Staying Power - on the lips!

I went out to dinner with some friends last year and as usual the chat turns to girly stuff. They all struggle to keep a lippy on and were commenting on mine still staying put. I discovered none of them use lip liner! This has been a staple of mine since dot (well ok, a little older, thanks to my Mummy!). I always apply and fill in my lips pre lipstick and gloss. I really rate Shiseido for theirs, but also love my Chanel one I recently purchased. I am interseted to try Clinique's new chubby stick lip balm as I love to use pencils.

Hit TK Maxx for their fab new drop of shoe's. Think All Saints, Zara, even found a pair of Costume National - if only they were my size!

I am now post baby (hence my delay in blogging!) and watching back editions of programmes I've recorded. Particularly a make over series and the presenter has the most amazing wardrobe - serious envy and inspiration to shop. I am living in easy access tops at the moment, once I'm done with my current feeding job, I am hitting those shops. Westfield London, me and you have a day long date in the coming months.

Some of my favorite free store cards with benefits;
Ikea Family - apply on-line, weekly store offers, exclusive to your local store. I love Ikea!
Liberty - sale previews, extra 10% off for card holders, evening champagne events, I would use more if I was a London local!
Nectar - use for pretty much all on-line shopping, you just have to shop via their links to a website, nothing else. You get points like Boots and Tesco. Have used to buy things from Argos and Homebase.
Boots and Tesco - if you haven't already, don't ask questions, just do!
Superdrug - if you use regularly, they also now have a points card

Westfield London - for parents!

Have always loved this shopping centre, but even more so after what we discovered this week-end for parents in need to shop! 95p cinema screenings for children, same price for the adults accompanying them! We missed the 11am showing of Shrek Forever due to traffic, but couldn't believe how cheap it was! Check out their website to book. Only a couple of quid booking fee, so for the 3 of us, still would have been under £5! As we were in trouble with madam for missing it, we just managed to get the last 'taxi' for her to ride around in. £2 for the whole day, and they had double seater ones too! Pick them up from the concierge desk in the car park. You can leave your pram there, there's plenty of room for shopping bags on it, and she loved to steer it around the shops! Get there early though, we got there at 11.30 on a Saturday and just got the last one.

Was also impressed by the baby changing facilities (and I can't believe we never discovered it before!). Kiddies table & chairs, Peppa Pig playing on a flat screen tv, large separate toilets, baby mats with separate sinks and even a microwave!

From memory, I think the first 2 hours are free to park in the week, and when we've gone then, it's been so nice, it does get busy at the week-ends. Parking can be expensive, we paid £14 for up to 7 hours, but it is still cheaper than the train for us and less hassle.

Of all the shopping centres we've been to with our daughter (and there's been quite a few...!!), by far this is the best. Restaurants are all fab too! You could even leave Daddy and kids with the cheap cinema showing (check website for exact details) and have a few hours to yourself! Let me know if any of you make it there and what you think! Happy Shopping!