, so I thought that it’s only fair to pass the feel-good feeling on, let you know what we’ve been doing (and buying, because c’mon, no one needs a break from shopping, right?!)

The bank holiday weekend was spent retro-stylee. We lunched at a BBQ and then went to the travelling fair with some tins of Strongbow – I know, I know, but I did pretty much co-ordinated my outfit to the can, that’s got to be a good thing hasn’t it? – and sang and danced to Lady Gaga’s new tune. Love her, or hate her we just can’t resist wanting to take a ride on her “Disco Stick”.

Our new thing du jour, is to only snog on dates as opposed to offering a full menu of service. We don ‘t know if its to do with the recession, but later on in the pub, we were speaking to lots of girls and boys who said they too are relishing a good pash-up over a drunken smash-up. It seems fitting then, that last week I was sent a gift of Urban Retreat’s Lip Service. An exfoliator, base to keep colour in, primer to moisturise and gloss to make your lips zing and I feel like I got some of the best bee-stung, kissable lips in town.

£19.50 www.beautique.com

To chill, I read the hilarious “Its Not Me, Its You” by Charlotte Ward. Punchy, straight-to the point and plenty of moments we can all relate to, although there are also a LOT of moments that made me realise my break-ups have been a walk-in-the-park in comparison – I just couldnt put it down. Break up stories don’t usually appeal to me, but hey, we’ve all been there with the Kleenex and the ice cream tub, haven’t we? Whether you’ve been scorned or not, this is a must-read.

£5.99 www.amazon.co.uk

Im off to the white isle of Ibiza next week, so I treated myself to a treat in the form of a screenstar-esque bikini from Pistol Panties. Its not often I get to feel like Brigitte Bardot in St Tropez, but this well cut bikini not only covers my derriere the way it should, its so very, very pretty that I could forgive the price tag.

www.pistolpanties.com

Finally, what with the amazing bank holiday weekend I’ve had, and the fantastic things I’ve been doing and looking forward to, this ring seems to sum it all up – I know I’ll be glancing down at it and twirling it round my finger when I’m feeling glum at work. ‘Think Of Wonderful Thoughts’ by Disney Couture. Walt might have misled us with his fairytale endings, but it’s the moments of joy, that spring from thoughts that make a girl feel the real magic.
£25.00 www.asos.com

So, a li’l while back I intro’d you to the awesome Zine queen, Eleanor Jane – remember?

Well, Girl Photographer 4, the brand-new issue of her full colour, quarter sized and 24 pages long zine is now available – woop, woop!

It’s a teeny-tiny bit smaller than usual since Miss EJ made it as part of a 24 hour zine challenge. Girl Photographer 4 features a story about  being an extremely un-corporate person attempting the early morning London commute into the heart  of Canary Wharf, reasons why she likes living alone, a pretty in depth interview she recently gave about my photography and zines, extracts from her ‘Soul Catch Fire’ project, a recipe, useless Japanese phrases she’s learnt and lovely bright happy pictures taken over the past few months – awesome sauce!

If all that wasn’t sassy enough, if you head over to www.eleanorjane.co.uk and head for the TREATS section, you’ll be able to enter a prize draw to win a copy Girl Photographer 4, but be speedy as come Sunday, POOF! It will be gone!

If ever there’s one prod a Sassy Minx shouldn’t be without, it’s Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo.

Fact.

One sells every single minute here in the UK, and do you know why? Because you can forgo washing your hair every day for an extra 20 minutes in bed, and I am ALL about any prod that gives me extra snooze time!

It has oil absorbing ingredients in the formulation that banishes oily roots and makes hair feel clean again, it also munches any horrid odours in hair, leaving it fragranced and full of body and volume, which basically means more days in between blow-dries – perfect for festivals, long weekends or just the lazies amongst us!

It’s £4.88 (150ml) and £1.75 for a travel sized bottle available from www.boots.com

Ohhh, come look at this Alice-inspired item o’ prettiness – isn’t it just boot-iful?!

It is one of the many, many pretty creations you will find at Hoolala, home to the prettiest pretty things in prettyville, that’s an actual Sassy Minx fact. I’m a li’l bit in love with…well, just about every item Miss Sam has to offer – le sigh.

Meet Miss Sam, Hoolala’s creator-girl, she’s awesome. Again, a Sassy Minx fact.

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