Lou's Reviews || Elizabeth Arden Visable Difference Lotion

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been using <a href="http://www.feelunique.com/p/Elizabeth-Arden-Visible-Difference-Skin-Balancing-Lotion-SPF-15-49-5ml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Arden's Visable Difference Balancing Lotion</a> for about 3 months now and have completely finished the bottle. Like many beauty obsessives, I often have more than one product on the go at once and flipflop between a few. This was different. It was like sticky chinese food, I wanted it every single day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="423" src="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/580595_10151332970059294_1018868265_n.jpg" style="height: 425px; width: 637px;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This skin balancing lotion<span style="font-size: x-small;">*</span> retails for £27.20 if you choose to buy it online from FeelUnique (linked above), or you can also buy it from Debenhams beauty hall for £32. You can also buy it in other places, but these are the ones I've researched. Feel free to get your google on!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The idea behind this product is that the oil free formula acts to balance your own natural moisture levels so that your skin is just right for you- because you're unique. Awwee. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have naturally dry skin and find it becomes quite thirsty during the day. I loved how this lotion felt light, non greasy (as you'd expect from an oil-free product) and sank in really quickly. I can't bare moisturisers that just slide about your face and prevent you from moving to your foundation routine. The luxury of time is no longer mine thanks to my little glitter bug baby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Using this leaves my skin feeling great all day. By the evening it is ready for cleansing and night cream but overall I have noticed no dry patches (a problem I can suffer from with lesser quality products) and this pleases me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The packaging is fairly standard. I like that it has a pump- good for hygiene and waste preventative, but it's not something I would proudly display as one of my 'pretties'. It's just a staple product that lives in a drawer. I have actually taken and edited a couple of swatch shots but I asked myself, 'Are my readers really that silly that they need to see a dollup of white cream on my hand?' and the answer was no. We're all intelligent women (and possibly men if you're reading!), we know what a lotion looks like. Non?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In summary, yes to this skin product. It does what it promises, lived up to my expectations and as a result, my skin has thanked me. Next time I'm in need of a daily moisturiser (I currently have quite a stash put by), I will consider turning to this (if the lure of <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/lous-reviews-liz-earle-toner-and.html" target="_blank">this Liz Earle one</a> isn't too strong). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you tried this product? Are you an Elizabeth Arden fan? What have you tried from there?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Sprinkleofglitr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/sprinkleofglitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sprinkleofglitter?ref=hl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/babyglitter/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.hellocotton.com/mypage/sprinkle-of-glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hello Cotton</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/1918059/sprinkle-of-glitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bloglovin' </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-THieb.QscCZfgGtfo6UXhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DotComGiftShop</a> . 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Lou's Reviews || Elizabeth Arden Visable Difference Lotion

Aloha Sprinklerinos, I have been using Elizabeth Arden's Visable Difference Balancing Lotion for about 3 months now and have completely...

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Attitude Adjustments

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is Sunday. A day of rest, reflection and ambitions for fresh starts and new things in the coming week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I always have a little think about what I aim to achieve in the upcoming week and what meetings or appointments I have on. I also try and think about deeper things I want to do, like show more appreciation to Matt or be more peaceful etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought that maybe this is a practise I could also translate onto my blog and every week (if you like it), we can have something that we all collectively strive for, to better our lives or ourselves. Nothing major, just small attitude adjustments.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, naturally, I turned to my addiction- <a href="http://pinterest.com/babyglitter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://pinterest.com/successdress/" class="PinImageImg" data-componenttype="MODAL_PIN" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/184436547211615187_yTRxRFxC_c.jpg" style="height: 750px; width: 550px;" width="426" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the words of wisdom that I am going to try and live up to. I'll get back to you and let you know what situations I put these to use in and in turn, if you would like, you can tell me what you did too. If you don't want to share here, you can chat to me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sprinkleofglitter?ref=ts&fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/Sprinkleofglitr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you think you can add this to your life?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-THieb.QscCZfgGtfo6UXhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DotComGiftShop</a> . If you would like to find out more about advertising on this blog, click <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/p/sponsor.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.   </div>

Attitude Adjustments

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My Hair History

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brace yourself for some shockingly bad photos today. They're not with my lovely cannon and beautifully edited, but real life through the ages numbers.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time, my hair looked like this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" src="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/11444_177991289293_8060152_n.jpg" style="height: 453px; width: 604px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blonde and wispy and pretty cute, even if I do say so myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After about four years, it thickened, darkened and my Mother decided a bowl cut was what I needed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" src="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/11444_177991239293_6414691_n.jpg" style="height: 453px; width: 604px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for that Mum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After a few years, I was allowed to grow my hair a smidgen into what Matt affectionately calls, my 'helmet hair' on account of it looking like it could actually be a helmet. So kind.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" src="http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/11444_177991329293_2667987_n.jpg" style="height: 453px; width: 604px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, neon was all the rage in the 90's!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fast forward 15 years and I had lost the fringe, grown it long and had an appointment with bleach.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Woop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="225" src="http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/35353_454113600930_3260274_n.jpg" style="height: 360px; width: 604px;" width="400" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Do excuse the red eye- I'm taking these photos direct from my personal FB)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two years, a wedding, pregnancy and a baby later, and my hair was shorter and darker.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="238" src="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/226718_10150244350275931_3615129_n.jpg" style="height: 360px; width: 604px;" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">T</span>he above was when Baby Glitter was only 15 days old and she looks super surprised to see me </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A year on and my hair is now long, with it's natural colour at the top and ombred (courtesy of my chummy <a href="http://www.zoella.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zoe</a>, also photographed) blonde at the ends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="640" src="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/561693_10151044598772303_757545925_n.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there we have it, my hair history. Truly thrilling stuff. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have recently been contacted by Cloud Nine about a really fun competition they are running where you can win a styling tool of your choice by telling them what your New Hair's Resolution for 2013 is. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After hearing about this I thought now would be the perfect time to share my plans with you and also a good chance to let you know about winning fabulous products (who doesn't like a freebie?!). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to find out more about Cloud Nine's competition, I shall leave the links below for you. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cloudninehair.com/my-cloud/2013/01/2013hair/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Site</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cloudninehair?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/CloudNineC9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So for 2013, I'm thinking, drumroll please, BLONDE! Goodbye ombre, hello golden locks. I'm even tempted to pop a couple of pastels in there like lilac and pink just to be fun for the Spring/Summer. Living on the edge!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now you've seen my hair through the ages, what do you think? Stick with the ombre or go for gold? I'd love to hear your thoughts!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-THieb.QscCZfgGtfo6UXhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DotComGiftShop</a> . If you would like to find out more about advertising on this blog, click <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/p/sponsor.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.   </div><br />

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Twenty Thousand Thank You's

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A slight deviation from what I had planned today, but I'm the polite sort and felt it suitable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="20,000 Beauty Blog Followers" class="spotlight" height="417" src="http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530345_585535714806380_1094355452_n.jpg" title="20,000 Beauty Blog Followers" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of nights a go my blog reached the 20,000 subscriber mark. Ohmigerddd!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I say it at every little blog landmark but THANK YOU. It's very easy to write out these words and very easy for you to read them, but the difficult thing is for me to really convey to you what this blog means to me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It may just look like any old website that some woman posts text and images on but to me it is so much more. It is a part of me. I love it like I love Matt and Darcy and my friends and my home. It's like a home to me. My personal home for anything and everything that takes my fancy. My special place to share special things with people of like mindedness. I value it and cherish it and nurture it and through it, I value and cherish you too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know each and every one of you and I don't know where you live or what you do or how you behave, but I know that the support you give this little slice of the net, travels through the wires and bytes and tech and into me and makes my life all the better for it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whether you were follower number 20, 2,456 or 20,000, thank you for being a part of this place. I hope that it can be as special for you as it is for me and I hope we can share it with a lot more people to come- it's a very cool gang to be in dontchya think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-THieb.QscCZfgGtfo6UXhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DotComGiftShop</a> . If you would like to find out more about advertising on this blog, click <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/p/sponsor.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.    </div>

Twenty Thousand Thank You's

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Lou's Reviews || Original Source Mint & Tee Tree

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm an exciting kinda gal. I like to live on the edge. I do fun and thrilling things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes though, I just want to talk about soap. Today is one of those days.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYbpBfKgOAfDkzbx3tYfyPPvnZ-vWFyddt59QlMWjKEYgWoYLubwdA6-N4YlBZGRZQkeF0Zlg0DfbQ1EoGrWR7O3p-OWdfHzNivMdXLjFgMM3pQ8KtD-Krfd2iDsWLBuGLgUa_e8YYTXb/s1600/Original+Source+Mint+Soap+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYbpBfKgOAfDkzbx3tYfyPPvnZ-vWFyddt59QlMWjKEYgWoYLubwdA6-N4YlBZGRZQkeF0Zlg0DfbQ1EoGrWR7O3p-OWdfHzNivMdXLjFgMM3pQ8KtD-Krfd2iDsWLBuGLgUa_e8YYTXb/s640/Original+Source+Mint+Soap+Front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hand soap in our bathroom is never something I over think or bother about too much. Usually I just pick up whatever is on offer in the supermarket and be done with it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently, I picked up this handwash- <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Original-Source-handwash-mint-tea-tree_1107541/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Original Source Mint and Tee Tree Anti-Bacterial Handwash</a>, for £1.15, and it's love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGH566VE3Ljh__HAgoe8QgoxWzY4IYijA9UBvA5-wdVPc8IIPSuPu7_7EKFEMenD2F71Fu9HrYmPMRfl14VVr6q9BYYimiV0XwfZ0xFZdIHEnQCzB3RvwYHcdDCWkc7Pv-AoXPwS4K4qc/s1600/Mint+Source+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGH566VE3Ljh__HAgoe8QgoxWzY4IYijA9UBvA5-wdVPc8IIPSuPu7_7EKFEMenD2F71Fu9HrYmPMRfl14VVr6q9BYYimiV0XwfZ0xFZdIHEnQCzB3RvwYHcdDCWkc7Pv-AoXPwS4K4qc/s640/Mint+Source+Back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This liquid soap feels all kinds of good on your hands. It's minty freshness leaves you squeaky clean and it smells huh-mazing. Seriously, guests have commented on this soap. Matt said, (brace yourselves now),  "I like it". High praise indeed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the funky packaging, the pretty colour (you know my love for pastel greens), the smell (that's my favourite bit) and the fact that it serves it's purpose and washes your germies away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, hand soap isn't exactly thrilling stuff, makeup and skincare is far more interesting, but I truly love this stuff enough to consider it review worthy. I would encourage you to give it a little wiff next time you're in the hygiene aisle and try to resist it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Am I over excited for soap? Do you stay loyal to one brand or do you choose things that are on offer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-THieb.QscCZfgGtfo6UXhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DotComGiftShop</a> . If you would like to find out more about advertising on this blog, click <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/p/sponsor.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.     </div>

Lou's Reviews || Original Source Mint & Tee Tree

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January Wish List || Nails

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the festive season safely tucked up in bed and a big family holiday to save up for this year, I'm trying very hard to curb my spending. It's boring I tell you! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a bid to quench my beauty thirst, I have created this visual wish list of nail products I'd love to own. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJa08osTOcMHAJU0sqHfKNvP-NcXU7CWk1JMjKiwvuJgTemkOelmY3izpq1jjqsf8Hp4MlW36BscGc2JoxZhZSUIOd0p2eHqS8r_Hh0YWa0FuZgA_TEL5DL1ahTGQOBKps7HALx-fTk8j/s1600/Nail+Wish+List.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJa08osTOcMHAJU0sqHfKNvP-NcXU7CWk1JMjKiwvuJgTemkOelmY3izpq1jjqsf8Hp4MlW36BscGc2JoxZhZSUIOd0p2eHqS8r_Hh0YWa0FuZgA_TEL5DL1ahTGQOBKps7HALx-fTk8j/s640/Nail+Wish+List.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the products in the collage can be found on <b><a href="http://www.beautybay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BeautyBay</a></b>, accept from the <b><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-2way-DOTTING-Pen-Marbleizing-Tool-Nail-Art-Dot-Paint-/290531372621?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Nails_Manicure_Pedicure_CA&hash=item43a504ee4d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dotting Tools from eBay</a></span></b>, which I accidentally just placed a bid on. In fairness, they were only £1.38!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I flip flop between pastels and neons like nobodies business. For months I'll be obsessed with mints, pinks, peaches and greys and then all of a sudden, out of the blue, I'm enchanted with anything luminous. My nails are terribly fickle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What nail colours and products are you utterly obsessed with at the moment? Do you ever go bare?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx<br /><br />This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-THieb.QscCZfgGtfo6UXhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DotComGiftShop</a> . If you would like to find out more about advertising on this blog, click <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/p/sponsor.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.     </div>

January Wish List || Nails

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Happy Mint Hares

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before Christmas, on one of my many jaunts through ASOS (an online clothes shopping haven), I stumbled across a bag that embodies everything I look for in a piece of arm candy and snapped it up quicker than you could say, 'Shouldn't you be saving for a holiday?".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">ASOS Mint Hare Bag </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKkS6JM1JCDevpod-dzwOnQ1YaSwecMYrKGQY5fbhwsuDRnKcH1ZheTD6jxf6wYApTsZe0WUwmaQ2W7kA2uAd4EKryquVUn8uG1lrgilNHd6GQE_cN4nxWFDS8eDGbIiqTTsIoCmgJD3v/s1600/Mint+Hair+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKkS6JM1JCDevpod-dzwOnQ1YaSwecMYrKGQY5fbhwsuDRnKcH1ZheTD6jxf6wYApTsZe0WUwmaQ2W7kA2uAd4EKryquVUn8uG1lrgilNHd6GQE_cN4nxWFDS8eDGbIiqTTsIoCmgJD3v/s640/Mint+Hair+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh hello <a href="http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Tassel-Bowler-Bag-With-Rabbit-Fitting/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2544688&SearchQuery=mint%20bag&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Mint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beautiful mint green bag</a> with (faux) gold hardware, tassel and a embossed hare detail. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUehmfxLcStRrntDwy1T8Bz7UOySpgjCfuBAJkH6xpv7UOL3L7WYfnVknlooDg-5eXpC7yOk07auiR3VsCByO17YXWIbxrX4pdW0ZB1ThowLqAsWetk2-63dhOA4D0zoEldWUXdRKaLqG/s1600/Mint+Hare+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUehmfxLcStRrntDwy1T8Bz7UOySpgjCfuBAJkH6xpv7UOL3L7WYfnVknlooDg-5eXpC7yOk07auiR3VsCByO17YXWIbxrX4pdW0ZB1ThowLqAsWetk2-63dhOA4D0zoEldWUXdRKaLqG/s640/Mint+Hare+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This bag is described as a 'Tassel Bowler Bag" but in my humble opinion it should be the Mint Hare Bag- far more whimsical. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Retailing for £35 for not real leather, I do think the pricing is a little steep. However, the fact that it is mint & gold, has forest animal detailing (I have a love of woodland creatures), is large enough to fit all my mummy junk and regular stuff in it, can be held with short handles or long straps and has a tassel....well that makes up for it for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieLs1nnoFkVW5inBv-L84mSJefWB-U255uo4KPcoc5pqY23iaWT8DG4TXWLRRUqvnx8kFfX2RC_24cs2gSphMW1H11EoO2ihyVYGZBr7yvIe8_c-BglX3mSCE-ZCncXmA4AgaOsK9S7BL/s1600/Mint+Hare+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieLs1nnoFkVW5inBv-L84mSJefWB-U255uo4KPcoc5pqY23iaWT8DG4TXWLRRUqvnx8kFfX2RC_24cs2gSphMW1H11EoO2ihyVYGZBr7yvIe8_c-BglX3mSCE-ZCncXmA4AgaOsK9S7BL/s640/Mint+Hare+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This bag is just what I needed to brighten up a grey January and look forward to Spring with. I tend to wear a lot of pastels and florals from about February-August, so with any luck, this will see me through. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't had an opportunity to take it outside a lot and really road test it so at the moment, on the durability front, the jury's out. I've never had a 'big bag' from ASOS before so I can't even look back and compare, but based purely on aesthetics, I LOVE IT! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? How much do you allow yourself to spend on a 'big bag'? I think my limit is about £60 if it's very, very special. Let me know in the comments, I'm interested.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xx </div>

Happy Mint Hares

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