Polaroid Radio Review

Polaroid Digital Radio with ipod dock in cream leather look, £60.00, Asda

I was looking for a new digital radio for a while. Like a lot of people, I find getting up in the morning is one of the hardest things EVER, but regularly listening to a breakfast show seems to do the trick. But the radio I had was black and boring.

The most obvious choice that sprung to mind was a digital Robert's radio, you know, the really expensive retro leather jobbies. Whilst I was debating which colour to get, I stumbled across this one in my local Asda Home shop. It has the same retro look of the Roberts radio, but with more modern dials and buttons, and a brilliant pop-out ipod dock, and an aux-in port (so I can link it up to my ipad or macbook as well as my ipod or iPhone... God I have too many apples). Anyway, I made the purchase, and have been very happy with it. The sound quality is brilliant and it looks lovely. It's also light enough to move around without having to think about it, especially as it has a handy hand handle. 

You can get one at Asda online here: 

http://direct.asda.com/Polaroid-Retro-Digital-Radio-with-iPhone-and-iPod-Dock/000533281,default,pd.html

Fabienne x

Molton Brown Rose Granati

When it come to your home, I think it's the little details that really make it special and it's life's little luxuries that make me happiest.

Molton Brown's Rose Granati hand wash is definitely one of my little luxuries- it simply smells Devine! It reminds me of Jo Malone's Blue Agava and Cocao fragrance. It's a spicy, heady floral that fills your bathroom and the thick lather leaves your hands feeling soft and moisturised.

£16 is a lot to spend on a hand wash, but it is a feature in my bathroom and looks really impressive to guests.

Fabienne x

Papercutting of a stag-rabbit

Since leaving uni, I have been left with a gaping hole in m' soul that can only be filled by making things. I have taken to doing papercuttings of pictures (google image search anything of your choice, followed by silhouette). This is a convenient craft as all you need is a cutting mat, a scalpel, lots of 120gsm paper in different colours, a HB and H3 pencil and tracing paper. 

I found a picture of this papercutting online, printed it, traced it, transferred it on to black paper, then cut it out with a scalpel and put it in a big frame I found in TKMaxx for £16.00. I will eventually find a place for him on my wall, but for now he is resting against my bookshelf in the living room. Because the frame is so big, it looks quite effective there, and is more in my eye-line when on the sofa, anyway. 

I gave a framed papercutting of an Alice in Wonderland scene to my step-sister for Christmas and she loved it. They take a bit of time, but are really good homemade presents. 

Fabienne x

Dear Father Christmas,...

1. Some Jo Malone blackberry and bay cologne

2. Nigellissima book

3. Dalmation shoe boots from Topshop

4. A bunch of vintage roses

5. The Gucci pug key ring

6. Some Ladurée macaroons

7. Ted Baker sausage dog purse

8. A cavalier King Charles spaniel

9. A mustard Velvet Company tub chair from Oliver Bonas 

Some are more realistic than others, obviously, but a girl can dream. 

Fabienne x