Boux Avenue

Boux Avenue describe themselves as being Born out of a love for lingerie, nightwear and all things beautiful with a desire to bring traditional service, superior fit and outstanding quality to modern and luxurious surroundings. And I have to say I agree with them!

Where else could you (these days) place an order at 10:13 on a Saturday morning and have it delivered before 10am on a Monday morning? That just doesn't happen for the most part unless you are willing to pay extortionate delivery fees, or collect from the store yourself 

So anyway, On Saturday I received an email informing me that I had won a £10 gift card to use with Boux Avenue and so I set off to investigate if there was anything I could afford to get with just the card. The first thing I checked was the postage, after noting it would be £3 I realised I would have £7 to spend. At this point I wasn't too hopeful of being able to find anything for that price, the website has such an elegant and sophisticated feel to it that I assumed it would be out of my budget even if I were to add a payment to the gift card.

I am very pleased to say I was wrong and not just a little wrong, there were many things I could have chosen which were under the value of the card, it was getting quite difficult to pick something out until I hit the Lingerie Accessories section, there I found a possible solution to my main problem with bra's! 

I have, for as long as I can remember, always had a problem with my straps falling off my shoulders and down my arms. I have combated this by tying them together at the back (well, OK, having someone else tie them for me!lol) but these bra converters sound like a good solution for me as well as being useful for in the summer for wearing differently shaped tops while keeping the straps safely tucked away!

After seeing these and deciding I just had to get them I started the ordering process. It was very simple and worked really well. At one point I was asked if I wanted it wrapping or not (green issues about waste) and part of me felt I should say no to the wrappings but the bigger part of me wanted to be girly and have them and I did!

This morning when it arrived it was so pretty, I felt so special opening the boxes, especially the last one, to fine the converters nestled with some scented rose petals. I really cant commend this company highly enough and I really do recommend you take the time to have a look at them and see what they sell, a purchase from them is so much more than just home shopping. They have an impeccable service which really does make you feel like a valued customer and I will be back.

Website: http://www.bouxavenue.com/

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Happy Birthday to me!

Thank you so much to my friends and family who have wished me a happy birthday today. It really means a lot that you've thought of me today and I do appreciate it :-)

I'm having a lovely day so far, Dave's spoiled me rotten with gifts:

and he's said he's going to take me out for a drive in a bit, there are some lovely parks round here as well as the New Forest and the seaside a short drive away and it's always good to get some fresh air when he's about :-D

He's also cooking for me today, I've made it as easy on him as possible, I'm having my favourite M&S ready meal a chicken & broccoli pie (more on this subject to come at a later date!lol) He did ask if I wanted to go out for a meal today and at first I did but I've done so well with my diet I don't want to fall too far back in one day, although I will a bit ..... I have birthday cake (OK swiss roll) in the cupboard!lol

Vibrating Massager Sponge

This is definitely the fruitiest strawberry I have ever come across as well as it being the largest!

At 17cm x 15cm x 10cm the sponge is a nice handful without being too big to be easy to use. Without the massager attachment the sponge is heart shaped, quite firm and holds up well when wet. When using it for bathing purposes I found it to be slightly abrasive but only in as much as it buffs away the dead skin so I would advise using a creamy shower gel with it to give your skin a nice soft feel and healthy glow.

The massager part of the unit is concealed as the greenery on the top of the strawberry. It fits snugly in so there is little chance of it accidentally coming apart and revealing your secret to anyone who doesn't know ;-) It's powered by 2 AAA batteries (not supplied) and has variable speed although the write up on the website (http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/vibrating-massager-sponge.html) doesn't indicate this. The loop through which the hanging cord passes is the power adjuster and on/off switch.

In testing it so far I've found the batteries do seem to last well and the motor has got a good amount of power in it for massaging those aches and pains away or whatever else you decide to use it for!lol For the price, I'd say this is a great gift and one that caused more than a few giggles!

This is on sale at  findmeagift.co.uk for £9.99