Peggy Porschen - king's Road

We were super excited to head down to the King's Road in Chelsea to Peggy Porschen. Peggy Porchen is every influencer's dream with its instagramable pink and floral facade and gorgeous looking cakes.

On arrival, we did what most would and that was to pose for some pictures amongst the floral decor. Once inside we were overwhelmed by the colourful selection of cupcakes and cookies. We opted for two cupcakes from the Easter Collection, an Easter Egg Chocolate Cupcake and a Hoppy Bunny Carrot Cupcake.

Easter Egg Chocolate Cupcake: This chocolate sponge cupcake comes complete with a large swirl of chocolate buttercream topped with a speckled praline egg and fondant sugar flower and leaf.

Our Verdict - The cake had a generous helping of tasty chocolate buttercream, the cake was moist and chocolaty with a light fluffy texture, it was very moreish I enjoyed every single bite, although it was quite pricey, but the presentation and taste made it worth every penny.

Cost £5.50

Hoppy Bunny Carrot Cupcake: A carrot and walnut sponge cupcake, topped with a swirl of lemon cheese frosting, decorated with a fondant sugar bunny, mini carrot, flower blossom, leaf and a mini chocolate egg.

Our Verdict - Once again the sponge cupcake was moist, light and flavoursome as I would expect a carrot cake to be, there were delicate pieces of walnut and carrot throughout, the frosting was sweet with a subtle hint of lemon. The cupcake was absolutely delicious a real treat. Once again a little on the pricy side, but you are paying for a tasty quality seasonal treat. 

Cost £6.00

Easter Cookies: Shortbread vanilla cookies, decorated with a rolled sugar paste fondant with piped icing detailing.

Our Verdict - How could we resist these cute cookies, we purchased two as there was no way we were going to share one, each cookie cost £8.95 which is slightly more than we would have liked to pay, but we appreciated the hand-decorated detail and presentation, the actual cookie was thick crumbly and soft and tasted really good.

Cost £8.95

Overall - We would defiantly return to Peggy Porschen again, Peggy Porschen is an experience that everyone should have a least once in their lifetime. 

Chi Chi London

When I was asked if I would like to try a Chi Chi London dress from their bridesmaid's collection, I jumped at the chance, I have purchased a couple of Chi-Chi London dresses in the past and always loved their design styles, they are high quality and the maxi length dresses are the perfect fit and length for my 5ft 7in height and size 12 frame. Choosing any Chi Chi dress is always easy, as they have so many beautiful styles available in a range of adorable colours sizes.

I opted for this Laced Bridesmaid Maxi Dress in Blue with open back detail.

 

The dress has long soft laced full-length sleeves and lace detailing which extends across the bodice of the dress, it has a  silk band on the waist followed by a finely pleated skirt which giving the dress an elegant flowing appearance, it's a maxi length which is perfect for me.

I felt like a princess in this gorgeous dress, the colour is an amazing light baby blue and the fit is true to size. I now own three Chi Chi dresses and have recently purchased another one for the summer. Chi Chi London has a gorgeous range of Cocktail, Prom, Evening and Maxi Dresses as well as accessories and shoes to help you complete your perfect outfit. check out www.chichiclothing.com to see this dress and more, along with their entire Bridesmaid Dresses range www.chichiclothing.com/wedding-hub.

Chocface - Edible Chocolate Images

We both adore Chocolate and taking selfies, so imagine our delight we learnt we could combine the two using ChocFACE. ChocFACE allows you to turn any image into a box of edible chocolate photos, the hard part is selecting the images you want to eat, but after some deliberation, we chose our photos and placed our online order and within a few days they arrived.

The Chocolates came in a cute red box, inside are six individual chocolate photos five small and one large, the images are made using edible food colouring, the images are clear and crisp just like a real photo, each image is printed onto a thin layer of white chocolate which then sits on a thick Belgian milk chocolate base. 

We loved that you can customise your chocolates with a name or message making them extra special and personal.

Our Verdict - Absolutely loved ChocFACE, this cute little box of edible images made our day, it's such a wonderful gift to give and receive, so much so, we certainly will be using Chocface in the near future, there is something always quite special of giving a personal gift like this. ChocFACE costs £14.95 for a personal unique gift we think it's worth every penny. 

Check out chocFACE.com to create your own personalised box of chocolates.

Rio Pore Perfection - Did It Work For Me?

                       

                                 

I recently purchased the Rio Pore Perfection as it looked like a great at-home salon device that vacuums out congested pores,  I wanted to see if it worked and how my skin would look and feel.

To get started I downloaded the app called pore perfection then washed my face, I plugged the device into my iPad and opened the app, the device has a built-in camera and I could see my pores in real-time, they looked really big due to the 10x magnification I stated with the small head and treatment level one as recommended in the instruction booklet, I moved the device over my skin and I could see spots blackheads and sebum being vacuumed out of my pores, even on level one the vacuum seemed strong enough for me.

I do look after my skin by cleansing twice a daily so I was quite shocked to see that I had all that yucky stuff coming out, I used it for about five minutes I did want to do more as it’s quite addictive and you just want to keep going my face did have some redness after but I washed it again followed by my moisturiser.

I enjoyed using Rio pore perfection and I will continue every week at level one until my skin gets used to it, it has 3 levels of vacuum strength, you don’t have to you the app if you do not want to it also has a blue light built in this targets surface bacteria which cause redness and inflammation the light only works when it is not connected to the app.

I purchased the Mint green option, which is only available at QVC UK it also comes in other colour options grape which is a lovely purple and blush a pretty baby pink colour.

What’s in the box:

Treatment heads 

1x Large full face

1x Small nose area

1x Precision Blackhead extraction 

Protective pouch

USB charging cable

Instruction booklet

Just a quick note you will need to use your phone charging cable to connect to your chosen tablet or device.

RRP £129.99, Last seen on QVC for £115, Very sale offer £110, Studio £94.99.

Joseph Joseph Toothbrush Holder

I wouldn’t normally go out of my way to review a toothbrush holder but this is amazing, since buying it has made a great addition to my bathroom.

My toothpaste and floss now have a perfect place and we each have a designated place for our toothbrushes making my bathroom look nice and tidy, I find nothing more annoying than toothbrushes and toothpaste scattered all over the bathroom shelf, so happy this is a thing of the past. 

What I really like about this holder is the six separate compartments, it also comes apart which makes it easy to clean. I purchased mine from next for £16, it is also available from Argos for £15.

JML Pill-O-Pad

Whilst I was sitting at home recovering from foot surgery I discovered Pill O Pad on QVC, which is a support cushion for iPads, kindles, books etc, as I use my iPad quite a lot so I thought this would make viewing my iPad much easier and stable so I immediately placed my order.

I really like that it offers three different viewing angles to optimise your desired view. I have used it every day since buying it, it’s super lightweight and sturdy leaving my hands completely free giving a relaxing viewing experience it also takes the strain off my neck from looking downwards although some times I prop it up on a cushion to make it a little bit higher. The Pill O Pad is portable and can be used anywhere, it also has a handy side pocket to store glasses or some earphones, it does have a removable zip cover but it is recommended to spot clean only. This is available to but from QVC online and JML online for £19.99.

Nails Inc 3 Piece Leopard Print Collection

I love nails inc polishes so I was very excited to try one of the new collections at QVC, In the collection, was have Chalcot Street Nail Makeup (warm nude), Montpeiler Walk Nailpure (beige nude) and Pawfect Attitude crackle effect polish.

I first applied Chalcot Street and Montpeiler Walk Nailpure on different nails followed by Pawfect Attitude to create the leopard effect, the Pawfect Attitude has a Matt finish so I followed with Retinol 45 second topcoat to give a fabulous shine. I love this look, Nails inc nail varnishes are quick drying and easy look go on effortlessly.

This collection is available to buy from QVC for £26 pounds or check out Nails inc online.

Yankee Candle Favourites Gift Set - Review

I just recently started redecorating my bathroom, I was thinking about getting some nice Yankee candles with lids as my bathroom can get quite damp, I had to go-to boots this weekend to pick up a click and collect a parcel and whilst I was there I spotted this Yankee Candle Favourites Gift Set, and how could I resist as it had been reduced from £50 to just £25 pounds at my local Boots store and was just what I wanted.

Each gift set contains:

• 1x medium jar candle (Lemon Lavender)
• 1x small jar candle (Cherry Blossom)
• 3x votive candles (Coconut Splash, Passion Fruit Martini, Vanilla Cupcake)
• 12x tealights (The Last Paradise)
• 1x Iluma Lid and 1x Wick Trimmer

Medium Jar Candle Burn Time: Up to 90 hours, Small Jar Candle Burn Time: Up to 40 hours, Votive Candle Burn Time: Up to 15 hours, Tealight Candle Burn Time: Up to 6 hours

I love Yankee candles because they are true to fragrance and they last a long time. My favourite in the set it lemon lavender it’s a very fresh lemon fragrance mixed with lavender so it can be used at any time of the day, also at this amazing price, it would make a great gift.